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Road Safety Authority Act, 2018

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This Act sets up a state road safety authority to coordinate safety programs, manage a dedicated road safety fund, and enforce rules like wearing seatbelts and helmets. It applies to everyone using the roads, including drivers, vehicle owners, and the enforcement officers who monitor traffic and can seize vehicles or clear road obstructions. The law matters because it aims to minimize traffic accidents, save lives, and standardize safety rules across the state. By holding people accountable and funding safety research and audits, it makes daily travel safer and more predictable for every ordinary citizen on the road.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Constitution of Gujarat Road Safety Authority
  4. 4. Functions of Authority
  5. 5. Meetings of Authority
  6. 6. Officers and employees of Authority
  7. 7. Salaries and allowances
  8. 8. Provided further that the Authority shall follow employment recruitment procedure framed by it and approved by the State Government from time to time.
  9. 9. Meetings of Executive Committee
  10. 10. Establishment of Fund
  11. 11. Vesting and Administration of Fund
  12. 12. Utilisation of Fund
  13. 13. The Fund shall be utilized for all or any of the functions of the Authority mentioned in section 4.
  14. 14. Power to seize vehicles
  15. 15. Power to order works and give directions
  16. 16. Amounts recoverable as arrears of land revenue
  17. 17. Penalty for failure to comply order
  18. 18. Accounts of Fund
  19. 19. Submission of reports
  20. 20. Every District or City Road Safety Committee shall submit such reports and returns and furnish such information to the Authority, as may be required from time to time.
  21. 21. Audit of Accounts
  22. 22. Delegation
  23. 23. Offences and punishment
  24. 24. Compounding of offences
  25. 25. Offences by Companies
  26. 26. Appeal
  27. 27. Revision
  28. 28. Members, officers and employees to be public servants
  29. 29. Protection of action taken in good faith
  30. 30. Cognizance of offences
  31. 31. Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
  32. 32. Act not in derogation to any law for the time being in force
  33. 33. The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of any of the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 or any other law for the time being in force.
  34. 34. Power to make rules
  35. 35. Power to make regulations
  36. 36. Power to remove difficulties
  37. 37. Repeal and savings

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