Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In this Act, unless there is anything rcpugnant,in the subject or thereof) for the public carriage of bassengers or goods, and includes all FODES, posts, carriers, stations, offices, warehouses, workshops, machinery and other works used for the purposes of or in connection with, and all “Jand appurtenant to, such aerial ropeway; control of that authority; (d “Deputy Commissioner” means the Deputy Commissioner of & district and includes any person representing him for the purpose of the Act; (&) “Expert Committee” means 3 Committee constituted under section 11 of this Act; ® “Government” means the Government of Assam; (@) “Inspector " means an Inspector of aerial ropeways agpoinwd under thisAct who have requisite knowledge and experience on aerial ropeway; (B) “local authority" means a Municipal Commitiee, Small To\yn Committee, Notified Area Committee, Gram Panchayat, Zila Parishad or other authority legally entitled to, or: entrusted by the Government with, the control or management ¢/f a municipal or local fund; THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORD]NARY, OCTOBER 11, 2022 9623 —— @ 0] @ ® Application for 3, (g) DPermission to undertake investigation &) “Official Gazette" means the Official Gazerte of tiie Government; “order" means an order authorising the comstruction of an aerja| for, or amending, extending or Tevoking that order; “Regulation” means the - Aeri] Ropeway Operation and Maintenance Regulations framed under this Act; "Post" means g post, trestle, standard, strut, stay, or other contrivance or part of a contrivance for carrying, suspending or supporting arope; | i "prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the Government under this Aect; "promoter” means- (1) the State Government, (i) alocal authority, (i) any person or entity which may be selected by Government as per law, v} any company incotporated under the Companies Act, 2013, or () any railway company as defined in the Railways Act, 1989, (i) any person in whose favour an order has been made "rope" includes any cable, wire, rail, or way, whether flexible or rigid, used for suspending, carrying or hauling a carrier, if any part of such cable, wire, rail, or way, is carried overhead and is suspended from or supported on posts. CHAPTER 11 PROCEDURE AND PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS Every application by an intending promoter other than State Govemnment for permission to undertake necessary preliminary ‘nvestigation in regard to a proposed aerial ropeway shall be submitted to the State Government, . In case of government funded project,there shall be a selection mechanism through bidding System to ensure open participation of intending companies/individual and to sscure elements of competition and transparency. Central Act No. 18 of 2013, Central ActNo, 2401 1989, 9624 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, OCTOBER 11, 2022 Contents of application Preliminary investigations