Chapter I PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Act may be called the 1[Maharashtra] Aerial Ropeways Act. 2[(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.]
2. (3) It shall come into force 3[in the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra] on such date4as the state Government may, by notification, in the Official Gazette, 5[appoint ; and that part of the State of Maharashtra to which it is extended by the Bombay Aerial Ropeways (Extension and Amendment) Act, 1969 (Mah. X of 1970), it shall come into force on such other date as the State Government may, by like notification published in the like manner, appoint.] 6[(4) On the commencement of this Act in the manner provided in sub-section (3) in any area to which this Act is extended by the Bombay Aerial Ropeways (Extension and Amendment) Act, 1969 (Mah. X of 1970), all rules made under this Act and in force in the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra immediately before such commencement, shall also extend to, and be in force in, that area.

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

1. (a) "aerial ropeway" means a system of overhead ropes on which carriers are used for the purpose of carriage of passengers, animals or goods and includes posts, ropes, carriers, stations, offices, warehouse, workshops, machinery and other works used for the purposes of, or in connection with, and all land appurtenant to, such aerial ropeway;
2. (b) "carrier" means any vehicle or receptacle hung or suspended from or, hauled by, a rope and used for the carriage of passengers, animals or goods or for any other purpose in connection with the working of a ropeway;
3. (c) "Inspector" means an Inspector of aerial ropeways appointed under section 4;
4. (d) "Post" means a post trestle, standard, strut, stay or other contrivance or part of a contrivance for carrying, suspending or supporting a rope;
5. (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
6. (f) "promoter" means any person in whose favour an order has been made under section 10 or under section 30 or on whom the rights and liabilities conferred or imposed on the promoter by this Act or by rules and orders made under this Act as to the construction, maintenance and use of aerial ropeways have devolved or have been imposed by section 42; and includes a lessee to whom a lease has been granted under section 27;
7. (g) "rate" includes any fare, charge or other payment for the carriage of passengers, animals or goods on an aerial ropeway;
8. (h) "rope" includes any cable, wire, rail or way, whether flexible or rigid, for suspending, carrying or hauling a carrier if any part of such cable, wire, rail or way is carried overhead and is suspended from or supported on posts;
   • (i) "rules" means rules made under this Act;
9. (j) "undertaking" means all moveable and immoveable property of the promoter suitable to and used by him for the purposes of an aerial ropeway.