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Repeal and Savmgs • }--l I I • 187 f - ""'\ [Tr~nslatton m Enghsh of "2007-6)~ adhm2} aooru) (T\)l(l)cfhtio rmbacmoo1g1 I • ~c&;g , Pubhshed under the authonty of the Governor.] ACT 8 O:F 2007 * ' TIIE KERALA ROAD SAFelY AUTIIORITY AC1: 2007 An Act to provide for the constztution of a Road Safety Authonly for the zmpltmenta'llon of Road safety programme~ m the State, [01 the establishment of a Road Safety Fund and [01 matters connected therewllh and znctdental thet eto Preamble -WnrRt:AS, it ~~ cxpcd1cnt to provtde for the constJtutton of a Road Safety Authonty for the tmplcmcntatJOn of road safety programmes m the State, for the estabhshmcnt o'f a Road Safety Fund and for matters connected therewith and mctdental thereto; BE 1t enacted m the fifty-etght Year of the Rcpubhc of Ind1a as follows·- 1 Short tllle and commencement.-( I) Thts act may be called the Kcrala Road Safety authonty Act, 2007 . . (2) It shall be deemed to have come mto force on the 7th day of January, 2006. 2 Defimtwns.-( 1) In this ·Act, unless the conle;\t otherv11sc reqmres,- (a) "acctdent, means any-mctdcnt whercm, on account of the usc of a motor veh1clc on a pubhc road, death, bodtly mJury or damage caused to any public propcrttes, other vchtclcs, person, persons or property or to any public property or other vehtclcs, as the case may be; (b) "Authonty" means the 'Road Safety Authonty' constttuted under sectton 3; (c) "cess" means the cess levtcd under section 1 0; (d) "Chauman, mean~ the Chatrman of the Authonty, Executive Commlttee or Dtstnct Road Safety Counctl, as the case may be; (e) "dtstnct" means a revenue dtstract; (f) "Dtstnct Road Safety Councal" means the Dt~tnct Road Safety Councal constituted under sectiOn 19, (g) "cxecuttvc committee" means the executive committee of the Authonty, (h) "fund" means the Road Safety Fund constituted under sectton 11; • Rece1vcd the assent of Governor on the 13th Apnl. 2007 and published m the· Kerala Gazette Extraordmary No 706 dated 13th Apnl, 2007 4 188 ---- ---~ (i) "local authonty" means a Panchayat constituted under the Kerala .'r- Panchayat RaJ Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) or a Mumctpahty constituted under the Kerala Mwuc1pahty Act, 1994 (20 of 1994 ); (J~ "pubhc road" shall mclude, af!y pnvate road to wh1ch pubhc have access and also the traffic 1slands, med1ans and footpaths, ' (k) "prescribed" means prescnbed by rules made under th1s Act, (1) "regulat10ns" means the regulations made under sect10n 39, (m) "velucle" mcludes any contraptiOn or dcvace used or capable of bcmg used for the carnage or movcmc~t of human bcmgs, ammals or goods, • (2) Words dnd express10ns used but not defined m thts Act shall have the mcaiungs respectively assagncd to them m the Motor Vehtcles Act, 1988 .... +- (Central Act 59 of 1988), Kcrala Htghway Protection Act, 1999 (6 of 2000) or the rules made thereunder_ 3 Constltutzon of the Authorzty.-( 1) The Government may, by not1ficat10n m the Gazette, constitute, wtth effect from such date as may be spec1fied therem, an Authonty to be called the Kerala Road Safety Authonty (2) The Authonty shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaJd, havmg perpetual successton and a common seal, with powers, subJect to the provtsions of tht~ Act, to acquarc, hold and dtspose of property both movable and Immovable and to contract and shall by the ~atd name sue imd be sued (3) The Authonty shall constst of the followmg members, namely - (a) the Mm1ster for Transport who shall be the Chatrman of the Authonty, (b) the Mtmstcr for Works, who shall be the Vacc-Chaarman of the Authonty, (c) the Chaef Secretary, (d) the Pnnctpal Secretary, Transport Department, .... (e) the Law Secretary, (f) the Pnnctpal Secretary, Home Department; (g) the Pnncapal Secretary, Fmancc Department, (h) the Pnnc1pal Secretary, Publrc Works Department, (1) the Pnnctpal Secretary, Health and Farmly Welfare Department, ,. - I ~ l T 189 (J) the Pnnc1pal Secretary, General Educatton Department, (k) the Pnnc1pal Secretary, Local Self Government Department, (1) The Road Safety CommlSSionet, who shall be the Ch1ef Exccuhve Officer of the' Authonty, (m) the Drrector General of Pohce, (n) the D1rector, Health Scrvtccs· Department ; (o) the Inspector General of Police (Traffic), (p) The Chtef Engmeer (Roads and Bndgcs), . (q) The Chtef Engmcer {National l·hghways), ' (r) The Drrcctor, NatiOnal TransportatiOn, Plannmg and Research Centre, (s) The Secretary, State Transport Authonty; ... (t) three persons who arc experts in the field of road safety nommated by the Government. (4) lbe n~mmated members of the Authonty shall hold office for a pcnod of five year from the date of appomtment (5) Any nommated member may at any t1me, res1gn h1s office by a Jetter addressed to the charrman of the Authonty. 4 Functzons of the Authorzty -The Authonty shall have the followmg functions, namely.- (a) advtsmg the Government on road safety poltc1cs; (b) prescnbmg aa1d enforcmg road safety standards and procedure~, (c) formulate and Implement schemes, proJects and programmes, relatmg to road safety, / (d) co-ordmatm.g the functions of all the agencies and Government Departments d1schargmg the duttes related to road safety, (e) lmplementmg road safety awareness programmes, (f) ad.Jmmstratton of the fund, (g) sanct10nmg expend1turc for the ImplementatiOn of road safety Schemes and programmes, • ,- ... 190 (h) sanct10nmg expendtture for road safety projects and for purchase and . mstalladon of eqUipments and dev1ces connected w1th road safety, (1) sanct10mng expendtturc for the conduct of stud1es, proJects and research on matters relating to road safety, (J~ sanctiOning cxpend1ture for trauma-care programmes or actJvtttes; (R:) sanct10nmg admmtstrattve cxpendtture of the authonty; (l) sanctwmng expenditure on matters connected w1th road safety measures; (m) fonnation of self help groups, under the leadership of the Authority for the rescue operation m the place of acc1dcnt, (ri) d1schargmg such other ,functions, as may be prcscnbcd, having regard to the obJects of th1s Act 5 Executzve Committee-( 1) There shall be an Executive Comm1ttee for the authonty consisting of the followmg members, namely·--:- ( a) Ch1ef Secretary, who shall be the Chatrman of the Executive Comnuttce, (!b) Transport Commtsstoner, who shall ~e the VIce-Chairman of the Execut1Ve Commmee, (c) Inspector General of Pohce {Traffic), (d) Ch1ef Engmeer (Roads and Bndgcs), (e) Chtef Engmeer (National Htghways); (!f). DlTector, Health Services Department, (g) Dtroctor, National Transportation, Plarmmg and Research Centre; (h) Secretary, State Transport Authonty- Member Secretary (2) The Executive Conumttec shaH be m-chargc of the ImplementatiOn of the dcctsJons of the authonty. (3) Subject to such restnct10ns, condJtJOns and hmttatiOns, as may be I .. ..~;- r- Imposed by the authonty, the Executive Committee shall exerc1sc such powers ~ and d1scharge such functiOns of the Authonty as may be delegated to 1t by the Auilionty ~ 191 ---<