Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, where any bridge has been constructed before the commencement of this Act by any person on a build, operate and transfer basis in pursuance of an agreement executed by him with Government and a development authority constituted under the Town Planning Act, 1108 (IV of 1108) or the Madras Town Planning Act, 1920 (VII of 1920), such agreement shall be deemed to have been executed under the provisions of this Act and a user fee may be levied and collected by such person on every vehicle entering such bridge. (2) The user fee leviable under sub-section (1) shall be at such rates and for such period as the Government may, by notification, declare in accordance with the provisions of the agreement. (3) The provisions under sub-section (3) of section 8, sections 14 to 20 and section 23 shall mutatis mutandis apply to the collection of user fees under sub-section (1).