(1) This Act may be called the Orissa Transport Vehicles (Levy of Toll) Act, 1992.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Orissa.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.
2. Definitions.:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-
(a) "barrier" means a barrier established under section 4 and includes a check post or a barrier established or set up under the Orissa Sales Tax Act, 1947;
(b) "day" means a period from 12'O clock mid-night to the 12'O clock mid-night next;
(c) "operator" means any person whose name is entered in the permit in respect of a transport Vehicle as the holder thereof and includes any person for the time being in charge of such Vehicle;
(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;
(e) "rules" means rules made under this Act 59 of 1988
(f) "Regional Transport Officer" means an officer appointed as such under the rules made by the State Government under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988;
* Published vide Orissa Act 13 of 1992 For the Bill, see Orissa Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 18th February 1992 (No.
153) The Odisha Gazette EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. Date : 21st March 1992 Definitions Short title, extent and commencement:
Orissa Act 14 of 1947 69 of 1988 2
(g) "toll" means the toll levied under section 3;
(h) "Toll Tax Officer" means any officer as the State Government may, by notification, appoint to be the Toll Tax Officer for the whole of Orissa or any area or areas thereof for the purposes of this Act, and includes a taxing officer under the Orissa Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1975;[Orissa Act 39 of 1975.]
(i) "transport vehicle" means a stage carriage, a contract carriage or a goods carriage;
(f) words and expression used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 shall have the meanings as respectively assigned to them in that Act.