(1) This Act may be called the [Uttarakhand Infrastructure And Road Safety Cess ] 1 Act, 2012.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of Uttarakhand.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on October 15, 2012.
Definitions 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) “barrier” means a barrier established under section 7 of this Act;
(b) “Cess” means the Transport and Civic Infrastructure Cess;
(c) “Cess Inspector” means the person authorised by the State Government to collect cess in respect of any motor vehicle passing over any road infrastructure and includes-
(i) every Government servant posted at a barrier in connection with the collection of cess; and
(ii) employed by him as his agent for every lessee or the person collection of cess under section 4;
(d) “Collecting authority” means any person appointed by the State Government for the purpose of section 11;
(e) “Commissioner” means Transport Commissioner, Uttarakhand;
(f) “lessee” means a person to whom the lease of the right to collect cess has been granted under section 4;
(g) “light motor vehicle” means a motor car or van or jeep or gypsy the unladen weight of which does not exceed 7500 kilograms;
(h) “motor vehicle” means any laden or unladen vehicle designed to be driven under its own power including a motor vehicle as defined in clause (28) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) but does not include a cart or bicycle;
(i) “notification” means notification published under appropriate authority in the Official Gazette;
(j) “Official Gazette” means the "Sarkari Gazette" of Uttarakhand;
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1- Subs. by section 2 of U.K Act no 28 of 2016.
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(k) “Road Infrastructure” means roads, tunnels, flyovers, bridges, underground roads, approach or link roads or by-passes and includes other services and facilities ancillary thereto;
(l) “Schedule” means Schedule appended to this Act;
(m) “State Government” or “Government” means the Government of Uttarakhand;
(n) “token” means proof of collection of cess at the rates specified in columns (4) and (5) of the Schedule.
1 [ Rate and payment of Cess