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The Gujarat Aerial Ropeways Act, 1955

The Gujarat Aerial Ropeways Act, 1955

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The Gujarat Aerial Ropeways Act, 1955 establishes a statutory framework for regulating the construction, maintenance, safety standards, and operation of public and private aerial ropeways. Applicable across the state, the law ensures that passenger cable cars, mountain ropeways, and industrial goods transporters adhere to strict engineering codes set by the Bureau of Indian Standards. It establishes an Advisory Board, mandates annual safety inspections, requires third-party insurance, and creates a no-fault compensation mechanism for passengers affected by accidents. For ordinary citizens and tourists, this statute guarantees safety oversight, transparent fare controls, statutory liability for accident injuries, and clear channels for claiming damages.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Power of State Government to constitute Advisory Board for aerial ropeways.
  4. 4. Appointment of Inspectors and Subordinate Officer and servants and their power and duties.
  5. 5. Unauthorized construction, maintenance, etc., of aerial ropeways prohibited.
  6. 6. Application for concession.
  7. 7. Contents of application.
  8. 8. Sanction to preliminary investigation.
  9. 9. Order authorizing construction and content of such order.
  10. 10. Final order.
  11. 11. Cessation of powers given by order under section 10.
  12. 12. Opening of aerial ropeways to passenger traffic.
  13. 13. Promoter and his servants, etc., to afford facilities to Inspector and other officers.
  14. 14. Inspection of aerial ropeway before opening.
  15. 14A. Periodical inspection after opening of aerial ropeway.
  16. 15. Authority of promoter to execute all necessary works.
  17. 16. Temporary entry upon land for repairing or preventing accident.
  18. 17. Removal of trees, structures, etc.
  19. 18. Promoter may fix rates.
  20. 19. Duty of promoter to work aerial ropeway without partiality.
  21. 19A. Insurance against the third party risk.
  22. 19B. Liability to pay compensation on the principles of no fault.
  23. 20. Reporting of accidents.
  24. 21. Power to close and re-open aerial ropeway.
  25. 22. Cessation of powers of promoter on discontinuance of aerial ropeway.
  26. 23. Power of removal of aerial ropeway on cessation of promoter’s powers.
  27. 24. Power of State Government and local authorities to purchase aerial ropeways for public traffic.
  28. 25. Power to promoter to sell when option to purchase exercised and order revoked by consent.
  29. 26. Proceedings in case of inability or insolvency of promoter.
  30. 27. Lease of aerial ropeway by local authority.
  31. 28. Review of orders under section 10 of 21.
  32. 29. Orders of Collector subject to revision by State Government.
  33. 30. Application for acquisition of land in case of certain private aerial ropeways.
  34. 31. Agreement.
  35. 32. Temporary occupation of land in case of private aerial ropeway.
  36. 33. Failure of person or promoter to comply with Act.
  37. 34. Unlawfully obstructing promoter or lessee in exercise of his powers.
  38. 35. Unlawfully interfering with serial ropeway.
  39. 36. Maliciously doing abetting or attempting to do, acts endangering safety of person travelling or being upon aerial ropeway.
  40. 37. Arrest for offences against certain sections.
  41. 38. Returns.
  42. 39. Protection of roads, railways, tramways and water ways.
  43. 40. Acquisition of land by promoter.
  44. 41. Limitation of claims for damage to animals or good.
  45. 42. Application of Act to certain private aerial ropeways.
  46. 43. Inspectors, officers and servants to be public servants.
  47. 44. Protection of persons acting in good faith under this Act.
  48. 45. Power of State Government to make rules.

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