Berbice River Bridge (Amendment of Toll) Order No. 23 of 2009

THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE [LEGAL SUPPLEMENT] - 28TM NOVEMBER, 1009 149 GUYANA No. 23 of 2009 ORDER Made Under THE BERBICE RIVER BRIDGE ACT (ACT NO. 3 OF 2006 ) IN EXERCISE OF THE POWERS CONFERRED UPON ME BY SECTION 4(1) (d) (ii) and (iv) OF THE BERBICE RIVER BRIDGE ACT, (ACT NO. 3 OF 2006) I HEREBY MAKE THE FOLLOWING ORDERS: 1. This Order may be cited as the Berbice River Bridge Citation and (Amendment of Toll) Order 2009 and shall be deemed to come Commencement. into operation on the 11th November, 2009 . Amendment of 2. Section 4 (a) of the Principal Order* is hereby amended by the Section 4(a) of insertion of the following after "crossing of the bridge." : the Principal Order. "Such Toll payable shall be calculated and paid on a round trip basis." Amendment of 3. Section 5 of the Principal Order* is amended by the substitution Section 5 of the for section 5 of the following: Principal Order. 5. (a) The Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Defence Force the Guyana Fire Service, and Ambulance services are hereby exempted from the payment of toll when using the Bridge in pursuit of their duties only in cases of emergencies as communicated to the Chief Executive Officer. Confirmation in writing of such emergencies shall be forwarded to the management of the Bridge Company on a monthly basis. (b) The Bauxite Company (Guyana) Inc. and any of its subcontractors including but not limited to Oldendorff Guyana Carriers Inc. and Boskalis traversing the Berbice river under the high span of the Bridge are exempted from the payment of toll. Amendment of Schedule of Principal Order 4. (a) The Schedule to the Principal Order*, is hereby amended by the substitution for the table of the table below. 150 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE [LEGAL SUPPLEMENT] - B 28T" NOVEMBER, 2009 SCHEDULE TOLLS ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF THE BRIDGE Column Column Column Column 1 2 3 4 CATEGORY: NON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES CLASS (a) TOLL CHARGES G$ (one-way) 1,100 TOLL CHARGES G$ 2,200 Cars Mini Buses(Cap. 15) (b) 1,100 2,200 4 WD/SUV (P) 2,000 4,000 Pickups (d) 2,000 4,000 Motor Cycles (e) 100 200 CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL VEHICLES CLASS TOLL CHARGES G$ (one-way) TOLL CHARGES G$ Small Trucks (Up to 4,000kg) (f) 2,000 4,000 Medium Trucks (4,001 -8,000kg) (g) 3,800 7,600 Large Trucks (8,001 -14,000kg) (h) 6,800 13,600 Articulated Trucks (i) 16,000 32,000 CATEGORY: OTHER CLASS TOLL CHARGES G$ (one-way) TOLL CHARGES G$ Boats (j) 55,000 110,000 Freight (per metric tonne) (k) 460 Classification of vehicles. (b) The following classifications shall be used by the Concessionaire in order to assess the toll payable for vehicles or conveyances, listed in the tables at (a) above, crossing over or through the retractor opening of the Bridge (i) "Cars" being a four-wheeled road vehicle and powered by an internal-combustion engine, designed to carry a small number of passengers including hire-cars, Ray 4, Suzuki Vitara and other similar vehicles; (ii) "Minibuses" being any small bus used for carrying up to 15 passengers and the baggage or goods relating to the passengers. THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE [LEGAL SUPPLEMENT] — B 28T" NOVEMBER, 2009 151 (iii) "SUV, 4WD" being any sports utility vehicle or four wheel-drive vehicle used for everyday passenger driving but suitable for rough terrain or powered for better traction under difficult circumstances, including Land Cruisers, Pathfinders, Prados, Pajeros, Fortuner, Titan, Tundras and other similar vehicles (iv) "Pick-ups," being a truck with a low-sided open back used to carry passengers and a tailgate that drops down for easy loading and unloading and shall include other similar vehicles. (v) Motor Cycles" being a two-wheeled road vehicle powered by an engine. (vi)"Small trucks" being any commercial vehicle used primarily for carrying goods up to 4,000kg; (vii) "Medium Trucks" being any commercial vehicle being a double axle, short base truck, used for carrying passengers and / or goods between 4001 kg to 8,000 kg; (viii) "Large Trucks" being any commercial vehicle being a maximum triple axle, long-base truck used for carrying passengers and / or goods between 8,001 kg to 14,000 kg. (ix) "Articulated Trucks" shall be a vehicle made up of two parts such as a truck or tractor at the front end joined to a trailer by a joint that can pivot. (x) "Boat" being any vessel traversing the Berbice River through the retractor span of the Bridge; (xi) "Freight" shall be charged by weight for vehicles falling under classifications (vi) (vii) (viii) and (ix) above, at each side of the bridge. The Concessionaire shall establish benchmarks for weighing vehicles empty and with cargo. *No. 42 of 2008 (c) If there is any doubt about the classification of any vehicle for the purposes of paying toll, then lowest st category shall be apply. Made this 1 1 th day of November, 2009 mister of Transport and Hydraulics with responsibility for public works