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The Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901

The Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901

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The Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901, exempts Indian military personnel and their transport from paying transit tolls on roads, bridges, ferries, and landing places. It applies to officers, soldiers, airmen, reservists, national cadets, authorized camp followers, and their accompanying families, animals, and cargo vehicles. The law also restricts local authorities from charging tolls on military vessels. This legislation matters because it prevents financial and operational obstacles during troop movements, ensuring the country's armed forces can deploy more swiftly, while offering a compensation mechanism for private, public, or local toll operators who lose revenue due to these exemptions.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Exemptions from tolls.
  4. 4. Tolls on vessels transporting troops and baggage, etc., of troops embarked or disembarked.
  5. 5. Penalty.
  6. 6. Compensation.
  7. 7. Rules.
  8. 8. [Repealed.].

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