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Bangladesh Bridge Authority Ordinance, 1985

( Ordinance NO. XXXIV OF 1985 )

[ 4th July, 1985 ]

Definitions
2. In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context :-
 
 
(a) “Authority” means the 1[ Bangladesh Bridge Authority] established under this Ordinance;
 
 
 
 
2[(aa) “bridge” means a bridge having a length of one thousand five hundred meters or more on any river or water body established or being established by the Authority, and includes-
 
 
 
 
(i) a multipurpose bridge,
 
 
 
 
(ii) approach roads of any such bridge,
 
 
 
 
(iii) slope, berm, borrow-pits and side drains of the approach roads of any such bridge,
 
 
(iv) all lands and embankments attached to any such bridge vested in the Authority for the purpose of the bridge,
 
 
 
 
(v) all ghats, landing places, jetties, spurs and protective bunds in the river or water body within the area of any such bridge,
 
 
 
 
(vi) river or water bed below the area of any such bridge;]
 
 
 
 
(b) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Authority;
 
 
 
 
(c) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director appointed under this Ordinance;
 
 
 
 
(d) “Government Agency” means any Ministry, Division, Department or Organisation of the Government and includes a Corporation or other body or authority established by a law for the time being in force or set up by the Government;
 
 
 
 
3[(dd) “maintenance”, in relation to a bridge or toll-road, includes maintenance of such facilities and establishments as may be necessary for the purpose of keeping the bridge or, as the case may be, the toll-road fit for use and for preserving and protecting it, and, in relation to a bridge, it also includes maintenance of river training works;]
 
 
 
 
4[(e) “multipurpose bridge” means a bridge established for more than one purpose;]
 
 
 
 
(f) “Member” means a member of the Authority;
 
 
 
 
5[(g) “operation”, 6[in relation to a bridge or toll-road, includes] control of traffic and inspection of vehicles on
 
 
such 7[bridge or toll-road] or within the restricted area, and activities connected therewith;
 
 
 
 
(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules or regulations made under this Ordinance;
 
 
 
 
8[(hh) “regulation” means a regulation made by the Authority under this Ordinance;]
 
 
 
 
i) “restricted area” means such area or areas in the vicinity of 9[a bridge or toll-road, as the case may be,] as the Authority may specify for the purposes of this Ordinance;
 
 
 
 
10[(j) "river training works" means guide bunds, grounds, embankments, protected banks, filled areas and other works forming the protection system of a bridge, both upstream and downstream, and, in relation to any bridge on any river, includes the protection works thereof; ]
 
 
 
 
(k) “rule” means a rule made by the Government under this Ordinance;
 
 
 
 
(l) “toll-road” means a road, 11[by-pass] flyover, expressway, causeway or ring road constructed or being constructed by the Authority for the use of which toll shall be charged and collected from the users, and includes-
 
 
 
 
(i) the slope, berm, borrow-pits and side drains of any such road,
 
 
(ii) all lands and embankments attached to any such road vested in the Authority for the purpose of the road,
 
 
 
 
(iii) access or link roads, if any, of any such road,
 
 
 
 
(iv) all bridges and culverts built on or across any such road,
 
 
 
 
(v) all fences, posts, structures and facilities on any such road or on any land attached to any such road and all road side trees on such land.]
  • 1
    The words “Bangladesh Bridge Authority” were substituted for the words “Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority” by section 5 of Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act. No. LVI of 2009) (with effect from 18th December, 2007).
  • 2
    Clause (aa) was inserted by section 2 of the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Act No. XXI of 1998).
  • 3
    Clause (dd) was substituted by section 2 of the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Act No. XXI of 1998).
  • 4
    Clause (e) was substituted by section 2 of the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Act No. XXI of 1998).
  • 5
    Clauses (g), (h), (i) and (j) were substituted for former clause (g) by section 2 of the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (Amendment) Act, 1996 (Act No. XII of 1996).
  • 6
    The words and comma “in relation to a bridge or toll-road, includes” were substituted for the words and comma “in relation to the multipurpose bridge, includes control of the approach roads thereof and” by section 2 of the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Act No. XXI of 1998).
  • 7
    The words “bridge or toll-road” were substituted for the words “roads or the bridge” by section 2 of the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Act No. XXI of 1998).
  • 8
    Clause (hh) was inserted by section 2 of the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Act No. XXI of 1998).
  • 9
    The words “a bridge” were substituted for the words “the multipurpose bridge” by section 2 of the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Act No. XXI of 1998).
  • 10
    Clause (j) was substituted by section 5 of Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act. No. LVI of 2009) (with effect from 18th December, 2007).
  • 11
    The word and symbol “by-pass” were substituted for the word “by pass” by section 5 of Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act. No. LVI of 2009) (with effect from 18th December, 2007).
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