(1) When so required by the Toll Tax Officer or any other person authorised by him in this behalf or any Officer of the Orissa Motor Vehicles Department, the driver of a transport vehicle shall stop the vehicle whether at the barrier or any other place within the State and keep it stationary for a reasonable period in order to enable any such officer or the person so authorised, as the case may be, to satisfy himself that the toll, if payable, has been paid and that other provisions of this Act have been complied with.
(2) when the Toll Tax Officer or the person authorised by him under subsection (1) or any Officer of the Orissa Motor Vehicles Department has reason to believe-
(a) that the toll has not been paid; or
(b) that any breach of the provisions of this Act has been committed, he may detain the vehicle or any part or accessory thereof, sufficient in his opinion for realisation of the toll or, as the case may be, the maximum amount of penalty leviable under section 7 for such commitment, until the toll or, as the Levy of toll Establishment of barriers Prohibition of entry without paying toll.
Powers to stop and seize Orissa Act 39 of 1975 69 of 1988 3 case may be, the penalty is paid or, for the penalty, cash security equivalent thereto is furnished:
Provided that no action under this sub-section shall be taken unless the driver of the vehicle has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(3) The vehicle or any part or accessory thereof so detained or the security so deposited shall be dealt with in such manner as may be prescribed.
7. If the Toll Tax Officer is satisfied after making such enquiry as he may deem necessary that any person has committed a breach of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules, he may order that such person shall pay, by way of penalty in addition to the toll, if any, payable by him a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty rupees:
Provided that no such order shall be made unless such person has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard
8. Any person aggrieved by an order made under section 7 or any order of detention of any transport vehicle or any part or accessory thereof made under section 6, may, within thirty days from the date of communication of such order to him, prefer an appeal to such appellate authority as may be prescribed and the order of such appellate authority shall be final.