(1) Notwithstanding any thing contained in any other law enacted by the State Legislature, the concessionaire may, charge, recover and appropriate the 1Substituted for words “within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the notice of award or selection under sub-section (4) of section 34” by Punjab Act No. 22 of 2003, Section 18 Development through Special Purpose Vehicles.
Execution of Concession Agreement.
Tariff.
1[tariff in accordance with the terms and conditions of the concession agreement] in respect of use of any facility or product or service related to or arisingout of an infrastructure project, where the development, operation and maintenance of such infrastructure project has been done by the concessionaire at its own expense.
(2) Any variation of tariff shall require the approval of the Authority. The Authority shall not vary the rate of tariff without consulting the concessionaire and where the tariff is not specified in the Concession Agreement, the Authority shall specify the mode and manner of determination and variation of concessionaire’s revenues, and tariff fixation.
(3) The right of concessionaire to collect, retain and appropriate tariff will be assignable to its lenders for the funding of the development, operation and maintenance of the infrastructure project.
41. The concessionaire may, with the prior approval of the Authority, offer its rights and interest in the Concession Agreement or the assets of infrastructure project as collateral to any of its financer for any financing availed of by the concessionaire for the infrastructure project, in accordance with an assignment clause enabling the concessionaire to assign his rights and interest as aforesaid subject to the guidelines and regulations issued or made in this behalf.
42. Once any infrastructure project has been finalized or a concession granted, the State Government and the public bodies will ensure that they do not act in any manner, which results in a material adverse impact on the technical and commercial feasibility or viability of the infrastructure project or the Concession Agreement.
1Substituted for words “tariff levied” by Punjab Act No. 22 of 2003, Section 19 Assignment.
Feasibility and viability of finalised infrastructure projects and granted concession.
43. 1[(1) In case the public infrastructure agency considers that it is necessary to terminate any concession, it may terminate the same strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Concession Agreement signed between the parties by passing a speaking order in this behalf, after affording reasonable opportunity of being heard, to such concessionaire. If such concessionaire feels aggrieved of any such termination order, he may file an appeal before the Authority, in this behalf stating the reasons, for setting aside of such order.]
(2) Where a Concession Agreement is terminated by the public infrastructure agency with or without the consent of the concessionaire, the concessionaire shall be entitled to such amount of compensation for such termination, as is specified in the Concession Agreement.
CHAPTER VIII APPEAL AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
44. Any person aggrieved by any decision or order of the Authority, may file an appeal to the High Court of Punjab & Haryana within a period of sixty days from the date of communication of the decision or order of the Authority to him.