Definitations.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "bridge" means any bridge on a high way, but does not include a bridge the const of construction of which (including the cost of construction of the approach roads necessary for connecting the bridge to the highway) is less than one hundred lakhs rupees (aa) "company'" means a company in which not less than fifty one per cent of the paid up share capital is held by the Government of Kerala or jointly by the Central Government and the Government of Kerala and includes a company which is a subsidiary of any such company ; (aaa) "corporation" means a corporation established or constituted by or under a Central or State Act and owned or controlled by the Government of Kerala; (b) "highway" means any road or way over which the public have a right of way, or are granted access, but does not include any highway declared to be a national highway under the National Highways Act, 1956 (Central Act 48 of 1956) ; (c) "motor vehicle" means any mechanically propelled vehicle other than a two wheeler or an ambulance adapted for use upon roads, whether the power of propulsion is transmitted thereto from any external or internal source, and includes a chassis to which a body has not been attached and a trailer ; (ca) "Local Authority" means a panchayat at any level constituted under section 4 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) or a municipality constituted under section 4 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994 ; (d) "owner" means, where the person in possession of a vehicle is a minor, the guardian of such minor and in relation to a vehicle which is the subject of a hire-purchase agreement, the person in possession of the vehicle under that agreement; (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (f) "toll" means the toll levied under this Act.