(1) The toll shall be levied, paid and collected in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sun-section (1) any toll, penalty or other dues recoverable under this Act, if not paid within fifteen days of its becoming due, may be recovered in the same manner as arrears of land revenue.
10. Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Act, on application being made to that effect by an operator, a Regional Transport Officer may accept a lump sum in lieu of the amount of toll that may be payable in respect of a transport vehicle for a period of one month or a number of consecutive months, to be paid in advance at such rate as may be prescribed:
Provided that any change in the rate of toll which may come into force after the date of such lump sum payment in advance shall have the effect of making a proportionate change in the lump sum amount paid in relation to the part of the period during which such changed rate remains in force.
11. The State Government may, by notification exempt in whole or in part any transport vehicle or class of transport vehicles from the payment of toll for such period and subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be specified in the notification.
12. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, where any reciprocal agreement relating to levy collection and payment of the toll is entered into by the State Government with any other State Government, the levy, collection and payment of the toll shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreement:
Penalty.
Appeal.
Manner of levy payment and collection of toll Lump sum payment.
Power of State Government to exempt from Toll Reciprocal agreement.
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Provided that the toll so levied shall not exceed the toll which would have otherwise been levied under other provisions of this Act.
13. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or purported or intended to be done in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or the rules.