Section 198A — Liability of authorities and contractors for failure to comply with road design, construction and maintenance standards

(ZN) In section 198A,— (a) in sub-section (1), after the words “the Central Government”, the words, figures and letters “under section 210C for National Highways or by the State Government under section 210D for roads other than National Highways, as the case may be” shall be inserted; (b) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— “(2) Where the failure on the part of the designated authority, contractor, consultant or concessionaire responsible under sub-section (1) to comply with standards for road design, construction and maintenance, results in death or disability, such authority or contractor or concessionaire shall be liable to penalty which may extend to fifty lakh rupees and the same,— (i) for national highways, shall be paid to the Fund constituted under section 164B; and (ii) for roads other than national highways, shall be paid to the State Government in such manner as may be prescribed by such Government.”; (c) In sub-section (3), in clause (g), after the words “the Central Government”, the words “or the State Government, as the case may be” shall be inserted.