Amendment of Act 6 of 2000

In the Kerala Highway Protection Act, 1999 (6 of 2000),- (1) in section 2 after clause (1), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(Ia) "Kerala Road Fund" means the Kerala Road Fund established under section 6 of the Kerala Road Fund Act, 2001 "; (2) after section 11, the following section shall be inserted, namely:- "11A Fees for services or benefits rendered on highways.-(1) The Government may, be notification in the Gazette levy fees at such rates as may be laid down by rules made in this behalf for services or benefits rendered in relations to the use of ferries, permanent bridges, the cost of construction of each of which is more than thirty five lakhs rupees, temporary bridges and tunnels on highways and the use of sections of highway: Provided that if the Government is of opinion that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, it may, by like notification, specify any bridge in relation to the use of which fees shall not be leviable under this section. (2) Such fees when so levied shall be collected in accordance with the rules made under this Act and remitted to the Kerala Road Fund established under the Kerala Road Fund Act, 2001. (3) The Government may levy fees under sub-section (1) on all bridges in respect of which the realisation of toll under the provisions of the Kerala Tolls Act, 1976 (6 of 1977), is completed."