Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways amends the National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008. The amendment rules, called the National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Amendment Rules, 2016, come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette (June 8, 2016). Key changes involve modifications to definitions and the substitution of "fee plaza" for "toll plaza" throughout the rules.
Key Points / Main Content:
Definitions:
* A "fee plaza" is defined as any building, structure, or booth made for fee collection.
* A "FASTag lane of fee plaza" is defined as an exclusive lane for vehicles fitted with FASTag or similar devices.
* Clause o in rule 2 is omitted.
Rule Amendments:
* In Rule 4(2), "The fee shall be substituted" for "The rate of fee".
* The term "toll plaza" is replaced with "fee plaza" in Rules 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 17.
* In Rule 11, the bracket and figure "1" shall be omitted.
* In Rule 11, after clause d, a clause e is added for persons with disabilities.
Impact Analysis:
Central Government:
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended rules regarding fee determination and collection on national highways.
* Action Required: Ensure the updated rules are properly integrated into the existing framework and communicated to relevant authorities and stakeholders.
Fee Collection Agencies:
* Impact: Must adapt their infrastructure and procedures to align with the new definitions and regulations, particularly the focus on "fee plazas" and FASTag lanes.
* Action Required: Update signage, retrain staff, and modify systems to reflect the changes from "toll plaza" to "fee plaza" and comply with FASTag lane requirements.
Highway Users:
* Impact: Experience changes in terminology ("fee plaza" instead of "toll plaza") and benefit from the clarification of FASTag lane usage.
* Action Required: Be aware of the new terminology and utilize FASTag lanes where available for quicker passage.
Persons with Disabilities:
* Impact: Benefit from facilities specially designed and constructed for their use.
* Action Required: Utilize the specially designed facilities.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law enacted in 1956, providing for the declaration of certain highways as national highways and for matters connected therewith.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules, 2008: Rules established in 2008 governing the determination of rates and collection of fees on national highways.
National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Amendment Rules, 2016: Amendments made in 2016 to the existing rules for fee determination and collection on national highways.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of road transport and highways.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
FASTag: An electronic toll collection system in India operated by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
Official Gazette: A gazette is an official journal or newspaper of record for a government or other organization
Leena Nandan: Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
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अअअअििििधधधधससससचचूूचचूू ननननाााा
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(cid:27)द(cid:28)त शि(cid:31)त य का (cid:27)योग करते #ए रा(cid:16)(cid:17) ीय राजमाग(cid:21) फ(cid:25)स (दर का िनधा(cid:21)रण एवं सं)हण) िनयम, 2008 म(cid:10) और
संशोधन करने के िलए िन+न िलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथा(cid:21)त:् -
1.
संि./त नाम और (cid:27)ार+भ.—(1) इन िनयम का संि./त नाम रा(cid:16)(cid:17) ीय राजमाग(cid:21) फ(cid:25)स (दर का िनधा(cid:21)रण एवं
सं)हण) संशोधन िनयम, 2016 ह ै ।
(2) ये राजप4 म(cid:10) उनके (cid:27)काशन क(cid:25) तारीख को (cid:27)वृ(cid:28)त ह गे ।
2. रा(cid:16)(cid:17) ीय राजमाग(cid:21) फ(cid:25)स (दर का िनधार(cid:21) ण एवं सं)हण) िनयम, 2008 (िजसे इसम(cid:10) इसके प9च ात ् उ(cid:31)त िनयम
कहा गया ह)ै म(cid:10) िनयम 2 म(cid:10):-
(i) खंड (छ) के प9च ात िन+न िलिखत खंड अंत:;थ ािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, अथा(cid:21)त:-
‘(छ क) “फ(cid:25)स /ल ाजा” से फ(cid:25)स सं)हण के िलए बनाए गए (cid:4)कसी भवन, संरचना अथवा बूथ
अिभ(cid:27)ेत ह;ै ’
(ii) खंड (ज ख) के ;थ ान पर िन+न िलिखत खंड रखा जाएगा, अथा(cid:21)त:-
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/ल ाजा म(cid:10) िविश(cid:16)ट लेन होती ह;ै
(iii) खंड (ण) का लोप हो जाएगा ।
2905 GI/2016 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
3. उ(cid:31)त िनयम के िनमय 4 के उप िनयम (2) म(cid:10) “फ(cid:25)स क(cid:25) दर” शAद के िलए “फ(cid:25)स” शAद रखे जाएगं े ।
4. उ(cid:31)त िनयम म(cid:10), िनयम 6 म(cid:10), “पथकर /ल ाजा” शAद जहां कहB भी व े आएगं े, के ;थ ान पर “फ(cid:25)स /ल ाजा” शAद
रखे जाएगं े।
5. उ(cid:31)त िनयम म(cid:10), िनयम 8 म(cid:10), “पथकर /ल ाजा” शAद जहां कहB वे आएगं े, के ;थ ान पर “फ(cid:25)स /ल ाजा” शAद रखे
जाएगं े।
6. उ(cid:31)त िनयम म(cid:10), िनयम 9 म(cid:10), “पथकर /ल ाजा” शAद जहां कहB भी व े आएगं े, के ;थ ान पर “फ(cid:25)स /ल ाजा” शAद
रखे जाएगं े।
7. उ(cid:31)त िनयम म(cid:10), िनयम 10 म(cid:10), “पथकर /ल ाजा” शAद जहां कहB भी वे आएगं े, के ;थ ान पर “फ(cid:25)स /ल ाजा” शAद
रखे जाएगं े।
8. उ(cid:31)त िनयम म(cid:10), िनयम 11 म(cid:10):-
(i) को(cid:16)ठ क और अंक “1” का लोप होगा;
(ii) खंड (घ) के प9च ात िन+न िलिखत खंड अंत:;थ ािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, अथा(cid:21)त:-
“(ड.) कुछ शारीFरक दोष अथवा िनश(cid:31)त ता से 4;त Hय ि(cid:31)त के उपयोग के िलए िवशेष Iप स े
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11. उ(cid:31)त िनयम म(cid:10), िनयम 12 म(cid:10), “पथकर /ल ाजा” शAद जहां कहB भी वे आएगं े, के ;थ ान पर “फ(cid:25)स /ल ाजा” शAद
रखे जाएगं े।
12. उ(cid:31)त िनयम म(cid:10), िनयम 17 म(cid:10), “पथकर /ल ाजा” शAद जहां कहB भी वे आएगं ,े के ;थ ान पर “फ(cid:25)स /ल ाजा”
शAद रखे जाएगं े।
II
[सं. एच-25016/1/2014-टोल (खंड- )]
लीना नंदन, संयु(cid:31)त सिचव
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5 (cid:4)दस+ब र, 2008 के (cid:26)ारा (cid:27)कािशत (cid:4)कए गए थ े और त(cid:28)प 9च ात ् सा.का.िन. स.ं 950(अ) 3 (cid:4)दस+ब र, 2010;
सा.का.िन. सं. 15(अ) 12 जनवरी, 2011; सा.का.िन. स.ं 756(अ) 12 अ(cid:31)ट ूबर, 2011; सा.का.िन. स.ं 778(अ)
16 (cid:4)दसंबर, 2013; सा.का.िन. स.ं 26(अ) 16 जनवरी, 2014; सा.का.िन. सं. 831(अ) 21 नव+ब र, 2014 और
सा.का.िन. स.ं 02(अ) 29 (cid:4)दसंबर, 2014 और सा.का.िन. 220(अ), 23 माच(cid:21), 2015 के (cid:26)ारा संशोिधत (cid:4)कए गए ।
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th June, 2016
G.S.R. 585(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the National Highways Act,
1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the National
Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the National Highways Fee
(Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2016.¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 (hereinafter
referred to as the said rules), in rule 2,-
(i) after clause (g), the following clause shall be inserted namely:-
‘(ga) “fee plaza” means any building, structure or booth made for collection of fee;’;
(ii) for clause (hb), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
‘(hb) “FASTag lane of fee plaza” is an exclusive lane in the fee plaza for movement of
vehicles fitted with “FASTag” or any such device;’;
(iii) clause (o) shall be omitted.
3. In the said rules, in rule 4, in sub-rule (2) for the words “”The rate of fee”, the words “The fee” shall
be substituted.
4. In the said rules, in rule 6, for the words “toll plaza” wherever they occur, the words “fee plaza” shall
be substituted.
5. In the said rules, in rule 8, for the words “toll plaza” wherever they occur, the words “fee plaza” shall
be substituted.
6. In the said rules, in rule 9, for the words “toll plaza” wherever they occur, the words “fee plaza” shall
be substituted.
7. In the said rules, in rule 10, for the words “toll plaza” wherever they occur, the words “fee plaza”
shall be substituted.
8. In the said rules, in rule 11,-
(i) the brackets and figure, “(1)” shall be omitted;
(ii) after clause (d), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
“(e) specially designed and constructed for use of a person suffering from some physical
defect or disability.”
9. In the said rules, in rule 12, for the words “toll plaza” wherever they occur, the words “fee plaza”
shall be substituted.
10. In the said rules, in rule 17, for the words “toll plaza” wherever they occur, the words “fee plaza”
shall be substituted.
[No. H-25016/1/2014-Toll (Vol.II)]
LEENA NANDAN, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) published
in the Gazette of India, vide G.S.R. No. 838(E), dated the 5th December, 2008 and subsequently amended vide
G.S.R. No. 950(E), dated the 3rd December, 2010; G.S.R. No. 15(E), dated the 12th January, 2011;
G.S.R. No. 756(E), dated the 12th October, 2011; G.S.R. No.778(E), dated the 16th December, 2013; G.S.R.
No. 26(E), dated the 16th January, 2014; G.S.R. No. 831(E), dated the 21st November, 2014; G.S.R. No. 02(E),
dated 29th December, 2014 and G.S.R. 220(E), dated 23rd March, 2015.
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