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Vestmg and adm1mstratwn of the Fund-(1) The fund shall vest m and be admmtstered by the Authonty constituted under sectiOn 3. (2) The authonty shall admlJllster the Fund vcc;;ted m 1t m such manner, as may be prcscnbed {, - 193 (3) All amounts formmg part of the rund shall be depos1ted m the State Bank of Travancore or any Nat1onahscd Bank, as may be dectded by the Authonty and the account shall be operated by the Cha1nnan of the Execut1vc Commttte and the Chtef Executlve Officer of the Authonty JOtntly m such manner, as the Authonty may dectde 13 Utlilsatwn of the Fund -The Found shall be utthzed for all 01 any of the followmg purposes, namely- . •(a) (b) (c) (d) road safety programmes, Awareness programme m rcpect road safety, purchases of equtpments connected wtth road safety, fundmg of approved studtes on proJects and research rcgat dmg road safety, (e) trauma-care programmes and related actJVtttes, (f) adrmmstrattvc expenses of the Authonty, (g) expendtture on matters connected With 1 oad safety, as the authonty may deem fit, and (h) any other purpose as may he prescnbcd 14 Powe1 to 01 der 1 emovul of cause~ of acczdents--( I) Notwtthstandmg anythmg contamcd m any other law for the ttme bemg m force, where the Authonty 1s sattsfied on complanu, report by any person or otherwise that,- (t) the act of any person or persons on a pubhc road, or . (u) the placement or postttonmg of any vehtclc, ammal, obJeCt built wtthout the approval of any recogmsed admmlsfrattvc authonty, structure or matenals mcludmg arches, banners, dtsplay boards, hoardmgs, awnmg tents, pandals. pole~. platforms, restrums, statues, monuments and other stmtlar structures, on a pubhc road, or (111) the movement of ammals or velucles on a pubhc road; or (tv) the condttiOn of any tree, structure or bulldmg situated m the vtcmtty of a pubhc road, or (v) the entry or ex1t of any butldtng or premtse m the vacm1ty of a pubhc road, ts hkcly to cause, acctdents or cau~es obstructiOn to the tree flow of traffic or d1stract the attent10n or obst1 act the VIS Jon of the dnvcr of any vchJclc, the Road Safety Commtssroner may, after recordmg reasons thereof, d1rect the person concerned, ctthcr by a general or special order, take such measures wJthm two months as 1t constders necessary and such person shall be bound to comply w1th the duect10n w1tlun such t1me, as may be spectfied by the authonty 3 4/2 504/201 0/D TP 194 ' (2) Notwtthstandmg anythmg contamcd m sub~scct10n (1), m case of j"' urgency, the Road Safety Comm1ss1oncr may take such actwn as may be necessary to prevent acctdcnt or obstruction, as the case may be, and recover the cost thereof from the person respons1ble, m such manner as may be prcscnbed lS Power to order works -(l) Notwtthstandmg anythmg contamed many other law for the t1me bcmg m force, Jt shall be lawful for the Authonty to order any work or Improvement on a pubhc road, as 1t constders necessary, to secure safety on such roads and each concerned Government department or the local authonty or any other authonty shall be bound to carryout such works or tmprovement wlthm such ttme, as may be spec1fied by the authonty. Provtded that no order under tlus sub~sec1on shall be 1ssued m respect of .. any htghway declared as such under the Kerala lltghway Protcct10n Act, 1999 (6 of 2000) except wtth the pnor consultatton of the h1ghway authonty of the respective area appomted under the satd Act · Prov1ded further that tt shall not be 1ssued m respect of the roads under the control of the Local Self Government Institutions Without- pnor consultation wtth '~- the respective Local Self Government (2) It shall be the duty of every off1cer of the Government, Local Authonty or dllY other authonty to act m a1d of the authonty m enforcmg the orders ·under sub~sectton ( 1) 16 Powe1 to recover cost -If any person on whom a wntten order ts served under section 14 refuses or fd1ls to comply wtth the order, the Authonty may take such act1on as to prevent danger and ensure safety to the pubhc and may recover the co~t wtth leg1hmatc mterest thereof from such person