Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “barrier” means a barrier established under section 6 of this Act; (aa) “Commissioner” means Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Himachal Pradesh; (a-b) “lessee” means a person to whom the lease of the right to collect toll has been granted under section 3-A; (a-c) “light mechanical vehicle” means a motor car or van or jeep or gypsy the unladen weight of which does not exceed 7500 kilograms; (b) “mechanical vehicle” means any laden or unladen vehicle designed to be driven under its own power including a motor vehicle as defined in clause (28) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) but does not include a cart or bicycle; (c) “notification” means notification published under proper authority in the Official Gazette; (d) “Official Gazette” means the Rajpatra Himachal Pradesh; (d-a) “road infrastructure” means roads, tunnels, flyovers, bridges, underground roads, approach or link roads or by-passes and includes other services and facilities ancillary thereto; (d-b) “Schedule” means Schedule appended to this Act; (e) “State Government” or “Government” means the Government of Himachal Pradesh; (e-a) “tolling authority” means any person appointed by the State the State Government for the purpose of section 9-A; (e-b) “token” means proof of collection of toll at the rates specified in columns (4) and (5) of the Schedule; (f) “Toll Inspector” means the person authorised by the State Government to collect toll in respect of any mechanical vehicle passing over any road infrastructure and includes- (i) every Government servant posted at a barrier in connection with the collection of toll; and (ii) every lessee or the person employed by him as his agent for collection of toll under section 3-A.