Control of Vehicie

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act the State Government may, by order; (a) regulate, restrict or give directions with respect to the use of any vehicle for the purpase of transport of passenger or goods by road or river; (b) require any person owning, or employed in connection with, or having in his possession or under his control, any vehicle to comply with any directions given by any person specified in, or duly authorized in pursuance of the order: and such directions may require the person owning or employed in connection with, or having in his possession or under his control any vehicle to use such vehicle for the conveyance of such persons or goods at such time and by such routes as may be set forth in the directions; (c) prescribe the conditions subject to which, and the rates at which, any vehicle may be hired for the purpose of transport of persons or goods by road or river, and the conditions subject to which goods so carried or to be carried may be discharged or loaded; (d) provide for prohibiting or restricting the carriage of persons or goods of any class by any route and for prescribing the radius of distance within which persons or goods of any class may be carried by any route; (e) make such other provisions in relation to transport by any vehicle by road or inland water as appear to the State Government to be necessary or expedient for securing public safety, the maintenance of public order or for maintaining supplies and services essential to the life of the community; Provided that any order or direction made under this Act or under any rule made under section 17 of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this act or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment other that this Act.