This Act may be called the .Bombay^ Aerial
Ropeways Act, 1955,
It extends to the whole of the 2[Bombay area of
the State of Gujarat].
It shall come into force on such date as the
State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
appoint.
2.
Definitions.-
In this Act, unless there is anything
repugnant in the subject or context.—
"aerial ropeway" means a system of overhead ropes
on which carriers are used for the purpose of carriage of
passengers, animals or goods and includes posts, ropes, carriers,
stations, offices, warehouses, workshops, machinery and other works
used for the purposes of, or in connection with, and all land
appurtenant to, such aerial ropeway;
"carrier" means any vehicle or receptacle hung or
suspended from or, hauled by, a rope and used for the carriage of
passengers, animals or goods or for any other purpose in connection
with the working of a ropeway;
"Inspector" means an Inspector of aerial ropeways
appointed under section 4;
For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see
Bombay Government Gazette,1056, Part V, pp.201-202.
Subs. by A.O. 188O.
"post" means a post, trestle, standard, strut,
stay or other contrivance or part of a contrivance for carrying,
suspending or supporting a rope;
"promoter" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
"promoter" means any person in whose favour an order has been
made under section 10 or under section 30 or on whom the rights and
liabilities conferred or imposed on the
promoter by this Act or by rules and orders made under this Act as
to the construction, maintenance and use of aerial ropeways have
devolved or have been imposed by section
42; and includes a lessee to whom a lease has been granted under
section 27;
"rate" includes any fare, charge or other payment
for the carriage of passengers, animals or goods on an aerial
ropeway;
"rope" includes any cable, wire, rail or way, whether flexible
or rigid, for suspending, carrying or hauling a carrier, if any part
of such cable, wire, rail or way is carried overhead and is
suspended from or supported on posts;
"rules" means rules made under this Act;
"undertaking" means all movable and immovable property of the
promoter suitable to and used by him for the purposes of an aerial
ropeway.
