The Central Road Fund Act, 2000
2. Definitions.-
In this Act, unless
the context otherwise requires,-
a.
"appointed
day" means the date on which the Fund is established under sub-section (1)
of section 6;
b.
"cess"
means a duty in the nature of duty of excise and customs, imposed and collected
on motor spirit commonly known as petrol and high speed diesel oil for the
purposes of this Act;
c.
"Fund"
means the Central Road Fund established under sub-section (1) of section 6;
d.
"national
highways" means the highways specified in the Schedule to the National
Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) or any other highway declared as national
highway under sub-section (2) of section 2 of the said Act;
e.
"National
Highways Authority of India" means an authority constituted under
sub-section (1) of section 3 of the National Highways Authority of India Act,
1988 (68 of 1988);
f.
"prescribed"
means prescribed by rules made under this Act.