7. Mode of recovery of tax.-

(1) The terminal tax levied under this Act shall be collected by means of a surcharge on fares by the railway administration, and where it is so collected the railway administration shall have all the powers and remedies for the recovery thereof as though the same were a rate or fare which the railway administration is empowered to levy under the Indian Railway Act, 1890 (9 of 1890).

(2) Such portion of the total proceeds of the tax attributable to any notified place as the Central Government may from time to time ascertain shall be deducted to meet the cost of collection of the tax.