Section 39

Promoter to have right of user only.

The Indian Tramways Act, 1886

  • Act 11 of 1886
  • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
About this Act

An Act to facilitate the construction and to regulate the working of tramways.

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    (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, or in an order or any rule made under this Act, a promoter shall not acquire any right other than that of user only over a road along or across which he lays a tramway, nor shall anything contained in this Act, or in an order or any rule made under this Act, exempt the promoter of a tramway, or any other person using the tramway, from the payment of such charges as may lawfully be levied in respect of the use of a road or bridge along or across which the tramway is laid.
     (2) The State Government may, if it thinks fit, fix at which a promoter, lessee or licensee may compound for the charges payable in respect of the use of a road or bridge.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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