Toll on bridges
Section 140 of the Assam Municipal Corporation Act, 2022 deals with toll on bridges. The Corporation may, with the sanction of the State Government, establish a toll-bar, and levy tolls, on any bridge at which tolls may be levied on vehicles, carriages and carts passing over such bridge: Provided that no such toll-bar shall be established, or tolls levied, otherwise than for the pur
(1) The Corporation may, with the sanction of the State Government, establish a toll-bar, and levy tolls, on any bridge at which tolls may be levied on vehicles, carriages and carts passing over such bridge:
Provided that no such toll-bar shall be established, or tolls levied, otherwise than for the purpose of recovering the expenses incurred in construction of such bridge together with interest on such expenses and in maintaining such bridge in good repair.
(2) The State Government may, with the consent of a Corporation, make over to that Corporation any existing toll-bar on a bridge within the Municipal Corporation area to be administered by the Corporation and, thereupon, the Corporation shall administer such toll-bar until the State Government directs otherwise. Every such toll-bar, while so administered, shall be deemed to be a municipal toll-bar, and the profits derivable therefrom or such parts thereof as shall be agreed upon between the State Government and the Corporation, shall be credited to the Municipal Fund.
Section 140, The Assam Municipal Corporation Act, 2022 (Act 8 of 2022).
Questions about Section 140
What does Section 140 of the Assam Municipal Corporation Act deal with?
Section 140 of the Assam Municipal Corporation Act is headed "Toll on bridges". The Corporation may, with the sanction of the State Government, establish a toll-bar, and levy tolls, on any bridge at which tolls may be levied on vehicles, carriages and carts passing over such bridge: Provided that no such toll-bar shall be established, or tolls levied, otherwise than for the pur
How do I find court cases under Section 140 of the Assam Municipal Corporation Act?
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When was the Assam Municipal Corporation Act enacted?
Assam Municipal Corporation Act was enacted in 2022 as Act 8 of 2022. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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