REGD.NO. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 604] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2001/AGRAHAYANA 13, 1923
3729 GI/2001
(1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY (PART g - q t, 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTOTICAITON
New Delhi, the 4th December; 2001
G^R876(E>— in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendmeflts m the National Highways (Fees for the use of National Highway Section and permanent Bridge - Public Funded Projects) Rules, 1997, namely: -
1, Short Title and Commencement: (1) These rules may be called the National Highways (Fees for the use of National Highway Section and permanent Bridge- Public Funded Projects) Amendment Rules, 2001.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the National Highways (Fees for the use of National Highway Section and.
permanent Bridge-Public Funded Projects) Rules, 1997, in rule 2, for cJuae (J)t
the following clause shall be substituted, nameh/:-
'(j) "permanent bridge" means a bridge with permanent structure the cost of which includes the cost of bridge proper, approach roads, guide bunds and protective works, excluding the cost of toll booths, which is more than rupees 25 lakhs and upto rupees 100 lakh for each, completed and opened to traffic on or after first day of April 1976 but before the first day of May, 1992 and thereafter all the bridges costing more than Rs.100 lakhs before the date of the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and thereafter all the bridges costing more than Rs.500 lakhs on National Highways, which shall be notified separately for levy of fee collection'.
OF. No. NH-1106S/12/"0O*ftM|
S.C. SHARMA,Diro^OT General (RoadDevcloprocnt)andA4dL Sqcy.
3 Note: The Principal rubs were published in the Gazettec of India, Extraordinary, Tf'arfll, Section 3, Sub-section (i), Vide G.S.IL 490 (E) dated the 27th August, 1997.
4 THE GAZETTEOFIND1A: EXTRAORDINARY [ P A R T U ^ - S E I ^ )!
NOTBICATTON
New Delhi, the 4th December, 2001
G.S.R nr/(E).~ in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 read with sub-section (1) of section 7 of National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the National Highways (Rate of Fee) Rules, 1997, namely;
i. Short Title and Commencement: (1) These rules may be called the National Highways (Rate of Fee) Amendment Rules, 2001.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
5 2. In the National Highways (Rate of Fee) Rates, 1997 (nefeteafteir referred t9 as the said rules), in rule 2, for clause (c ), the following clause shall be substituted namely:-
'(c ) "bridge" means a permanent bridge or a temporary bridge, as the case may be, the cost of which includes the cost of bridge proper, approach roads, guide bunds and protective works, excluding the cost of toll booths, which is more than rupees 25 lakhs and upto rupees 100 lakh for each, completed and opened to traffic on or after first day of April 1976 but before the first day of May, 1992 and thereafter all the bridges costing more than Rs.100 lakhs before the date of the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and thereafter all the bridges costing more than Rs.500 lakhs on National Highways, which shall be notified separately for kvy of fee collection';
3. In rule 3 of the said rales, -
(a) for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
"(I) The rate of fee for services or benefits rendered in relation to the use of ferries, permanent bridges, temporary bridges or tunnels on any Section of national highway or bridges or both shall be as per Table given below:
TABLE
Toll Rates (Rs. Per Vehicle)
Initial cost of the
bridge and its
approaches (Rs. in
crores)
Cars/Jeep, etc.
Light Commercial
Ventcles/Miniltmsf*
Trucks/Buses and
Multi Axle
Vehicles.
Below 50 50-75 75-100 100425 125450 150-200 Above 200
10 10 15 20 20 25 30
15 25 30 40 40 50 60"
5 10 10 15 15 15 20 6 TFE GAZETTE 0? INDIA; EXTRAORDINARY [PART It—SEC. 3(i)] (b) for sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
"(3) The rate of fee fixed under sub-rule (1) and sub-rule (2) may be reviewed after every five years based on wholesale price index and fixed in multiple of rupees five by the Central Government over the rates notified".
[F. No. NH-11065/12/2000-P&M]
S C. SHARMA, Director General (Road Development) and Addl. Secy.
l*fote: xhe Principal Rule* were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i), Vide G.S.R.: 490 (E), dated the 30th Sept., 1997
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