Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "bridge" means a permanent structure on State Road of any category providing passage for a road traffic or other moving loads over depression or obstruction such as channel, river, road or railway, as the case may be, and includes road over-bridge, flyover and road under bridge; (b) "bypass" means a section of State Road that avoid a city, town or village; (c) "Company" means Government Company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956; (d) "concessionaire" means a person with whom an agreement has been entered into under section 4; (e) "Corporation" means a corporation established by or under a Central Act or State Act, which is controlled or managed by the Central Government or State Government; (f) "executing authority" means the State Government or officer of the State Government, Corporation or Company to whom responsibility for making, repairing or improving a State Road or bridge is entrusted by the State Government; (g) "mechanical vehicle" means any vehicle driven under its own power including a motor vehicle as defined under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988; (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules; (i) "prescribed authority" means the authority notified by the State Government for the purpose of levy and collection of tolls under this Act; (j) "road over bridge" means a section of State Road constructed over a railway or road to facilitate flow of traffic; (k) "road under bridge" means a section of State Road constructed under a railway or road to facilitate flow of traffic; (l) "rules" means rules made under this Act; (m) "State Road" means a continuous length of the whole or part of a State Highway, Major District Road, other District Road or Village Road and includes a bypass but shall not include National Highways as specified in the Schedule to the National Highways Act, 1956; Explanation.-In this clause, the expression- (i) "State Highway" means any arterial route of the State linking any district headquarters or important cities within the State and connecting it with a National Highway or Highway of any neighboring State; (ii) "Major District Road" means any important roads within a district serving areas of production and markets, and connecting it with another such road or with a Highway; (iii) "other District Road" means a road serving any rural area of production and providing it with an outlet to a market centre, Tahasil headquarters, block headquarters or other main road; (iv) "Village Road" means a road connecting any village or group of villages with any other village or group of villages and to the nearest road of a higher category. (n) "toll gate" means any building, structure or booth made for collection of tolls; and (o) "Wholesale Price Index" means Wholesale Price Index as released by the Office of the Economic Advisor, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India or any index published in substitution thereof, as may be notified in the Official Gazette by the Central Government.