The
State has enacted the following legislations to regulate the development
of
road infrastructure, to protect the highways and also to provide
for the establishment of
a Fund for investments in the transport facility projects.
Following enactments provide for regulating
collection of tolls.
Following rules have been made for the purpose
of carrying into effect the provisions of the above enactments.
The above enactments and rules regulate collection of tolls.
The Kerala
Highway Protection Act 1999
This act provides for:
- Fixation of building lines and control lines on roads,
to regulate ribbon development
- Speedy statutory procedures for removal of encroachments
from roads
- Other measures for protecting road assets
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Rules
have been notified under the Act to regulate control of access and
restriction on use of land.
Following notifications have been issued appointing various authorities
specified in the act
.
Following notifications have been issued declaring
certain roads as city roads, major district roads and state high
ways.
The Kerala Road Fund Act 2001
This act provides for:
- collection of user charges by private sector participants
in road / bridge, bypasses projects etc.
- setting up of a road fund outside the consolidated
fund of the state to which will be channelised
- 10% of all motor vehicle taxes
- all toll revenues collected under the provisions
of Kerala Tolls Act, 1986
- contributions from central Road Fund, and
- other identified sources of revenue
- setting up the Road Fund Board, an independent statutory
body having powers to
- approve all participation agreements
- allocate from the Road Fund subsidies/annuities/other
assistance to private participants
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Kerala
Road Fund Rules, 2003 have been issued for carrying out various
provisions of the Kerala Road Fund Act, 2001.
The new Mattancherry Bridge at Kochi was constructed on BOT
basis in accordance with the tripartite agreement among Government
of Kerala, Greater Cochin Development Authority and M/s Gammon
India Ltd. As per the agreement user charges are being collected.
The notification
revising the user fees for various types of vehicles were issued
on 3rd October 2002.
Rules have been issued to implement the various provisions of
the above Acts. Full text of the enactments and notifications
can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the name of the act
concerned.
The Right to Information Act 2005
An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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