The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 6] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1982/PAUSA 15, 1903
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24 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT
(Roads Wins)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th December, 1981
S.O. 6(E>:—In exercise of Ihe powers conferred by section 9 of the National Highways Act 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Gov?rnment hereby makes the following rule* to amend the National Highways (Fees for use of Permanent Bridges) Rules, 1978, namely:—
1. (1) These rules may be colled the National Highways (Fees for us*? of Permanent Bridges) Amendment Rules, 1981.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the National Hisfewjiyii (Fee* for use of Permanent
Bridges) Rules, 1978 :—
(a) For sub-.rule (2) of rule 6, Ihe following sub-rule shall be substituted namely:—
"(2) In the event of two or more permanent bridges fal- ling in close proximity to each other within eighty kilo- metres, from a point at the beginninn of the approach of entry of the first bridge to be crossed under the jurisdiction of the same executive agency, there shall be levied a fee toi one bridge only in respect of all such bridges, The fee shall be collected from the drivor, owner or person in charge of such of the vehicle or vehicles which intend to cross more than once such bridges, 911 the first or the Jest bridge or any of the intermediary bridges tu be ciossed and shall bo allowed to Pi^s through other bridges after showing the roceipt to the Fee Insp"cter posted on the bridges.
Details of such bridges shall be displayed at a conspicuous place near the feet collection booths of the bridges covered under this sub-rule, legibly written or printed in English, Hindi nnd the regional language of the area in which the said bridges are situated".
(b) In the Schedule, for foot-note (I), the following foot- note shall be substituted namely:—
"(1) Wheu the same vehicle has to cross the bridge more than once In a day, the user shall have the option to pay one and a half times the above rates while crossing the bridges in the first trip it- sfcif, or if the vehicle has to use n bridge conti- nuously and quite frequently for the entire month or even beyond that, for much longer period, the vehicle owner can even have a monthly pass on the pyament of charges equal to 30 single rates"
Note:—
(i) The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) Part II Section 3—Sub-Section (ii) dated' 8th December. 1978 vide S.OV No. 718(E).
(iij Amendment published in Gazette of India (Extraordi- nary) part II Section 3—Sub-section (ii) dated 5th January, 19"1 WdeS.O. No. 11 (F).
[No. RW/PL-8(5)/77] BRIG. GOBINDAR SINGH, Director General (Road Development)