Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
5[(1) There shall be levied and paid to the State Government on every mechanical vehicle using a road project, a toll at such rate as may be notified, for each mechanical vehicle by the State Government from time to time, but not exceeding the maximum rates as specified in the Third Schedule. The State Government may, notify different rates of toll for roads, bypasses, bridges, flyovers, elevated roads, vehicular under-passes, road over-bridges or road under-bridges: 1 Substituted by Punjab Act No. 2 of 2006, Section 2 2 Substituted by Punjab Act No. 2 of 2014, Section 2 3 Substituted by Punjab Act No. 2 of 2014, Section 2 4 Added by Punjab Act No. 2 of 2014, Section 2 5 Substituted by Punjab Act No. 2 of 2014, Section 3 Rate of toll and its payment. Provided that if in the opinion of the State Government, it is necessary or expedient to revise the maximum rates, specified in the Third Schedule, the same may be revised by notification: Provided further that no toll shall be levied on vehicles of armed forces and such other mechanical vehicles or class of mechanical vehicles or any class of persons or individuals, as the State Government may, by general or special order, exempt from the levy or payment of the toll: Provided further that without prejudice to the liability of a person under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act No.59 of 1988), the State Government may, by notification, levy an additional toll, not exceeding the toll of the double amount, payable on any goods vehicle, carrying more than the permissible weight under that Act.] (2) Every person in-charge of mechanical vehicle shall, before crossing the bridge or using the road, as the case may be, pay to the Fee Inspector posted at the entry point, the toll and shall not cross the bridge or use the road, as the case may be, without obtaining a receipt in token of having paid the amount of toll. (3) Such receipt shall be shown to the Fee Inspector on demand posted at the other entry point of the bridge or the road, as the case may be. 1[4. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 3 of this Act, it shall be lawful for the State Government to lease the collection of toll on a bridge or road or road project to authorize for such collection, - (i) to any person by invitation of bids for a period, as decided by the State Government, where such road project was constructed, developed, operated and/or maintained by the State Government or under any private funded project and deposit of agreed amount with the authority under the contract agreement or to be paid an amount out of total collection, as may be agreed upon under the aforesaid agreement; or (ii) to a person, who invested his own money for construction, development, operation and maintenance 1 Substituted by Punjab Act No. 2 of 2014, Section 4 Power to lease or authorized the collection of toll. of such road project for the agreed period and at the agreed rate under the concession agreement and in such a case, the lessee will retain the amount of toll, collected to the extent, as agreed upon under the aforesaid agreement; or (iii) to a person, who invested his own money for operation and maintenance of such road project for the agreed period and at the agreed rate under the concession agreement and in such a case, the lessee will retain the amount of toll, collected to the extent, as agreed upon under the aforesaid agreement. (2) Where the collection of toll has been leased under sub- section (1), any person employed by the lessee shall, subject to the conditions of lease, exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed on the Fee Inspector under this Act or the rules made thereunder. (3) The lessee and all the persons employed by him in the management and collection of toll shall be bound by the orders made by the authority: Provided that any order, which affects the terms and conditions of a concession agreement or contract agreement, as the case may be, shall be made with the prior approval of the State Government.]