KERALA ROAD SAFETY AUTHORITY RULES, 2007
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Kerala Road Safety Authority Rules, 2007.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.—(1) In these rules unless the context otherwise requires:—
(a) “Act” means the Kerala Road Safety Authority Act, 2007 (Act 8 of 2007).
(b) “Form” means the from appended to these Rules.
(c) “Section” means a Section in the Act.
(d) “Tax” means Motor Vehicle Tax.
(e) “The Schedule” means the schedule appended in the Act.
(2) All other words and expressions used but not defined in these rules but defined in the Act shall have the meaning assigned to them respectively in the Act.
3. The manner and period of collection of cess.— (1) The cess levied under sub-section (1) of Section 10 shall be paid as stated below:
(a) The cess in respect of vehicles registered before the coming into force of these Rules shall he paid along with the quarterly tax or half yearly tax, as the case may be, together with the next installment and the cess in respect of vehicles, of those who have remitted one time tax shall he paid within one year from the date of commencement of these rules.
(b) The cess in respect of vehicles registered after coming into force of these rules, shall be paid at the time of registration along with one time tax or quarterly tax or half yearly tax, as the case may be, at the rate, as may be specified in the schedule of the Act.
(2) The Taxation Officer shall issue in TR-5 (C) receipt for the amount of cess received.
(3) The Taxation Officer shall remit the said amount to the Government account in the Head of Account allotted by the Government.
(4) The proceeds of cess not exceeding one per cent of the cess amount collected together with the fine, interest and fees under sub-section (6) of section 10, may be transferred for the expenditure for the collection of cess and the balance amount shall be entered into and transferred to the fund.
4. Payment from Fund.—(1) The Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Authority shall be competent to sanction an amount not exceeding two lakh rupees at a time subject to the maximum of 10 lakh rupees in a financial year.
(2) The Executive Committee may sanction an amount up to the limit of 5 lakh rupees at a time, subject to the maximum of 20 lakh rupees in a financial year for expenditure.
(3) Road Safety Commissioner may sanction for expenditure an amount up to one lakh rupees at a time and subject to the maximum limit of 10 lakh rupees in a financial year.
(4) Amount exceeding 1,000 Rupees from the Fund shall be given by Cheque or Demand Draft.
(5) All remittance shall be made along with the original bill and stamped receipt or voucher.
(6) All expenses made under sub-rules (2), (3) and (4) shall be regularised by the Authority in its next meeting.
(7) All works for an amount not exceeding one lakh rupees shall be done by short tenders. Works exceeding an amount of one lakh rupees shall be allotted by tenders:
Provided that, under special emergency situations, the Authority may allot works up to 10 lakh rupees without any tender proceedings for reasons to be recorded.
(8) The acceptance of projects and the payment given for projects and its works shall be on the basis of recommendations of the technical committee constituted from time to time from among the technical staff members of the Authority by the Executive Committee of the Road Safety Authority.
(9) Application for financial assistance shall be submitted before the Authority for approval.
5. Recovery of cost for removing causes of accident or causes of obstruction.—(1) The Road Safety Commissioner or any officer authorised in this behalf of the Authority shall issue a notice to recover the amount spent under sub-section (2) of Section 14 in the form appended stating the facts in detail within seven days.
(2) On receipt of the demand notice the person liable to pay the amount shall remit the amount on demand either in cash or by demand draft within a period of seven days from the date of receipt of the notice.
(3) The Officer accepting the amount shall issue TR-5 (C) receipt.
6. Maintenance of accounts.—The accounts of the Authority shall be maintained in the commercial accounting pattern.
7. Annual Report.—An Annual Report in respect of Administrative and Financial activities relating to the previous financial year shall be prepared and submitted before the 30th day of June of every year to the Government.
8. Appeals.—(1) Any person aggrieved by the order passed by an Officer of the Authority or the District Road Safety Council under the Act, may file an appeal before the Appellate Authority, within thirty days from the date of the said order:
Provided that Such Appellate Authority may admit an appeal after the expiry of the said period if it is satisfied that the appellant has sufficient cause for not submitting the appeal within the aforesaid period.
(2) Every appeal preferred under sub-rule (1) shall be accompanied by a fee of three hundred rupees. |
