The Kerala Tolls (Amendment) Act, 1990 [1] Complete Act - Bare Act

StateKerala Government
Year1990
Act Info:
THE KERALA TOLLS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1990 [1]

THE KERALA TOLLS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1990 [1]

(Act 5 of 1990)

An
Act further to amend the Kerala Tolls Act, 1976.

Preamble."
WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Kerala Tolls
Act, 1976, for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

BE it enacted in the Forty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:"

1.

Short title arid commencement.
"(1) This Act may be called the Kerala
Tolls (Amendment) Act, 1990.

(2)
It
shall
be deemed to have come
into
force on the 29th day of
August, 1989.

2.

Amendment of section 2.
"In section 2 of the Kerala Tolls Act, 1976 (6 of 1977) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in clause (a),
for the words "twenty-five lakhs rupees", the words "thirty-five lakhs rupees"
shall be substituted.

3.

Insertion of new section 3B."After
section 3A of
the
principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:"

"3B. Levy of toll when there are more than one bridge within a radius of fifteen kilometres." Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3 or section 3A, if there are more than one
bridge within a radius of fifteen kilometres, toll for the passage of a motor vehicle shall be levied only at the first of such
bridges.".

4.

Substitution of new section for section 5.
"For section 5 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:"

"5.
Exemption."No toll shall be, payable for the passage of "

(a) any motor vehicle belonging to the Government of Kerala or the Government of India;
and

(b)
any stage carriage operated by the Kerala State Road
Transport Corporation.".

5.

Repeal and Saving.
"(1) The Kerala Tolls (Amendment) Ordinance,
1989 (8 of 1989),
is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance
shall
be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act as amended by this Act.
Kerala State Acts