1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Road Transport
Corporations Act, 1950.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1***:
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[Provided that on and from the commencement of the Delhi Road Transport Laws (Amendment)
Act, 1971 (71 of 1971), this Act, as amended by the said Act, shall extend to, and be in force in, the
Union territory of Delhi:]
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[Provided further that on and from the commencement of the Road Transport Corporations
(Amendment) Act, 1982 (63 of 1982), this Act, as amended by the said Act, shall extend to the Union
territory of Mizoram.]
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2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “ancillary service” means any subsidiary service which provides amenities or facilities to
persons making use of any road transport service of a Corporation;
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[(aa) “Board” means the Board of Directors of a Corporation;]
(b) “Corporation” means a Road Transport Corporation established under section 3;
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[(bb) “Director” means a member of the Board;]
(c) “extended area” means any area or route to which the operation of any road transport service
of a Corporation has been extended in the manner provided in section 20;
(d) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(e) “road transport service” means a service carrying passengers or goods or both by road in
vehicles for hire or reward;
(f) “vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle, used or capable of being used for the
purpose of road transport, and includes a tram-car, a trolly-vehicle and a trailer;
(g) words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Motor Vehicles
Act, 1939 (4 of 1939), have the meaning assigned to them in that Act;