TOLLS (ROADS AND BRIDGES) ACT 1965

Tolls (Roads and Bridges) LAWS OF MALAYSIA REPRINT Act 416 TOLLS (ROADS AND BRIDGES) ACT 1965 Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006 PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION, MALAYSIA UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968 IN COLLABORATION WITH PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BHD 2006 1 2 TOLLS (ROADS AND BRIDGES) ACT 1965 First enacted … ... ... ... … … … 1965 (Act No. 11 of 1965) Revised 1989 (Act 416 w.e.f 28 December 1989) … … … … … … … … PREVIOUS REPRINT First Reprint ... ... ... ... ... 2001 3 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 416 TOLLS (ROADS AND BRIDGES) ACT 1965 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Short title and application 2. Imposition of tolls 3. Barrier may be erected 4. Penalty for contravention of any order 5. Exemption 4 Laws of Malaysia ACT 416 Tolls (Roads and Bridges) 5 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 416 TOLLS (ROADS AND BRIDGES) ACT 1965 An Act to provide for the payment of tolls for the use of certain roads and bridges. [1 February 1966] BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Short title and application 1. (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. Imposition of tolls 2. (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 “roads” and “bridges” mean federal roads and federal bridges, respectively. (2) Any order made under subsection (1) shall specify— (a) the vehicles or any class thereof in respect of which tolls are payable; 6 Laws of Malaysia ACT 416 (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. Barrier may be erected 3. 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. Penalty for contravention of any order 4. 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. Exemption 5. The Minister may by order exempt any vehicle from the payment of tolls. Tolls (Roads and Bridges) 7 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 416 TOLLS (ROADS AND BRIDGES) ACT 1965 LIST OF AMENDMENTS Amending law Short title In force from Act 160 Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 29-08-1975 Act A996 Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997 24-07-1997 8 Laws of Malaysia ACT 416 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 416 TOLLS (ROADS AND BRIDGES) ACT 1965 LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED Section Amending authority In force from 1 Act A996 24-07-1997 4 Act 160 29-08-1975 DICETAK OLEH PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BERHAD, KUALA LUMPUR BAGI PIHAK DAN DENGAN PERINTAH KERAJAAN MALAYSIA