Federal Roads (Private Management) Act 1984

This Act may be cited as the Federal Roads (Private

Management) Act 1984.

(1)

It shall be lawful for the Minister responsible for works by order published in the Gazette to authorize any person who has agreed to construct, re-construct, upgrade, repair or maintain any road, bridge or ferry which has been declared or is to be declared a

Federal road, bridge or ferry under the Federal Roads Act 1959 [Act 376]

or which is in any Federal Territory to demand, collect and retain tolls for such period as may be specified in the order for the use of such road, bridge or ferry by any person or class of vehicles.

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Any person authorized to demand, collect and retain tolls under section 2 may cause a barrier to be erected at any place where tolls are to be paid, and such barrier may be kept against any person or vehicle until the toll due in respect of such person or vehicle has been paid.

Account, books, records, etc., in respect of tolls

Any person who is authorized to demand, collect and retain tolls under an order made under section 2 shall maintain in good repair and condition and in accordance with sound engineering practices the road, bridge or ferry in respect of which the order is made.

The Government of Malaysia shall not be liable to any person in respect of any injury, damage or loss of any description whatsoever arising from the failure of the person entitled to demand, collect and retain the tolls under an order made under section 2 or by virtue of subsection 7(3) to carry out any of his duties under section 5.

(1)

The Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister of

Finance, may in appropriate cases, having taken into account the interest of the person authorized to demand, collect and retain tolls under section 2, by notification in the Gazette authorized, subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks fit, the assignment of the right of the authorized person to demand, collect and retain tolls to any person who has an interest in the financing of the construction, re-construction, upgrading, repair or maintenance of the road, bridge or ferry in question (in this section referred to as “the assignee”)

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Any person who uses or attempts to use any road, bridge or ferry in respect of which an order under section 2 has been made without payment of the tolls prescribed in the order shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be punished with a fine of not less than two thousand ringgit and not more than five thousand ringgit.