State Act

The Assam State Transport Corporation (Prevention of Unauthorised Travel) Act, 1977

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires :— (a) “fare” means the amount payable for carriage of a person in a transport vehicle belonging to the Assam State Transport Corporation; (b) “Corporation” means the Assam State Transport Corporation established under Section 3 of the Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950; (c) “transport vehicle” means a public service vehicle as defined in clause (25) of Section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, belonging to the Corporation ; (d) “ticket” includes a pass issued under the authority of the Corporation ; (e) “unauthorised travel” means a travel or journey undertaken by a person without a valid ticket ; (f) words and expressions used in this Act but not defined shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939.