(1) This Act may be cited as the Tolls (Roads and Bridges) Act 1965.
(2) This Act shall apply to the States of Peninsular Malaysia only.
Act 416
Tolls (Roads and Bridges) Act 1965
Akta tol (jalan raya dan jambatan) 1965
An Act to provide for the payment of tolls for the use of certain roads and bridges.
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(1) It shall be lawful for the Minister charged with responsibility for works with the concurrence of the Treasury, from time to time by order to impose tolls to be paid for the use by vehicles of such roads or any part thereof or of such bridges as may be specified in the order.
In this section, the expressions βroadsβ and βbridgesβ mean federal roads and federal bridges, respectively.
(2) Any order made under subsection (1) shall specifyβ
(a) the vehicles or any class thereof in respect of which tolls are payable;
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(b) the amounts of such tolls;
(c) the place where such tolls are to be collected; and
(d) the person to whom such tolls are to be paid.
The Minister may cause a barrier to be erected across the road at any place where tolls are to be paid, and such barrier may be kept closed against any vehicle until the toll due in respect of such vehicle has been paid.
The driver of any vehicle contravening any order made under section 2 shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty ringgit.
The Minister may by order exempt any vehicle from the payment of tolls.
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