1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the
Central Road Fund Act, 2000.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, it shall be deemed to have come into
force on the Ist day of November, 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.