Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "barrier" means a barrier established under Section 4 of this Act ; (b) "motor transport vehicle" means a stage carriage or a goods carriage or a public service vehicle or a contract carriage vehicle ; (c) "Operator" means any person whose name is entered in the permit in respect of a motor transport vehicle as the holder thereof and includes any person for the time being incharge of the motor transport vehicle ; (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (e) "toll" means the toll levied under Section 3 ; (f) "Toll Tax Officer" means such Officer, as the State Government may, by notification, appoint to be the Toll Tax Officer for the whole of the State of Punjab or for any area or areas thereof for the purposes of this Act ; and (g) words and expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988), shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in that Act.