Section 22Part 4 — Financial Provisions
Levying and collection of user charges
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22. (1) Subject to the approval of the Cabinet, the Authority may levy and collect a road user charge on users of public roads, provided that the amount of the road user charge —
is directly related to the amount of usage of roads by the users concerned;
is determined in a transparent and equitable manner; and
is regularly reviewed for accuracy and equity.
Before levying a road user charge in accordance with subsection (1), the Authority shall publish in the Gazette a notice specifying —
the amount of the proposed road user charge;
the classes of vehicles to be charged with reference to the amount of the proposed road user charge;
the classes of vehicles, if any, to be exempted from the proposed road user charge;
the manner in which the proposed road charge is to be paid; and
the date on which the levying of the proposed road charge is to commence.
The notice referred to in subsection (2), shall be published at least three months prior to the date on which the levying of the road user charge is to commence.
The Authority may authorise any other person to collect a road user charge on its behalf in the manner which the Authority deems fit.