Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-

1. (a) “barrier” means a barrier established under section 7 of this Act;
2. (b) “Cess” means the Transport and Civic Infrastructure Cess;
3. (c) “Cess Inspector” means the person authorised by the State Government to collect cess in respect of any motor vehicle passing over any road infrastructure and includes-
   • (i) every Government servant posted at a barrier in connection with the collection of cess; and (ii) employed by him as his agent for every lessee or the person collection of cess under section 4;
4. (d) “Collecting authority” means any person appointed by the State Government for the purpose of section 11;
5. (e) “Commissioner” means Transport Commissioner, Uttarakhand;
6. (f) “lessee” means a person to whom the lease of the right to collect cess has been granted under section 4;
7. (g) “light motor vehicle” means a motor car or van or jeep or gypsy the unladen weight of which does not exceed 7500 kilograms;
8. (h) “motor vehicle” means any laden or unladen vehicle designed to be driven under its own power including a motor vehicle as defined in clause (28) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) but does not include a cart or bicycle;
   • (i) “notification” means notification published under appropriate authority in the Official Gazette;
9. (j) “Official Gazette” means the "Sarkari Gazette" of Uttarakhand;
10. (k) “Road Infrastructure” means roads, tunnels, flyovers, bridges, underground roads, approach or link roads or by-passes and includes other services and facilities ancillary thereto;
11. (l) “Schedule” means Schedule appended to this Act;
12. (m) “State Government” or “Government” means the Government of Uttarakhand;
13. (n) “token” means proof of collection of cess at the rates specified in columns

1. (4) and (5) of the Schedule.