review of the motor vehicles act, 1988

Report of the Expert Committee

Submitted to

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRT&H)

January 2011

Review of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

CONTENTS

Sr. No. Items Page No.

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List of Committee Members and Terms of References (Annexure I) 1

2 List of Committee Members and Representatives who assisted in deliberations (Annexure II)

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3 Redrafted Act Chapter-wise (Annexure III)

3.1 Chapter I – Preliminary 5

3.2 Chapter II – Licencing of Driver of Motor Vehicles

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3.3 Chapter III – Registration of Motor Vehicles

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3.4 Chapter IV – Control of Transport Vehicles

47

3.5 Chapter V – Construction, Equipment and Maintenance of Motor Vehicles

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3.6 Chapter VI – Control of Traffic

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3.7 Chapter VII – Motor Vehicle Temporarily Leaving or Visiting India

84

3.8 Chapter VIII – Offences, Penalties and Procedure

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3.9 Chapter IX – Miscellaneous

104

3.10 Schedule I – Category of Driving Licences

111

3.11 Schedule II – Penalty Point Scheme

113

4 Introduction to the Chapters and Chapter-wise Recommendations (Annexure IV)

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5 Section wise changes and reasons (Annexure V)

123

6 Recommendation to the Government of India (Annexure VI)

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Annexure- I

Government q Indira+;M;nistry of Road Transport & Highways

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New Delhi -110001ORDER

No.RT-1 1012/20109-MVL Dated the 14th September, 2809

Sub: Constitution of an Expert Committee to review the Motor Vehicles Act , 1988 and to suggestchanges therein.

It is proposed to review the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 in a comprehensive manner is orderto ensure that the provisions of the Act address present days requirements of the Road TransportSector in an effective manner. Accordingly it has been decided with the approval of competentauthority to const itute an Expert Committee with the following composition:-

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(i) Shri S. Sunder , Distinguished Fellow (TERI) & Former Secretary(Ministry of Surface Transport), New Delhi

,n) Professor Dinesh Mohan, IT, New Delhi(iii) Shri Q P. Agarwel, CEO & MD, UMTC, New Delhi(v)Shri S. R. Marathe , Director (ARAI), Dune(v) Shri Dilip Chenoy, DG (SIAM), New Delhi(vi)Shri N.K. Tripathi, Coln. ( Transport ), Govt, of Madhya Pradesh(vii)Shri 8haskar. Rao, Cofti, (Transport), Govt, of Karnataka(viii)Joint' Secretary & Legislative Counsel, Legislative Deptt ., New Delhi(ix)Shri S, N, Shrivas tava , Jt, Com.(Traffic), Delhi Police(x) Shri S.K. Dash, Joint Secretary (Transport), MfO RT&H

The terms of reference of the Expert Committee will b e as under:-

ChairmanMemberMemberMemberMemberMemberMemberMemberMember

Member Secretary

(o) To review the provisions of the Act in a comprehensive manner and to make appropriaterecommendations for amendments in the Act.

(ii) The Committee will also study the contemporary Act of the leading . Asian countries likeChina, Japan, etc. and make suggestions to adopt best practices as could be suitable for thecountry.

3. TA I DA to the members of the Committee for attending the meetings of the Committee willbe borne by the respective Departments / Organizations I State Governments. The Committeemay co-opt any other member as deem appropriate by the Chairman. The Committee, shall submitits report to this Ministry within a period of three months from the date of issue of this order.

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(i) Shri S Sunder, Distinguished Fellow (TERi) & Former Secretary (Ministry of SurfaceTransport), The Enertrv and Resources Institute, Darbari Seth Block, India Habitat CentreComplex, Lodhi Road. New Delhi-110 003. (Fax No. 24652144 124582145).tgi) Professor Dinesh Mohan. Indian Institute of Technology, ,Hau' Khas. New Delhi-1101016.(Fax No. 28562659).(iii) ShiJ O P ASar aai, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Urban Mass T ransiCompany Limited, Core 48, 41" Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi road. New Delhi-110003. (FaxNo. 24582 71 / 24682071).(iv) Shri Shrikant R. Marathe, Director, Automotive Research Association of India , P.O. Box No.632, Pune-411004. (Fax No. 0217-25434190)(v) Shri Dilip Cheney, Director General, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, Core 4S.Zone IV, 5th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi road, New Delhi-110003. (Fax No. 24648222)_(vi) Shri N.K. Tripathi, Transport Commissioner, Government of Madhya Pradesh , Moti Mahal,Gwalier . (Fax No, 0751-24291051,NO Shri Bhaskar Rao, Commissioner for Transport & Road Safety , Government of Karnataka,5i' Floor, rt Gate, M.S. Bull sing Dr_ S.R Arnbedkar Veedhi, Bangalore-560001, (Fax No. 080-22353783),(viii) Joint Secretary & Legislative Counsel , Ministry of Law & Jtcst , Leg islative Department, Awing, 40 Floor, Shastri Bhawan , New Delhi-110001. (Fax No. 23073497).(ix) Shri S. N.. Shrivastava, Joint Commissioner (Traffic), Delhi Police, 5 ` Floor, Police HeadQuarter, I.P. Estate. New 'Delhi (Fax No, 234904361.

(ANAND PRAKASH)Director ( Road Transport)

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The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Review Committee Hon’ble Chairman Shri S. Sundar, Distinguished Fellow (TERI), & Former Secretary, Ministry of Surface Transport, Government of India. Members/Co-opted members of the Committee:

(i) Professor Dinesh Mohan, IIT, New Delhi (ii) Shri O.P. Agarwal*, CEO & MD, UMTC, New Delhi. (iii) Shri S.R.Marathe, Director (ARAI), Pune. (iv) Shri Dilip Chenoy, former DG (SIAM) and presently, CEO & MD,

National Skill Development Corporation, New Delhi. (v) Shri Vishnu Mathur, DG, SIAM, New Delhi. (vi) Shri N.K.Tripathi*, Commissioner (Transport), Govt. of Madhya

Pradesh. (vii) Shri Bhaskar Rao, Commissioner (Transport), Govt. of Karnataka. (viii) Shri G. Narayan Raju, JS& LC, M/O Law & Justice, New Delhi. (ix) Shri S.N.Shrivastava*, former Jt. Commmissioner(Traffic), Delhi Police. (x) Shri Satyendra Garg, Joint Commissioner (Traffic), Delhi Police. (xi) Shri S.K.Dash, Joint Secretary (Transport), M/O RT&H. (xii) Shri Pankaj Agrawala,* former Principal Secretary (Transport),

Government of UP. (xiii) Shri Deepak Kapoor, Transport Commissioner, Govt. of Maharashtra. (xiv) Shri Upendra Tripathi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs. (xv) Shri J. Raymond Peter, former Transport Commissioner, Govt. of Andhra

Pradesh. (xvi) Shri J.P.Gupta, Transport Commissioner, Govt. of Gujarat. (xvii) Shri C.L.N. Gandhi, Additional Commissioner (Transport), Govt. of

Andhra Pradesh.

* could not continue on the committee due to change in the portfolio Officers who attended the meeting on a regular basis and contributed significantly to the deliberation and preparation of the report:

(i) Shri S V Thakur, Additional Commissioner (Transport), Govt. of Maharashtra,

(ii) Mrs Rashmi Urdhwareshe, Senior Deputy Director, ARAI, Pune. (iii) Shri R K Pandey, Traffic, Delhi Police. (iv) Shri Ravinder Soni, Traffic, Delhi Police (v) Shri K.K.Gandhi, Executive Director (Technical), SIAM (vi) Shri Pankaj Kumar Karn, Assistant Manager, SIAM (vii) Shri Md. Dastagir, Law Officer, Transport Department, Govt. of Karnataka

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Annexure II Officers from MORT&H who attended the meeting on a regular basis:

(i) Shri Anand Prakash, Director (Road Transport), M/O RT&H (ii) Shri Vivek Ashish, Under Secretary (Road Transport), M/O RT&H. (iii) Shri Jagmohan Jain, Assistant, M/O RT&H

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the

Motor Vehicle Act, 2011.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by

notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for

different provisions.

2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(1) “agricultural and forestry tractor” means a power driven vehicle, either wheeled

or track laying, which has atleast two axles, whose function depends essentially on

its tractive power, and which is specially designed to pull, push, carry or actuate

certain implements, machines or trailers intended for use in agriculture or forestry.

Such a tractor may be arranged to carry load and attendants.

(2) “area”, in relation to any provision of this Act, means such area as the State

Government may, having regard to the requirements of that provision, specify by

notification in the Official Gazette;

(3) “articulated vehicle” means a motor vehicle to which a semi-trailer or trailer is

attached or a vehicle which is composed of two or more rigid sections connected by

articulated joints for carriage of goods or passengers;

(4) “axle weight” means in relation to an axle of a vehicle the total weight

transmitted to the surface on which the vehicle rests by the wheel/ wheels attached to

that axle;

(5) “certificate of registration” means the certificate issued by a competent authority

to the effect that a motor vehicle has been duly registered in accordance with the

provisions of Chapter III;

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(6) “conductor” in relation to a stage carriage, means a person engaged in collecting

fares from passengers, regulating their entrance into, or exit from, the “public service

vehicle” and performing such other functions as may be prescribed;

(7) “contract carriage” means a motor vehicle which carries a passenger or

passengers for hire or reward and is engaged under a contract, whether expressed or

implied, for the use of such vehicle as a whole for the carriage of passengers

mentioned therein and entered into by a person with a holder of a permit in relation

to such vehicle or any person authorised by him in this behalf on a fixed or an agreed

rate or sum—

(a) on a time basis, whether or not with reference to any route or distance;

or

(b) from one point to another,

and in either case, without stopping to pick up or set down passengers not included in

the contract anywhere during the journey, and includes a taxi notwithstanding that

separate fares are charged for its passengers;

(8) “dealer” means a person engaged in the business of dealership or buying, selling

and/ or service of new or used motor vehicle either on his own or under contract or

any other agreement with the manufacturer or working as agent of manufacturer and

includes a person who is engaged —

(a) in building bodies for attachment to chassis; or

(b) in the business of hypothecation, leasing or hire-purchase of motor vehicles;

(9) “driver” means any person who drives or steers a motor vehicle;

(10) “driving licence” means the licence issued by a competent authority under

Chapter II authorising the person specified therein to drive, otherwise than as a

learner, a motor vehicle or a motor vehicle of any specified category of motor

vehicle/s;

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(11) “educational institution bus” means a passenger carrier constructed or adapted

to carry more than 6 persons excluding driver, which is owned by a school, college

or other educational institution or research organization and used solely for the

purpose of transporting students or staff of the institution in connection with its

activities;

(12) “fares” means sums payable for a season ticket or in respect of use of the

vehicle as a public service vehicle;

(13) “goods” means any kind of movable property and includes livestocks but does

not include persons and their personal effects,

Explanation: Motor vehicles being transported on another motor vehicle shall be also

considered as goods.

(14) “goods vehicle/ carriage” means any motor vehicle constructed, adapted or used

for the carriage of goods;

(15) “gross vehicle weight” means in respect of any vehicle the maximum weight of

the vehicle in laden condition as specified by the manufacturer and certified by the

approving authority;

(16) “hazardous goods” or “dangerous goods” means substances or articles notified

as hazardous or dangerous by the Government of India from time to time;

(17) “haulage tractor” means a motor vehicle designed primarily to haul other

vehicles which are not power driven such as trailers and semi-trailers;

(18) “heavy goods vehicle” means any goods carriage the gross vehicle weight of

which, exceeds 12,000 kilograms;

(19) “heavy passenger vehicle” means a passenger vehicle the gross vehicle weight

of which, exceeds 12,000 kilograms;

(20) “Importer” means a person importing a motor vehicle/s to India for the purpose

of use, sale or lease.

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(21) “learner’s licence” means the licence issued by a competent authority under

Chapter II authorising the person specified therein to drive as a learner, a motor

vehicle or a motor vehicle of any specified category;

(22) “licensing authority” means an authority empowered to issue licences under

Chapter II;

(23) “light motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle having four or more wheels, the

gross vehicle weight of which does not exceed 7500 kilograms and includes

passenger carriers and goods carriers;

(24) “manufacturer” means a person who is engaged in the manufacture of motor

vehicles;

(25) “medium goods vehicle” means goods carriage having gross vehicle weight

exceeding 7500 kilograms but not exceeding 12,000 kilograms;

(26) “medium passenger vehicle” means a passenger vehicle having gross vehicle

weight exceeding 7,500 kilograms but not exceeding 12,000 kilograms;

(27) “motor vehicle” or “vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle used in

any place whether the power of propulsion is transmitted thereto from an external or

internal source and includes a chassis to which a body has not been attached and a

trailer; but does not include a vehicle running upon fixed rails or a vehicle of a

special type adapted for use only in a factory or in any other enclosed premises or

vehicles with a maximum design speed less than 25 km/h and having power less than

250 W or such vehicles as may be notified by the Central Government from time to

time;

(28) “Multi-axled Vehicle” means a vehicle having more than two axles;

(29) “Non-road mobile machinery” means any mobile machine, construction

equipment, earth moving equipment, transportable industrial equipment or vehicle

with or without body work, not intended for the use of passenger or goods transport

on the road, in which an internal combustion engine is installed;

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Explanation: Vehicles used for carriage of passengers or goods on road and

certified as passenger vehicles or goods vehicles shall not be included in this

definition.

(30) “owner” means a person :

(a) in whose name a motor vehicle stands registered and where such person is a

minor, the guardian of such minor,

(b) and in relation to a motor vehicle which is the subject of a hire-purchase,

agreement, or an agreement of lease or an agreement of hypothecation, the person in

possession of the vehicle under that agreement;

(c) in respect of an unregistered vehicle, the person in possession or control of the

vehicle

(d) a vehicle manufacturer or importer or a dealer till such time the vehicle is

registered under Section 22 or 26

(31) “passenger vehicle” means any motor vehicle constructed or adapted for use for

the carriage of passengers and their personal luggage;

(32) “permit” means a permit issued by a State or Regional Transport Authority or an

authority prescribed in this behalf under this Act authorising the use of a motor

vehicle as a transport vehicle; this does not include Light Motor Vehicles used in

schemes to promote shared passenger traffic such as car pooling, car on sharing

basis, etc. as may be notified

Explanation: Carpool consists of two or more persons driving together in a privately

owned vehicle. At a workplace, employees may choose to carpool without any

assistance or involvement from the employer

(33) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(34) “private service vehicle” means a motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry

more than six persons excluding the driver and ordinarily used by or on behalf of the

owner of such vehicle for the purpose of carrying persons for, or in connection with,

his trade or business otherwise than for hire or reward but does not include a motor

vehicle used for public purposes;

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(35) “public place” means a road, street, way or other place, whether a thoroughfare

or not, to which the public have a right of access, and includes any place or stand at

which passengers are picked up or set down;

(36) “public service vehicle” means any motor vehicle used or adapted to be used for

the carriage of passengers for hire or reward,; this does not include Light Motor

Vehicles used in schemes to promote shared passenger traffic such as car pooling, car

on sharing basis, etc. as may be notified

(37) “registered axle weight” means in respect of the axle of any vehicle, the axle

weight certified and registered as permissible for that axle;

(38) “registering authority” means an authority empowered to register motor vehicles

under Chapter III;

(39) “route” means a line of travel which may be traversed by a motor vehicle ;

(40) “semi-trailer” means ; any trailer designed to be coupled to a motor vehicle in

such a way that a part of its weight and/ or a part of its load is borne by the motor

vehicle to which it is coupled.;

(41 ) “stage carriage” means a a passenger vehicle used, constructed or adapted to

carry more than 13 persons (including driver) for hire or reward at separate fares

paid by or for individual passengers, either for the whole journey or for stages of the

journey;

(42) “State transport undertaking” means any undertaking providing road transport

service, where such undertaking is carried on by,—

(i) the Central Government or a State Government;

(ii) any Road Transport Corporation established under section 3 of the Road

Transport Corporations Act, 1950;

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(iii) any corporation or company owned or controlled by the Central Government or

one or more State Governments, or by the Central Government and one or more State

Governments;

(iv) any local authority constituted under article 243 or 243 A of the Constitution of

India.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, “road transport service” means

a service of motor vehicles carrying passengers or goods or both by road for hire or

reward;

(43) “taxi” means a light motor vehicle used for carriage of not more than 13 persons

(including driver) for hire or reward but does not include vehicles which are used in

schemes to promote shared passenger traffic such as car pooling, car on sharing

basis, etc. as may be notified.

(44) “tourist vehicle” means a contract carriage constructed or adapted and equipped

and maintained in accordance with such specifications as may be prescribed in this

behalf;

(45) “traffic signs” includes all signals, warning sign posts, direction posts, markings

on the road or other devices for the information, guidance or direction to any user of

the road;

(46 ) “trailer” means any non-self-propelled vehicle designed, constructed or adapted

to be drawn by a vehicle driven by its own power but does not include a side car

attached to a two wheeler;

(47 ) “transport vehicle” means a motor vehicle used for carriage of passengers for

hire or reward or a goods vehicle but does not include private service vehicle.

(48). “two wheeler” means a two wheeled motor vehicle with or without a detachable

side car with one or more wheels and includes a two wheeler adapted for use by

differently abled person.

(49) “three wheeled Vehicle” means a motor vehicle having three wheels designed,

constructed or adapted for the carriage of persons and/ or goods, but does not include

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a two wheeler attached with a side car or a two wheeler adapted for use by differently

abled persons.

(50) “unladen weight” means the weight of a vehicle or trailer including all

equipment ordinarily used with the vehicle or trailer when working, but excluding

the weight of a driver or attendant; and where alternative parts or bodies are used the

unladen weight of the vehicle means the weight of the vehicle with the heaviest such

alternative part or body;

(51) “Vehicle for differently abled persons” means a motor vehicle specially

designed and constructed or adapted for the use by or for a person who is differently

abled;

(52) “weight” means the total weight transmitted by the wheels of a vehicle to the

surface on which the vehicle rests.

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CHAPTER II

LICENCING OF DRIVER OF MOTOR VEHICLES

3. Necessity for driving licence. – (1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle

in any place unless he holds an effective driving licence issued to him by the

licencing authority authorizing him to drive the vehicle.

(2) No owner or person in charge of a motor vehicle shall cause or permit any

person who does not hold an effective driving licence to drive the motor vehicle.

(3) The provisions of subsection (1) and (2) shall not apply to, a person

receiving instructions in driving a motor vehicle, provided he has a valid learners

licence and shall be subjected to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Central

Government in this regard.

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1) or (2), no person

shall drive a motor vehicle mentioned in column4 of Schedule I, unless he holds a

valid authorization to drive that type of vehicle.

(5) A learner’s licence or a driving licence, issued under this Act, shall be

effective throughout India.

4. Category of driving licences. – (1) A driving licence shall be issued by

the licencing authority for the category of licence mentioned in column 2 of Schedule

I authorizing him to drive any motor vehicle mentioned in column 3 against that

category.

Provided that a licence holder shall not be authorized to drive a vehicle

mentioned in column 4 unless he has passed such test or has produced such

certificate, in addition to requirements of section 6, as may be prescribed by the

central government.

(2) A person may be authorized to drive vehicles of different categories

subject to his satisfying requirements of section 6.

5. Eligibility for driving a motor vehicle. – (1) No person under the age of

eighteen years shall drive a motor vehicle in any place.

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(2) No person under the age of twenty years shall drive a transport vehicle in

any place.

Provided that no driving licence to drive a transport vehicle shall be granted

to a person unless he possesses such educational qualification as may be prescribed

by the Central Government in this regard and produces a driving certificate issued by

a school or establishment referred to in section 12.

No person shall be granted a driving licence unless he is medically fit to hold

that category of licence and the criterion for fitness shall be as may be prescribed by

the Central government.

Provided that a licence to drive a vehicle for differently abled person may be

issued to such a person if the licencing authority is satisfied that he can drive such a

carriage.

6. Grant of driving licence. – (1) A person who wants to hold a driving

licence, may apply to the licensing authority having jurisdiction over the area –

(i) in which he ordinarily resides or carries on business, or

(ii) in which the school or establishment referred to in section 12

from where he is receiving or has received instruction in driving a

motor vehicle is situated.

(2) Every application under sub-section (1) shall be in such form and shall be

accompanied by such fee and such documents as may be prescribed by the Central

Government.

(3) A person who has made an application for granting of driving licence for

any category of vehicles mentioned in column 2 of Schedule I shall first be issued a

learning licence for that category of vehicle which is valid for a period of nine

months. The learning licence issued under this section shall not be renewable.

(4) No driving or learning licence shall be issued to any applicant unless he

passes to the satisfaction of the licensing authority such test of competence as may be

prescribed by the Central Government.

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Provided that, the licensing authority shall exempt the applicant from the test

of competence prescribed under this sub-section, if the licensing authority is

satisfied:

(i) that the applicant has previously held a driving licence and that the period

between the date of expiry of that licence and the date of such application

does not exceed three years; or

(ii) that the applicant holds or has previously held a driving licence issued

under section 18; or

(iii) the applicant holds a driving licence to drive such class of vehicle issued

by a competent authority of any country outside India, subject to the

condition that the condition that the application shall be in such form and

shall be accompanied by such fee and such documents as may be

prescribed by the Government of India.

7. Grant of Authorisation.--(1) No authorization for driving a type of

vehicle mentioned in column 4 of Schedule I shall be granted by a licencing authority

unless the applicant

(i) holds a valid licence to drive a vehicle of the category as specified

in Schedule I to which this vehicle belongs; and

(ii) has submitted a certificate of competence from a recognized

institute or authority as may be prescribed.

(2) A person applying for authorisation for driving a type of vehicle

mentioned in column 4 of Schedule I shall apply in such form and accompanied with

such documents and shall pay such fee as may be prescribed by the state government.

(3) An authorization issued under this section shall be valid for such period as

may be prescribed.

(4) An authorization may be renewed in such manner as may be prescribed.

8. Unique licence number. –(1) A person authorized to drive a vehicle

according to section 6, shall be assigned a unique number to his driving licence. The

licence number issued under this section shall remain the same irrespective of

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changes in licence under section (11), 3(5), (13) and (14). The unique license

number shall be assigned in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central

Government.

(2) The licence holders, who have obtained licence before commencement of

this Act, shall be required to obtain the unique number in a period of two years from

that date of commencement of the Act.

9. Change of residence or place of business.--(1) If the licence holder

ceases to reside at or changes his place of business from the address recorded in the

driving licence, he shall, within three months of any such change of address, intimate

in such form accompanied by such documents as may be prescribed by the Central

Government, his new address, to the licencing authority within whose jurisdiction he

has the residence or place of business in order that the new address may be recorded

therein.

(2) On receipt of intimation under sub-section (1), the licencing authority

may, after making such verification as it may think fit, cause the new address to be

entered in the driving licence.

(3) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply where the change of the address

recorded in the driving licence is due to a temporary absence not intended to exceed

three months in duration.

10. Form and contents of licences.– Every learner’s licence and driving

licence, shall be in such form including electronic format and shall contain such

information as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

Provided that different forms and particulars of information may be

prescribed for the driving licences issued under the provisions of section 6 or 18.

11. Additions to driving licence. –(1) No person shall, while he holds any

driving licence for the time being in force, hold any other driving licence except a

learner’s licence or a driving licence issued in accordance with the provisions of

section 18 or a document authorising, in accordance with the rules made under

section 102, the person specified therein to drive a motor vehicle.

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(2) Any person holding a driving licence of any category may apply to the

licensing authority for the addition of any other category to the licence.

(3) Subject to such rules as may be prescribed by the Central government,

the provisions of section 5 shall apply to an application under this section as if the

said application was for the grant of a licence under that section for that category of

licence which the applicant desires to be added to his licence.

12. Authorisation and regulation of schools or establishments for

imparting instruction in driving of motor vehicles.--(1) A driving school or an

establishment imparting driving education shall obtain authorisation from the State

Government.

(2) Authorisation to a driving school or an establishment imparting driving

education shall be granted in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central

Government.

13. Validity of driving licence. – (1) A driving licence issued or renewed

under this Act shall –

(a) in the case of a licence to drive a transport vehicle, be effective for a

period of five years:

; and

Provided that the authorisation to drive a transport vehicle carrying goods of

dangerous or hazardous nature will be effective for a period of three years

and renewal thereof shall be subject to the condition that the driver undergoes

one day refresher course of the prescribed syllabus.

(b) in the case of any other licence, if the person obtaining the licence -

(i), has not attained the age of fifty years on the date of issue, until the

date on which such person attains the age of fifty years; or

(ii) has attained the age of fifty years on the date of issue or, as the

case may be, renewal thereof, until the date on which such person

attains the age of seventy years; or

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(iii) has attained the age of seventy years on the date of issue or, as the

case may be, renewal thereof, for a period of five years from the date

of such issue or renewal.

(2) Every driving licence of non-transport vehicle shall, notwithstanding its

expiry under this section, continue to be effective for a period of sixty days from

such expiry.

14. Renewal of driving licences. – (1) The licensing authority may, on

application being made to it, renew a driving licence issued under the provisions of

this Act with effect from the date of its expiry provided that the application for the

same is made

(i) within 60 days after the expiry period in case of a non-transport licence;

(ii) before the period of expiry in cases other than those covered in clause (i).

Provided any such application may be made during such period before expiry

as may be prescribed and different periods can be prescribed for different category of

licences.

Provided further that in any case where the application for the renewal of a

licence is made more than sixty days after the date of its expiry, but not later than 3

years, the driving licence shall be renewed with effect from the date of application.

(2) An application for the renewal of a driving licence shall be made in such

form and accompanied by such documents and such fee as may be prescribed by the

Central Government.

(3) No driving licence shall be renewed to any applicant unless he passes to

the satisfaction of the licensing authority such test of competence as may be


Provided that a person who seeks renewal of his license at the age of fifty and

subsequently at the age of seventy years shall be required to produce a medical

certificate.

15. Refusal to issue driving licence.-- (1) If, from the application or from the

medical certificate, it appears that the applicant is suffering from any disease or

disability which is likely to cause the driving by him of a motor vehicle of the

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category for which he, has applied for, to be a source of danger to the public or to

the passengers, the licensing authority shall refer the matter to a medical board

constituted for this purpose by the State Government to recommend to the licencing

authority to issue or refuse the driving or learning licence;

Provided that a driving licence limited to driving a vehicle for differently

abled person may be issued to the applicant, if the licensing authority is satisfied that

he is fit to drive such a carriage.

(2) If the licensing authority is satisfied, after giving the applicant an

opportunity of being heard, that he is a person whose licence to drive any motor

vehicle has, at any time earlier, been revoked, it may for reasons to be recorded in

writing, make an order refusing to issue a driving licence to such person for the

period of revocation.

16. Revocation of driving licence on grounds of disease or disability.–

Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sections, the licensing authority

may at any time refer to a medical board constituted for this purpose by the State

Government to recommend to the licencing authority to revoke or otherwise, a

driving licence or may require, as a condition of continuing to hold such driving

licence, the holder thereof to produce a medical certificate in the form and in the

manner as may be prescribed, if the licensing authority has reasonable grounds to

believe that the holder of the driving licence is, by virtue of any disease or disability,

unfit to drive a motor vehicle.

17. Orders refusing or revoking driving licences and appeals there

from.– (1) Where a licensing authority refuses to issue any learner’s licence or to

issue or renew, or revokes, any driving licence, or refuses to add a category of motor

vehicle to any driving licence, it shall do so by an order communicated to the

applicant or the holder, as the case may be, giving the reasons in writing for such

refusal or revocation.

(2) Any person aggrieved by an order made under sub-section (1) may, within

forty five days of the service on him of the order, appeal to the prescribed authority

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which shall decide the appeal after giving such person and the authority which made

the order an opportunity of being heard.

18. Driving licences to drive motor vehicles, belonging to the Central

Government - (1) Such authority as may be prescribed by the Central Government

may issue driving licence to persons not below eighteen years of age to drive motor

vehicles which are the property or for the time being under the exclusive control of

the Central Government and are used for Government purposes relating to the

defence of the country and unconnected with any commercial enterprise.

(2) A driving licence issued under this section shall not entitle the holder to

drive any motor vehicle except a motor vehicle referred to in sub-section (1).

(3) The authority issuing any driving licence under this section shall, at the

request of any State Government, furnish such information respecting any person to

whom a driving licence is issued under this section.

19. Power of licensing authority to disqualify from holding a driving

licence or revoke such licence.--(1) If a licensing authority is satisfied, after giving

the holder of a driving licence an opportunity of being heard, that the –

(a) is using or has used a motor vehicle in the commission of a cognizable

offence. or

(b) has by his previous conduct as driver of a motor vehicle shown that his

driving is likely to be attended with danger to the public; or

(c) has obtained any driving licence or a licence to drive a particular category

of motor vehicle by fraud or misrepresentation; or

(d) has committed any such act which is likely to cause nuisance or danger to

the public, as may be prescribed by the Central Government, having regard to the

objects of this Act; or

(e) has failed to submit to, or has not passed, the tests referred to in the proviso

to sub-section (3) of section 22; or

(f) he has been awarded 12 or more driver penalty points.

it may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, make an order –

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(g) disqualifying that person for a specified period for holding or obtaining any

driving licence to drive all or any category of vehicles specified in the licence; or

(ii) revoke any such licence.

Provided that an order of disqualification shall be for a period of one year

which may extend to a period of 5 years on inviting disqualification second time.

(2) Where an order under sub-section (1) is made, the holder of a driving

licence shall forthwith surrender his driving licence to the licensing authority making

the order, if the driving licence has not already been surrendered, and the licensing

authority shall, -

(a) if the driving licence is a driving licence issued under this Act, keep it

until the disqualification has expired or has been removed; or

(b) if it is not a driving licence issued under this Act, endorse the

disqualification upon it and send it to the licensing authority by which it was

issued; or

(c) in the case of revocation of any licence, endorse the revocation upon it

and if it is not the authority which issued the same, intimate the fact of

revocation to the authority which issued that licence ;

Provided that where the driving licence of a person authorizes him to drive

more than one category of motor vehicles and the order, made under subsection (1),

disqualifies him from driving any specified category of motor vehicles, the licensing

authority shall endorse the disqualification upon the driving licence and return the

same to the holder.

(3) Any person aggrieved by an order made by a licensing authority under

sub-section (1) may, within thirty days of the receipt of the order, appeal to the

prescribed authority, and such appellate authority shall after giving an opportunity of

being heard pass such order as it thinks fit and an order passed by any such appellate

authority shall be final.

20. Power of Court to disqualify. –(1) Where a person is convicted of an

offence under this Act or of an offence in the commission of which a motor vehicle

was used, the Court by which such person is convicted may, subject to the provisions

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of this Act, in addition to imposing any other punishment authorized by law, declare

the persons so convicted to be disqualified, for such period as the Court may specify,

from holding any driving licence to drive all category of vehicles, or any particular

category of such vehicles, as are specified in such licence:

Provided that in respect of an offence punishable under section 111 no such

order shall be made for the first or second offence.

(2) Where a person is convicted of an offence under section 96, section 97 or

section 119, the Court convicting any person of any such offence shall order the

disqualification under sub-section (1), and if the offence is relatable to section 96 or

section 97, such disqualification shall be for a period of not less than one month, and

if the offence is relatable to section 119, such disqualification shall be for a period of

not less than six months.

(3) A Court shall, unless for special reasons to be recorded in writing it thinks fit

to order otherwise, order the disqualification of a person—

(a) who having been convicted of an offence punishable under section 118 is

again convicted of an offence punishable under that section,

(b) who is convicted of an offence punishable under section 124, or

(c) who is convicted of an offence punishable under section 127:

Provided that the period of disqualification shall not exceed, in the case referred

to in clause (a), five years, or in the case referred to in clause (b), two years or, in the

case referred to in clause (c), one year.

(4) A Court ordering the disqualification of a person convicted of an offence

punishable under section 118 may direct that such person shall, whether he has

previously passed the test of competence to drive as referred to section 6 or not,

remain disqualified until he has subsequent to the making of the order of

disqualification passed that test to the satisfaction of the licensing authority.

(5) The court to which an appeal would ordinarily lie from any conviction of an

offence of the nature specified in sub-section (1) may set aside or vary any order of

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disqualification made under that sub-section notwithstanding that no appeal would lie

against the conviction as a result of which such order of disqualification was made.

21. Suspension of driving licence in certain cases. –(1) Where, in relation

to a person who had been previously convicted of an offence punishable under

section 119, a case is registered by a police officer on the allegation that such person

has, by such dangerous driving as is referred to in the said section 119, of any

category of motor vehicle caused the death of, or grievous hurt to, one or more

persons, the driving licence held by such person shall in relation to such category of

motor vehicle become suspended –

(a) for a period of three months from the date on which the case is registered,

or

(b) if such person is discharged or acquitted before the expiry of the period

aforesaid, until such discharge or acquittal, as the case may be.

(2) Where, by virtue of the provisions of sub-section (1), the driving licence

held by a person becomes suspended, the police officer, by whom the case referred to

in sub-section (1) is registered, shall bring such suspension to the notice of the Court

competent to take cognizance of such offence, and thereupon, such Court shall take

possession of the driving licence, endorse the suspension thereon and intimate the

fact of such endorsement to the licensing authority by which the licence was granted

or last renewed within a period fifteen days.

(3) Where the person referred to in sub-section (1) is acquitted or discharged,

the Court shall cancel the endorsement on such driving licence with regard to the

suspension thereof.

22. Suspension or cancellation of driving licence on conviction. –(1)

Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 20 where a person,

referred to in sub-section (1) of section 21 is convicted of an offence of causing, by

such dangerous driving as is referred to in section 118 of any category of motor

vehicle the death of or grievous hurt to, one or more persons, the Court by which

such person is convicted may cancel, or suspend for such period as it may think fit,

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the driving licence held by such person insofar as it relates to that category of motor

vehicle.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 15, if a

person, having been previously convicted of an offence punishable under section 119

is again convicted of an offence punishable under that section, the Court, making

such subsequent conviction, shall, by order, cancel the driving licence held by such

person.

(3) If a driving licence is cancelled or suspended under this section, the Court

shall take the driving licence in its custody, endorse the cancellation or, as the case

may be, suspension, thereon and send the driving licence so endorsed to the authority

by which the licence was issued or last renewed and such authority shall, on receipt

of the licence, keep the licence in its safe custody, and in the case of a suspended

licence, return the licence to the holder thereof after the expiry of the period of

suspension on an application made by him for such return.

Provided that no such licence shall be returned unless the holder thereof has,

after the expiry of the period of suspension, undergone and passed, to the satisfaction

of the licensing authority by which the licence was issued or last renewed, a fresh test

of competence to drive referred to in section 6 and produced a medical certificate in

the same form and in the same manner as is referred to section 6.

(4) If a licence to drive a particular category of motor vehicles is cancelled or

suspended under this section, the person holding such a licence shall be debarred

from holding, or obtaining, any licence to drive such particular category of motor

vehicles so long as the cancellation or suspension of the driving licence remains in

force.

23. Effect of disqualification order. – (1) A person in respect of whom any

disqualification order is made under section 19 or section 20 shall be debarred to the

extent and for the period specified in such order from holding or obtaining a driving

licence and the driving licence, if any, held by such person at the date of the order

shall cease to be effective to such extent and during such period.

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(2) the operation of a disqualification order made under section 20 shall not

be suspended or postponed while an appeal is pending against such order or against

the conviction as a result of which such order is made, unless the appellate Court so

directs.

(3) Any person in respect of whom any disqualification order has been made

may at any time after the expiry of six months from the date of the order, apply to the

Court or other authority by which the order was made, to remove the disqualification;

and the Court or authority, as the case may be, may having regard to all the

circumstances, either cancel or vary the disqualification order:

Provided that where the Court or other authority refuses to cancel or vary any

disqualification order under this section, a second application thereunder shall not be

entertained before the expiry of a period of three months from the date of such

refusal.

(4) A court or authority making an order of disqualification shall intimate to

the licencing authority in this regard and on receipt of such intimation, licencing

authority shall endorse the same on the licence in such manner as may be prescribed.

24. Maintenance of State Registers of Driving Licences. – Each State

Government shall maintain database of Driving Licences, in respect of driving

licences issued and renewed by the licensing authorities of the State Government in

such format and such manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

25. Power of Central Government to make rules.— The Central

Government may make rules—(a) regarding conditions referred to in sub-section

(3) of section 3;

(b) providing for the form in which the application for learner’s licence may be

made, the information it shall contain and the documents to be submitted with the

application referred in section 6;

(c) providing for the form of medical certificate referred to in section 6;

(d) providing for the particulars for the test referred to in section 6;

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(e) providing for the form in which the application for driving licence may be

made, the information it shall contain and the documents to be submitted with the

application referred to in section 6;

(f) providing for the particulars regarding test of competence to drive, referred to in

section 6;

(g) specifying the minimum educational qualifications of persons to whom licences

to drive transport vehicles may be issued under this Act and the time within which

such qualifications are to be acquired by such persons;

(h) providing for the form and contents of the licences referred to in section 10

(i) providing for the form and contents of the application referred to in section 11

and documents to be submitted with the application and the fee to be charged;

(j) providing for the conditions subject to which section 6 shall apply to an

application made under section 11;

(k) providing for the form and contents of the application referred to in section 14

and the documents to accompany such application section 14;

(l) providing for the authority to grant licences under 18;

(m) specifying the fees payable under section 6 and section 14 for the grant of

learner’s licences, and for the grant and renewal of driving licences and licences for

the purpose of regulating the schools or establishments for imparting instructions in

driving motor vehicles;

(n) specifying the acts for the purposes under section 19;

(o) to provide for all or any of the matters referred to in section 24;

(p) any other matter which is, or has to be, prescribed by the Central Government..

26. Power of State Government to make rules.— A State Government may

make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Chapter other

than the matters specified in section 25.

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CHAPTER III

REGISTRAION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

27. Necessity for registration.-- (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle

and no owner of a motor vehicle shall cause or permit the vehicle to be driven in any

place unless the vehicle is registered in accordance with this Chapter.

Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to a motor vehicle in possession of a

manufacturer, dealer or importer as otherwise prescribed by the Central Government.

(2) A motor vehicle registered and a certificate of registration issued and in

force under this Act in respect of such vehicle shall be effective throughout India.

28. Registration, where to be made.-- Subject to the provisions of section

30, section 31 and section 44, every owner of a motor vehicle shall cause the vehicle

to be registered by a registering authority in whose jurisdiction he has the residence

or place of business where the vehicle is normally kept

29. Registration, how to be made. – (1) An application by or on behalf of

the owner of a motor vehicle for registration shall be in such form, accompanied by

such documents, particulars and information, and fee and shall be made within such

period as may be prescribed by the Central Government:

Provided that where a motor vehicle is jointly owned by more persons than

one, the application shall be made by one of them on behalf of all the owners and

such applicant shall be deemed to be the owner of the motor vehicle for the purpose

of this Act.

(2) The application for registration shall be accompanied by such proof of

parking space as may be prescribed by the State Government.

(3) The registering authority shall issue to the owner of a motor vehicle

registered by it a certificate of registration in such form and containing such

particulars and information and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central

Government.

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(4) The registering authority shall enter the particulars of the certificate

referred to in sub-section (3) in a database to be maintained in such form and manner

as may be prescribed by the Central Government

(5) The registering authority shall assign to the vehicle, for display thereon in

a manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government, a distinguishing mark (in

this Act referred to as the registration mark) consisting of alphabets and numbers as

are allotted to the State by the Central Government from time to time by notification

in the Official Gazette.

(6) A certificate of registration issued under sub-section (3), whether before

or after the commencement of this Act, in respect of a motor vehicle, other than a

transport vehicle, shall, subject to the provisions contained in this Act, be valid only

for a such period as may be prescribed by the Central Government from time to time

and shall be renewable.

Provided that the Central Government may prescribe different validity

periods for different types of vehicles.

(7) An application by or on behalf of the owner of a motor vehicle, other than

a transport vehicle, for the renewal of a certificate of registration shall be made

within such period and in such form, containing such particulars and information

and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

(8) Subject to the provisions of section 40, the registering authority may, on

receipt of an application under sub-section (8), renew the certificate of registration

for such period as may be prescribed but not exceeding five years.

(9) An application for the issue of a duplicate certificate of registration shall

be made to the registering authority] in such form, containing such particulars and

information along with such fee as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

29A. Provision for third party insurance - Notwithstanding anything

contained in this chapter, no motor vehicle shall be registered or certificate of

registration renewed, unless there is in force, in relation to use of the vehicle a policy

of insurance.

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30. Special provision for registration of motor vehicles of diplomatic

officers, etc. –(1) Where an application for registration of a motor vehicle is made

under sub-section (1) of section 29 by or on behalf of any diplomatic officer or

consular officer, then, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) or

subsection (5) of that section, the registering authority shall register the vehicle in

such manner and in accordance with such procedure as may be provided by rules

made in this behalf by the Central Government under sub-section (3) and shall assign

to the vehicle for display thereon a special registration mark in accordance with the

provisions contained in those rules and shall issue a certificate (hereafter in this

section referred to as the certificate of registration) that the vehicle has been

registered under this section; and any vehicle so registered shall not, so long as it

remains the property of any diplomatic officer or consular officer, require to be

registered otherwise under this Act.

(2) If any vehicle registered under this section ceases to be the property of

any diplomatic officer or consular officer, the certificate of registration issued under

this section shall also cease to be effective, and the provisions of sections 27 and 28

shall thereupon apply.

(3) The Central Government may make rules for the registration of motor

vehicles belonging to diplomatic officers and consular officers regarding the

procedure to be followed by the registering authority for registering such vehicles,

the form in which the certificates of registration of such vehicles are to be issued, the

manner in which such certificates of registration are to be sent to the owners of the

vehicles and the special registration marks to be assigned to such vehicles.

(4) For the purposes of this section, “diplomatic officer” or “consular officer”

means any person who is recognised as such by the Central Government and if any

question arises as to whether a person is or is not such an officer, the decision of the

Central Government thereon shall be final.

31. Temporary registration. – (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in

section 28, the owner of a motor vehicle may apply to the registering authority or

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other prescribed agency where vehicle is purchased or brought into the territory of

India in the prescribed manner to have the vehicle temporarily registered and for the

issue of a temporary certificate of registration and a temporary registration mark.

(2) A registration made under this section shall be valid only for a period not

exceeding one month, and shall not be renewable:

Provided that where a motor vehicle so registered is a chassis to which a body

has not been attached and the same is detained in a workshop beyond the said period

of one month for being fitted with a body or for any unforeseen circumstances

beyond the control of the owner, the period may, on payment of such fees, as may be

prescribed, be extended by such further period as the registering authority or other

prescribed authority, as the case may be, may allow.

32. Production of vehicle at the time of registration. - The registering

authority shall before proceeding to register a motor vehicle or renew the certificate

of registration in respect of a motor vehicle, other than a transport vehicle, require the

person applying for registration of the vehicle or, as the case may be, for renewing

the certificate of registration to produce the vehicle either before itself or such

agency as the State Government may by order appoint in order that the registering

authority may satisfy itself that the particulars contained in the application are true

and that vehicle complies with the requirements of the Act and of the rules made

thereunder.

Provided that the dealer shall certify particulars of a new vehicle, which is

type approved and fully body built as defined under section 75 and manufactured in

India, as mentioned in the application for registration of the vehicle and owner shall

not be required to produce such a vehicle before the registering authority.

33. Refusal of registration or renewal of the certificate of registration.--

The registering authority may, by order, refuse to register any motor vehicle, or

renew the certificate of registration in respect of a motor vehicle ( other than a

transport vehicle), if in either case, the registering authority has reason to believe;

(i) that it is a stolen motor vehicle or

(ii) the vehicle is mechanically defective or

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(iii) fails to comply with the requirements of this Act or of the rules made thereunder,

or

(iv) applicant fails to provide particulars as prescribed in section 29 or to furnish

particulars of any previous registration of the vehicle or

(v) furnishes inaccurate particulars in the application for registration of the vehicle

or, as the case may be, for renewal of the certificate of registration thereof.

The registering authority shall furnish the applicant whose vehicle is refused

registration, or whose application for renewal of the certificate of registration is

refused, a copy of such order, together with the reasons for such refusal.

34. Change of residence or place of business.-- (1) If the registered owner

of a motor vehicle ceases to reside at or changes his place of business from the

address recorded in the certificate of registration of the vehicle, he shall, within

ninety days of any such change of address, intimate in such form accompanied by

such documents as may be prescribed by the Central Government, his new address,

to the registering authority by which the certificate of registration was issued if the

new address is within the jurisdiction of the registering authority or to the registering

authority within whose jurisdiction he has the residence or place of business in order

that the new address may be entered therein.

(2) On receipt of intimation under sub-section (1), the registering authority

may, after making such verification as it may think fit, cause the new address to be

entered in the certificate of registration.

(3) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply where the change of the address

recorded in the certificate of registration is due to a temporary absence with vehicle

not intended to exceed three months in duration or where the motor vehicle is neither

used nor removed from the address recorded in the certificate of registration.

35. Transfer of ownership – (1) Where the ownership of any motor vehicle

registered under this Chapter is transferred, the transferee shall, within thirty days of

the transfer, report the transfer along with proof of an agreement occasioning such

transfer as prescribed, to the registering authority within whose jurisdiction he has

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the residence or place of business where the vehicle is normally kept, as the case may

be, and shall forward the certificate of registration to that registering authority

together with the prescribed fee in order that particulars of the transfer of ownership

may be entered in the certificate of registration.

Provided an acknowledgement receipt shall be given to applicant in such manner as

may be prescribed.

(2) Where –

(a) the person in whose name a motor vehicle stands registered dies, or,

(b) a motor vehicle has been purchased or acquired at a public auction conducted

by, or on behalf of, Government, the person succeeding to the possession of the

vehicle or, as the case may be, who has purchased or acquired the motor vehicle,

shall make an application for the purpose of transferring the ownership of the vehicle

in his name, to the registering authority in whose jurisdiction he has the residence or

place of business where the vehicle is normally kept, as the case may be, in such

manner, accompanied with such fee, and within such period as may be prescribed by

the Central Government.

(3) On receipt of a report under sub-section (1), or an application under

subsection (2), the registering authority may cause the transfer of ownership if it is

satisfied that there is no outstanding tax against such vehicle or there is no other

reason for doing such a request as may be specified, to be entered in the certificate of

registration.

(4) A registering authority making any such entry shall communicate the

transfer of ownership to the transferor.

36. Special provisions regarding motor vehicle subject to hire-purchase

agreement, etc.- Definitions for the purpose of this section:

(a) financier: a person registered under the Banking Regulation Act, 1911 or

registered as the Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) with the RBI and also

registered with the prescribed authority in a state as decided by the state government

for this purpose and with whom an owner of motor vehicle has entered into an

agreement

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(b) agreement: an agreement for hypothecation, lease or hire-purchase under the

appropriate law

(c) certificate: a no objection certificate issued by a financier

(d) appropriate authority: for the purpose of subsection (6), (8) and (9); “appropriate

authority” in relation to any permit, means the authority which is authorised under

this Act to renew such permit and, in relation to registration means the authority

which is authorised under this Act to issue a certificate of registration.

(1) Where an application for registration of a motor vehicle which is held

under an agreement is made in such form as the Central Government may prescribe

from the parties to the said agreement, the registering authority shall make an entry

in the certificate of registration regarding the existence of the said agreement.

(2) Where the ownership of any motor vehicle registered under this Chapter is

transferred and the transferee enters into the said agreement with a financier, the

registering authority shall, on receipt of an application from the parties to the said

agreement, make an entry as to the existence of the said agreement in the certificate

of registration.

(2a) An application under sub-section 1 or 2 shall be made in such form as

the Central Government may prescribe from the parties to the said agreement and

shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.

Provided that different fee may be prescribed for different category of vehicles.

(3) Any entry made under subsection (1) or subsection (2) may be cancelled

by the registering authority on proof of the termination of the said agreement by the

parties concerned on an application being made in such form as the Central

Government may prescribe.

(4) No entry regarding the transfer of ownership of any motor vehicle which

is held under the said agreement shall be made in the certificate of registration except

with the consent of the financier in such manner as may be prescribed.

(5) Where the financier, satisfies the registering authority that he has taken

possession of the vehicle from the registered owner owing to the default of the

registered owner under the provisions of the said agreement and that the registered

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owner refuses to deliver the certificate of registration or has absconded, such

authority may, after giving the registered owner an opportunity through a notice

given in such manner as prescribed to make such representation as he may wish to

make cancel the certificate and issue a fresh certificate of registration in the name of

the financier.

Provided that a fresh certificate of registration shall not be issued in respect of

a motor vehicle, unless such person pays the prescribed fee:

Provided further that a fresh certificate of registration issued in respect of a

motor vehicle, other than a transport vehicle, shall be valid only for the remaining

period for which the certificate cancelled under this sub-section would have been in

force.

(6) The registered owner shall, while applying to the appropriate authority,

for the renewal of a permit under section 61 or for the issue of duplicate certificate of

registration under section 29, or at the time of conversion of the vehicle from one

category to another, or for change of residence or place of business under section 34,

or for the alteration of the vehicle under section 37, also make an application to the

financier for the certificate in such manner as may be prescribed.

(7) Within seven days of the receipt of an application under sub-section (6),

the financier may issue, or refuse, for reasons recorded in writing and communicated

to the appropriate authority to issue the certificate applied for, and where the

financier fails to issue the certificate and also fails to communicate the reasons for

refusal to issue the certificate to the appropriate authority within the said period of

seven days, the certificate applied for shall be deemed to have been issued by the

financier.

(8) On receipt of an application for the renewal of any permit or for the issue

of duplicate certificate of registration or for assignment of a new registration mark in

respect of a vehicle which is held under the said agreement, the appropriate authority

may, subject to the other provisions of this act, -

(a) in a case where the financier has refused to issue the certificate applied

for, after giving the applicant an opportunity of being heard, either –

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(i) renew or refuse to renew the permit, or

(ii) issue or refuse to issue the duplicate certificate of registration, or

(ii) assign or refuse to assign a new registration mark ;

(b) in any other case, -

(i) renew the permit, or

(ii) issue duplicate certificate of registration, or

(iii) assign a new registration mark.

(9) A registering authority making an entry in the certificate of registration

regarding-

(a) hire-purchase, lease or hypothecation agreement of a motor vehicle, or

(b) the cancellation under sub-section (3) of an entry, or

(c) recording transfer of ownership of motor vehicle, or

(d) any alteration in a motor vehicle, or

(e) suspension or cancellation of registration of a motor vehicle, or

(f) change of address, shall communicate to the financier that such entry has been

made in such manner as may be prescribed.

(10) A registering authority registering the new vehicle, or issuing the

duplicate certificate of registration or a temporary certificate of registration, or

issuing or renewing, a fitness certificate or substituting entries relating to another

motor vehicle in the permit, shall intimate the financier of such transaction.

37. Alteration in motor vehicle. - (1) No owner of a motor vehicle shall so

alter the vehicle that the particulars contained in the certificate of registration change.

Provided that changing the colour of the vehicle shall not be considered as

alteration to the motor vehicle.

Provided that where the owner of a motor vehicle makes modification of the

engine, or any part thereof of a vehicle for facilitating its operation by different type

of fuel or source of energy including battery, compressed natural gas, solar power,

hybrid, liquid petroleum gas or any other fuel or source of energy, by fitment of a

conversion kit, or modification and such fitment or modification shall be carried out

subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.

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Provided further that an owner may change engine or chassis of vehicle if

procured from same manufacturer and is of same make subject to such conditions as

may be provided.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1), a State

Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, authorise, subject to such

conditions as may be specified in the notifications, and permit any person owing not

less than ten transport vehicles to alter any vehicle owned by him so as to replace the

engine thereof with engine of the same make and type, without the approval of

registering authority.

(2A) Notwithstanding anything contained is subsection (1), a motor vehicle

may be altered so as to make it a vehicles for differently abled person after approval

of the registering authority subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the

State Government.

(3) Where the colour of the vehicle has been changed or any alteration has

been made in a motor vehicle or by reason of replacement of its engine or chassis

under sub-section (2), the owner of the vehicle shall, within fourteen days of the

making of the alteration, report the alteration to the registering authority within

whose jurisdiction he resides and shall forward the certificate of registration to that

authority together with the prescribed fee in order that particulars of registration may

be entered therein.

(4) Subject to the provisions made under sub-section (1), (2), and (3), no

person holding a vehicle under a hire-purchase agreement shall make any alteration

to the vehicle except with the written consent of the financier.

38. Suspension of registration. – (1) If any registering authority or other

prescribed authority has reason to believe that any motor vehicle within its

jurisdiction -

(a) is in such a condition that its use in a public place would constitute a danger to the

public, or that it fails to comply with the requirements of this Act or of the rules

made there under, or

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(b) has been, or is being, used for hire or reward without a valid permit for being

used as such, the authority may, after giving the owner an opportunity of making any

representation he may wish to make (by sending to the owner a notice by registered

post acknowledgment due at his address entered in the certificate of registration), for

reasons to be recorded in writing, suspend the certificate of registration of the

vehicle;

(i) in any case falling under clause (a), until the defects are rectified to its

satisfaction; and

(ii) in any case falling under clause (b), for a period not exceeding four

months.

(2) an authority other than a registering authority shall, when making a

suspension order under sub-section (1), intimate in writing the fact of such

suspension and the reasons therefor to the registering authority within whose

jurisdiction the vehicle is at the time of the suspension.

(3) Where the registration of a motor vehicle has been suspended under

subsection (1) for a continuous period of not less than one month, the registering

authority, within whose jurisdiction the vehicle was when the registration was

suspended, shall, if it is not the original registering authority, inform that authority of

the suspension.

(4) The owner of a motor vehicle shall, on the demand of a registering

authority or other prescribed authority which has suspended the certificate of

registration of the vehicle under this section, surrender the certificate of registration.

(5) A certificate of registration surrendered under subsection (4) shall be

returned to the owner when the order suspending registration has been rescinded or

after the suspension period is over.

38A. Responsibility of an owner in case of vehicle rendered unfit for use.-

(1) If a motor vehicle has been destroyed or has been rendered permanently

incapable of use, the owner shall, within thirty days, report the fact to the registering

authority within whose jurisdiction he has the residence or place of business where

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the vehicle is normally kept, as the case may be, and shall forward to the authority

the certificate of registration of the vehicle.

(2) If a motor vehicle has been destroyed or has been rendered permanently

incapable of use, it shall be disposed or recycled in such manner as may be


39. Cancellation of registration. – (1) Registration of a motor vehicle may

be cancelled by the registered authority for the reasons to be recorded in writing if he

is satisfied that:

(i) the vehicle is destroyed or has been rendered permanently incapable of use as per

section 38A.

(ii) the vehicle is in such a condition that it is incapable of being used or its use in a

public place would constitute a danger to the public and that it is beyond reasonable

repair on examination of a motor vehicle within its jurisdiction by such authority as

the State Government may by order appoint

(iii) motor vehicle has been permanently removed out of India

(iv) the registration of a motor vehicle has been obtained on the basis of documents

which were, or by representation of facts which was, false in any material particular,

or the engine number or the chassis number embossed thereon are different from

such number entered in the certificate of registration

(v) the suspension of registration of a vehicle under section 38 has continued without

interruption for a period of not less than six months.

(2) No order under subsection (1) shall be made unless the owner of the

motor vehicle is given an opportunity to make any representation he may wish to

make and the owner shall be served notice in such manner as may be prescribed.

(3) A registering authority cancelling the registration of a motor vehicle under

this section shall communicate such fact in writing to the owner of the vehicle, and

the owner of the vehicle shall forthwith surrender to that authority the certificate of

registration of the vehicle.

(4) A registering authority making an order of cancellation under this section

shall, if it is the original registering authority, cancel the certificate of registration

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and the entry relating to the vehicle in its records, and, if it is not the original

registering authority, forward the certificate of registration to that authority, and that

authority shall cancel the certificate of registration and the entry relating to the motor

vehicle in its records.

(5) The expression “original registering authority” in this section and in

sections 41, 49, 50, 52, 53 and 54 means the registering authority in whose records

the registration of the vehicle is recorded.

(6) In this section “certificate of registration” includes a certificate of

registration renewed under the provisions of this Act.

40. Certificate of fitness of vehicles. – Definitions for the purpose of this

section-

(i) “certificate of fitness”: a certificate issued by a prescribed authority or an

authorized testing station certifying fitness of a motor vehicle.

(ii) “authorized testing station” means a vehicle service station or repair and

maintenance facility authorised by the Government.

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 43 and 44, a vehicle shall not be

deemed to be validly registered for the purposes of section 27, unless it carries a

certificate of fitness in such form containing such particulars and information as may

be prescribed by the Central Government.

Provided a type of vehicles may be exempt from the provisions of this section

by the Central Government for such period as it may notify.

(1A) The fitness certificate shall be issued by the prescribed authority or by

an authorized testing station to the effect that the vehicle complies for the time being

with all the requirements of this Act and the rules made thereunder.

Provided that where the prescribed authority or the “authorized testing station”

refuses to issue such certificate, it shall supply the owner of the vehicle with its

reasons in writing for such refusal.

(2) The State Government, having regard to the experience, training and

ability of the operator of such station or facility, the testing equipment and the testing

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personnel therein, may accredit a testing station, in accordance with the rules made

by the Central Government for their regulation and control.

(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (4), a certificate of fitness shall

remain effective for such period as may be prescribed by the Central Government

having regard to the object of this Act and different such periods may be prescribed

for different category of vehicles.

(4) The prescribed authority may for reasons to be recorded in writing cancel

a certificate of fitness at any time, if satisfied that the vehicle to which it relates no

longer complies with all the requirements of this Act and the rules made thereunder;

and on such cancellation, the certificate of registration of the vehicle and any permit

granted in respect of the vehicle under Chapter IV shall be deemed to be suspended

until a new certificate of fitness has been obtained:

Provided that no such cancellation shall be made by the prescribed authority

unless such prescribed authority holds such technical qualification as may be

prescribed or where the prescribed authority does not hold such technical

qualification on the basis of the report of an officer having such qualification.

(5) A certificate of fitness issued under this chapter shall be valid throughout

India.

41. Appeals. -[(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the registering

authority under section 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39 or 40 may, within thirty

days of the date on which he has received notice of such order, appeal against the

order to the prescribed authority.]

(2) The appellate authority shall give notice of the appeal to the original

authority and after giving an opportunity to the original authority and the appellant to

be heard in the appeal pass such order as it thinks fit.

42. Special provisions in regard to transport vehicles. – (1) The Central

Government may, having regard to the number, nature and size of the tyres attached

to the wheels of a transport vehicle, and its make and model and other relevant

considerations, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify, in relation to each

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make and model of a transport vehicle, the maximum gross vehicle weight of such

vehicle and the maximum safe axle weight of each axle of such vehicle.

(2) A registering authority, when registering a transport vehicle, other than a

motor cab, shall enter in the record of registration and shall also enter in the

certificate of registration of the vehicle the following particulars, namely:—

(a) the unladen weight of the vehicle;

(b) the number, nature and size of the tyres attached to each wheel;

(c) the gross vehicle weight of the vehicle and the registered axle weights

pertaining to the several axles thereof; and

(d) if the vehicle is used or adapted to be used for the carriage of passengers

solely or in addition to goods, the number of passengers for whom

accommodation is provided.

(3) There shall not be entered in the certificate of registration of any such

vehicle any gross vehicle weight or a registered axle weight of any of the axles

different from that specified in the notification under sub-section (1) in relation to the

make and model of such vehicle and to the number, nature and size of the tyres

attached to its wheels:

Provided that where it appears to the Central Government that heavier

weights than those specified in the notification under sub-section (1) may be

permitted in a particular locality for vehicle of a particular type, the Central

Government may, by order in the Official Gazette direct that the provisions of this

sub-section shall apply with such modifications as may be specified in the order.

(4) In order that the gross vehicle weight entered in the certificate of

registration of a vehicle may be revised in accordance with the provisions of

subsection (3), the registering authority may require the owner of transport vehicle in

accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed, to produce the certificate of

registration within such time as may be specified by the registration authority.

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43. Power to fix the age limit of motor vehicle. – (1) The Central

Government may, having regard to the public safety, convenience and objects of this

Act, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the life of a motor vehicle

reckoned from the date of its manufacture, after the expiry of which the motor

vehicle shall not be deemed to comply with the requirements of this Act and the

Rules made thereunder:

Provided that the Central Government may specify different ages for different

classes or different types of motor vehicles.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Central

Government may, having regard to the purpose of a motor vehicle, such as, display

or use for the purposes of a demonstration in any exhibition, use for the purposes of

technical research or taking part in a vintage car rally, by notification in the Official

Gazette, exempt, by a general or special order, subject to such conditions as may be

specified in such notification, any class or type of motor vehicle from the operation

of sub-section (1) for the purpose to be stated in the notification.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 40, no prescribed authority

or authorized testing station shall grant a certificate of fitness to a motor vehicle in

contravention of the provisions of any notification issued under sub-section (1).

(4) The Central Government may, have regard to the public safety,

convenience and objects of this Act, may frame rules for recycling of such vehicles

and parts thereof.

44. Registration of vehicles belonging to the Central Government. – (1)

Such authority as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official

Gazette, specify, may register any motor vehicle which is the property or for the time

being under the exclusive control of the Central Government and is used for

Government purposes relating to the defence of the country and unconnected with

any commercial enterprises and any vehicle so registered shall not, so long as it

remains the property or under the exclusive control of the Central Government,

require to be registered otherwise under this Act.

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(2) The authority registering a vehicle under sub-section (1) shall sign a

registration mark in accordance with the provisions contained in the rules made in

this behalf by the Central Government and shall issue a certificate in respect of that

vehicle to the effect that such vehicle complies for the time being with all the

requirements of this Act and the rules made thereunder and that the vehicle has been

registered under this section.

(3) A vehicle registered under this section shall carry the certificate issued

under sub-section (2).

(4) If a vehicle registered under this section ceases to be the property or under

the exclusive control of the Central Government, the provisions of sections 27 and 28

shall thereupon apply.

(5) The authority registering a vehicle under sub-section (1) shall furnish to

any State Government all such information regarding the general nature, overall

dimensions and axle weights of the vehicle as the State Government may at any time

require.

45. Information regarding stolen and recovered motor vehicle. – (1) An

owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of this Act shall inform the

registering authority in such manner alongwith a copy of police report as may be

prescribed by the State Government regarding theft of the motor vehicle, if any.

(2) The State Government may, if it thinks necessary or expedient so to do in

the public interest, direct the submission by such police officers as the State

Government may specify in this behalf, of such returns containing the information

regarding vehicles which have been stolen and stolen vehicles which have been

recovered of which the police are aware, to the concerned registration authority.

46. Maintenance of database of Motor Vehicles. – Each State Government

shall maintain in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central

Government a database to be known as the database of Motor Vehicles, in respect of

the motor vehicles in that State.

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47. Power of the Central Government to make rules. – The Central

Government may make rules to provide for all or any of the following matters,

namely:—

(a) the period within which and the form in which an application shall be made

and the documents, particulars and information it shall accompany under sub-

section (1) of section 29;

(b) the form in which the certificate of registration shall be made and the

particulars and information it shall contain and the manner in which it shall be

issued under sub-section (4) of section 29;

(c) the form and manner in which the particulars of the certificate of

registration shall be entered in the records of the registering authority under sub-

section (4) of section 29;

(d) the manner in which and the form in which the registration mark, the letters

and figures and other particulars referred to in sub-section (5) of section 29 shall

be displayed and shown;

(e) the period within which and the form in which the application shall be

made and the particulars and information it shall contain under sub-section (6) of

section 29;

(f) the form in which the application referred to in sub-section (14) of section

41 shall be made, the particulars and information it shall contain and the fee to be

charged;

(g) the form in which the intimation of change of address shall be made under

sub-section (1) of section 34 and the documents to be submitted along with the

application;

(h) the form in which and the manner in which the intimation of transfer of

ownership shall be made under sub-section (1) of section 35 or under sub-section

(2) of section 35 and the document to be submitted along with the application;

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(i) the form in which the application under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of

section 36 shall be made;

(j) the form in which the certificate of fitness shall be issued under sub-section

(1) of section 40 and the particulars and information it shall contain;

(k) the period for which the certificate of fitness granted or renewed under

section 40 shall be effective;

(l) the fees to be charged for the issue or renewal or alteration of certificates of

registration, for making an entry regarding transfer of ownership on a certificate

of registration, for making or cancelling an endorsement in respect of agreement

of hire-purchase or lease or hypothecation on a certificate of registration, for

certificates of fitness for registration marks, and for the examination or

inspection of motor vehicles, and the refund of such fees.

(m) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed by the Central

Government.

48. Power of the State Government to make rules.—(1) A State Government

may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Chapter

other than the matters specified in section 47.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may

provide for—

(a) the conduct and hearing of appeals that may be preferred under this Chapter

(the fees to be paid in respect of such appeals and the refund of such fees);

(b) the appointment, functions and jurisdiction of registering and other prescribed

authorities;

(c) the exemption of road-rollers, graders and other vehicles designed and used

solely for the construction, repair and cleaning of roads from all or any of the

provisions of this Chapter and the rules made thereunder and the conditions

governing such exemption;

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(d) the issue or renewal of certificates of registration and fitness and duplicates of

such certificates to replace the certificates lost, destroyed or mutilated;

(e) the production of certificates of registration before the registering authority for

the revision of entries therein of particulars relating to the gross vehicle weight;

(f) the temporary registration of motor vehicles and the issue of temporary

certificate of registration and marks;

(g) the manner in which the particulars referred to in sub-section (2) of section 42

and other prescribed particulars shall be exhibited;

(h) the exemption of prescribed persons or prescribed classes of persons from

payment of all or any portion of the fees payable under this Chapter;

(i) the forms, other than those prescribed by the Central Government, to be used for

the purpose of this Chapter;

(j) the communication between registering authorities of particulars of certificates

of registration and by owners of vehicles registered outside the State of particulars of

such vehicles and of their registration;

(k) the extension of the validity of certificates of fitness pending consideration of

applications for their renewal;

(l) the exemption from the provisions of this Chapter and the conditions and fees

for exemption, of motor vehicles in the possession of dealers;

(m) the form in which and the period within which the return under section 45 shall

be sent;

(n) the manner in which the database of Motor Vehicles shall be maintained under

section 46;

(o) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.

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CHAPTER IV

CONTROL OF TRANSPORT VEHICLES

49. Necessity for permits. – (1) No owner of a motor vehicle shall use or

permit the use of the vehicle as a transport vehicle in any public place whether or not

such vehicle is actually carrying any passengers or goods save in accordance with the

conditions of a permit granted or countersigned by a Regional or State Transport

Authority or any prescribed authority authorizing him the use of the vehicle in that

place in the manner in which the vehicle is to be used:

Provided that a stage carriage permit shall, subject to any conditions that may

be specified in the permit, authorise the use of the vehicle as a contract carriage:

Provided further that a stage carriage permit may, subject to any conditions

that may be specified in the permit, authorise the use of the vehicle as a good

carriage either when carrying passengers or not:

Provided also that a goods carriage permit shall, subject to any conditions that

may be specified in the permit, authorise the holder to use the vehicle for the carriage

of goods for or in connection with a trade or business carried on by him.

(2) The holder of a goods carriage permit may use the vehicle, for drawing of

any trailer not owned by him, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed:

Provided that the holder of a permit of any articulated vehicle may use the

prime-mover of that articulated vehicle for any other semi-trailer.

(3) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply-

(a) to any transport vehicle owned by the Central Government or a State Government

and used for Government purposes unconnected with any commercial enterprise; to

any transport vehicle owned by a local authority; or by a person acting under contract

under local authority.

(b) to any transport vehicle used solely for police, fire brigade or ambulance

purposes;

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(c) to any transport vehicle used solely for the conveyance of corpses and the

mourners accompanying the corpses;

(d) to any transport vehicle used for towing a disabled vehicle or for removing goods

from a disabled vehicle to a place of safety;

(e) to any transport vehicle used for any other public purposes as may be prescribed

by the State Government in this behalf;

(f) to any transport vehicle used by a person who manufactures or deals in motor

vehicles or builds bodies for attachment to chassis, solely for such purposes and in

accordance with such conditions as the Central Government may, by notification in

the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf;

(g) to any transport vehicle used by a person who manufactures or deals in motor

vehicles or builds bodies for attachment to chassis, solely for such purposes and in

accordance with such conditions as the Central Government may, by notification in

the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf;

(h) to any goods vehicle, the gross vehicle weight of which does not exceed 7500

kilograms;

(i) subject to such conditions as the Central Government may, by notification in the

Official Gazette, specify, to any transport vehicle purchased in one State and

proceeding to a place, situated in that State or in any other State, without carrying

any passenger or goods;

(j) to any transport vehicle which has been temporarily registered under section 31

while proceeding empty to any place for the purpose of registration of the vehicle;

(k) to any transport vehicle used for such purposes as the Central or State

Government may, by order, specify;

(l) to any transport vehicle which is subject to a hire-purchase, lease hypothecation

agreement and which owning to the default of the owner has been taken possession

of by or on behalf of, the person with whom the owner has entered into such

agreement, to enable such motor vehicle to reach its destination; or

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(m) to any transport vehicle while proceeding empty to any place for purpose of

repair;

(4) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), sub-section (1) shall, if the State

Government by rule made under section 73 so prescribes, apply to any motor vehicle

adapted to carry more than nine persons excluding the driver.

50. Powers to State Government to control road transport. – (1) A State

Government, having regard to—

(a) the advantages offered to the public, trade and industry by the development

of motor transport,

(b) the desirability of establishing the low carbon, energy efficient and

environment friendly transport system.

(c) the desirability of preventing the deterioration of the road system, and

(d) the desirability of preventing uneconomic competition among holders of

permits.

may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette, issue directions

both to the State Transport Authority and Regional Transport Authority—

(i) regarding the fixing of fares and freights (including the maximum and

minimum in respect thereof) for stage carriages, contract carriages and goods

carriages:

(ii) regarding the prohibition or restriction, subject to such conditions as may

be specified in the directions, of the conveying of long distance goods traffic

generally, or of specified classes of goods by goods carriages;

(iii) regarding any other matter which may appear to the State Government

necessary or expedient for giving effect to any agreement entered into with the

Central Government or any other State Government or the Government of any

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particular to its coordination with other means of transport and the conveying of long

distance goods traffic:

Provided that no such notification in respect of the matters referred to in

clause (ii) or clause (iii) shall be issued unless a draft of the proposed directions is

published in the Official Gazette specifying therein a date being not less than one

month after such publication, on or after which the draft will be taken into

consideration and any objection or suggestion which may be received has, in

consultation with the State Transport Authority, been considered after giving the

representatives of the interests affected an opportunity of being heard.

(2) Any direction under sub-section (1) regarding the fixing of fares and freights

for stage carriages, contract carriages and goods carriages may provide that such

fares or freights shall be inclusive of the tax payable by the passengers or the

consignors of the goods, as the case may be, to the operators of the stage carriages,

contract carriages or goods carriages under any law for the time being in force

relating to tax on passengers and goods.

Provided that no such notification shall be issued unless a draft of the

proposed direction is published in the official gazette specifying there in a date being

not less than one month after such publication, on or after which the draft will be

taken into consideration and any objection or suggestion which may be received has,

in consultation with the State Transport Authority, been considered after giving the

representatives of the interests affected an opportunity of being heard.

Provided such previous publication can be waived by the State Government

in public interest in case of matters requiring urgent action.

51. Transport Authorities – (1) The State Government shall by notification

in the Official Gazette, constitute for the State a State Transport Authority to exercise

and discharge the powers and functions specified in sub-section (3), and shall in like

manner constitute Regional Transport Authorities to exercise and discharge

throughout such areas (in this Chapter referred to as regions) as may be specified in

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the notification in respect of each Regional Transport Authority; the powers and

functions conferred by or under this Chapter on such Authorities:

Provided that in the Union Territories, the Administrator may abstain from

constituting any Regional Transport Authority.

(2) A State Transport Authority or a Regional Transport Authority shall consist of a

Chairman who has had judicial experience or experience as an appellate or a

revisional authority or as an adjudicating authority competent to pass any order or

take any decision under any law and in the case of a State Transport Authority, such

other persons (whether officials or not), not being more than four and, in the case of a

Regional Transport Authority, such other persons (whether officials or not), not

being more than two, as the State Government may think fit to appoint; but no person

who has any financial interest whether as proprietor, employee or otherwise in any

transport undertaking shall be appointed, or continue to be, a member of a State or

Regional Transport Authority, and, if any person being a member of any such

Authority acquires a financial interest in any transport undertaking, he shall within

four weeks of so doing, give notice in writing to the State Government of the

acquisition of such interest and shall vacate office.

Provided further that the State Government may by rules made in this behalf,

provide for the transaction of business of such authority.

Provided further that the State Government may,—

(i) where it considers necessary or expedient so to do, constitute the State Transport

Authority or a Regional Transport Authority for any region so as to consist of

only one member who shall be an official with judicial experience or experience

as an appellate or a revisional authority or as an adjudicating authority competent

to pass any order or take any decision under any law;

(ii) by rules made in this behalf, provide for the transaction of business of such

authorities in the absence of the Chairman of any other member and specify the

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circumstances under which, and the manner in which, such business could be so

transacted:

(3) The State Transport Authority and every Regional Transport Authority shall

give effect to any directions issued under section 50 and the State Transport

Authority shall, subject to such directions and save as otherwise provided by or under

this Act, exercise and discharge throughout the State the following powers and

functions, namely:—

(a) to coordinate and regulate the activities and policies of the Regional

Transport Authorities, if any, of the State;

(b) to perform the duties of a Regional Transport Authority where there is no

such Authority and, if it thinks fit or if so required by a Regional Transport

Authority, to perform those duties in respect of any route common to two or

more regions;

(c) to settle all disputes and decide all matters on which differences of opinion

arise between Regional Transport Authorities; and

1[(ca) Government to formulate routes for plying stage carriages; and]

(d) to discharge such other functions as may be prescribed.

(4) For the purpose of exercising and discharging the powers and functions

specified in sub-section (3), a State Transport Authority may, subject to such

conditions as may be prescribed, issue directions to any Regional Transport

Authority, and the Regional Transport Authority shall, in the discharge of its

functions under this Act, give effect to and be guided by such directions.

(5) The State Transport Authority and any Regional Transport Authority, if

authorised in this behalf by rules made under section 73, may delegate such of its

powers and functions to such authority or person subject to such restrictions,

limitations and conditions as may be prescribed by the said rules.

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52. Jurisdiction as to applications for permits – (1) Every application for a

permit shall be made to the Regional Transport Authority of the region in which it is

proposed to use the vehicle or vehicles:

Provided that if it is proposed to use the vehicle or vehicles in two or more

regions lying within the same State, the application shall be made to the Regional

Transport Authority of the region in which the major portion of the proposed route or

area lies, and in case the portion of the proposed route or area in each of the regions

is approximately equal, to the Regional Transport Authority of the region in which it

is proposed to keep the vehicle or vehicles;

Provided further that if it is proposed to use the vehicle or vehicles in two or

more regions lying in different States, the application shall be made to the Regional

Transport Authority of the region in which the applicant resides or has his principal

place of business.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the State

Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that in the case of any

vehicle or vehicles proposed to be used in two or more regions lying in different

States, the application under that sub-section shall be made to the State Transport

Authority of the region in which the applicant resides or has his principal place of

business.

53. Application for stage and/or contract carriage permit.—(1) An

application for a permit shall carry such particulars and shall be accompanied by

such documents as may be prescribed.

54. Procedure of Regional Transport Authority in considering

application for stage or contract carriage permit.—–(1) A Regional Transport

Authority shall, while considering an application for a stage and/or contract permit,

have regard to the object of this Act.

(2) A Regional Transport Authority shall refuse to grant a stage and / or

contract carriage permit if it appears from any time-table furnished that the

provisions of this Act relating to the speed at which vehicles may be driven are likely

to be contravened:

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Provided that before such refusal an opportunity shall be given to the

applicant to amend the time-table so as to conform to the said provisions.

55. Grant of stage carriage or contract carriage permit.—Subject to the

provisions of section 54, a Regional Transport Authority may, on an application

made to it under section 53, grant a permit in accordance with the application or with

such modifications and attach such conditions as it deems fit or refuse to grant such a

permit.

56. Scheme for renting of passenger vehicle. – The Central Government

may by notification in the official gazette, make a scheme for the purpose of

regulating the business of renting of passenger vehicle to persons desiring to drive

either by themselves or through drivers, for their own use and for matters connected

therewith.

57. Application for goods carriage permit :- An application for a permit to

use a motor vehicle for the carriage of goods for hire or reward or for the carriage of

goods for or in connection with a trade or business carried on by the applicant (in this

Chapter referred to as a goods carriage permit) shall, contain such particulars as may

be prescribed.

58. Consideration of application for goods carriage permit:-A Regional

Transport Authority shall, in considering an application for a goods carriage permit,

have regard to the following matters, namely;-

(a) the nature of the good to be carried with special reference to their dangerous or

hazardous nature to human life;

(b) the nature of the chemicals or explosives to be carried with special reference to

the safety to human life.

59. Grant of goods carriage permit. – A Regional Transport Authority may,

on an application made to it under section 57, grant a goods carriage permit to be

valid throughout the State or in accordance with the application or with such

modifications and attach such conditions as it deems fit or refuse to grant such a

permit.

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60. Procedure in applying for and granting permits:- (1) An application

for a permit of any kind may be made in such manner as may be prescribed.

(2) A Regional Transport Authority, State Transport Authority or any

prescribed authority referred to in section 49 shall not ordinarily refuse to grant an

application for permit of any kind other than a permit for a stage carriage made at

any time under this Act;

Provided that a permit to a stage carriage shall be subject to the scheme made

for this purpose under the provisions of section.

Provided further that where a Regional Transport Authority, State Transport

Authority or any prescribed authority referred to in sub-section (1) of section 49

refuses an application for the grant of a permit of any kind under this Act, it shall

give to the applicant in writing its reasons for the refusal of the same and an

opportunity of being heard in the matter.

(3) An application to vary the conditions of any permit, other than a

temporary permit, by the inclusion of a new route or routes or a new area or by

altering the route or routes or area covered by it, or in the case of a stage carriage

permit by increasing the number of trips above the specified maximum or by the

variation, extension or curtailment of the route or routes or the area specified in the

permit shall be treated as an application for the grant of a new permit;

(4) A Regional Transport Authority, State Transport Authority or any

prescribed authority referred to in section 49 may, before such date as may be

specified by it in this behalf, replace any permit granted by it before the said date by

a fresh permit conforming to the provisions of section 55 or section 59, as the case

may be, and the fresh permit shall be valid for the same route or routes or the same

area for which the replaced permit was valid:

Provided that no condition other than a condition which was already attached

to the replaced permit or which could have been attached thereto under the law in

force when that permit was granted shall be attached to the fresh permit except with

the consent in writing of the holder of the permit.

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(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 61, a permit issued under

the provisions of sub-section (4) shall be effective without renewal for the remainder

of the period during which the replaced permit would have been so effective.

61. Duration and renewal of permits. -- (1) A permit other than a temporary

permit issued under section 65 or a special permit issued under subsection (8) of

section 66 shall be effective from the date of issuance or renewal thereof for such

period as may be prescribed. .

Provided that where the permit is countersigned under sub-section (1) of section 66,

such countersignature shall remain effective without renewal for such period so as to

synchronise with the validity of the primary permit.

(2) A permit may be renewed on an application being made in such format

and such manner as may be prescribed.

(3) The Regional Transport Authority or the State Transport Authority, as the

case may be, may reject an application for the renewal of a permit if the permit

holder has failed to meet such conditions as may be prescribed.

Provided that no application under this sub-section shall be rejected unless an

opportunity of being heard is given to the applicant.

(4) Where a permit has been renewed under this section after the expiry of the

period thereof, such renewal shall have effect from the date of such expiry

irrespective of whether or not a temporary permit has been granted under clause (d)

of section 65, and where a temporary permit has been granted, the fee paid in respect

of such temporary permit shall be refunded.

62. Transfer of permit. –(1) Save as provided in sub-section (2), a permit

shall not be transferable from one person to another except with the permission of the

transport authority which granted the permit and shall not, without such permission,

operate to confer on any person to whom a vehicle covered by the permit is

transferred any right to use that vehicle in the manner authorised by the permit.

(2) Where the holder of a permit dies, the person succeeding to the possession

of the vehicle covered by the permit may, for a period of three months, use the permit

as if it had been granted to himself:

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Provided that such person has, within thirty days of the death of the holder,

informed the transport authority which granted the permit of the death of the holder

and of his own intention to use the permit:

Provided further that no permit shall be so used after the date on which it

would have ceased to be effective without renewal in the hands of the deceased

holder.

(3) The transport authority may, on application made to it within three

months of the death of the holder of a permit, transfer the permit to the person

succeeding to the possession of the vehicles covered by the permit:

Provided that the Transport Authority may entertain an application made after

the expiry of the said period of three months if it is satisfied that the applicant was

prevented by good and sufficient cause from making an application within the time

specified.

63. General form of permits. - Every permit issued under this Act shall be in

such form as may be prescribed and shall contain all the conditions attached thereto.

64. Cancellation and suspension of permits.- (1) The Transport Authority

which granted a permit may cancel the permit or may suspend it for such period as it

thinks fit –

(a) on the breach of any condition contained in the permit, or

(b) if the holder of the permit uses or causes or allows a vehicle to be used in any

manner not authorised by the permit, or

(c) if the holder of the permit ceases to own the vehicle covered by the permit, or

(d) if the holder of the permit has obtained the permit by fraud or

misrepresentation, or

(e) if the holder of the goods carriage permit, fails without reasonable cause, to use

the vehicle for the purposes for which the permit was granted, or

(f) if the holder of the permit acquires the citizenship of any foreign country:

Provided that no permit shall be suspended or cancelled unless an opportunity has

been given to the holder of the permit to furnish his explanation.

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(2) The transport authority may exercise the powers conferred on it under sub-

section (1) in relation to a permit granted by any authority or person to whom power

in this behalf has been delegated under section 51 as if the said permit was a permit

granted by the transport authority.

(3) Where a transport authority cancels or suspends a permit, it shall give to the

holder in writing its reasons for the action taken.

(4) The powers exercisable under sub-section (1) (other than the power to cancel

a permit) by the transport authority which granted the permit may be exercised by

any authority or person to whom such powers have been delegated under section 51.

(5) Where a permit is liable to be cancelled or suspended under clause (a) or

clause (b) or clause (e) of sub-section (1) and the transport authority is of opinion

that having regard to the circumstances of the case, it would not be necessary or

expedient so to cancel or suspend the permit if the holder of the permit agrees to pay

a certain sum of money, then, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (l),

the transport authority may, instead of cancelling or suspending the permit, as the

case may be, recover from the holder of the permit the sum of money agreed upon.

(6) The powers exercisable by the transport authority under sub-section (5) may,

where an appeal has been preferred under section 67, be exercised also by the

appellate authority.

(7) In relation to a permit referred to in sub-section (9) of section 66, the powers

exercisable under sub-section (1) (other than the power to cancel a permit) by the

transport authority which granted the permit, may be exercised by any transport

authority and any authority or persons to whom power in this behalf has been

delegated under section 51, as if the said permit was a permit granted by any such

authority or persons.

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65. Temporary permits. - .—(1) A Regional Transport Authority and the

State Transport Authority may without following the procedure laid down in section

60, grant permits to be effective for a limited period which shall, not in any case

exceed four months, to authorise the use of a transport vehicle temporarily—

(a) for the conveyance of passengers on special occasions such as to and from

fairs and religious gatherings, or

(b) for the purposes of a seasonal business, or

(c) to meet a particular temporary need, or

(d) pending decision on an application for the renewal of a permit,

and may attach to any such permit such condition as it may think fit:

Provided that a Regional Transport Authority or, as the case may be, State

Transport Authority may, in the case of goods carriages, under the circumstances of

an exceptional nature, and for reasons to be recorded in writing, grant a permit for a

period exceeding

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a temporary permit

may be granted thereunder in respect of any route or area where—

(i) no permit could be issued under section 55 or section 59 in respect of that

route or area by reason of an order of a Court or other competent authority

restraining the issue of the same, for a period not exceeding the period for which

the issue of the permit has been so restrained;

(ii) as a result of the suspension by a Court or other competent authority of the

permit of any vehicle in respect of that route or area, there is no transport vehicle of

the same category with a valid permit in respect of that route or area, or there is no

adequate number of such vehicles in respect of that route or area, for a period not

exceeding the period of such suspension:

Provided that the number of transport vehicles in respect of which temporary

permits are so granted shall not exceed the number of vehicles in respect of which

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the issue of the permits have been restrained or, as the case may be, the permit has

been suspended.

66. Validation of permits for use outside region in which granted. (1)

Except as may be otherwise prescribed, a permit granted by the Regional Transport

Authority of any one region shall not be valid in any other region, unless the permit

has been countersigned by the Regional Transport Authority of that other region, and

a permit granted in any one State shall not be valid in any other State unless

countersigned by the State Transport Authority of that other State or by the Regional

Transport Authority concerned :

Provided that a goods carriage permit, granted by the Regional Transport Authority

of any one region, for any area in any other region or regions within the same State,

shall be valid in that area without the countersignature of the Regional Transport

Authority of the other region or of each of the other regions concerned :

Provided further that where both the starting point and the terminal point of a route

are situated within the same State, but part of such route lies in any other State and

the length of such part does not exceed twenty kilometres, the permit shall be valid in

the other State in respect of that part of the route which is in that other State

notwithstanding that such permit has not been countersigned by the State Transport

Authority or the Regional Transport Authority of that other State:

Provided also that –

(a) where a motor vehicle covered by a permit granted in one State is to be used for

the purposes of defence in any other State, such vehicle shall display a certificate, in

such form, and issued by such Authority, as the Central Government may, by

notification in the Official Gazette, specify, to the effect that the vehicle shall be used

for the period specified therein exclusively for the purposes of defence; and

(b) any such permit shall be valid in that other State notwithstanding that such permit

has not been countersigned by the State Transport Authority or the Regional

Transport Authority of that other State.

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(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a permit granted

or countersigned by a State Transport Authority shall be valid in the whole State or

in such regions within the State as may be specified in the permit.

(3) A Regional Transport Authority when countersigning the permit may

attach to the permit any condition which it might have imposed if it had granted the

permit and may likewise vary any condition attached to the permit by the authority

by which the permit was granted.

(4) The provisions of this Chapter relating to the grant, revocation and

suspension of permits shall apply to the grant, revocation and suspension of

countersignatures of permits.

Provided that it shall not be necessary to follow the procedure laid down in

section 80 for the grant of countersignatures of permits, where the permits granted in

any one State are required to be countersigned by the State Transport Authority of

another State or by the Regional Transport Authority concerned as a result of any

agreement arrived at between the States after complying with the requirements of

subsection (5).

(5) Every proposal to enter into an agreement between the States to fix the

number of permits which is proposed to be granted or countersigned in respect of

each route or area, shall be published by each of the State Governments concerned in

the Official Gazette and in any one or more of the newspapers in regional language

circulating in the area or route proposed to be covered by the agreement together

with a notice of the date before which representations in connection therewith may

be submitted, and the date not being less than thirty days from the date of publication

in the Official Gazette, on which, and the authority by which, and the time and place

at which, the proposal and any representation received in connection therewith will

be considered.

(6) Every agreement arrived at between the States shall, insofar as it relates to

the grant of countersignature of permits, be published by each of the State

Governments concerned in the Official Gazette and in any one or more of the

newspaper in the regional language circulating in the area or route covered by the

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agreement and the State Transport Authority of the State and the Regional Transport

Authority concerned shall give effect to it.

(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a Regional

Transport Authority of one region may issue a temporary permit under section 65 to

be valid in another region or State with the concurrence, given generally or for the

particular occasion, of the Regional Transport Authority of that other region or of the

State Transport Authority of that other State, as the case may be.

(8) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), but subject to any

rules that may be made under this Act by the Central Government, the Regional

Transport Authority of any one region or, as the case may be, the State Transport

Authority may, for the convenience of the public, 1[grant a special permit to any

public service vehicle including any vehicle covered] by a permit issued under

section 55 (including a reserve stage carriage) or under sub-section (9) of this section

for carrying a passenger or passengers for hire or reward under a contract, express or

implied, for the use of the vehicle as a whole without stopping to pick up or set down

along the line of route passengers not included in the contract, and in every case

where such special permit is granted, the Regional Transport Authority shall assign

to the vehicle, for display thereon, a special distinguishing mark in the form and

manner specified by the Central Government and such special permit shall be valid

in any other region or State without the countersignature of the Regional Transport

Authority of the other region or of the State Transport Authority of the other State, as

the case may be.

(9) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) but subject to any

rules that may be made by the Central Government under sub-section (14), any State

Transport Authority may, for the purpose of promoting tourism, grant permits in

respect of tourist vehicles valid for the whole of India, or in such contiguous States

not being less than three in number including the State in which the permit is issued

as may be specified in such permit in accordance with the choice indicated in the

application and the provisions of sections 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 2[clause (d) of sub-

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section (1) of section 65 and section 67] shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to

such permits.

(10) The following shall be conditions of every permit granted under

subsection (9), namely :-

(i) every motor vehicle in respect of which such permit is granted shall conform to

such description, requirement regarding the seating capacity, standards of comforts,

amenities and other matters, as the Central Government may specify in this behalf;

(ii) every such motor vehicle shall be driven by person having such qualifications

and satisfying such conditions as may be specified by the Central Government; and

(iii) such other conditions as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

(11) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), but, subject to

the rule that may be made by the Central Government under sub-section (14), the

appropriate authority may, for the purpose of encouraging long distance inter-State

road transport, grant in a State, national permits in respect of goods carriages and the

provisions of sections 52, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 4[clause (d) of sub-section (1) of

section 65 and section 67] shall, as far as may be, apply to or in relation to the grant

of national permits.

(12) (a) The Central Government may make rules for carrying out the

provisions of this section.

(b) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such

rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :

(i) the authorisation fee payable for the issue of a permit referred to in sub-section

(9) and (12) ;

(ii) the fixation of the laden weight of the motor vehicle ;

(i) the distinguishing particulars or marks to be carried or exhibited in or on the

motor vehicle ;

(ii) the colour or colours in which the motor vehicle is to be painted ;

(iii) such other matters as the appropriate authority shall consider in granting a

national permit.

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Explanation. In this section.-

(a) “appropriate authority” , in relation to a national permit, means the authority

which is authorised under this Act to grant a goods carriage permit ;

(b) “authorisation fee” means the annual fee, not exceeding one thousand rupees,

which may be charged by the appropriate authority of a State of enable a motor

vehicle, covered by the permit referred to in sub-section (9) and (12) to be used in

other States subject to the payment of taxes or fees, if any, levied by the States

concerned ;

(c) “national permit” means a permit granted by the appropriate authority to goods

carriages to operate throughout the territory of India or in such contiguous States not

being less than four in number, including the State in which the permit is issued as

may be specified in such permit in accordance with the choice indicated in the

application.

67. Appeals. – (1) Any person –

(a) aggrieved by the refusal of the State or a Regional Transport Authority to grant a

permit, or by any condition attached to a permit granted to him, or

(b) aggrieved by the revocation or suspension of the permit or by any variation of the

conditions thereof, or

(c) aggrieved by the refusal to transfer the permit under section 62, or

(d) aggrieved by the refusal of the State or a Regional Transport Authority to

countersign a permit, or by any condition attached to such countersignature, or

(e) aggrieved by the refusal of renewal of a permit, or

(f) aggrieved by any other order which may be prescribed, may, within the prescribed

time and in the prescribed manner, appeal to the State transport Appellate Tribunal

constituted under sub-section (2), who shall, after giving such person and the original

authority an opportunity of being heard, give a decision thereon which shall be final.

(2) The State Government shall constitute such number of Transport

Appellate Tribunals as it thinks fit and each such Tribunal shall consist of a judicial

officer who is not below the rank of a District Judge or who is qualified to be a judge

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of the High Court and it shall exercise jurisdiction within such area as may be

notified by that Government.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2),

every appeal pending at the commencement of this Act, shall continue to be

proceeded with and disposed of as if this Act had not been passed.

Explanation .- For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that when any

order is made by the State Transport Authority or the Regional Transport Authority

in pursuance of a direction issued by the Inter-State Transport Commission under

clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 63A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of

1939), as it stood immediately before the commencement of this Act, and any person

feels aggrieved by such order on the ground that it is not in consonance with such

direction, he may appeal under sub- section (1) to the State Transport Appellate

Tribunal against such order but not against the direction so issued.

68. Revision. - The State Transport Appellate Tribunal may, on an

application made to it, call for the record of any case in which an order has been

made by a State Transport Authority or Regional Transport Authority against which

no appeal lies, and if it appears to the State Transport Appellate Tribunal that the

order made by the State Transport Authority or Regional Transport Authority is

improper or illegal, the State Transport Appellate Tribunal may pass such order in

relation to the case as it deems fit and every such order shall be final :

Provided that the State Transport Appellate Tribunal shall not entertain any

application from a person aggrieved by an order of a State Transport Authority or

Regional Transport Authority, unless the application is made within thirty days from

the date of the order:

Provided further that the State Transport Appellate Tribunal may entertain the

application after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, if it is satisfied that the

applicant was prevented by good and sufficient cause from making the application in

time:

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Provided also that the State Transport Appellate Tribunal shall not pass an

order under this section prejudicial to any person without giving him a reasonable

opportunity of being heard.

69. Restriction hours of work of drivers. –(1) The hours of work of any

person engaged for operating a transport vehicle shall be such as provided in the

Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 ( 27 of 1961 )].

(2) A State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, grant

such exemptions from the provisions of sub-section (1) as it thinks fit, to meet cases

of emergency of delays by reason of circumstances which could not be foreseen.

(3) A State Government or, if authorised in this behalf by the State

Government by rules made under section 73, the State or a Regional Transport

Authority may require persons employing any person whose work is subject to any

of the provisions of sub-section (1) to fix beforehand the hours of work of such

persons so as to conform to those provisions, and may provide for the recording of

the hours so fixed.

(4) No person shall work or shall cause or allow any other person to work

outside the hours fixed or recorded for the work of such persons under sub-section

(3),

(5) A State Government may prescribe the circumstances under which and

the period during which the driver of a vehicle although not engaged in work is

required to remain on or near the vehicle may be deemed to be an interval for rest

within the meaning of sub-section (1).

70. Voidance of contracts restrictive of liability. - Any contract for the

conveyance of a passenger in a stage carriage or contract carriage, in respect of

which a permit has been issued under this Chapter, shall, so far as it purports to

negative or restrict the liability of any person in respect of any claim made against

that person in respect of the death of, or bodily injury to, the passenger while being

carried in, entering or alighting from the vehicle, or purports to impose any

conditions with respect to the enforcement of any such liability, be void.

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71. Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts. - No Civil Court shall have

jurisdiction to entertain any question relating to the grant of a permit under this Act,

and no injunction in respect of any action taken or to be taken by the duly constituted

authorities under this Act with regard to the grant of a permit, shall be entertained by

any Civil Court.

72. Power of State Government to make rules as to passenger vehicle to

ensure safety and security of passengers and the security of the State.

73. Power of State Government to make rules for the purposes of this

Chapter.- (1) A State Government may make rules for the purpose of carrying into

effect the provisions of this Chapter.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, rules under

this section may be made with respect to all or any of the following matters, namely:-

(i) the period of appointment and the terms of appointment of and the conduct of

business by Regional and State Transport Authorities and the reports to be furnished

by them ;

(ii) the conduct of business by any such authority in the absence of any member

(including the Chairman) thereof and the nature of business which, the circumstances

under which and the manner in which, business could so conducted ;

(iii) the conduct and hearing of appeals that may be preferred under this Chapter, the

fees to be paid in respect of such appeals and the refund of such fee ;

(iv) the forms to be used for the purpose of this Chapter, including the forms of

permits ;

(v) the issue of copies of permits in place of permits lost, destroyed or mutilated ;

(vi) the documents, plates and marks to be carried by transport vehicles, the manner

in which they are to be carried and the languages in which any such documents are to

be expressed ;

(vii) the fees to be paid in respect of applications for permits, duplicate permits and

plates ;

(viii) the exemption of prescribed persons or prescribed classes of persons from

payment of all or any or any portion of the fees payable under this Chapter.

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(ix) The custody, production and cancellation on revocation or expiration of permits,

and the return of permits which have been cancelled;

(x) The conditions subject to which, and the extent to which, a permit granted in

another State shall be valid in the State without countersignature;

(xi) The conditions subject to which, and the extent to which, a permit granted in one

region shall be valid in another region within the State without countersignature;

(xii) the conditions to be attached to permits for the purpose of giving effect to any

agreement such as is referred to in section 50;

(xiii) The authorities to whom, the time within which and the manner in which

appeals may be made ;

(xiv) the construction and fittings of, and the equipment to be carried by, stage and

contract carriages, whether generally or in specified areas ;

(xv) the determination of the number of passengers a stage or contract carriage is

adapted to carry and the number which may be carried ;

(xvi) the conditions subjects to which goods may be carried on stage and contract

carriages partly or wholly in lieu of passengers ;

(xvii) the safe custody and disposal of property left in a stage or contract carriage ;

(xviii) regulating the painting or marking of transport vehicles and the display of

advertising matter thereon, and in particular prohibiting the painting or marking of

transport vehicles in such colour or manner as to induce any person to believe that

the vehicle is used for the transport of mails;

(xix) the conveyance in stage or contract carriages of corpses or persons suffering

from any infectious or contagious disease or goods likely to cause discomfort or

injury to passengers and the inspection and disinfection of such carriages, if used for

such purpose;

(xx) the provision of taxi meters on motorcabs requiring approval or standard types

of taxi meters to be used and examining testing and sealing taxi meters;

(xxi) prohibiting the picking up or setting down of passengers by stage or contract

carriages at specified places or in specified areas or at places other than duly notified

stands or halting places and requiring the driver of a stage carriage to stop and

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remain stationary for a reasonable time when so required by a passenger desiring to

board or alight from the vehicle at a notified halting place;

(xxii) the requirements which shall be complied with in the construction or use of

any duly notified stand or halting place, including the provision of adequate

equipment and facilities for the convenience of all users thereof ; the fees, if any,

which may be charged for the use of such facilities, the records which shall be

maintained at such stands or places, the staff to be employed thereat, and the duties

and conduct of such staff, and generally for maintaining such stands and places in a

serviceable and clean condition ;

(xxiii) the regulation of motorcab ranks;

(xxiv) requiring the owners of transport vehicles to notify any change of address or to

report the failure of or damage to any vehicle used for the conveyance of passengers

for hire or reward;

(xxv) authorising specified persons to enter at all reasonable times and inspect all

premises used by permit holders for the purposes of their business;

(xxvi) requiring the person in charge of a stage carriage to carry any person tendering

the legal or customary fare ;

(xxvii)the conditions under which and the types of containers or vehicles in which

animals or birds may be carried and the seasons during which animals or birds may

or may not be carried ;

(xxviii) the licensing of and the regulation of the conduct of agents or canvassers

who engage in the sale of tickets for travel by public service vehicles or otherwise

solicit customers for such vehicles ;

(xxix) the licensing of agents engaged in the business of collecting for forwarding

and distributing goods carried by goods carriages ;

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(xxx) the inspection of transport vehicles and their contents and of the permits

relating to them ;

(xxxi) the carriage of persons other than the driver in goods carriages;

(xxxii) the records to be maintained and the returns to be furnished by the owners of

transport vehicles ; and

(xxxiii) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.

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CHAPTER – V

CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE

OF MOTOR VEHICLES

74. General provision regarding construction and maintenance of

vehicles.--(1) Every motor vehicle shall be so constructed and so maintained as to be

at all times under the effective control of the person driving the vehicle.

(2) Every motor vehicle shall be so constructed as to have right hand steering

control unless it is equipped with a signaling system and adapted to drive on the left

side of the road in accordance with the rules to be prescribed by the Central

Government.

(3) If the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or

expedient so to do in the public interest including safety, protection of environment

and energy conservation, it may by order published in the Official Gazette, notify

that any article or process used by a manufacturer or by owners during the use of the

vehicle, or during repair or maintenance of the vehicle in a workshop shall confirm to

such standard as may be specified in that order.

75. Power of Central Government to make rules.--(1) The Central

Government may make rules including standards and rules prescribing standards

regulating the construction, equipment, maintenance and inspection of all categories

of motor vehicles including semi-trailers and trailers with respect to safety,

protection of environment, air pollution, conservation of energy including fuel

efficiency, specific performance requirement, ITS systems, vehicle security and any

other matter as deemed fit.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the Central

Government may exempt any category of motor vehicles from the provisions of this

Chapter;

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76. Power of State Government to make rules.--Without prejudice to the

generality of the foregoing power, rules may be made under this section governing

the following matters either generally in respect of motor vehicles of a particular

class or in particular circumstances, namely:—

(a) prohibiting or restricting the use of audible signals at certain times or in certain

places;

(b) prohibiting the carrying of appliances likely to cause annoyance or danger;

(c) the periodical testing and inspection of vehicles by prescribed authorities 1[and

fees to be charged for such test as prescribed by the Central Government;

d) the particulars of exhibiting vehicles related information such as weights, tyre

sizes etc. on the vehicles.

e) the Subjects as may be delegated to the State Government by the Central

Government from time to time.

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CHAPTER VI

CONTROL OF TRAFFIC

77. Limits of speed - (1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle or cause or

allow a motor vehicle to be driven in any place at a speed exceeding the maximum

speed or below the minimum speed fixed for the vehicle under this Act or by or

under any other law for the time being in force:

Provided that such maximum speed shall in no case exceed the maximum fixed

for any motor vehicle or category of motor vehicles by the Central Government by

notification in the Official Gazette.

(2) The State Government or any authority authorised in this behalf by the

State Government may, if satisfied that it is necessary to restrict the speed of motor

vehicles in the interest of public safety or convenience or because of the nature of

any road or bridge, by notification in the Official Gazette, and by causing appropriate

traffic signs to be placed or erected under section 81 at suitable places, fix such

maximum speed limits or minimum speed limits as it thinks fit for motor vehicles or

any specified category of motor vehicles or for motor vehicles to which a trailer is

attached, either generally or in a particular area or on a particular road or roads:

Provided that no such notification is necessary if any restriction under this

section is to remain in force for not more than one month.

(3) Nothing in this section shall apply to any vehicle registered under section

44 while it is being used in the execution of military manoeuvres within the area and

during the period specified in the notification under sub-section (1) of section 2 of

the Manoeuvres, Field Firing and Artillery Practice Act, 1938 (5 of 1938)

78. Limits of weight and limitations on use. – (1) The State Government

may prescribe the conditions for the issue of permits for transport vehicles by the

State or Regional Transport Authorities and may prohibit or restrict the use of such

vehicles in any area or route.

(2) No person shall drive or cause or allow to be driven in any place any

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(a) the unladen weight of which exceeds the unladen weight specified in the

certificate of registration of the vehicle or

(b) the laden weight of which exceeds the gross vehicle weight specified in the

certificate or registration.

(c) the number of persons carried in the vehicle exceeds the number of passengers the

vehicle is authorized to carry in such vehicles as may be prescribed by the Central

Government.

(3) Where the driver or person in charge of a motor vehicle driven in

contravention of sub-section (2) or clause (a) of sub-section (3) is not the owner or

consignor, a Court may presume that the offence was committed with the knowledge

of or under the orders of the owner of the motor vehicle or consignor of the goods.

Provided that a consignor shall be held responsible for the offence only if he

is the sole consignor for the goods carried in the motor vehicles

79. Power to have vehicle weighed. – (1) Any person authorised in this

behalf by the State Government shall, if he has reason to believe that a motor vehicle

is being used in contravention of section 78, require the driver to convey the motor

vehicle to a weighing device in such manner as may be prescribed by the State

Government and if on such weighment the motor vehicle is found to contravene in

any respect the provisions of section 78 regarding weight, he may, by order in

writing, direct the driver to off-load the excess weight at his own risk and cost and

not to remove the vehicle or trailer from that place until the laden weight has been

reduced or the vehicle or trailer has otherwise been dealt with so that it complies

with section 78 and on receipt of such notice, the driver shall comply with such

directions.

Incase the vehicle owner or driver, as the case may be, fails to do so, such

person may cause the extra weight to be unloaded at the risk and cost of owner or

consignor and such cost shall be recoverable from the owner of motor vehicle or

consignor of goods.

(2) Where the person authorised under sub-section (1) makes the said order in

writing, he shall furnish the relevant details of the overloading on the goods carriage

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permit and also intimate the fact of such details to the authority which issued that

permit.

79A. Power to inspect a passenger vehicle and authority to levy huge

penalty and suspension of license under repeated offence for overloading.

Any officer authorized in this behalf may enter into with passenger’s vehicle and

check whether the vehicle is carrying more passengers than it is authorized to carry.

In the event of vehicle carrying more passengers than it is authorized to carry he may

direct the driver or the owner of the vehicle to offload passengers beyond the

authorized capacity.

80. Power to restrict the use of vehicles. – The State Government or any

authority authorised in this behalf by the State Government, if satisfied that it is

necessary in the interest of public safety or convenience, or because of the nature of

any road or bridge, may by notification in the Official Gazette, prohibit or restrict,

subject to such exceptions and conditions as may be specified in the notification, the

driving of motor vehicles or of any specified category of motor vehicles or the use of

trailers either generally in a specified area or on a specified road and when any such

prohibition or restriction is imposed, shall cause appropriate traffic signs to be placed

or erected under section 81 at suitable places:

81. Power to erect traffic signs. – (1) (a) The State Government or any

authority authorised in this behalf by the State Government may cause or permit

traffic sings to be placed or erected in any place for the purpose of bringing to public

notice any speed limits fixed under sub-section (2) of section 77 or any prohibitions

or restrictions imposed under section 80 or generally and may designate certain roads

as main roads by notification in the Official Gazette or by the erection at suitable

places of the appropriate traffic sign referred to in Part A of the Schedule for the

purposes of the driving regulations made by the Central Government.

(2) Traffic signs placed or erected under sub-section (1) for any purpose for

which provision is made in the Schedule shall be of the size, colour and type and

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shall have the meanings set forth in the Schedule, but the State Government or any

authority empowered in this behalf by the State Government may make or authorise

the addition to any sign set forth in the said Schedule, of transcriptions of the words,

letters or figures thereon in such script as the State Government may think fit

provided that the transcriptions shall be similar size and colour to the words, letters

or figures set forth in the Schedule.

Provided that such sign mentioned in the Schedule shall be reviewed every

three years and shall reflect International Standards as subscribed to by the

Government of India.

(3) A State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,

empower any police officer to remove or cause to be removed any sign or

advertisement which is so placed in his opinion as to obscure any traffic sign from

view or any sign or advertisement which in his opinion is so similar in appearance to

a traffic sign as to be misleading or which in his opinion is likely to distract the

attention or concentration of the driver.

(4) No person shall wilfully remove, alter, deface, or in any way tamper with,

any traffic signs placed or erected under this section.

(5) If any person accidentally causes such damage to a traffic sign an renders

it useless for the purpose for which it is placed or erected under this section, he shall

report the circumstances of the occurrence to a police officer or at a police station as

soon as possible, and in any case within twenty four hours of the occurrence.

82. Parking places and halting stations. – The State Government or any

authority authorised in this behalf by the State Government may, in consultation with

the local authority having jurisdiction in the area concerned, determine places at

which motor vehicles may stand either indefinitely or for a specified period of time,

and may determine the places at which public service vehicles may stop for a longer

time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers.

83. Driving regulations. – Duty of the driver to take certain precautions at

unguarded railway level crossings.

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Every driver of a motor vehicle at the approach of any unguarded railway

level crossing shall cause the vehicle to stop and the driver of the vehicle shall cause

the conductor or cleaner or attendant or any other person in the vehicle to walk up to

the level crossing and ensure that no train or trolley is approaching from either side

and then pilot the motor vehicle across such level crossing, and where no conductor

or cleaner or attendant or any other person is available in the vehicle, the driver of

the vehicle shall get down from the vehicle himself to ensure that no train or trolley

is approaching from either side before the railway track is crossed.

84. Restriction on carrying of objects which are over-dimensional, flying

etc. - (1) No driver of a motor vehicle shall carry any object which protrudes outside

the body of vehicle.

(2) No driver of a motor vehicle shall carry any object which may cause

injury or inconvenience to a person or any other living beings or cause damage to

property. It is clarified that all flora and fauna shall be part of living beings.

(3) an owner and/or consigner shall also be responsible for an offence under

this section.

85. Duty to obey traffic signs. – (1) Every driver of a motor vehicle shall

drive the vehicle in conformity with any indication given by mandatory traffic sign

and in conformity with the driving regulations made by the Central Government, and

shall comply with all directions given to him by any police officer for the time being

engaged in the regulation of traffic in any place.

(2) In this section “mandatory traffic sign” means a traffic sign included in

Part A of † [the First Schedule], or any traffic sign of similar form (that is to say,

consisting of or including a circular disc displaying a device, word or figure and

having a red ground or border) placed or erected for the purpose of regulating motor

vehicle traffic under sub-section (1) of section 81.

86. Vehicles with left hand control. – No person shall drive or cause or

allow to be driven in any place any motor vehicle with a left – hand steering control

unless it is equipped with features/devices as may be prescribed.

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87. Leaving vehicle in dangerous position and Allowing Vehicle to

remain Stationary– No person in charge of a motor vehicle shall cause or allow the

motor vehicle to be abandoned or to remain at rest on any place in such a position or

in such a condition or in such circumstances as to cause or likely to cause danger,

obstruction or undue inconvenience to other users of the place or to the passengers.

No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall cause or allow the vehicle to

remain stationary in any place, unless there is in the driver’s seat a person duly

licensed to drive the vehicle or unless the mechanism has been stopped and a brake

or brakes applied or such other measures taken as to ensure that the vehicle cannot

accidentally be put in motion in the absence of the driver.

88. Riding on running board, etc. - (1) No person driving or in charge of a

motor vehicle shall carry any person or permit any person to be carried on the

running board or otherwise than within the body of the vehicle.

(2) No person shall travel on the running board or on the top or on the bonnet

of a motor vehicle.

89. Obstruction of driver. – No person driving a motor vehicle shall allow

any person to stand or sit or to place anything in such a manner or position as to

hamper his control of the vehicle.

90. Removal of motor vehicles abandoned or left unattended on a public

place. – (1) Where any motor vehicle is abandoned or left unattended on in any place

in excess of the period prescribed or is parked in a place where parking is legally

prohibited, its removal by a towing service or its immobilisation by any means

including wheel clamping may be by an authorised person including a police officer

in uniform having jurisdiction.

(2) Where an abandoned, unattended, wrecked, burnt or partially dismantled

vehicle or creating a traffic hazard, because of its position in relation to any place, or

its physical appearance is causing the impediment to the traffic, its immediate

removal from any place by a towing service may be authorized.

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(3) Where a vehicle is authorised to be removed under sub-section (1) or sub-

section (2) by a police officer, the owner of the vehicle shall be responsible for all

towing costs, besides any other penalty.

91. Safety measures for drivers and pillion riders. – (1) No driver of a two

– wheeled motor cycle shall carry more than one person in addition to himself on the

motor cycle and no such person shall be carried otherwise than sitting on a proper

seat securely fixed to the motor cycle behind the driver’s seat with appropriate safety

measures.

(2) In addition to the safety measures mentioned in sub-section (1), the

Central Government may, prescribe other safety measures for the drivers of two-

wheeled motor cycles and pillion riders thereon. It also empowers the Central

Government to prescribe other safety measures in this regard.

92. Wearing of protective headgear. -Every person driving or riding

(otherwise than in a side car, on a motor cycle of any class) shall, while in a place,

wear protective headgear conforming to the standards prescribed.

Provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to a person who is

a Sikh, if he is, while driving or riding on the motor cycle, in any place, wearing a

turban.

93. Prohibition on use of mobiles while driving: No person shall use any

mobile phone or any other communication device while driving a motor vehicle.

94. Use of seat belts: (1) Every person shall wear seat belt while driving a

motor vehicle or sitting on a seat where a seatbelt is provided.

(2) No person shall cause a child below the age of 8 years to be seated any

other place than the designated child seat.

95. Duty to produce licence and certificate of registration. – (1) A driver

of a motor vehicle in any place shall, carry following documents with him

(i) Driving licence

(ii) Certificate of registration

(iii) Certificate of insurance

(iv) PUC certificate

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(v) Fitness certificate

(vi) Permit, if any, authorizing vehicle to drive the vehicle.

Provided that the driving license shall always be carried in original.

(2) A driver shall on demand by any police officer or an officer of the Motor

Vehicle department in uniform, produce for examination documents as mentioned in

sub-section (1).

Provided that if any of the documents mentioned in sub-section (1) is

submitted or seized by a police officer, he shall give a receipt and driver may, if any

document has been submitted to, or has been seized by, any officer or authority under

this or any other Act, produce in lieu of the licence a receipt or other

acknowledgement issued by such officer or authority in respect thereof an thereafter

produce such document within such period, in such manner as may be prescribed.

(3) If the certificates or permit referred to in sub-section (1), are not at the

time in the possession in original of the person to whom demand is made, it shall be a

sufficient compliance with this section if such person produces the certificates or

permit in original within such period in such manner as the Central Government may

prescribe, to the police officer or authority making the demand.

96. Duty of driver to stop in certain cases and Duty of owner. – (1) The

driver of motor vehicle shall cause the vehicle to stop & remain stationary so long as

may for such reasonable time as may be necessary, but not exceeding twenty four

hours; when required to do so by any police officer not below the rank of a Sub-

Inspector in uniform, in the event of the vehicle being involved in the occurrence of

an accident to a person, animal or vehicle or of damage to property, or

and he shall give his name and address and the name and address of the

owner of the vehicle to any person affected by any such accident or damage who

demands it provided such person also furnishes his name and address

(2)The driver of a motor vehicle shall, on demand by a person giving his own

name and address and alleging that the driver has committed an offence punishable

under section 118, give his name and address to that person.

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97. Duty of driver in case of accident and injury to a person. – When any

person is injured or any property of a third party is damaged, as a result of an

accident in which a motor vehicle is involved, the driver of the vehicle or other

person in charge of the vehicle shall—

(a) unless it is not practicable to do so on account of mob fury or any other reason

beyond his control, take all reasonable steps to secure medical attention for the

injured person, 1[by conveying him to the nearest medical practitioner or hospital,

and it shall be the duty of every registered medical practitioner or the doctor on the

duty in the hospital immediately to attend to the injured person and render medical

aid or treatment without waiting for any procedural formalities, or financial

arrangements unless the injured person or his guardian, in case he is a minor, desires

otherwise;

(b) give on demand by a police officer any information required by him, or, if no

police officer is present, report the circumstances of the occurrence, including the

circumstances, if any, for not taking reasonable steps to secure medical attention as

required under clause (a), at the nearest police station as soon as possible, and in any

case within twenty-four hours of the occurrence;

2[(c) give the following information in writing to the insurer, who has

issued the certificates of insurance, about the occurrence of the accident,

namely:—

(i) insurance policy number and period of its validity;

(ii) date, time and place of accident;

(iii) particulars of the persons injured or killed in the accident;

(iv) name of the driver and the particulars of his driving licence.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section the expression “driver” includes

the owner of the vehicle.]

98. Inspection of vehicle involved in accident. – When any accident occurs in

which a motor vehicle is involved, any person authorised in this behalf by the State

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Government may, on production if so required of his authority, inspect the vehicle

and for that purpose may enter at any reasonable time any premises where the vehicle

may be, and may remove the vehicle for examination:

Provided that the place to which the vehicle is so removed shall be intimated to

the owner of the vehicle and the vehicle shall be returned 1[after completion of the

formalities to the owner, driver or the person in charge of the vehicle within twenty-

four hours].

Provided further that if an officer inspecting such vehicle is of the view that the

vehicle is unfit for use on the road, he shall intimate in such manner as may be

prescribed to the registration authority.

99. Power of Central Government to make rules. – The Central Government

may make rules to provide for all or the manner in which the documents may be

produced before the officer under section 95.

100. Power of State Government to make rules. – (1) The State Government

may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Chapter

other than the matters specified in section 99.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules

may provide for –

(a) the removal and the safe custody of vehicles including their loads which have

broken down or which have been left standing or have been abandoned on roads;

(b) the installation and use of weighing devices;

(c) the maintenance and management of wayside amenities complexes;

(d) the exemption from all or any of the provisions of this Chapter of fire Brigade

vehicles, ambulance and other special classes of vehicle, subject to such conditions

as may be prescribed;

(e) the maintenance and management of parking places and stands and the fees, if

any, which may be charged for their use;

(f) prohibiting the driving downhill of a motor vehicle with the gear disengaged

either generally or in a specified place;

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(g) prohibiting the taking hold of or mounting of a motor vehicle in motion;

(h) prohibiting the use of foot-paths or pavements by motor vehicles;

(i) generally, the prevention of danger, injury or annoyance to the public or any

person, or of danger or injury to property or of obstruction to traffic; and

(j) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed.

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CHAPTER VII

MOTOR VEHICLE TEMPORARILY LEAVING OR VISITING INDIA

101. Power of Central Government to make rules.—(1) The Central

Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for all or any of

the following purposes, namely:—

(a) the grant and authentication of travelling passes, certificates or authorisations

to persons temporarily taking motor vehicles out of India to any place outside India

or to persons temporarily proceeding out of India to any place outside India and

desiring to drive a motor vehicle during their absence from India;

(b) prescribing the conditions subject to which motor vehicles brought temporarily

into India from outside India by persons intending to make a temporary stay in India

may be possessed and used in India; and

(c) prescribing the conditions subject to which persons entering India from any

place outside India for a temporary stay in India may drive motor vehicles in India.

(2) For the purpose of facilitating and regulating the services of motor

vehicles operating between India and any other country under any reciprocal

arrangement and carrying passengers or goods or both by road for hire or reward, the

Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules with

respect to all or any of the following matters, namely:—

(a) the conditions subject to which motor vehicles carrying on such services may

be brought into India from outside India and possessed and used in India;

(b) the conditions subject to which motor vehicles may be taken from any place in

India to any place outside India;

(c) the conditions subject to which persons employed as drivers and conductors of

such motor vehicles may enter or leave India;

(d) the grant and authentication of travelling passes, certificates or authorisations to

persons employed as drivers and conductors of such motor vehicles;

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(e) the particulars (other than registration marks) to be exhibited by such motor

vehicles and the manner in which such particulars are to be exhibited;

(f) the use of trailers with such motor vehicles;

(g) the exemption of such motor vehicles and their drivers and conductors from all

or any or the provisions of this Act [other than those referred to in sub-section (4)] of

the rules made thereunder;

(h) the identification of the drivers and conductors of such motor vehicles;

(i) the replacement of the travelling passes, certificates or authorisations, permits,

licences or any other prescribed documents lost or defaced, on payment of such fee

as may be prescribed;

(j) the exemption from the provisions of such laws as relate to customs, police or

health with a view to facilitate such road transport services;

(k) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed.

(3) No rule made under this section shall operate to confer on any person any

immunity in any State from the payment of any tax levied in that State on motor

vehicles or their users.

(4) Nothing in this Act or in any rule made thereunder by a State Government

relating to—

(a) the registration and identification of motor vehicles, or

(b) the requirements as to construction, maintenance and equipment of motor

vehicles, or

(c) the licensing and the qualifications of drivers and conductors of motor vehicles,

shall apply—

(i) to any motor vehicle to which or to any driver of a motor vehicle to whom any

rules made under clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (1) or under sub-section (2)

apply; or

(ii) to any conductor of a motor vehicle to whom any rules made under sub-section

(2) apply.

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CHAPTER VIII

OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

102. General provision for punishment of offences.— Whoever

contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rule, regulation or notification made

there under shall, if no penalty is provided for the offence, be punishable for the first

offence, with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and for any second or

subsequent offence with fine of one thousand rupees.

103. General provision for driver penalty points scheme. — (1) Any

person, whoever while driving contravenes certain provisions of Act related to

traffic violations or of any specified rule, regulation or notification made there under

shall be awarded penalty points as applicable for the offence in addition to the fine

and/ or imprisonment as the case may be. The driver penalty scheme shall be as per

Schedule II.

(2) Penalty points awarded to any licence holder in terms of Schedule II shall

subsist until their expiry period as specified in the Schedule.

(3) The procedure for awarding penalty points, maintaining records thereof

shall be as prescribed by the Central Government.

104. Penalty for refusal to ply contract carriage, etc.— If the holder of a

permit or the driver of a contract carriage refuses, in contravention of the provisions

of this Act or rules made there under, to ply the contract carriage or to carry the

passengers, he shall,—

(a) in the case of two-wheeled or three-wheeled motor vehicles, be punishable with

fine which may extend to five hundred rupees; and

(b) in any other case, be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand

rupees.

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105. Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information.—

(1) Whoever wilfully disobeys any direction lawfully given by any person or

authority empowered under this Act to give such direction, or obstructs any person

or authority in the discharge of any functions which such person or authority is

required or empowered under this Act to discharge, shall, if no other penalty is

provided for the offence, be punishable with fine of one thousand rupees. Further, it

shall carry penalty points as per Schedule II.

(2) Whoever, being required by or under this Act to supply any information,

wilfully withholds such information or gives information which he knows to be false

or which he does not believe to be true, shall, if no other penalty is provided for the

offence, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one

month, or with fine of one thousand rupees, or with both. Further, it shall carry

penalty points as per Schedule II.

106. Allowing unauthorised persons to drive vehicles.— Whoever, being

the owner or person in charge of a motor vehicle, causes or permits, any other person

who does not satisfy the provisions of section 3 or section 4 or section 5 to drive the

vehicle shall be punishable with fine of two thousand rupees.

107. Driving vehicles in contravention of section 3 or section 4.—

Whoever drives a motor vehicle in contravention of section 3 or section 4 section 5

shall be punishable with fine of two thousand rupees.

108. Offences relating to licences.— Whoever, being disqualified under this

Act for holding or obtaining a driving licence, drives a motor vehicle in any place, or

applies for or obtains a driving licence or, not being entitled to have a driving licence

issued to him free of endorsement, applies for or obtains a driving licence without

disclosing the endorsement made on a driving licence previously held by him shall

be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or

with fine of five thousand rupees or with both.

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109. Punishment for offences relating to construction and maintenance

of vehicles.— Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (3) of

section 74, shall be punishable with a fine of two thousand rupees for the first

offence, and with a fine of ten thousand rupees for any subsequent offence.

110. Punishment for offences relating to manufacturing of faulty

vehicles.-- Any manufacturer who contravenes the provisions of section 74 shall be

punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with

fine of Rupees one lakh, or with both.

111. Driving at excessive speed, etc -- (1) Whoever drives a motor vehicle

in contravention of the speed limits referred to in section 77 shall be punishable with

fine of one thousand rupees for first offence, two thousand rupees for second offence

and five thousand for subsequent offences. Further, it shall carry penalty points as

per Schedule II.

(2) Whoever causes any person who is employed by him or is subject to his

control in driving to drive a motor vehicle in contravention of the speed limits

referred to in section 77 shall be punishable with a fine of two thousand rupees.

(3) No person shall be convicted of an offence punishable under sub-section

(1) solely on the evidence of one witness to the effect that in the opinion of the

witness such person was driving at a speed which was unlawful, unless that opinion

is shown to be based on an estimate obtained by the use of some mechanical or

electronic device.

(4) The publication of a time table under which, or the giving of any direction

that any journey or part of a journey is to be completed within a specified time shall,

if in the opinion of the Court it is not practicable in the circumstances of the case for

that journey or part of a journey to be completed in the specified time without

contravening the speed limits referred to in section 77 be prima facie evidence that

the person who published the time table or gave the direction has committed an

offence punishable under sub-section (2).

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112. Violation of Traffic Signals - Whoever violates a red light traffic signal

shall be subjected to a fine of one thousand rupees and shall carry penalty points as

per Schedule II.

113. Use of mobile phone while driving- Who ever uses mobile phone or

any accessories thereof while driving a motor vehicle shall be punishable with a fine

of one thousand rupees and shall carry penalty points as per Schedule II.

Explanation: Mobile phone means any appliance, instrument, material or

apparatus used or capable of use for transmission or reception of signs, signals,

writing, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, visual or other

electromagnetic transmissions, radio waves or Hertzian waves, galvanic, electric or

magnetic means

114. Failing to wear seat belt while driving or being driven - Whoever,

while driving or being driven in a 4 wheeler vehicle, fails to wear seat belt wherever

provided in the motor vehicle by the manufacturer shall be punished with a fine of

five hundred rupees and shall carry penalty points as per Schedule II;

115. Failing to wear helmet while driving and riding- Whoever, while

driving or riding a two wheeler vehicle fails to wear protective helmet shall be

punished with a fine of five hundred rupees and shall carry penalty points as per

Schedule II;

116. Use of headlights- Whoever, while driving a two wheeler (including

during day time), fails to keep headlights on shall be punishable with a fine of five

hundred rupees and shall carry penalty points as per Schedule II.

117. Seating of a child in vehicle- If the child up to the age of 8 years is

seated in the vehicle in violation of the provisions contained in section 94 the driver

shall be punished with a fine of thousand rupees.

118. Driving dangerously.— Whoever drives a motor vehicle at a speed or

in a manner which is dangerous to the public, having regard to all the circumstances

of the case including the nature, condition and use of the place where the vehicle is

driven and the amount of traffic which actually is at the time or which might

reasonably be expected to be in the place, shall be punishable for the first offence

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with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine of two

thousand rupees, and for any second or subsequent similar offence with

imprisonment of six months which may extend to one years, or with fine of five

thousand rupees, or with both. Further, it shall carry penalty points as per Schedule

II.

119. Driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of

drugs.— Whoever, while driving, or attempting to drive, a motor vehicle,—(1) is

under the influence of a alcohol is incapable of exercising proper control over the

vehicle on a test by a breath analyser, or any other test including clinical test, has

alcohol in his blood, to an extent of:

(a) 30 mg to 80 mg, per 100 ml,

(b) 81 to 150 mg per 100 ml

(c) Above 150 mg per 100 ml of blood detected in a test by a breath analyzer

shall be punishable with -

(i) for persons falling under clause (a), imprisonment for a term which may extend to

six months, or with a fine of two thousand rupees, or both.

(ii) for persons falling under clause (b), imprisonment for a term of six months or

with a fine of five thousand rupees or both;

(iii) for persons falling under clause (c) imprisonment of six months which may

extend to one year and a fine of ten thousand rupees or both;

Further, it shall carry penalty points as per Schedule II. Second offence shall result

into cancellation of driving licence.

(2) is under the influence of a drug to such an extent as to be incapable of

exercising proper control over the vehicle, shall be punishable for the first offence

with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which

may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both; and for a second or subsequent

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offence, if committed within three years of the commission of the previous similar

offence, with imprisonment for a term of six months which may extend to one years,

or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the drug or drugs specified by

the Central Government in this behalf, by notification in the Official Gazette, shall

be deemed to render a person incapable of exercising proper control over a motor

vehicle.

Further, it shall carry penalty points as per Schedule II. Second offence shall

result into cancellation of driving licence.

120. Driving when mentally or physically unfit to drive.— Whoever

drives a motor vehicle in any place when he is to his knowledge suffering from any

disease or disability calculated to cause his driving of the vehicle to be a source of

danger to the public, shall be punishable with fine of one thousand rupees.

121. Punishment for offences relating to accident.— Whoever fails to

comply with the provisions of section 91 shall be punishable with a fine of two

thousand rupees. Further, it shall carry penalty points as per Schedule II.

122. Rash and Negligent driving causing injury to persons/damage to

property- Without prejudice to the provisions contained in the Indian Penal Code,

whoever drives a motor vehicle in a rash or negligent manner and causes injury to a

person and/ or damage to any property, shall be punishable with a fine which shall

not be less than five thousand rupees and which may extend upto ten thousand

rupees and penalty points as per Schedule II.

123. Punishment for abetment of certain offences.— Whoever abets the

commission of an offence under section 118 or section 119 or section 120 shall be

punishable with the punishment provided for the offence.

124. Racing and trials of speed.— Whoever without the written consent of

the State Government permits or takes part in a race or trial of speed of any kind

between motor vehicles in any place shall be punishable with a fine of two thousand

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rupees for the first offence and fine of three thousand for second offence. Any

subsequent offences shall be punishable with fine of five thousand rupees. Further, it

shall carry penalty points as per Schedule II.

125. Using vehicle in unsafe condition.—(1) Any person who drives or

causes or allows to be driven in any place a motor vehicle or trailer while the vehicle

or trailer has any defect, which such person knows of or could have discovered by

the exercise of ordinary care and which is calculated to render the driving of the

vehicle a source of danger to persons and vehicles using such place, shall be

punishable with fine of one thousand rupees or, if as a result of such defect an

accident is caused causing bodily injury or damage to property with fine of five


(2) Any person who drives or causes or allows to be driven, in any place a

motor vehicle, which violates the standards prescribed in relation to road safety,

control of noise and air-pollution, shall be punishable for the first offence with a fine

of two thousand rupees and for any second or subsequent offence with a fine of five


(3) Any person who drives or causes or allows to be driven, in any place a

motor vehicle which violates the provisions of this Act or the rules made there under

relating to the carriage of goods which are of dangerous or hazardous nature to

human life, shall be punishable for the first offence with a fine of ten thousand

rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with

both, and for any second or subsequent offence with fine which may extend to

twenty thousand rupees, or with imprisonment for a term of six months which may

extend to one years, or with both. Further, it shall carry penalty points as per

Schedule II.

126. Sale of vehicle in or alteration of vehicle to condition contravening

this Act.— Whoever being a manufacturer, an importer or dealer of motor vehicles,

sells or delivers or offers to sell or deliver a motor vehicle or trailer in such condition

that the use thereof in any place would be in contravention of Chapter V or any rule

made thereunder or alters the motor vehicle or trailer so as to render its condition

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such that its use in any place would be in contravention of Chapter V or any rule

made there under shall be punishable with fine of five thousand rupees for the first

offence and ten thousand for any subsequent offence.

127. Using vehicles without registration.—(1) Whoever drives a motor

vehicle or causes or allows a motor vehicle to be used in contravention of the

provisions of section 27 shall be punishable for the first offence with a fine of five

thousand rupees and for a second or subsequent offence with fine of ten thousand

rupees:

(2) Nothing in this section shall apply to the use of a motor vehicle in an

emergency for the conveyance of persons suffering from sickness or injuries or for

the transport of food or materials to relieve distress or of medical supplies for a like

purpose:

(3) Whoever delivers/ hands over a motor vehicle to a person without the

vehicle being registered under section 27 or section 31 is punishable with fine of

twenty thousand rupees.

127A. Using vehicles without permit.—(1) Whoever drives a motor vehicle

or causes or allows a motor vehicle to be used in contravention of the provisions of

sub-section (1) of section 49 or in contravention of any condition of a permit shall be

punishable for the first offence with a fine of five thousand rupees and ten thousand

rupees for any subsequent offence.

(2) Nothing in this section shall apply to the use of a motor vehicle in an

emergency for the conveyance of persons suffering from sickness or injury or for the

transport of materials for repair or for the transport of food or materials to relieve

distress or of medical supplies for a like purpose:

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128. Driving vehicle exceeding permissible weight.— (1) Whoever drives a

motor vehicle or causes or allows a motor vehicle to be driven in contravention of

the provisions of section 78 or section 79 or section 80 shall be punishable with fine

of ten thousand rupees and an additional amount of two thousand rupees per tonne of

excess load, together with the liability to pay charges for off-loading of the excess

load.

(2) Any driver of a vehicle who refuses to stop and submit his vehicle to

weighing after being directed to do so by an officer authorised in this behalf under

section 79 or removes or causes the removal of the load or part of it prior to

weighing shall be punishable with fine of seven thousand five hundred rupees.

129. Driving uninsured vehicle.— Whoever drives a motor vehicle or

causes or allows a motor vehicle to be driven in contravention of the provisions

relating to third party insurance shall be punishable with a fine of five thousand

rupees for 2 wheelers, ten thousand rupees for Light Motor Vehicles and 3 wheelers

and fifteen thousand rupees for other categories of vehicles.

130. Taking vehicle without authority.—(1) Whoever takes and drives

away any motor vehicle without having either the consent of the owner thereof or

other lawful authority shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two

thousand rupees.

Provided that no person shall be convicted under this section, if the Court is

satisfied that such person acted in the reasonable belief that he had lawful authority

or in the reasonable belief that the owner would in the circumstances of the case have

given his consent if he had been asked therefor.

(2) Whoever, unlawfully by force or threat of force or by any other form of

intimidation, seizes or exercises control of a motor vehicle, shall be punishable with

imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to

five hundred rupees, or with both.

(3) Whoever attempts to commit any of the acts referred to in sub-section (1)

or sub-section (2) in relation to any motor vehicle, or abets the commission of any

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such act, shall also be deemed to have committed an offence under sub-section (1)

or, as the case may be, sub-section (2).

131. Unauthorised interference with vehicle.— Whoever otherwise than

with lawful authority or reasonable excuse enters or moves any stationary motor

vehicle or tampers with the brake or any part of the mechanism of a motor vehicle

shall be punishable with fine of five hundred rupees.

132. Offences by companies.—(1) Where an offence under this Act has been

committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed,

was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the

business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the

contravention and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:

Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to

any punishment provided in this Act, if he proves that the offence was committed

without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the

commission of such offence.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence

under this Act has been committed by a company, and it is proved that the offence

was committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on

the part of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such

director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that

offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section—

(a) “company” means anybody corporate and includes a firm or other

association of individuals; and

(b) “director”, in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.

133. Compounding of certain offences.—(1) (1) Any offence punishable

under the sections with fine only whether committed before or after the

commencement of this Act, may either before or after the institution of the

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prosecution, be compounded by such officers or authorities and for such amount as

the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this

behalf, provided that the amount is not less than the minimum amount of fine as may

have been provided under this Act.

Provided further that offences involving imprisonment shall not be

compounded.

Provided that any third or subsequent offence shall not be compoundable.

Provided further that penalty points, specified for the offence will apply and

cannot be waived.

134. Penalty for causing obstruction to free flow of traffic.—(1) Whoever

keeps a disabled vehicle in any place, in such a manner, so as to cause impediment to

the free flow of traffic, shall be liable for penalty of two hundred rupees per hour, so

long as it remains in that position and penalty points as per Schedule II:

Provided that the vehicle involved in accidents shall be liable for penalty only

from the time of completion of inspection formalities under the law:

Provided further that where the vehicle is removed by a Government agency,

towing charges shall be recovered from the vehicle owner or person in-charge of

such vehicle.

(2) Penalties or towing charges under this section shall be recovered by such

officer or authority as the State Government may, by notification in the Official

Gazette, authorise.

135. Power to arrest without warrant.—(1) A police officer in uniform may

arrest without warrant any person who in his presence commits an offence

punishable under section 118 or section 119 or section 130.

Provided that any person so arrested in connection with an offence punishable

under section 119 shall, within two hours of his arrest, be subjected to a medical

examination referred to in sections 136 and 137 by a registered medical practitioner

failing which he shall be released from custody.

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(2) A police officer in uniform may arrest without warrant any person, who

has committed an offence under this Act, if such person refuses to give his name and

address.

(3) A police officer arresting without warrant the driver of a motor vehicle

shall if the circumstances so require take or cause to be taken any steps he may

consider proper for the temporary disposal of the vehicle.

136. Breath tests.— (1) A police officer in uniform or an officer of the

Motor Vehicles Department, as may be authorised in this behalf by that Department,

may require any person driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle in any place to

provide one or more specimens of breath for breath test there or nearby, if such

police officer or officer has any reasonable cause to suspect him of having

committed an offence under section 119:

Provided that requirement for breath test shall be made (unless it is made) as

soon as reasonably practicable after the commission of such offence as per the

procedure prescribed by Central Government

(2) If a motor vehicle is involved in an accident in any place and a police

officer in uniform has any reasonable cause to suspect that the person who was

driving the motor vehicle at the time of the accident had alcohol in his blood or that

he was driving under the influence of a drug referred to in section 119 he may

require the person so driving the motor vehicle, to provide a specimen of his breath

for a breath test—

(a) in the case of a person who is at a hospital as an indoor patient, at the

hospital,

(b) in the case of any other person, either at or near the place where the

requirement is made, or, if the police officer thinks fit, at a police station specified by

the police officer:

Provided that a person shall not be required to provide such a specimen while at a

hospital as an indoor patient if the registered medical practitioner in immediate

charge of his case is not first notified of the proposal to make the requirement or

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objects to the provision of a specimen on the ground that its provision or the

requirement to provide it would be prejudicial to the proper care or treatment of the

patient.

(3) If it appears to a police officer in uniform, in consequence of a breath test

carried out by him on any person under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), that the

device by means of which the test has been carried out indicates the presence of

alcohol in the person’s blood, the police officer may arrest that person without

warrant except while that person is at a hospital as an indoor patient.

(4) If a person, required by a police officer under sub-section (1) or sub-

section (2) to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test, refuses or fails to do so

and the police officer has reasonable cause to suspect him of having alcohol in his

blood, the police officer may arrest him without warrant except while he is at a

hospital as an indoor patient.

(5) A person arrested under this section shall while at a police station, be

given an opportunity to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test there.

(6) The results of a breath test made in pursuance of the provisions of this

section shall be admissible in evidence.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section “breath test”, means a test for

the purpose of obtaining an indication of the presence of alcohol in a person’s blood

carried out, on one or more specimens of breath provided by that person, by means

of a device of a type approved by the Central Government, by notification in the

Official Gazette, for the purpose of such a test.

137. Laboratory test.— (1) A person who has been arrested under section

136 may, while at a police station be required by a police officer to provide to such

registered medical practitioner as may be produced by such police officer, a

specimen of his blood for a laboratory test if,

(a) it appears to the police officer that the device, by means of which

breath test was taken in relation to such person, indicates the presence of alcohol in

the blood of such person, or

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(b) such person, when given the opportunity to submit to a breath test, has

refused, omitted or failed to do so:

Provided that where the person required to provide such specimen is a female and

the registered medical practitioner produced by such police officer is a male medical

practitioner, the specimen shall be taken only in the presence of a female, whether a

medical practitioner or not.

(2) A person while at a hospital as an indoor patient may be required by a

police officer to provide at the hospital a specimen of his blood for a laboratory

test—

(a) if it appears to the police officer that the device by means of which test

is carried out in relation to the breath of such person indicates the presence of alcohol

in the blood of such person, or

(b) if the person having been required, whether at the hospital or

elsewhere, to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test, has refused, omitted or

failed to do so and a police officer has reasonable cause to suspect him of having

alcohol in his blood:

Provided that a person shall not be required to provide a specimen of his blood

for a laboratory test under this sub-section if the registered medical practitioner in

immediate charge of his case is not first notified of the proposal to make the

requirement or objects to the provision of such specimen on the ground that its

provision or the requirement to provide it would be prejudicial to the proper care or

treatment of the patient.

(3) The results of a laboratory test made in pursuance of this section shall be

admissible in evidence.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, “laboratory test” means the

analysis of a specimen of blood made at a laboratory established, maintained or

recognised by the Central Government or a State Government.

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138. Presumption of unfitness to drive.— In any proceeding for an offence

punishable under section 119 if it is proved that the accused when requested by a

police officer at any time so to do, had refused, omitted or failed to consent to the

taking of or providing a specimen of his breath for a breath test or a specimen of his

blood for a laboratory test, his refusal, omission or failure may, unless reasonable

cause therefor is shown, be presumed to be a circumstance supporting any evidence

given on behalf of the prosecution, or rebutting any evidence given on behalf of the

defence, with respect to his condition at that time.

139. Power to impound document.—(1) Any police officer or other person

authorised in this behalf by the State Government may, if he has reason to believe

that any identification mark carried on a motor vehicle or any licence, permit,

certificate of registration, certificate of insurance or other document produced to him

by the driver or person in charge of a motor vehicle is a false document within the

meaning of section 464 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) seize the mark or

document and call upon the driver or owner of the vehicle to account for his

possession of or the presence in the vehicle of such mark or document.

(2) Any police officer or other person authorised in this behalf by the State

Government may, if he has reason to believe that the driver or owner of a motor

vehicle who is charged with any offence under this Act may abscond or otherwise

avoid the service of a summons, seize any licence held by such driver or certificate

of registration of the vehicle and forward it to the Court taking cognizance of the

offence and the said Court shall on the first appearance of such driver before it,

return the licence or certificate of registration to him in exchange for the temporary

acknowledgement given under sub-section (3).

(3) A police officer or other person seizing a licence or the certificate of

registration under sub-section (2) shall give to the person surrendering the licence or

the certificate of registration a temporary acknowledgement therefor and such

acknowledgement shall authorise the holder to drive until the licence has been

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returned to him or until such date as may be specified by the police officer or other

person in the acknowledgement, whichever is earlier:

Provided that if any Magistrate, police officer or other person authorised by the

State Government in this behalf is, on an application made to him, satisfied that the

licence cannot be, or has not been, returned to the holder thereof before the date

specified in the acknowledgement for any reason for which the holder is not

responsible, the Magistrate, police officer or other person, as the case may be, may

extend the period of authorization to drive to such date as may be specified in the

acknowledgement.

140. Power to detain vehicles in unsafe condition or used without

certificate of registration permit, etc.— (1) Any police officer or other person

authorised in this behalf by the State Government may, if he has reason to believe

that a motor vehicle has been or is being used in contravention of the provisions of

section 3 or section 4 or section 5 or section 27 or without the permit required by

sub-section (1) of section 49 or in contravention of any condition of such permit

relating to the route on which or the area in which or the purpose for which the

vehicle may be used, seize and detain the vehicle, in the manner as prescribed by the

State Government and for this purpose take or cause to be taken any steps he may

consider proper for the temporary safe custody of the vehicle:

Provided that where any such officer or person has reason to believe that a

motor vehicle has been or is being used in contravention of section 3 or section 4 or

without the permit required by sub-section (1) of section 49 or in contravention of

any condition of such permit relating to the route on which or the area in which or

the purpose for which the vehicle is used, he may, instead of seizing the vehicle,

seize the certificate of registration of the vehicle and shall issue an acknowledgement

in respect thereof.

(2) Where a motor vehicle has been seized and detained under sub-section

(1), the owner or person in charge of the motor vehicle may apply to the transport

authority or any officer authorised in this behalf by the State Government together

with the relevant documents for the release of the vehicle and such authority or

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officer may, after verification of such documents, by order, release the vehicle

subject to such conditions as the authority or officer may deem fit to impose.

141. Summary disposal of cases.—(1) The Court taking cognizance of any

offence (other than an offence which the Central Government may by rules specify

in this behalf) under this Act,—

(i) may, if the offence is an offence punishable with imprisonment under

this Act; and

(ii) shall, in any other case,

state upon the summons to be served on the accused person that he—

(a) may appear by pleader or in person; or

(b) may, by a specified date prior to the hearing of the charge, plead

guilty to the charge and remit to the Court, by money order, such sum (not exceeding

the maximum fine that may be imposed for the offence) as the Court may specify,

and the plea of guilt indicated in the money order coupon itself:

Provided that the Court shall, in the case of any of the offences referred to in

sub-section (2), state upon the summons that the accused person, if he pleads guilty,

shall so plead in the manner specified in clause (b) and shall forward his driving

licence to the Court with his letter containing such plea.

(2) Where the offence dealt with in accordance with sub-section (1) is an

offence specified by the Central Government by rules for the purposes of this sub-

section, the Court shall, if the accused person pleads guilty to the charge and forward

his driving licence to the Court with the letter containing his plea, make an

endorsement of such conviction on his driving licence.

(3) Where an accused person pleads guilty and remits the sum specified and

has complied with the provisions of sub-section (1), or as the case may be, sub-

sections (1) and (2), no further proceedings in respect of the offence shall be taken

against him nor shall he be liable, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained

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in this Act, to be disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence by reason of his

having pleaded guilty.

142. Courts to send intimation about conviction.— Every Court by which

any person holding a driving licence is convicted of an offence under this Act or of

an offence in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used, shall send

intimation to—

(a) the licensing authority which issued the driving licence, and

(b) the licensing authority by whom the licence was last renewed,

and every such intimation shall state the name and address of the holder of the

licence, the licence number, the date of issue and renewal of the same, the nature of

the offence, the punishment awarded, award of penalty points for the same and such

other particulars as may be prescribed.

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Chapter IX

MISCELLANEOUS

143. Power to levy fee.—Any rule which the Central Government or the

State Government is empowered to make under this Act may, notwithstanding the

absence of any express provision to that effect, provide for the levy of such fees in

respect of applications, amendment of documents, issue of certificates, licences,

permits, tests, endorsements, badges, plates, countersignatures, authorisation, supply

of statistics or copies of documents or orders and for any other purpose or matter

involving the rendering of any service by the officers or authorities under this Act or

any rule made thereunder as may be considered necessary:

Provided that the Government may, if it considers necessary so to do, in the public

interest, by general or special order, exempt any class of persons from the payment of

any such fee either in part or in full.

144. Contribution to Solatium Fund- The fine amounts realized under

sections 111, 118, 119 and 122 shall be credited to the Solatium Fund.

145. Publication, commencement and laying of rules and notifications.—

(1) The power to make rules under this Act is subject to the condition of the rules

being made after previous publication.

Provided that the Central Government may, in the public interest, by order in

writing dispense with the condition of previous publication in any case

(2) All rules made under this Act shall be published in the Official Gazette,

and shall unless some later date is appointed, come into force on the date of such

publication.

(3) Every rule made by any State Government shall be laid, as soon as may

be after it is made before the State Legislature.

(4) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act, every scheme

made by the Central Government under section 56 and the provision relating to third

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party insurance and every notification issued by the Central Government under sub-

section (1) of section 42, sub-section (1) of section 43, the proviso to sub-section (1)

of section 77 and the provision relating to third party insurance and sub-section (4)

of section 146 shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of

Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be

comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the

expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions

aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule, scheme or

notification or both Houses agree that the rule or scheme should not be made or the

notification should not be issued, the rule, scheme or notification shall thereafter

have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so,

however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the

validity of anything previously done under that rule, scheme or notification.

146. Appointment of motor vehicles officers.—(1) The State Government

may, for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the Act, establish a

Motor Vehicles Department and appoint as officers thereof such persons as it thinks

fit.

(2) Every such officer shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning

of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860).

(3) The State Government may make rules to regulate the discharge by officers

of the Motor Vehicles Department of their functions and in particular and without

prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power to prescribe the uniform to be

worn by them, the authorities to which they shall be subordinate, the duties to be

performed by them, the powers (including the powers exercisable by police officers

under this Act) to be exercised by them, and the conditions governing the exercise of

such powers.

(4) The Central Government may, having regard to the objects of the Act, by

notification in the Official Gazette prescribe the minimum qualifications which the

said officers or any class thereof shall possess for being appointed as such.

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(5) In addition to the powers that may be conferred on any officer of the Motor

Vehicles Department under sub-section (3), such officer as may be empowered by

the State Government in this behalf shall also have the power to,—

(a) make such examination and inquiry as he thinks fit in order to ascertain whether

the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder are being observed;

(b) with such assistance, if any, as he thinks fit, enter, inspect and search any

premises which is in the occupation of a person who, he has reason to believe, has

committed an offence under this Act or in which a motor vehicle in respect of which

such offence has been committed is kept:

Provided that,—

(i) any such search without a warrant shall be made only by an officer of the rank of

a gazetted officer;

(ii) where the offence is punishable with fine only the search shall not be made after

sunset and before sunrise;

(iii) where the search is made without a warrant, the gazetted officer concerned shall

record in writing the grounds for not obtaining a warrant and report to his immediate

superior that such search has been made;

(c) examine any person and require the production of any register or other document

maintained in pursuance of this Act, and take on the spot or otherwise statements of

any person which he may consider necessary for carrying out the purposes of this

Act;

(d) seize or take copies of any registers or documents or portions thereof as he may

consider relevant in respect of an offence under this Act which he has reason to

believe has been committed;

(e) launch prosecutions in respect of any offence under this Act and to take a bond

for ensuring the attendance of the offender before any Court;

(f) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed;

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Provided that no person shall be compelled under this sub-section to answer

any question or make any statement tending to incriminate him.

(6) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) shall, so far

as may be apply to any search or seizure under this section as they apply to any

search or seizure under the authority of any warrant issued under section 94 of the

Code.

147. Effect of appeal and revision on orders passed by original

authority.—(1) Where an appeal has been preferred or an application for revision

has been made against any order passed by an original authority under this Act, the

appeal or the application for revision shall not operate as a stay of the order passed

by the original authority and such order shall remain in force pending the disposal of

the appeal or the application for revision, as the case may be, unless the prescribed

appellate authority or revisional authority otherwise directs.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), if an application

made by a person for the renewal of permit has been rejected by the original

authority and such person has preferred an appeal or made an application for revision

under this Act against such rejection, the appellate authority or, as the case may be,

the revisional authority may by order direct that the permit shall, notwithstanding the

expiration of the term specified therein, continue to be valid until the appeal or

application for revision is disposed of.

(3) No order made by a competent authority under this Act shall be reversed

or altered on appeal or revision on account of any error, omission or irregularity in

the proceedings, unless it appears to the prescribed appellate authority or revisional

authority, as the case may be, that such error, omission or irregularity has, in fact,

occasioned a failure of justice.

148. Road Safety Councils and Committees.—(1) The Central Government

may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute for the country a National

Road Safety Council consisting of a Chairman and such other members as that

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Government considers necessary and on such terms and conditions as that

Government may determine.

(2) A State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute

for the State a State Road Safety Council consisting of a Chairman and such other

members as that Government considers necessary and on such terms and conditions

as that Government may determine.

(3) A State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute

District Road Safety Committee for each district in the State consisting of a

Chairman and such other members as that Government considers necessary and on

such terms and conditions as that Government may determine.

(4) The Councils and Committees referred to in this section shall discharge such

functions relating to the road safety programmes as the Central Government or the

State Government, as the case may be, may, having regard to the objects of the Act,

specify.

149. Provision for Transport Development Council.

150. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in, giving effect

to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the

Official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this

Act as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:

Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of three

years from the date of commencement of this Act.

(2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is

made, be laid before each House of Parliament.

151. Repeal and savings.—(1) The Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939) and

any law corresponding to that Act in force in any State immediately before the

commencement of this Act in that State (hereafter in this section referred to as the

repealed enactments) are hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding the repeal by sub-section (1) of the repealed enactments,—

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(a) any notification, rule, regulation, order or notice issued, or any appointment or

declaration made, or exemption granted or any confiscation made, or any penalty or

fine imposed, any forfeiture, cancellation or any other thing done or any other action

taken under the repealed enactments, and in force immediately before such

commencement shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act, be

deemed to have been issued, made, granted, done or taken under the corresponding

provision of this Act;

(b) any certificate of fitness or registration or licence or permit issued or granted

under the repealed enactments shall continue to have effect after such

commencement under the same conditions and for the same period as if this Act had

not been passed;

(c) any document referring to any of the repealed enactments or the provisions

thereof, shall be construed as referring to this Act or to the corresponding provisions

of this Act;

(d) the assignment of distinguishing marks by the registering authority and the

manner of display on motor vehicles in accordance with the provision of the repealed

enactments shall, after the commencement of this Act, continue to remain in force

until a notification under sub-section (5) of section 29 of this Act is issued;

(e) any scheme made under section 68C of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939)

or under the corresponding law, if any, in force in any State and pending

immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be disposed of in

accordance with the provisions of section 100 of this Act;

(3) Any penalty payable under any of the repealed enactments may be

recovered in the manner provided by or under this Act, but without prejudice to any

action already taken for the recovery of such penalty under the repealed enactments.

(4) The mention of particular matters in this section shall not be held to

prejudice or affect the general application of section 6 of the General Clauses Act,

1897 (10 of 1897) with regard to the effect of repeals.

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151A. Renewal of permits, driving licences and registration granted

under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939.—Notwithstanding the repeal by sub-section

(1) of section 151 of the enactments referred to in that sub-section, any certificate of

fitness or registration or licence or permit issued or granted under the said

enactments may be renewed under this Act.]

152. Right to claim compensation in certain cases.-

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 or any law for

the time being in force, in respect of claims for compensation under the said Act

which are pending at any stage, at the date of commencement of the Motor Vehicles

(Amendment) Act, 2007 in any Claims Tribunal or court, the right of an injured

person to claim compensation shall upon his death be available to his legal

representative, irrespective of whether the cause of death was relatable to or had any

nexus with the injury or not:

Provided that in case where the cause of death is not relatable or has no nexus

with the injury, the compensation shall be restricted to the period between the date of

injury and the date of death of the person so injured.

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1

Sche

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I C

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of D

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icen

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Sr

. N

o C

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of li

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(1)

Typ

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veh

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(2

)

Bas

ic c

rite

ria

Age

, ed

ucat

iona

l ex

peri

ence

(3

)

Aut

hori

zatio

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r Sp

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e

(4)

Cri

teri

a fo

r au

thor

izat

ion

for

spec

ific

use:

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ge,

Med

ical

fit

ness

, E

duca

tion,

Ex

peri

ence

, etc

.(5)

Rem

arks

ATw

o w

heel

ers

All

kind

s of 2

whe

eler

s18

yea

rs

Two

whe

eler

s us

ed a

s Tr

ansp

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ehic

le.

Veh

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for d

iffer

ently

ab

led

pers

on.

Age

-20

year

s M

edic

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Spec

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test

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to

be

pres

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unde

r rul

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BTh

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G

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veh

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with

/ w

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. 2.

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ehic

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20

year

s &

8th

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C

Ligh

t M

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V

ehic

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(veh

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s ha

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G

VW

no

t ex

ceed

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7500

kg)

1.

Pass

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r veh

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s-

All

kind

s of c

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SUV

s, M

UV

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2 in

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s-

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UV

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mor

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an 1

2 in

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driv

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18 y

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, Sc

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,

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for d

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vehi

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Age

- 20,

8th

stan

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M

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test

s to

be

pr

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un

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and

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vehi

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20 y

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8t

h st

anda

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test

s /c

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to

be

pres

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11

2

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Ligh

t an

d M

ediu

m

good

s ve

hicl

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All

four

or m

ore

whe

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go

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vehi

cles

up

to 1

2 To

n G

VW

20 y

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8th

stan

dard

•

Veh

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s car

ryin

g H

azar

dous

goo

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• Tr

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sts

/cer

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atio

n to

be

pr

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un

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ules

FH

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go

ods

vehi

cle

All

good

s ve

hicl

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bove

12

Ton

GV

W

Trac

tor a

nd T

raile

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Hor

ses a

nd p

ulle

r uni

ts

Arti

cula

ted

Veh

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s

20 y

ears

8th

stan

dard

Veh

icle

s ca

rryi

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Haz

ardo

us g

oods

, H

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ulic

Tra

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Sp

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sts

/cer

tific

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be

pr

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un

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G

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obile

m

achi

nery

• A

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f co

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hicl

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• sp

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•

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20 y

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8th

stan

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ific

appl

icat

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ne

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spec

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auth

oris

atio

n

Spec

ific

test

s to

be

pres

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in ru

les

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ific

test

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icat

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to

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pres

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unde

r rul

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ultu

re

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ll ki

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of

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or

with

out

traile

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tille

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Com

bine

har

vest

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18 y

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plan

atio

n: F

or th

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II, a

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the

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1, 2

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or

are

the

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cle

for d

iffer

ently

abl

ed p

erso

n, sh

all b

e de

emed

as n

on-tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

le.

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Schedule II Scheme of Penalty Points for Drivers

1 Penalty Point System

An offender of offence mentioned in column 2 of table below shall be awarded penalty points as mentioned in column of the table.

Table

Section Gist of Offence Penalty Points

102

1. Obstructive parking (122) 2. Triple riding on 2 wheeler 3. Defective number plate (177)

1 1 1

104 (3) Penalty for refusal to ply contract carriage

1

105 (1) Disobedience of orders (2) Refusal of information

1 1

111 (1) Driving at excess speed 2 for 1st offence 3 for 2nd offence and subsequence offences

112 Violation of traffic signals 2

113 Use of Mobile Phone while driving 2

114 Failing to wear seat belt 2

115 Failing to wear helmet 2

116 Use of headlights 1

118 Driving dangerously (both speed and manner)

3 for 1st offence 4 for 2nd and

subsequent offences

119 1. Drunken driving and 2. Driving under the influence of

drugs

3

114

121 Non-compliance of duty by driver or other person relating to accident matters as per sec. 134

2

122 Rash & Negligent driving causing injury to persons/ damage to property

3

124 Racing (without permission) 2

125 (1), (2), (3)

Using vehicle in unsafe condition 3

134 Obstruction to free flow of traffic 1

2. Award of Penalty Points: (1) Licensing authority or any person authorized in this behalf by government shall award penalty points corresponding to the specific offence to whoever commits an offence as prescribed in Table. The penalty points shall be endorsed and their record shall be maintained in a manner as may be prescribed. (2) For the offences involving judicial proceedings and imprisonment, the Court shall award penalty points in addition to the fine and/ or imprisonment. 3. Duration of validity of penalty points: Points awarded for an offence shall

remain on record for a period of 3 years from the date of award. 4. Suspension - At any point of time, if the cumulative total of the penalty points

accrued by a driver crosses the limit of 12 points, the driving licence shall be suspended for the period of 1 year. On suspension of driving licence, the accrued penalty points shall cease to subsist.

5. Cancellation: If a driver, whose licence has been suspended, again accumulates 12 points, his licence shall be cancelled for a period of 5 years.

6. Cancellation of Learner’s Licence: If a person holding a learner’s licence accrues 4 points his licence shall be cancelled. The person whose learners licence has been cancelled, shall produce a certificate of driving as prescribed from recognized/ accredited institute when he applies for fresh learner’s licence.

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INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTERS AND CHAPTER-WISE RECOMMENDATIONS

Chapter I: Preliminary The definitions in Chapter I of the Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) are used extensively in the Act, CMVR and other laws. The Committee, therefore, took great care to identify the use of a definition while suggesting amendments. The Committee noted that some of the definitions were out dated and inaccurate, leading to ambiguity. The Committee has suggested deletion or replacement of these definitions. The Committee has also sought to bring the definitions in harmony with definitions used internationally and also to make the definitions technology neutral and capable of accommodating technology changes in the future. Chapter II: Licensing of Drivers of Motor Vehicles In reviewing this Chapter the Committee has sought to re-organize the Chapter to provide for a better flow and integration of the provisions relating to eligibility, grant of license, suspension etc. and to telescope some of the provisions to avoid duplication of work. The Committee has also suggested provisions to standardize categories of vehicles, restrict issuance of multiple license, enhance the validity period of licenses, introduce an unique numbering scheme and effect changes in the eligibility criteria and test procedures to ensure better driver performance and road safety. Some of these suggestions are briefly described below:

1. Category of License

The Committee has recommended eight distinct categories of licenses which are enumerated alongwith eligibility criteria in Schedule 1. The Committee has also suggested the need for a specific authorization based on skill requirement to drive a specific vehicle or a motor vehicle for a specified purpose. This is being done in order to ensure better driving performance and road safety. A two stage procedure has been suggested for the grant of the license and subsequent authorization where necessary.

2. Unique number for driving license.

Presently the Act does not provide for a scheme for allotting numbers for driving licenses and this has resulted in the issue of the same number for a new licence or duplicate license issued by different RTOs even within a State; this also allows scope for fake licenses. The Committee, therefore, has

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provided for the issue of a “unique” license number to every licensee and for arrangements to enable the present license holders to obtain a unique number within a specified time period. This scheme will enable the linking of the driving license with the UID number (ADHAAR).

3. Requirement of a driving license and eligibility for driving license.

Presently the law requires a driving license only for driving a vehicle in public place. The Committee has recommended that a driving license should be made mandatory for driving a vehicle at ‘any’ place in order to reduce vehicle related morbidity and mortality.

4. Validity of a License

Presently a license for driving a non-transport vehicle is valid for 20 years and for driving a transport vehicle for 3 years. An amendment to this Act has been suggested to enhance the validity of a licence to drive a non-transport vehicle till the holder attains the age of 50 and for renewal thereafter till he attains the age of 70 years on the basis of a medical certificate; subsequent renewals will be valid for 5 years each. In the case of transport vehicles the initial license will be valid for a period of 5 years and shall be renewable. The authorisation for driving a vehicle of a special category or use shall be for such period as may be prescribed.

5. The provisions for the grant of a learners’ license and a driving license are now separate. The Committee has suggested telescoping the provisions in order to avoid duplication of work and inconvenience to applicants without compromising road safety.

Chapter III: Licensing of Conductor of Stage Carriages The Committee was of the view that if conductors were necessary for stage carriages, they were equally necessary for contract carriages, which carry passengers over long inter-city distances, to ensure their safety and welfare. The Committee was of the view that detailed provisions in the Act were not necessary to regulate conductors and this could be left to the state government. Accordingly the Committee has proposed deletion of Chapter III and the introduction of a provision in Chapter V to enable state governments to prescribe rules in respect of conductors as required.

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Chapter IV: Registration of Motor Vehicles The Committee has suggested substantive changes to this Chapter in an attempt make it more streamlined and user friendly. Some of the major changes suggested are highlighted below: 1. Portability of Registration Number

Presently the owner of a vehicle is required to apply for a new number when he shifts his place of residence or place of business from one state to another. The Committee has suggested an amendment to introduce a scheme that would provide for ‘number portability’ and allow the original registration number to remain valid throughout the country. The Committee recommends that this provision should be implemented to begin with for non-transport vehicles and later for other categories. The Committee has also suggested simplification in the procedure for notifying and recording the change of address. However; penalty for not notifying change of address has been made more stringent.

2 Provision relating to hire purchase agreements.

The Committee has suggested that the provisions in the Act relating to hire purchase agreements be restricted to banks and finance companies registered with the RBI and that charges be levied for the provision of data, issue of certificates and other services rendered by the RTO to the banks and finance companies.

3 Fitness certificates and Validity of Registration Certificate.

Presently all non-transport vehicles are registered for a period of 15 years and do not require to obtain a fitness certificate till the end of 15 years. While the law presently does not provide for a period for registration of transport vehicles, registration is linked to fitness certificate which has to be obtained annually after two years of initial registration. The Committee suggests that non transport vehicle should also be required to obtain fitness certificates and revalidate their registration certificates at periodicities to be determined by the Government of India. The Committee recommends that from 2015 onwards all vehicles should renew their registration annually. The Committee recommends the empowerment of the Government of India to frame rules to provide for disposal of vehicles and components thereof when

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they cease to be road worthy in accordance with the recommendations made by the Habitat Mission of The National Action Plan on Climate Change.

Chapter V: Control of Transport Vehicles The Committee has attempted to simplify and streamline the provision of the chapter. There are many provisions in the Chapter which should ideally be in the CMVR because they deal with procedural matters relating to permit. Chapter VI: Special Provisions relating to State Transport Undertakings The Committee has suggested that the protection given to state transport undertakings should be withdrawn and the state governments enabled to use both the public sector and / or the private sectors to provide public transport. Accordingly, the Committee has recommended that the State Governments be empowered to draw up and implement schemes for providing public transport, including Para transit, within a city or between cities. The Committee has also suggested streamlining and simplification of the procedures for the issue of other permits. Chapter VII: Construction, Equipment and Maintenance of Motor Vehicles Amendments to this Chapter have been made to meet current and future technology changes and to empower the Government of India to set standards and procedures to protect the environment, ensure fuel efficiency and energy conservation and improve the performance of in-use vehicles. Chapter VIII Control of Traffic The Committee recommends that in the case of overloading the owner and the consigner should also be presumed to have committed the offence. This is necessary to stop overloading altogether and is in accordance with international best practices. The Committee has also suggested provisions to regulate the carriage of over dimensional equipments / goods, flying object etc. Further, the Committee has suggested that provisions relating to safety of all vehicle occupants be made more stringent. The Committee has also made suggestions for updating traffic and road signs from time to time and harmonizing them with international best practices.

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Chapter IX: Motor Vehicle temporarily leaving or visiting India No Change in provisions. Chapter X (Liability without fault in certain cases), Chapter XI (Insurance of Motor Vehicles against third party risks) & Chapter XII (Claims Tribunal) The Committee recommends that the above chapters be taken out of the Motor Vehicle Act and the provisions relating to vehicle insurance in the MVA be restricted to the following. Other matters relating to insurance of Motor Vehicles, payment of compensation to the accident victims and the procedure in this regard etc. should be incorporated into a separate Act more appropriately drawn up by the Ministry of Finance. Matters to be dealt with by the Motor Vehicle Act: i) Third Party Insurance for a motor vehicle shall be mandatory. “Third Party should be adequately defined. ii) The Certificate of Insurance should be co-terminus with the validity of Certificate of Registration of the motor vehicle. iii) The motor vehicle owner/driver shall produce the Certificate of Insurance for inspection to the police officer/enforcement authorities on demand. iv) Cash less medical treatment to the road accident victims during first 72 hours will be provided by the Insurance Companies. These recommendations could be formulated as under: Necessity for insurance against third party risk - A motor vehicle shall be insured as per a policy of insurance complying with the requirements of this Chapter. Provided that the certificate of insurance shall be valid till the validity of registration of the motor vehicle as may be prescribed by the Government from time to time. Provided further that in the case of a vehicle carrying, or meant to carry, dangerous or hazardous goods, there shall also be a policy of insurance under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991. Explanation:- A person driving a motor vehicle merely as a paid employee, while there is in force in relation to the use of the vehicle no such policy as is required by this sub-section, shall not be deemed to act in contravention of the sub-section unless he knows or has reason to believe that there is no such policy in force.

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Definition of Third Party:-

“third party’ means any person other than the insured and the insurer, and includes the Government, the driver of the vehicle and the passengers travelling in it. Production of certificate of registration:-

The driver or conductor of a motor vehicle shall produce certificate of insurance on demand by any police officer in uniform or any other officer authorized by the State Government in this behalf, and if the certificate is not in his possession, he shall produce in person an extract or extracts of the documents duly attested by any police officer or by any other officer or send it to the officer who demanded the document by registered post within 15 days from the date of demand.

Cashless treatment to road accident victims:-

The Government may frame a scheme to provide cashless medical treatment to the road accident victims during first 72 hours by the insurance company.

The Committee makes the following recommendations which could be considered for incorporation in the proposed new Motor Vehicle Insurance Act:-

a) Definition of authorized insurer be modified to include all private player also, duly licensed by Insurance Regulatory Development Authority. Section 145 (a) b) The amount of compensation under “hit & run” cases and under the Structured Compensation Formula should be enhanced. Further there should be a provision to increase the amount of compensation based on the rising cost of living. Section 161 (3) (a), Section 163A

c) Provision should be made for an insurance policy to become void on the grounds of non-disclosure or misrepresentation or non-receipt of premium. Section 149 (1)

d) The insurer may be relieved from the liability in case the vehicle is driven by a person not having an effective driving licence or in case of non-receipt of premium. Section 149 (2)

e) The insurer may be allowed to contest the claim on any relevant ground including the quantum. New Provision

f) There should be a cap on the liability of insurers to pay compensation under the Structured Compensation Formula on “no fault principles”, of Rs. 10 lakhs and on fault principle of Rs. 20 lakhs. There should be a similar cap on the compensation to

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g) The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) or Civil Court shall endeavor to dispose of a case within two years from the date of its filing, not to ordinarily grant adjournment unless sufficient cause and reasons of adjournment have been recorded in writing by the MACT or civil court. New provision h) There should be a time limit, say, 3 years for filing application from the occurrence of accident subject to general principles provided in the Limitations Act, 1963. New provision i) To enable the insurer to make an endeavour to settle the claims out of court/Tribunal directly with the claimant by mutual consent. New provision j) The rate of interest on the amount of compensation be linked to 200 basis points above the bank rate as notified by the Reserve Bank of India to introduce certainty and uniformity regarding the interest on amount payable as compensation. New provision k) Provision for interim compensation of Rs. 1,00,000/- in case of death or permanent total disablement and Rs. 50,000/- in case of permanent partial disablement, resulting from loss of a limb or sight of either eye or grievous hurt leading to such disablement. to the victim within three months from the date of filing of application New provision l) The Act may suitably provide for the adoption of the procedure for settlement of accident cases by MACT, as laid down by the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi and Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the respective MACT Rules of the States. New provision Chapter XIII: Offences, Penalties and Procedure The provisions relating to offences, penalties and the procedure for levy of penalties were last prescribed in 1988 and have, over time, ceased to have any punitive effect. The Committee has reviewed and revised the provisions to make them punitive. The Committee has also made specific provisions to deal with offences like red light jumping, using mobile phones, not wearing helmets etc. which are currently covered under Section 177 which covers all violations of the Act that have not been specifically provided for. A large number of violations currently attract both imprisonment and fine. Experience has shown that imprisonment is seldom resorted to by the courts. The Committee has restricted the provision of imprisonment only to offences that endanger human life and property. Also, presently even offences that provide for imprisonment are compoundable under Section 200. The amendments

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Chapter XIV: Miscellaneous Section 215 dealing with Road Safety Councils could be deleted in the context of the Bill to establish a National Road Safety and Traffic Management Board and Advisory Committees. Provision should be introduced to describe the Transport Development Council and its remit. Provisions for appeal against the orders of the relevant authorities are presently contained in different chapters. These provisions should be transferred to this chapter.

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CH

APT

ER

1: P

REL

IMIN

AR

Y

1. S

hort

title

, ext

ent a

nd c

omm

ence

men

t.—(1

) Th

is A

ct m

ay b

e ca

lled

the

Mot

or V

ehic

les A

ct,

1988

. (2) I

t ext

ends

to th

e w

hole

of I

ndia

. (3

) It s

hall

com

e in

to fo

rce

on su

ch d

ate

as th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, app

oint

; and

diff

eren

t dat

es m

ay b

e ap

poin

ted

for d

iffer

ent S

tate

s and

any

refe

renc

e in

th

is A

ct to

the

com

men

cem

ent o

f thi

s Act

shal

l, in

re

latio

n to

a S

tate

, be

cons

trued

as a

refe

renc

e to

the

com

ing

into

forc

e of

this

Act

in th

at S

tate

.

CH

APT

ER

1: P

REL

IMIN

AR

Y

1. S

hort

title

, ext

ent a

nd c

omm

ence

men

t.—(1

) Thi

s Act

may

be

calle

d th

e M

otor

Veh

icle

s A

ct, 2

011.

(2

) It e

xten

ds to

the

who

le o

f Ind

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(3) I

t sha

ll co

me

into

forc

e on

such

dat

e as

th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

th

e O

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ial G

azet

te, a

ppoi

nt d

iffer

ent d

ates

may

be

app

oint

ed fo

r diff

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t pro

visi

ons.

2. D

efin

ition

s.—In

this

Act

, unl

ess t

he c

onte

xt

othe

rwis

e re

quir

es,—

2. D

efin

ition

s.—In

this

Act

, unl

ess t

he

cont

ext o

ther

wis

e re

quir

es,—

(1

) “a

gric

ultu

ral

and

fore

stry

tra

ctor

” m

eans

a

pow

er-d

riven

veh

icle

, ei

ther

whe

eled

or

track

la

ying

, w

hich

ha

s at

le

ast

two-

axle

s, w

hose

fu

nctio

n de

pend

s ess

entia

lly o

n its

trac

tive

pow

er,

and

whi

ch i

s sp

ecia

lly d

esig

ned

to p

ull,

push

, ca

rry

or a

ctua

te c

erta

in im

plem

ents

, mac

hine

s or

tra

ilers

inte

nded

for u

se in

agr

icul

ture

or f

ores

try.

Such

a tr

acto

r may

be

arra

nged

to c

arry

load

and

at

tend

ants

.

New

Def

initi

on o

f “ag

ricul

tura

l and

fo

rest

ry tr

acto

r” h

as b

een

intro

duce

d.

(1) E

xist

ing

defin

ition

of a

gric

ultu

re

tract

or in

CM

VR

shou

ld b

e re

plac

ed

by th

is d

efin

ition

, whi

ch is

in

tern

atio

nally

acc

epte

d de

finiti

on.

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ICLE

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124

(1

) “ar

ea”,

in re

latio

n to

any

pro

visi

on o

f thi

s Act

, m

eans

such

are

a as

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

, ha

ving

rega

rd to

the

requ

irem

ents

of t

hat p

rovi

sion

, sp

ecify

by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te;

(2

) “ar

ticul

ated

veh

icle

” m

eans

a m

otor

veh

icle

to

whi

ch a

sem

i-tra

iler i

s atta

ched

;

(3) “

axle

wei

ght”

mea

ns in

rela

tion

to a

n ax

le o

f a

vehi

cle

the

tota

l wei

ght t

rans

mitt

ed b

y th

e se

vera

l w

heel

s atta

ched

to th

at a

xle

to th

e su

rfac

e on

whi

ch

the

vehi

cle

rest

s;

(4) “

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion”

mea

ns th

e ce

rtific

ate

issu

ed b

y a

com

pete

nt a

utho

rity

to th

e ef

fect

that

a

mot

or v

ehic

le h

as b

een

duly

regi

ster

ed in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

prov

isio

ns o

f Cha

pter

IV;

(2) “

area

” –

No

chan

ge

(3)

artic

ulat

ed v

ehic

le”

mea

ns a

mot

or v

ehic

le to

w

hich

a s

emi-t

raile

r or

tra

iler

is a

ttach

ed o

r a

vehi

cle

whi

ch is

com

pose

d of

two

or m

ore

rigid

se

ctio

ns

conn

ecte

d by

ar

ticul

ated

jo

ints

fo

r ca

rria

ge o

f goo

ds o

r pas

seng

ers;

(4

) “ax

le w

eigh

t” m

eans

in re

latio

n to

an

axle

of a

ve

hicl

e th

e to

tal w

eigh

t tra

nsm

itted

to th

e su

rfac

e on

whi

ch t

he v

ehic

le r

ests

by

the

whe

el/w

heel

s at

tach

ed to

that

axl

e;

(5):

“cer

tific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n” –

No

chan

ge in

de

finiti

on; h

owev

er, C

hapt

er IV

has

bee

n ch

ange

d to

Cha

pter

III.

(2) S

r. N

o 1

has b

een

chan

ged

to (2

) an

d si

mila

r cha

nges

als

o fo

r su

bseq

uent

seria

l num

bers

. (3

) Exp

ands

the

scop

e of

the

defin

ition

to in

clud

e ve

hicl

es w

ith

two

rigid

sect

ions

atta

ched

by

an

artic

ulat

ed jo

int.

(4):

Rew

orde

d to

con

vey

the

sam

e m

eani

ng in

sim

ple

wor

ds.

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(5) “

cond

ucto

r” in

rela

tion

to a

stag

e ca

rria

ge, m

eans

a

pers

on e

ngag

ed in

col

lect

ing

fare

s fro

m

pass

enge

rs, r

egul

atin

g th

eir e

ntra

nce

into

, or e

xit

from

, the

stag

e ca

rria

ge a

nd p

erfo

rmin

g su

ch o

ther

fu

nctio

ns a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed;

(6) “

cond

ucto

r’s l

icen

ce”

mea

ns th

e lic

ence

issu

ed

by a

com

pete

nt a

utho

rity

unde

r Cha

pter

III

auth

oris

ing

the

pers

on sp

ecifi

ed th

erei

n to

act

as a

co

nduc

tor;

(7

) “co

ntra

ct c

arria

ge”

mea

ns a

mot

or v

ehic

le w

hich

ca

rrie

s a p

asse

nger

or p

asse

nger

s for

hire

or r

ewar

d an

d is

eng

aged

und

er a

con

tract

, whe

ther

exp

ress

ed

or im

plie

d, fo

r the

use

of s

uch

vehi

cle

as a

who

le fo

r th

e ca

rria

ge o

f pas

seng

ers m

entio

ned

ther

ein

and

ente

red

into

by

a pe

rson

with

a h

olde

r of a

per

mit

in

rela

tion

to su

ch v

ehic

le o

r any

per

son

auth

oris

ed b

y hi

m in

this

beh

alf o

n a

fixed

or a

n ag

reed

rate

or

sum

—

(a) o

n a

time

basi

s, w

heth

er o

r not

with

refe

renc

e to

an

y ro

ute

or d

ista

nce;

or

(b) f

rom

one

poi

nt to

ano

ther

, an

d in

eith

er c

ase,

with

out s

topp

ing

to p

ick

up o

r set

do

wn

pass

enge

rs n

ot in

clud

ed in

the

cont

ract

(6):

“con

duct

or”

in re

latio

n to

a st

age

carr

iage

, m

eans

a p

erso

n en

gage

d in

col

lect

ing

fare

s fro

m

pass

enge

rs, r

egul

atin

g th

eir e

ntra

nce

into

, or e

xit

from

, the

“pu

blic

serv

ice

vehi

cle”

and

pe

rfor

min

g su

ch o

ther

func

tions

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

; (7

): “c

ondu

ctor

lice

nce”

- D

elet

ed

(7) “

cont

ract

car

riage

” m

eans

a m

otor

veh

icle

w

hich

car

ries

a pa

ssen

ger

or p

asse

nger

s fo

r hi

re

or

rew

ard

and

is

enga

ged

unde

r a

cont

ract

, w

heth

er e

xpre

ssed

or i

mpl

ied,

for t

he u

se o

f suc

h ve

hicl

e as

a w

hole

for

the

carr

iage

of

pass

enge

rs

men

tione

d th

erei

n an

d en

tere

d in

to b

y a

pers

on

with

a h

olde

r of

a p

erm

it in

rel

atio

n to

suc

h ve

hicl

e or

any

per

son

auth

oris

ed b

y hi

m i

n th

is

beha

lf on

a fi

xed

or a

n ag

reed

rate

or s

um—

(a

) on

a tim

e ba

sis,

whe

ther

or n

ot w

ith re

fere

nce

to a

ny ro

ute

or d

ista

nce;

or

(b) f

rom

one

poi

nt to

ano

ther

, an

d in

eith

er c

ase,

with

out s

topp

ing

to p

ick

up o

r se

t dow

n pa

ssen

gers

not

incl

uded

in th

e co

ntra

ct

(6) D

efin

ition

is m

odifi

ed to

ena

ble

appo

intm

ent o

f con

duct

ors o

n an

y ve

hicl

es c

arry

ing

pass

enge

rs fo

r hire

or

rew

ard.

(7

) Del

eted

as R

edun

dant

(7

) “(i)

max

icab

; and

” &

“(ii

) m

otor

cab”

are

repl

aced

with

“a

taxi

” to

min

imis

e va

rious

cat

egor

ies

of v

ehic

les.

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catio

n

126

anyw

here

dur

ing

the

jour

ney,

and

incl

udes

—

(i)

a m

axic

ab; a

nd

(ii)

a m

otor

cab

notw

ithst

andi

ng th

e se

para

te fa

res

are

char

ged

for i

ts p

asse

nger

s;

(8)

“de

aler

” in

clud

es a

per

son

who

is e

ngag

ed—

1[

***]

(b

) i

n bu

ildin

g bo

dies

for a

ttach

men

t to

chas

sis;

or

(c)

in

the

repa

ir of

mot

or v

ehic

les;

or

(d)

in

the

busi

ness

of h

ypot

heca

tion,

leas

ing

or

hire

-pur

chas

e of

mot

or v

ehic

le;

(9

) “

driv

er”

incl

udes

, in

rela

tion

to a

mot

or v

ehic

le

whi

ch is

dra

wn

by a

noth

er m

otor

veh

icle

, the

per

son

who

act

s as a

stee

rsm

an o

f the

dra

wn

vehi

cle;

anyw

here

dur

ing

the

jour

ney,

and

incl

udes

a ta

xi

notw

ithst

andi

ng t

hat

sepa

rate

far

es a

re c

harg

ed

for i

ts p

asse

nger

s;

(8)

“dea

ler”

m

eans

a

pers

on

enga

ged

in

the

busi

ness

of

deal

ersh

ip o

r bu

ying

, se

lling

and

/ or

serv

ice

of n

ew o

r use

d m

otor

veh

icle

eith

er o

n hi

s ow

n or

und

er c

ontra

ct o

r an

y ot

her

agre

emen

t w

ith t

he m

anuf

actu

rer

or

wor

king

as

agen

t of

m

anuf

actu

rer

and

inc

lude

s a

pers

on w

ho i

s en

gage

d —

(a

) in

bui

ldin

g bo

dies

for

atta

chm

ent

to c

hass

is;

or

(b)

in t

he b

usin

ess

of h

ypot

heca

tion,

lea

sing

or

hire

-pur

chas

e of

mot

or v

ehic

les;

(9) “

driv

er”

mea

ns a

ny p

erso

n w

ho d

rives

or

stee

rs a

mot

or v

ehic

le.

(8) D

eale

r’s

defin

ition

ha

s be

en

mad

e m

ore

com

preh

ensi

ve to

incl

ude

all t

hose

who

dea

l in

mot

or v

ehic

les.

(9

) D

efin

ition

of

“driv

er”

has

been

si

mpl

ified

.

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n

127

(1

0) “

driv

ing

licen

ce”

mea

ns th

e lic

ence

issu

ed b

y a

com

pete

nt a

utho

rity

unde

r Cha

pter

II a

utho

risin

g th

e pe

rson

spec

ified

ther

ein

to d

rive,

oth

erw

ise

than

as a

le

arne

r, a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r a m

otor

veh

icle

of a

ny

spec

ified

cla

ss o

r des

crip

tion;

(11)

“ed

ucat

iona

l ins

titut

ion

bus”

mea

ns a

n om

nibu

s, w

hich

is o

wne

d by

a c

olle

ge, s

choo

l or

othe

r edu

catio

nal i

nstit

utio

n an

d us

ed so

lely

for t

he

purp

ose

of tr

ansp

ortin

g st

uden

ts o

r sta

ff o

f the

ed

ucat

iona

l ins

titut

ion

in c

onne

ctio

n w

ith a

ny o

f its

ac

tiviti

es;

(1

2) “

fare

s” in

clud

es su

ms p

ayab

le fo

r a se

ason

tic

ket o

r in

resp

ect o

f the

hire

of a

con

tract

car

riage

;

(10)

“dr

ivin

g lic

ence

” m

eans

the

lic

ence

iss

ued

by

a co

mpe

tent

au

thor

ity

unde

r C

hapt

er

II

auth

oris

ing

the

pers

on s

peci

fied

ther

ein

to d

rive,

ot

herw

ise

than

as

a le

arne

r, a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

f any

spe

cifie

d ca

tego

ry o

f m

otor

ve

hicl

e/s;

(1

1) “

educ

atio

nal

inst

itutio

n bu

s”

mea

ns

a pa

ssen

ger c

arrie

r co

nstru

cted

or a

dapt

ed to

car

ry

mor

e th

an s

ix p

erso

ns e

xclu

ding

driv

er, w

hich

is

owne

d by

a s

choo

l, co

llege

or

othe

r ed

ucat

iona

l in

stitu

tion

or

rese

arch

or

gani

zatio

n an

d us

ed

sole

ly f

or th

e pu

rpos

e of

tran

spor

ting

stud

ents

or

staf

f of

the

ins

titut

ion

in c

onne

ctio

n w

ith i

ts

activ

ities

; (1

2) “

fare

s” m

eans

sum

s pa

yabl

e fo

r a

seas

on

ticke

t or

in

resp

ect

of u

se o

f th

e ve

hicl

e as

a

publ

ic se

rvic

e ve

hicl

e

(10)

Wor

d “d

escr

iptio

n” is

rem

oved

. In

Mot

or V

ehic

le A

ct;

at v

ario

us

plac

es,

wor

ds

clas

s/cl

asse

s or

de

scrip

tion

are

used

. Th

e sa

me

are

conf

usin

g;

ther

efor

e,

“cla

ss

or

clas

ses

or

desc

riptio

n”

have

be

en

repl

aced

with

“ca

tego

ry”

thro

ugh

the

AC

T.

(11)

Sco

pe o

f ed

ucat

iona

l in

stitu

tion

bus

is e

xten

ded

and

defin

ition

has

be

en

amen

ded

as

“om

nibu

s”

has

been

del

eted

in

view

of

min

imis

ing

the

vario

us c

ateg

orie

s. (1

2) D

efin

ition

has

bee

n am

ende

d to

m

ake

it co

mpr

ehen

sive

and

inc

lude

fa

res

paid

for

the

use

of

any

publ

ic

serv

ice

vehi

cle.

(P

leas

e se

e de

finiti

on

of

Publ

ic

serv

ice

Veh

icle

)

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(13)

“go

ods”

incl

udes

live

stoc

k, a

nd a

nyth

ing

(oth

er

than

equ

ipm

ent o

rdin

arily

use

d w

ith th

e ve

hicl

e)

carr

ied

by a

veh

icle

exc

ept l

ivin

g pe

rson

s, bu

t doe

s no

t inc

lude

lugg

age

or p

erso

nal e

ffec

ts c

arrie

d in

a

mot

or c

ar o

r in

a tra

iler a

ttach

ed to

a m

otor

car

or t

he

pers

onal

lugg

age

of p

asse

nger

s tra

velli

ng in

the

vehi

cle;

(1

4) “

good

s car

riage

” m

eans

any

mot

or v

ehic

le

cons

truct

ed o

r ada

pted

for u

se so

lely

for t

he c

arria

ge

of g

oods

, or a

ny m

otor

veh

icle

not

so c

onst

ruct

ed o

r ad

apte

d w

hen

used

for t

he c

arria

ge o

f goo

ds;

(1

5) “

gros

s veh

icle

wei

ght”

mea

ns in

resp

ect o

f any

ve

hicl

e th

e to

tal w

eigh

t of t

he v

ehic

le a

nd lo

ad

certi

fied

and

regi

ster

ed b

y th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity

as p

erm

issi

ble

for t

hat v

ehic

le;

(13)

“go

ods”

m

eans

an

y ki

nd

of

mov

able

pr

oper

ty a

nd i

nclu

des

lives

tock

s bu

t do

es n

ot

incl

ude

pers

ons a

nd th

eir p

erso

nal e

ffec

ts.

Expl

anat

ion-

Mot

or v

ehic

les

bein

g tra

nspo

rted

on

anot

her m

otor

veh

icle

sha

ll be

als

o co

nsid

ered

as

good

s. (1

4) “

good

s ve

hicl

e/ca

rria

ge”

mea

ns a

ny m

otor

ve

hicl

e co

nstru

cted

, ad

apte

d or

us

ed

for

the

carr

iage

of g

oods

. (1

5) “

gros

s ve

hicl

e w

eigh

t” m

eans

in

resp

ect

of

any

vehi

cle

the

max

imum

wei

ght o

f the

veh

icle

in

lade

n co

nditi

on a

s sp

ecifi

ed b

y th

e m

anuf

actu

rer

and

certi

fied

by th

e ap

prov

ing

auth

ority

. (1

6) “

haza

rdou

s go

ods”

or

“dan

gero

us g

oods

” m

eans

subs

tanc

es o

r arti

cles

not

ified

as h

azar

dous

or

dan

gero

us b

y th

e G

over

nmen

t of

Ind

ia f

rom

tim

e to

tim

e;

(13)

Def

initi

on h

as b

een

sim

plifi

ed

and

stre

amlin

ed.

(14)

D

efin

ition

has

bee

n si

mpl

ified

an

d st

ream

lined

. (1

5)

Def

initi

on

of

gros

s ve

hicl

e w

eigh

t has

bee

n m

odifi

ed to

mak

e it

tech

nica

lly c

orre

ct.

Intro

duce

d ne

w d

efin

ition

s (1

6) a

nd

(17)

: (1

6) T

o cl

early

def

ine

the

mea

ning

of

Haz

ardo

us

good

s an

d en

able

th

e G

over

nmen

t to

not

ify h

azar

dous

or

dang

erou

s go

ods

in c

onso

nanc

e w

ith

diff

eren

t Act

s.

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TOR

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SEC

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ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

129

(16)

“he

avy

good

s veh

icle

” m

eans

any

goo

ds

carr

iage

the

gros

s veh

icle

wei

ght o

f whi

ch, o

r a

tract

or o

r a ro

ad-r

olle

r the

unl

aden

wei

ght o

f eith

er

of w

hich

, exc

eeds

12,

000

kilo

gram

s;

(17)

“he

avy

pass

enge

r mot

or v

ehic

le”

mea

ns a

ny

publ

ic se

rvic

e ve

hicl

e or

priv

ate

serv

ice

vehi

cle

or

educ

atio

nal i

nstit

utio

n bu

s or o

mni

bus t

he g

ross

ve

hicl

e w

eigh

t of a

ny o

f whi

ch, o

r a m

otor

car

the

unla

den

wei

ght o

f whi

ch, e

xcee

ds 1

2,00

0 ki

logr

ams;

(17)

“ha

ulag

e tra

ctor

” m

eans

a m

otor

veh

icle

de

sign

ed p

rimar

ily t

o ha

ul o

ther

mot

or v

ehic

les

whi

ch a

re n

ot d

riven

by

thei

r ow

n po

wer

; (1

8) “

heav

y go

ods

vehi

cle”

mea

ns a

ny g

oods

ca

rria

ge

the

gros

s ve

hicl

e w

eigh

t of

w

hich

, ex

ceed

s 12,

000

kilo

gram

s;

(19)

“he

avy

pass

enge

r ve

hicl

e”

mea

ns

a pa

ssen

ger

vehi

cle

the

gros

s ve

hicl

e w

eigh

t of

w

hich

, exc

eeds

12,

000

kilo

gram

s;

(20)

“I

mpo

rter”

m

eans

a

pers

on

impo

rting

a

mot

or v

ehic

le/s

to

Indi

a fo

r th

e pu

rpos

e of

use

, sa

le o

r lea

se.

(17)

Exi

stin

g de

finiti

on o

f tra

ctor

has

be

en

now

re

defin

ed

as

“hau

lage

tra

ctor

” an

d si

mpl

ified

th

e ea

rlier

de

finiti

on,

besi

des

brin

ging

int

o its

fo

ld

tract

ors

whi

ch

are

not

excl

usiv

ely

but

prim

arily

use

d fo

r ha

ulag

e pu

rpos

es.

(1

8) D

efin

ition

has

bee

n si

mpl

ified

. (1

9) D

efin

ition

has

bee

n si

mpl

ified

. In

trodu

ced

new

def

initi

on “

impo

rter”

at

sr. n

o (2

0)

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ICLE

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GES

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f MVA

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rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

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emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

130

(1

8) “

inva

lid c

arria

ge”

mea

ns a

mot

or v

ehic

le

spec

ially

des

igne

d an

d co

nstru

cted

, and

not

mer

ely

adap

ted,

for t

he u

se o

f a p

erso

n su

ffer

ing

from

som

e ph

ysic

al d

efec

t or d

isab

ility

, and

use

d so

lely

by

or

for s

uch

a pe

rson

;

(19)

“le

arne

r’s l

icen

ce”

mea

ns th

e lic

ence

issu

ed b

y a

com

pete

nt a

utho

rity

unde

r Cha

pter

II a

utho

risin

g th

e pe

rson

spec

ified

ther

ein

to d

rive

as a

lear

ner,

a m

otor

veh

icle

or a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

f any

spec

ified

cl

ass o

r des

crip

tion;

(2

0) “

licen

sing

aut

horit

y” m

eans

an

auth

ority

em

pow

ered

to is

sue

licen

ces u

nder

Cha

pter

II o

r, as

th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, C

hapt

er II

I;

(21)

“lig

ht m

otor

veh

icle

” m

eans

a tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

le

or o

mni

bus t

he g

ross

veh

icle

wei

ght o

f eith

er o

f w

hich

or a

mot

or c

ar o

r tra

ctor

or r

oad-

rolle

r the

un

lade

n w

eigh

t of a

ny o

f whi

ch, d

oes n

ot e

xcee

d 2[

7,50

0] k

ilogr

ams;

(21A

) “m

anuf

actu

rer”

mea

ns a

per

son

who

is

enga

ged

in th

e m

anuf

actu

re o

f mot

or v

ehic

les;

]

(18)

“in

valid

car

riage

” - D

elet

ed.

(21)

“le

arne

r’s l

icen

ce”

mea

ns th

e lic

ence

issu

ed

by a

com

pete

nt a

utho

rity

unde

r Cha

pter

II

auth

oris

ing

the

pers

on sp

ecifi

ed th

erei

n to

driv

e as

a le

arne

r, a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r a m

otor

veh

icle

of

any

spec

ified

cat

egor

y.

(22)

“lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity”

mea

ns a

n au

thor

ity

empo

wer

ed to

issu

e lic

ence

s und

er C

hapt

er II

. (2

3) “

light

mot

or v

ehic

le”

mea

ns a

mot

or v

ehic

le

havi

ng f

our

or m

ore

whe

els,

the

gros

s ve

hicl

e w

eigh

t of w

hich

, doe

s no

t exc

eed

7500

kilo

gram

s an

d in

clud

es

pass

enge

r ca

rrie

rs

and

good

s ca

rrie

rs;

(24)

“m

anuf

actu

rer”

m

eans

a

pers

on

who

is

en

gage

d in

the

man

ufac

ture

of m

otor

veh

icle

s.

(18)

The

def

initi

on i

s re

plac

ed w

ith

the

lega

l w

ordi

ngs

“veh

icle

s fo

r di

ffer

ently

abl

ed p

erso

n.”

(2

1): W

ord

“des

crip

tion”

is re

mov

ed

from

le

arne

r’s

licen

se

to

avoi

d co

nfus

ion.

(2

2) R

efer

ence

to

Cha

pter

III

has

be

en o

mitt

ed a

s C

hapt

er II

I has

bee

n de

lete

d.

(23)

Def

initi

on h

as b

een

sim

plifi

ed

and

stre

amlin

ed.

(24)

wor

ds “

and

incl

udes

a p

erso

n w

ho is

eng

aged

in b

uild

ing

the

body

of

a v

ehic

le”

are

adde

d. S

cope

of t

he

defin

ition

is e

nhan

ced.

REV

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OF

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TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

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SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

131

(2

2)

“m

axic

ab”

mea

ns a

ny m

otor

veh

icle

co

nstru

cted

or a

dapt

ed to

car

ry m

ore

than

six

pass

enge

rs, b

ut n

ot m

ore

than

twel

ve p

asse

nger

s, ex

clud

ing

the

driv

er, f

or h

ire o

r rew

ard;

(23)

“m

ediu

m g

oods

veh

icle

” m

eans

any

goo

ds

carr

iage

oth

er th

an a

ligh

t mot

or v

ehic

le o

r a h

eavy

go

ods v

ehic

le;

(2

4) “

med

ium

pas

seng

er m

otor

veh

icle

” m

eans

any

pu

blic

serv

ice

vehi

cle

or p

rivat

e se

rvic

e ve

hicl

e, o

r ed

ucat

iona

l ins

titut

ion

bus o

ther

than

a m

otor

cyc

le,

inva

lid c

arria

ge, l

ight

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r hea

vy

pass

enge

r mot

or v

ehic

le;

(2

5) “

mot

or c

ab”

mea

ns a

ny m

otor

veh

icle

co

nstru

cted

or a

dapt

ed to

car

ry n

ot m

ore

than

six

pass

enge

rs e

xclu

ding

the

driv

er fo

r hire

or r

ewar

d;

(2

6) “

mot

or c

ar”

mea

ns a

ny m

otor

veh

icle

oth

er th

an

a tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e, o

mni

bus,

road

-rol

ler,

tract

or,

mot

or c

ycle

or i

nval

id c

arria

ge;

(22)

max

icab

: del

eted

(25)

“m

ediu

m

good

s ve

hicl

e”

mea

ns

good

s ca

rria

ge h

avin

g gr

oss

vehi

cle

wei

ght

exce

edin

g 75

00

kilo

gram

s bu

t no

t ex

ceed

ing

12,0

00

kilo

gram

s;

(26)

“m

ediu

m

pass

enge

r ve

hicl

e”

mea

ns

a pa

ssen

ger

vehi

cle

havi

ng g

ross

veh

icle

wei

ght

exce

edin

g 7,

500

kilo

gram

s bu

t no

t ex

ceed

ing

12,0

00 k

ilogr

ams;

(2

5) m

otor

cab

: Del

eted

(2

6) m

otor

car

: Del

eted

(22)

To

redu

ce c

ateg

ory

of v

ehic

le.

(25)

LM

V a

nd H

eavy

goo

ds v

ehic

les

are

sepa

rate

ly d

efin

ed;

ther

efor

e th

e sa

me

are

rem

oved

from

def

initi

on o

f m

ediu

m g

oods

veh

icle

. (2

6) S

impl

ified

and

stre

amlin

ed.

(25)

: To

red

uce

num

ber

of c

ateg

ory

of v

ehic

les.

(26)

: To

red

uce

num

ber

of c

ateg

ory

of v

ehic

les.

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ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

132

(2

7) “

mot

or c

ycle

” m

eans

a tw

o-w

heel

ed m

otor

ve

hicl

e, in

clus

ive

of a

ny d

etac

habl

e si

de-c

ar h

avin

g an

ext

ra w

heel

, atta

ched

to th

e m

otor

veh

icle

;

(28)

“m

otor

veh

icle

” or

“ve

hicl

e” m

eans

any

m

echa

nica

lly p

rope

lled

vehi

cle

adap

ted

for u

se u

pon

road

s whe

ther

the

pow

er o

f pro

puls

ion

is tr

ansm

itted

th

eret

o fr

om a

n ex

tern

al o

r int

erna

l sou

rce

and

incl

udes

a c

hass

is to

whi

ch a

bod

y ha

s not

bee

n at

tach

ed a

nd a

trai

ler;

but d

oes n

ot in

clud

e a

vehi

cle

runn

ing

upon

fixe

d ra

ils o

r a v

ehic

le o

f a sp

ecia

l ty

pe a

dapt

ed fo

r use

onl

y in

a fa

ctor

y or

in a

ny o

ther

en

clos

ed p

rem

ises

or a

veh

icle

hav

ing

less

than

four

w

heel

s fitt

ed w

ith e

ngin

e ca

paci

ty o

f not

exc

eedi

ng

4[tw

enty

-fiv

e cu

bic

cent

imet

ers]

;

(27)

mot

or c

ycle

is re

plac

ed w

ith tw

o w

heel

ers

(27)

“m

otor

veh

icle

” or

“ve

hicl

e” m

eans

any

m

echa

nica

lly p

rope

lled

vehi

cle

used

in a

ny p

lace

w

heth

er th

e po

wer

of p

ropu

lsio

n is

tran

smitt

ed

ther

eto

from

an

exte

rnal

or i

nter

nal s

ourc

e an

d in

clud

es a

cha

ssis

to w

hich

a b

ody

has n

ot b

een

atta

ched

and

a tr

aile

r; bu

t doe

s not

incl

ude

a ve

hicl

e ru

nnin

g up

on fi

xed

rails

or a

veh

icle

of a

sp

ecia

l typ

e ad

apte

d fo

r use

onl

y in

a fa

ctor

y or

in

any

othe

r enc

lose

d pr

emis

es o

r veh

icle

s with

a

max

imum

des

ign

spee

d le

ss th

an 2

5 km

/h a

nd

havi

ng p

ower

less

than

250

W o

r suc

h ve

hicl

es

as m

ay b

e no

tifie

d by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t fr

om ti

me

to ti

me

(28)

: “M

ulti-

axle

d V

ehic

le”

mea

ns

a ve

hicl

e ha

ving

mor

e th

an tw

o ax

les;

(2

9):

“non

-roa

d m

obile

mac

hine

ry”

mea

ns a

ny

mob

ile m

achi

ne,

cons

truct

ion

equi

pmen

t, ea

rth

mov

ing

equi

pmen

t, tra

nspo

rtabl

e in

dust

rial

(27)

: D

efin

ition

has

bee

n de

lete

d in

vi

ew

of

new

de

finiti

on

of

“tw

o he

eler

” at

49.

(2

7) D

efin

ition

has

bee

n am

ende

d to

co

ver t

he u

se o

f Mot

or V

ehic

le in

an

y pl

ace

and

not o

nly

on ro

ads

exce

pt a

reas

for w

hich

hav

e be

en

spec

ifica

lly e

xclu

ded.

The

def

initi

on

has a

lso

been

am

ende

d to

refle

ct

tech

nolo

gica

l cha

nges

and

ele

ctric

ve

hicl

es.

New

def

initi

on “

Mul

ti-ax

led

Veh

icle

” at

sr. n

o (2

8) a

nd “

non-

road

m

obile

mac

hine

ry”

at sr

. no

(29)

ha

ve b

een

intro

duce

d.

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stifi

catio

n

133

(2

9) “

omni

bus”

mea

ns a

ny m

otor

veh

icle

co

nstru

cted

or a

dapt

ed to

car

ry m

ore

than

six

pers

ons e

xclu

ding

the

driv

er;

(30)

“ow

ner”

mea

ns a

per

son

in w

hose

nam

e a

mot

or

vehi

cle

stan

ds re

gist

ered

, and

whe

re su

ch p

erso

n is

a

min

or, t

he g

uard

ian

of su

ch m

inor

, and

in re

latio

n to

a

mot

or v

ehic

le w

hich

is th

e su

bjec

t of a

hire

-pu

rcha

se, a

gree

men

t*, o

r an

agre

emen

t of l

ease

or a

n ag

reem

ent o

f hyp

othe

catio

n, th

e pe

rson

in

poss

essi

on o

f the

veh

icle

und

er th

at a

gree

men

t;

equi

pmen

t or v

ehic

le w

ith o

r with

out b

ody

wor

k,

not

inte

nded

for

the

use

of

pass

enge

r or

goo

ds

trans

port

on

the

road

, in

w

hich

an

in

tern

al

com

bust

ion

engi

ne is

inst

alle

d.

Expl

anat

ion:

V

ehic

les

used

fo

r ca

rria

ge

of

pass

enge

rs o

r go

ods

on r

oad

and

certi

fied

as

pass

enge

r ve

hicl

es o

r go

ods

vehi

cles

sha

ll no

t be

incl

uded

in th

is d

efin

ition

.

(29)

om

nibu

s: D

elet

ed.

(30)

“ow

ner”

mea

ns a

per

son:

(a

) in

w

hose

na

me

a m

otor

ve

hicl

e st

ands

re

gist

ered

and

whe

re s

uch

pers

on is

a m

inor

, the

gu

ardi

an o

f suc

h m

inor

, (b

) and

in re

latio

n to

a m

otor

veh

icle

whi

ch is

the

subj

ect

of

a hi

re-p

urch

ase,

ag

reem

ent,

or

an

agre

emen

t of

le

ase

or

an

agre

emen

t of

hy

poth

ecat

ion,

the

per

son

in p

osse

ssio

n of

the

ve

hicl

e un

der t

hat a

gree

men

t; (c

) in

res

pect

of

an u

nreg

iste

red

vehi

cle,

the

pe

rson

in p

osse

ssio

n or

con

trol o

f the

veh

icle

(d

) a v

ehic

le m

anuf

actu

rer o

r im

porte

r or a

dea

ler

till

such

tim

e th

e ve

hicl

e is

reg

iste

red

unde

r

(30)

: Def

initi

on h

as b

een

stre

amlin

ed

and

mad

e co

mpr

ehen

sive

.

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(3

1) “

perm

it” m

eans

a p

erm

it is

sued

by

a St

ate

or

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

or a

n au

thor

ity

pres

crib

ed in

this

beh

alf u

nder

this

Act

aut

horis

ing

the

use

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le a

s a tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

le;

(3

2) “

pres

crib

ed”

mea

ns p

resc

ribed

by

rule

s mad

e un

der t

his A

ct;

Sect

ion

27 o

r 31.

(3

1)

“pas

seng

er

vehi

cle”

m

eans

an

y m

otor

ve

hicl

e co

nstru

cted

or

adap

ted

for

use

for

the

carr

iage

of p

asse

nger

s and

thei

r per

sona

l lug

gage

; (3

2) “

perm

it” m

eans

a p

erm

it is

sued

by

a St

ate

or

Reg

iona

l Tr

ansp

ort

Aut

horit

y or

an

au

thor

ity

pres

crib

ed

in

this

be

half

unde

r th

is

Act

au

thor

isin

g th

e us

e of

a m

otor

veh

icle

as

a tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e; t

his

does

not

inc

lude

Lig

ht

Mot

or

Veh

icle

s us

ed

in

sche

mes

to

pr

omot

e sh

ared

pas

seng

er t

raff

ic s

uch

as c

ar p

oolin

g, c

ar

on sh

arin

g ba

sis,

etc.

as m

ay b

e no

tifie

d.

Expl

anat

ion:

Car

pool

con

sist

s of

tw

o or

mor

e pe

rson

s dr

ivin

g to

geth

er i

n a

priv

atel

y ow

ned

vehi

cle.

At

a w

orkp

lace

, em

ploy

ees

may

cho

ose

to c

arpo

ol w

ithou

t any

ass

ista

nce

or in

volv

emen

t fr

om th

e em

ploy

er.

(33)

“pr

escr

ibed

” –

only

Sr

. N

o ha

s be

en

chan

ged;

New

de

finiti

on

of

“pas

seng

er

vehi

cle”

has

bee

n in

trodu

ced

at s

r. no

31.

(3

2) D

efin

ition

has

bee

n st

ream

lined

to

faci

litat

e C

ar P

ools

or C

ar

Shar

ing.

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stifi

catio

n

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(3

3) “

priv

ate

serv

ice

vehi

cle”

mea

ns a

mot

or v

ehic

le

cons

truct

ed o

r ada

pted

to c

arry

mor

e th

an si

x pe

rson

s exc

ludi

ng th

e dr

iver

and

ord

inar

ily u

sed

by

or o

n be

half

of th

e ow

ner o

f suc

h ve

hicl

e fo

r the

pu

rpos

e of

car

ryin

g pe

rson

s for

, or i

n co

nnec

tion

with

, his

trad

e or

bus

ines

s oth

erw

ise

than

for h

ire o

r re

war

d bu

t doe

s not

incl

ude

a m

otor

veh

icle

use

d fo

r pu

blic

pur

pose

s;

(3

4) “

publ

ic p

lace

” m

eans

a ro

ad, s

treet

, way

or

othe

r pla

ce, w

heth

er a

thor

ough

fare

or n

ot, t

o w

hich

th

e pu

blic

hav

e a

right

of a

cces

s, an

d in

clud

es a

ny

plac

e or

stan

d at

whi

ch p

asse

nger

s are

pic

ked

up o

r se

t dow

n by

a st

age

carr

iage

;

(35)

“pu

blic

serv

ice

vehi

cle”

mea

ns a

ny m

otor

ve

hicl

e us

ed o

r ada

pted

to b

e us

ed fo

r the

car

riage

of

pass

enge

rs fo

r hire

or r

ewar

d, a

nd in

clud

es a

m

axic

ab, a

mot

orca

b, c

ontra

ct c

arria

ge, a

nd st

age

carr

iage

;

(34)

“pr

ivat

e se

rvic

e ve

hicl

e”

- o

nly

Sr. N

o ha

s be

en c

hang

ed ,

(35)

“pu

blic

pla

ce”

mea

ns a

roa

d, s

treet

, way

or

othe

r pl

ace,

whe

ther

a t

horo

ughf

are

or n

ot,

to

whi

ch t

he p

ublic

hav

e a

right

of

acce

ss,

and

incl

udes

any

pla

ce o

r st

and

at w

hich

pas

seng

ers

are

pick

ed u

p or

set d

own;

(3

6) “

publ

ic s

ervi

ce v

ehic

le”

mea

ns a

ny m

otor

ve

hicl

e us

ed o

r ada

pted

to b

e us

ed fo

r the

car

riage

of

pas

seng

ers

for

hire

or

rew

ard,

; th

is d

oes

not

incl

ude

Ligh

t Mot

or V

ehic

les

used

in s

chem

es to

pr

omot

e sh

ared

pas

seng

er t

raff

ic s

uch

as c

ar

pool

ing,

car

on

shar

ing

basi

s, et

c. a

s m

ay b

e no

tifie

d

(35)

Sim

plifi

ed.

(36)

Def

initi

on h

as b

een

sim

plifi

ed

and

stre

amlin

ed.

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(3

6) “

regi

ster

ed a

xle

wei

ght”

mea

ns in

resp

ect o

f the

ax

le o

f any

veh

icle

, the

axl

e w

eigh

t cer

tifie

d an

d re

gist

ered

by

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

as p

erm

issi

ble

for t

hat a

xle;

(37)

“

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

” m

eans

an

auth

ority

em

pow

ered

to re

gist

er m

otor

veh

icle

s und

er C

hapt

er

IV;

(38)

“

rout

e” m

eans

a li

ne o

f tra

vel w

hich

spec

ifies

th

e hi

ghw

ay w

hich

may

be

trave

rsed

by

a m

otor

ve

hicl

e be

twee

n on

e te

rmin

us a

nd a

noth

er;

5[

(39)

“s

emi-t

raile

r” m

eans

a v

ehic

le n

ot

mec

hani

cally

pro

pelle

d (o

ther

than

a tr

aile

r), w

hich

is

inte

nded

to b

e co

nnec

ted

to a

mot

or v

ehic

le a

nd

whi

ch is

so c

onst

ruct

ed th

at a

por

tion

of it

is su

per-

impo

sed

on, a

nd a

par

t of w

hose

wei

ght i

s bor

ne b

y,

that

mot

or v

ehic

le;]

(40)

“

stag

e ca

rria

ge”

mea

ns a

mot

or v

ehic

le

cons

truct

ed o

r ada

pted

to c

arry

mor

e th

an si

x pa

ssen

gers

exc

ludi

ng th

e dr

iver

for h

ire o

r rew

ard

at

(37)

“re

gist

ered

axl

e w

eigh

t” m

eans

in re

spec

t of

the

axle

of

any

vehi

cle,

the

axle

wei

ght c

ertif

ied

and

regi

ster

ed a

s per

mis

sibl

e fo

r tha

t axl

e;

(38)

“re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity”

- N

o ch

ange

in

defin

ition

; how

ever

, Cha

pter

IV h

as b

een

chan

ged

to C

hapt

er II

I. (3

9) “

rout

e” m

eans

a li

ne o

f tra

vel w

hich

may

be

trave

rsed

by

a m

otor

veh

icle

; (4

0) “

sem

i-tra

iler”

mea

ns a

ny t

raile

r de

sign

ed t

o be

cou

pled

to a

mot

or v

ehic

le in

such

a w

ay th

at a

pa

rt of

its w

eigh

t and

/ or a

par

t of i

ts lo

ad is

bor

ne

by th

e m

otor

veh

icle

to w

hich

it is

cou

pled

.; (4

1) “

stag

e ca

rria

ge”

mea

ns a

pas

seng

er v

ehic

le

used

, co

nstru

cted

or

adap

ted

to c

arry

mor

e th

an

thirt

een

pers

ons

(incl

udin

g dr

iver

) fo

r hi

re o

r re

war

d at

sep

arat

e fa

res

paid

by

or f

or in

divi

dual

pa

ssen

gers

, ei

ther

for

the

who

le j

ourn

ey o

r fo

r

37) W

ords

“by

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

” ar

e re

mov

ed a

nd

Sim

plifi

ed.

(39)

: Si

mpl

ified

. (4

0): S

impl

ified

and

stre

amlin

ed.

(4

1) D

efin

ition

has

bee

n am

ende

d to

re

flect

the

chan

ge in

oth

er d

efin

ition

.

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137

sepa

rate

fare

s pai

d by

or f

or in

divi

dual

pas

seng

ers,

eith

er fo

r the

who

le jo

urne

y or

for s

tage

s of t

he

jour

ney;

(41)

“

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t” in

rela

tion

to a

Uni

on

terr

itory

mea

ns th

e A

dmin

istra

tor t

here

of a

ppoi

nted

un

der a

rticl

e 23

9 of

the

Con

stitu

tion;

(42)

“

Stat

e tra

nspo

rt un

derta

king

” m

eans

any

un

derta

king

pro

vidi

ng ro

ad tr

ansp

ort s

ervi

ce, w

here

su

ch u

nder

taki

ng is

car

ried

on b

y,—

(i)

th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent o

r a S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent;

(ii)

any

Roa

d Tr

ansp

ort C

orpo

ratio

n es

tabl

ishe

d un

der s

ectio

n 3

of th

e R

oad

Tran

spor

t Cor

pora

tions

A

ct, 1

950

(64

of 1

950)

; (ii

i)

any

mun

icip

ality

or a

ny c

orpo

ratio

n or

co

mpa

ny o

wne

d or

con

trolle

d by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent o

r one

or m

ore

Stat

e G

over

nmen

ts, o

r by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t and

one

or m

ore

Stat

e G

over

nmen

ts.

6[(iv

) Z

ila P

aris

had

or a

ny o

ther

sim

ilar l

ocal

au

thor

ity.]

Expl

anat

ion.

—Fo

r the

pur

pose

s of t

his c

laus

e, “

road

tra

nspo

rt se

rvic

e” m

eans

a se

rvic

e of

mot

or v

ehic

les

carr

ying

pas

seng

ers o

r goo

ds o

r bot

h by

road

for h

ire

stag

es o

f the

jour

ney;

(4

1) “

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t” -

Del

eted

(4

2) “

Stat

e tra

nspo

rt un

derta

king

” m

eans

an

y un

derta

king

pr

ovid

ing

road

tra

nspo

rt se

rvic

e,

whe

re su

ch u

nder

taki

ng is

car

ried

on b

y,—

(i)

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent

or

a St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent;

(ii) a

ny R

oad

Tran

spor

t C

orpo

ratio

n es

tabl

ishe

d un

der

sect

ion

3 of

th

e R

oad

Tran

spor

t C

orpo

ratio

ns A

ct, 1

950;

(ii

i) an

y co

rpor

atio

n or

co

mpa

ny

owne

d or

co

ntro

lled

by t

he C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t or

one

or

mor

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ents

, or

by

th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t and

one

or m

ore

Stat

e G

over

nmen

ts;

(iv) a

ny l

ocal

aut

horit

y co

nstit

uted

und

er a

rticl

e 24

3 or

243

A o

f the

Con

stitu

tion

of In

dia.

Ex

plan

atio

n.—

For

the

purp

oses

of

this

cla

use,

“r

oad

trans

port

serv

ice”

mea

ns a

ser

vice

of m

otor

ve

hicl

es c

arry

ing

pass

enge

rs o

r go

ods

or b

oth

by

(41)

: Del

eted

as i

s Red

unda

nt.

(42)

Def

initi

on h

as b

een

amen

ded

to

refle

ct th

e co

rrec

t leg

al p

ositi

on.

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or re

war

d (4

3) “

tour

ist v

ehic

le”

mea

ns a

con

tract

car

riage

, co

nstru

cted

or a

dapt

ed a

nd e

quip

ped

and

mai

ntai

ned

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith su

ch sp

ecifi

catio

ns a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed in

this

beh

alf;

(44)

“tra

ctor

” m

eans

a m

otor

veh

icle

whi

ch is

not

its

elf c

onst

ruct

ed to

car

ry a

ny lo

ad (o

ther

than

eq

uipm

ent u

sed

for t

he p

urpo

se o

f pro

puls

ion)

; but

ex

clud

es a

road

-rol

ler;

(45)

“tra

ffic

sign

s” in

clud

es a

ll si

gnal

s, w

arni

ng si

gn

post

s, di

rect

ion

post

s, m

arki

ngs o

n th

e ro

ad o

r oth

er

devi

ces f

or th

e in

form

atio

n, g

uida

nce

or d

irect

ion

of

driv

ers o

f mot

or v

ehic

les;

road

for h

ire o

r rew

ard;

(4

3) “

taxi

” m

eans

a li

ght m

otor

veh

icle

use

d fo

r ca

rria

ge o

f not

mor

e th

an 1

3 pe

rson

s (in

clud

ing

driv

er) f

or h

ire o

r rew

ard

but d

oes n

ot in

clud

e ve

hicl

es w

hich

are

use

d in

sche

mes

to p

rom

ote

shar

ed p

asse

nger

traf

fic su

ch a

s car

poo

ling,

car

on

shar

ing

basi

s, et

c. a

s may

be

notif

ied

(44)

“to

uris

t veh

icle

” –

only

cha

nge

in S

r, N

o.

(45)

“tra

ctor

” is

rede

fined

as “

haul

age

tract

or”

. (4

5) “

traff

ic s

igns

” in

clud

es a

ll si

gnal

s, w

arni

ng

sign

pos

ts, d

irect

ion

post

s, m

arki

ngs

on th

e ro

ad

or o

ther

dev

ices

for

the

info

rmat

ion,

gui

danc

e or

di

rect

ion

to a

ny u

ser o

f the

road

.

New

def

initi

on o

f “t

axi”

at

sr.

no

(43)

has

bee

n in

trodu

ced.

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(46)

“tra

iler”

mea

ns a

ny v

ehic

le, o

ther

than

a se

mi-

traile

r and

a si

de-c

ar, d

raw

n or

inte

nded

to b

e dr

awn

by a

mot

or v

ehic

le;

(4

7) “

trans

port

vehi

cle”

mea

ns a

pub

lic se

rvic

e ve

hicl

e, a

goo

ds c

arria

ge, a

n ed

ucat

iona

l ins

titut

ion

bus o

r a p

rivat

e se

rvic

e ve

hicl

e;

(46)

“tra

iler”

mea

ns a

ny n

on-s

elf-

prop

elle

d ve

hicl

e de

sign

ed, c

onst

ruct

ed o

r ada

pted

to b

e dr

awn

by a

veh

icle

driv

en b

y its

ow

n po

wer

but

do

es n

ot in

clud

e a

side

car

atta

ched

to a

two

whe

eler

; (4

7) “

trans

port

vehi

cle”

mea

ns a

mot

or v

ehic

le

used

for c

arria

ge o

f pas

seng

ers

for h

ire o

r rew

ard

or a

goo

ds v

ehic

le b

ut d

oes

not

incl

ude

priv

ate

serv

ice

vehi

cle.

(4

8). “

two

whe

eler

” m

eans

a tw

o w

heel

ed m

otor

ve

hicl

e w

ith o

r with

out a

det

acha

ble

side

car

with

on

e or

mor

e w

heel

s an

d in

clud

es a

tw

o w

heel

er

adap

ted

for u

se b

y di

ffer

ently

abl

ed p

erso

n.

(49)

“th

ree

whe

eled

Veh

icle

” m

eans

a m

otor

ve

hicl

e ha

ving

thre

e w

heel

s des

igne

d, c

onst

ruct

ed

or a

dapt

ed f

or t

he c

arria

ge o

f pe

rson

s an

d/ o

r go

ods,

but

does

no

t in

clud

e a

two

whe

eler

at

tach

ed w

ith a

sid

e ca

r or a

two

whe

eler

ada

pted

fo

r use

by

diff

eren

tly a

bled

per

sons

.

(46)

: W

ords

“to

any

use

r of t

he

road

” ar

e in

serte

d w

hile

wor

ds “

of

driv

ers o

f mot

or v

ehic

les”

are

de

lete

d fo

r bet

ter c

larit

y.

App

licab

ility

of t

raff

ic si

gn is

mad

e fo

r all

user

s in

addi

tion

to d

river

s.

New

def

initi

ons (

49):

Thre

e W

heel

ed

Veh

icle

and

(48)

: Tw

o W

heel

er h

ave

been

add

ed. T

he d

efin

ition

of 3

W

and

2W w

ere

cons

picu

ousl

y ab

sent

. H

ence

incl

uded

now

.

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(4

8) “

unla

den

wei

ght”

mea

ns th

e w

eigh

t of a

veh

icle

or

trai

ler i

nclu

ding

all

equi

pmen

t ord

inar

ily u

sed

with

the

vehi

cle

or tr

aile

r whe

n w

orki

ng, b

ut

excl

udin

g th

e w

eigh

t of a

driv

er o

r atte

ndan

t; an

d w

here

alte

rnat

ive

parts

or b

odie

s are

use

d th

e un

lade

n w

eigh

t of t

he v

ehic

le m

eans

the

wei

ght o

f th

e ve

hicl

e w

ith th

e he

avie

st su

ch a

ltern

ativ

e pa

rt or

bo

dy;

(49)

“wei

ght”

mea

ns th

e to

tal w

eigh

t tra

nsm

itted

for

the

time

bein

g by

the

whe

els o

f a v

ehic

le to

the

surf

ace

on w

hich

the

vehi

cle

rest

s.

(50)

“un

lade

n w

eigh

t”

- N

o C

hang

e ex

cept

for

Sr

. No.

(5

1):

“Veh

icle

fo

r di

ffer

ently

ab

led

pers

ons”

m

eans

a m

otor

veh

icle

spe

cial

ly d

esig

ned

and

cons

truct

ed o

r ad

apte

d fo

r th

e us

e by

or

for

a pe

rson

who

is d

iffer

ently

abl

ed;

(52)

“w

eigh

t” m

eans

the

tota

l wei

ght t

rans

mitt

ed

by th

e w

heel

s of a

veh

icle

to th

e su

rfac

e on

whi

ch

the

vehi

cle

rest

s.

(51)

: D

efin

ition

is in

trodu

ced

to

repl

ace

exis

ting

defin

ition

of

“inv

alid

car

riag

e”. D

efin

ition

is

lega

lly c

orre

ct a

nd n

egat

ive

conn

otat

ion

in th

e ea

rlier

def

initi

on

is re

mov

ed.

(52)

: W

ords

“fo

r the

tim

e be

ing”

ar

e de

lete

d an

d de

finiti

on is

si

mpl

ified

. Ren

umbe

red

CH

APT

ER

II: L

ICE

NSI

NG

OF

DR

IVE

RS

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

S 3.

Nec

essi

ty fo

r dr

ivin

g lic

ence

.—(1

) No

pers

on sh

all d

rive

a m

otor

veh

icle

in a

ny p

ublic

pl

ace

unle

ss h

e ho

lds a

n ef

fect

ive

driv

ing

licen

ce

issu

ed to

him

aut

horis

ing

him

to d

rive

the

vehi

cle;

an

d no

per

son

shal

l so

driv

e a

trans

port

vehi

cle

3.

Nec

essi

ty fo

r dr

ivin

g lic

ence

. – (1

) No

pers

on sh

all d

rive

a m

otor

veh

icle

in a

ny p

lace

un

less

he

hold

s an

effe

ctiv

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

issu

ed

to h

im b

y th

e lic

enci

ng a

utho

rity

auth

oriz

ing

him

3(1)

: Th

e co

mm

ittee

re

com

men

ds

that

lic

ense

is

nece

ssar

y to

driv

e a

vehi

cle

in “

any

plac

e” a

nd n

ot o

nly

in p

ublic

pla

ce a

s sa

fety

iss

ues

are

invo

lved

. Th

e de

finiti

on

has

also

be

en st

ream

lined

.

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141

[oth

er th

an 1

[a m

otor

cab

or m

otor

cyc

le] h

ired

for

his o

wn

use

or re

nted

und

er a

ny sc

hem

e m

ade

unde

r su

b-se

ctio

n (2

) of s

ectio

n 75

] unl

ess h

is d

rivin

g lic

ence

spec

ifica

lly e

ntitl

es h

im so

to d

o.

(2) T

he c

ondi

tions

subj

ect t

o w

hich

sub-

sect

ion

(1) s

hall

not a

pply

to a

per

son

rece

ivin

g in

stru

ctio

ns

in d

rivin

g a

mot

or v

ehic

le sh

all b

e su

ch a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

to d

rive

the

vehi

cle.

(2) N

o ow

ner o

r per

son

in c

harg

e of

a m

otor

ve

hicl

e sh

all c

ause

or p

erm

it an

y pe

rson

who

do

es n

ot h

old

an e

ffec

tive

driv

ing

licen

ce to

driv

e th

e m

otor

veh

icle

.

(3) T

he p

rovi

sion

s of

sub-

sect

ion

(1) a

nd (2

) sh

all n

ot a

pply

to, a

per

son

rece

ivin

g in

stru

ctio

ns

in d

rivin

g a

mot

or v

ehic

le, p

rovi

ded

he h

as a

va

lid le

arne

rs li

cenc

e an

d sh

all

be su

bjec

ted

to

such

con

ditio

ns a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent i

n th

is re

gard

.

(4) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(1) o

r (2)

, no

pers

on sh

all d

rive

a m

otor

ve

hicl

e m

entio

ned

in c

olum

n 4

of S

ched

ule

I,

3(2)

: N

ew s

ubse

ctio

n (2

) is

exi

stin

g Se

ctio

n (5

). Ex

istin

g su

bsec

tion

3(2)

has

bee

n re

plac

ed w

ith a

new

subs

ectio

n 3(

3)

and

lang

uage

of t

he se

ctio

n is

mad

e cl

ear b

y sp

ecify

ing

that

any

per

son

rece

ivin

g in

stru

ctio

ns in

driv

ing

need

s a le

arne

r’s l

icen

ce.

3(5)

is e

xist

ing

Sect

ion

(13)

.

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unle

ss h

e ho

lds a

val

id a

utho

rizat

ion

to d

rive

that

ty

pe o

f veh

icle

. (5

) A le

arne

r’s l

icen

ce o

r a d

rivin

g lic

ence

, iss

ued

unde

r thi

s Act

, sha

ll be

eff

ectiv

e th

roug

hout

In

dia.

4.

Cat

egor

y of

dri

ving

lice

nces

. (1)

A d

rivin

g lic

ence

shal

l be

issu

ed b

y th

e lic

enci

ng a

utho

rity

for t

he c

ateg

ory

of li

cenc

e m

entio

ned

in c

olum

n 2

of S

ched

ule

I aut

horiz

ing

him

to d

rive

any

mot

or

vehi

cle

men

tione

d in

col

umn

3 ag

ains

t tha

t ca

tego

ry.

Prov

ided

that

a li

cenc

e ho

lder

shal

l no

t be

auth

oriz

ed to

driv

e a

vehi

cle

men

tione

d in

co

lum

n 4

unle

ss h

e ha

s pas

sed

such

test

or h

as

prod

uced

such

cer

tific

ate,

in a

dditi

on to

re

quire

men

ts o

f sec

tion

6, a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed

by th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

(2

) A p

erso

n m

ay b

e au

thor

ized

to d

rive

vehi

cles

of d

iffer

ent c

ateg

orie

s sub

ject

to h

is

satis

fyin

g re

quire

men

ts o

f sec

tion

6.

New

pro

visio

n 4

is ad

ded.

(4

): Is

sue

of th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ense

has

be

en m

ade

a tw

o st

age

proc

esse

s. Th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ense

and

au

thor

isat

ion.

Hen

ce th

e re

quire

men

t of

new

pro

visi

on. D

ue to

tele

scop

ing

of le

arne

rs a

nd d

river

lice

nse,

ex

istin

g se

ctio

n 10

(2) i

s tak

en u

nder

“C

ateg

ory

of D

rivin

g Li

cens

e 3(

A)”

ne

w p

rovi

sion

. In

view

of l

ack

of

clar

ity o

n ca

tego

ry o

f driv

ing

licen

ses a

nd a

driv

ing

licen

se

auth

oris

ing

a lic

ense

hol

der t

o dr

ive

wha

t all

kind

of v

ehic

les.

C

ross

refe

renc

e of

sect

ion

is n

ew

sect

ion

6.

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4. A

ge li

mit

in c

onne

ctio

n w

ith d

rivi

ng o

f mot

or

vehi

cles

.—(1

) No

pers

on u

nder

the

age

of e

ight

een

year

s sha

ll dr

ive

a m

otor

veh

icle

in a

ny p

ublic

pla

ce:

Prov

ided

that

1[a

mot

or c

ycle

with

eng

ine

capa

city

not

exc

eedi

ng 5

0cc]

may

be

driv

en in

a

publ

ic p

lace

by

a pe

rson

afte

r atta

inin

g th

e ag

e of

si

xtee

n ye

ars.

(2) S

ubje

ct to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

18, n

o pe

rson

und

er th

e ag

e of

twen

ty y

ears

shal

l driv

e a

trans

port

vehi

cle

in a

ny p

ublic

pla

ce.

(3

) No

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

or d

rivin

g lic

ence

shal

l be

issu

ed to

any

per

son

to d

rive

a ve

hicl

e of

the

clas

s to

whi

ch h

e ha

s mad

e an

app

licat

ion

unle

ss h

e is

el

igib

le to

driv

e th

at c

lass

of v

ehic

le u

nder

this

se

ctio

n.

5. E

ligib

ility

for

driv

ing

a m

otor

veh

icle

(1

) N

o pe

rson

und

er th

e ag

e of

eig

htee

n ye

ars

shal

l driv

e a

mot

or v

ehic

le in

any

pla

ce.

(2

) N

o pe

rson

und

er th

e ag

e of

twen

ty y

ears

sh

all d

rive

a tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e in

any

pla

ce.

Pr

ovid

ed th

at n

o dr

ivin

g lic

ence

to d

rive

a tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e sh

all b

e gr

ante

d to

a p

erso

n un

less

he

poss

esse

s suc

h ed

ucat

iona

l qua

lific

atio

n as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent

in th

is re

gard

and

pro

duce

s a d

rivin

g ce

rtific

ate

issu

ed b

y a

scho

ol o

r est

ablis

hmen

t ref

erre

d to

in

sect

ion

12.

No

pers

on sh

all b

e gr

ante

d a

driv

ing

licen

ce

unle

ss h

e is

med

ical

ly fi

t to

hold

that

cat

egor

y of

lic

ence

and

the

crite

rion

for f

itnes

s sha

ll be

as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l gov

ernm

ent.

Prov

ided

that

a li

cenc

e to

driv

e a

vehi

cle

for

diff

eren

tly a

bled

per

son

may

be

issu

ed to

such

a

pers

on if

the

licen

cing

aut

horit

y is

satis

fied

that

he

can

driv

e su

ch a

car

riage

.

Title

and

Sr.

no o

f Sec

tion

(4) h

as

been

cha

nged

. Pr

ovis

o of

old

sect

ion

4(1)

has

bee

n de

lete

d as

cur

rent

ly n

o m

otor

cyc

le

with

an

engi

ne c

apac

ity o

f 50

c.c.

or

less

is b

eing

man

ufac

ture

d an

d th

e co

mm

ittee

feel

s tha

t no

one

unde

r th

e ag

e of

18

year

s sho

uld

be

allo

wed

to d

rive

a m

otor

veh

icle

.

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5. R

espo

nsib

ility

of o

wne

rs o

f mot

or v

ehic

les

for

cont

rave

ntio

n of

sect

ions

3 a

nd 4

.—N

o ow

ner

or p

erso

n in

cha

rge

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le sh

all c

ause

or

perm

it an

y pe

rson

who

doe

s not

satis

fy th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 3

or se

ctio

n 4

to d

rive

the

vehi

cle.

R

eloc

ated

as n

ew 3

(2).

6. R

estr

ictio

ns o

n th

e ho

ldin

g of

dri

ving

lic

ence

s.—(1

) No

pers

on sh

all,

whi

le h

e ho

lds a

ny

driv

ing

licen

ce fo

r the

tim

e be

ing

in fo

rce,

hol

d an

y ot

her d

rivin

g lic

ence

exc

ept a

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

or a

dr

ivin

g lic

ence

issu

ed in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

18 o

r a d

ocum

ent a

utho

risin

g,

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e ru

les m

ade

unde

r sec

tion

139,

th

e pe

rson

spec

ified

ther

ein

to d

rive

a m

otor

veh

icle

. (2

) No

hold

er o

f a d

rivin

g lic

ence

or a

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

shal

l per

mit

it to

be

used

by

any

othe

r pe

rson

. (3

) Not

hing

in th

is se

ctio

n sh

all p

reve

nt a

lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

havi

ng th

e ju

risdi

ctio

n re

ferr

ed to

in

sub-

sect

ion

(1) o

f sec

tion

9 fr

om a

ddin

g to

the

clas

ses o

f veh

icle

s whi

ch th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

au

thor

ises

the

hold

er to

driv

e.

6(1)

No

chan

ge; b

ut re

loca

ted

as n

ew

7(1)

.

Sect

ion

6(2)

is

re

dund

ant

as

it co

nstit

utes

off

ence

.

Sect

ion

6(3)

is r

edun

dant

in v

iew

of

the

amen

dmen

ts p

ropo

sed

earli

er.

7. R

estr

ictio

ns o

n th

e gr

antin

g of

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

s for

cer

tain

veh

icle

s.—1[

(1) N

o pe

rson

sh

all b

e gr

ante

d a

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

to d

rive

a tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e un

less

he

has h

eld

a dr

ivin

g lic

ence

7(

1) h

as b

een

relo

cate

d un

der n

ew

sect

ion

(4).

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to d

rive

a lig

ht m

otor

veh

icle

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear.]

(2

) No

pers

on u

nder

the

age

of si

xtee

n ye

ars s

hall

be

gran

ted

a le

arne

r’s l

icen

ce to

driv

e a

mot

or c

ycle

w

ithou

t gea

r exc

ept w

ith th

e co

nsen

t in

writ

ing

of

the

pers

on h

avin

g th

e ca

re o

f the

per

son

desi

ring

the

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

.

7(2)

is d

elet

ed in

vie

w o

f am

endm

ents

to se

ctio

n (4

) ear

lier.

8. G

rant

of l

earn

er’s

lice

nce.

—(1

) Any

per

son

who

is n

ot d

isqu

alifi

ed u

nder

sect

ion

4 fo

r driv

ing

a m

otor

veh

icle

and

who

is n

ot fo

r the

tim

e be

ing

disq

ualif

ied

for h

oldi

ng o

r obt

aini

ng a

driv

ing

licen

ce m

ay, s

ubje

ct to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

7,

appl

y to

the

licen

sing

aut

horit

y ha

ving

juris

dict

ion

in

the

area

—

(i)

in w

hich

he

ordi

naril

y re

side

s or c

arrie

s on

busi

ness

, or

(ii)

in

whi

ch th

e sc

hool

or e

stab

lishm

ent

refe

rred

to in

sect

ion

12 fr

om w

here

he

inte

nds

to re

ceiv

e in

stru

ctio

n in

driv

ing

a m

otor

veh

icle

is

situ

ate,

for t

he is

sue

to h

im o

f a le

arne

r’s

licen

ce.

(2) E

very

app

licat

ion

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) s

hall

be in

such

form

and

shal

l be

acco

mpa

nied

by

such

do

cum

ents

and

with

such

fee

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t. (3

) Eve

ry a

pplic

atio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) sha

ll be

ac

com

pani

ed b

y a

med

ical

cer

tific

ate

in su

ch fo

rm a

s

Prov

isio

n of

ex

istin

g su

b-se

ctio

n 8(

1), 8

(2),

8(3)

, 8(3

), 8(

4), 8

(5),

8(7)

an

d 8(

8) a

re te

lesc

oped

in o

ld se

ctio

n (9

) an

d th

e sa

me

sect

ion

has

been

re

num

bere

d as

new

sect

ion

(5) w

hich

de

als w

ith d

rivin

g lic

ense

. 8(

6) i

s re

dund

ant.

Als

o, r

efus

al o

f lic

ense

on

gr

ound

s of

di

sabi

lity

exis

ting

unde

r su

bsec

tion

8(4)

sha

ll no

t be

at

th

e di

scre

tion

of

the

licen

sing

aut

horit

y; t

he m

atte

r to

be

refe

rred

to m

edic

al b

oard

.

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may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent a

nd

sign

ed b

y su

ch re

gist

ered

med

ical

pra

ctiti

oner

, as t

he

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t or a

ny p

erso

n au

thor

ised

in th

is

beha

lf by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

, by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te, a

ppoi

nt fo

r thi

s pur

pose

: 1[

Prov

ided

that

no

such

med

ical

cer

tific

ate

is

requ

ired

for l

icen

ce to

driv

e a

vehi

cle

othe

r tha

n a

trans

port

vehi

cle.

] (4

) If,

from

the

appl

icat

ion

or fr

om th

e m

edic

al

certi

ficat

e re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (3

), it

appe

ars

that

the

appl

ican

t is s

uffe

ring

from

any

dis

ease

or

disa

bilit

y w

hich

is li

kely

to c

ause

the

driv

ing

by h

im

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

f the

cla

ss w

hich

he

wou

ld b

e au

thor

ised

by

the

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

app

lied

for t

o dr

ive

to b

e a

sour

ce o

f dan

ger t

o th

e pu

blic

or t

o th

e pa

ssen

gers

, the

lice

nsin

g au

thor

ity sh

all r

efus

e to

is

sue

the

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at a

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

lim

ited

to

driv

ing

an in

valid

car

riage

may

be

issu

ed to

the

appl

ican

t, if

the

licen

sing

aut

horit

y is

satis

fied

that

he

is fi

t to

driv

e su

ch a

car

riage

. (5

) No

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

shal

l be

issu

ed to

any

ap

plic

ant u

nles

s he

pass

es to

the

satis

fact

ion

of th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

such

test

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t. (6

) Whe

n an

app

licat

ion

has b

een

duly

mad

e to

the

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opria

te li

cens

ing

auth

ority

and

the

appl

ican

t has

sa

tisfie

d su

ch a

utho

rity

of h

is p

hysi

cal f

itnes

s und

er

sub-

sect

ion

(3) a

nd h

as p

asse

d to

the

satis

fact

ion

of

the

licen

sing

aut

horit

y th

e te

st re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (5

), th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

shal

l, su

bjec

t to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

7, is

sue

the

appl

ican

t a

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

unl

ess t

he a

pplic

ant i

s dis

qual

ified

un

der s

ectio

n 4

for d

rivin

g a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r is f

or

the

time

bein

g di

squa

lifie

d fo

r hol

ding

or o

btai

ning

a

licen

ce to

driv

e a

mot

or v

ehic

le:

Prov

ided

that

a li

cens

ing

auth

ority

may

issu

e a

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

to d

rive

a m

otor

cyc

le o

r a li

ght

mot

or v

ehic

le n

otw

ithst

andi

ng th

at it

is n

ot th

e ap

prop

riate

lice

nsin

g au

thor

ity, i

f suc

h au

thor

ity is

sa

tisfie

d th

at th

ere

is g

ood

reas

on fo

r the

app

lican

t’s

inab

ility

to a

pply

to th

e ap

prop

riate

lice

nsin

g au

thor

ity.

(7) W

here

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t is s

atis

fied

that

it is

nec

essa

ry o

r exp

edie

nt so

to d

o, it

may

, by

rule

s mad

e in

this

beh

alf,

exem

pt g

ener

ally

, eith

er

abso

lute

ly o

r sub

ject

to su

ch c

ondi

tions

as m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed in

the

rule

s, an

y cl

ass o

f per

sons

from

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sub

-sec

tion

(3),

or su

b-se

ctio

n (5

), or

bo

th. (8

) Any

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

for d

rivin

g a

mot

or

cycl

e in

forc

e im

med

iate

ly b

efor

e th

e co

mm

ence

men

t of t

his A

ct sh

all,

afte

r suc

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com

men

cem

ent,

be d

eem

ed to

be

effe

ctiv

e fo

r dr

ivin

g a

mot

or c

ycle

with

or w

ithou

t gea

r.

9. G

rant

of d

rivi

ng li

cenc

e.—

(1) A

ny p

erso

n w

ho is

not

for t

he ti

me

bein

g di

squa

lifie

d fo

r hol

ding

or

obt

aini

ng a

driv

ing

licen

ce m

ay a

pply

to th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

havi

ng ju

risdi

ctio

n in

the

area

—

(i)

in w

hich

he

ordi

naril

y re

side

s or c

arrie

s on

busi

ness

, or

(ii)

in

whi

ch th

e sc

hool

or e

stab

lishm

ent

refe

rred

to in

sect

ion

12 fr

om w

here

he

is

rece

ivin

g or

has

rece

ived

inst

ruct

ion

in d

rivin

g a

mot

or v

ehic

le is

situ

ated

. fo

r the

issu

e to

him

of a

driv

ing

licen

ce.

(2

) Eve

ry a

pplic

atio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) sha

ll be

in su

ch fo

rm a

nd sh

all b

e ac

com

pani

ed b

y su

ch

fee

and

such

doc

umen

ts a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

1[(3

) If t

he a

pplic

ant p

asse

s suc

h te

st a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent,

he sh

all b

e is

sued

the

driv

ing

licen

ce:

6. G

rant

of d

rivi

ng li

cenc

e. –

(1) A

per

son

who

w

ants

to h

old

a dr

ivin

g lic

ence

, may

app

ly to

the

licen

sing

aut

horit

y ha

ving

juris

dict

ion

over

the

area

–

(i) in

whi

ch h

e or

dina

rily

resi

des o

r car

ries o

n bu

sine

ss, o

r (ii

) in

whi

ch th

e sc

hool

or e

stab

lishm

ent r

efer

red

to in

sect

ion

12 fr

om w

here

he

is re

ceiv

ing

or h

as

rece

ived

inst

ruct

ion

in d

rivin

g a

mot

or v

ehic

le is

si

tuat

ed.

(2) E

very

app

licat

ion

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) s

hall

be in

such

form

and

shal

l be

acco

mpa

nied

by

such

fee

and

such

doc

umen

ts a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e G

over

nmen

t. (3

) A p

erso

n w

ho h

as m

ade

an a

pplic

atio

n fo

r gr

antin

g of

driv

ing

licen

ce f

or a

ny c

ateg

ory

of

vehi

cles

men

tione

d in

col

umn

2 of

Sch

edul

e I

shal

l fir

st b

e is

sued

a l

earn

ing

licen

ce f

or t

hat

cate

gory

of v

ehic

le w

hich

is v

alid

for a

per

iod

of

Seria

l no.

of o

ld se

ctio

n (9

) has

bee

n re

num

bere

d as

sect

ion

(6) d

ue to

re

loca

tion

or d

elet

ion

of p

revi

ous

sect

ions

. 6(

1): O

nly

chan

ge in

lang

uage

. N

o ch

ange

in 6

(2).

6(

3):

Exis

ting

Sect

ion

(8)

and

14(1

) ar

e re

flect

ed i

n ne

w s

ubse

ctio

n no

. 6(

3). P

rovi

so (

a) o

f 9(

3) a

nd s

econ

d pr

ovis

o ar

e re

tain

ed;

how

ever

pr

ovis

o of

9(3

)(b)

ha

s be

en d

elet

ed.

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Prov

ided

that

no

such

test

shal

l be

nece

ssar

y w

here

the

appl

ican

t pro

duce

s pro

of to

show

that

—

(a)

(i) th

e ap

plic

ant h

as p

revi

ousl

y he

ld a

driv

ing

licen

ce to

driv

e su

ch c

lass

of v

ehic

le a

nd th

at th

e pe

riod

betw

een

the

date

of e

xpiry

of t

hat l

icen

ce a

nd

the

date

of t

he a

pplic

atio

n do

es n

ot e

xcee

d fiv

e ye

ars,

or

(ii) t

he a

pplic

ant h

olds

or h

as p

revi

ousl

y he

ld a

dr

ivin

g lic

ence

to d

rive

such

cla

ss o

f veh

icle

is

sued

und

er se

ctio

n 18

, or

(iii)

the

appl

ican

t hol

ds a

driv

ing

licen

ce to

driv

e su

ch c

lass

of v

ehic

le is

sued

by

a co

mpe

tent

au

thor

ity o

f any

cou

ntry

out

side

Indi

a, su

bjec

t to

the

cond

ition

that

the

appl

ican

t com

plie

s with

th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ub-s

ectio

n (3

) of s

ectio

n 8,

(b

) th

e ap

plic

ant i

s not

suff

erin

g fr

om a

ny d

isab

ility

nine

mon

ths.

The

lear

ning

lic

ence

iss

ued

unde

r th

is se

ctio

n sh

all n

ot b

e re

new

able

. (4

) No

lear

ning

or d

rivin

g lic

ence

shal

l be

issu

ed

to a

ny a

pplic

ant u

nles

s he

pass

es to

the

satis

fact

ion

of th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

such

test

of

com

pete

nce

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent.

Pr

ovid

ed th

at, t

he li

cens

ing

auth

ority

shal

l ex

empt

the

appl

ican

t fro

m th

e te

st o

f com

pete

nce

pres

crib

ed u

nder

this

sub-

sect

ion,

if th

e lic

ensi

ng

auth

ority

is sa

tisfie

d:

(i) th

at th

e ap

plic

ant h

as p

revi

ousl

y he

ld a

driv

ing

licen

ce a

nd th

at th

e pe

riod

betw

een

the

date

of

expi

ry o

f tha

t lic

ence

and

the

date

of s

uch

appl

icat

ion

does

not

exc

eed

thre

e ye

ars;

or

(ii) t

hat t

he a

pplic

ant h

olds

or h

as p

revi

ousl

y he

ld

a dr

ivin

g lic

ence

issu

ed u

nder

sect

ion

18; o

r (ii

i) th

e ap

plic

ant h

olds

a d

rivin

g lic

ence

to d

rive

such

cat

egor

y of

veh

icle

issu

ed b

y a

com

pete

nt

auth

ority

of a

ny c

ount

ry o

utsi

de In

dia,

subj

ect t

o th

e co

nditi

on th

at th

e ap

plic

atio

n sh

all b

e in

such

fo

rm a

nd sh

all b

e ac

com

pani

ed b

y su

ch fe

e an

d su

ch d

ocum

ents

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Sim

plifi

ed

and

stre

amlin

ed.

Subs

ectio

n 4

and

prov

iso

ther

eund

er

with

con

ditio

ns (

i), (

ii) a

nd (

iii)

are

adde

d.

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VA) 1

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

150

whi

ch is

like

ly to

cau

se th

e dr

ivin

g by

him

to b

e a

sour

ce o

f dan

ger t

o th

e pu

blic

; and

the

licen

sing

au

thor

ity m

ay, f

or th

at p

urpo

se, r

equi

re th

e ap

plic

ant

to p

rodu

ce a

med

ical

cer

tific

ate

in th

e sa

me

form

and

in

the

sam

e m

anne

r as i

s ref

erre

d to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (3

) of s

ectio

n 8:

Pr

ovid

ed fu

rther

that

whe

re th

e ap

plic

atio

n is

for

a dr

ivin

g lic

ence

to d

rive

a m

otor

veh

icle

(not

bei

ng

a tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e), t

he li

cens

ing

auth

ority

may

ex

empt

the

appl

ican

t fro

m th

e te

st o

f com

pete

nce

to

driv

e a

vehi

cle

pres

crib

ed u

nder

this

sub-

sect

ion,

if

the

appl

ican

t pos

sess

es a

driv

ing

certi

ficat

e is

sued

by

any

inst

itutio

n re

cogn

ised

in th

is b

ehal

f by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t.]

4) W

here

the

appl

icat

ion

is fo

r a li

cenc

e to

driv

e a

trans

port

vehi

cle,

no

such

aut

horis

atio

n sh

all b

e gr

ante

d to

any

app

lican

t unl

ess h

e po

sses

ses s

uch

min

imum

edu

catio

nal q

ualif

icat

ion

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t and

a d

rivin

g ce

rtific

ate

issu

ed b

y a

scho

ol o

r est

ablis

hmen

t re

ferr

ed to

in se

ctio

n 12

.

2[(5

) Whe

re th

e ap

plic

ant d

oes n

ot p

ass t

he te

st, h

e m

ay b

e pe

rmitt

ed to

re-a

ppea

r for

the

test

afte

r a

perio

d of

seve

n da

ys:

Gov

ernm

ent o

f Ind

ia.

9(4)

is

re

loca

ted

as

new

5(

2),

Elig

ibili

ty se

ctio

n.

Exis

ting

9(5)

and

9(6

) are

pro

cedu

ral

mat

ter,

henc

e de

lete

d an

d th

e sa

me

to b

e de

alt i

n R

ule.

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V

SEC

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N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

151

Prov

ided

that

whe

re th

e ap

plic

ant d

oes n

ot p

ass

the

test

eve

n af

ter t

hree

app

eara

nces

, he

shal

l not

be

qual

ified

to re

-app

ear f

or su

ch te

st b

efor

e th

e ex

piry

of

a p

erio

d of

sixt

y da

ys fr

om th

e da

te o

f las

t suc

h te

st.]

(6) T

he te

st o

f com

pete

nce

to d

rive

shal

l be

carr

ied

out i

n a

vehi

cle

of th

e ty

pe to

whi

ch th

e ap

plic

atio

n re

fers

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at a

per

son

who

pas

sed

a te

st in

driv

ing

a m

otor

cyc

le w

ith g

ear s

hall

be d

eem

ed a

lso

to h

ave

pass

ed a

test

in d

rivin

g a

mot

or c

ycle

with

out g

ear.

(7) W

hen

any

appl

icat

ion

has b

een

duly

mad

e to

the

appr

opria

te li

cens

ing

auth

ority

and

the

appl

ican

t has

sa

tisfie

d su

ch a

utho

rity

of h

is c

ompe

tenc

e to

driv

e,

the

licen

sing

aut

horit

y sh

all i

ssue

the

appl

ican

t a

driv

ing

licen

ce u

nles

s the

app

lican

t is f

or th

e tim

e be

ing

disq

ualif

ied

for h

oldi

ng o

r obt

aini

ng a

driv

ing

licen

ce:

Prov

ided

that

a li

cens

ing

auth

ority

may

issu

e a

driv

ing

licen

ce to

driv

e a

mot

or c

ycle

or a

ligh

t m

otor

veh

icle

not

with

stan

ding

that

it is

not

the

appr

opria

te li

cens

ing

auth

ority

, if t

he li

cens

ing

auth

ority

is sa

tisfie

d th

at th

ere

is g

ood

and

suff

icie

nt

Exis

ting

Sect

ion

(7) i

s rep

etiti

ve,

ther

efor

e de

lete

d.

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V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

152

reas

on fo

r the

app

lican

t’s in

abili

ty to

app

ly to

the

appr

opria

te li

cens

ing

auth

ority

: Pr

ovid

ed fu

rther

that

the

licen

sing

aut

horit

y sh

all n

ot

issu

e a

new

driv

ing

licen

ce to

the

appl

ican

t, if

he h

ad

prev

ious

ly h

eld

a dr

ivin

g lic

ence

, unl

ess i

t is

satis

fied

that

ther

e is

goo

d an

d su

ffic

ient

reas

on fo

r hi

s ina

bilit

y to

obt

ain

a du

plic

ate

copy

of h

is fo

rmer

lic

ence

. (8

) If t

he li

cens

ing

auth

ority

is sa

tisfie

d, a

fter

givi

ng th

e ap

plic

ant a

n op

portu

nity

of b

eing

hea

rd,

that

he—

(a

) i

s a h

abitu

al c

rimin

al o

r a h

abitu

al d

runk

ard;

or

(b)

is a

hab

itual

add

ict t

o an

y na

rcot

ic d

rug

or

psyc

hotro

pic

subs

tanc

e w

ithin

the

mea

ning

of t

he

Nar

cotic

Dru

gs a

nd P

sych

otro

pic

Subs

tanc

es A

ct,

1985

(61

of 1

985)

; or

(c)

is a

per

son

who

se li

cenc

e to

driv

e an

y m

otor

ve

hicl

e ha

s, at

any

tim

e ea

rlier

, bee

n re

voke

d,

it m

ay, f

or re

ason

s to

be re

cord

ed in

writ

ing,

mak

e an

ord

er re

fusi

ng to

issu

e a

driv

ing

licen

ce to

such

pe

rson

and

any

per

son

aggr

ieve

d by

an

orde

r mad

e by

a li

cens

ing

auth

ority

und

er th

is su

b-se

ctio

n m

ay,

with

in th

irty

days

of t

he re

ceip

t of t

he o

rder

, app

eal

Cur

rent

9(8

) has

bee

n de

lete

d as

it

cove

red

unde

r the

dis

qual

ifica

tion

prov

isio

n.

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VA) 1

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

153

to th

e pr

escr

ibed

aut

horit

y.

(9) A

ny d

rivin

g lic

ence

for d

rivin

g a

mot

or c

ycle

in

forc

e im

med

iate

ly b

efor

e th

e co

mm

ence

men

t of t

his

Act

shal

l, af

ter s

uch

com

men

cem

ent,

be d

eem

ed to

be

eff

ectiv

e fo

r driv

ing

a m

otor

cyc

le w

ith o

r w

ithou

t gea

r.

7. G

rant

of A

utho

risa

tion.

- (1

) No

auth

oriz

atio

n fo

r driv

ing

a ca

tego

ry o

f veh

icle

m

entio

ned

in c

olum

n 4

of S

ched

ule

I sha

ll be

gr

ante

d by

a li

cenc

ing

auth

ority

unl

ess t

he

appl

ican

t (i)

hol

ds a

val

id li

cenc

e to

driv

e a

vehi

cle

of th

e ca

tego

ry a

s spe

cifie

d in

Sch

edul

e I t

o w

hich

this

ve

hicl

e be

long

s; a

nd

(ii) h

as su

bmitt

ed a

cer

tific

ate

of c

ompe

tenc

e fr

om a

ccre

dite

d in

stitu

te o

r aut

horit

y as

may

be

pres

crib

ed.

(2) A

per

son

appl

ying

for a

utho

risat

ion

for

driv

ing

a ty

pe o

f veh

icle

men

tione

d in

col

umn

4 of

Sch

edul

e I s

hall

appl

y in

such

form

and

ac

com

pani

ed w

ith su

ch d

ocum

ents

and

shal

l pay

su

ch fe

e as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent.

(3) A

n au

thor

izat

ion

issu

ed u

nder

this

sect

ion

shal

l be

valid

for s

uch

perio

d as

may

be

Cur

rent

9(9

) has

bee

n de

lete

d.

New

Pro

visi

ons (

7), (

8) a

nd (9

) are

ad

ded.

7:

Ear

lier t

his w

as p

art o

f rul

es. N

ow

new

sect

ion

has b

een

intro

duce

d to

m

ake

licen

cing

a tw

o st

age

proc

ess.

This

sect

ion

man

date

s iss

ue o

f au

thor

izat

ion

and

the

proc

edur

e th

ereo

f.

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ICLE

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VA) 1

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

154

pres

crib

ed.

(4) A

n au

thor

izat

ion

may

be

rene

wed

in su

ch

man

ner a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed.

8. U

niqu

e lic

ence

num

ber.

-(1)

A p

erso

n au

thor

ized

to d

rive

a ve

hicl

e ac

cord

ing

to se

ctio

n 6,

shal

l be

assi

gned

a u

niqu

e nu

mbe

r to

his

driv

ing

licen

ce. T

he li

cenc

e nu

mbe

r iss

ued

unde

r th

is se

ctio

n sh

all r

emai

n th

e sa

me

irres

pect

ive

of

chan

ges i

n lic

ence

und

er se

ctio

n (1

1), 3

(5),

(13)

an

d (1

4).

The

uniq

ue li

cens

e nu

mbe

r sha

ll be

as

sign

ed in

such

man

ner a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

(2) T

he li

cenc

e ho

lder

s, w

ho h

ave

obta

ined

lic

ence

bef

ore

com

men

cem

ent o

f thi

s Act

, sha

ll be

requ

ired

to o

btai

n th

e un

ique

num

ber i

n a

perio

d of

two

year

s fro

m th

at d

ate

of

com

men

cem

ent o

f the

Act

. 9.

Cha

nge

of r

esid

ence

or

plac

e of

bus

ines

s. (1

) If t

he li

cenc

e ho

lder

cea

ses t

o re

side

at o

r ch

ange

s his

pla

ce o

f bus

ines

s fro

m th

e ad

dres

s re

cord

ed in

the

driv

ing

licen

ce, h

e sh

all,

with

in

thre

e m

onth

s of a

ny su

ch c

hang

e of

add

ress

,

8: T

his p

rovi

sion

will

avo

id

dupl

icat

ion

of li

cens

es a

nd le

adin

g to

co

mpl

icat

ions

or m

alpr

actic

es in

the

proc

ess o

f ren

ewal

, add

ition

s etc

. Th

e un

ique

num

ber c

an a

lso

be

linke

d to

the

sam

e as

UID

bei

ng

give

n by

the

Gov

ernm

ent o

f Ind

ia.

How

ever

, thi

s sho

uld

be fe

asib

le

only

whe

n an

ele

ctro

nic

data

base

is

crea

ted

in e

very

stat

e an

d th

ey a

re

linke

d w

ith o

ne a

noth

er.

9: P

rese

ntly

the

prov

isio

n ex

istin

g ru

le. T

his h

as b

een

brou

ght i

n th

at to

m

ake

it m

ore

strin

gent

and

ther

eby

ensu

ring

that

dat

abas

e re

mai

ns u

p to

da

te a

nd a

ll ot

her p

roce

sses

sim

ple

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A

nnex

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V

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TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

155

intim

ate

in su

ch fo

rm a

ccom

pani

ed b

y su

ch

docu

men

ts a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t, hi

s new

add

ress

, to

the

licen

cing

au

thor

ity w

ithin

who

se ju

risdi

ctio

n he

has

the

resi

denc

e or

pla

ce o

f bus

ines

s in

orde

r tha

t the

ne

w a

ddre

ss m

ay b

e re

cord

ed th

erei

n.

(2) O

n re

ceip

t of i

ntim

atio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

), th

e lic

enci

ng a

utho

rity

may

, afte

r mak

ing

such

ve

rific

atio

n as

it m

ay th

ink

fit, c

ause

the

new

ad

dres

s to

be e

nter

ed in

the

driv

ing

licen

ce.

(3) N

othi

ng in

sub-

sect

ion

(1) s

hall

appl

y w

here

th

e ch

ange

of t

he a

ddre

ss re

cord

ed in

the

driv

ing

licen

ce is

due

to a

tem

pora

ry a

bsen

ce n

ot

inte

nded

to e

xcee

d th

ree

mon

ths i

n du

ratio

n.

10

. For

m a

nd c

onte

nts o

f lic

ence

s to

driv

e.—

(1) E

very

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

and

driv

ing

licen

ce,

exce

pt a

driv

ing

licen

ce is

sued

und

er se

ctio

n 18

, sh

all b

e in

such

form

and

shal

l con

tain

such

in

form

atio

n as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t.

10. F

orm

and

con

tent

s of l

icen

ces –

Eve

ry

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

and

driv

ing

licen

ce sh

all b

e in

su

ch fo

rm in

clud

ing

elec

troni

c fo

rmat

and

shal

l co

ntai

n su

ch in

form

atio

n as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

Pr

ovid

ed th

at d

iffer

ent f

orm

s and

par

ticul

ars o

f in

form

atio

n m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

for t

he d

rivin

g lic

ence

s iss

ued

unde

r the

pro

visi

ons o

f sec

tion

6 or

18.

Wor

ds “

incl

udin

g el

ectr

onic

form

at”

are

incl

uded

. Pro

viso

is a

dded

.

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IEW

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TOR

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ICLE

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VA) 1

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nnex

ure

V

SEC

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ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

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rt C

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catio

n

156

(2) A

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

or,

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e,

driv

ing

licen

ce sh

all a

lso

be e

xpre

ssed

as e

ntitl

ing

the

hold

er to

driv

e a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

f one

or m

ore

of

the

follo

win

g cl

asse

s, na

mel

y:—

(a

) m

otor

cyc

le w

ithou

t gea

r; (b

) m

otor

cyc

le w

ith g

ear;

(c)

inv

alid

car

riage

; (d

) l

ight

mot

or v

ehic

le;

1[(e

) t

rans

port

vehi

cle;

] (i)

ro

ad-r

olle

r; (j)

m

otor

veh

icle

of a

spec

ified

des

crip

tion.

10

(2):

This

sect

ion

is c

ompl

etel

y re

draf

ted

and

new

sect

ion

with

cle

ar

cate

goriz

atio

n of

Driv

ing

Lice

nce

and

auth

oriz

atio

n in

trodu

ced

unde

r 3A

. Lac

k of

cla

rity

on c

ateg

ory

of

driv

ing

licen

ces a

nd a

driv

ing

licen

ce

auth

oriz

ing

a lic

ence

hol

der t

o dr

ive

wha

t all

kind

of v

ehic

les

11. A

dditi

ons t

o dr

ivin

g lic

ence

.—(1

) Any

pe

rson

hol

ding

a d

rivin

g lic

ence

to d

rive

any

clas

s or

desc

riptio

n of

mot

or v

ehic

les,

who

is n

ot fo

r the

tim

e be

ing

disq

ualif

ied

for h

oldi

ng o

r obt

aini

ng a

driv

ing

licen

ce to

driv

e an

y ot

her c

lass

or d

escr

iptio

n of

m

otor

veh

icle

s, m

ay a

pply

to th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

havi

ng ju

risdi

ctio

n in

the

area

in w

hich

he

resi

des o

r ca

rrie

s on

his b

usin

ess i

n su

ch fo

rm a

nd

acco

mpa

nied

by

such

, doc

umen

ts a

nd w

ith su

ch fe

es

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t for

th

e ad

ditio

n of

such

oth

er c

lass

or d

escr

iptio

n of

m

otor

veh

icle

s to

the

licen

ce.

11. A

dditi

ons t

o dr

ivin

g lic

ence

. –(1

) No

pers

on

shal

l, w

hile

he

hold

s any

driv

ing

licen

ce fo

r the

tim

e be

ing

in fo

rce,

hol

d an

y ot

her d

rivin

g lic

ence

ex

cept

a le

arne

r’s l

icen

ce o

r a d

rivin

g lic

ence

is

sued

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

sect

ion

18 o

r a d

ocum

ent a

utho

risin

g, in

ac

cord

ance

with

the

rule

s mad

e un

der s

ectio

n 10

2, th

e pe

rson

spec

ified

ther

ein

to d

rive

a m

otor

ve

hicl

e.

(2) A

ny p

erso

n ho

ldin

g a

driv

ing

licen

ce o

f any

ca

tego

ry m

ay a

pply

to th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

for

the

addi

tion

of a

ny o

ther

cat

egor

y to

the

licen

ce.

11(1

): M

odifi

ed

into

su

bsec

tion

11(1

) an

d 11

(2)

with

re

mov

al

of

redu

ndan

t cla

use.

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n

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(2

) Sub

ject

to su

ch ru

les a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent,

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

9 sh

all a

pply

to a

n ap

plic

atio

n un

der t

his s

ectio

n as

if

the

said

app

licat

ion

was

for t

he g

rant

of a

lice

nce

unde

r tha

t sec

tion

to d

rive

the

clas

s or d

escr

iptio

n of

m

otor

veh

icle

s whi

ch th

e ap

plic

ant d

esire

s to

be

adde

d to

his

lice

nce.

(3) S

ubje

ct to

such

rule

s as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral g

over

nmen

t, th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 5

shal

l app

ly to

an

appl

icat

ion

unde

r thi

s sec

tion

as if

the

said

app

licat

ion

was

for t

he g

rant

of a

lic

ence

und

er th

at se

ctio

n fo

r tha

t cat

egor

y of

lic

ence

whi

ch th

e ap

plic

ant d

esire

s to

be a

dded

to

his l

icen

ce.

Exis

ting

11(2

): W

ords

“to

dri

ve th

e cl

ass o

r des

crip

tion

of m

otor

ve

hicl

es”

are

rem

oved

and

re

num

bere

d as

(3).

12. L

icen

sing

and

reg

ulat

ion

of sc

hool

s or

esta

blis

hmen

ts fo

r im

part

ing

inst

ruct

ion

in

driv

ing

of m

otor

veh

icle

s.—(1

) The

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay m

ake

rule

s for

the

purp

ose

of

licen

sing

and

regu

latin

g, b

y th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ents

, sc

hool

s or e

stab

lishm

ents

(by

wha

teve

r nam

e ca

lled)

fo

r im

parti

ng in

stru

ctio

n in

driv

ing

of m

otor

veh

icle

s an

d m

atte

rs c

onne

cted

ther

ewith

.

(2) I

n pa

rticu

lar,

and

with

out p

reju

dice

to th

e ge

nera

lity

of th

e fo

rego

ing

pow

er, s

uch

rule

s may

pr

ovid

e fo

r all

or a

ny o

f the

follo

win

g m

atte

rs,

nam

ely:

—

(a) l

icen

sing

of s

uch

scho

ols o

r est

ablis

hmen

ts

incl

udin

g gr

ant,

rene

wal

and

revo

catio

n of

such

12. A

utho

risa

tion

and

regu

latio

n of

sch

ools

or

esta

blis

hmen

ts

for

impa

rtin

g in

stru

ctio

n in

dr

ivin

g of

mot

or v

ehic

les.

- (1)

A d

rivin

g sc

hool

or

an

esta

blis

hmen

t im

parti

ng d

rivin

g ed

ucat

ion

shal

l ob

tain

au

thor

isat

ion

from

th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent.

(2) A

utho

risat

ion

to a

driv

ing

scho

ol o

r an

esta

blis

hmen

t im

parti

ng d

rivin

g ed

ucat

ion

shal

l be

gra

nted

in su

ch m

anne

r as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t.

Title

of s

ectio

n is

mod

ified

. 12

(1):

Red

rafte

d pr

ovid

ing

for

esta

blis

hmen

t of a

driv

ing

scho

ol a

nd

man

ner t

here

of a

nd re

flect

ed in

new

se

ctio

n 12

(1) a

nd 1

2 (2

). Ex

istin

g su

bsec

tion

12 (2

) is d

elet

ed.

List

of m

atte

r to

be p

rovi

ded

in R

ule.

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158

licen

ces;

(b

) sup

ervi

sion

of s

uch

scho

ols o

r est

ablis

hmen

ts;

(c) t

he fo

rm o

f app

licat

ion

and

the

form

of l

icen

ce

and

the

parti

cula

rs to

be

cont

aine

d th

erei

n;

(d) f

ee to

be

paid

with

the

appl

icat

ion

for s

uch

licen

ces;

(e

) con

ditio

ns su

bjec

t to

whi

ch su

ch li

cenc

es m

ay b

e gr

ante

d;

(f) a

ppea

ls a

gain

st th

e or

ders

of r

efus

al to

gra

nt o

r re

new

such

lice

nces

and

app

eals

aga

inst

the

orde

rs

revo

king

such

lice

nces

; (g

) con

ditio

ns su

bjec

t to

whi

ch a

per

son

may

es

tabl

ish

and

mai

ntai

n an

y su

ch sc

hool

or

esta

blis

hmen

t for

impa

rting

inst

ruct

ion

in d

rivin

g of

m

otor

veh

icle

s;

(h) n

atur

e, sy

llabu

s and

dur

atio

n of

cou

rse

or c

ours

es

for e

ffic

ient

inst

ruct

ion

in d

rivin

g an

y m

otor

veh

icle

; (i)

app

arat

us a

nd e

quip

men

ts (i

nclu

ding

mot

or

vehi

cles

fitte

d w

ith d

ual c

ontro

l) re

quire

d fo

r the

pu

rpos

e of

impa

rting

such

inst

ruct

ion;

(j)

suita

bilit

y of

the

prem

ises

at w

hich

such

scho

ols

or e

stab

lishm

ents

may

be

esta

blis

hed

or m

aint

aine

d an

d fa

cilit

ies t

o be

pro

vide

d th

erei

n;

(k) q

ualif

icat

ions

, bot

h ed

ucat

iona

l and

pro

fess

iona

l (in

clud

ing

expe

rienc

e), w

hich

a p

erso

n im

parti

ng

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catio

n

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inst

ruct

ion

in d

rivin

g a

mot

or v

ehic

le sh

all p

osse

ss;

(l) in

spec

tion

of su

ch sc

hool

s and

est

ablis

hmen

ts

(incl

udin

g th

e se

rvic

es re

nder

ed b

y th

em a

nd th

e ap

para

tus,

equi

pmen

ts a

nd m

otor

veh

icle

s m

aint

aine

d by

them

for i

mpa

rting

such

inst

ruct

ion)

; (m

) mai

nten

ance

of r

ecor

ds b

y su

ch sc

hool

s or

esta

blis

hmen

ts;

(n) f

inan

cial

stab

ility

of s

uch

scho

ols o

r es

tabl

ishm

ents

; (o

) the

driv

ing

certi

ficat

es, i

f any

, to

be is

sued

by

such

scho

ols o

r est

ablis

hmen

ts a

nd th

e fo

rm in

w

hich

such

driv

ing

certi

ficat

es sh

all b

e is

sued

and

th

e re

quire

men

ts to

be

com

plie

d w

ith fo

r the

pu

rpos

es o

f iss

uing

such

cer

tific

ates

; (p

) suc

h ot

her m

atte

rs a

s may

be

nece

ssar

y to

car

ry

out t

he p

urpo

ses o

f thi

s sec

tion.

(3

) Whe

re th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent i

s sat

isfie

d th

at it

is

nec

essa

ry o

r exp

edie

nt so

to d

o, it

may

, by

rule

s m

ade

in th

is b

ehal

f, ex

empt

gen

eral

ly, e

ither

ab

solu

tely

or s

ubje

ct to

such

con

ditio

ns a

s may

be

spec

ified

in th

e ru

les,

any

clas

s of s

choo

ls o

r es

tabl

ishm

ents

impa

rting

inst

ruct

ion

in d

rivin

g of

m

otor

veh

icle

s or m

atte

rs c

onne

cted

ther

ewith

from

th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his s

ectio

n.

Subs

ectio

n 12

(3) i

s del

eted

.

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(4) A

scho

ol o

r est

ablis

hmen

t im

parti

ng in

stru

ctio

n in

driv

ing

of m

otor

veh

icle

s or m

atte

rs c

onne

cted

th

erew

ith im

med

iate

ly b

efor

e th

e co

mm

ence

men

t of

this

Act

, whe

ther

und

er a

lice

nce

or n

ot, m

ay

cont

inue

to im

part

such

inst

ruct

ion

with

out a

lice

nce

issu

ed u

nder

this

Act

for a

per

iod

of o

ne m

onth

from

su

ch c

omm

ence

men

t, an

d if

it ha

s mad

e an

ap

plic

atio

n fo

r suc

h lic

ence

und

er th

is A

ct w

ithin

the

said

per

iod

of o

ne m

onth

and

such

app

licat

ion

is in

th

e pr

escr

ibed

form

, con

tain

s the

pre

scrib

ed

parti

cula

rs a

nd is

acc

ompa

nied

by

the

pres

crib

ed fe

e,

till t

he d

ispo

sal o

f suc

h ap

plic

atio

n by

the

licen

sing

au

thor

ity.

Subs

ectio

n 12

(4):

Red

unda

nt,

dele

ted.

13. E

xten

t of e

ffec

tiven

ess o

f lic

ence

s, to

dri

ve

mot

or v

ehic

les.—

A le

arne

r’s l

icen

ce o

r a d

rivin

g lic

ence

issu

ed u

nder

this

Act

shal

l be

effe

ctiv

e th

roug

hout

Indi

a.

N

o ch

ange

but

pla

ced

alon

g w

ith

new

sect

ion

3(5)

.

14. C

urre

ncy

of li

cenc

es to

dri

ve m

otor

ve

hicl

es.—

(1) A

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

issu

ed u

nder

this

A

ct sh

all,

subj

ect t

o th

e ot

her p

rovi

sion

s of t

his A

ct,

be e

ffec

tive

for a

per

iod

of si

x m

onth

s fro

m th

e da

te

of is

sue

of th

e lic

ence

.

(2) A

driv

ing

licen

ce is

sued

or r

enew

ed u

nder

this

13. V

alid

ity o

f dr

ivin

g lic

ence

. – (

1) A

driv

ing

licen

ce is

sued

or r

enew

ed u

nder

this

Act

shal

l –

(a) i

n th

e ca

se o

f a li

cenc

e to

driv

e a

trans

port

vehi

cle,

be

effe

ctiv

e fo

r a p

erio

d of

five

yea

rs:

; and

Title

of

sect

ion

is c

hang

ed. E

xist

ing

14(1

) is

rel

ocat

ed i

n ne

w s

ectio

n 5

(3).

13(2

)(a)

: D

urat

ion

chan

ged

from

3

year

s to

5 y

ears

. The

re a

re n

o re

ason

or

saf

ety

issu

es w

hich

req

uire

the

lic

ense

to

be r

enew

ed e

very

thr

ee

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161

Act

shal

l,—

(a) i

n th

e ca

se o

f a li

cenc

e to

driv

e a

trans

port

vehi

cle,

be

effe

ctiv

e fo

r a p

erio

d of

thre

e ye

ars:

1[

***]

2[

Prov

ided

that

in th

e ca

se o

f lic

ence

to d

rive

a tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e ca

rryi

ng g

oods

of d

ange

rous

or

haza

rdou

s nat

ure

be e

ffec

tive

for a

per

iod

of o

ne

year

and

rene

wal

ther

eof s

hall

be su

bjec

t to

the

cond

ition

that

the

driv

er u

nder

goes

one

day

refr

eshe

r co

urse

of t

he p

resc

ribed

sylla

bus;

and

] (b

) in

the

case

of a

ny o

ther

lice

nce,

—

(i

) if t

he p

erso

n ob

tain

ing

the

licen

ce, e

ither

or

igin

ally

or o

n re

new

al th

ereo

f, ha

s not

atta

ined

the

age

of 3

[fift

y ye

ars]

on

the

date

of i

ssue

or,

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, re

new

al th

ereo

f,—

(

A) b

e ef

fect

ive

for a

per

iod

of tw

enty

yea

rs fr

om

the

date

of s

uch

issu

e or

rene

wal

; or

(B) u

ntil

the

date

on

whi

ch su

ch p

erso

n at

tain

s th

e ag

e of

3[f

ifty

year

s],

whi

chev

er is

ear

lier;

4

[(ii)

if th

e pe

rson

refe

rred

to in

sub-

clau

se (i

), ha

s at

tain

ed th

e ag

e of

fifty

yea

rs o

n th

e da

te o

f iss

ue o

r as

the

case

may

be,

rene

wal

ther

eof,

be e

ffec

tive,

on

Prov

ided

that

the

auth

oris

atio

n to

driv

e a

trans

port

vehi

cle

carr

ying

goo

ds o

f dan

gero

us o

r ha

zard

ous n

atur

e w

ill b

e ef

fect

ive

for a

per

iod

of

thre

e ye

ars a

nd re

new

al th

ereo

f sha

ll be

subj

ect t

o th

e co

nditi

on th

at th

e dr

iver

und

ergo

es o

ne d

ay

refr

eshe

r cou

rse

of th

e pr

escr

ibed

sylla

bus.

(b) i

n th

e ca

se o

f any

oth

er li

cenc

e, if

the

pers

on

obta

inin

g th

e lic

ence

-

(i), h

as n

ot a

ttain

ed th

e ag

e of

fifty

yea

rs o

n th

e da

te o

f iss

ue, u

ntil

the

date

on

whi

ch su

ch p

erso

n at

tain

s the

age

of f

ifty

year

s; o

r

(ii) h

as a

ttain

ed th

e ag

e of

fifty

yea

rs o

n th

e da

te

of is

sue

or, a

s the

cas

e m

ay b

e, re

new

al th

ereo

f, un

til th

e da

te o

n w

hich

such

per

son

atta

ins t

he

age

of se

vent

y ye

ars;

or

(iii)

has a

ttain

ed th

e ag

e of

seve

nty

year

s on

the

date

of i

ssue

or,

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, re

new

al

ther

eof,

for a

per

iod

of fi

ve y

ears

from

the

date

of

such

issu

e or

rene

wal

.

year

s. Th

ere

are

no r

easo

n or

saf

ety

issu

es w

hich

requ

ire th

e lic

ense

to b

e re

new

ed e

very

one

yea

r. 13

(2)(

b)(i)

&(ii

): Th

e pr

ovis

ions

un

der t

he su

b-se

ctio

n ar

e co

mpl

etel

y re

vise

d w

ith fo

llow

ing

chan

ges

belo

w.

1. O

rigin

al li

cenc

e fr

om 2

0 ye

ars

chan

ged

to ti

ll th

e tim

e pe

rson

at

tend

s age

of 5

0 ye

ars

2. R

enew

al a

fter 5

0 ye

ars c

hang

ed

from

5 y

ears

to 2

0 ye

ars u

p to

the

age

of 7

0 ye

ars.

3. R

enew

al p

erio

d re

tain

ed a

t 5 y

ears

be

yond

the

age

of 7

0 ye

ars.

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istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

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rt C

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ittee

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gest

ion

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emar

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stifi

catio

n

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paym

ent o

f suc

h fe

e as

may

be

pres

crib

ed, f

or a

pe

riod

of fi

ve y

ears

from

the

date

of s

uch

issu

e or

re

new

al:]

Prov

ided

that

eve

ry d

rivin

g lic

ence

shal

l, no

twith

stan

ding

its e

xpiry

und

er th

is su

b-se

ctio

n co

ntin

ue to

be

effe

ctiv

e fo

r a p

erio

d of

thirt

y da

ys

from

such

exp

iry.

(2) E

very

driv

ing

licen

ce o

f non

-tran

spor

t veh

icle

sh

all,

notw

ithst

andi

ng it

s exp

iry u

nder

this

se

ctio

n, c

ontin

ue to

be

effe

ctiv

e fo

r a p

erio

d of

si

xty

days

from

such

exp

iry.

Prov

iso

of 1

3: P

erio

d ex

tend

ed fr

om

30 d

ays t

o 60

day

s in

case

of n

on-

trans

port

vehi

cles

whi

le n

o gr

ace

perio

d fo

r tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

es a

s re

flect

ed in

new

subs

ectio

n 9(

2).

15. R

enew

al o

f dri

ving

lice

nces

.—(1

) Any

lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

may

, on

appl

icat

ion

mad

e to

it,

rene

w a

driv

ing

licen

ce is

sued

und

er th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

this

Act

with

eff

ect f

rom

the

date

of i

ts e

xpiry

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at in

any

cas

e w

here

the

appl

icat

ion

for t

he re

new

al o

f a li

cenc

e is

mad

e m

ore

than

thirt

y da

ys a

fter t

he d

ate

of it

s exp

iry, t

he d

rivin

g lic

ence

sh

all b

e re

new

ed w

ith e

ffec

t fro

m th

e da

te o

f its

re

new

al:

14. R

enew

al o

f dri

ving

lice

nces

. – (1

) The

lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

may

, on

appl

icat

ion

bein

g m

ade

to it

, ren

ew a

driv

ing

licen

ce is

sued

und

er

the

prov

isio

ns o

f thi

s Act

with

eff

ect f

rom

the

date

of i

ts e

xpiry

pro

vide

d th

at th

e ap

plic

atio

n fo

r th

e sa

me

is m

ade

(i)

with

in 6

0 da

ys a

fter t

he e

xpiry

per

iod

in c

ase

of a

non

-tran

spor

t lic

ence

; (ii

) bef

ore

the

perio

d of

exp

iry in

cas

es o

ther

than

th

ose

cove

red

in c

laus

e (i)

. Pr

ovid

ed a

ny su

ch a

pplic

atio

n m

ay b

e m

ade

durin

g su

ch p

erio

d be

fore

exp

iry a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed a

nd d

iffer

ent p

erio

ds c

an b

e pr

escr

ibed

fo

r diff

eren

t cat

egor

y of

lice

nces

.

14(1

): Th

e pr

ovis

ion

chan

ged

to

brin

g in

follo

win

g ne

w d

iffer

ent

perio

ds o

f exp

iry m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

fo

r diff

eren

t cat

egor

y of

veh

icle

s.

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Prov

ided

furth

er th

at w

here

the

appl

icat

ion

is fo

r th

e re

new

al o

f a li

cenc

e to

driv

e a

trans

port

vehi

cle

or w

here

in a

ny o

ther

cas

e th

e ap

plic

ant h

as a

ttain

ed

the

age

of fo

rty y

ears

, the

sam

e sh

all b

e ac

com

pani

ed b

y a

med

ical

cer

tific

ate

in th

e sa

me

form

and

in th

e sa

me

man

ner a

s is r

efer

red

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(3) o

f sec

tion

8, a

nd th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ub-

sect

ion

(4) o

f sec

tion

8 sh

all,

so fa

r as m

ay b

e, a

pply

in

rela

tion

to e

very

such

cas

e as

they

app

ly in

re

latio

n to

a le

arne

r’s l

icen

ce.

(2

) An

appl

icat

ion

for t

he re

new

al o

f a d

rivin

g lic

ence

shal

l be

mad

e in

such

form

and

acc

ompa

nied

by

such

doc

umen

ts a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

Prov

ided

furth

er th

at in

any

cas

e w

here

the

appl

icat

ion

for t

he re

new

al o

f a li

cenc

e is

mad

e m

ore

than

sixt

y da

ys a

fter t

he d

ate

of it

s exp

iry,

but n

ot la

ter t

han

3 ye

ars,

the

driv

ing

licen

ce sh

all

be re

new

ed w

ith e

ffec

t fro

m th

e da

te o

f ap

plic

atio

n.

(2) A

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r the

rene

wal

of a

driv

ing

licen

ce sh

all b

e m

ade

in su

ch fo

rm a

nd

acco

mpa

nied

by

such

doc

umen

ts a

nd su

ch fe

e as

m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t. (3

) No

driv

ing

licen

ce sh

all b

e re

new

ed to

any

ap

plic

ant u

nles

s he

pass

es to

the

satis

fact

ion

of

the

licen

sing

aut

horit

y su

ch te

st o

f com

pete

nce

as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

Pr

ovid

ed th

at a

per

son

who

seek

s ren

ewal

of h

is

licen

se a

t the

age

of f

ifty

and

subs

eque

ntly

at t

he

age

of se

vent

y ye

ars s

hall

be re

quire

d to

pro

duce

a

med

ical

cer

tific

ate.

Prov

iso

2 of

14(

1): T

he p

erio

d ex

tend

ed fr

om 3

0 da

ys to

60

days

in.

14(2

): w

ords

“an

d su

ch fe

e” a

re

adde

d.

Prov

iso

1 of

14(

3): R

etai

ned

and

sync

hron

ised

with

the

age

of 5

0 ye

ars.

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catio

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164

(3) W

here

an

appl

icat

ion

for t

he re

new

al o

f a d

rivin

g lic

ence

is m

ade

prev

ious

to, o

r not

mor

e th

an th

irty

days

afte

r the

dat

e of

its e

xpiry

, the

fee

paya

ble

for

such

rene

wal

shal

l be

such

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t in

this

beh

alf.

(4) W

here

an

appl

icat

ion

for t

he re

new

al o

f a d

rivin

g lic

ence

is m

ade

mor

e th

an th

irty

days

afte

r the

dat

e of

its e

xpiry

the

fee

paya

ble

for s

uch

rene

wal

shal

l be

such

am

ount

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent:

Prov

ided

that

the

fee

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(3) m

ay b

e ac

cept

ed b

y th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

in

resp

ect o

f an

appl

icat

ion

for t

he re

new

al o

f a d

rivin

g lic

ence

mad

e un

der t

his s

ub-s

ectio

n if

it is

satis

fied

that

the

appl

ican

t was

pre

vent

ed b

y go

od a

nd

suff

icie

nt c

ause

from

app

lyin

g w

ithin

the

time

spec

ified

in su

b-se

ctio

n (3

): Pr

ovid

ed fu

rther

that

if th

e ap

plic

atio

n is

mad

e m

ore

than

five

yea

rs a

fter t

he d

rivin

g lic

ence

has

cea

sed

to

be e

ffec

tive

the

licen

sing

aut

horit

y m

ay re

fuse

to

rene

w th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

unl

ess t

he a

pplic

ant,

unde

rgoe

s and

pas

ses t

o its

satis

fact

ion

the

test

of

com

pete

nce

to d

rive

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(3) o

f se

ctio

n 9.

Exis

ting

15(3

): D

elet

ed

Exis

ting

15(4

) and

15(

5) to

be

fram

ed in

rule

, hen

ce d

elet

ed.

Exis

ting

15(6

): A

utom

atic

ally

don

e th

roug

h sy

stem

.

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catio

n

165

(5) W

here

the

appl

icat

ion

for r

enew

al h

as b

een

reje

cted

, the

fee

paid

shal

l be

refu

nded

to su

ch e

xten

t an

d in

such

man

ner a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

(6

) Whe

re th

e au

thor

ity re

new

ing

the

driv

ing

licen

ce

is n

ot th

e au

thor

ity w

hich

issu

ed th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

it

shal

l int

imat

e th

e fa

ct o

f ren

ewal

to th

e au

thor

ity

whi

ch is

sued

the

driv

ing

licen

ce.

15. R

efus

al to

issu

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

. - (1

) If,

from

the

appl

icat

ion

or fr

om th

e m

edic

al

certi

ficat

e, it

app

ears

that

the

appl

ican

t is

suff

erin

g fr

om a

ny d

isea

se o

r dis

abili

ty w

hich

is

likel

y to

cau

se th

e dr

ivin

g by

him

of a

mot

or

vehi

cle

of th

e ca

tego

ry f

or w

hich

he,

has

app

lied

for,

to b

e a

sour

ce o

f dan

ger t

o th

e pu

blic

or t

o th

e pa

ssen

gers

, the

lice

nsin

g au

thor

ity sh

all r

efer

the

mat

ter t

o a

med

ical

boa

rd c

onst

itute

d fo

r thi

s pu

rpos

e by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t to

reco

mm

end

to th

e lic

enci

ng a

utho

rity

to is

sue

or re

fuse

the

driv

ing

or le

arni

ng li

cenc

e;

Prov

ided

that

a d

rivin

g lic

ence

lim

ited

to d

rivin

g a

vehi

cle

for d

iffer

ently

abl

ed p

erso

n m

ay b

e is

sued

to th

e ap

plic

ant,

if th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

is sa

tisfie

d th

at h

e is

fit t

o dr

ive

such

a c

arria

ge.

(2) I

f the

lice

nsin

g au

thor

ity is

satis

fied,

afte

r gi

ving

the

appl

ican

t an

oppo

rtuni

ty o

f bei

ng

New

sect

ion

15 is

intro

duce

d

15(1

): C

ase

to b

e re

ferr

ed to

med

ical

bo

ard

by

the

licen

cing

au

thor

ity

(Med

ical

ly u

nfit)

15

(2):

Ref

usal

in

ca

se

of

driv

ing

licen

ce h

as e

arlie

r bee

n re

voke

d

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hear

d, th

at h

e is

a p

erso

n w

hose

lice

nce

to d

rive

any

mot

or v

ehic

le h

as, a

t any

tim

e ea

rlier

, bee

n re

voke

d, it

may

for r

easo

ns to

be

reco

rded

in

writ

ing,

mak

e an

ord

er re

fusi

ng to

issu

e a

driv

ing

licen

ce to

such

per

son

for t

he p

erio

d of

re

voca

tion.

This

am

endm

ent i

s con

sequ

entia

l to

amen

dmen

t in

sect

ion

14 a

bove

.

16. R

evoc

atio

n of

dri

ving

lice

nce

on g

roun

ds o

f di

seas

e or

dis

abili

ty.—

Not

with

stan

ding

any

thin

g co

ntai

ned

in th

e fo

rego

ing

sect

ions

, any

lice

nsin

g au

thor

ity m

ay a

t any

tim

e re

voke

a d

rivin

g lic

ence

or

may

requ

ire, a

s a c

ondi

tion

of c

ontin

uing

to h

old

such

driv

ing

licen

ce, t

he h

olde

r the

reof

to p

rodu

ce a

m

edic

al c

ertif

icat

e in

the

sam

e fo

rm a

nd in

the

sam

e m

anne

r as i

s ref

erre

d to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (3

) of s

ectio

n 8,

if th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

has r

easo

nabl

e gr

ound

s to

bel

ieve

that

the

hold

er o

f the

driv

ing

licen

ce is

, by

virtu

e of

any

dis

ease

or d

isab

ility

, unf

it to

driv

e a

mot

or v

ehic

le a

nd w

here

the

auth

ority

revo

king

a

driv

ing

licen

ce is

not

the

auth

ority

whi

ch is

sued

the

sam

e, it

shal

l int

imat

e th

e fa

ct o

f rev

ocat

ion

to th

e au

thor

ity w

hich

issu

ed th

at li

cenc

e.

16. R

evoc

atio

n of

dri

ving

lice

nce

on g

roun

ds o

f di

seas

e or

dis

abili

ty. –

Not

with

stan

ding

any

thin

g co

ntai

ned

in th

e fo

rego

ing

sect

ions

, the

lice

nsin

g au

thor

ity m

ay a

t any

tim

e re

fer t

o a

med

ical

boa

rd

cons

titut

ed

for

this

pu

rpos

e by

th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent

to

reco

mm

end

to

the

licen

cing

au

thor

ity to

revo

ke o

r oth

erw

ise,

a d

rivin

g lic

ence

or

may

req

uire

, as

a c

ondi

tion

of c

ontin

uing

to

hold

suc

h dr

ivin

g lic

ence

, th

e ho

lder

the

reof

to

prod

uce

a m

edic

al c

ertif

icat

e in

the

for

m a

nd in

th

e m

anne

r as

may

be

pres

crib

ed, i

f the

lice

nsin

g au

thor

ity h

as r

easo

nabl

e gr

ound

s to

bel

ieve

tha

t th

e ho

lder

of

the

driv

ing

licen

ce i

s, by

virt

ue o

f an

y di

seas

e or

dis

abili

ty,

unfit

to

driv

e a

mot

or

vehi

cle.

The

prov

isio

n am

ende

d to

incl

ude

prov

isio

n of

con

stitu

tion

of a

m

edic

al b

oard

to a

dvic

e th

e lic

enci

ng

auth

ority

rega

rdin

g is

sue

of li

cenc

e.

The

licen

se h

olde

r sha

ll be

exa

min

ed

by a

Med

ical

Boa

rd b

efor

e hi

s lic

ense

is re

voke

d on

the

grou

nd o

f di

seas

e or

dis

abili

ty.

17. O

rder

s ref

usin

g or

rev

okin

g dr

ivin

g lic

ence

s and

app

eals

ther

e fr

om.—

(1) W

here

a

licen

sing

aut

horit

y re

fuse

s to

issu

e an

y le

arne

r’s

licen

ce o

r to

issu

e or

rene

w, o

r rev

okes

any

driv

ing

licen

ce, o

r ref

uses

to a

dd a

cla

ss o

r des

crip

tion

of

17. O

rder

s ref

usin

g or

rev

okin

g dr

ivin

g lic

ence

s and

app

eals

ther

e fr

om. –

(1) W

here

a

licen

sing

aut

horit

y re

fuse

s to

issu

e an

y le

arne

r’s

licen

ce o

r to

issu

e or

rene

w, o

r rev

okes

, any

dr

ivin

g lic

ence

, or r

efus

es to

add

a c

ateg

ory

of

mot

or v

ehic

le to

any

driv

ing

licen

ce, i

t sha

ll do

so

17(1

): cl

ass

or d

escr

iptio

n ha

s be

en

repl

aced

with

cat

egor

y.

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ICLE

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nnex

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V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

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rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

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stifi

catio

n

167

mot

or v

ehic

le to

any

driv

ing

licen

ce, i

t sha

ll do

so

by a

n or

der c

omm

unic

ated

to th

e ap

plic

ant o

r the

ho

lder

, as t

he c

ase

may

be,

giv

ing

the

reas

ons i

n w

ritin

g fo

r suc

h re

fusa

l or r

evoc

atio

n.

(2) A

ny p

erso

n ag

grie

ved

by a

n or

der m

ade

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) m

ay, w

ithin

thirt

y da

ys o

f the

se

rvic

e on

him

of t

he o

rder

, app

eal t

o th

e pr

escr

ibed

au

thor

ity w

hich

shal

l dec

ide

the

appe

al a

fter g

ivin

g su

ch p

erso

n an

d th

e au

thor

ity w

hich

mad

e th

e or

der

an o

ppor

tuni

ty o

f bei

ng h

eard

and

the

deci

sion

of t

he

appe

llate

aut

horit

y sh

all b

e bi

ndin

g on

the

auth

ority

w

hich

mad

e th

e or

der.

by a

n or

der c

omm

unic

ated

to th

e ap

plic

ant o

r the

ho

lder

, as t

he c

ase

may

be,

giv

ing

the

reas

ons i

n w

ritin

g fo

r suc

h re

fusa

l or r

evoc

atio

n.

(2) A

ny p

erso

n ag

grie

ved

by a

n or

der m

ade

unde

r su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) may

, with

in fo

rty fi

ve d

ays o

f the

se

rvic

e on

him

of t

he o

rder

, app

eal t

o th

e pr

escr

ibed

aut

horit

y w

hich

shal

l dec

ide

the

appe

al

afte

r giv

ing

such

per

son

and

the

auth

ority

whi

ch

mad

e th

e or

der a

n op

portu

nity

of b

eing

hea

rd.

17(2

): Pe

riod

chan

ged

from

30

days

to

45

da

ys.

Sim

plifi

ed

and

stre

amlin

ed. P

erio

d w

ithin

whi

ch a

n ap

peal

sh

ould

be

di

spos

ed

of

is

pres

crib

ed.

In c

ase

an a

ppea

l is

not

disp

osed

with

in th

e pe

riod

spec

ified

, th

e au

thor

ity is

requ

ired

to re

cord

its

reas

ons.

18. D

rivi

ng li

cenc

es to

dri

ve m

otor

veh

icle

s, be

long

ing

to th

e C

entr

al G

over

nmen

t.—(1

) Suc

h au

thor

ity a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t may

issu

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

val

id

thro

ugho

ut In

dia

to p

erso

ns w

ho h

ave

com

plet

ed

thei

r eig

htee

nth

year

to d

rive

mot

or v

ehic

les w

hich

ar

e th

e pr

oper

ty o

r for

the

time

bein

g un

der t

he

excl

usiv

e co

ntro

l of t

he C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent a

nd a

re

used

for G

over

nmen

t pur

pose

s rel

atin

g to

the

defe

nce

of th

e co

untry

and

unc

onne

cted

with

any

co

mm

erci

al e

nter

pris

e.

(2) A

driv

ing

licen

ce is

sued

und

er th

is se

ctio

n sh

all s

peci

fy th

e cl

ass o

r des

crip

tion

of v

ehic

le

18. D

rivi

ng li

cenc

es to

dri

ve m

otor

veh

icle

s, be

long

ing

to th

e C

entr

al G

over

nmen

t. - (

1)

Such

aut

horit

y as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay is

sue

driv

ing

licen

ce to

pe

rson

s not

bel

ow e

ight

een

year

s of a

ge to

driv

e m

otor

veh

icle

s whi

ch a

re th

e pr

oper

ty o

r for

the

time

bein

g un

der t

he e

xclu

sive

con

trol o

f the

C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent a

nd a

re u

sed

for

Gov

ernm

ent p

urpo

ses r

elat

ing

to th

e de

fenc

e of

th

e co

untry

and

unc

onne

cted

with

any

co

mm

erci

al e

nter

pris

e.

18(1

) and

18(

4): S

impl

ified

and

st

ream

lined

.

18(2

): D

elet

ed.

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SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

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emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

168

whi

ch th

e ho

lder

is e

ntitl

ed to

driv

e an

d th

e pe

riod

for w

hich

he

is so

ent

itled

. (3

) A d

rivin

g lic

ence

issu

ed u

nder

this

sect

ion

shal

l not

ent

itle

the

hold

er to

driv

e an

y m

otor

veh

icle

ex

cept

a m

otor

veh

icle

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(1).

(4) T

he a

utho

rity

issu

ing

any

driv

ing

licen

ce u

nder

th

is se

ctio

n sh

all,

at th

e re

ques

t of a

ny S

tate

G

over

nmen

t, fu

rnis

h su

ch in

form

atio

n re

spec

ting

any

pers

on to

who

m a

driv

ing

licen

ce is

issu

ed a

s th

at G

over

nmen

t may

at a

ny ti

me

requ

ire.

(2) A

driv

ing

licen

ce is

sued

und

er th

is se

ctio

n sh

all n

ot e

ntitl

e th

e ho

lder

to d

rive

any

mot

or

vehi

cle

exce

pt a

mot

or v

ehic

le re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

). (3

) The

aut

horit

y is

suin

g an

y dr

ivin

g lic

ence

un

der t

his s

ectio

n sh

all,

at th

e re

ques

t of a

ny S

tate

G

over

nmen

t, fu

rnis

h su

ch in

form

atio

n re

spec

ting

any

pers

on to

who

m a

driv

ing

licen

ce is

issu

ed

unde

r thi

s sec

tion.

18(3

): N

o ch

ange

; ho

wev

er

the

rem

aini

ng s

ubse

ctio

ns 3

and

4 h

ave

been

renu

mbe

red

as 2

and

3.

19. P

ower

of l

icen

sing

aut

hori

ty to

dis

qual

ify

from

hol

ding

a d

rivi

ng li

cenc

e or

rev

oke

such

lic

ence

.—(1

) If a

lice

nsin

g au

thor

ity is

satis

fied,

af

ter g

ivin

g th

e ho

lder

of a

driv

ing

licen

ce a

n op

portu

nity

of b

eing

hea

rd, t

hat h

e—

(a)

is a

hab

itual

crim

inal

or h

abitu

al d

runk

ard;

or

(b

) i

s a h

abitu

al a

ddic

t to

any

narc

otic

dru

g or

ps

ycho

tropi

c su

bsta

nce

with

in th

e m

eani

ng o

f th

e N

arco

tic D

rugs

and

Psy

chot

ropi

c Su

bsta

nces

A

ct, 1

985

(61

of 1

985)

; or

(c)

is u

sing

or h

as u

sed

a m

otor

veh

icle

in th

e co

mm

issi

on o

f a c

ogni

zabl

e of

fenc

e; o

r

19. P

ower

of l

icen

sing

aut

hori

ty to

dis

qual

ify

from

hol

ding

a d

rivi

ng li

cenc

e or

rev

oke

such

lic

ence

. (1)

If a

lice

nsin

g au

thor

ity is

satis

fied,

af

ter g

ivin

g th

e ho

lder

of a

driv

ing

licen

ce a

n op

portu

nity

of b

eing

hea

rd, t

hat h

e –

(a

) is u

sing

or h

as u

sed

a m

otor

veh

icle

in th

e co

mm

issi

on o

f a c

ogni

zabl

e of

fenc

e. o

r (b

) has

by

his p

revi

ous c

ondu

ct a

s driv

er o

f a

mot

or v

ehic

le sh

own

that

his

driv

ing

is li

kely

to

be a

ttend

ed w

ith d

ange

r to

the

publ

ic; o

r (c

) has

obt

aine

d an

y dr

ivin

g lic

ence

or a

lice

nce

to d

rive

a pa

rticu

lar c

ateg

ory

of m

otor

veh

icle

by

frau

d or

mis

repr

esen

tatio

n ; o

r (d

) has

com

mitt

ed a

ny su

ch a

ct w

hich

is li

kely

to

19(1

) (a

) an

d (b

) de

lete

d,

rest

re

mai

ns a

s it

is a

nd th

e sa

me

are

re-

num

bere

d un

der (

1).

Sect

ion

has

been

m

ade

com

preh

ensi

ve

and

stre

amlin

ed

to

mak

e it

effe

ctiv

e.

Ref

eren

ce

to

habi

tual

crim

inal

/ ha

bitu

al d

runk

er,

drug

add

ictio

n, e

tc h

as b

een

rem

oved

as

th

is

cann

ot

be

esta

blis

hed

by

licen

sing

aut

horit

y.

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IEW

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nnex

ure

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SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

169

(d)

has

by

his p

revi

ous c

ondu

ct a

s driv

er o

f a

mot

or v

ehic

le sh

own

that

his

driv

ing

is li

kely

to

be a

ttend

ed w

ith d

ange

r to

the

publ

ic; o

r (e

) h

as o

btai

ned

any

driv

ing

licen

ce o

r a

licen

ce to

driv

e a

parti

cula

r cla

ss o

r des

crip

tion

of m

otor

veh

icle

by

frau

d or

mis

repr

esen

tatio

n;

or

(f)

has

com

mitt

ed a

ny su

ch a

ct w

hich

is li

kely

to

cau

se n

uisa

nce

or d

ange

r to

the

publ

ic, a

s may

be

pre

scrib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent,

havi

ng re

gard

to th

e ob

ject

s of t

his A

ct; o

r (g

) h

as fa

iled

to su

bmit

to, o

r has

not

pas

sed,

th

e te

sts r

efer

red

to in

the

prov

iso

to su

b-se

ctio

n (3

) of s

ectio

n 22

; or

(h)

bei

ng a

per

son

unde

r the

age

of e

ight

een

year

s who

has

bee

n gr

ante

d a

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

or

a d

rivin

g lic

ence

with

the

cons

ent i

n w

ritin

g of

the

pers

on h

avin

g th

e ca

re o

f the

hol

der o

f the

lic

ence

and

has

cea

sed

to b

e in

such

car

e,

it m

ay, f

or re

ason

s to

be re

cord

ed in

writ

ing,

m

ake

an o

rder

—

(i)

dis

qual

ifyin

g th

at p

erso

n fo

r a sp

ecifi

ed

perio

d fo

r hol

ding

or o

btai

ning

any

driv

ing

licen

ce to

driv

e al

l or a

ny c

lass

es o

r des

crip

tions

of

veh

icle

s spe

cifie

d in

the

licen

ce; o

r

caus

e nu

isan

ce o

r dan

ger t

o th

e pu

blic

, as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t, ha

ving

re

gard

to

the

obje

cts o

f thi

s Act

; or

(e) h

as fa

iled

to su

bmit

to, o

r has

not

pas

sed,

the

test

s ref

erre

d to

in th

e pr

ovis

o to

sub-

sect

ion

(3)

of se

ctio

n 22

; or

(f) h

e ha

s bee

n a

war

ded

12 o

r mor

e d

river

pe

nalty

poi

nts.

it

may

, for

reas

ons t

o be

reco

rded

in w

ritin

g,

mak

e an

ord

er –

(g

) dis

qual

ifyin

g th

at p

erso

n fo

r a sp

ecifi

ed

perio

d fo

r hol

ding

or o

btai

ning

any

driv

ing

licen

ce to

driv

e al

l or a

ny c

ateg

ory

of v

ehic

les

spec

ified

in th

e lic

ence

; or

(ii)

revo

ke a

ny su

ch li

cenc

e.

Prov

ided

that

an

orde

r of d

isqu

alifi

catio

n sh

all b

e fo

r a p

erio

d of

one

yea

r whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

a

perio

d of

5 y

ears

on

invi

ting

disq

ualif

icat

ion

seco

nd ti

me.

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IEW

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ISE

CH

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GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

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emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

170

(ii)

rev

oke

any

such

lice

nce.

(2

) Whe

re a

n or

der u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(1) i

s mad

e,

the

hold

er o

f a d

rivin

g lic

ence

shal

l for

thw

ith

surr

ende

r his

driv

ing

licen

ce to

the

licen

sing

au

thor

ity m

akin

g th

e or

der,

if th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

has

no

t alre

ady

been

surr

ende

red,

and

the

licen

sing

au

thor

ity sh

all,—

(a

) i

f the

driv

ing

licen

ce is

a d

rivin

g lic

ence

is

sued

und

er th

is A

ct, k

eep

it un

til th

e di

squa

lific

atio

n ha

s exp

ired

or h

as b

een

rem

oved

; or

(b)

if i

t is n

ot a

driv

ing

licen

ce is

sued

und

er

this

Act

, end

orse

the

disq

ualif

icat

ion

upon

it a

nd

send

it to

the

licen

sing

aut

horit

y by

whi

ch it

was

is

sued

; or

(c)

in

the

case

of r

evoc

atio

n of

any

lice

nce,

en

dors

e th

e re

voca

tion

upon

it a

nd if

it is

not

the

auth

ority

whi

ch is

sued

the

sam

e, in

timat

e th

e fa

ct o

f rev

ocat

ion

to th

e au

thor

ity w

hich

issu

ed

that

lice

nce:

Pr

ovid

ed th

at w

here

the

driv

ing

licen

ce o

f a

pers

on a

utho

rises

him

to d

rive

mor

e th

an o

ne c

lass

or

des

crip

tion

of m

otor

veh

icle

s and

the

orde

r, m

ade

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1),

disq

ualif

ies h

im fr

om d

rivin

g an

y sp

ecifi

ed c

lass

or d

escr

iptio

n of

mot

or v

ehic

les,

Prov

ided

that

whe

re th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

of a

pe

rson

aut

horiz

es h

im to

driv

e m

ore

than

one

ca

tego

ry o

f mot

or v

ehic

les a

nd th

e or

der,

mad

e un

der s

ubse

ctio

n (1

), di

squa

lifie

s him

from

dr

ivin

g an

y sp

ecifi

ed c

ateg

ory

of m

otor

veh

icle

s, th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

shal

l end

orse

the

19(2

) and

19

(2) (

a), (

b) a

nd (c

): N

o ch

ange

Pr

ovis

o 19

(2):

Wor

ds “

clas

s or

desc

ript

ion”

are

repl

aced

with

“c

ateg

ory.

”

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A

nnex

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V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

171

the

licen

sing

aut

horit

y sh

all e

ndor

se th

e di

squa

lific

atio

n up

on th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

and

retu

rn

the

sam

e to

the

hold

er.

(3) A

ny p

erso

n ag

grie

ved

by a

n or

der m

ade

by a

lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) m

ay, w

ithin

th

irty

days

of t

he re

ceip

t of t

he o

rder

, app

eal t

o th

e pr

escr

ibed

aut

horit

y, a

nd su

ch a

ppel

late

aut

horit

y sh

all g

ive

notic

e to

the

licen

sing

aut

horit

y an

d he

ar

eith

er p

arty

if so

requ

ired

by th

at p

arty

and

may

pas

s su

ch o

rder

as i

t thi

nks f

it an

d an

ord

er p

asse

d by

any

su

ch a

ppel

late

aut

horit

y sh

all b

e fin

al.

disq

ualif

icat

ion

upon

the

driv

ing

licen

ce a

nd

retu

rn th

e sa

me

to th

e ho

lder

. (3

) Any

per

son

aggr

ieve

d by

an

orde

r mad

e by

a

licen

sing

aut

horit

y un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) may

, w

ithin

thirt

y da

ys o

f the

rece

ipt o

f the

ord

er,

appe

al to

the

pres

crib

ed a

utho

rity,

and

such

ap

pella

te a

utho

rity

shal

l afte

r giv

ing

an

oppo

rtuni

ty o

f bei

ng h

eard

pas

s suc

h or

der a

s it

thin

ks fi

t and

an

orde

r pas

sed

by a

ny su

ch

appe

llate

aut

horit

y sh

all b

e fin

al.

19(3

):Wor

ds “

give

not

ice

to th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

and

hea

r eith

er

part

y if

so re

quir

ed b

y th

at p

arty

and

m

ay”

are

repl

aced

with

“af

ter

givi

ng a

n op

port

unity

of b

eing

he

ard”

20. P

ower

of C

ourt

to d

isqu

alify

.—(1

) Whe

re

a pe

rson

is c

onvi

cted

of a

n of

fenc

e un

der t

his A

ct o

r of

an

offe

nce

in th

e co

mm

issi

on o

f whi

ch a

mot

or

vehi

cle

was

use

d, th

e co

urt b

y w

hich

such

per

son

is

conv

icte

d m

ay, s

ubje

ct to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f thi

s Act

, in

add

ition

to im

posi

ng a

ny o

ther

pun

ishm

ent

auth

oris

ed b

y la

w, d

ecla

re th

e pe

rson

so c

onvi

cted

to

be d

isqu

alifi

ed, f

or su

ch p

erio

d as

the

Cou

rt m

ay

spec

ify, f

rom

hol

ding

any

driv

ing

licen

ce to

driv

e al

l cl

asse

s to

desc

riptio

n of

veh

icle

s, or

any

par

ticul

ar

clas

s or d

escr

iptio

n of

such

veh

icle

s, as

are

spec

ified

in

such

lice

nce:

20. P

ower

of C

ourt

to d

isqu

alify

. – (1

) Whe

re a

pe

rson

is c

onvi

cted

of a

n of

fenc

e un

der t

his A

ct

or o

f an

offe

nce

in th

e co

mm

issi

on o

f whi

ch a

m

otor

veh

icle

was

use

d, th

e C

ourt

by w

hich

such

pe

rson

is c

onvi

cted

may

, sub

ject

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

this

Act

, in

addi

tion

to im

posi

ng a

ny o

ther

pu

nish

men

t aut

horiz

ed b

y la

w, d

ecla

re th

e pe

rson

s so

conv

icte

d to

be

disq

ualif

ied,

for s

uch

perio

d as

the

Cou

rt m

ay sp

ecify

, fro

m h

oldi

ng

any

driv

ing

licen

ce to

driv

e al

l cat

egor

y of

ve

hicl

es, o

r any

par

ticul

ar c

ateg

ory

of su

ch

vehi

cles

, as a

re sp

ecifi

ed in

such

lice

nce:

The

wor

ds “

clas

ses o

r des

crip

tion”

ar

e re

plac

ed w

ith “

cate

gory

” in

20

(1).

No

chan

ges i

n ot

hers

exc

ept S

r. N

o.

of c

ross

refe

renc

es o

f sec

tions

hav

e be

en c

hang

ed.

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SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

172

Prov

ided

that

in re

spec

t of a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

un

der s

ectio

n 18

3 no

such

ord

er sh

all b

e m

ade

for

the

first

or s

econ

d of

fenc

e.

(2) W

here

a p

erso

n is

con

vict

ed o

f an

offe

nce

unde

r cla

use

(c) o

f sub

-sec

tion

(1) o

f sec

tion

132,

se

ctio

n 13

4 or

sect

ion

185,

the

Cou

rt co

nvic

ting

any

pers

on o

f any

such

off

ence

shal

l ord

er th

e di

squa

lific

atio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

), an

d if

the

offe

nce

is re

lata

ble

to c

laus

e (c

) of s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) of

sect

ion

132

or se

ctio

n 13

4, su

ch d

isqu

alifi

catio

n sh

all b

e fo

r a p

erio

d of

not

less

than

one

mon

th, a

nd

if th

e of

fenc

e is

rela

tabl

e to

sect

ion

185,

such

di

squa

lific

atio

n sh

all b

e fo

r a p

erio

d of

not

less

than

si

x m

onth

s. (3

) A C

ourt

shal

l, un

less

for s

peci

al re

ason

s to

be re

cord

ed in

writ

ing

it th

inks

fit t

o or

der o

ther

wis

e,

orde

r the

dis

qual

ifica

tion

of a

per

son—

(a

) w

ho h

avin

g be

en c

onvi

cted

of a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

und

er se

ctio

n 18

4 is

aga

in c

onvi

cted

of

an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le u

nder

that

sect

ion,

(b

) w

ho is

con

vict

ed o

f an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le

unde

r sec

tion

189,

or

(c)

who

is c

onvi

cted

of a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

un

der s

ectio

n 19

2:

Prov

ided

that

the

perio

d of

dis

qual

ifica

tion

shal

l

Prov

ided

that

in re

spec

t of a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

und

er se

ctio

n 11

1 no

such

ord

er sh

all

be m

ade

for t

he fi

rst o

r sec

ond

offe

nce.

(2

) Whe

re a

per

son

is c

onvi

cted

of a

n of

fenc

e un

der s

ectio

n 96

, sec

tion

97 o

r sec

tion

119,

the

Cou

rt co

nvic

ting

any

pers

on o

f any

such

off

ence

sh

all o

rder

the

disq

ualif

icat

ion

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1),

and

if th

e of

fenc

e is

rela

tabl

e to

sect

ion

96 o

r se

ctio

n 97

, suc

h di

squa

lific

atio

n sh

all b

e fo

r a

perio

d of

not

less

than

one

mon

th, a

nd if

the

offe

nce

is re

lata

ble

to se

ctio

n 11

9, su

ch

disq

ualif

icat

ion

shal

l be

for a

per

iod

of n

ot le

ss

than

six

mon

ths.

(3) A

Cou

rt sh

all,

unle

ss fo

r spe

cial

reas

ons

to b

e re

cord

ed in

writ

ing

it th

inks

fit t

o or

der

othe

rwis

e, o

rder

the

disq

ualif

icat

ion

of a

pe

rson

—

(a)

who

hav

ing

been

con

vict

ed o

f an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le u

nder

sect

ion

118

is a

gain

co

nvic

ted

of a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

und

er th

at

sect

ion,

(b

) w

ho is

con

vict

ed o

f an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le u

nder

sect

ion

124,

or

(c)

who

is c

onvi

cted

of a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

und

er se

ctio

n 12

7:

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A

nnex

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V

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TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

173

not e

xcee

d, in

the

case

refe

rred

to in

cla

use

(a),

five

year

s, or

in th

e ca

se re

ferr

ed to

in c

laus

e (b

), tw

o ye

ars o

r, in

the

case

refe

rred

to in

cla

use

(c),

one

year

. (4) A

Cou

rt or

derin

g th

e di

squa

lific

atio

n of

a

pers

on c

onvi

cted

of a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

und

er

sect

ion

184

may

dire

ct th

at su

ch p

erso

n sh

all,

whe

ther

he

has p

revi

ousl

y pa

ssed

the

test

of

com

pete

nce

to d

rive

as re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (3

) of

sect

ion

9 or

not

, rem

ain

disq

ualif

ied

until

he

has

subs

eque

nt to

the

mak

ing

of th

e or

der o

f di

squa

lific

atio

n pa

ssed

that

test

to th

e sa

tisfa

ctio

n of

th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity.

(5

) The

cou

rt to

whi

ch a

n ap

peal

wou

ld

ordi

naril

y lie

from

any

con

vict

ion

of a

n of

fenc

e of

th

e na

ture

spec

ified

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) may

set a

side

or

var

y an

y or

der o

f dis

qual

ifica

tion

mad

e un

der t

hat

sub-

sect

ion

notw

ithst

andi

ng th

at n

o ap

peal

wou

ld li

e ag

ains

t the

con

vict

ion

as a

resu

lt of

whi

ch su

ch o

rder

of

dis

qual

ifica

tion

was

mad

e.

Prov

ided

that

the

perio

d of

dis

qual

ifica

tion

shal

l not

exc

eed,

in th

e ca

se re

ferr

ed to

in c

laus

e (a

), fiv

e ye

ars,

or in

the

case

refe

rred

to in

cla

use

(b),

two

year

s or,

in th

e ca

se re

ferr

ed to

in c

laus

e (c

), on

e ye

ar.

(4) A

Cou

rt or

derin

g th

e di

squa

lific

atio

n of

a

pers

on c

onvi

cted

of a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

und

er

sect

ion

118

may

dire

ct th

at su

ch p

erso

n sh

all,

whe

ther

he

has p

revi

ousl

y pa

ssed

the

test

of

com

pete

nce

to d

rive

as re

ferr

ed to

sect

ion

6 or

no

t, re

mai

n di

squa

lifie

d un

til h

e ha

s sub

sequ

ent

to th

e m

akin

g of

the

orde

r of d

isqu

alifi

catio

n pa

ssed

that

test

to th

e sa

tisfa

ctio

n of

the

licen

sing

au

thor

ity.

(5) T

he c

ourt

to w

hich

an

appe

al w

ould

or

dina

rily

lie fr

om a

ny c

onvi

ctio

n of

an

offe

nce

of th

e na

ture

spec

ified

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) may

set

asid

e or

var

y an

y or

der o

f dis

qual

ifica

tion

mad

e un

der t

hat s

ub-s

ectio

n no

twith

stan

ding

that

no

appe

al w

ould

lie

agai

nst t

he c

onvi

ctio

n as

a re

sult

of w

hich

such

ord

er o

f dis

qual

ifica

tion

was

mad

e.

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ICLE

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nnex

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V

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TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

174

21. S

uspe

nsio

n of

dri

ving

lice

nce

in c

erta

in

case

s.—(1

) Whe

re, i

n re

latio

n to

a p

erso

n w

ho h

ad

been

pre

viou

sly

conv

icte

d of

an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le

unde

r sec

tion

184,

a c

ase

is re

gist

ered

by

a po

lice

offic

er o

n th

e al

lega

tion

that

such

per

son

has,

by

such

dan

gero

us d

rivin

g as

is re

ferr

ed to

in th

e sa

id

sect

ion

184,

of a

ny c

lass

or d

escr

iptio

n of

mot

or

vehi

cle

caus

ed th

e de

ath

of, o

r grie

vous

hur

t to,

one

or

mor

e pe

rson

s, th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

hel

d by

such

pe

rson

shal

l in

rela

tion

to su

ch c

lass

or d

escr

iptio

n of

mot

or v

ehic

le b

ecom

e su

spen

ded—

(a

) f

or a

per

iod

of si

x m

onth

s fro

m th

e da

te o

n w

hich

the

case

is re

gist

ered

, or

(b)

if s

uch

pers

on is

dis

char

ged

or a

cqui

tted

befo

re th

e ex

piry

of t

he p

erio

d af

ores

aid,

unt

il su

ch d

isch

arge

or a

cqui

ttal,

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e.

(2) W

here

by

virtu

e of

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sub

-se

ctio

n (1

), th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

hel

d by

a p

erso

n be

com

es su

spen

ded,

the

polic

e of

ficer

, by

who

m th

e ca

se re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) is r

egis

tere

d, sh

all

brin

g su

ch su

spen

sion

to th

e no

tice

of th

e C

ourt

com

pete

nt to

take

cog

niza

nce

of su

ch o

ffen

ce, a

nd

ther

eupo

n, su

ch C

ourt

shal

l tak

e po

sses

sion

of t

he

21. S

uspe

nsio

n of

dri

ving

lice

nce

in c

erta

in

case

s. (1

) Whe

re, i

n re

latio

n to

a p

erso

n w

ho h

ad

been

pre

viou

sly

conv

icte

d of

an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le u

nder

sect

ion

119,

a c

ase

is re

gist

ered

by

a p

olic

e of

ficer

on

the

alle

gatio

n th

at su

ch

pers

on h

as, b

y su

ch d

ange

rous

driv

ing

as is

re

ferr

ed to

in th

e sa

id se

ctio

n 11

9, o

f any

ca

tego

ry o

f mot

or v

ehic

le c

ause

d th

e de

ath

of, o

r gr

ievo

us h

urt t

o, o

ne o

r mor

e pe

rson

s, th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

hel

d by

such

per

son

shal

l in

rela

tion

to

such

cat

egor

y of

mot

or v

ehic

le b

ecom

e su

spen

ded

–

(a) f

or a

per

iod

of th

ree

mon

ths f

rom

the

date

on

whi

ch th

e ca

se is

regi

ster

ed, o

r (2

) Whe

re, b

y vi

rtue

of th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ub-

sect

ion

(1),

the

driv

ing

licen

ce h

eld

by a

per

son

beco

mes

susp

ende

d, th

e po

lice

offic

er, b

y w

hom

th

e ca

se re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) is

regi

ster

ed, s

hall

brin

g su

ch su

spen

sion

to th

e no

tice

of th

e C

ourt

com

pete

nt to

take

cog

niza

nce

of su

ch o

ffen

ce, a

nd th

ereu

pon,

such

Cou

rt sh

all

21(1

) (a)

: Per

iod

chan

ged

from

6

mon

ths t

o 3

mon

ths.

“or

de

scri

ptio

n” is

rem

oved

. 21

(1)(

b) :

reta

ined

. 21

(2):

Perio

d of

end

orse

men

t fix

ed

at 1

5 da

ys.

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driv

ing

licen

ce, e

ndor

se th

e su

spen

sion

ther

eon

and

intim

ate

the

fact

of s

uch

endo

rsem

ent t

o th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

by w

hich

the

licen

ce w

as g

rant

ed

or la

st re

new

ed.

(3) W

here

the

pers

on re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) is a

cqui

tted

or d

isch

arge

d, th

e C

ourt

shal

l can

cel

the

endo

rsem

ent o

n su

ch d

rivin

g lic

ence

with

rega

rd

to th

e su

spen

sion

ther

eof.

(4

) If a

driv

ing

licen

ce in

rela

tion

to a

par

ticul

ar

clas

s or d

escr

iptio

n of

mot

or v

ehic

les i

s sus

pend

ed

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1),

the

pers

on h

oldi

ng su

ch

licen

ce sh

all b

e de

barr

ed fr

om h

oldi

ng o

r obt

aini

ng

any

licen

ce to

driv

e su

ch p

artic

ular

cla

ss o

r de

scrip

tion

of m

otor

veh

icle

s so

long

as t

he

susp

ensi

on o

f the

driv

ing

licen

ce re

mai

ns in

forc

e.

take

pos

sess

ion

of th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

, end

orse

the

susp

ensi

on th

ereo

n an

d in

timat

e th

e fa

ct o

f suc

h en

dors

emen

t to

the

licen

sing

aut

horit

y by

whi

ch

the

licen

ce w

as g

rant

ed o

r las

t ren

ewed

with

in a

pe

riod

fifte

en d

ays.

21 (3

): N

o ch

ange

Ex

istin

g 21

(4):

Del

eted

22. S

uspe

nsio

n or

can

cella

tion

of d

rivi

ng

licen

ce o

n co

nvic

tion.

—(1

) With

out p

reju

dice

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ub-s

ectio

n (3

) of s

ectio

n 20

whe

re a

pe

rson

, ref

erre

d to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 21

, is

conv

icte

d of

an

offe

nce

of c

ausi

ng, b

y su

ch

dang

erou

s driv

ing

as is

refe

rred

to in

sect

ion

184

of

any

clas

s or d

escr

iptio

n of

mot

or v

ehic

le th

e de

ath

of, o

r grie

vous

hur

t to,

one

or m

ore

pers

ons,

the

Cou

rt by

whi

ch su

ch p

erso

n is

con

vict

ed m

ay c

ance

l, or

susp

end

for s

uch

perio

d as

it m

ay th

ink

fit, t

he

22. S

uspe

nsio

n or

can

cella

tion

of d

rivi

ng

licen

ce o

n co

nvic

tion.

–

(1) W

ithou

t pre

judi

ce to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sub

-se

ctio

n (3

) of s

ectio

n 20

whe

re a

per

son,

re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 21

is

conv

icte

d of

an

offe

nce

of c

ausi

ng, b

y su

ch

dang

erou

s driv

ing

as is

refe

rred

to in

sect

ion

118

of a

ny c

ateg

ory

of m

otor

veh

icle

the

deat

h of

or g

rievo

us h

urt t

o, o

ne o

r mor

e

Wor

ds “

or d

escr

iptio

n” a

re re

mov

ed

from

22

(1) a

nd 2

2(4)

.

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driv

ing

licen

ce h

eld

by su

ch p

erso

n in

so fa

r as i

t re

late

s to

that

cla

ss o

r des

crip

tion

of m

otor

veh

icle

. (2

) With

out p

reju

dice

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ub-

sect

ion

(2) o

f sec

tion

20, i

f a p

erso

n, h

avin

g be

en

prev

ious

ly c

onvi

cted

of a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

und

er

sect

ion

185

is a

gain

con

vict

ed o

f an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le u

nder

that

sect

ion,

the

Cou

rt, m

akin

g su

ch su

bseq

uent

con

vict

ion,

shal

l, by

ord

er, c

ance

l th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

hel

d by

such

per

son.

(3

) If a

driv

ing

licen

ce is

can

celle

d or

susp

ende

d un

der t

his s

ectio

n, th

e co

urt s

hall

take

the

driv

ing

licen

ce in

its c

usto

dy, e

ndor

se th

e ca

ncel

latio

n or

, as

the

case

may

be,

susp

ensi

on, t

here

on a

nd se

nd th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

so e

ndor

sed

to th

e au

thor

ity b

y w

hich

th

e lic

ence

was

issu

ed o

r las

t ren

ewed

and

such

au

thor

ity sh

all,

on re

ceip

t of t

he li

cenc

e, k

eep

the

licen

ce in

its s

afe

cust

ody,

and

in th

e ca

se o

f a

susp

ende

d lic

ence

, ret

urn

the

licen

ce to

the

hold

er

ther

eof a

fter t

he e

xpiry

of t

he p

erio

d of

susp

ensi

on

on a

n ap

plic

atio

n m

ade

by h

im fo

r suc

h re

turn

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at n

o su

ch li

cenc

e sh

all b

e re

turn

ed

unle

ss th

e ho

lder

ther

eof h

as, a

fter t

he e

xpiry

of t

he

perio

d of

susp

ensi

on, u

nder

gone

and

pas

sed,

to th

e sa

tisfa

ctio

n of

the

licen

sing

aut

horit

y by

whi

ch th

e lic

ence

was

issu

ed o

r las

t ren

ewed

, a fr

esh

test

of

com

pete

nce

to d

rive

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(3) o

f se

ctio

n 9

and

prod

uced

a m

edic

al c

ertif

icat

e in

the

pers

ons,

the

Cou

rt by

whi

ch su

ch p

erso

n is

co

nvic

ted

may

can

cel,

or su

spen

d fo

r suc

h pe

riod

as it

may

thin

k fit

, the

driv

ing

licen

ce

held

by

such

per

son

inso

far a

s it r

elat

es to

th

at c

ateg

ory

of m

otor

veh

icle

.

(2) W

ithou

t pre

judi

ce to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f su

b-se

ctio

n (2

) of s

ectio

n 15

, if a

per

son,

hav

ing

been

pre

viou

sly

conv

icte

d of

an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le u

nder

sect

ion

119

is a

gain

con

vict

ed

of a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

und

er th

at se

ctio

n, th

e C

ourt,

mak

ing

such

subs

eque

nt c

onvi

ctio

n, sh

all,

by o

rder

, can

cel t

he d

rivin

g lic

ence

hel

d by

such

pe

rson

.

Prov

ided

that

no

such

lice

nce

shal

l be

retu

rned

unl

ess t

he h

olde

r the

reof

has

, afte

r the

ex

piry

of t

he p

erio

d of

susp

ensi

on, u

nder

gone

and

pa

ssed

, to

the

satis

fact

ion

of th

e lic

ensi

ng

auth

ority

by

whi

ch th

e lic

ence

was

issu

ed o

r las

t re

new

ed, a

fres

h te

st o

f com

pete

nce

to d

rive

refe

rred

to in

sect

ion

6 an

d pr

oduc

ed a

med

ical

Prov

iso

of

Sub-

sect

ion

(3)

is

mod

ified

.

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sam

e fo

rm a

nd in

the

sam

e m

anne

r as i

s ref

erre

d to

in

sub-

sect

ion

(3) o

f sec

tion

8.

(4) I

f a li

cenc

e to

driv

e a

parti

cula

r cla

ss o

r de

scrip

tion

of m

otor

veh

icle

s is c

ance

lled

or

susp

ende

d un

der t

his s

ectio

n, th

e pe

rson

hol

ding

su

ch a

lice

nce

shal

l be

deba

rred

from

hol

ding

, or

obta

inin

g, a

ny li

cenc

e to

driv

e su

ch p

artic

ular

cla

ss

or d

escr

iptio

n of

mot

or v

ehic

les s

o lo

ng a

s the

ca

ncel

latio

n or

susp

ensi

on o

f the

driv

ing

licen

ce

rem

ains

in fo

rce.

certi

ficat

e in

the

sam

e fo

rm a

nd in

the

sam

e m

anne

r as i

s ref

erre

d to

sect

ion

6.

(4) I

f a li

cenc

e to

driv

e a

parti

cula

r cat

egor

y of

m

otor

veh

icle

s is c

ance

lled

or su

spen

ded

unde

r th

is se

ctio

n, th

e pe

rson

hol

ding

such

a li

cenc

e sh

all b

e de

barr

ed fr

om h

oldi

ng, o

r obt

aini

ng, a

ny

licen

ce to

driv

e su

ch p

artic

ular

cat

egor

y of

mot

or

vehi

cles

so lo

ng a

s the

can

cella

tion

or su

spen

sion

of

the

driv

ing

licen

ce re

mai

ns in

forc

e.

23

. Effe

ct o

f dis

qual

ifica

tion

orde

r.—

(1) A

pe

rson

in re

spec

t of w

hom

any

dis

qual

ifica

tion

orde

r is

mad

e un

der s

ectio

n 19

or s

ectio

n 20

shal

l be

deba

rred

to th

e ex

tent

and

for t

he p

erio

d sp

ecifi

ed in

su

ch o

rder

from

hol

ding

or o

btai

ning

a d

rivin

g lic

ence

and

the

driv

ing

licen

ce, i

f any

, hel

d by

such

pe

rson

at t

he d

ate

of th

e or

der s

hall

ceas

e to

be

effe

ctiv

e to

such

ext

ent a

nd d

urin

g su

ch p

erio

d.

(2) T

he o

pera

tion

of a

dis

qual

ifica

tion

orde

r mad

un

der s

ectio

n 20

shal

l not

be

susp

ende

d or

po

stpo

ned

whi

le a

n ap

peal

is p

endi

ng a

gain

st su

ch

orde

r or a

gain

st th

e co

nvic

tion

as a

resu

lt of

whi

ch

such

ord

er is

mad

e, u

nles

s the

app

ella

te C

ourt

so

dire

cts. (3) A

ny p

erso

n in

resp

ect o

f who

m a

ny

disq

ualif

icat

ion

orde

r has

bee

n m

ade

may

at a

ny

time

afte

r the

exp

iry o

f six

mon

ths f

rom

the

date

of

23.

Effe

ct o

f di

squa

lific

atio

n or

der.

—

N

o C

hang

e ex

cept

for

add

ition

of

new

sub

-sec

tion

(4).

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the

orde

r app

ly to

the

Cou

rt or

oth

er a

utho

rity

by

whi

ch th

e or

der w

as m

ade,

to re

mov

e th

e di

squa

lific

atio

n; a

nd th

e C

ourt

or a

utho

rity,

as t

he

case

may

be,

may

, hav

ing

rega

rd to

all

the

circ

umst

ance

s, ei

ther

can

cel o

r var

y th

e di

squa

lific

atio

n or

der:

Prov

ided

that

whe

re th

e C

ourt

or o

ther

aut

horit

y re

fuse

s to

canc

el o

r var

y an

y di

squa

lific

atio

n or

der

unde

r thi

s sec

tion,

a se

cond

app

licat

ion

ther

eund

er

shal

l not

be

ente

rtain

ed b

efor

e th

e ex

piry

of a

per

iod

of th

ree

mon

ths f

rom

the

date

of s

uch

refu

sal.

(4) A

cou

rt or

aut

horit

y m

akin

g an

ord

er o

f di

squa

lific

atio

n sh

all i

ntim

ate

to th

e lic

enci

ng

auth

ority

in th

is re

gard

and

on

rece

ipt o

f suc

h in

timat

ion,

lice

ncin

g au

thor

ity sh

all e

ndor

se th

e sa

me

on th

e lic

ence

in su

ch m

anne

r as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

.

A n

ew s

ubse

ctio

n (4

) is

add

ed a

fter

prov

iso

of 2

3(3)

.

24. E

ndor

sem

ent.—

(1) T

he C

ourt

or a

utho

rity

mak

ing

an o

rder

of d

isqu

alifi

catio

n sh

all e

ndor

se o

r ca

use

to b

e en

dors

ed u

pon

the

driv

ing

licen

ce if

any

, he

ld b

y th

e pe

rson

dis

qual

ified

, par

ticul

ars o

f the

or

der o

f dis

qual

ifica

tion

and

of a

ny c

onvi

ctio

n of

an

offe

nce

in re

spec

t of w

hich

an

orde

r of

disq

ualif

icat

ion

is m

ade;

and

par

ticul

ars o

f any

ca

ncel

latio

n or

var

iatio

n of

an

orde

r of

Sect

ion

24 is

del

eted

. Th

e pr

esen

t pro

visi

on is

rath

er

com

plic

ated

. It i

s pro

pose

d to

si

mpl

ify th

e pr

oced

ure

of

endo

rsem

ent o

f all

type

s i.e

. su

spen

sion

/ ca

ncel

latio

n /

disq

ualif

icat

ion

by th

e co

urt a

nd a

n ob

ligat

ion

to se

nd th

e de

tails

to th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity.

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disq

ualif

icat

ion

mad

e un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (3

) of

sect

ion

23 sh

all b

e si

mila

rly so

end

orse

d.

(2) A

Cou

rt by

whi

ch a

ny p

erso

n is

con

vict

ed o

f an

off

ence

und

er th

is A

ct a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent,

havi

ng re

gard

to th

e ob

ject

s of

this

Act

, sha

ll w

heth

er o

r not

a d

isqu

alifi

catio

n or

der i

s mad

e in

resp

ect o

f suc

h co

nvic

tion,

end

orse

or

cau

se to

be

endo

rsed

par

ticul

ars o

f suc

h co

nvic

tion

on a

ny d

rivin

g lic

ence

hel

d by

the

pers

on

conv

icte

d.

(3) A

ny p

erso

n ac

cuse

d of

an

offe

nce

pres

crib

ed

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(2) s

hall

whe

n at

tend

ing

the

Cou

rt br

ing

with

him

his

driv

ing

licen

ce if

it is

in h

is

poss

essi

on.

(4) W

here

any

per

son

is c

onvi

cted

of a

ny o

ffen

ce

unde

r thi

s Act

and

sent

ence

d to

impr

ison

men

t for

a

perio

d ex

ceed

ing

thre

e m

onth

s, th

e C

ourt

awar

ding

th

e se

nten

ce sh

all e

ndor

se th

e fa

ct o

f suc

h se

nten

ce

upon

the

driv

ing

licen

ce o

f the

per

son

conc

erne

d an

d th

e pr

osec

utin

g au

thor

ity sh

all i

ntim

ate

the

fact

of

such

end

orse

men

t to

the

auth

ority

by

whi

ch th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

was

gra

nted

or l

ast r

enew

ed.

(5) W

hen

the

driv

ing

licen

ce is

end

orse

d or

cau

sed

to b

e en

dors

ed b

y an

y C

ourt,

such

Cou

rt sh

all s

end

the

parti

cula

rs o

f the

end

orse

men

t to

the

licen

sing

au

thor

ity b

y w

hich

the

driv

ing

licen

ce w

as g

rant

ed

or la

st re

new

ed.

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istin

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f MVA

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rt C

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ittee

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gest

ion

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catio

n

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(6) W

here

on

an a

ppea

l aga

inst

any

con

vict

ion

or

orde

r of a

Cou

rt, w

hich

has

bee

n en

dors

ed o

n a

driv

ing

licen

ce, t

he a

ppel

late

cou

rt va

ries o

r set

s as

ide

the

conv

ictio

n or

ord

er, t

he a

ppel

late

cou

rt sh

all i

nfor

m th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

rity

by w

hich

the

driv

ing

licen

ce w

as g

rant

ed o

r las

t ren

ewed

and

such

au

thor

ity sh

all a

men

d or

cau

se to

be

amen

ded

the

endo

rsem

ent.

25. T

rans

fer

of e

ndor

sem

ent a

nd is

sue

of

driv

ing

licen

ce fr

ee fr

om e

ndor

sem

ent.—

(1) A

n en

dors

emen

t on

any

driv

ing

licen

ce sh

all b

e tra

nsfe

rred

to a

ny n

ew o

r dup

licat

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

ob

tain

ed b

y th

e ho

lder

ther

eof u

ntil

the

hold

er

beco

mes

ent

itled

und

er th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his s

ectio

n to

hav

e a

driv

ing

licen

ce is

sued

to h

im fr

ee fr

om

endo

rsem

ent.

(2) W

here

a d

rivin

g lic

ence

is re

quire

d to

be

endo

rsed

and

the

driv

ing

licen

ce is

not

in th

e po

sses

sion

of t

he C

ourt

or a

utho

rity

by w

hich

the

endo

rsem

ent i

s to

be m

ade,

then

—

(a)

if t

he p

erso

n in

resp

ect o

f who

m th

e en

dors

emen

t is t

o be

mad

e is

at t

he ti

me

the

hold

er o

f a d

rivin

g lic

ence

, he

shal

l pro

duce

the

driv

ing

licen

ce to

the

Cou

rt or

aut

horit

y w

ithin

fiv

e da

ys, o

r suc

h lo

nger

tim

e as

the

cour

t or

Sect

ion

25 is

del

eted

.

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auth

ority

may

fix;

or

(b)

if,

not b

eing

then

the

hold

er o

f a d

rivin

g lic

ence

, he

subs

eque

ntly

obt

ains

a d

rivin

g lic

ence

, he

shal

l with

in fi

ve d

ays a

fter o

btai

ning

th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

pro

duce

it to

the

Cou

rt or

au

thor

ity, a

nd if

the

driv

ing

licen

ce is

not

pr

oduc

ed w

ithin

the

time

spec

ified

, it s

hall,

on

the

expi

ratio

n of

such

tim

e, b

e of

no

effe

ct u

ntil

it is

pro

duce

d fo

r the

pur

pose

of e

ndor

sem

ent.

(3) A

per

son

who

se d

rivin

g lic

ence

has

bee

n en

dors

ed sh

all,

if du

ring

a co

ntin

uous

per

iod

of th

ree

year

s afte

r suc

h en

dors

emen

t no

furth

er e

ndor

sem

ent

has b

een

mad

e ag

ains

t him

, be

entit

led

on

surr

ende

ring

his d

rivin

g lic

ence

and

on

paym

ent o

f a

fee

of fi

ve ru

pees

, to

rece

ive

a ne

w d

rivin

g lic

ence

fr

ee fr

om a

ll en

dors

emen

ts:

Prov

ided

that

if th

e en

dors

emen

t is o

nly

in

resp

ect o

f an

offe

nce

cont

rave

ning

the

spee

d lim

its

refe

rred

to in

sect

ion

112,

such

per

son

shal

l be

entit

led

to re

ceiv

e a

new

driv

ing

licen

ce fr

ee fr

om

such

end

orse

men

ts o

n th

e ex

pira

tion

of o

ne y

ear o

f th

e da

te o

f the

end

orse

men

t: Pr

ovid

ed fu

rther

that

in re

ckon

ing

the

said

per

iod

of

thre

e ye

ars a

nd o

ne y

ear,

resp

ectiv

ely,

and

per

iod

durin

g w

hich

the

said

per

son

was

dis

qual

ified

for

hold

ing

or o

btai

ning

a d

rivin

g lic

ence

shal

l be

excl

uded

.

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f MVA

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catio

n

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26. M

aint

enan

ce o

f Sta

te R

egis

ters

of D

rivi

ng

Lic

ence

s.—(1

) Eac

h St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent s

hall

mai

ntai

n, in

such

form

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t, a

regi

ster

to b

e kn

own

as th

e St

ate

Reg

iste

r of D

rivin

g Li

cenc

es, i

n re

spec

t of

driv

ing

licen

ces i

ssue

d an

d re

new

ed b

y th

e lic

ensi

ng

auth

oriti

es o

f the

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t, co

ntai

ning

the

follo

win

g pa

rticu

lars

, nam

ely:

—

(a)

nam

es a

nd a

ddre

sses

of h

olde

rs o

f driv

ing

licen

ces;

(b

) l

icen

ce n

umbe

rs;

(c)

dat

es o

f iss

ue o

r ren

ewal

of l

icen

ces;

(d

) d

ates

of e

xpiry

of l

icen

ces;

(e

) c

lass

es a

nd ty

pes o

f veh

icle

s aut

horis

ed to

be

driv

en; a

nd

(f)

suc

h ot

her p

artic

ular

s as t

he C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t may

pre

scrib

e.

(2) E

ach

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t sha

ll su

pply

to th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent a

1[p

rinte

d co

py o

r cop

y in

su

ch o

ther

form

as t

he C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay

requ

ire],

of th

e St

ate

Reg

iste

r of D

rivin

g Li

cenc

es

and

shal

l inf

orm

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t with

out

dela

y of

all

addi

tions

to a

nd o

ther

am

endm

ents

in

such

regi

ster

mad

e fr

om ti

me

to ti

me.

(3

) The

Sta

te R

egis

ter o

f Driv

ing

Lice

nces

shal

l

24. M

aint

enan

ce o

f Sta

te R

egis

ters

of D

rivi

ng

Lic

ence

s. –

Each

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t sha

ll m

aint

ain

data

base

of D

rivin

g Li

cenc

es, i

n re

spec

t of

driv

ing

licen

ces i

ssue

d an

d re

new

ed b

y th

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

ritie

s of t

he S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent i

n su

ch fo

rmat

and

such

man

ner a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

Red

rafte

d to

rep

lace

Sta

te R

egis

ter

with

dat

abas

e an

d th

e sa

me

can

be

deal

t with

in ru

les.

24

(2) a

nd (3

): D

elet

ed.

With

the

poss

ibili

ties o

f co

mpu

teriz

atio

n of

all

reco

rds,

incl

udin

g re

cord

of d

rivin

g lic

ence

s, it

is n

ot c

onsi

dere

d ne

cess

ary

to h

ave

sepa

rate

regi

ster

s in

man

ual f

orm

or

mai

ntai

n an

y ha

rdco

pies

of s

uch

reco

rds.

Such

info

rmat

ion

may

be

upda

ted

on th

e re

spec

tive

web

site

of

the

Tran

spor

t Dep

artm

ents

.

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ISE

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istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

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stifi

catio

n

183

be m

aint

aine

d in

such

man

ner a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed

by th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent.

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s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

10,

for “

prin

ted

copy

” (w

.e.f.

14-

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. --

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27. P

ower

of C

entr

al G

over

nmen

t to

mak

e ru

les.—

The

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

mak

e ru

les—

(a

) r

egar

ding

con

ditio

ns re

ferr

ed to

in su

ch-s

ectio

n (2

) of s

ectio

n 3;

(b

) p

rovi

ding

for t

he fo

rm in

whi

ch th

e ap

plic

atio

n fo

r lea

rner

’s li

cenc

e m

ay b

e m

ade,

the

info

rmat

ion

it sh

all c

onta

in a

nd th

e do

cum

ents

to b

e su

bmitt

ed w

ith

the

appl

icat

ion

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(2) o

f se

ctio

n 8;

(c

) p

rovi

ding

for t

he fo

rm o

f med

ical

cer

tific

ate

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(3) o

f sec

tion

8;

(d)

pro

vidi

ng fo

r the

par

ticul

ars f

or th

e te

st

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(5) o

f sec

tion

8;

(e)

pro

vidi

ng fo

r the

form

in w

hich

the

appl

icat

ion

for d

rivin

g lic

ence

may

be

mad

e, th

e in

form

atio

n it

shal

l con

tain

and

the

docu

men

ts to

be

subm

itted

with

th

e ap

plic

atio

n re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (2

) of

sect

ion

9;

(f)

pro

vidi

ng fo

r the

par

ticul

ars r

egar

ding

test

of

25. P

ower

of C

entr

al G

over

nmen

t to

mak

e ru

les.—

The

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

mak

e ru

les—

(a

) r

egar

ding

con

ditio

ns re

ferr

ed to

in

subs

ectio

n (3

) of s

ectio

n 3;

(b

) p

rovi

ding

for t

he fo

rm in

whi

ch th

e ap

plic

atio

n fo

r lea

rner

’s li

cenc

e m

ay b

e m

ade,

the

info

rmat

ion

it sh

all c

onta

in a

nd th

e do

cum

ents

to

be su

bmitt

ed w

ith th

e ap

plic

atio

n re

ferr

ed in

se

ctio

n 6;

(c

) p

rovi

ding

for t

he fo

rm o

f med

ical

cer

tific

ate

refe

rred

to in

sect

ion

6;

(d)

pro

vidi

ng fo

r the

par

ticul

ars f

or th

e te

st

refe

rred

to in

sect

ion

6;

(e)

pro

vidi

ng fo

r the

form

in w

hich

the

appl

icat

ion

for d

rivin

g lic

ence

may

be

mad

e, th

e in

form

atio

n it

shal

l con

tain

and

the

docu

men

ts to

be

subm

itted

with

the

appl

icat

ion

refe

rred

to in

se

ctio

n 6;

Item

(o) u

nder

25:

Del

eted

in v

iew

of

dele

tion

of e

xist

ing

sect

ion

(24)

and

su

bseq

uent

item

s hav

e be

en

renu

mbe

red

as (o

) and

(p).

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com

pete

nce

to d

rive,

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(3) o

f se

ctio

n 9;

(g

) s

peci

fyin

g th

e m

inim

um e

duca

tiona

l qu

alifi

catio

ns o

f per

sons

to w

hom

lice

nces

to d

rive

trans

port

vehi

cles

may

be

issu

ed u

nder

this

Act

and

th

e tim

e w

ithin

whi

ch su

ch q

ualif

icat

ions

are

to b

e ac

quire

d by

such

per

sons

; (h

) p

rovi

ding

for t

he fo

rm a

nd c

onte

nts o

f the

lic

ence

s ref

erre

d to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 10

; (i)

p

rovi

ding

for t

he fo

rm a

nd c

onte

nts o

f the

ap

plic

atio

n re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 11

and

doc

umen

ts to

be

subm

itted

with

the

appl

icat

ion

and

the

fee

to b

e ch

arge

d;

(j)

pro

vidi

ng fo

r the

con

ditio

ns su

bjec

t to

whi

ch

sect

ion

9 sh

all a

pply

to a

n ap

plic

atio

n m

ade

unde

r se

ctio

n 11

; (k

) p

rovi

ding

for t

he fo

rm a

nd c

onte

nts o

f the

ap

plic

atio

n re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 15

and

the

docu

men

ts to

acc

ompa

ny su

ch

appl

icat

ion

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(2) o

f sec

tion

15;

(l)

pro

vidi

ng fo

r the

aut

horit

y to

gra

nt li

cenc

es

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(I) o

f sec

tion

18;

(m)

spe

cify

ing

the

fees

pay

able

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (2

) of s

ectio

n 8,

sub-

sect

ion

(2) o

f sec

tion

9 an

d su

b-

(f)

pro

vidi

ng fo

r the

par

ticul

ars r

egar

ding

test

of

com

pete

nce

to d

rive,

refe

rred

to in

sect

ion

6;

(g)

spe

cify

ing

the

min

imum

edu

catio

nal

qual

ifica

tions

of p

erso

ns to

who

m li

cenc

es to

dr

ive

trans

port

vehi

cles

may

be

issu

ed u

nder

this

A

ct a

nd th

e tim

e w

ithin

whi

ch su

ch q

ualif

icat

ions

ar

e to

be

acqu

ired

by su

ch p

erso

ns;

(h)

pro

vidi

ng fo

r the

form

and

con

tent

s of t

he

licen

ces r

efer

red

to in

sect

ion

10

(i)

pro

vidi

ng fo

r the

form

and

con

tent

s of t

he

appl

icat

ion

refe

rred

to in

sect

ion

7 an

d do

cum

ents

to

be

subm

itted

with

the

appl

icat

ion

and

the

fee

to

be c

harg

ed;

(j)

pro

vidi

ng fo

r the

con

ditio

ns su

bjec

t to

whi

ch

sect

ion

6 sh

all a

pply

to a

n ap

plic

atio

n m

ade

unde

r se

ctio

n 11

; (k

) p

rovi

ding

for t

he fo

rm a

nd c

onte

nts o

f the

ap

plic

atio

n re

ferr

ed to

in se

ctio

n 14

and

the

docu

men

ts to

acc

ompa

ny su

ch a

pplic

atio

n se

ctio

n 14

; (l)

p

rovi

ding

for t

he a

utho

rity

to g

rant

lice

nces

un

der 1

8;

(m)

spe

cify

ing

the

fees

pay

able

und

er se

ctio

n 6

and

sect

ion

14 fo

r the

gra

nt o

f lea

rner

’s li

cenc

es,

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SEC

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GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

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omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

185

sect

ions

(3) a

nd (4

) of s

ectio

n 15

for t

he g

rant

of

lear

ner’

s lic

ence

s, an

d fo

r the

gra

nt a

nd re

new

al o

f dr

ivin

g lic

ence

s and

lice

nces

for t

he p

urpo

se o

f re

gula

ting

the

scho

ols o

r est

ablis

hmen

ts fo

r im

parti

ng in

stru

ctio

ns in

driv

ing

mot

or v

ehic

les;

(n

) spe

cify

ing

the

acts

for t

he p

urpo

ses o

f cla

use

(f)

of su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 19

; (o

) spe

cify

ing

the

offe

nces

und

er th

is A

ct fo

r the

pu

rpos

es o

f sub

-sec

tion

(2) o

f sec

tion

24;

(p) t

o pr

ovid

e fo

r all

or a

ny o

f the

mat

ters

refe

rred

to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 26

; (q

) any

oth

er m

atte

r whi

ch is

, or h

as to

be,

pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t.

and

for t

he g

rant

and

rene

wal

of d

rivin

g lic

ence

s an

d lic

ence

s for

the

purp

ose

of re

gula

ting

the

scho

ols o

r est

ablis

hmen

ts fo

r im

parti

ng

inst

ruct

ions

in d

rivin

g m

otor

veh

icle

s;

(n) s

peci

fyin

g th

e ac

ts fo

r the

pur

pose

s und

er

sect

ion

19;

(o) t

o pr

ovid

e fo

r all

or a

ny o

f the

mat

ters

re

ferr

ed to

in se

ctio

n 24

; (p

) any

oth

er m

atte

r whi

ch is

, or h

as to

be,

pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t.

28. P

ower

of S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent t

o m

ake

rule

s.—(1

) A S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay m

ake

rule

s for

the

purp

ose

of c

arry

ing

into

eff

ect t

he p

rovi

sion

s of t

his

Cha

pter

oth

er th

an th

e m

atte

rs sp

ecifi

ed in

sect

ion

27.

(2) W

ithou

t pre

judi

ce to

the

gene

ralit

y of

the

fore

goin

g po

wer

, suc

h ru

les m

ay p

rovi

de fo

r—

(a)

the

app

oint

men

t, ju

risdi

ctio

n, c

ontro

l and

fu

nctio

ns o

f lic

ensi

ng a

utho

ritie

s and

oth

er

pres

crib

ed a

utho

ritie

s;

(b)

the

con

duct

and

hea

ring

of a

ppea

ls th

at m

ay b

e

26. P

ower

of S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent t

o m

ake

rule

s.—A

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t may

mak

e ru

les f

or

the

purp

ose

of c

arry

ing

into

eff

ect t

he p

rovi

sion

s of

this

Cha

pter

oth

er th

an th

e m

atte

rs sp

ecifi

ed in

se

ctio

n 25

.

In v

iew

of t

he p

ower

s con

ferr

ed in

, ex

istin

g su

b-se

ctio

n (1

), su

b-se

ctio

n (2

) is r

edun

dant

, the

refo

re e

xitin

g 28

(2) h

as b

een

dele

ted.

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SEC

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ISE

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AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

186

pref

erre

d un

der t

he C

hapt

er, t

he fe

es to

be

paid

in

resp

ect o

f suc

h ap

peal

s and

the

refu

nd o

f suc

h fe

es:

Prov

ided

that

no

fee

so fi

xed

shal

l exc

eed

twen

ty-

five

rupe

es;

(c)

the

issu

e of

dup

licat

e lic

ence

s to

repl

ace

licen

ces l

ost,

dest

roye

d or

mut

ilate

d, th

e re

plac

emen

t of

pho

togr

aphs

whi

ch h

as b

ecom

e ob

sole

te a

nd th

e fe

es to

be

char

ged

ther

efor

e;

(d)

the

bad

ges a

nd u

nifo

rm to

be

wor

n by

driv

ers

of tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

les a

nd th

e fe

es to

be

paid

in

resp

ect o

f bad

ges;

(e

) t

he fe

e pa

yabl

e fo

r the

issu

e of

a m

edic

al

certi

ficat

e un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (3

) of s

ectio

n 8;

(f

) t

he e

xem

ptio

n of

pre

scrib

ed p

erso

ns, o

r pr

escr

ibed

cla

sses

of p

erso

ns, f

rom

pay

men

t of a

ll or

an

y po

rtion

of t

he fe

es p

ayab

le u

nder

this

Cha

pter

; (g

) t

he c

omm

unic

atio

n of

par

ticul

ars o

f lic

ence

s gr

ante

d by

one

lice

nsin

g au

thor

ity to

oth

er li

cens

ing

auth

oriti

es;

(h)

the

dut

ies,

func

tions

and

con

duct

of s

uch

pers

ons t

o w

hom

lice

nces

to d

rive

trans

port

vehi

cles

ar

e is

sued

; (i)

th

e ex

empt

ion

of d

river

s of r

oad-

rolle

rs fr

om a

ll or

any

of t

he p

rovi

sion

s of t

his C

hapt

er o

r of t

he

rule

s mad

e th

ereu

nder

;

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A

nnex

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SEC

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AN

GES

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istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

R

emar

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stifi

catio

n

187

(j)

the

man

ner i

n w

hich

the

Stat

e R

egis

ter o

f D

rivin

g Li

cenc

es sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d un

der s

ectio

n 26

; (k

) a

ny o

ther

mat

ter w

hich

is to

be,

or m

ay b

e,

pres

crib

ed.

Cha

pter

III:

LIC

EN

SIN

G O

F C

ON

DU

CT

OR

S O

F ST

AG

E C

AR

RIA

GES

Cha

pter

: 3 (S

ectio

n 29

-38)

is d

elet

ed.

It is

sugg

este

d th

at th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent s

houl

d la

y do

wn

the

role

s and

resp

onsi

bilit

y of

C

ondu

ctor

und

er n

ew C

hapt

er IV

: Per

mit

Nex

t Cha

pter

IV (R

egis

trat

ion

of M

otor

V

ehic

le) h

as b

een

renu

mbe

red

as II

I.

CH

APT

ER

IV

: R

EG

IST

RA

TIO

N O

F M

OT

OR

V

EHIC

LES

39

. Nec

essi

ty fo

r re

gist

ratio

n.—

No

pers

on

shal

l driv

e an

y m

otor

veh

icle

and

no

owne

r of a

m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l cau

se o

r per

mit

the

vehi

cle

to b

e dr

iven

in a

ny p

ublic

pla

ce o

r in

any

othe

r pla

ce

unle

ss th

e ve

hicl

e is

regi

ster

ed in

acc

orda

nce

with

th

is C

hapt

er a

nd th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n of

the

vehi

cle

has n

ot b

een

susp

ende

d or

can

celle

d an

d th

e ve

hicl

e ca

rrie

s a re

gist

ratio

n m

ark

disp

laye

d in

the

pres

crib

ed m

anne

r:

CH

APT

ER

II

I:

RE

GIS

TR

AT

ION

O

F M

OTO

R V

EHIC

LES

27

. N

eces

sity

for

reg

istr

atio

n.—

(1)

No

pers

on

shal

l driv

e an

y m

otor

veh

icle

and

no

owne

r of

a

mot

or v

ehic

le s

hall

caus

e or

per

mit

the

vehi

cle

to

be d

riven

in

any

plac

e un

less

the

veh

icle

is

regi

ster

ed in

acc

orda

nce

with

this

Cha

pter

. Pr

ovid

ed t

hat

noth

ing

in t

his

sect

ion

shal

l ap

ply

to

a m

otor

ve

hicl

e in

po

sses

sion

of

a

Seria

l num

ber (

39) c

hang

ed to

(27)

. Si

mpl

ifica

tion

in la

ngua

ge.

27(1

): W

ord

publ

ic is

rem

oved

. D

ispl

ay o

f reg

istra

tion

mar

k ha

s be

en ta

ken

in a

new

sect

ion

Ex

empt

ion

from

regi

ster

ing

alon

g w

ith “

deal

er”

“man

ufac

ture

r” a

nd

“im

porte

r” h

as b

een

adde

d to

cla

rify

the

prov

isio

n be

tter.

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nnex

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ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

188

Prov

ided

that

not

hing

in th

is se

ctio

n sh

all a

pply

to a

m

otor

veh

icle

in p

osse

ssio

n of

a d

eale

r sub

ject

to

such

con

ditio

ns a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t.

man

ufac

ture

r, de

aler

or

impo

rter

as o

ther

wis

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t.

(2) A

mot

or v

ehic

le re

gist

ered

and

a c

ertif

icat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n is

sued

and

in f

orce

und

er th

is A

ct in

re

spec

t of

su

ch

vehi

cle

shal

l be

ef

fect

ive

thro

ugho

ut In

dia.

40. R

egis

trat

ion,

whe

re to

be

mad

e.—

Subj

ect

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 42

, sec

tion

43 a

nd

sect

ion

60, e

very

ow

ner o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l ca

use

the

vehi

cle

to b

e re

gist

ered

by

a re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity in

who

se ju

risdi

ctio

n he

has

the

resi

denc

e or

pla

ce o

f bus

ines

s whe

re th

e ve

hicl

e is

nor

mal

ly

kept

.

28. R

egis

trat

ion,

whe

re to

be

mad

e.—

Subj

ect t

o th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 30

, sec

tion

31 a

nd

sect

ion

44, e

very

ow

ner o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l ca

use

the

vehi

cle

to b

e re

gist

ered

by

a re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity in

who

se ju

risdi

ctio

n he

has

the

resi

denc

e or

pla

ce o

f bus

ines

s whe

re th

e ve

hicl

e is

nor

mal

ly k

ept

Sr. N

o ha

s bee

n ch

ange

d.

41. R

egis

trat

ion,

how

to b

e m

ade.

—(1

) An

appl

icat

ion

by o

r on

beha

lf of

the

owne

r of a

mot

or

vehi

cle

for r

egis

tratio

n sh

all b

e in

such

form

and

sh

all b

e ac

com

pani

ed b

y su

ch d

ocum

ents

, par

ticul

ars

and

info

rmat

ion

and

shal

l be

mad

e w

ithin

such

pe

riod

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent:

Prov

ided

that

whe

re a

mot

or v

ehic

le is

join

tly

owne

d by

mor

e pe

rson

s tha

n on

e, th

e ap

plic

atio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

by o

ne o

f the

m o

n be

half

of a

ll th

e ow

ners

and

such

app

lican

t sha

ll be

dee

med

to b

e th

e

29.

Reg

istr

atio

n, h

ow t

o be

mad

e. –

(1)

An

appl

icat

ion

by o

r on

beh

alf

of t

he o

wne

r of

a

mot

or v

ehic

le f

or r

egis

tratio

n sh

all

be i

n su

ch

form

, ac

com

pani

ed

by

such

do

cum

ents

, pa

rticu

lars

and

info

rmat

ion,

and

fee

and

sha

ll be

m

ade

with

in s

uch

perio

d as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent:

Seria

l num

ber (

41) c

hang

ed to

(29)

. 29

(1)

&

(2)

has

been

cl

ubbe

d to

geth

er.

Pr

ovis

o of

exi

stin

g 41

(1):

No

chan

ge

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f MVA

Expe

rt C

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ion

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emar

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stifi

catio

n

189

owne

r of t

he m

otor

veh

icle

for t

he p

urpo

ses o

f thi

s A

ct.

(2) A

n ap

plic

atio

n re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) sha

ll be

acc

ompa

nied

by

such

fee

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t. (3

) The

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

shal

l iss

ue to

the

owne

r of a

mot

or v

ehic

le re

gist

ered

by

it a

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

in su

ch fo

rm a

nd c

onta

inin

g su

ch

parti

cula

rs a

nd in

form

atio

n an

d in

such

man

ner a

s m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t. (4

) In

addi

tion

to th

e ot

her p

artic

ular

s req

uire

d to

be

incl

uded

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n, it

sh

all a

lso

spec

ify th

e ty

pe o

f the

mot

or v

ehic

le,

bein

g a

type

as t

he C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, h

avin

g re

gard

to th

e de

sign

con

stru

ctio

n an

d us

e of

the

mot

or v

ehic

le, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, sp

ecify

.

(5) T

he re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity sh

all e

nter

the

parti

cula

rs o

f the

cer

tific

ate

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(3) i

n a

regi

ster

to b

e m

aint

aine

d in

such

form

and

(2)

The

appl

icat

ion

for

regi

stra

tion

shal

l be

ac

com

pani

ed b

y su

ch p

roof

of

park

ing

spac

e as

m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t. Ex

istin

g 41

(3):

No

chan

ge

(4) T

he re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity sh

all e

nter

the

parti

cula

rs o

f the

cer

tific

ate

refe

rred

to in

sub-

New

Sub

sect

ion:

29

(2):

Proo

f of

par

king

spa

ce h

as

been

add

ed a

s a

requ

irem

ent a

nd th

e re

ques

t of

M

inis

try

of

Urb

an

Dev

elop

men

t in

orde

r to

con

tain

the

grow

th

in

pers

onal

ve

hicl

es

and

cong

estio

n in

citi

es.

29(4

): D

elet

ed. P

rovi

sion

for

spec

ifica

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e al

read

y ex

ists

in su

b se

ctio

n (3

). 29

(4):

In p

lace

of w

ord

“reg

iste

r” th

e w

ord

“dat

abas

e” h

as b

een

sugg

este

d.

Due

to

dele

tion

of 4

1(4)

, S.

N.

of

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f MVA

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n

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man

ner a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t. (6

) The

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

shal

l ass

ign

to th

e ve

hicl

e, fo

r dis

play

ther

eon,

a d

istin

guis

hing

mar

k (in

this

Act

refe

rred

to a

s the

regi

stra

tion

mar

k)

cons

istin

g of

one

of t

he g

roup

s of s

uch

of th

ose

lette

rs a

nd fo

llow

ed b

y su

ch le

tters

and

figu

res a

s are

al

lotte

d to

the

Stat

e by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t fro

m

time

to ti

me

by n

otifi

catio

n in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, an

d di

spla

yed

and

show

n on

the

mot

or v

ehic

le in

su

ch fo

rm a

nd in

such

man

ner a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed

by th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

(7) A

cer

tific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n is

sued

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (3

), w

heth

er b

efor

e or

afte

r the

co

mm

ence

men

t of t

his A

ct, i

n re

spec

t of a

mot

or

vehi

cle,

oth

er th

an a

tran

spor

t veh

icle

, sha

ll, su

bjec

t to

the

prov

isio

ns c

onta

ined

in th

is A

ct, b

e va

lid o

nly

for a

per

iod

of fi

fteen

yea

rs fr

om th

e da

te o

f iss

ue o

f su

ch c

ertif

icat

e an

d sh

all b

e re

new

able

.

sect

ion

(3) i

n a

data

base

to b

e m

aint

aine

d in

such

fo

rm a

nd m

anne

r as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t.

(5) T

he re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity sh

all a

ssig

n to

the

vehi

cle,

for d

ispl

ay th

ereo

n in

a m

anne

r as m

ay

be p

resc

ribed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t, a

dist

ingu

ishi

ng m

ark

(in th

is A

ct re

ferr

ed to

as t

he

regi

stra

tion

mar

k) c

onsi

stin

g of

alp

habe

ts a

nd

num

bers

as a

re a

llotte

d to

the

Stat

e by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent f

rom

tim

e to

tim

e by

not

ifica

tion

in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

.

(6

) A c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion

issu

ed u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(3),

whe

ther

bef

ore

or a

fter t

he

com

men

cem

ent o

f thi

s Act

, in

resp

ect o

f a m

otor

ve

hicl

e, o

ther

than

a tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

le, s

hall,

su

bjec

t to

the

prov

isio

ns c

onta

ined

in th

is A

ct, b

e va

lid o

nly

for a

such

per

iod

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t fro

m ti

me

to ti

me

and

shal

l be

rene

wab

le.

follo

win

g su

bsec

tion

(5),

(6),

(7) a

nd

(8)

have

cha

nged

to (

4), (

5), (

6) a

nd

(7).

29(5

): Si

mpl

ified

and

stre

amlin

ed.

29(6

): Th

e cu

rren

t per

iod

of v

alid

ity

of 1

5 ye

ars f

or n

on-tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

le

is to

o lo

ng a

nd d

oes n

ot a

llow

for

upda

ting

of d

ata

on n

umbe

r mot

or

vehi

cles

ope

ratin

g in

the

coun

try a

nd

does

not

faci

litat

e In

spec

tion

and

Cer

tific

atio

n of

in u

se v

ehic

les.

The

Com

mitt

ee is

of t

he c

onsi

dere

d vi

ew

that

we

shou

ld e

vent

ually

mov

e to

war

ds a

nnua

l reg

istra

tion/

tax

w.e

.f 20

15 a

s pre

vale

nt in

oth

er c

ount

ries.

Pr

ovis

o is

add

ed u

nder

29(

6) a

nd

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ion

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stifi

catio

n

191

(8) A

n ap

plic

atio

n by

or o

n be

half

of th

e ow

ner

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le, o

ther

than

a tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

le, f

or

the

rene

wal

of a

cer

tific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

with

in su

ch p

erio

d an

d in

such

form

, co

ntai

ning

such

par

ticul

ars a

nd in

form

atio

n as

may

be

pre

scrib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

(9) A

n ap

plic

atio

n re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (8

) sh

all b

e ac

com

pani

ed b

y su

ch fe

e as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

(10)

Sub

ject

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 56

, the

re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity m

ay, o

n re

ceip

t of a

n ap

plic

atio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (8

), re

new

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

for a

per

iod

of fi

ve y

ears

an

d in

timat

e th

e fa

ct to

the

orig

inal

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

, if i

t is n

ot th

e or

igin

al re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity.

(11)

If th

e ow

ner f

ails

to m

ake

an a

pplic

atio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

), or

, as t

he c

ase

may

be,

und

er

Prov

ided

that

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

pr

escr

ibe

diff

eren

t val

idity

per

iods

for d

iffer

ent

type

s of v

ehic

les.

(7) A

n ap

plic

atio

n by

or o

n be

half

of th

e ow

ner o

f a

mot

or v

ehic

le, o

ther

than

a tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

le, f

or

the

rene

wal

of a

cer

tific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

with

in su

ch p

erio

d an

d in

such

form

, co

ntai

ning

such

par

ticul

ars a

nd in

form

atio

n an

d ac

com

pani

ed b

y su

ch fe

e as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

(8

) Su

bjec

t to

the

pro

visi

ons

of s

ectio

n 40

, th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity

may

, on

re

ceip

t of

an

ap

plic

atio

n un

der

sub-

sect

ion

(8),

rene

w

the

certi

ficat

e of

reg

istra

tion

for

such

per

iod

as m

ay

be p

resc

ribed

but

not

exc

eedi

ng fi

ve y

ears

.

diff

eren

t val

idity

per

iod

may

be

pres

crib

ed fo

r diff

eren

t kin

ds o

f ve

hicl

e.

29(7

): Pr

ovis

ion

for f

ee h

as a

lso

been

in

corp

orat

ed. E

arlie

r it w

as g

iven

in

old

sub-

sect

ion

41(9

). 41

(9):

Del

eted

. 29

(8):

Sr. N

o (1

0) c

hang

ed to

(8).

Th

e pe

riod

of re

new

al h

as b

een

chan

ged

from

5 y

ears

to “

not

exce

edin

g 5

year

s” R

edun

dant

wor

ds

are

rem

oved

. Ex

istin

g 41

(11)

, (1

2),

(13)

ar

e re

dund

ant,

dele

ted.

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f MVA

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ion

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catio

n

192

sub-

sect

ion

(8) w

ithin

the

perio

d pr

escr

ibed

, the

re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity m

ay, h

avin

g re

gard

to th

e ci

rcum

stan

ces o

f the

cas

e, re

quire

the

owne

r to

pay,

in

lieu

of a

ny a

ctio

n th

at m

ay b

e ta

ken

agai

nst h

im

unde

r sec

tion

177,

such

am

ount

not

exc

eedi

ng o

ne

hund

red

rupe

es a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(13)

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at a

ctio

n un

der s

ectio

n 17

7 sh

all b

e ta

ken

agai

nst t

he o

wne

r whe

re th

e ow

ner f

ails

to p

ay

the

said

am

ount

. (1

2) W

here

the

owne

r has

pai

d th

e am

ount

und

er

sub-

sect

ion

(11)

, no

actio

n sh

all b

e ta

ken

agai

nst

him

und

er se

ctio

n 17

7.

(13)

For

the

purp

oses

of s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

1), t

he

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

pre

scrib

e di

ffer

ent a

mou

nts

havi

ng re

gard

to th

e pe

riod

of d

elay

on

the

part

of

the

owne

r in

mak

ing

an a

pplic

atio

n un

der s

ub-

sect

ion

(1) o

r sub

-sec

tion

(8).

(14)

An

appl

icat

ion

for t

he is

sue

of a

dup

licat

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

to th

e 1[

last

re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity] i

n su

ch fo

rm, c

onta

inin

g su

ch

parti

cula

rs a

nd in

form

atio

n al

ong

with

such

fee

as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

(9

) An

appl

icat

ion

for t

he is

sue

of a

dup

licat

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

to th

e

29(9

): Sr

. N

o (1

4) c

hang

ed t

o (9

). W

ord

“las

t”

is

rem

oved

. W

ith

chan

ge o

f ad

dres

s pr

ovis

ion

bein

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regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

] in

such

form

, con

tain

ing

such

par

ticul

ars a

nd in

form

atio

n al

ong

with

such

fe

e as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t. 29

A. P

rovi

sion

for

thir

d pa

rty

insu

ranc

e

Not

with

stan

ding

an

ythi

ng

cont

aine

d in

th

is

chap

ter,

no m

otor

veh

icle

sha

ll be

reg

iste

red

or

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

rene

wed

, unl

ess

ther

e is

in

forc

e, in

rela

tion

to u

se o

f the

veh

icle

a p

olic

y of

insu

ranc

e.

enfo

rced

m

ore

rigor

ousl

y th

e du

plic

ate

can

be o

btai

ned

from

the

cu

rren

t reg

iste

ring

auth

ority

N

ew S

ectio

n 29

A is

add

ed

42. S

peci

al p

rovi

sion

for

regi

stra

tion

of m

otor

ve

hicl

es o

f dip

lom

atic

offi

cers

, etc

.—(1

) Whe

re a

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r reg

istra

tion

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le is

m

ade

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) o

f sec

tion

41 b

y or

on

beha

lf of

any

dip

lom

atic

off

icer

or c

onsu

lar o

ffic

er,

then

, not

with

stan

ding

any

thin

g co

ntai

ned

in su

b-se

ctio

n (3

) or s

ub-s

ectio

n (6

) of t

hat s

ectio

n, th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity sh

all r

egis

ter t

he v

ehic

le in

such

m

anne

r and

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith su

ch p

roce

dure

as

may

be

prov

ided

by

rule

s mad

e in

this

beh

alf b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(3) a

nd sh

all

assi

gn to

the

vehi

cle

for d

ispl

ay th

ereo

n a

spec

ial

regi

stra

tion

mar

k in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

prov

isio

ns

cont

aine

d in

thos

e ru

les a

nd sh

all i

ssue

a c

ertif

icat

e (h

erea

fter i

n th

is se

ctio

n re

ferr

ed to

as t

he c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion)

that

the

vehi

cle

has b

een

regi

ster

ed

30.

Spe

cial

pro

visi

on fo

r re

gist

ratio

n of

mot

or

vehi

cles

of d

iplo

mat

ic o

ffice

rs, e

tc.—

(1) W

here

an

app

licat

ion

for r

egis

tratio

n of

a m

otor

veh

icle

is

mad

e un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 29

by

or

on b

ehal

f of a

ny d

iplo

mat

ic o

ffic

er o

r con

sula

r of

ficer

, the

n, n

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(3) o

r sub

-sec

tion

(5) o

f tha

t se

ctio

n, th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity sh

all r

egis

ter t

he

vehi

cle

in su

ch m

anne

r and

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith

such

pro

cedu

re a

s may

be

prov

ided

by

rule

s mad

e in

this

beh

alf b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent u

nder

su

b-se

ctio

n (3

) and

shal

l ass

ign

to th

e ve

hicl

e fo

r di

spla

y th

ereo

n a

spec

ial r

egis

tratio

n m

ark

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e pr

ovis

ions

con

tain

ed in

thos

e ru

les a

nd sh

all i

ssue

a c

ertif

icat

e (h

erea

fter i

n th

is

sect

ion

refe

rred

to a

s the

cer

tific

ate

of

Seria

l num

ber (

42) c

hang

ed to

(30)

.

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n

194

unde

r thi

s sec

tion;

and

any

veh

icle

so re

gist

ered

sh

all n

ot, s

o lo

ng a

s it r

emai

ns th

e pr

oper

ty o

f any

di

plom

atic

off

icer

or c

onsu

lar o

ffic

er, r

equi

re to

be

regi

ster

ed o

ther

wis

e un

der t

his A

ct.

(2) I

f any

veh

icle

regi

ster

ed u

nder

this

sect

ion

ceas

es to

be

the

prop

erty

of a

ny d

iplo

mat

ic o

ffic

er o

r co

nsul

ar o

ffic

er, t

he c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion

issu

ed

unde

r thi

s sec

tion

shal

l als

o ce

ase

to b

e ef

fect

ive,

an

d th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

ns 3

9 an

d 40

shal

l th

ereu

pon

appl

y.

(3) T

he C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay m

ake

rule

s for

th

e re

gist

ratio

n of

mot

or v

ehic

les b

elon

ging

to

dipl

omat

ic o

ffic

ers a

nd c

onsu

lar o

ffic

ers r

egar

ding

th

e pr

oced

ure

to b

e fo

llow

ed b

y th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity fo

r reg

iste

ring

such

veh

icle

s, th

e fo

rm in

w

hich

the

certi

ficat

es o

f reg

istra

tion

of su

ch v

ehic

les

are

to b

e is

sued

, the

man

ner i

n w

hich

such

ce

rtific

ates

of r

egis

tratio

n ar

e to

be

sent

to th

e ow

ners

of t

he v

ehic

les a

nd th

e sp

ecia

l reg

istra

tion

mar

ks to

be

assi

gned

to su

ch v

ehic

les.

(4) F

or th

e pu

rpos

es o

f thi

s sec

tion,

“di

plom

atic

of

ficer

” or

“co

nsul

ar o

ffic

er”

mea

ns a

ny p

erso

n w

ho

is re

cogn

ised

as s

uch

by th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent a

nd

if an

y qu

estio

n ar

ises

as t

o w

heth

er a

per

son

is o

r is

regi

stra

tion)

that

the

vehi

cle

has b

een

regi

ster

ed

unde

r thi

s sec

tion;

and

any

veh

icle

so re

gist

ered

sh

all n

ot, s

o lo

ng a

s it r

emai

ns th

e pr

oper

ty o

f any

di

plom

atic

off

icer

or c

onsu

lar o

ffic

er, r

equi

re to

be

regi

ster

ed o

ther

wis

e un

der t

his A

ct.

(2

) If a

ny v

ehic

le re

gist

ered

und

er th

is se

ctio

n ce

ases

to b

e th

e pr

oper

ty o

f any

dip

lom

atic

of

ficer

or c

onsu

lar o

ffic

er, t

he c

ertif

icat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n is

sued

und

er th

is se

ctio

n sh

all a

lso

ceas

e to

be

effe

ctiv

e, a

nd th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

sect

ions

27

and

28 sh

all t

here

upon

app

ly.

(3) T

he C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay m

ake

rule

s fo

r the

regi

stra

tion

of m

otor

veh

icle

s bel

ongi

ng to

di

plom

atic

off

icer

s and

con

sula

r off

icer

s re

gard

ing

the

proc

edur

e to

be

follo

wed

by

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

for r

egis

terin

g su

ch v

ehic

les,

the

form

in w

hich

the

certi

ficat

es o

f reg

istra

tion

of su

ch v

ehic

les a

re to

be

issu

ed, t

he m

anne

r in

whi

ch su

ch c

ertif

icat

es o

f reg

istra

tion

are

to b

e se

nt to

the

owne

rs o

f the

veh

icle

s and

the

spec

ial

regi

stra

tion

mar

ks to

be

assi

gned

to su

ch v

ehic

les.

(4) F

or th

e pu

rpos

es o

f thi

s sec

tion,

“di

plom

atic

of

ficer

” or

“co

nsul

ar o

ffic

er”

mea

ns a

ny p

erso

n w

ho is

reco

gnis

ed a

s suc

h by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent a

nd if

any

que

stio

n ar

ises

as t

o w

heth

er a

per

son

is o

r is n

ot su

ch a

n of

ficer

, the

Sr. N

o. o

f cr

oss

refe

rred

sec

tion

has

been

cha

nged

in 3

0(2)

.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

195

not s

uch

an o

ffic

er, t

he d

ecis

ion

of th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t the

reon

shal

l be

final

. de

cisi

on o

f the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t the

reon

shal

l be

fina

l. 43

. Tem

pora

ry r

egis

trat

ion.

—(1

) Not

with

stan

ding

an

ythi

ng c

onta

ined

in se

ctio

n 40

the

owne

r of a

m

otor

veh

icle

may

app

ly to

any

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

or

oth

er p

resc

ribed

aut

horit

y to

hav

e th

e ve

hicl

e te

mpo

raril

y re

gist

ered

in th

e pr

escr

ibed

man

ner a

nd

for t

he is

sue

in th

e pr

escr

ibed

man

ner o

f a te

mpo

rary

ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n an

d a

tem

pora

ry

regi

stra

tion

mar

k.

(2

) A re

gist

ratio

n m

ade

unde

r thi

s sec

tion

shal

l be

val

id o

nly

for a

per

iod

not e

xcee

ding

one

mon

th,

and

shal

l not

be

rene

wab

le:

Prov

ided

that

whe

re a

mot

or v

ehic

le so

re

gist

ered

is a

cha

ssis

to w

hich

a b

ody

has n

ot b

een

atta

ched

and

the

sam

e is

det

aine

d in

a w

orks

hop

beyo

nd th

e sa

id p

erio

d of

one

mon

th fo

r bei

ng fi

tted

1[w

ith a

bod

y or

any

unf

ores

een

circ

umst

ance

s be

yond

the

cont

rol o

f the

ow

ner]

, the

per

iod

may

, on

paym

ent o

f suc

h fe

es, i

f any

, as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

, be

ext

ende

d by

such

furth

er p

erio

d or

per

iods

as t

he

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

or o

ther

pre

scrib

ed a

utho

rity,

as

31.

Tem

pora

ry r

egis

trat

ion.

- (1

) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sect

ion

28, t

he o

wne

r of a

mot

or v

ehic

le m

ay a

pply

to th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity o

r oth

er p

resc

ribed

age

ncy

whe

re v

ehic

le is

pur

chas

ed o

r bro

ught

into

the

terr

itory

of I

ndia

in

the

pres

crib

ed m

anne

r to

have

the

vehi

cle

tem

pora

rily

regi

ster

ed a

nd fo

r th

e is

sue

of a

tem

pora

ry c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion

and

a te

mpo

rary

regi

stra

tion

mar

k.

Prov

ided

that

whe

re a

mot

or v

ehic

le s

o re

gist

ered

is

a c

hass

is to

whi

ch a

bod

y ha

s not

bee

n at

tach

ed

and

the

sam

e is

det

aine

d in

a w

orks

hop

beyo

nd

the

said

per

iod

of o

ne m

onth

for b

eing

fitte

d w

ith

a bo

dy

or

for

any

unfo

rese

en

circ

umst

ance

s be

yond

the

cont

rol o

f the

ow

ner,

the

perio

d m

ay,

on p

aym

ent o

f suc

h fe

es, a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed, b

e ex

tend

ed b

y su

ch fu

rther

per

iod

as th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity o

r oth

er p

resc

ribed

aut

horit

y, a

s the

cas

e

Seria

l nu

mbe

r of

(4

3)

has

been

ch

ange

d to

(31)

. Th

e w

ide

pow

ers o

f tem

pora

ry

regi

stra

tion

are

soug

ht to

be

rest

ricte

d.

31(1

): W

ords

“an

y,”

and

“aut

hori

ty”

are

repl

aced

with

“th

e”

and

“age

ncy.

” T

he se

ctio

n is

re

wor

ded.

The

tem

pora

ry re

gist

ratio

n ca

n no

w b

e m

ade

by “

the

regi

stra

tion

auth

ority

“ w

here

the

vehi

cle

is

boug

ht a

nd i

mpo

rted

in th

e te

rrito

ry

of In

dia

in p

lace

of “

any

auth

ority

” Ex

istin

g 31

(2):

No

chan

ge.

Pr

ovis

o 31

(2):

Wor

ds “

if an

y” a

nd

“or p

erio

ds”

are

rem

oved

.

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IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

196

the

case

may

be,

may

allo

w.

2[(3

) In

a ca

se w

here

the

mot

or v

ehic

le is

hel

d un

der h

ire-p

urch

ase

agre

emen

t, le

ase

or

hypo

thec

atio

n, th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity o

r oth

er

pres

crib

ed a

utho

rity

shal

l iss

ue a

tem

pora

ry

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

of su

ch v

ehic

le, w

hich

shal

l in

corp

orat

e le

gibl

y an

d pr

omin

ently

the

full

nam

e an

d ad

dres

s of t

he p

erso

n w

ith w

hom

such

ag

reem

ent h

as b

een

ente

red

into

by

the

owne

r.]

----

----

----

----

----

----

-

1.

Sub

s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

12,

for “

with

a

body

” (w

.e.f.

14-

11-1

994)

.

2.

Ins.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 1

2 (w

.e.f.

14-

11-

1994

). --

----

----

----

----

----

-

may

be,

may

allo

w.

Ex

istin

g 43

(3):

Del

eted

. (R

edun

dant

)

44. P

rodu

ctio

n of

veh

icle

at t

he ti

me

of

regi

stra

tion.

—Th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity sh

all b

efor

e pr

ocee

ding

to re

gist

er a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r ren

ew th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n in

resp

ect o

f a m

otor

ve

hicl

e, o

ther

than

a tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

le, r

equi

re th

e pe

rson

app

lyin

g fo

r reg

istra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e or

, as

the

case

may

be,

for r

enew

ing

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n to

pro

duce

the

vehi

cle

eith

er b

efor

e its

elf

or su

ch a

utho

rity

as th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay b

y

32.

Prod

uctio

n of

ve

hicl

e at

th

e tim

e of

re

gist

ratio

n. -

The

reg

iste

ring

auth

ority

sha

ll be

fore

pro

ceed

ing

to r

egis

ter

a m

otor

veh

icle

or

rene

w th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n in

resp

ect o

f a

mot

or v

ehic

le,

othe

r th

an a

tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e,

requ

ire th

e pe

rson

app

lyin

g fo

r reg

istra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e or

, as

the

case

may

be,

for

ren

ewin

g th

e ce

rtific

ate

of r

egis

tratio

n to

pro

duce

the

veh

icle

ei

ther

bef

ore

itsel

f or

suc

h ag

ency

as

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t m

ay b

y or

der

appo

int

in o

rder

tha

t

Seria

l num

ber (

44) c

hang

ed to

(32)

. To

redu

ce th

e bu

rden

of o

wne

rs a

nd

trans

port

auth

oriti

es, t

he p

rodu

ctio

n of

type

app

rove

d an

d fu

lly b

ody

built

ve

hicl

e is

stop

ped.

Th

e w

ord

“aut

hori

ty”

is re

plac

ed

with

“ag

ency

”.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

197

orde

r app

oint

in o

rder

that

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

m

ay sa

tisfy

itse

lf th

at th

e pa

rticu

lars

con

tain

ed in

the

appl

icat

ion

are

true

and

that

the

vehi

cle

com

plie

s w

ith th

e re

quire

men

ts o

f thi

s Act

and

of t

he ru

les

mad

e th

ereu

nder

.

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

may

sat

isfy

itse

lf th

at th

e pa

rticu

lars

con

tain

ed i

n th

e ap

plic

atio

n ar

e tru

e an

d th

at v

ehic

le c

ompl

ies

with

the

req

uire

men

ts

of th

e A

ct a

nd o

f the

rule

s mad

e th

ereu

nder

. Pr

ovid

ed th

at th

e de

aler

shal

l cer

tify

parti

cula

rs o

f a

new

veh

icle

, whi

ch is

type

app

rove

d an

d fu

lly

body

bu

ilt

as

defin

ed

unde

r se

ctio

n 75

an

d m

anuf

actu

red

in

Indi

a,

as

men

tione

d in

th

e ap

plic

atio

n fo

r re

gist

ratio

n of

the

veh

icle

and

ow

ner

shal

l no

t be

req

uire

d to

pro

duce

suc

h a

vehi

cle

befo

re th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity.

A n

ew p

rovi

so h

as b

een

intro

duce

d w

here

by “

type

app

rove

d an

d fu

lly

body

bui

lt ne

w v

ehic

le is

m

anuf

actu

red

in In

dia

will

not

be

requ

ired

to b

e pr

oduc

ed b

efor

e th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity”

45

. Ref

usal

of r

egis

trat

ion

or r

enew

al o

f the

ce

rtifi

cate

of r

egist

ratio

n.—

The

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

may

, by

orde

r, re

fuse

to re

gist

er a

ny m

otor

ve

hicl

e, o

r ren

ew th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n in

re

spec

t of a

mot

or v

ehic

le (o

ther

than

a tr

ansp

ort

vehi

cle)

, if i

n ei

ther

cas

e, th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity

has r

easo

n to

bel

ieve

that

it is

a st

olen

mot

or v

ehic

le

or th

e ve

hicl

e is

mec

hani

cally

def

ectiv

e or

fails

to

com

ply

with

the

requ

irem

ents

of t

his A

ct o

r of t

he

rule

s mad

e th

ereu

nder

, or

if th

e ap

plic

ant f

ails

to

furn

ish

parti

cula

rs o

f any

pre

viou

s reg

istra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e or

furn

ishe

s ina

ccur

ate

parti

cula

rs in

the

appl

icat

ion

for r

egis

tratio

n of

the

vehi

cle

or, a

s the

ca

se m

ay b

e, fo

r ren

ewal

of t

he c

ertif

icat

e or

re

gist

ratio

n th

ereo

f and

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

33.

Ref

usal

of

regi

stra

tion

or r

enew

al o

f th

e ce

rtifi

cate

of

re

gist

ratio

n.

- Th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity m

ay,

by o

rder

, re

fuse

to

regi

ster

any

m

otor

ve

hicl

e,

or

rene

w

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n in

res

pect

of

a m

otor

veh

icle

( o

ther

th

an a

tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e),

if in

eith

er c

ase,

the

re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity h

as re

ason

to b

elie

ve;

(i) th

at it

is a

stol

en m

otor

veh

icle

or

(ii) t

he v

ehic

le is

mec

hani

cally

def

ectiv

e or

(ii

i) fa

ils to

com

ply

with

the

requ

irem

ents

of t

his

Act

or o

f the

rule

s mad

e th

ereu

nder

, or

(iv)

appl

ican

t fa

ils

to

prov

ide

parti

cula

rs

as

pres

crib

ed i

n se

ctio

n 29

or

to f

urni

sh p

artic

ular

s of

any

pre

viou

s reg

istra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e or

(v

) fu

rnis

hes

inac

cura

te

parti

cula

rs

in

the

appl

icat

ion

for

regi

stra

tion

of t

he v

ehic

le o

r, as

Seria

l num

ber (

45) c

hang

ed to

(33)

. W

ords

“o

r fa

ils

to

prov

ide

part

icul

ars

of

info

rmat

ion

as

pres

crib

ed i

n se

ctio

n 41

”are

add

ed

for b

ette

r cla

rity.

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IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

198

shal

l fur

nish

the

appl

ican

t who

se v

ehic

le is

refu

sed

regi

stra

tion,

or w

hose

app

licat

ion

for r

enew

al o

f the

ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n is

refu

sed,

a c

opy

of su

ch

orde

r, to

geth

er w

ith th

e re

ason

s for

such

refu

sal.

the

case

may

be,

for

ren

ewal

of

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n th

ereo

f.

The

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

sh

all

furn

ish

the

appl

ican

t who

se v

ehic

le is

refu

sed

regi

stra

tion,

or

who

se a

pplic

atio

n fo

r ren

ewal

of t

he c

ertif

icat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n is

ref

used

, a

copy

of

such

ord

er,

toge

ther

with

the

reas

ons f

or su

ch re

fusa

l.

46

. Effe

ctiv

enes

s in

Indi

a of

reg

istr

atio

n.—

Subj

ect t

o th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 47

, a m

otor

ve

hicl

e re

gist

ered

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

is C

hapt

er in

an

y St

ate

shal

l not

requ

ire to

be

regi

ster

ed e

lsew

here

in

Indi

a an

d a

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

issu

ed o

r in

forc

e un

der t

his A

ct in

resp

ect o

f suc

h ve

hicl

e sh

all

be e

ffec

tive

thro

ugho

ut In

dia.

(46)

is re

loca

ted

at n

ew 2

7(2)

.

47. A

ssig

nmen

t of n

ew r

egis

trat

ion

mar

k on

re

mov

al to

ano

ther

Sta

te.—

(1) W

hen

a m

otor

ve

hicl

e re

gist

ered

in o

ne S

tate

has

bee

n ke

pt in

an

othe

r Sta

te, f

or a

per

iod

exce

edin

g tw

elve

mon

ths,

the

owne

r of t

he v

ehic

le sh

all,

with

in su

ch p

erio

d an

d in

such

form

con

tain

ing

such

par

ticul

ars a

s may

be

pre

scrib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent,

appl

y to

th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity, w

ithin

who

se ju

risdi

ctio

n th

e ve

hicl

e th

en is

, for

the

assi

gnm

ent o

f a n

ew

regi

stra

tion

mar

k an

d sh

all p

rese

nt th

e ce

rtific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion

to th

at re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity:

En

tire

sect

ion

(47)

is d

elet

ed.

With

Not

ifica

tion

of a

ddre

ss c

hang

e be

ing

mad

e m

anda

tory

and

with

gr

owin

g m

obili

ty w

ithin

the

coun

try

it is

impo

rtant

to p

rovi

de “

num

ber

porta

bilit

y” fo

r veh

icle

s. Th

is sh

ould

be

pos

sibl

e on

ce e

lect

roni

c da

taba

ses

are

crea

ted

in e

ach

stat

e an

d ar

e in

terc

onne

cted

.

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IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

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T (M

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988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

199

that

an

appl

icat

ion

unde

r thi

s sub

-sec

tion

shal

l be

acc

ompa

nied

—

(i)

by

the

no o

bjec

tion

certi

ficat

e ob

tain

ed u

nder

se

ctio

n 48

, or

(ii)

in

a ca

se w

here

no

such

cer

tific

ate

has b

een

obta

ined

, by—

(a

) t

he re

ceip

t obt

aine

d un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (2

) of

sect

ion

48; o

r (b

) t

he p

osta

l ack

now

ledg

men

t rec

eive

d by

the

owne

r of t

he v

ehic

le if

he

has s

ent a

n ap

plic

atio

n in

th

is b

ehal

f by

regi

ster

ed p

ost a

ckno

wle

dgm

ent d

ue

to th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity re

ferr

ed to

in se

ctio

n 48

, to

geth

er w

ith a

dec

lara

tion

that

he

has n

ot re

ceiv

ed

any

com

mun

icat

ion

from

such

aut

horit

y re

fusi

ng to

gr

ant s

uch

certi

ficat

e or

requ

iring

him

to c

ompl

y w

ith a

ny d

irect

ion

subj

ect t

o w

hich

such

cer

tific

ate

may

be

gran

ted:

Pr

ovid

ed fu

rther

that

, in

a ca

se w

here

a m

otor

ve

hicl

e is

hel

d un

der a

hire

-pur

chas

e, le

ase

or

hypo

thec

atio

n ag

reem

ent,

an a

pplic

atio

n un

der t

his

sub-

sect

ion

shal

l be

acco

mpa

nied

by

a no

obj

ectio

n ce

rtific

ate

from

the

pers

on w

ith w

hom

such

ag

reem

ent h

as b

een

ente

red

into

, and

the

prov

isio

ns

of se

ctio

n 51

, so

far a

s may

be,

rega

rdin

g ob

tain

ing

of su

ch c

ertif

icat

e fr

om th

e pe

rson

with

who

m su

ch

agre

emen

t has

bee

n en

tere

d in

to, s

hall

appl

y.

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IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

200

(2) T

he re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity, t

o w

hich

ap

plic

atio

n is

mad

e un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

), sh

all a

fter

mak

ing

such

ver

ifica

tion,

as i

t thi

nks f

it, o

f the

re

turn

s, if

any,

rece

ived

und

er se

ctio

n 62

, ass

ign

the

vehi

cle

a re

gist

ratio

n m

ark

as sp

ecifi

ed in

sub-

sect

ion

(6) o

f sec

tion

41 to

be

disp

laye

d an

d sh

own

ther

eafte

r on

the

vehi

cle

and

shal

l ent

er th

e m

ark

upon

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

befo

re re

turn

ing

it to

the

appl

ican

t and

shal

l, in

com

mun

icat

ion

with

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

by

who

m th

e ve

hicl

e w

as

prev

ious

ly re

gist

ered

, arr

ange

for t

he tr

ansf

er o

f the

re

gist

ratio

n of

the

vehi

cle

from

the

reco

rds o

f tha

t re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity to

its o

wn

reco

rds.

(3) W

here

a m

otor

veh

icle

is h

eld

unde

r a h

ire-

purc

hase

or l

ease

or h

ypot

heca

tion

agre

emen

t, th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity sh

all,

afte

r ass

igni

ng th

e ve

hicl

e a

regi

stra

tion

mar

k un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (2

), in

form

the

pers

on w

hose

nam

e ha

s bee

n sp

ecifi

ed in

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

as th

e pe

rson

with

who

m

the

regi

ster

ed o

wne

r has

ent

ered

into

the

hire

-pu

rcha

se o

r lea

se o

r hyp

othe

catio

n ag

reem

ent (

by

send

ing

to su

ch p

erso

n a

notic

e by

regi

ster

ed p

ost

ackn

owle

dgm

ent d

ue a

t the

add

ress

of s

uch

pers

on

ente

red

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n th

e fa

ct o

f as

sign

men

t of t

he sa

id re

gist

ratio

n m

ark)

. (4

) A S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay m

ake

rule

s und

er

sect

ion

65 re

quiri

ng th

e ow

ner o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

not

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A

nnex

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SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

201

regi

ster

ed w

ithin

the

Stat

e, w

hich

is b

roug

ht in

to o

r is

for t

he ti

me

bein

g in

the

Stat

e, to

furn

ish

to th

e pr

escr

ibed

aut

horit

y in

the

Stat

e su

ch in

form

atio

n w

ith re

spec

t to

the

mot

or v

ehic

le a

nd it

s reg

istra

tion

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

. (5

) If t

he o

wne

r fai

ls to

mak

e an

app

licat

ion

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) w

ithin

the

perio

d pr

escr

ibed

, th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity m

ay, h

avin

g re

gard

to th

e ci

rcum

stan

ces o

f the

cas

e, re

quire

the

owne

r to

pay,

in

lieu

of a

ny a

ctio

n th

at m

ay b

e ta

ken

agai

nst h

im

unde

r sec

tion

177,

such

am

ount

not

exc

eedi

ng o

ne

hund

red

rupe

es a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(7):

Prov

ided

that

act

ion

unde

r sec

tion

177

shal

l be

take

n ag

ains

t the

ow

ner w

here

the

owne

r fai

ls to

pay

th

e sa

id a

mou

nt.

(6) W

here

the

owne

r has

pai

d th

e am

ount

und

er

sub-

sect

ion

(5),

no a

ctio

n sh

all b

e ta

ken

agai

nst h

im

unde

r sec

tion

177.

(7

) For

the

purp

oses

of s

ub-s

ectio

n (5

), th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay p

resc

ribe

diff

eren

t am

ount

s hav

ing

rega

rd to

the

perio

d of

del

ay o

n th

e pa

rt of

the

owne

r in

mak

ing

an a

pplic

atio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

).

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

202

48. N

o ob

ject

ion

cert

ifica

te.—

(1) T

he o

wne

r of a

m

otor

veh

icle

whe

n ap

plyi

ng fo

r the

ass

ignm

ent o

f a

new

regi

stra

tion

mar

k un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) of

sect

ion

47, o

r whe

re th

e tra

nsfe

r of a

mot

or v

ehic

le

is to

be

effe

cted

in a

Sta

te o

ther

than

the

Stat

e of

its

regi

stra

tion,

the

trans

fero

r of s

uch

vehi

cle

whe

n re

porti

ng th

e tra

nsfe

r und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of

sect

ion

50, s

hall

mak

e an

app

licat

ion

in su

ch fo

rm

and

in su

ch m

anne

r as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t to

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

by

whi

ch th

e ve

hicl

e w

as re

gist

ered

for t

he is

sue

of a

ce

rtific

ate

(her

eafte

r in

this

sect

ion

refe

rred

to a

s the

no

obj

ectio

n ce

rtific

ate)

, to

the

effe

ct th

at th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity h

as n

o ob

ject

ion

for a

ssig

ning

a

new

regi

stra

tion

mar

k to

the

vehi

cle

or, a

s the

cas

e m

ay b

e, fo

r ent

erin

g th

e pa

rticu

lars

of t

he tr

ansf

er o

f ow

ners

hip

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n.

(2) T

he re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity sh

all,

on re

ceip

t of

an a

pplic

atio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

), is

sue

a re

ceip

t in

such

form

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent.

(3) O

n re

ceip

t of a

n ap

plic

atio

n un

der s

ub-

sect

ion

(1),

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

may

, afte

r m

akin

g su

ch in

quiry

and

requ

iring

the

appl

ican

t to

com

ply

with

such

dire

ctio

ns a

s it d

eem

s fit

and

with

in th

irty

days

of t

he re

ceip

t the

reof

, by

orde

r in

En

tire

sect

ion

48 i

s de

lete

d. K

indl

y re

fer t

o se

ctio

n (4

7) a

s abo

ve.

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IEW

OF

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TOR

VEH

ICLE

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VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

203

writ

ing,

com

mun

icat

e to

the

appl

ican

t tha

t it h

as

gran

ted

or re

fuse

d to

gra

nt th

e no

obj

ectio

n ce

rtific

ate:

Pr

ovid

ed th

at a

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

shal

l not

re

fuse

to g

rant

the

no o

bjec

tion

certi

ficat

e un

less

it

has r

ecor

ded

in w

ritin

g th

e re

ason

s for

doi

ng so

and

a

copy

of t

he sa

me

has b

een

com

mun

icat

ed to

the

appl

ican

t. (4

) Whe

re w

ithin

a p

erio

d of

thirt

y da

ys re

ferr

ed

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(3),

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

doe

s no

t ref

use

to g

rant

the

no o

bjec

tion

certi

ficat

e or

do

es n

ot c

omm

unic

ate

the

refu

sal t

o th

e ap

plic

ant,

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

shal

l be

deem

ed to

hav

e gr

ante

d th

e no

obj

ectio

n ce

rtific

ate.

(5

) Bef

ore

gran

ting

of re

fusi

ng to

gra

nt th

e no

ob

ject

ion

certi

ficat

e, th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity sh

all

obta

in a

repo

rt in

writ

ing

from

the

polic

e th

at n

o ca

se re

latin

g to

the

thef

t of t

he m

otor

veh

icle

co

ncer

ned

has b

een

repo

rted

or is

pen

ding

, ver

ify

whe

ther

all

the

amou

nts d

ue to

Gov

ernm

ent

incl

udin

g ro

ad ta

x in

resp

ect o

f tha

t mot

or v

ehic

le

have

bee

n pa

id a

nd ta

ke in

to a

ccou

nt su

ch o

ther

fa

ctor

s as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent.

1[(6

) The

ow

ner o

f the

veh

icle

shal

l als

o in

form

at

the

earli

est,

in w

ritin

g, th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity

abou

t the

thef

t of h

is v

ehic

le to

geth

er w

ith th

e na

me

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OF

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TOR

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VA) 1

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nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

204

of th

e po

lice

stat

ion

whe

re th

e th

eft r

epor

t was

lo

dged

, and

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

shal

l tak

e in

to

acco

unt s

uch

repo

rt w

hile

dis

posi

ng o

f any

ap

plic

atio

n fo

r no

obje

ctio

n ce

rtific

atio

n,

regi

stra

tion,

tran

sfer

of o

wne

rshi

p or

issu

e of

du

plic

ate

regi

stra

tion

certi

ficat

e].

----

----

----

----

----

1.

Ins.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 1

3 (w

.e.f.

14-

11-

1994

). --

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--

49. C

hang

e of

res

iden

ce o

r pl

ace

of

busi

ness

.—(1

) If t

he o

wne

r of a

mot

or v

ehic

le

ceas

es to

resi

de o

r hav

e hi

s pla

ce o

f bus

ines

s at t

he

addr

ess r

ecor

ded

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n of

th

e ve

hicl

e, h

e sh

all,

with

in th

irty

days

of a

ny su

ch

chan

ge o

f add

ress

, int

imat

e in

such

form

ac

com

pani

ed b

y su

ch d

ocum

ents

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t, hi

s new

ad

dres

s, to

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

by

whi

ch th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n w

as is

sued

, or,

if th

e ne

w

addr

ess i

s with

in th

e ju

risdi

ctio

n of

ano

ther

re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity, t

o th

at o

ther

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

, and

shal

l at t

he sa

me

time

forw

ard

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

to th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity

or, a

s the

cas

e m

ay b

e, to

the

othe

r reg

iste

ring

auth

ority

in o

rder

that

the

new

add

ress

may

be

34. C

hang

e of

res

iden

ce o

r pl

ace

of b

usin

ess.

--(1

) If

the

reg

iste

red

owne

r of

a m

otor

veh

icle

ce

ases

to

resi

de a

t or

cha

nges

hi

s pl

ace

of

busi

ness

fr

om

the

addr

ess

reco

rded

in

th

e ce

rtific

ate

of r

egis

tratio

n of

the

vehi

cle,

he

shal

l, w

ithin

nin

ety

days

of a

ny s

uch

chan

ge o

f add

ress

, in

timat

e in

su

ch

form

ac

com

pani

ed

by

such

do

cum

ents

as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t, hi

s ne

w a

ddre

ss,

to t

he r

egis

terin

g au

thor

ity b

y w

hich

the

cer

tific

ate

of r

egis

tratio

n w

as i

ssue

d if

the

new

add

ress

is

with

in t

he

juris

dict

ion

of t

he r

egis

terin

g au

thor

ity o

r to

the

re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity w

ithin

who

se ju

risdi

ctio

n he

ha

s th

e re

side

nce

or p

lace

of

busi

ness

in

orde

r th

at th

e ne

w a

ddre

ss m

ay b

e en

tere

d th

erei

n.

Seria

l num

ber (

49) c

hang

ed to

(34)

. 34

(1):

Rew

orde

d. W

ords

“or

, as t

he

case

may

be,

to th

e ot

her r

egis

teri

ng

auth

ority

” ar

e re

mov

ed. P

erio

d ch

ange

d fr

om 3

0 da

ys to

90

days

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ICLE

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SEC

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ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

205

ente

red

ther

ein.

(2

) If t

he o

wne

r of a

mot

or v

ehic

le fa

ils to

in

timat

e hi

s new

add

ress

to th

e co

ncer

ned

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

with

in th

e pe

riod

spec

ified

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

), th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity m

ay, h

avin

g re

gard

to

the

circ

umst

ance

s of t

he c

ase,

requ

ire th

e ow

ner t

o pa

y, in

lieu

of a

ny a

ctio

n th

at m

ay b

e ta

ken

agai

nst

him

und

er se

ctio

n 17

7, su

ch a

mou

nt n

ot e

xcee

ding

on

e hu

ndre

d ru

pees

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (4

): Pr

ovid

ed th

at a

ctio

n un

der s

ectio

n 17

7 sh

all b

e ta

ken

agai

nst t

he o

wne

r whe

re h

e fa

ils to

pay

the

said

am

ount

. (3

) Whe

re a

per

son

has p

aid

the

amou

nt u

nder

su

b-se

ctio

n (2

), no

act

ion

shal

l be

take

n ag

ains

t him

un

der s

ectio

n 17

7.

(4) F

or th

e pu

rpos

es o

f sub

-sec

tion

(2),

a St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay p

resc

ribe

diff

eren

t am

ount

s hav

ing

rega

rd to

the

perio

d of

del

ay in

intim

atin

g hi

s new

ad

dres

s. (5

) On

rece

ipt o

f int

imat

ion

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1),

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

may

, afte

r mak

ing

such

ve

rific

atio

n as

it m

ay th

ink

fit, c

ause

the

new

add

ress

to

be

ente

red

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n.

(6) A

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

oth

er th

an th

e or

igin

al

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

mak

ing

any

such

ent

ry sh

all

(2

) On

rece

ipt o

f int

imat

ion

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1),

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

may

, afte

r mak

ing

such

ver

ifica

tion

as it

may

thin

k fit

, cau

se th

e ne

w a

ddre

ss to

be

ente

red

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion.

Exis

ting

49(2

) an

d pr

ovis

o th

ereu

nder

, 49

(3),

49(4

) an

d 49

(6)

are

dele

ted

as re

dund

ant.

34(2

): N

o ch

ange

in

49(5

), bu

t Sr

. N

o. h

as b

een

renu

mbe

red

as 2

. 49

(6):

In th

e m

odifi

ed s

chem

e of

the

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f MVA

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ion

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stifi

catio

n

206

com

mun

icat

e th

e al

tere

d ad

dres

s to

the

orig

inal

re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity.

(7

) Not

hing

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) sha

ll ap

ply

whe

re th

e ch

ange

of t

he a

ddre

ss re

cord

ed in

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n is

due

to a

tem

pora

ry a

bsen

ce n

ot

inte

nded

to e

xcee

d si

x m

onth

s in

dura

tion

or w

here

th

e m

otor

veh

icle

is n

eith

er u

sed

nor r

emov

ed fr

om

the

addr

ess r

ecor

ded

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n.

(3)

Not

hing

in s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) sh

all a

pply

whe

re

the

chan

ge o

f res

iden

ce o

r pla

ce o

f bus

ines

s do

es

not e

xcee

d th

ree

mon

ths

in d

urat

ion

or w

here

the

mot

or v

ehic

le i

s ne

ither

use

d no

r re

mov

ed f

rom

th

e ad

dres

s re

cord

ed

in

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n.

chap

ter

this

fun

ctio

n is

ent

rust

ed t

o th

e cu

rren

t reg

iste

ring

auth

ority

onl

y th

eref

ore

no

need

fo

r co

mm

unic

atio

n,

henc

e 49

(6

) de

lete

d.

34(3

): Sr

. No.

(7) i

s cha

nged

to (3

).

Sim

plifi

ed a

nd st

ream

lined

and

co

nsis

tent

with

oth

er p

rovi

sion

s.

50. T

rans

fer

of o

wne

rshi

p.—

(1) W

here

the

owne

rshi

p of

any

mot

or v

ehic

le re

gist

ered

und

er th

is

Cha

pter

is tr

ansf

erre

d,—

(a) t

he tr

ansf

eror

shal

l,—

(i) in

the

case

of a

veh

icle

regi

ster

ed w

ithin

the

sam

e St

ate,

with

in fo

urte

en d

ays o

f the

tran

sfer

, re

port

the

fact

of t

rans

fer,

in su

ch fo

rm w

ith su

ch

docu

men

ts a

nd in

such

man

ner,

as m

ay b

e p

resc

ribed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t to

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

with

in w

hose

juris

dict

ion

the

trans

fer i

s to

be e

ffec

ted

and

shal

l si

mul

tane

ousl

y se

nd a

cop

y of

the

said

repo

rt to

th

e tra

nsfe

ree;

and

35. T

rans

fer

of o

wne

rshi

p.—

(1) W

here

the

owne

rshi

p of

any

mot

or v

ehic

le re

gist

ered

und

er

this

Cha

pter

is tr

ansf

erre

d, th

e tra

nsfe

ree

shal

l, w

ithin

thirt

y da

ys o

f the

tran

sfer

, rep

ort t

he

trans

fer a

long

with

pro

of o

f an

agre

emen

t oc

casi

onin

g su

ch tr

ansf

er a

s pre

scrib

ed, t

o th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity w

ithin

who

se ju

risdi

ctio

n he

ha

s the

resi

denc

e or

pla

ce o

f bus

ines

s whe

re th

e ve

hicl

e is

nor

mal

ly k

ept,

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, a

nd

shal

l for

war

d th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n to

that

re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity to

geth

er w

ith th

e pr

escr

ibed

fe

e in

ord

er th

at p

artic

ular

s of t

he tr

ansf

er o

f ow

ners

hip

may

be

ente

red

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of

Seria

l num

ber (

50) c

hang

ed to

(35)

. 35

(1):

Item

s un

der (

a) u

nder

35(

1) is

D

elet

ed. C

laus

e (b

) is

sim

plifi

ed a

nd

conn

ecte

d w

ith su

bsec

tion

(1).

Pr

esen

t pr

oced

ure

resu

lts

in

dupl

icat

ion

of p

roce

dure

whi

ch h

as

been

mor

e pr

opos

ed t

o be

stre

am

lined

. Th

e tra

nsfe

ror

can

now

in

timat

e ev

en in

an

onlin

e m

anne

r.

The

time

for

repo

rting

ha

s be

en

mad

e th

irty

days

irr

espe

ctiv

e of

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catio

n

207

(ii)

in

the

case

of a

veh

icle

regi

ster

ed o

utsi

de

the

Stat

e, w

ithin

forty

-fiv

e da

ys o

f the

tran

sfer

, fo

rwar

d to

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

refe

rred

to in

su

b-cl

ause

(i)—

(A) t

he n

o ob

ject

ion

certi

ficat

e ob

tain

ed u

nder

se

ctio

n 48

; or

(B

) in

a ca

se w

here

no

such

cer

tific

ate

has b

een

obta

ined

,—

(I)

the

rece

ipt o

btai

ned

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(2) o

f sec

tion

48; o

r (I

I)

the

post

al a

ckno

wle

dgm

ent r

ecei

ved

by

the

trans

fere

e if

he h

as se

nt a

n ap

plic

atio

n in

th

is b

ehal

f by

regi

ster

ed p

ost

ackn

owle

dgm

ent d

ue to

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

refe

rred

to in

sect

ion

48, t

oget

her

with

a d

ecla

ratio

n th

at h

e ha

s not

rece

ived

an

y co

mm

unic

atio

n fr

om su

ch a

utho

rity

refu

sing

to g

rant

such

cer

tific

ate

or re

quiri

ng

him

to c

ompl

y w

ith a

ny d

irect

ion

subj

ect t

o w

hich

such

cer

tific

ate

may

be

gran

ted;

(b) t

he tr

ansf

eree

shal

l, w

ithin

thirt

y da

ys o

f the

tra

nsfe

r, re

port

the

trans

fer t

o th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity w

ithin

who

se ju

risdi

ctio

n he

has

the

resi

denc

e or

pla

ce o

f bus

ines

s whe

re th

e ve

hicl

e is

no

rmal

ly k

ept,

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, a

nd sh

all f

orw

ard

regi

stra

tion.

Pr

ovid

ed a

n ac

know

ledg

emen

t re

ceip

t sh

all

be

give

n to

app

lican

t in

suc

h m

anne

r as

may

be

pres

crib

ed.

whe

ther

tran

sfer

is w

ithin

or

outs

ide

the

stat

e.

The

requ

irem

ent

of

no

obje

ctio

n de

lete

d co

nseq

uent

to

de

letio

n of

sect

ion

48. T

he p

roce

dure

of

cha

nge

in R

.C b

ook

on a

ccou

nt o

f tra

nsfe

r of

ow

ners

hip

is

chan

ged.

Th

eref

ore,

sig

nific

ant

chan

ges

have

be

en m

ade

in th

e se

ctio

n.

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f MVA

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ion

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emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

208

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

to th

at re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity to

geth

er w

ith th

e pr

escr

ibed

fee

and

a co

py

of th

e re

port

rece

ived

by

him

from

the

trans

fero

r in

orde

r tha

t par

ticul

ars o

f the

tran

sfer

of o

wne

rshi

p m

ay b

e en

tere

d in

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion.

(2) W

here

—

(a)

the

per

son

in w

hose

nam

e a

mot

or v

ehic

le

stan

ds re

gist

ered

die

s, or

(b

) a

mot

or v

ehic

le h

as b

een

purc

hase

d or

acq

uire

d at

a p

ublic

auc

tion

cond

ucte

d by

, or o

n be

half

of,

Gov

ernm

ent,

the

pers

on su

ccee

ding

to th

e po

sses

sion

of t

he

vehi

cle

or, a

s the

cas

e m

ay b

e, w

ho h

as p

urch

ased

or

acqu

ired

the

mot

or v

ehic

le, s

hall

mak

e an

ap

plic

atio

n fo

r the

pur

pose

of t

rans

ferr

ing

the

owne

rshi

p of

the

vehi

cle

in h

is n

ame,

to th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity in

who

se ju

risdi

ctio

n he

has

the

resi

denc

e or

pla

ce o

f bus

ines

s whe

re th

e ve

hicl

e is

no

rmal

ly k

ept,

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, in

such

man

ner,

acco

mpa

nied

with

such

fee,

and

with

in su

ch p

erio

d as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

(3

) If t

he tr

ansf

eror

or t

he tr

ansf

eree

fails

to re

port

to

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

the

fact

of t

rans

fer w

ithin

th

e pe

riod

spec

ified

in c

laus

e (a

) or c

laus

e (b

) of

35(2

): N

o ch

ange

in su

bsec

tion

(2)

Exis

ting

50(3

), 50

(4)

and

50(5

) ar

e re

dund

ant,

dele

ted.

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ion

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stifi

catio

n

209

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, o

r if t

he p

erso

n w

ho is

requ

ired

to m

ake

an a

pplic

atio

n un

der s

ub-

sect

ion

(2) (

here

afte

r in

this

sect

ion

refe

rred

to a

s the

ot

her p

erso

n) fa

ils to

mak

e su

ch a

pplic

atio

n w

ithin

th

e pe

riod

pres

crib

ed, t

he re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity m

ay,

havi

ng re

gard

to th

e ci

rcum

stan

ces o

f the

cas

e,

requ

ire th

e tra

nsfe

ror o

r the

tran

sfer

ee, o

r the

oth

er

pers

on, a

s the

cas

e m

ay b

e, to

pay

, in

lieu

of a

ny

actio

n th

at m

ay b

e ta

ken

agai

nst h

im u

nder

sect

ion

177

such

am

ount

not

exc

eedi

ng o

ne h

undr

ed ru

pees

as

may

be

pres

crib

ed u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(5):

Pr

ovid

ed th

at a

ctio

n un

der s

ectio

n 17

7 sh

all b

e ta

ken

agai

nst t

he tr

ansf

eror

or t

he tr

ansf

eree

or t

he o

ther

pe

rson

, as t

he c

ase

may

be,

whe

re h

e fa

ils to

pay

the

said

am

ount

. (4

) Whe

re a

per

son

has p

aid

the

amou

nt u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(3),

no a

ctio

n sh

all b

e ta

ken

agai

nst h

im

unde

r sec

tion

177.

(5

) For

the

purp

oses

of s

ub-s

ectio

n (3

), a

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

pre

scrib

e di

ffer

ent a

mou

nts h

avin

g re

gard

to th

e pe

riod

of d

elay

on

the

part

of th

e tra

nsfe

ror o

r the

tran

sfer

ee in

repo

rting

the

fact

of

trans

fer o

f ow

ners

hip

of th

e m

otor

veh

icle

or o

f the

ot

her p

erso

n in

mak

ing

the

appl

icat

ion

unde

r sub

-se

ctio

n (2

).

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f MVA

Expe

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catio

n

210

(6) O

n re

ceip

t of a

repo

rt un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

), or

an

appl

icat

ion

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(2),

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

may

cau

se th

e tra

nsfe

r of

owne

rshi

p to

be

ente

red

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion.

(7) A

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

mak

ing

any

such

ent

ry

shal

l com

mun

icat

e th

e tra

nsfe

r of o

wne

rshi

p to

the

trans

fero

r and

to th

e or

igin

al re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity, i

f it

is n

ot th

e or

igin

al re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity.

(3

) On

rece

ipt o

f a re

port

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1),

or a

n ap

plic

atio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (2

), th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity m

ay c

ause

the

trans

fer o

f ow

ners

hip

to b

e en

tere

d in

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n.

(4) A

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

mak

ing

any

such

ent

ry

shal

l co

mm

unic

ate

the

trans

fer

of o

wne

rshi

p to

th

e tra

nsfe

ror

35(6

): Sr

. N

o is

cha

nged

; ho

wev

er

no c

hang

e in

text

. 35

(4):

Sr. N

o (7

) has

bee

n ch

ange

d to

(4).

Intim

atio

n to

the

orig

inal

re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity h

as b

een

dele

ted.

With

the

trans

fer b

eing

don

e by

the

curr

ent a

utho

rity

prov

isio

n is

no

t req

uire

d

51. S

peci

al p

rovi

sion

s reg

ardi

ng m

otor

ve

hicl

e su

bjec

t to

hire

-pur

chas

e ag

reem

ent,

etc.

—

36. S

peci

al p

rovi

sion

s re

gard

ing

mot

or v

ehic

le

subj

ect t

o hi

re-p

urch

ase

agre

emen

t, et

c.-

Def

initi

ons f

or th

e pu

rpos

e of

this

sect

ion:

a.

fin

anci

er:

a pe

rson

re

gist

ered

un

der

the

Ban

king

Reg

ulat

ion

Act

, 191

1 or

regi

ster

ed a

s the

N

on-B

anki

ng F

inan

ce C

ompa

ny (

NB

FC)

with

th

e R

BI

and

also

reg

iste

red

with

the

pre

scrib

ed

auth

ority

in

a

stat

e as

de

cide

d by

th

e st

ate

gove

rnm

ent

for

this

pur

pose

and

with

who

m a

n ow

ner

of

mot

or

vehi

cle

has

ente

red

into

an

ag

reem

ent

b. a

gree

men

t :

an a

gree

men

t fo

r h

ypot

heca

tion,

le

ase

or h

ire-p

urch

ase

unde

r the

app

ropr

iate

law

Sr. N

o is

cha

nged

. Si

gnifi

cant

cha

nges

hav

e be

en m

ade

in th

e se

ctio

n. N

ew p

rovi

sion

re

gard

ing

defin

ition

of f

inan

cier

, ag

reem

ent,

certi

ficat

e, a

nd

appr

opria

te a

utho

rity

has b

een

intro

duce

d. T

he d

efin

ition

of

finan

cier

is re

stric

ted

to b

anks

and

N

BFC

s.

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Ex

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f MVA

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gest

ion

R

emar

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stifi

catio

n

211

(1

) Whe

re a

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r reg

istra

tion

of a

mot

or

vehi

cle

whi

ch is

hel

d un

der a

hire

-pur

chas

e, le

ase

or

hypo

thec

atio

n ag

reem

ent (

here

afte

r in

this

sect

ion

refe

rred

to a

s the

said

agr

eem

ent)

is m

ade,

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

shal

l mak

e an

ent

ry in

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

rega

rdin

g th

e ex

iste

nce

of

the

said

agr

eem

ent.

(2) W

here

the

owne

rshi

p of

any

mot

or v

ehic

le

regi

ster

ed u

nder

this

Cha

pter

is tr

ansf

erre

d an

d th

e tra

nsfe

ree

ente

rs in

to th

e sa

id a

gree

men

t with

any

pe

rson

, the

1[la

st re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity] s

hall,

on

rece

ipt o

f an

appl

icat

ion

in su

ch fo

rm a

s the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay p

resc

ribe

from

the

parti

es to

the

said

agr

eem

ent,

mak

e an

ent

ry a

s to

the

exis

tenc

e of

th

e sa

id a

gree

men

t in

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

c. c

ertif

icat

e: a

no

obje

ctio

n ce

rtific

ate

issu

ed b

y a

finan

cier

d.

ap

prop

riate

au

thor

ity:

for

the

purp

ose

of

subs

ectio

n (6

), (8

) an

d (9

); “a

ppro

pria

te

auth

ority

” in

rel

atio

n to

any

per

mit,

mea

ns t

he

auth

ority

whi

ch i

s au

thor

ised

un

der

this

Act

to

rene

w s

uch

perm

it an

d, in

rel

atio

n to

reg

istra

tion

mea

ns t

he a

utho

rity

whi

ch i

s au

thor

ised

und

er

this

Act

to is

sue

a c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion.

(1

) W

here

an

appl

icat

ion

for

regi

stra

tion

of a

m

otor

veh

icle

whi

ch is

hel

d un

der

an a

gree

men

t is

mad

e in

suc

h fo

rm a

s th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent

may

pr

escr

ibe

from

th

e pa

rties

to

th

e sa

id

agre

emen

t, th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity sh

all m

ake

an

entry

in

the

certi

ficat

e of

reg

istra

tion

rega

rdin

g th

e ex

iste

nce

of th

e sa

id a

gree

men

t.

(2)

Whe

re t

he o

wne

rshi

p of

any

mot

or v

ehic

le

regi

ster

ed u

nder

thi

s C

hapt

er i

s tra

nsfe

rred

and

th

e tra

nsfe

ree

ente

rs in

to th

e sa

id a

gree

men

t with

a

finan

cier

, th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity s

hall,

on

rece

ipt

of a

n ap

plic

atio

n fr

om t

he p

artie

s to

the

sa

id a

gree

men

t, m

ake

an e

ntry

as

to th

e ex

iste

nce

of

the

said

ag

reem

ent

in

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n.

36(1

): R

edun

dant

wor

ds “

hire

-pu

rcha

se, l

ease

or h

ypot

heca

tion

agre

emen

t (he

reaf

ter i

n th

is se

ctio

n re

ferr

ed to

as t

he sa

id”

is re

mov

ed

to si

mpl

ify th

e la

ngua

ge o

f sec

tion.

36

(2):

Con

sequ

entia

l cha

nges

due

to

the

new

def

initi

on o

f “fin

anci

er.”

N

o in

timat

ion

to p

revi

ous a

utho

rity.

Th

is se

ctio

n pr

ovid

es fo

r a w

ork

whi

ch is

not

a p

rimar

y ac

tivity

of t

he

trans

port

depa

rtmen

t mai

nly

in o

rder

to

enc

oura

ge v

ehic

le fi

nanc

ing.

H

owev

er, i

t is s

ugge

sted

that

a fe

e

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Ex

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xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

212

2[an

d an

intim

atio

n in

this

rega

rd sh

all b

e se

nt to

the

orig

inal

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

if th

e la

st re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity is

not

the

orig

inal

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

].

(3) A

ny e

ntry

mad

e un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) or s

ub-

sect

ion

(2),

may

be

canc

elle

d by

the

1[la

st

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

] on

proo

f of t

he te

rmin

atio

n of

th

e sa

id a

gree

men

t by

the

parti

es c

once

rned

on

an

appl

icat

ion

bein

g m

ade

in su

ch fo

rm a

s the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay p

resc

ribe

2[an

d an

intim

atio

n in

th

is b

ehal

f sha

ll be

sent

to th

e or

igin

al re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity if

the

last

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

is n

ot th

e or

igin

al re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity].

(4

) No

entry

rega

rdin

g th

e tra

nsfe

r of o

wne

rshi

p of

any

mot

or v

ehic

le w

hich

is h

eld

unde

r the

said

ag

reem

ent s

hall

be m

ade

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion

exce

pt w

ith th

e w

ritte

n co

nsen

t of t

he

(2a)

An

appl

icat

ion

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

1 or

2 s

hall

be m

ade

in s

uch

form

as

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t m

ay

pres

crib

e fr

om

the

parti

es

to

the

said

ag

reem

ent a

nd s

hall

be a

ccom

pani

ed b

y su

ch f

ee

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

. Pr

ovid

ed th

at d

iffer

ent f

ee m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

for

di

ffer

ent c

ateg

ory

of v

ehic

les.

(3) A

ny e

ntry

mad

e un

der s

ubse

ctio

n (1

) or

subs

ectio

n (2

) may

be

canc

elle

d by

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

on

proo

f of t

he te

rmin

atio

n of

the

said

ag

reem

ent b

y th

e pa

rties

con

cern

ed o

n an

ap

plic

atio

n be

ing

mad

e in

such

form

as t

he

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

pre

scrib

e.

(4)

No

entry

reg

ardi

ng th

e tra

nsfe

r of

ow

ners

hip

of a

ny m

otor

veh

icle

whi

ch is

hel

d un

der t

he s

aid

agre

emen

t sh

all

be m

ade

in t

he c

ertif

icat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n ex

cept

w

ith

the

cons

ent

of

the

shou

ld b

e le

vied

for t

he se

rvic

e. It

is

reco

mm

ende

d th

at th

e fe

e sh

ould

not

ex

ceed

Rs.

fifte

en th

ousa

nd.

N

ew P

rovi

so (2

a) is

inse

rted.

36

(3):

No

intim

atio

n to

pre

viou

s au

thor

ity. S

impl

ified

and

st

ream

lined

. 36

(4):

Rew

orde

d an

d C

onse

quen

tial

chan

ges o

n ac

coun

t of d

efin

ition

.

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ISE

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Ex

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g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

213

pers

on w

hose

nam

e ha

s bee

n sp

ecifi

ed in

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

as th

e pe

rson

with

who

m

the

regi

ster

ed o

wne

r has

ent

ered

into

the

said

ag

reem

ent.

(5) W

here

the

pers

on w

hose

nam

e ha

s bee

n sp

ecifi

ed in

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

as th

e pe

rson

with

who

m th

e re

gist

ered

ow

ner h

as e

nter

ed

into

the

said

agr

eem

ent,

satis

fies t

he re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity th

at h

e ha

s tak

en p

osse

ssio

n of

the

vehi

cle

3[fr

om th

e re

gist

ered

ow

ner]

ow

ing

to th

e de

faul

t of

the

regi

ster

ed o

wne

r und

er th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

he sa

id

agre

emen

t and

that

the

regi

ster

ed o

wne

r ref

uses

to

deliv

er th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n or

has

ab

scon

ded,

such

aut

horit

y m

ay, a

fter g

ivin

g th

e re

gist

ered

ow

ner a

n op

portu

nity

to m

ake

such

re

pres

enta

tion

as h

e m

ay w

ish

to m

ake

(by

send

ing

to h

im a

not

ice

by re

gist

ered

pos

t ack

now

ledg

men

t du

e at

his

add

ress

ent

ered

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion)

and

not

with

stan

ding

that

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

is n

ot p

rodu

ced

befo

re it

, can

cel t

he

certi

ficat

e an

d is

sue

a fr

esh

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

in th

e na

me

of th

e pe

rson

with

who

m th

e re

gist

ered

ow

ner h

as e

nter

ed in

to th

e sa

id a

gree

men

t: Pr

ovid

ed th

at a

fres

h ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n sh

all n

ot b

e is

sued

in re

spec

t of a

mot

or v

ehic

le,

finan

cier

in su

ch m

anne

r as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

. (5

) W

here

the

fin

anci

er,

satis

fies

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

tha

t he

has

tak

en p

osse

ssio

n of

the

ve

hicl

e fr

om t

he r

egis

tere

d ow

ner

ow

ing

to t

he

defa

ult

of

the

regi

ster

ed

owne

r un

der

the

prov

isio

ns o

f th

e sa

id a

gree

men

t an

d th

at t

he

regi

ster

ed o

wne

r re

fuse

s to

del

iver

the

certi

ficat

e of

reg

istra

tion

or h

as a

bsco

nded

, su

ch a

utho

rity

may

, af

ter

givi

ng

the

regi

ster

ed

owne

r an

op

portu

nity

th

roug

h a

notic

e gi

ven

in

such

m

anne

r as

pres

crib

ed to

mak

e su

ch re

pres

enta

tion

as h

e m

ay w

ish

to m

ake

can

cel t

he c

ertif

icat

e an

d is

sue

a fr

esh

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

in th

e na

me

of th

e fi

nanc

ier.

36(5

): Si

mpl

ified

and

stre

amlin

ed.

M

anne

r of

not

ice

chan

ged

from

act

to

rule

s and

Con

sequ

entia

l cha

nges

. N

o ch

ange

in P

rovi

so.

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IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

214

unle

ss su

ch p

erso

n pa

ys th

e pr

escr

ibed

fee:

Pr

ovid

ed fu

rther

that

a fr

esh

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n is

sued

in re

spec

t of a

mot

or v

ehic

le,

othe

r tha

n a

trans

port

vehi

cle,

shal

l be

valid

onl

y fo

r th

e re

mai

ning

per

iod

for w

hich

the

certi

ficat

e ca

ncel

led

unde

r thi

s sub

-sec

tion

wou

ld h

ave

been

in

forc

e. (6) T

he re

gist

ered

ow

ner s

hall,

bef

ore

appl

ying

to

the

appr

opria

te a

utho

rity,

for t

he re

new

al o

f a

perm

it un

der s

ectio

n 81

or f

or th

e is

sue

of d

uplic

ate

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(14)

of

sect

ion

41, o

r for

the

assi

gnm

ent o

f a n

ew

regi

stra

tion

mar

k 4[

unde

r sec

tion

47, o

r rem

oval

of

the

vehi

cle

to a

noth

er S

tate

, or a

t the

tim

e of

co

nver

sion

of t

he v

ehic

le fr

om o

ne c

lass

to a

noth

er,

or fo

r iss

ue o

f no

obje

ctio

n ce

rtific

ate

unde

r sec

tion

48, o

r for

cha

nge

of re

side

nce

or p

lace

of b

usin

ess

unde

r sec

tion

49, o

r for

the

alte

ratio

n of

the

vehi

cle

unde

r sec

tion

52, m

ake

an a

pplic

atio

n] to

the

pers

on

with

who

m th

e re

gist

ered

ow

ner h

as e

nter

ed in

to th

e sa

id a

gree

men

t, (s

uch

pers

on b

eing

her

eafte

r in

this

se

ctio

n re

ferr

ed to

as t

he fi

nanc

ier)

for t

he is

sue

of a

no

obj

ectio

n ce

rtific

ate

(her

eafte

r in

this

sect

ion

refe

rred

to a

s the

cer

tific

ate)

. Ex

plan

atio

n.—

For t

he p

urpo

ses o

f thi

s sub

-se

ctio

n an

d su

b-se

ctio

ns (8

) and

(9),

“app

ropr

iate

(6)

The

regi

ster

ed o

wne

r sh

all,

whi

le a

pply

ing

to

the

appr

opria

te a

utho

rity,

for

the

ren

ewal

of

a pe

rmit

unde

r se

ctio

n 61

or

fo

r th

e is

sue

of

dupl

icat

e ce

rtific

ate

of r

egis

tratio

n un

der

sect

ion

29,

or a

t th

e tim

e of

con

vers

ion

of t

he v

ehic

le

from

one

cat

egor

y to

ano

ther

, or

for

cha

nge

of

resi

denc

e or

pla

ce o

f bu

sine

ss u

nder

sec

tion

34,

or f

or t

he a

ltera

tion

of t

he v

ehic

le u

nder

sec

tion

37, a

lso

mak

e an

app

licat

ion

to th

e fin

anci

er f

or

the

certi

ficat

e in

su

ch

man

ner

as

may

be

pr

escr

ibed

.

36(6

): C

onse

quen

tial

chan

ge

on

acco

unt o

f del

etio

n of

sec

tion

47 a

nd

48.

Expl

anat

ion

dele

ted

and

defin

ition

of

“app

ropr

iate

aut

horit

y” in

trodu

ced.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

215

auth

ority

” in

rela

tion

to a

ny p

erm

it, m

eans

the

auth

ority

whi

ch is

aut

horis

ed b

y th

is A

ct to

rene

w

such

per

mit

and,

in re

latio

n to

regi

stra

tion

mea

ns th

e au

thor

ity w

hich

is a

utho

rised

by

this

Act

to is

sue

dupl

icat

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n or

to a

ssig

n a

new

re

gist

ratio

n m

ark.

(7

) With

in se

ven

days

of t

he re

ceip

t of a

n ap

plic

atio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (6

) the

fina

ncie

r may

is

sue,

or r

efus

e, fo

r rea

sons

whi

ch sh

all b

e re

cord

ed

in w

ritin

g co

mm

unic

ated

to th

e ap

plic

ant,

to is

sue,

th

e ce

rtific

ate

appl

ied

for,

and

whe

re th

e fin

anci

er

fails

to is

sue

the

certi

ficat

e an

d al

so fa

ils to

co

mm

unic

ate

the

reas

ons f

or re

fusa

l to

issu

e th

e ce

rtific

ate

to th

e ap

plic

ant w

ithin

the

said

per

iod

of

seve

n da

ys, t

he c

ertif

icat

e ap

plie

d fo

r sha

ll be

de

emed

to h

ave

been

issu

ed b

y th

e fin

anci

er.

(8) T

he re

gist

ered

ow

ner s

hall,

whi

le a

pply

ing

to

the

appr

opria

te a

utho

rity

for t

he re

new

al o

f any

pe

rmit

unde

r sec

tion

81, o

r for

the

issu

e of

a

dupl

icat

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

4) o

f sec

tion

41, o

r whi

le a

pply

ing

for a

ssig

nmen

t of

a n

ew re

gist

ratio

n m

ark

unde

r sec

tion

47, s

ubm

it w

ith su

ch a

pplic

atio

n th

e ce

rtific

ate,

if a

ny, o

btai

ned

(7)

With

in

seve

n da

ys

of

the

rece

ipt

of

an

appl

icat

ion

unde

r su

b-se

ctio

n (6

), th

e fin

anci

er

may

iss

ue,

or r

efus

e, f

or r

easo

ns r

ecor

ded

in

writ

ing

and

com

mun

icat

ed

to

the

appr

opria

te

auth

ority

to

issu

e th

e ce

rtific

ate

appl

ied

for,

and

whe

re t

he f

inan

cier

fai

ls t

o is

sue

the

certi

ficat

e an

d al

so f

ails

to

com

mun

icat

e th

e re

ason

s fo

r re

fusa

l to

iss

ue t

he c

ertif

icat

e to

the

app

ropr

iate

au

thor

ity w

ithin

the

said

per

iod

of se

ven

days

, the

ce

rtific

ate

appl

ied

for

shal

l be

dee

med

to

have

be

en is

sued

by

the

finan

cier

.

36(7

): In

timat

ion

sent

to a

ppro

pria

te

auth

ority

inst

ead

of a

pplic

ant a

nd

stre

amlin

ed th

e pr

oces

s. 36

(8):

Del

eted

. Con

sequ

ent c

hang

e m

ade

in su

b-se

ctio

n (7

).

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IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

216

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(7) o

r, w

here

no

such

cer

tific

ate

has b

een

obta

ined

, the

com

mun

icat

ion

rece

ived

from

th

e fin

anci

er u

nder

that

sub-

sect

ion,

or,

as th

e ca

se

may

be,

a d

ecla

ratio

n th

at h

e ha

s not

rece

ived

any

co

mm

unic

atio

n fr

om th

e fin

anci

er w

ithin

the

perio

d of

seve

n da

ys sp

ecifi

ed in

that

sub-

sect

ion.

(9) O

n re

ceip

t of a

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r the

rene

wal

of

any

perm

it or

for t

he is

sue

of d

uplic

ate

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n or

for a

ssig

nmen

t of a

new

regi

stra

tion

mar

k in

resp

ect o

f a v

ehic

le w

hich

is h

eld

unde

r the

sa

id a

gree

men

t, th

e ap

prop

riate

aut

horit

y m

ay,

subj

ect t

o th

e ot

her p

rovi

sion

s of t

his A

ct,—

(a

) i

n a

case

whe

re th

e fin

anci

er h

as re

fuse

d to

is

sue

the

certi

ficat

e ap

plie

d fo

r, af

ter g

ivin

g th

e ap

plic

ant a

n op

portu

nity

of b

eing

hea

rd, e

ither

—

(i)

rene

w o

r ref

use

to re

new

the

perm

it, o

r (ii

) i

ssue

or r

efus

e to

issu

e th

e du

plic

ate

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion,

or

(iii)

as

sign

or r

efus

e to

ass

ign

a ne

w

regi

stra

tion

mar

k;

(b)

in

any

othe

r cas

e,—

(i)

re

new

the

perm

it, o

r (ii

) i

ssue

dup

licat

e ce

rtific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion,

or

(8) O

n re

ceip

t of a

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r the

rene

wal

of

any

perm

it or

for t

he is

sue

of d

uplic

ate

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

or fo

r ass

ignm

ent o

f a n

ew

regi

stra

tion

mar

k in

resp

ect o

f a v

ehic

le w

hich

is

held

und

er th

e sa

id a

gree

men

t, th

e ap

prop

riate

au

thor

ity m

ay, s

ubje

ct to

the

othe

r pro

visi

ons o

f th

is A

ct,—

(a

) i

n a

case

whe

re th

e fin

anci

er h

as re

fuse

d to

issu

e th

e ce

rtific

ate

appl

ied

for,

afte

r gi

ving

the

appl

ican

t an

oppo

rtuni

ty o

f bei

ng

hear

d, e

ither

—

(i)

rene

w o

r ref

use

to re

new

the

perm

it,

or

(ii)

iss

ue o

r ref

use

to is

sue

the

dupl

icat

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n, o

r (ii

i)

assi

gn o

r ref

use

to a

ssig

n a

new

re

gist

ratio

n m

ark;

Sr. N

o. o

f exi

stin

g su

b-se

ctio

n (9

) is

chan

ged

to (8

) and

the

sam

e ch

ange

in

als

o fo

r sub

sequ

ent s

ubse

ctio

n. N

o ch

ange

in th

e te

xt.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

217

(iii)

as

sign

a n

ew re

gist

ratio

n m

ark.

(10)

A re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity m

akin

g an

ent

ry in

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

rega

rdin

g—

(a)

hire

-pur

chas

e, le

ase

or h

ypot

heca

tion

agre

emen

t of a

mot

or v

ehic

le, o

r (b

) t

he c

ance

llatio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (3

) of

an e

ntry

, or

(c)

rec

ordi

ng tr

ansf

er o

f ow

ners

hip

of m

otor

ve

hicl

e, o

r (d

) a

ny a

ltera

tion

in a

mot

or v

ehic

le, o

r (e

) s

uspe

nsio

n or

can

cella

tion

of re

gist

ratio

n of

a m

otor

veh

icle

, or

(f)

cha

nge

of a

ddre

ss,

shal

l com

mun

icat

e 5[

by re

gist

ered

pos

t ac

know

ledg

men

t due

] to

the

finan

cier

that

such

en

try h

as b

een

mad

e.

6[

(11)

A re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity re

gist

erin

g th

e ne

w

vehi

cle,

or i

ssui

ng th

e du

plic

ate

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n or

a n

o ob

ject

ion

certi

ficat

e or

a

(b)

in

any

othe

r cas

e,—

(i)

re

new

the

perm

it, o

r (ii

) i

ssue

dup

licat

e ce

rtific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion,

or

(iii)

as

sign

a n

ew re

gist

ratio

n m

ark.

(9

) A re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity m

akin

g an

ent

ry in

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

rega

rdin

g-

(a)

hire

-pur

chas

e,

leas

e or

hy

poth

ecat

ion

agre

emen

t of a

mot

or v

ehic

le, o

r (b

) th

e ca

ncel

latio

n un

der

sub-

sect

ion

(3)

of a

n en

try, o

r (c

) re

cord

ing

trans

fer

of o

wne

rshi

p of

mot

or

vehi

cle,

or

(d) a

ny a

ltera

tion

in a

mot

or v

ehic

le, o

r (e

) su

spen

sion

or

canc

ella

tion

of r

egis

tratio

n of

a

mot

or v

ehic

le, o

r (f

) ch

ange

of

addr

ess,

shal

l co

mm

unic

ate

to t

he

finan

cier

tha

t su

ch e

ntry

has

bee

n m

ade

in s

uch

man

ner a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed.

(10)

A r

egis

terin

g au

thor

ity r

egis

terin

g th

e ne

w

36(9

): Th

e m

anne

r of

com

mun

icat

ion

shift

ed fr

om a

ct to

ru

les.

Wor

ds “

by re

gist

ered

pos

t ac

know

ledg

emen

t due

” ar

e re

mov

ed.

36(1

0): P

rovi

sion

rega

rdin

g no

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IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

218

tem

pora

ry c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion,

or i

ssui

ng o

r re

new

ing,

a fi

tnes

s cer

tific

ate

or su

bstit

utin

g en

tries

re

latin

g to

ano

ther

mot

or v

ehic

le in

the

perm

it, sh

all

intim

ate

the

finan

cier

of s

uch

trans

actio

n.

(1

2) T

he re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity w

here

it is

not

the

orig

inal

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

, whe

n m

akin

g en

try

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) o

r sub

-sec

tion

(2),

or

canc

ellin

g th

e sa

id e

ntry

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (3

) or

issu

ing

the

fres

h ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n un

der s

ub-

sect

ion

(5) s

hall

com

mun

icat

e th

e sa

me

to th

e or

igin

al re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity.]

--

----

----

----

----

----

---

1

. S

ubs.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 1

4, fo

r “or

igin

al

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

” (w

.e.f.

14-

11-1

994)

.

2.

Add

ed b

y A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 1

4 (w

.e.f.

14-

11-1

994)

.

3.

Ins.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 1

4 (w

.e.f.

14-

11-

1994

).

4.

Sub

s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

14,

for “

unde

r se

ctio

n 47

, mak

e an

app

licat

ion”

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-19

94).

5

. In

s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

14

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-19

94).

6

. S

ubs.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c 14

, for

sub-

vehi

cle,

or

issu

ing

the

dupl

icat

e ce

rtific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion

or

a te

mpo

rary

ce

rtific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion,

or

issu

ing

or r

enew

ing,

a f

itnes

s ce

rtific

ate

or

subs

titut

ing

entri

es

rela

ting

to

anot

her m

otor

veh

icle

in th

e pe

rmit,

shal

l int

imat

e th

e fin

anci

er o

f suc

h tra

nsac

tion.

obje

ctio

n ce

rtific

ate

rem

oved

. C

onse

quen

tial c

hang

es

51(1

2): D

elet

ed. T

he c

urre

nt

auth

ority

is re

spon

sibl

e to

mak

e al

l ch

ange

s the

refo

re, n

o ne

ed fo

r in

timat

ion.

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(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4).

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52. A

ltera

tion

in m

otor

veh

icle

.—(1

) No

owne

r of

a m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l so

alte

r the

veh

icle

that

the

parti

cula

rs c

onta

ined

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n ar

e at

var

ianc

e w

ith th

ose

orig

inal

ly sp

ecifi

ed b

y th

e m

anuf

actu

rer:

Pr

ovid

ed th

at w

here

the

owne

r of a

mot

or

vehi

cle

mak

es m

odifi

catio

n of

the

engi

ne, o

r any

pa

rt th

ereo

f, of

a v

ehic

le fo

r fac

ilita

ting

its o

pera

tion

by d

iffer

ent t

ype

of fu

el o

r sou

rce

of e

nerg

y in

clud

ing

batte

ry, c

ompr

esse

d na

tura

l gas

, sol

ar

pow

er, l

iqui

d pe

trole

um g

as o

r any

oth

er fu

el o

r so

urce

of e

nerg

y, b

y fit

men

t of a

con

vers

ion

kit,

such

mod

ifica

tion

shal

l be

carr

ied

out s

ubje

ct to

such

co

nditi

ons a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed:

37. A

ltera

tion

in m

otor

veh

icle

. - (

1) N

o ow

ner

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le s

hall

so a

lter

the

vehi

cle

that

th

e pa

rticu

lars

con

tain

ed i

n th

e ce

rtific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion

chan

ge.

Prov

ided

that

cha

ngin

g th

e co

lour

of

the

vehi

cle

shal

l not

be

cons

ider

ed a

s al

tera

tion

to th

e m

otor

ve

hicl

e.

Prov

ided

that

whe

re th

e ow

ner o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

m

akes

mod

ifica

tion

of t

he e

ngin

e, o

r an

y pa

rt th

ereo

f of

a v

ehic

le f

or f

acili

tatin

g its

ope

ratio

n by

diff

eren

t ty

pe o

f fu

el o

r so

urce

of

ener

gy

incl

udin

g ba

ttery

, co

mpr

esse

d na

tura

l ga

s, so

lar

pow

er, h

ybrid

, liq

uid

petro

leum

gas

or

any

othe

r fu

el

or

sour

ce

of

ener

gy,

by

fitm

ent

of

a co

nver

sion

kit,

or

mod

ifica

tion

and

such

fitm

ent

or m

odifi

catio

n sh

all

be c

arrie

d ou

t su

bjec

t to

su

ch c

ondi

tions

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

. Pr

ovid

ed

furth

er

that

an

ow

ner

may

ch

ange

en

gine

or

chas

sis

of v

ehic

le i

f pr

ocur

ed f

rom

sa

me

man

ufac

ture

r an

d is

of

sam

e m

ake

subj

ect

Sr. N

o is

cha

nged

. 37

(1):

Lang

uage

sim

plifi

ed.

Col

our o

f veh

icle

may

be

allo

wed

to

be c

hang

ed.

New

pro

viso

has

bee

n ad

ded

to a

llow

ch

ange

of e

ngin

e or

cha

ssis

from

the

sam

e m

anuf

actu

rer.

Prov

isio

n ap

plie

d fo

r all

parti

cula

rs e

xcep

t for

“c

olou

r”.

Prov

iso

of 3

7(1)

: Pro

visi

on fo

r “h

ybrid

” in

trodu

ced.

N

ew p

rovi

so in

trodu

ced

to a

llow

ch

ange

in e

ngin

e or

cha

ssis

from

the

sam

e m

anuf

actu

rer.

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Prov

ided

furth

er th

at th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent

may

pre

scrib

e sp

ecifi

catio

ns, c

ondi

tions

for

appr

oval

, ret

rofit

men

t and

oth

er re

late

d m

atte

rs fo

r su

ch c

onve

rsio

n ki

ts:

Prov

ided

als

o th

at th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay

gran

t exe

mpt

ion

for a

ltera

tion

of v

ehic

les i

n a

man

ner o

ther

than

spec

ified

abo

ve, f

or a

ny sp

ecifi

c pu

rpos

e.

(2) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

a St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, aut

horis

e, su

bjec

t to

such

co

nditi

ons a

s may

be

spec

ified

in th

e no

tific

atio

n,

and

perm

it an

y pe

rson

ow

ning

not

less

than

ten

trans

port

vehi

cles

to a

lter a

ny v

ehic

le o

wne

d by

him

so

as t

o re

plac

e th

e en

gine

ther

eof w

ith e

ngin

e of

the

sam

e m

ake

and

type

, with

out t

he a

ppro

val o

f re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity.

to su

ch c

ondi

tions

as m

ay b

e pr

ovid

ed.

(2A

) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng

anyt

hing

co

ntai

ned

is

subs

ectio

n (1

), a

mot

or v

ehic

le m

ay b

e al

tere

d so

as

to

mak

e it

a ve

hicl

es f

or d

iffer

ently

abl

ed

pers

on a

fter

appr

oval

of

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

su

bjec

t to

suc

h co

nditi

ons

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

The

seco

nd p

rovi

so o

f 37(

1) is

de

lete

d.

Third

pro

viso

of 3

7(1)

: No

chan

ge.

37(2

): N

o ch

ange

. A

new

subs

ectio

n 2A

is in

trod

uced

.

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(3) W

here

any

alte

ratio

n ha

s bee

n m

ade

in m

otor

ve

hicl

e w

ithou

t the

app

rova

l of r

egis

terin

g au

thor

ity

or b

y re

ason

of r

epla

cem

ent o

f its

eng

ine

with

out

such

app

rova

l und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (2

), th

e ow

ner o

f th

e ve

hicl

e sh

all,

with

in fo

urte

en d

ays o

f the

mak

ing

of th

e al

tera

tion,

repo

rt th

e al

tera

tion

to th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity w

ithin

who

se ju

risdi

ctio

n he

re

side

s and

shal

l for

war

d th

e ce

rtific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion

to th

at a

utho

rity

toge

ther

with

the

pres

crib

ed fe

e in

ord

er th

at p

artic

ular

s of r

egis

tratio

n m

ay b

e en

tere

d th

erei

n.

(4) A

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

oth

er th

an th

e or

igin

al

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

mak

ing

any

such

ent

ry sh

all

com

mun

icat

e th

e de

tails

of t

he e

ntry

to th

e or

igin

al

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

. (5

) Sub

ject

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

mad

e un

der s

ub-

sect

ions

(1),

(2),

(3) a

nd (4

), no

per

son

hold

ing

a ve

hicl

e un

der a

hire

-pur

chas

e ag

reem

ent s

hall

mak

e an

y al

tera

tion

to th

e ve

hicl

e ex

cept

with

the

writ

ten

cons

ent o

f the

regi

ster

ed o

wne

r. Ex

plan

atio

n.—

For t

he p

urpo

ses o

f thi

s sec

tion,

“a

ltera

tion”

mea

ns a

cha

nge

in th

e st

ruct

ure

of a

by th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent.

(3)

Whe

re t

he c

olou

r of

the

veh

icle

has

bee

n ch

ange

d or

any

alte

ratio

n ha

s be

en m

ade

in a

m

otor

veh

icle

or

by re

ason

of r

epla

cem

ent o

f its

en

gine

or c

hass

is u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(2),

the

owne

r of

the

veh

icle

sha

ll, w

ithin

fou

rteen

day

s of

the

m

akin

g of

the

alte

ratio

n, r

epor

t th

e al

tera

tion

to

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

with

in w

hose

juris

dict

ion

he r

esid

es a

nd s

hall

forw

ard

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n to

tha

t au

thor

ity t

oget

her

with

the

pr

escr

ibed

fe

e in

or

der

that

pa

rticu

lars

of

re

gist

ratio

n m

ay b

e en

tere

d th

erei

n.

(4)

Subj

ect

to

the

prov

isio

ns

mad

e un

der

subs

ectio

n (1

), (2

) an

d (3

) no

per

son

hold

ing

a ve

hicl

e un

der

a hi

re-p

urch

ase

agre

emen

t sh

all

mak

e an

y al

tera

tion

to th

e ve

hicl

e ex

cept

with

the

writ

ten

cons

ent o

f the

fina

ncie

r.

37(3

): Th

e al

tera

tion

can

be re

porte

d po

st fa

cto.

Ex

istin

g 52

(4):

Del

eted

. 37

(4):

Sr. N

o (5

) is c

hang

ed to

(4).

Expl

anat

ion

dele

ted.

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vehi

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whi

ch re

sults

in a

cha

nge

in it

s bas

ic

feat

ure.

].

53. S

uspe

nsio

n of

reg

istr

atio

n.—

(1) I

f any

re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity o

r oth

er p

resc

ribed

aut

horit

y ha

s rea

son

to b

elie

ve th

at a

ny m

otor

veh

icle

with

in

its ju

risdi

ctio

n—

(a)

is i

n su

ch a

con

ditio

n th

at it

s use

in a

pub

lic

plac

e w

ould

con

stitu

te a

dan

ger t

o th

e pu

blic

, or

that

it fa

ils to

com

ply

with

the

requ

irem

ents

of

this

Act

or o

f the

rule

s mad

e th

ereu

nder

, or

(b)

has

bee

n, o

r is b

eing

, use

d fo

r hire

or

rew

ard

with

out a

val

id p

erm

it fo

r bei

ng u

sed

as

such

, th

e au

thor

ity m

ay, a

fter g

ivin

g th

e ow

ner a

n op

portu

nity

of m

akin

g an

y re

pres

enta

tion

he

may

wis

h to

mak

e (b

y se

ndin

g to

the

owne

r a

notic

e by

regi

ster

ed p

ost a

ckno

wle

dgm

ent d

ue a

t hi

s add

ress

ent

ered

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion)

, for

reas

ons t

o be

reco

rded

in

writ

ing,

susp

end

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

of

the

vehi

cle—

(i)

in

any

cas

e fa

lling

und

er c

laus

e (a

), un

til th

e de

fect

s are

rect

ified

to it

s sa

tisfa

ctio

n; a

nd

(ii)

in

any

case

falli

ng u

nder

cla

use

(b),

38. S

uspe

nsio

n of

reg

istr

atio

n.—

No

chan

ge in

38(

1), (

2), (

3) a

nd (4

).

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for a

per

iod

not e

xcee

ding

four

mon

ths.

(2) A

n au

thor

ity o

ther

than

a re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity sh

all,

whe

n m

akin

g a

susp

ensi

on o

rder

un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

), in

timat

e in

writ

ing

the

fact

of

such

susp

ensi

on a

nd th

e re

ason

s the

refo

r to

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

with

in w

hose

juris

dict

ion

the

vehi

cle

is a

t the

tim

e of

the

susp

ensi

on.

(3) W

here

the

regi

stra

tion

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le h

as

been

susp

ende

d un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) for

a

cont

inuo

us p

erio

d of

not

less

than

one

mon

th, t

he

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

, with

in w

hose

juris

dict

ion

the

vehi

cle

was

whe

n th

e re

gist

ratio

n w

as su

spen

ded,

sh

all,

if it

is n

ot th

e or

igin

al re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity,

info

rm th

at a

utho

rity

of th

e su

spen

sion

. (4

) The

ow

ner o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l, on

the

dem

and

of a

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

or o

ther

pre

scrib

ed

auth

ority

whi

ch h

as su

spen

ded

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n of

the

vehi

cle

unde

r thi

s sec

tion,

su

rren

der t

he c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion.

(5

) A c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion

surr

ende

red

unde

r su

b-se

ctio

n (4

) sha

ll be

retu

rned

to th

e ow

ner w

hen

the

orde

r sus

pend

ing

regi

stra

tion

has b

een

resc

inde

d an

d no

t bef

ore.

(5) A

cer

tific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n su

rren

dere

d un

der

sub

– se

ctio

n (4

) sh

all

be r

etur

ned

to t

he o

wne

r w

hen

the

orde

r su

spen

ding

reg

istra

tion

has

been

re

scin

ded

or a

fter t

he su

spen

sion

per

iod

is o

ver.

38(5

): ch

ange

in la

ngua

ge fo

r bet

ter

clar

ity.

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54. C

ance

llatio

n of

reg

istr

atio

n su

spen

ded

unde

r se

ctio

n 53

.—W

here

the

susp

ensi

on o

f reg

istra

tion

of

a ve

hicl

e un

der s

ectio

n 53

has

con

tinue

d w

ithou

t in

terr

uptio

n fo

r a p

erio

d of

not

less

than

six

mon

ths,

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

with

in w

hose

juris

dict

ion

the

vehi

cle

was

whe

n th

e re

gist

ratio

n w

as

susp

ende

d, m

ay, i

f it i

s the

orig

inal

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

, can

cel t

he re

gist

ratio

n, a

nd if

it is

not

the

orig

inal

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

, sha

ll fo

rwar

d th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n to

that

aut

horit

y w

hich

may

ca

ncel

the

regi

stra

tion.

38A

. R

espo

nsib

ility

of

an

ow

ner

inca

se

of

vehi

cle

rend

ered

unf

it fo

r us

e (1

) If

a m

otor

veh

icle

has

bee

n de

stro

yed

or h

as

been

ren

dere

d pe

rman

ently

inca

pabl

e of

use

, the

ow

ner

shal

l, w

ithin

thirt

y da

ys, r

epor

t the

fac

t to

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

with

in w

hose

juris

dict

ion

he h

as t

he r

esid

ence

or

plac

e of

bus

ines

s w

here

th

e ve

hicl

e is

nor

mal

ly k

ept,

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e,

and

shal

l fo

rwar

d to

the

aut

horit

y th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n of

the

vehi

cle.

(2

) If

a m

otor

veh

icle

has

bee

n de

stro

yed

or h

as

been

ren

dere

d pe

rman

ently

inc

apab

le o

f us

e, i

t sh

all

be d

ispo

sed

or r

ecyc

led

in s

uch

man

ner

as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

54: D

elet

ed a

nd re

plac

ed w

ith a

new

pr

ovis

ion

(38A

) in

orde

r to

faci

litat

e th

e re

mov

al, d

ispo

sal o

r rec

yclin

g of

ab

ando

ned

vehi

cles

or u

nfit

for u

se

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e H

abita

t M

issi

on.

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55. C

ance

llatio

n of

reg

istr

atio

n.—

(1) I

f a

mot

or v

ehic

le h

as b

een

dest

roye

d or

has

bee

n re

nder

ed p

erm

anen

tly in

capa

ble

of u

se, t

he o

wne

r sh

all,

with

in fo

urte

en d

ays o

r as s

oon

as m

ay b

e,

repo

rt th

e fa

ct to

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

with

in

who

se ju

risdi

ctio

n he

has

the

resi

denc

e or

pla

ce o

f bu

sine

ss w

here

the

vehi

cle

is n

orm

ally

kep

t, as

the

case

may

be,

and

shal

l for

war

d to

the

auth

ority

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e.

39.

Can

cella

tion

of

regi

stra

tion.

—(1

) R

egis

tratio

n of

a m

otor

veh

icle

may

be

canc

elle

d by

the

reg

iste

red

auth

ority

for

the

rea

sons

to

be

reco

rded

in w

ritin

g if

he

is sa

tisfie

d th

at:

i) th

e ve

hicl

e is

des

troye

d or

has

bee

n re

nder

ed

perm

anen

tly in

capa

ble

of u

se a

s per

sect

ion

38A

.

ii) t

he v

ehic

le i

s in

suc

h a

cond

ition

tha

t it

is

inca

pabl

e of

bei

ng u

sed

or i

ts u

se i

n a

publ

ic

plac

e w

ould

con

stitu

te a

dan

ger t

o th

e pu

blic

and

th

at

it is

be

yond

re

ason

able

re

pair

on

ex

amin

atio

n of

a

mot

or

vehi

cle

with

in

its

juris

dict

ion

by

such

au

thor

ity

as

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

by

orde

r app

oint

(iii)

mot

or v

ehic

le h

as b

een

perm

anen

tly re

mov

ed

out o

f Ind

ia

iv

) th

e re

gist

ratio

n of

a m

otor

veh

icle

has

bee

n ob

tain

ed o

n th

e ba

sis

of d

ocum

ents

whi

ch w

ere,

or

by

repr

esen

tatio

n of

fac

ts w

hich

was

, fal

se in

an

y m

ater

ial

parti

cula

r, or

the

eng

ine

num

ber

or

the

chas

sis

num

ber

embo

ssed

th

ereo

n ar

e di

ffer

ent

from

su

ch

num

ber

ente

red

in

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion.

The

who

le se

ctio

n ha

s bee

n re

draf

ted

listin

g re

ason

s for

can

cella

tion.

Su

bsec

tion

(1) p

rovi

des f

or re

ason

s fo

r can

cella

tion

whi

le su

bsec

tion

(2)

prov

ides

for p

roce

dure

of t

his a

ct.

On

acco

unt o

f the

cha

nges

, exi

stin

g su

b-se

ctio

n 1,

2, 3

, 4 a

nd 5

are

de

lete

d.

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(2) T

he re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity sh

all,

if it

is th

e or

igin

al re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity, c

ance

l the

regi

stra

tion

and

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion,

or,

if it

is n

ot, s

hall

forw

ard

the

repo

rt an

d th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n to

the

orig

inal

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

and

that

au

thor

ity sh

all c

ance

l the

regi

stra

tion.

(3

) Any

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

may

ord

er th

e ex

amin

atio

n of

a m

otor

veh

icle

with

in it

s ju

risdi

ctio

n by

such

aut

horit

y as

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

by

orde

r app

oint

and

, if u

pon

such

ex

amin

atio

n an

d af

ter g

ivin

g th

e ow

ner a

n op

portu

nity

to m

ake

any

repr

esen

tatio

n he

may

wis

h to

mak

e (b

y se

ndin

g to

the

owne

r a n

otic

e by

re

gist

ered

pos

t ack

now

ledg

men

t due

at h

is a

ddre

ss

ente

red

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n), i

t is

satis

fied

that

the

vehi

cle

is in

such

a c

ondi

tion

that

it

is in

capa

ble

of b

eing

use

d or

its u

se in

a p

ublic

pla

ce

v) t

he s

uspe

nsio

n of

reg

istra

tion

of a

veh

icle

un

der

sect

ion

38

has

cont

inue

d w

ithou

t in

terr

uptio

n fo

r a

perio

d of

not

les

s th

an s

ix

mon

ths.

(2)

No

orde

r un

der

subs

ectio

n (1

) sh

all b

e m

ade

unle

ss th

e ow

ner o

f the

mot

or v

ehic

le is

giv

en a

n op

portu

nity

to

mak

e an

y re

pres

enta

tion

he m

ay

wis

h to

mak

e an

d th

e ow

ner

shal

l be

ser

ved

notic

e in

such

man

ner a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed.

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wou

ld c

onst

itute

a d

ange

r to

the

publ

ic a

nd th

at it

is

beyo

nd re

ason

able

repa

ir, m

ay c

ance

l the

re

gist

ratio

n.

(4) I

f a re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity is

satis

fied

that

a

mot

or v

ehic

le h

as b

een

perm

anen

tly re

mov

ed o

ut o

f In

dia,

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

shal

l can

cel t

he

regi

stra

tion.

(5

) If a

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

is sa

tisfie

d th

at th

e re

gist

ratio

n of

a m

otor

veh

icle

has

bee

n ob

tain

ed o

n th

e ba

sis o

f doc

umen

ts w

hich

wer

e, o

r by

repr

esen

tatio

n of

fact

s whi

ch w

as, f

alse

in a

ny

mat

eria

l par

ticul

ar, o

r the

eng

ine

num

ber o

r the

ch

assi

s num

ber e

mbo

ssed

ther

eon

are

diff

eren

t fro

m

such

num

ber e

nter

ed in

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion,

th

e re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity sh

all a

fter g

ivin

g th

e ow

ner

an o

ppor

tuni

ty to

mak

e su

ch re

pres

enta

tion

as h

e m

ay w

ish

to m

ake

(by

send

ing

to th

e ow

ner a

not

ice

by re

gist

ered

pos

t ack

now

ledg

men

t due

at h

is

addr

ess e

nter

ed in

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion)

, and

fo

r rea

sons

to b

e re

cord

ed in

writ

ing,

can

cel t

he

regi

stra

tion.

(6

) A re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity c

ance

lling

the

regi

stra

tion

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le u

nder

sect

ion

54 o

r un

der t

his s

ectio

n sh

all c

omm

unic

ate

such

fact

in

writ

ing

to th

e ow

ner o

f the

veh

icle

, and

the

owne

r of

the

vehi

cle

shal

l for

thw

ith su

rren

der t

o th

at a

utho

rity

(3)

A

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

ca

ncel

ling

the

regi

stra

tion

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le u

nder

this

sec

tion

shal

l co

mm

unic

ate

such

fac

t in

writ

ing

to t

he

owne

r of t

he v

ehic

le, a

nd th

e ow

ner o

f the

veh

icle

sh

all

forth

with

sur

rend

er t

o th

at a

utho

rity

the

39 (3

): R

enum

bere

d an

d si

mila

r ch

ange

s to

othe

r sub

sect

ions

als

o du

e to

del

etio

n. S

impl

ified

.

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the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e.

(7) A

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

mak

ing

an o

rder

of

canc

ella

tion

unde

r sec

tion

54 o

r und

er th

is se

ctio

n sh

all,

if it

is th

e or

igin

al re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity, c

ance

l th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n an

d th

e en

try re

latin

g to

th

e ve

hicl

e in

its r

ecor

ds, a

nd, i

f it i

s not

the

orig

inal

re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity, f

orw

ard

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n to

that

aut

horit

y, a

nd th

at a

utho

rity

shal

l ca

ncel

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

and

the

entry

re

latin

g to

the

mot

or v

ehic

le in

its r

ecor

ds.

(8) T

he e

xpre

ssio

n “o

rigin

al re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity”

in th

is se

ctio

n an

d in

sect

ions

41,

49,

50,

52

, 53

and

54 m

eans

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

in

who

se re

cord

s the

regi

stra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e is

re

cord

ed.

(9) I

n th

is se

ctio

n “c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion”

in

clud

es a

cer

tific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n re

new

ed u

nder

th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his A

ct.

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

o f t

he v

ehic

le.

(4)

A r

egis

terin

g au

thor

ity m

akin

g an

ord

er o

f ca

ncel

latio

n un

der

this

sec

tion

shal

l, if

it is

the

or

igin

al

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

, ca

ncel

th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n an

d th

e en

try re

latin

g to

th

e ve

hicl

e in

its

rec

ords

, an

d, i

f it

is n

ot t

he

orig

inal

re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity,

forw

ard

the

certi

ficat

e of

reg

istra

tion

to t

hat

auth

ority

, an

d th

at

auth

ority

sh

all

canc

el

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n an

d th

e en

try r

elat

ing

to t

he m

otor

ve

hicl

e in

its r

ecor

ds.

(5) T

he e

xpre

ssio

n “o

rigin

al re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity”

in th

is se

ctio

n an

d in

sect

ions

41,

49,

50

, 52,

53

and

54 m

eans

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

in

who

se re

cord

s the

regi

stra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e is

re

cord

ed.

(6) I

n th

is se

ctio

n “c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion”

in

clud

es a

cer

tific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n re

new

ed

unde

r the

pro

visi

ons o

f thi

s Act

.

39(5

) and

39(

6): R

enum

bere

d.

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56. C

ertif

icat

e of

fitn

ess o

f tra

nspo

rt

vehi

cles

.—

(1) S

ubje

ct to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tions

59

and

60, a

tran

spor

t veh

icle

shal

l not

be

deem

ed to

be

valid

ly re

gist

ered

for t

he p

urpo

ses o

f sec

tion

39,

unle

ss it

car

ries a

cer

tific

ate

of fi

tnes

s in

such

form

co

ntai

ning

such

par

ticul

ars a

nd in

form

atio

n as

may

be

pre

scrib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent,

issu

ed b

y th

e pr

escr

ibed

aut

horit

y, o

r by

an a

utho

rized

test

ing

stat

ion

men

tione

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(2),

to th

e ef

fect

th

at th

e ve

hicl

e co

mpl

ies f

or th

e tim

e be

ing

with

all

the

requ

irem

ents

of t

his A

ct a

nd th

e ru

les m

ade

ther

eund

er:

40. C

ertif

icat

e of

fitn

ess o

f veh

icle

s. –

Def

initi

ons f

or th

e pu

rpos

e of

this

sect

ion-

i)

“cer

tific

ate

of fi

tnes

s”: a

cer

tific

ate

issu

ed b

y a

pres

crib

ed

auth

ority

or

an

au

thor

ized

te

stin

g st

atio

n ce

rtify

ing

fitne

ss o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

. ii)

“au

thor

ized

tes

ting

stat

ion”

mea

ns a

veh

icle

se

rvic

e st

atio

n or

rep

air

and

mai

nten

ance

fac

ility

au

thor

ised

by

the

Gov

ernm

ent.

(1

) Sub

ject

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 43

and

44,

a

vehi

cle

shal

l no

t be

dee

med

to

be v

alid

ly

regi

ster

ed fo

r the

pur

pose

s of

sec

tion

27, u

nles

s it

carr

ies

a ce

rtific

ate

of

fitne

ss

in

such

fo

rm

cont

aini

ng s

uch

parti

cula

rs a

nd i

nfor

mat

ion

as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

Pr

ovid

ed a

type

of

vehi

cles

may

be

exem

pt f

rom

th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

this

sec

tion

by t

he C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t for

such

per

iod

as it

may

not

ify.

Sr. N

o. is

cha

nged

. D

efin

ition

of

“cer

tific

ate

of f

itnes

s”

and

“aut

horiz

ed t

estin

g st

atio

n” h

as

been

int

rodu

ced”

. Fi

tnes

s te

st m

ade

man

dato

ry f

or a

ll ty

pes

of v

ehic

le

but

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent

gets

pow

er

to e

xem

pt c

erta

in v

ehic

le. T

he p

erio

d of

fit

ness

ce

rtific

ate

may

be

pr

escr

ibed

with

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t w

hich

cou

ld b

e di

ffer

ent f

or d

iffer

ent

vehi

cle.

40

(1):

Fitn

ess

certi

ficat

e m

ade

man

dato

ry f

or a

ll ty

pes

of v

ehic

le

from

pre

sent

requ

irem

ent o

f onl

y fo

r tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e. T

he s

ectio

n ha

s be

en re

draf

ted

and

divi

ded

into

40(

1)

and

40(1

A).

A n

ew p

rovi

so is

add

ed

afte

r tha

t afte

r 40(

1).

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ICLE

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A

nnex

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V

SEC

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N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

230

Pr

ovid

ed th

at w

here

the

pres

crib

ed a

utho

rity

or th

e “a

utho

rized

test

ing

stat

ion”

refu

ses t

o is

sue

such

ce

rtific

ate,

it sh

all s

uppl

y th

e ow

ner o

f the

veh

icle

w

ith it

s rea

sons

in w

ritin

g fo

r suc

h re

fusa

l. (2

) The

“au

thor

ized

test

ing

stat

ion”

refe

rred

to in

su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) mea

ns a

veh

icle

serv

ice

stat

ion

or

publ

ic o

r priv

ate

gara

ge w

hich

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t, ha

ving

rega

rd to

the

expe

rienc

e,

train

ing

and

abili

ty o

f the

ope

rato

r of s

uch

stat

ion

or

gara

ge a

nd th

e te

stin

g eq

uipm

ent a

nd th

e te

stin

g pe

rson

nel t

here

in, m

ay sp

ecify

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith

the

rule

s mad

e by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t for

re

gula

tion

and

cont

rol o

f suc

h st

atio

ns o

r gar

ages

. (3

) Sub

ject

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ub-s

ectio

n (4

), ce

rtific

ate

of fi

tnes

s sha

ll re

mai

n ef

fect

ive

for s

uch

perio

d as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t hav

ing

rega

rd to

the

obje

cts o

f thi

s Act

.

(1A

) The

fitn

ess

certi

ficat

e sh

all b

e is

sued

by

the

pres

crib

ed a

utho

rity

or b

y an

aut

horiz

ed t

estin

g st

atio

n to

the

effe

ct th

at th

e ve

hicl

e co

mpl

ies

for

the

time

bein

g w

ith a

ll th

e re

quire

men

ts o

f th

is

Act

and

the

rule

s mad

e th

ereu

nder

. (2

) Th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent,

havi

ng r

egar

d to

the

ex

perie

nce,

trai

ning

and

abi

lity

of th

e op

erat

or o

f su

ch s

tatio

n or

faci

lity,

the

test

ing

equi

pmen

t and

th

e te

stin

g pe

rson

nel

ther

ein,

m

ay

accr

edit

a te

stin

g st

atio

n, in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

rule

s m

ade

by t

he C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t fo

r th

eir

regu

latio

n an

d co

ntro

l. (3

) Sub

ject

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ub-s

ectio

n (4

), a

certi

ficat

e of

fitn

ess

shal

l re

mai

n ef

fect

ive

for

such

per

iod

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent

havi

ng r

egar

d to

the

obj

ect

of t

his

Act

and

diff

eren

t suc

h pe

riods

may

be

pres

crib

ed

for d

iffer

ent c

ateg

ory

of v

ehic

les.

Exis

ting

Prov

iso

of

56(1

): N

o ch

ange

. 40

(2):

Rew

orde

d.

40(3

): R

etai

ned

but

diff

eren

t pe

riod

prov

ided

fo

r di

ffer

ent

type

s of

ve

hicl

es.

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A

nnex

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V

SEC

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N W

ISE

CH

AN

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Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

231

(4) T

he p

resc

ribed

aut

horit

y m

ay fo

r rea

sons

to

be re

cord

ed in

writ

ing

canc

el a

cer

tific

ate

of fi

tnes

s at

any

tim

e, if

satis

fied

that

the

vehi

cle

to w

hich

it

rela

tes n

o lo

nger

com

plie

s with

all

the

requ

irem

ents

of

this

Act

and

the

rule

s mad

e th

ereu

nder

; and

on

such

can

cella

tion

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e an

d an

y pe

rmit

gran

ted

in re

spec

t of t

he

vehi

cle

unde

r Cha

pter

V sh

all b

e de

emed

to b

e su

spen

ded

until

a n

ew c

ertif

icat

e of

fitn

ess h

as b

een

obta

ined

: 1[

Prov

ided

that

no

such

can

cella

tion

shal

l be

mad

e by

the

pres

crib

ed a

utho

rity

unle

ss su

ch

pres

crib

ed a

utho

rity

hold

s suc

h te

chni

cal

qual

ifica

tion

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

or w

here

the

pres

crib

ed a

utho

rity

does

not

hol

d su

ch te

chni

cal

qual

ifica

tion

on th

e ba

sis o

f the

repo

rt of

an

offic

er

havi

ng su

ch q

ualif

icat

ions

.] (5

) A c

ertif

icat

e of

fitn

ess i

ssue

d un

der t

his A

ct

shal

l, w

hile

it re

mai

ns e

ffec

tive

be v

alid

thro

ugho

ut

Indi

a.

----

----

----

----

----

1.

Ins.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 1

6 (w

.e.f.

14-

11-

1994

). --

----

----

----

----

----

----

---

(4

) The

pre

scrib

ed a

utho

rity

may

for r

easo

ns

to b

e re

cord

ed in

writ

ing

canc

el a

cer

tific

ate

of

fitne

ss a

t any

tim

e, if

satis

fied

that

the

vehi

cle

to

whi

ch it

rela

tes n

o lo

nger

com

plie

s with

all

the

requ

irem

ents

of t

his A

ct a

nd th

e ru

les m

ade

ther

eund

er; a

nd o

n su

ch c

ance

llatio

n th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n of

the

vehi

cle

and

any

perm

it gr

ante

d in

resp

ect o

f the

veh

icle

und

er

Cha

pter

IV sh

all b

e de

emed

to b

e su

spen

ded

until

a

new

cer

tific

ate

of fi

tnes

s has

bee

n ob

tain

ed:

1[Pr

ovid

ed th

at n

o su

ch c

ance

llatio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

by th

e pr

escr

ibed

aut

horit

y un

less

such

pr

escr

ibed

aut

horit

y ho

lds s

uch

tech

nica

l qu

alifi

catio

n as

may

be

pres

crib

ed o

r whe

re th

e pr

escr

ibed

aut

horit

y do

es n

ot h

old

such

tech

nica

l qu

alifi

catio

n on

the

basi

s of t

he re

port

of a

n of

ficer

hav

ing

such

qua

lific

atio

ns.]

(5

) A

cer

tific

ate

of f

itnes

s is

sued

und

er t

his

chap

ter s

hall

be v

alid

thro

ugho

ut In

dia.

No

chan

ge in

40(

4) a

nd p

rovi

so

ther

eund

er. H

owev

er, C

hapt

er V

(c

ross

refe

rred

) ren

umbe

rs a

s C

hapt

er IV

, 40

(5):

Rew

orde

d.

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IEW

OF

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A

nnex

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V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

232

57. A

ppea

ls.—

1[(1

) Any

per

son

aggr

ieve

d by

an

ord

er o

f the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

und

er se

ctio

n 41

, 42,

43,

45,

47,

48,

49,

50,

52,

53,

55

or 5

6 m

ay,

with

in th

irty

days

of t

he d

ate

on w

hich

he

has

rece

ived

not

ice

of su

ch o

rder

, app

eal a

gain

st th

e or

der t

o th

e pr

escr

ibed

aut

horit

y.]

(2) T

he a

ppel

late

aut

horit

y sh

all g

ive

notic

e of

th

e ap

peal

to th

e or

igin

al a

utho

rity

and

afte

r giv

ing

an o

ppor

tuni

ty to

the

orig

inal

aut

horit

y an

d th

e ap

pella

nt to

be

hear

d in

the

appe

al p

ass s

uch

orde

r as

it th

inks

fit.

41. A

ppea

ls.—

1[(

1) A

ny p

erso

n ag

grie

ved

by a

n or

der o

f the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

und

er

sect

ion

29, 3

0, 3

1, 3

3, 3

4, 3

5, 3

7, 3

8, 3

9 or

40

may

, with

in th

irty

days

of t

he d

ate

on w

hich

he

has r

ecei

ved

notic

e of

such

ord

er, a

ppea

l aga

inst

th

e or

der t

o th

e pr

escr

ibed

aut

horit

y.]

(2) T

he a

ppel

late

aut

horit

y sh

all g

ive

notic

e of

the

appe

al to

the

orig

inal

aut

horit

y an

d af

ter

givi

ng a

n op

portu

nity

to th

e or

igin

al a

utho

rity

and

the

appe

llant

to b

e he

ard

in th

e ap

peal

pas

s suc

h or

der a

s it t

hink

s fit.

Sr

. No.

has

bee

n ch

ange

d

58. S

peci

al p

rovi

sion

s in

rega

rd to

tran

spor

t ve

hicl

es.—

(1) T

he C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, h

avin

g re

gard

to th

e nu

mbe

r, na

ture

and

size

of t

he ty

res

atta

ched

to th

e w

heel

s of a

tran

spor

t veh

icle

(oth

er

than

a m

otor

cab

), an

d its

mak

e an

d m

odel

and

oth

er

rele

vant

con

side

ratio

ns, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, spe

cify

, in

rela

tion

to e

ach

mak

e an

d m

odel

of a

tran

spor

t veh

icle

, the

1[m

axim

um

gros

s veh

icle

wei

ght]

of su

ch v

ehic

le a

nd th

e m

axim

um sa

fe a

xle

wei

ght o

f eac

h ax

le o

f suc

h ve

hicl

e.

(2) A

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

, whe

n re

gist

erin

g a

trans

port

vehi

cle,

oth

er th

an a

mot

or c

ab, s

hall

ente

r

42.

Spec

ial

prov

isio

ns i

n re

gard

to

tran

spor

t ve

hicl

es.

– (1

) Th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t m

ay,

havi

ng r

egar

d to

the

num

ber,

natu

re a

nd s

ize

of

the

tyre

s at

tach

ed t

o th

e w

heel

s of

a t

rans

port

vehi

cle,

an

d its

m

ake

and

mod

el

and

othe

r re

leva

nt c

onsi

dera

tions

, by

not

ifica

tion

in t

he

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, spe

cify

, in

rela

tion

to e

ach

mak

e an

d m

odel

of

a tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e, t

he m

axim

um

gros

s ve

hicl

e w

eigh

t of

suc

h ve

hicl

e an

d th

e m

axim

um s

afe

axle

wei

ght

of e

ach

axle

of

such

ve

hicl

e.

(2

) A re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity, w

hen

regi

ster

ing

a tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e, o

ther

than

a m

otor

cab

, sha

ll en

ter i

n th

e re

cord

of r

egis

tratio

n an

d sh

all a

lso

Wor

ds “

othe

r tha

n m

otor

cab

” ar

e re

mov

ed fr

om 4

2(1)

and

42(

2).

42(2

): D

elet

ion

of p

rovi

sion

re

gard

ing

disp

lay

of p

artic

ular

s.

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A

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SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

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AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

233

in th

e re

cord

of r

egis

tratio

n an

d sh

all a

lso

ente

r in

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e th

e fo

llow

ing

parti

cula

rs, n

amel

y:—

(a

) t

he u

nlad

en w

eigh

t of t

he v

ehic

le;

(b)

the

num

ber,

natu

re a

nd si

ze o

f the

tyre

s at

tach

ed to

eac

h w

heel

; (c

) t

he g

ross

veh

icle

wei

ght o

f the

veh

icle

and

th

e re

gist

ered

axl

e w

eigh

ts p

erta

inin

g to

the

seve

ral a

xles

ther

eof;

and

(d)

if t

he v

ehic

le is

use

d or

ada

pted

to b

e us

ed

for t

he c

arria

ge o

f pas

seng

ers s

olel

y or

in

addi

tion

to g

oods

, the

num

ber o

f pas

seng

ers f

or

who

m a

ccom

mod

atio

n is

pro

vide

d,

and

the

owne

r of t

he v

ehic

le sh

all h

ave

the

sam

e pa

rticu

lars

exh

ibite

d in

the

pres

crib

ed m

anne

r on

the

vehi

cle.

(2

) The

re sh

all n

ot b

e en

tere

d in

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n of

any

such

veh

icle

any

gro

ss

vehi

cle

wei

ght o

r a re

gist

ered

axl

e w

eigh

t of

any

of th

e ax

les d

iffer

ent f

rom

that

spec

ified

in

the

notif

icat

ion

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) i

n re

latio

n to

the

mak

e an

d m

odel

of s

uch

vehi

cle

and

to th

e nu

mbe

r, na

ture

and

size

of

the

tyre

s atta

ched

to it

s whe

els:

ente

r in

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e th

e fo

llow

ing

parti

cula

rs, n

amel

y:—

(a

) t

he u

nlad

en w

eigh

t of t

he v

ehic

le;

(b)

the

num

ber,

natu

re a

nd si

ze o

f the

tyre

s at

tach

ed to

eac

h w

heel

; (c

) t

he g

ross

veh

icle

wei

ght o

f the

veh

icle

an

d th

e re

gist

ered

axl

e w

eigh

ts p

erta

inin

g to

th

e se

vera

l axl

es th

ereo

f; an

d (d

) i

f the

veh

icle

is u

sed

or a

dapt

ed to

be

used

for t

he c

arria

ge o

f pas

seng

ers s

olel

y or

in

add

ition

to g

oods

, the

num

ber o

f pa

ssen

gers

for w

hom

acc

omm

odat

ion

is

prov

ided

.

42(3

) & (5

): N

o ch

ange

. How

ever

su

b-se

ctio

n (5

) bec

omes

(4).

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nnex

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V

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TIO

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ISE

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AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

234

Pr

ovid

ed th

at w

here

it a

ppea

rs to

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent t

hat h

eavi

er w

eigh

ts th

an th

ose

spec

ified

in th

e no

tific

atio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) m

ay b

e pe

rmitt

ed in

a p

artic

ular

loca

lity

for v

ehic

les

of a

par

ticul

ar ty

pe, t

he C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, b

y or

der i

n th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te d

irect

that

the

prov

isio

ns o

f thi

s sub

-sec

tion

shal

l app

ly w

ith su

ch

mod

ifica

tions

as m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed in

the

orde

r. 2[

***]

(5

) In

orde

r tha

t the

gro

ss v

ehic

le w

eigh

t ent

ered

in

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

of a

veh

icle

may

be

revi

sed

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ub-

sect

ion

(3),

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

may

requ

ire th

e ow

ner o

f tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e in

acc

orda

nce

with

such

pr

oced

ure

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

to p

rodu

ce th

e ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n w

ithin

such

tim

e as

may

be

spec

ified

by

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

. --

----

----

----

----

----

----

- 1.

Sub

s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

18,

for

“max

imum

safe

lade

n w

eigh

t” (w

.e.f.

14-

11-

1994

). 2.

Sub

-sec

tion

(4) o

mitt

ed b

y A

ct 2

7 of

200

0, se

c.

3 (w

.e.f.

11-

8-20

00).

----

----

----

----

----

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IEW

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TOR

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ICLE

AC

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VA) 1

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

235

59. P

ower

to fi

x th

e ag

e lim

it of

mot

or

vehi

cle.

—(1

) The

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

, hav

ing

rega

rd to

the

publ

ic sa

fety

, con

veni

ence

and

obj

ects

of

this

Act

, by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te,

spec

ify th

e lif

e of

a m

otor

veh

icle

reck

oned

from

the

date

of i

ts m

anuf

actu

re, a

fter t

he e

xpiry

of w

hich

the

mot

or v

ehic

le sh

all n

ot b

e de

emed

to c

ompl

y w

ith

the

requ

irem

ents

of t

his A

ct a

nd th

e ru

les m

ade

ther

eund

er:

Prov

ided

that

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

sp

ecify

diff

eren

t age

s for

diff

eren

t cla

sses

or

diff

eren

t typ

es o

f mot

or v

ehic

les.

(2) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

, hav

ing

rega

rd to

the

purp

ose

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le, s

uch

as,

disp

lay

or u

se fo

r the

pur

pose

s of a

dem

onst

ratio

n in

an

y ex

hibi

tion,

use

for t

he p

urpo

ses o

f tec

hnic

al

rese

arch

or t

akin

g pa

rt in

a v

inta

ge c

ar ra

lly, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, exe

mpt

, by

a ge

nera

l or s

peci

al o

rder

, sub

ject

to su

ch c

ondi

tions

as

may

be

spec

ified

in su

ch n

otifi

catio

n, a

ny c

lass

or

type

of m

otor

veh

icle

from

the

oper

atio

n of

sub-

sect

ion

(1) f

or th

e pu

rpos

e to

be

stat

ed in

the

notif

icat

ion.

(3

) Not

with

stan

ding

any

thin

g co

ntai

ned

in

sect

ion

56, n

o pr

escr

ibed

aut

horit

y or

aut

horiz

ed

test

ing

stat

ion

shal

l gra

nt a

cer

tific

ate

of fi

tnes

s to

a

43. P

ower

to fi

x th

e ag

e lim

it of

mot

or

vehi

cle.

—

(3

) Not

with

stan

ding

any

thin

g co

ntai

ned

in

sect

ion

40, n

o pr

escr

ibed

aut

horit

y or

aut

horiz

ed

test

ing

stat

ion

shal

l gra

nt a

cer

tific

ate

of fi

tnes

s to

Sr. N

o. is

cha

nged

. 43

(1)

and

prov

iso

ther

eund

er

and

43(2

): N

o ch

ange

43

(3):

Sr. N

o. o

f cro

ss re

ferr

ed

sect

ion

is c

hang

ed.

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IEW

OF

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TOR

VEH

ICLE

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VA) 1

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A

nnex

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V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

236

mot

or v

ehic

le in

con

trave

ntio

n of

the

prov

isio

ns o

f an

y no

tific

atio

n is

sued

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (1

).

a m

otor

veh

icle

in c

ontra

vent

ion

of th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

any

not

ifica

tion

issu

ed u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(1).

(4) T

he C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, h

ave

rega

rd to

th

e pu

blic

saf

ety,

con

veni

ence

and

obj

ects

of t

his

Act

, m

ay

fram

e ru

les

for

recy

clin

g of

su

ch

vehi

cles

and

par

ts th

ereo

f.

A n

ew p

rovi

sion

43(

4) fo

r Rec

yclin

g of

veh

icle

is in

clud

ed.

60. R

egis

trat

ion

of v

ehic

les b

elon

ging

to th

e C

entr

al G

over

nmen

t.—(1

) Suc

h au

thor

ity a

s the

C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, spe

cify

, may

regi

ster

any

mot

or

vehi

cle

whi

ch is

the

prop

erty

or f

or th

e tim

e be

ing

unde

r the

exc

lusi

ve c

ontro

l of t

he C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t and

is u

sed

for G

over

nmen

t pur

pose

s re

latin

g to

the

defe

nce

of th

e co

untry

and

un

conn

ecte

d w

ith a

ny c

omm

erci

al e

nter

pris

e an

d an

y ve

hicl

e so

regi

ster

ed sh

all n

ot, s

o lo

ng a

s it

rem

ains

the

prop

erty

or u

nder

the

excl

usiv

e co

ntro

l of

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t, re

quire

to b

e re

gist

ered

ot

herw

ise

unde

r thi

s Act

. (2

) The

aut

horit

y re

gist

erin

g a

vehi

cle

unde

r su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) sha

ll as

sign

a re

gist

ratio

n m

ark

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e pr

ovis

ions

con

tain

ed in

the

rule

s m

ade

in th

is b

ehal

f by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t and

sh

all i

ssue

a c

ertif

icat

e in

resp

ect o

f tha

t veh

icle

to

the

effe

ct th

at su

ch v

ehic

le c

ompl

ies f

or th

e tim

e

44. R

egis

trat

ion

of v

ehic

les b

elon

ging

to

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent.—

Seria

l No

(60)

has

bee

n ch

ange

d to

44

. No

chan

ge in

44

(1),

(2),

(3) a

nd

(5)

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ICLE

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A

nnex

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V

SEC

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N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

237

bein

g w

ith a

ll th

e re

quire

men

ts o

f thi

s Act

and

the

rule

s mad

e th

ereu

nder

and

that

the

vehi

cle

has b

een

regi

ster

ed u

nder

this

sect

ion.

(3

) A v

ehic

le re

gist

ered

und

er th

is se

ctio

n sh

all

carr

y th

e ce

rtific

ate

issu

ed u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(2).

(4) I

f a v

ehic

le re

gist

ered

und

er th

is se

ctio

n ce

ases

to b

e th

e pr

oper

ty o

r und

er th

e ex

clus

ive

cont

rol o

f the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t, th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

sect

ions

39

and

40 sh

all t

here

upon

app

ly.

(5) T

he a

utho

rity

regi

ster

ing

a ve

hicl

e un

der s

ub-

sect

ion

(1) s

hall

furn

ish

to a

ny S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent a

ll su

ch in

form

atio

n re

gard

ing

the

gene

ral n

atur

e,

over

all d

imen

sion

s and

axl

e w

eigh

ts o

f the

veh

icle

as

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

at a

ny ti

me

requ

ire.

(4) I

f a v

ehic

le re

gist

ered

und

er th

is se

ctio

n ce

ases

to b

e th

e pr

oper

ty o

r und

er th

e ex

clus

ive

cont

rol o

f the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t, th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

sect

ions

27

and

28 sh

all t

here

upon

app

ly.

61. A

pplic

atio

n of

Cha

pter

to tr

aile

rs.—

(1)

The

prov

isio

ns o

f thi

s Cha

pter

shal

l app

ly to

the

regi

stra

tion

of tr

aile

rs a

s the

y ap

ply

to th

e re

gist

ratio

n of

any

oth

er m

otor

veh

icle

. (2

) The

regi

stra

tion

mar

k as

sign

ed to

a tr

aile

r sh

all b

e di

spla

yed

in su

ch m

anne

r on

the

side

of t

he

draw

ing

vehi

cle

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent.

(3) N

o pe

rson

shal

l driv

e a

mot

or v

ehic

le to

w

hich

a tr

aile

r is o

r tra

ilers

are

atta

ched

unl

ess t

he

regi

stra

tion

mar

k of

the

mot

or v

ehic

le so

driv

en is

di

spla

yed

on th

e tra

iler o

r on

the

last

trai

ler i

n th

e

En

tire

sect

ion

(61)

has

bee

n de

lete

d an

d th

e sa

me

can

be p

rovi

ded

for

in

the

rule

s. Th

e ne

w ti

tle is

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IEW

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VA) 1

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A

nnex

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SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

238

train

, as t

he c

ase

may

be,

in su

ch m

anne

r as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t. 62

. Inf

orm

atio

n re

gard

ing

stol

en a

nd r

ecov

ered

m

otor

veh

icle

s to

be fu

rnis

hed

by th

e po

lice

to th

e St

ate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

.—

The

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

, if i

t thi

nks n

eces

sary

or

expe

dien

t so

to d

o in

the

publ

ic in

tere

st, d

irect

the

subm

issi

on b

y th

e In

spec

tor G

ener

al o

f Pol

ice

(by

wha

teve

r des

igna

tion

calle

d) a

nd su

ch o

ther

pol

ice

offic

ers a

s the

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t may

spec

ify in

this

be

half,

of s

uch

retu

rns c

onta

inin

g th

e in

form

atio

n re

gard

ing

vehi

cles

whi

ch h

ave

been

stol

en a

nd st

olen

ve

hicl

es w

hich

hav

e be

en re

cove

red

of w

hich

the

polic

e ar

e aw

are,

to th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y,

and

may

pre

scrib

e th

e fo

rm in

whi

ch a

nd th

e pe

riod

with

in w

hich

such

retu

rns s

hall

be m

ade.

45.

Info

rmat

ion

rega

rdin

g st

olen

an

d re

cove

red

mot

or v

ehic

le.

– (1

) A

n ow

ner

of a

ve

hicl

e re

gist

ered

und

er th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his

Act

sh

all

info

rm t

he r

egis

terin

g au

thor

ity

in s

uch

man

ner a

long

with

a c

opy

of p

olic

e re

port

as m

ay

be p

resc

ribed

by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t reg

ardi

ng

thef

t of t

he m

otor

veh

icle

, if a

ny.

(2

) The

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t may

, if i

t thi

nks

nece

ssar

y or

exp

edie

nt s

o to

do

in t

he p

ublic

in

tere

st,

dire

ct t

he s

ubm

issi

on b

y su

ch p

olic

e of

ficer

s as

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

spe

cify

in

this

be

half,

of

su

ch

retu

rns

cont

aini

ng

the

info

rmat

ion

rega

rdin

g ve

hicl

es w

hich

hav

e be

en

stol

en

and

stol

en

vehi

cles

w

hich

ha

ve

been

re

cove

red

of w

hich

the

pol

ice

are

awar

e, t

o th

e co

ncer

ned

regi

stra

tion

auth

ority

.

45(1

): S.

No.

is c

hang

ed.

Prov

isio

n ea

rlier

exi

sted

und

er 4

8(6)

an

d pl

aced

her

e as

45(

1) b

y w

hich

an

owne

r is r

equi

red

to in

form

re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity in

cas

e of

thef

t of

veh

icle

. 45

(2):

Wor

ds in

exi

stin

g pr

ovis

ion

“the

Insp

ecto

r Gen

eral

of P

olic

e (b

y w

hate

ver d

esig

natio

n ca

lled)

” ar

e re

plac

ed w

ith “

such

pol

ice

offic

ers.”

W

ords

“to

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort

Aut

horit

y, a

nd m

ay p

resc

ribe

the

form

in w

hich

and

the

perio

d w

ithin

w

hich

such

retu

rns s

hall

be m

ade”

ar

e re

mov

ed.

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IEW

OF

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

239

63. M

aint

enan

ce o

f Sta

te R

egist

ers o

f Mot

or

Veh

icle

s.—(1

) Eac

h St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent s

hall

mai

ntai

n in

such

form

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t a re

gist

er to

be

know

n as

the

Stat

e R

egis

ter o

f Mot

or V

ehic

les,

in re

spec

t of t

he

mot

or v

ehic

les i

n th

at S

tate

, con

tain

ing

the

follo

win

g pa

rticu

lars

, nam

ely:

—

(a)

reg

istra

tion

num

bers

; (b

) y

ears

of m

anuf

actu

re;

(c)

cla

sses

and

type

s;

(d)

nam

es a

nd a

ddre

sses

of r

egis

tere

d ow

ners

; an

d (e

) s

uch

othe

r par

ticul

ars a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed

by th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

(2) E

ach

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t sha

ll su

pply

to th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent 1

[[if

so d

esire

d by

it] a

prin

ted

copy

of t

he S

tate

Reg

iste

r of M

otor

Veh

icle

s and

sh

all a

lso

info

rm th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent w

ithou

t de

lay

of a

ll ad

ditio

ns to

and

oth

er a

men

dmen

ts in

su

ch re

gist

er m

ade

from

tim

e to

tim

e.

(3) T

he S

tate

Reg

iste

r of M

otor

Veh

icle

s sha

ll be

mai

ntai

ned

in su

ch m

anne

r as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t. --

----

----

----

----

--

1

. In

s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

19

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-

46.

Mai

nten

ance

of

da

taba

se

of

Mot

or

Veh

icle

s. –

Each

St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent

shal

l m

aint

ain

in s

uch

form

and

in s

uch

man

ner a

s m

ay

be

pres

crib

ed

by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent

a da

taba

se t

o be

kno

wn

as t

he d

atab

ase

of M

otor

V

ehic

les,

in r

espe

ct o

f th

e m

otor

veh

icle

s in

that

St

ate.

S. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged.

Sim

plifi

ed

and

redr

afte

d.

Dat

abas

e to

be

mai

ntai

ned

inst

ead

of

Reg

iste

rs in

vie

w o

f com

pute

risat

ion

of th

e da

ta.

Item

s und

er 4

6(1)

, 46(

2) a

nd 4

6(3)

ar

e de

lete

d.

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V

SEC

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CH

AN

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Ex

istin

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f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

240

1994

). --

----

----

----

----

----

----

64. P

ower

of C

entr

al G

over

nmen

t to

mak

e ru

les.—

The

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

mak

e ru

les t

o pr

ovid

e fo

r all

or a

ny o

f the

follo

win

g m

atte

rs,

nam

ely:

—

(a)

the

per

iod

with

in w

hich

and

the

form

in

whi

ch a

n ap

plic

atio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

and

the

docu

men

ts, p

artic

ular

s and

info

rmat

ion

it sh

all

acco

mpa

ny u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(1) o

f sec

tion

41;

(b)

the

form

in w

hich

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

and

the

parti

cula

rs a

nd

info

rmat

ion

it sh

all c

onta

in a

nd th

e m

anne

r in

whi

ch it

shal

l be

issu

ed u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(3) o

f se

ctio

n 41

; (c

) t

he fo

rm a

nd m

anne

r in

whi

ch th

e pa

rticu

lars

of t

he c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion

shal

l be

ent

ered

in th

e re

cord

s of t

he re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(5) o

f sec

tion

41;

(d)

the

man

ner i

n w

hich

and

the

form

in w

hich

th

e re

gist

ratio

n m

ark,

the

lette

rs a

nd fi

gure

s and

ot

her p

artic

ular

s ref

erre

d to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (6

) of

sect

ion

41 sh

all b

e di

spla

yed

and

show

n;

(e)

the

per

iod

with

in w

hich

and

the

form

in

whi

ch th

e ap

plic

atio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

and

the

47. P

ower

of C

entr

al G

over

nmen

t to

mak

e ru

les.—

The

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

mak

e ru

les

to p

rovi

de fo

r all

or a

ny o

f the

follo

win

g m

atte

rs,

nam

ely:

—

(a)

the

per

iod

with

in w

hich

and

the

form

in

whi

ch a

n ap

plic

atio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

and

the

docu

men

ts, p

artic

ular

s and

info

rmat

ion

it sh

all a

ccom

pany

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of

sect

ion

29;

(b)

the

form

in w

hich

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

and

the

parti

cula

rs

and

info

rmat

ion

it sh

all c

onta

in a

nd th

e m

anne

r in

whi

ch it

shal

l be

issu

ed u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(4) o

f sec

tion

29;

(c)

the

form

and

man

ner i

n w

hich

the

parti

cula

rs o

f the

cer

tific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n sh

all b

e en

tere

d in

the

reco

rds o

f the

re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ity u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(4) o

f se

ctio

n 29

; (d

) t

he m

anne

r in

whi

ch a

nd th

e fo

rm in

w

hich

the

regi

stra

tion

mar

k, th

e le

tters

and

fig

ures

and

oth

er p

artic

ular

s ref

erre

d to

in

sub-

sect

ion

(5) o

f sec

tion

29 sh

all b

e

Sr. N

o ha

s bee

n ch

ange

d; h

owev

er

no c

hang

e is

con

tent

of s

ectio

n (4

7)

(g),

(h) a

nd (i

) are

rem

oved

due

to

dele

tion

of e

xist

ing

(47)

and

(48)

and

fo

llow

ing

item

s are

renu

mbe

red.

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V

SEC

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N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

241

parti

cula

rs a

nd in

form

atio

n it

shal

l con

tain

und

er

sub-

sect

ion

(8) o

f sec

tion

41;

(f)

the

form

in w

hich

the

appl

icat

ion

refe

rred

to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

4) o

f sec

tion

41 sh

all b

e m

ade,

the

parti

cula

rs a

nd in

form

atio

n it

shal

l co

ntai

n an

d th

e fe

e to

be

char

ged;

(g

) t

he fo

rm in

whi

ch a

nd th

e pe

riod

with

in

whi

ch th

e ap

plic

atio

n re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 47

shal

l be

mad

e an

d th

e pa

rticu

lars

it sh

all c

onta

in;

(h)

the

form

in w

hich

and

the

man

ner i

n w

hich

th

e ap

plic

atio

n fo

r “N

o O

bjec

tion

Cer

tific

ate”

sh

all b

e m

ade

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) o

f sec

tion

48 a

nd th

e fo

rm o

f rec

eipt

to b

e is

sued

und

er

sub-

sect

ion

(2) o

f sec

tion

48;

(i)

the

mat

ters

that

are

to b

e co

mpl

ied

with

by

an a

pplic

ant b

efor

e no

obj

ectio

n ce

rtific

ate

may

be

issu

ed u

nder

sect

ion

48;

(j)

the

form

in w

hich

the

intim

atio

n of

cha

nge

of a

ddre

ss sh

all b

e m

ade

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1)

of se

ctio

n 49

and

the

docu

men

ts to

be

subm

itted

al

ong

with

the

appl

icat

ion;

disp

laye

d an

d sh

own;

(e

) t

he p

erio

d w

ithin

whi

ch a

nd th

e fo

rm in

w

hich

the

appl

icat

ion

shal

l be

mad

e an

d th

e pa

rticu

lars

and

info

rmat

ion

it sh

all c

onta

in

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(6) o

f sec

tion

29;

(f)

the

form

in w

hich

the

appl

icat

ion

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(14)

of s

ectio

n 41

sh

all b

e m

ade,

the

parti

cula

rs a

nd in

form

atio

n it

shal

l con

tain

and

the

fee

to b

e ch

arge

d;

(g)

the

form

in w

hich

the

intim

atio

n of

ch

ange

of a

ddre

ss sh

all b

e m

ade

unde

r sub

-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 34

and

the

docu

men

ts to

be

subm

itted

alo

ng w

ith th

e ap

plic

atio

n;

(h)

the

form

in w

hich

and

the

man

ner i

n w

hich

the

intim

atio

n of

tran

sfer

of o

wne

rshi

p sh

all b

e m

ade

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) o

f sec

tion

35 o

r und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (2

) of s

ectio

n 35

and

th

e do

cum

ent t

o be

subm

itted

alo

ng w

ith th

e ap

plic

atio

n;

(i)

the

form

in w

hich

the

appl

icat

ion

unde

r su

b-se

ctio

n (2

) or s

ub-s

ectio

n (3

) of s

ectio

n 36

shal

l be

mad

e;

(j)

the

form

in w

hich

the

certi

ficat

e of

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SEC

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N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

242

(k)

the

form

in w

hich

and

the

man

ner i

n w

hich

th

e in

timat

ion

of tr

ansf

er o

f ow

ners

hip

shal

l be

mad

e un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 50

or

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(2) o

f sec

tion

50 a

nd th

e do

cum

ent t

o be

subm

itted

alo

ng w

ith th

e ap

plic

atio

n;

(l)

the

form

in w

hich

the

appl

icat

ion

unde

r su

b-se

ctio

n (2

) or s

ub-s

ectio

n (3

) of s

ectio

n 51

sh

all b

e m

ade;

(m

) t

he fo

rm in

whi

ch th

e ce

rtific

ate

of fi

tnes

s sh

all b

e is

sued

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 56

and

the

parti

cula

rs a

nd in

form

atio

n it

shal

l co

ntai

n;

(n)

the

per

iod

for w

hich

the

certi

ficat

e of

fit

ness

gra

nted

or r

enew

ed u

nder

sect

ion

56 sh

all

be e

ffec

tive;

(o

) t

he fe

es to

be

char

ged

for t

he is

sue

or

rene

wal

or a

ltera

tion

of c

ertif

icat

es o

f re

gist

ratio

n, fo

r mak

ing

an e

ntry

rega

rdin

g tra

nsfe

r of o

wne

rshi

p on

a c

ertif

icat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n, fo

r mak

ing

or c

ance

lling

an

endo

rsem

ent i

n re

spec

t of a

gree

men

t of h

ire-

purc

hase

or l

ease

or h

ypot

heca

tion

on a

ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n, fo

r cer

tific

ates

of

fitne

ss sh

all b

e is

sued

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of

sect

ion

40 a

nd th

e pa

rticu

lars

and

in

form

atio

n it

shal

l con

tain

; (k

) t

he p

erio

d fo

r whi

ch th

e ce

rtific

ate

of

fitne

ss g

rant

ed o

r ren

ewed

und

er se

ctio

n 40

sh

all b

e ef

fect

ive;

(l)

th

e fe

es to

be

char

ged

for t

he is

sue

or

rene

wal

or a

ltera

tion

of c

ertif

icat

es o

f re

gist

ratio

n, fo

r mak

ing

an e

ntry

rega

rdin

g tra

nsfe

r of o

wne

rshi

p on

a c

ertif

icat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n, fo

r mak

ing

or c

ance

lling

an

endo

rsem

ent i

n re

spec

t of a

gree

men

t of h

ire-

purc

hase

or l

ease

or h

ypot

heca

tion

on a

ce

rtific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n, fo

r cer

tific

ates

of

fitne

ss fo

r reg

istra

tion

mar

ks, a

nd fo

r the

ex

amin

atio

n or

insp

ectio

n of

mot

or v

ehic

les,

and

the

refu

nd o

f suc

h fe

es.

(m)

any

oth

er m

atte

r whi

ch is

to b

e, o

r may

be

, pre

scrib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

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nnex

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V

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TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

243

fitne

ss fo

r reg

istra

tion

mar

ks, a

nd fo

r the

ex

amin

atio

n or

insp

ectio

n of

mot

or v

ehic

les,

and

the

refu

nd o

f suc

h fe

es.

(p)

any

oth

er m

atte

r whi

ch is

to b

e, o

r may

be,

pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t. 65

. Pow

er o

f Sta

te G

over

nmen

t to

mak

e ru

les.—

(1) A

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t may

mak

e ru

les f

or th

e pu

rpos

e of

car

ryin

g in

to e

ffec

t the

pro

visi

ons o

f thi

s C

hapt

er o

ther

than

the

mat

ters

spec

ified

in se

ctio

n 64

. (2) W

ithou

t pre

judi

ce to

the

gene

ralit

y of

the

fore

goin

g po

wer

, suc

h ru

les m

ay p

rovi

de fo

r—

(a)

the

con

duct

and

hea

ring

of a

ppea

ls th

at m

ay b

e pr

efer

red

unde

r thi

s Cha

pter

(the

fees

to b

e pa

id in

re

spec

t of s

uch

appe

als a

nd th

e re

fund

of s

uch

fees

); (b

) t

he a

ppoi

ntm

ent,

func

tions

and

juris

dict

ion

of

regi

ster

ing

and

othe

r pre

scrib

ed a

utho

ritie

s;

(c)

the

exe

mpt

ion

of ro

ad-r

olle

rs, g

rade

rs a

nd o

ther

ve

hicl

es d

esig

ned

and

used

sole

ly fo

r the

co

nstru

ctio

n, re

pair

and

clea

ning

of r

oads

from

all

or

any

of th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his C

hapt

er a

nd th

e ru

les

mad

e th

ereu

nder

and

the

cond

ition

s gov

erni

ng su

ch

exem

ptio

n;

(d)

the

issu

e or

rene

wal

of c

ertif

icat

es o

f

48. P

ower

of S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent t

o m

ake

rule

s.—(1

) A S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay m

ake

rule

s fo

r the

pur

pose

of c

arry

ing

into

eff

ect t

he

prov

isio

ns o

f thi

s Cha

pter

oth

er th

an th

e m

atte

rs

spec

ified

in se

ctio

n 47

. (2

) With

out p

reju

dice

to th

e ge

nera

lity

of th

e fo

rego

ing

pow

er, s

uch

rule

s may

pro

vide

for—

(a

) t

he c

ondu

ct a

nd h

earin

g of

app

eals

that

may

be

pre

ferr

ed u

nder

this

Cha

pter

(the

fees

to b

e pa

id in

resp

ect o

f suc

h ap

peal

s and

the

refu

nd o

f su

ch fe

es);

(b)

the

app

oint

men

t, fu

nctio

ns a

nd ju

risdi

ctio

n of

regi

ster

ing

and

othe

r pre

scrib

ed a

utho

ritie

s;

(c)

the

exe

mpt

ion

of ro

ad-r

olle

rs, g

rade

rs a

nd

othe

r veh

icle

s des

igne

d an

d us

ed so

lely

for t

he

cons

truct

ion,

repa

ir an

d cl

eani

ng o

f roa

ds fr

om a

ll or

any

of t

he p

rovi

sion

s of t

his C

hapt

er a

nd th

e ru

les m

ade

ther

eund

er a

nd th

e co

nditi

ons

gove

rnin

g su

ch e

xem

ptio

n;

Sr. N

o is

cha

nged

.

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IEW

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ISE

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AN

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Ex

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f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

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Sug

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ion

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stifi

catio

n

244

regi

stra

tion

and

fitne

ss a

nd d

uplic

ates

of s

uch

certi

ficat

es to

repl

ace

the

certi

ficat

es lo

st, d

estro

yed

or m

utila

ted;

(e

) t

he p

rodu

ctio

n of

cer

tific

ates

of r

egis

tratio

n be

fore

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

for t

he re

visi

on o

f en

tries

ther

ein

of p

artic

ular

s rel

atin

g to

the

gros

s ve

hicl

e w

eigh

t; (f

) t

he te

mpo

rary

regi

stra

tion

of m

otor

veh

icle

s an

d th

e is

sue

of te

mpo

rary

cer

tific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n an

d m

arks

; (g

) t

he m

anne

r in

whi

ch th

e pa

rticu

lars

refe

rred

to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (2

) of s

ectio

n 58

and

oth

er p

resc

ribed

pa

rticu

lars

shal

l be

exhi

bite

d;

(h)

the

exe

mpt

ion

of p

resc

ribed

per

sons

or

pres

crib

ed c

lass

es o

f per

sons

from

pay

men

t of a

ll or

an

y po

rtion

of t

he fe

es p

ayab

le u

nder

this

Cha

pter

; (i)

th

e fo

rms,

othe

r tha

n th

ose

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent,

to b

e us

ed fo

r the

pur

pose

of

this

Cha

pter

; (j)

th

e co

mm

unic

atio

n be

twee

n re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ities

of p

artic

ular

s of c

ertif

icat

es o

f re

gist

ratio

n an

d by

ow

ners

of v

ehic

les r

egis

tere

d ou

tsid

e th

e St

ate

of p

artic

ular

s of s

uch

vehi

cles

and

of

thei

r reg

istra

tion;

(k

) t

he a

mou

nt o

r am

ount

s und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (1

3)

of se

ctio

n 41

or s

ub-s

ectio

n (7

) of s

ectio

n 47

or s

ub-

(d)

the

issu

e or

rene

wal

of c

ertif

icat

es o

f re

gist

ratio

n an

d fit

ness

and

dup

licat

es o

f suc

h ce

rtific

ates

to re

plac

e th

e ce

rtific

ates

lost

, de

stro

yed

or m

utila

ted;

(e

) t

he p

rodu

ctio

n of

cer

tific

ates

of r

egis

tratio

n be

fore

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

for t

he re

visi

on o

f en

tries

ther

ein

of p

artic

ular

s rel

atin

g to

the

gros

s ve

hicl

e w

eigh

t; (f

) t

he te

mpo

rary

regi

stra

tion

of m

otor

veh

icle

s an

d th

e is

sue

of te

mpo

rary

cer

tific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion

and

mar

ks;

(g)

the

man

ner i

n w

hich

the

parti

cula

rs re

ferr

ed

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(2) o

f sec

tion

42 a

nd o

ther

pr

escr

ibed

par

ticul

ars s

hall

be e

xhib

ited;

(h

) t

he e

xem

ptio

n of

pre

scrib

ed p

erso

ns o

r pr

escr

ibed

cla

sses

of p

erso

ns fr

om p

aym

ent o

f all

or a

ny p

ortio

n of

the

fees

pay

able

und

er th

is

Cha

pter

; (i)

th

e fo

rms,

othe

r tha

n th

ose

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent,

to b

e us

ed fo

r the

pur

pose

of

this

Cha

pter

; (j)

th

e co

mm

unic

atio

n be

twee

n re

gist

erin

g au

thor

ities

of p

artic

ular

s of c

ertif

icat

es o

f re

gist

ratio

n an

d by

ow

ners

of v

ehic

les r

egis

tere

d ou

tsid

e th

e St

ate

of p

artic

ular

s of s

uch

vehi

cles

an

d of

thei

r reg

istra

tion;

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

245

sect

ion

(4) o

f sec

tion

49 o

r sub

-sec

tion

(5) o

f sec

tion

50;

(l)

the

exte

nsio

n of

the

valid

ity o

f cer

tific

ates

of

fitne

ss p

endi

ng c

onsi

dera

tion

of a

pplic

atio

ns fo

r th

eir r

enew

al;

(m)

the

exe

mpt

ion

from

the

prov

isio

ns o

f thi

s C

hapt

er a

nd th

e co

nditi

ons a

nd fe

es fo

r exe

mpt

ion,

of

mot

or v

ehic

les i

n th

e po

sses

sion

of d

eale

rs;

(n)

the

form

in w

hich

and

the

perio

d w

ithin

whi

ch

the

retu

rn u

nder

sect

ion

62 sh

all b

e se

nt;

(o)

the

man

ner i

n w

hich

the

Stat

e Re

gist

er o

f M

otor

Veh

icle

s sha

ll be

mai

ntai

ned

unde

r sec

tion

63;

(p)

any

oth

er m

atte

r whi

ch is

to b

e or

may

be

pres

crib

ed.

(k) t

he e

xten

sion

of t

he v

alid

ity o

f cer

tific

ates

of

fitne

ss p

endi

ng c

onsi

dera

tion

of a

pplic

atio

ns fo

r th

eir r

enew

al;

(l)

the

exem

ptio

n fr

om th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his

Cha

pter

and

the

cond

ition

s and

fees

for

exem

ptio

n, o

f mot

or v

ehic

les i

n th

e po

sses

sion

of

deal

ers;

(m

) t

he fo

rm in

whi

ch a

nd th

e pe

riod

with

in

whi

ch th

e re

turn

und

er se

ctio

n 45

shal

l be

sent

; (n

) t

he m

anne

r in

whi

ch th

e da

taba

se o

f Mot

or

Veh

icle

s sha

ll be

mai

ntai

ned

unde

r sec

tion

46;

(o)

any

oth

er m

atte

r w

hich

is

to b

e or

may

be

pres

crib

ed.

Exis

ting

2(k)

has

bee

n de

lete

d in

vi

ew o

f red

rafti

ng/re

mov

al o

n se

ctio

n (4

1), (

47),

(49)

and

(50)

. Su

bseq

uent

item

s are

renu

mbe

red.

CH

APT

ER

V: C

ON

TR

OL

OF

TR

AN

SPO

RT

V

EHIC

LES

66. N

eces

sity

for

perm

its.—

(1) N

o ow

ner o

f a

mot

or v

ehic

le sh

all u

se o

r per

mit

the

use

of th

e ve

hicl

e as

a tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

le in

any

pub

lic p

lace

w

heth

er o

r not

such

veh

icle

is a

ctua

lly c

arry

ing

any

pass

enge

rs o

r goo

ds sa

ve in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

cond

ition

s of a

per

mit

gran

ted

or c

ount

ersi

gned

by

a

CH

APT

ER

IV: C

ON

TR

OL

OF

TR

AN

SPO

RT

V

EHIC

LES

49

. Nec

essi

ty f

or p

erm

its. –

(1)

No

owne

r of

a

mot

or v

ehic

le s

hall

use

or p

erm

it th

e us

e of

the

ve

hicl

e as

a tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

le in

any

pub

lic p

lace

w

heth

er o

r no

t su

ch v

ehic

le i

s ac

tual

ly c

arry

ing

any

pass

enge

rs o

r go

ods

save

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith

Cha

pter

V h

as b

een

chan

ged

to

Cha

pter

IV d

ue to

del

etio

n of

C

hapt

er II

I. Th

e se

rial n

o ha

s bee

n ch

ange

d to

49.

Se

ctio

n 49

(1):

the

wor

d “b

eing

” is

de

lete

d an

d re

plac

ed w

ith “

to b

e”.

Wor

d “p

ublic

” ha

s bee

n re

tain

ed in

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

246

Reg

iona

l or S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

or a

ny

pres

crib

ed a

utho

rity

auth

oris

ing

him

the

use

of th

e ve

hicl

e in

that

pla

ce in

the

man

ner i

n w

hich

the

vehi

cle

is b

eing

use

d:

Prov

ided

that

a st

age

carr

iage

per

mit

shal

l, su

bjec

t to

any

cond

ition

s tha

t may

be

spec

ified

in th

e pe

rmit,

aut

horis

e th

e us

e of

the

vehi

cle

as a

con

tract

ca

rria

ge:

Prov

ided

furth

er th

at a

stag

e ca

rria

ge p

erm

it m

ay, s

ubje

ct to

any

con

ditio

ns th

at m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed

in th

e pe

rmit,

aut

horis

e th

e us

e of

the

vehi

cle

as a

go

ods c

arria

ge e

ither

whe

n ca

rryi

ng p

asse

nger

s or

not: Pr

ovid

ed a

lso

that

goo

ds c

arria

ge p

erm

it sh

all,

subj

ect t

o an

y co

nditi

ons t

hat m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed in

the

perm

it, a

utho

rise

the

hold

er to

use

the

vehi

cle

for t

he

carr

iage

of g

oods

for o

r in

conn

ectio

n w

ith a

trad

e or

bu

sine

ss c

arrie

d on

by

him

. (2

) The

hol

der o

f a g

oods

car

riage

per

mit

may

us

e th

e ve

hicl

e, fo

r the

dra

win

g of

any

trai

ler o

r se

mi-t

raile

r not

ow

ned

by h

im, s

ubje

ct to

such

co

nditi

ons a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed:

1[Pr

ovid

ed th

at th

e ho

lder

of a

per

mit

of a

ny

artic

ulat

ed v

ehic

le m

ay u

se th

e pr

ime-

mov

er o

f tha

t ar

ticul

ated

veh

icle

for a

ny o

ther

sem

i-tra

ilor.]

the

cond

ition

s of

a

perm

it gr

ante

d or

co

unte

rsig

ned

by a

Reg

iona

l or

Sta

te T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y or

any

pre

scrib

ed a

utho

rity

auth

oriz

ing

him

the

use

of

the

vehi

cle

in t

hat

plac

e in

the

m

anne

r in

whi

ch th

e ve

hicl

e is

to b

e u

sed:

(2

) The

hol

der o

f a g

oods

car

riage

per

mit

may

use

th

e ve

hicl

e, f

or d

raw

ing

of a

ny tr

aile

r no

t ow

ned

by h

im,

subj

ect

to s

uch

cond

ition

s as

may

be

pres

crib

ed:

this

cha

pter

.

No

chan

ge in

Pro

viso

1, 2

, & 3

of

Sect

ion

49 (1

). 49

(2):

the

wor

ds “

or se

mi-t

raile

r”

dele

ted.

N

o C

hang

e in

Pro

viso

of S

ectio

n 49

(2).

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IEW

OF

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VEH

ICLE

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VA) 1

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A

nnex

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V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

247

(3) T

he p

rovi

sion

s of s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) sha

ll no

t ap

ply—

(a

) t

o an

y tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e ow

ned

by th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent o

r a S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent a

nd

used

for G

over

nmen

t pur

pose

s unc

onne

cted

w

ith a

ny c

omm

erci

al e

nter

pris

e;

(b)

to

any

trans

port

vehi

cle

owne

d by

a lo

cal

auth

ority

or b

y a

pers

on a

ctin

g un

der c

ontra

ct

with

a lo

cal a

utho

rity

and

used

sole

ly fo

r roa

d cl

eans

ing,

road

wat

erin

g or

con

serv

ancy

pu

rpos

es;

(c)

to

any

trans

port

vehi

cle

used

sole

ly fo

r po

lice,

fire

brig

ade

or a

mbu

lanc

e pu

rpos

es;

(d)

to

any

trans

port

vehi

cle

used

sole

ly fo

r the

co

nvey

ance

of c

orps

es a

nd th

e m

ourn

ers

acco

mpa

nyin

g th

e co

rpse

s;

(e)

to

any

trans

port

vehi

cle

used

for t

owin

g a

disa

bled

veh

icle

or f

or re

mov

ing

good

s fro

m a

di

sabl

ed v

ehic

le to

a p

lace

of s

afet

y;

(f)

to

any

trans

port

vehi

cle

used

for a

ny o

ther

pu

blic

pur

pose

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t in

this

beh

alf;

(g)

to

any

trans

port

vehi

cle

used

by

a pe

rson

w

ho m

anuf

actu

res o

r dea

ls in

mot

or v

ehic

les o

r

(3) T

he p

rovi

sion

s of s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) sha

ll no

t ap

ply-

(a

) to

any

trans

port

vehi

cle

owne

d by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t or a

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t an

d us

ed fo

r Gov

ernm

ent p

urpo

ses

unco

nnec

ted

with

any

com

mer

cial

ent

erpr

ise;

to

any

tran

spor

t veh

icle

ow

ned

by a

loca

l au

thor

ity; o

r by

a pe

rson

act

ing

unde

r co

ntra

ct u

nder

loca

l aut

horit

y.

49(3

a) a

nd (3

b) h

ave

been

clu

bbed

. Th

eref

ore

49 (3

c) (3

d) (3

e) (3

f)

(3g)

hav

e be

en re

num

bere

d. N

o ch

ange

in c

onte

nt.

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IEW

OF

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ICLE

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VA) 1

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A

nnex

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V

SEC

TIO

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ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

248

build

s bod

ies f

or a

ttach

men

t to

chas

sis,

sole

ly

for s

uch

purp

oses

and

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith su

ch

cond

ition

s as t

he C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, spe

cify

in

this

beh

alf;

2[**

*]

(i)

to a

ny g

oods

veh

icle

, the

gro

ss v

ehic

le

wei

ght o

f whi

ch d

oes n

ot e

xcee

d 3,

000

kilo

gram

s;

(j)

subj

ect t

o su

ch c

ondi

tions

as t

he C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t may

, by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial

Gaz

ette

, spe

cify

, to

any

trans

port

vehi

cle

purc

hase

d in

one

Sta

te a

nd p

roce

edin

g to

a

plac

e, si

tuat

ed in

that

Sta

te o

r in

any

othe

r Sta

te,

with

out c

arry

ing

any

pass

enge

r or g

oods

; (k

) t

o an

y tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e w

hich

has

bee

n te

mpo

raril

y re

gist

ered

und

er se

ctio

n 43

whi

le

proc

eedi

ng e

mpt

y to

any

pla

ce fo

r the

pur

pose

of

regi

stra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e;

3[**

*]

(m)

t

o an

y tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e w

hich

, ow

ing

to

flood

, ear

thqu

ake

or a

ny o

ther

nat

ural

cal

amity

, ob

stru

ctio

n on

road

, or u

nfor

esee

n ci

rcum

stan

ces,

is re

quire

d to

be

dive

rted

thro

ugh

any

othe

r rou

te, w

heth

er w

ithin

or

(h) t

o an

y go

ods

vehi

cle,

the

gros

s ve

hicl

e w

eigh

t of

whi

ch d

oes n

ot e

xcee

d 75

00 k

ilogr

ams;

(j)

to

any

tran

spor

t veh

icle

whi

ch h

as b

een

tem

pora

rily

regi

ster

ed u

nder

sect

ion

31 w

hile

pr

ocee

ding

em

pty

to a

ny p

lace

for t

he p

urpo

se o

f re

gist

ratio

n of

the

vehi

cle;

49

(3.i)

: The

figu

res “

3000

” ha

s bee

n re

plac

ed w

ith “

7500

” an

d th

e sa

me

has b

een

renu

mbe

red

as (h

)

No

chan

ge in

Sec

tion

49(3

j), (3

m),

(3n)

, (30

) and

(3p)

. How

ever

, sr.

no

has b

een

chan

ged.

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IEW

OF

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A

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ISE

CH

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GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

249

outs

ide

the

Stat

e, w

ith a

vie

w to

ena

blin

g it

to

reac

h its

des

tinat

ion;

(n

) t

o an

y tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e us

ed fo

r suc

h pu

rpos

es a

s the

Cen

tral o

r Sta

te G

over

nmen

t m

ay, b

y or

der,

spec

ify;

(o)

to

any

trans

port

vehi

cle

whi

ch is

subj

ect t

o a

hire

-pur

chas

e, le

ase

or h

ypot

heca

tion

agre

emen

t and

whi

ch o

win

g to

the

defa

ult o

f the

ow

ner h

as b

een

take

n po

sses

sion

of b

y or

on

beha

lf of

the

pers

on w

ith w

hom

the

owne

r has

en

tere

d in

to su

ch a

gree

men

t, to

ena

ble

such

m

otor

veh

icle

to re

ach

its d

estin

atio

n; o

r (p

) t

o an

y tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e w

hile

pro

ceed

ing

empt

y to

any

pla

ce fo

r pur

pose

of r

epai

r. (4

) Sub

ject

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ub-s

ectio

n (3

), su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) sha

ll, if

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t by

rule

m

ade

unde

r sec

tion

96 so

pre

scrib

es, a

pply

to a

ny

mot

or v

ehic

le a

dapt

ed to

car

ry m

ore

than

nin

e pe

rson

s exc

ludi

ng th

e dr

iver

. --

----

----

----

----

----

----

--

1

. A

dded

by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

20

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4).

2

. C

laus

e (h

) om

itted

by

Act

27

of 2

000,

sec.

4

(w.e

.f. 1

1-8-

2000

).

(4

) Sub

ject

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ub-s

ectio

n (3

), su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) sha

ll, if

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t by

rule

mad

e un

der s

ectio

n 73

so p

resc

ribes

, ap

ply

to a

ny m

otor

veh

icle

ada

pted

to c

arry

mor

e th

an n

ine

pers

ons e

xclu

ding

the

driv

er.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

250

3

. C

laus

e (l)

subs

. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

20

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4) a

nd o

mitt

ed b

y A

ct 3

9 of

200

1,

sec.

2 (w

.e.f.

27-

9-20

01).

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----

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----

----

----

--

67. P

ower

to S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent t

o co

ntro

l ro

ad tr

ansp

ort.—

(1) A

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t, ha

ving

re

gard

to—

(a

) t

he a

dvan

tage

s off

ered

to th

e pu

blic

, tra

de

and

indu

stry

by

the

deve

lopm

ent o

f mot

or

trans

port,

(b

) t

he d

esira

bilit

y of

co-

ordi

natin

g ro

ad a

nd

rail

trans

port,

(c

) t

he d

esira

bilit

y of

pre

vent

ing

the

dete

riora

tion

of th

e ro

ad sy

stem

, and

(d

) t

he d

esira

bilit

y of

pre

vent

ing

unec

onom

ic

com

petit

ion

amon

g ho

lder

s of p

erm

its.

may

, fro

m ti

me

to ti

me,

by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te, i

ssue

dire

ctio

ns b

oth

to th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y an

d R

egio

nal

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y—

(i)

rega

rdin

g th

e fix

ing

of fa

res a

nd fr

eigh

ts

(incl

udin

g th

e m

axim

um a

nd m

inim

um in

re

spec

t the

reof

) for

stag

e ca

rria

ges,

cont

ract

ca

rria

ges a

nd g

oods

car

riage

s:

1[**

*]

50. P

ower

s to

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t to

cont

rol

road

tran

spor

t. –

(1) A

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t, ha

ving

rega

rd to

—

(a)

the

adv

anta

ges o

ffer

ed to

the

publ

ic,

trade

and

indu

stry

by

the

deve

lopm

ent o

f m

otor

tran

spor

t, (b

) t

he d

esira

bilit

y of

est

ablis

hing

the

low

ca

rbon

, ene

rgy

effic

ient

and

env

ironm

ent

frie

ndly

tran

spor

t sys

tem

. (c

) t

he d

esira

bilit

y of

pre

vent

ing

the

dete

riora

tion

of th

e ro

ad sy

stem

, and

(d

) t

he d

esira

bilit

y of

pre

vent

ing

unec

onom

ic c

ompe

titio

n am

ong

hold

ers o

f pe

rmits

. m

ay, f

rom

tim

e to

tim

e, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, iss

ue d

irect

ions

bot

h to

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

and

Reg

iona

l Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity—

(i)

re

gard

ing

the

fixin

g of

fare

s and

frei

ghts

(in

clud

ing

the

max

imum

and

min

imum

in

Sim

plifi

ed a

nd st

ream

lined

.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

251

(ii)

reg

ardi

ng th

e pr

ohib

ition

or r

estri

ctio

n,

subj

ect t

o su

ch c

ondi

tions

as m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed in

th

e di

rect

ions

, of t

he c

onve

ying

of l

ong

dist

ance

go

ods t

raff

ic g

ener

ally

, or o

f spe

cifie

d cl

asse

s of

good

s by

good

s car

riage

s;

(iii)

re

gard

ing

any

othe

r mat

ter w

hich

may

ap

pear

to th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent n

eces

sary

or

expe

dien

t for

giv

ing

effe

ct to

any

agr

eem

ent

ente

red

into

with

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t or a

ny

othe

r Sta

te G

over

nmen

t or t

he G

over

nmen

t of

any

othe

r cou

ntry

rela

ting

to th

e re

gula

tion

of

mot

or tr

ansp

ort g

ener

ally

, and

in p

artic

ular

to it

s co

ordi

natio

n w

ith o

ther

mea

ns o

f tra

nspo

rt an

d th

e co

nvey

ing

of lo

ng d

ista

nce

good

s tra

ffic

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at n

o su

ch n

otifi

catio

n in

resp

ect o

f th

e m

atte

rs re

ferr

ed to

in c

laus

e (ii

) or c

laus

e (ii

i) sh

all b

e is

sued

unl

ess a

dra

ft of

the

prop

osed

di

rect

ions

is p

ublis

hed

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te

spec

ifyin

g th

erei

n a

date

bei

ng n

ot le

ss th

an o

ne

mon

th a

fter s

uch

publ

icat

ion,

on

or a

fter w

hich

th

e dr

aft w

ill b

e ta

ken

into

con

side

ratio

n an

d an

y ob

ject

ion

or su

gges

tion

whi

ch m

ay b

e re

ceiv

ed

has,

in c

onsu

ltatio

n w

ith th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t

resp

ect t

here

of) f

or st

age

carr

iage

s, co

ntra

ct

carr

iage

s and

goo

ds c

arria

ges:

(ii

) r

egar

ding

the

proh

ibiti

on o

r res

trict

ion,

su

bjec

t to

such

con

ditio

ns a

s may

be

spec

ified

in th

e di

rect

ions

, of t

he c

onve

ying

of

long

dis

tanc

e go

ods t

raff

ic g

ener

ally

, or o

f sp

ecifi

ed c

lass

es o

f goo

ds b

y go

ods c

arria

ges;

(ii

i)

rega

rdin

g an

y ot

her m

atte

r whi

ch m

ay

appe

ar to

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t nec

essa

ry o

r ex

pedi

ent f

or g

ivin

g ef

fect

to a

ny a

gree

men

t en

tere

d in

to w

ith th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent o

r an

y ot

her S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent o

r the

G

over

nmen

t of a

ny o

ther

cou

ntry

rela

ting

to

the

regu

latio

n of

mot

or tr

ansp

ort g

ener

ally

, an

d in

par

ticul

ar to

its c

oord

inat

ion

with

oth

er

mea

ns o

f tra

nspo

rt an

d th

e co

nvey

ing

of lo

ng

dist

ance

goo

ds tr

affic

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at n

o su

ch n

otifi

catio

n in

resp

ect

of th

e m

atte

rs re

ferr

ed to

in c

laus

e (ii

) or

clau

se (i

ii) sh

all b

e is

sued

unl

ess a

dra

ft of

th

e pr

opos

ed d

irect

ions

is p

ublis

hed

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te sp

ecify

ing

ther

ein

a da

te

bein

g no

t les

s tha

n on

e m

onth

afte

r suc

h pu

blic

atio

n, o

n or

afte

r whi

ch th

e dr

aft w

ill

be ta

ken

into

con

side

ratio

n an

d an

y ob

ject

ion

or su

gges

tion

whi

ch m

ay b

e re

ceiv

ed h

as, i

n

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

252

Aut

horit

y, b

een

cons

ider

ed a

fter g

ivin

g th

e re

pres

enta

tives

of t

he in

tere

sts a

ffec

ted

an

oppo

rtuni

ty o

f bei

ng h

eard

. (2

) Any

dire

ctio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) re

gard

ing

the

fixin

g of

fare

s and

frei

ghts

for s

tage

ca

rria

ges,

cont

ract

car

riage

s and

goo

ds c

arria

ges

may

pro

vide

that

such

fare

s or f

reig

hts s

hall

be

incl

usiv

e of

the

tax

paya

ble

by th

e pa

ssen

gers

or t

he

cons

igno

rs o

f the

goo

ds, a

s the

cas

e m

ay b

e, to

the

oper

ator

s of t

he st

age

carr

iage

s, co

ntra

ct c

arria

ges o

r go

ods c

arria

ges u

nder

any

law

for t

he ti

me

bein

g in

fo

rce

rela

ting

to ta

x on

pas

seng

ers a

nd g

oods

. --

----

----

----

----

----

----

---

1

. P

rovi

so in

s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

21

(w.e

.f.

14-1

1-19

94) a

nd o

mitt

ed b

y A

ct 3

9 of

200

1, se

c. 3

(w

.e.f.

27-

9-20

01).

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

--

cons

ulta

tion

with

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort

Aut

horit

y, b

een

cons

ider

ed a

fter g

ivin

g th

e re

pres

enta

tives

of t

he in

tere

sts a

ffec

ted

an

oppo

rtuni

ty o

f bei

ng h

eard

. (2

) Any

dire

ctio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) re

gard

ing

the

fixin

g of

fare

s and

frei

ghts

for s

tage

ca

rria

ges,

cont

ract

car

riage

s and

goo

ds c

arria

ges

may

pro

vide

that

such

fare

s or f

reig

hts s

hall

be

incl

usiv

e of

the

tax

paya

ble

by th

e pa

ssen

gers

or

the

cons

igno

rs o

f the

goo

ds, a

s the

cas

e m

ay b

e,

to th

e op

erat

ors o

f the

stag

e ca

rria

ges,

cont

ract

ca

rria

ges o

r goo

ds c

arria

ges u

nder

any

law

for t

he

time

bein

g in

forc

e re

latin

g to

tax

on p

asse

nger

s an

d go

ods.

Prov

ided

that

no

such

not

ifica

tion

shal

l be

issu

ed

unle

ss

a dr

aft

of

the

prop

osed

di

rect

ion

is

publ

ishe

d in

the

off

icia

l ga

zette

spe

cify

ing

ther

e in

a d

ate

bein

g no

t les

s th

an o

ne m

onth

afte

r suc

h pu

blic

atio

n, o

n or

afte

r w

hich

the

dra

ft w

ill b

e ta

ken

into

con

side

ratio

n an

d an

y ob

ject

ion

or

sugg

estio

n w

hich

m

ay

be

rece

ived

ha

s, in

co

nsul

tatio

n w

ith t

he S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity,

be

en c

onsi

dere

d af

ter

givi

ng t

he r

epre

sent

ativ

es

of t

he i

nter

ests

aff

ecte

d an

opp

ortu

nity

of

bein

g he

ard.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

253

Prov

ided

su

ch

prev

ious

pu

blic

atio

n ca

n be

w

aive

d by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t in

publ

ic in

tere

st

in c

ase

of m

atte

rs re

quiri

ng u

rgen

t act

ion.

68

. Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

ritie

s.—(1

) The

Sta

te

Gov

ernm

ent s

hall

by n

otifi

catio

n in

the

Off

icia

l G

azet

te, c

onst

itute

for t

he S

tate

a S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

to e

xerc

ise

and

disc

harg

e th

e po

wer

s and

fu

nctio

ns sp

ecifi

ed in

sub-

sect

ion

(3),

and

shal

l in

like

man

ner c

onst

itute

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

ritie

s to

exer

cise

and

dis

char

ge th

roug

hout

su

ch a

reas

(in

this

Cha

pter

refe

rred

to a

s reg

ions

) as

may

be

spec

ified

in th

e no

tific

atio

n in

resp

ect o

f ea

ch R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y; th

e po

wer

s and

fu

nctio

ns c

onfe

rred

by

or u

nder

this

Cha

pter

on

such

A

utho

ritie

s:

Prov

ided

that

in th

e U

nion

Ter

ritor

ies,

the

Adm

inis

trato

r may

abs

tain

from

con

stitu

ting

any

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity.

(2

) A S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

or a

Reg

iona

l Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

shal

l con

sist

of a

Cha

irman

who

ha

s had

judi

cial

exp

erie

nce

or e

xper

ienc

e as

an

appe

llate

or a

revi

sion

al a

utho

rity

or a

s an

adju

dica

ting

auth

ority

com

pete

nt to

pas

s any

ord

er

or ta

ke a

ny d

ecis

ion

unde

r any

law

and

in th

e ca

se o

f a

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity,

such

oth

er p

erso

ns

(whe

ther

off

icia

ls o

r not

), no

t bei

ng m

ore

than

four

an

d, in

the

case

of a

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity,

51. T

rans

port

Aut

hori

ties.—

(1) T

he S

tate

G

over

nmen

t sha

ll by

not

ifica

tion

in th

e O

ffic

ial

Gaz

ette

, con

stitu

te fo

r the

Sta

te a

Sta

te T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y to

exe

rcis

e an

d di

scha

rge

the

pow

ers

and

func

tions

spec

ified

in su

b-se

ctio

n (3

), an

d sh

all i

n lik

e m

anne

r con

stitu

te R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

ies t

o ex

erci

se a

nd d

isch

arge

thro

ugho

ut

such

are

as (i

n th

is C

hapt

er re

ferr

ed to

as r

egio

ns)

as m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed in

the

notif

icat

ion

in re

spec

t of

eac

h R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y; th

e po

wer

s an

d fu

nctio

ns c

onfe

rred

by

or u

nder

this

Cha

pter

on

such

Aut

horit

ies:

Pr

ovid

ed th

at in

the

Uni

on T

errit

orie

s, th

e A

dmin

istra

tor m

ay a

bsta

in fr

om c

onst

itutin

g an

y R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y.

(2) A

Sta

te T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y or

a R

egio

nal

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y sh

all c

onsi

st o

f a C

hairm

an

who

has

had

judi

cial

exp

erie

nce

or e

xper

ienc

e as

an

app

ella

te o

r a re

visi

onal

aut

horit

y or

as a

n ad

judi

catin

g au

thor

ity c

ompe

tent

to p

ass a

ny

orde

r or t

ake

any

deci

sion

und

er a

ny la

w a

nd in

th

e ca

se o

f a S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity,

such

ot

her p

erso

ns (w

heth

er o

ffic

ials

or n

ot),

not b

eing

m

ore

than

four

and

, in

the

case

of a

Reg

iona

l

Sr. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged.

Se

ctio

n 51

(1) &

Pro

viso

ther

eund

er

and

Sect

ion

51 (2

): N

o C

hang

e.

How

ever

. The

firs

t and

the

third

pr

ovis

o of

subs

ectio

n 2

have

bee

n de

lete

d.

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rt C

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catio

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such

oth

er p

erso

ns (w

heth

er o

ffic

ials

or n

ot),

not

bein

g m

ore

than

two,

as t

he S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay

thin

k fit

to a

ppoi

nt; b

ut n

o pe

rson

who

has

any

fin

anci

al in

tere

st w

heth

er a

s pro

prie

tor,

empl

oyee

or

othe

rwis

e in

any

tran

spor

t und

erta

king

shal

l be

appo

inte

d, o

r con

tinue

to b

e, a

mem

ber o

f a S

tate

or

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity,

and

, if a

ny p

erso

n be

ing

a m

embe

r of a

any

such

Aut

horit

y ac

quire

s a

finan

cial

inte

rest

in a

ny tr

ansp

ort u

nder

taki

ng, h

e sh

all w

ithin

four

wee

ks o

f so

doin

g, g

ive

notic

e in

w

ritin

g to

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t of t

he a

cqui

sitio

n of

su

ch in

tere

st a

nd sh

all v

acat

e of

fice:

Pr

ovid

ed th

at n

othi

ng in

this

sub-

sect

ion

shal

l pr

even

t any

of t

he m

embe

rs o

f the

Sta

te T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y or

a R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y, a

s the

ca

se m

ay b

e, to

pre

side

ove

r a m

eetin

g of

such

A

utho

rity

durin

g th

e ab

senc

e of

the

Cha

irman

, no

twith

stan

ding

that

such

mem

ber d

oes n

ot p

osse

ss

judi

cial

exp

erie

nce

or e

xper

ienc

e as

an

appe

llate

or a

re

visi

onal

aut

horit

y or

as a

n ad

judi

catin

g au

thor

ity

com

pete

nt to

pas

s any

ord

er o

r tak

e an

y de

cisi

on

unde

r any

law

: Pr

ovid

ed fu

rther

that

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t m

ay,—

(i)

w

here

it c

onsi

ders

nec

essa

ry o

r exp

edie

nt

so to

do,

con

stitu

te th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y or

a R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y fo

r any

regi

on

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y, su

ch o

ther

per

sons

(whe

ther

of

ficia

ls o

r not

), no

t bei

ng m

ore

than

two,

as t

he

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

thin

k fit

to a

ppoi

nt; b

ut n

o pe

rson

who

has

any

fina

ncia

l int

eres

t whe

ther

as

prop

rieto

r, em

ploy

ee o

r oth

erw

ise

in a

ny

trans

port

unde

rtaki

ng sh

all b

e ap

poin

ted,

or

cont

inue

to b

e, a

mem

ber o

f a S

tate

or R

egio

nal

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y, a

nd, i

f any

per

son

bein

g a

mem

ber o

f any

such

Aut

horit

y ac

quire

s a

finan

cial

inte

rest

in a

ny tr

ansp

ort u

nder

taki

ng, h

e sh

all w

ithin

four

wee

ks o

f so

doin

g, g

ive

notic

e in

w

ritin

g to

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t of t

he a

cqui

sitio

n of

such

inte

rest

and

shal

l vac

ate

offic

e.

Prov

ided

fur

ther

tha

t th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent

may

by

rul

es m

ade

in t

his

beha

lf, p

rovi

de f

or t

he

trans

actio

n of

bus

ines

s of s

uch

auth

ority

.

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istin

g Te

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f MVA

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so a

s to

cons

ist o

f onl

y on

e m

embe

r who

shal

l be

an

offic

ial w

ith ju

dici

al e

xper

ienc

e or

ex

perie

nce

as a

n ap

pella

te o

r a re

visi

onal

au

thor

ity o

r as a

n ad

judi

catin

g au

thor

ity

com

pete

nt to

pas

s any

ord

er o

r tak

e an

y de

cisi

on

unde

r any

law

; (ii

) b

y ru

les m

ade

in th

is b

ehal

f, pr

ovid

e fo

r th

e tra

nsac

tion

of b

usin

ess o

f suc

h au

thor

ities

in

the

abse

nce

of th

e C

hairm

an o

f any

oth

er

mem

ber a

nd sp

ecify

the

circ

umst

ance

s und

er

whi

ch, a

nd th

e m

anne

r in

whi

ch, s

uch

busi

ness

co

uld

be so

tran

sact

ed:

Prov

ided

als

o th

at n

othi

ng in

this

sub-

sect

ion

shal

l be

cons

trued

as d

ebar

ring

an o

ffic

ial (

othe

r th

an a

n of

ficia

l con

nect

ed d

irect

ly w

ith th

e m

anag

emen

t or o

pera

tion

of a

tran

spor

t und

erta

king

) fr

om b

eing

app

oint

ed o

r con

tinui

ng a

s a m

embe

r of

any

such

aut

horit

y m

erel

y by

reas

on o

f the

fact

that

th

e G

over

nmen

t em

ploy

ing

the

offic

ial h

as, o

r ac

quire

s, an

y fin

anci

al in

tere

st in

a tr

ansp

ort

unde

rtaki

ng.

(3) T

he S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

and

ever

y R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y sh

all g

ive

effe

ct to

any

di

rect

ions

issu

ed u

nder

sect

ion

67 a

nd th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y sh

all,

subj

ect t

o su

ch d

irect

ions

an

d sa

ve a

s oth

erw

ise

prov

ided

by

or u

nder

this

Act

,

(3) T

he S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

and

ever

y R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y sh

all g

ive

effe

ct to

an

y di

rect

ions

issu

ed u

nder

sect

ion

50 a

nd th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y sh

all,

subj

ect t

o su

ch

dire

ctio

ns a

nd sa

ve a

s oth

erw

ise

prov

ided

by

or

. 51(3

) and

51(

5): O

nly

Sr. N

o. o

f cr

oss r

efer

red

sect

ions

has

bee

n ch

ange

d. N

o ch

ange

in o

ther

det

ails

.

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f MVA

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rt C

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ion

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emar

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stifi

catio

n

256

exer

cise

and

dis

char

ge th

roug

hout

the

Stat

e th

e fo

llow

ing

pow

ers a

nd fu

nctio

ns, n

amel

y:—

(a

) t

o co

ordi

nate

and

regu

late

the

activ

ities

and

po

licie

s of t

he R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

ies,

if an

y, o

f the

Sta

te;

(b)

to

perf

orm

the

dutie

s of a

Reg

iona

l Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

whe

re th

ere

is n

o su

ch

Aut

horit

y an

d, if

it th

inks

fit o

r if s

o re

quire

d by

a

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity,

to p

erfo

rm

thos

e du

ties i

n re

spec

t of a

ny ro

ute

com

mon

to

two

or m

ore

regi

ons;

(c

) t

o se

ttle

all d

ispu

tes a

nd d

ecid

e al

l mat

ters

on

whi

ch d

iffer

ence

s of o

pini

on a

rise

betw

een

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

ritie

s; a

nd

1[(c

a)

Gov

ernm

ent t

o fo

rmul

ate

rout

es fo

r pl

ying

stag

e ca

rria

ges;

and

] (d

) t

o di

scha

rge

such

oth

er fu

nctio

ns a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed.

(4) F

or th

e pu

rpos

e of

exe

rcis

ing

and

disc

harg

ing

the

pow

ers a

nd fu

nctio

ns sp

ecifi

ed in

su

b-se

ctio

n (3

), a

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

may

, su

bjec

t to

such

con

ditio

ns a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed,

issu

e di

rect

ions

to a

ny R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y, a

nd th

e R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y sh

all,

in th

e di

scha

rge

of it

s fun

ctio

ns u

nder

this

Act

,

unde

r thi

s Act

, exe

rcis

e an

d di

scha

rge

thro

ugho

ut

the

Stat

e th

e fo

llow

ing

pow

ers a

nd fu

nctio

ns,

nam

ely:

—

(a)

to

coor

dina

te a

nd re

gula

te th

e ac

tiviti

es

and

polic

ies o

f the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

ritie

s, if

any,

of t

he S

tate

; (b

) t

o pe

rfor

m th

e du

ties o

f a R

egio

nal

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y w

here

ther

e is

no

such

A

utho

rity

and,

if it

thin

ks fi

t or i

f so

requ

ired

by a

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity,

to

perf

orm

thos

e du

ties i

n re

spec

t of a

ny ro

ute

com

mon

to tw

o or

mor

e re

gion

s;

(c)

to

settl

e al

l dis

pute

s and

dec

ide

all

mat

ters

on

whi

ch d

iffer

ence

s of o

pini

on a

rise

betw

een

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

ritie

s; a

nd

1[(c

a)

Gov

ernm

ent t

o fo

rmul

ate

rout

es fo

r pl

ying

stag

e ca

rria

ges;

and

] (d

) t

o di

scha

rge

such

oth

er fu

nctio

ns a

s may

be

pre

scrib

ed.

51 (4

): N

o ch

ange

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give

eff

ect t

o an

d be

gui

ded

by su

ch d

irect

ions

. (5

) The

Sta

te T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y an

d an

y R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y, if

aut

horis

ed in

this

be

half

by ru

les m

ade

unde

r sec

tion

96, m

ay d

eleg

ate

such

of i

ts p

ower

s and

func

tions

to su

ch a

utho

rity

or

pers

on su

bjec

t to

such

rest

rictio

ns, l

imita

tions

and

co

nditi

ons a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e sa

id ru

les.

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

1.

Ins.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 2

2 (w

.e.f.

14-

11-

1994

). --

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

-

(5

) The

Sta

te T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y an

d an

y R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y, if

aut

horis

ed in

th

is b

ehal

f by

rule

s mad

e un

der s

ectio

n 73

, may

de

lega

te su

ch o

f its

pow

ers a

nd fu

nctio

ns to

such

au

thor

ity o

r per

son

subj

ect t

o su

ch re

stric

tions

, lim

itatio

ns a

nd c

ondi

tions

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

said

rule

s.

69. G

ener

al p

rovi

sion

as t

o ap

plic

atio

ns fo

r pe

rmits

.—(1

) Eve

ry a

pplic

atio

n fo

r a p

erm

it sh

all

be m

ade

to th

e R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y of

the

regi

on in

whi

ch it

is p

ropo

sed

to u

se th

e ve

hicl

e or

ve

hicl

es:

Prov

ided

that

if it

is p

ropo

sed

to u

se th

e ve

hicl

e or

veh

icle

s in

two

or m

ore

regi

ons l

ying

with

in th

e sa

me

Stat

e, th

e ap

plic

atio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

to th

e R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y of

the

regi

on in

whi

ch

the

maj

or p

ortio

n of

the

prop

osed

rout

e or

are

a lie

s, an

d in

cas

e th

e po

rtion

of t

he p

ropo

sed

rout

e or

are

a in

eac

h of

the

regi

ons i

s app

roxi

mat

ely

equa

l, to

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

of th

e re

gion

in w

hich

52. J

uris

dict

ion

as to

app

licat

ions

for

perm

its

Sr. N

o. (6

9) h

as b

een

chan

ged

to

(52)

. Ti

tle is

mod

ified

. No

Cha

nge

in re

st

of th

e su

b-se

ctio

ns.

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rt C

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stifi

catio

n

258

it is

pro

pose

d to

kee

p th

e ve

hicl

e or

veh

icle

s:

Prov

ided

furth

er th

at if

it is

pro

pose

d to

use

the

vehi

cle

or v

ehic

les i

n tw

o or

mor

e re

gion

s lyi

ng in

di

ffer

ent S

tate

s, th

e ap

plic

atio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

to th

e R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y of

the

regi

on in

whi

ch

the

appl

ican

t res

ides

or h

as h

is p

rinci

pal p

lace

of

busi

ness

. (2

) Not

with

stan

ding

any

thin

g co

ntai

ned

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

), th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, dire

ct th

at in

the

case

of a

ny v

ehic

le o

r veh

icle

s pro

pose

d to

be

used

in

two

or m

ore

regi

ons l

ying

in d

iffer

ent S

tate

s, th

e ap

plic

atio

n un

der t

hat s

ub-s

ectio

n sh

all b

e m

ade

to

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

of th

e re

gion

in w

hich

th

e ap

plic

ant r

esid

es o

r has

his

prin

cipa

l pla

ce o

f bu

sine

ss

70. A

pplic

atio

n fo

r st

age

carr

iage

per

mit.

—(1

) An

appl

icat

ion

for a

per

mit

in re

spec

t of a

stag

e ca

rria

ge (i

n th

is C

hapt

er re

ferr

ed to

as a

stag

e ca

rria

ge p

erm

it) o

r as a

rese

rve

stag

e ca

rria

ge sh

all,

as fa

r as m

ay b

e, c

onta

in th

e fo

llow

ing

parti

cula

rs,

nam

ely:

—

(a)

the

rout

e or

rout

es o

r the

are

a or

are

as to

w

hich

the

appl

icat

ion

rela

tes;

(b

) t

he ty

pe a

nd se

atin

g ca

paci

ty o

f eac

h su

ch

vehi

cle;

53. A

pplic

atio

n fo

r st

age

and/

or c

ontr

act

carr

iage

per

mit.

—A

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r a p

erm

it sh

all c

arry

such

par

ticul

ars a

nd sh

all b

e ac

com

pani

ed b

y su

ch d

ocum

ents

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

.

Sr. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged

and

the

sect

ion

has b

een

sim

plifi

ed.

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OF

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ICLE

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nnex

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SEC

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istin

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xt o

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n

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(c)

the

min

imum

and

max

imum

num

ber o

f da

ily tr

ips p

ropo

sed

to b

e pr

ovid

ed a

nd th

e tim

e-ta

ble

of th

e no

rmal

trip

s. Ex

plan

atio

n.—

For t

he p

urpo

ses o

f thi

s sec

tion,

se

ctio

n 72

, sec

tion

80 a

nd se

ctio

n 10

2, “

trip”

m

eans

a si

ngle

jour

ney

from

one

poi

nt to

an

othe

r, an

d ev

ery

retu

rn jo

urne

y sh

all b

e de

emed

to b

e a

sepa

rate

trip

; (d

) t

he n

umbe

r of v

ehic

les i

nten

ded

to b

e ke

pt

in re

serv

e to

mai

ntai

n th

e se

rvic

e an

d to

pro

vide

fo

r spe

cial

occ

asio

ns;

(e)

the

arr

ange

men

ts in

tend

ed to

be

mad

e fo

r th

e ho

usin

g, m

aint

enan

ce a

nd re

pair

of th

e ve

hicl

es, f

or th

e co

mfo

rt an

d co

nven

ienc

e of

pa

ssen

gers

and

for t

he st

orag

e an

d sa

fe c

usto

dy

of lu

ggag

e;

(f)

suc

h ot

her m

atte

rs a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed.

(2) A

n ap

plic

atio

n re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) sh

all b

e ac

com

pani

ed b

y su

ch d

ocum

ents

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

.

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SEC

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n

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71. P

roce

dure

of R

egio

nal T

rans

port

A

utho

rity

in c

onsi

deri

ng a

pplic

atio

n fo

r st

age

carr

iage

per

mit.

—(1

) A R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y sh

all,

whi

le c

onsi

derin

g an

app

licat

ion

for

a st

age

carr

iage

per

mit,

hav

e re

gard

to th

e ob

ject

s of

this

Act

. 1[

***]

(2) A

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

shal

l re

fuse

to g

rant

a st

age

carr

iage

per

mit

if it

appe

ars

from

any

tim

e-ta

ble

furn

ishe

d th

at th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

this

Act

rela

ting

to th

e sp

eed

at w

hich

veh

icle

s m

ay b

e dr

iven

are

like

ly to

be

cont

rave

ned:

Pr

ovid

ed th

at b

efor

e su

ch re

fusa

l an

oppo

rtuni

ty

shal

l be

give

n to

the

appl

ican

t to

amen

d th

e tim

e-ta

ble

so a

s to

conf

orm

to th

e sa

id p

rovi

sion

s. (3

) (a)

The

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t sha

ll, if

so

dire

cted

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t hav

ing

rega

rd to

th

e nu

mbe

r of v

ehic

les,

road

con

ditio

ns a

nd o

ther

re

leva

nt m

atte

rs, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l G

azet

te, d

irect

a S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

and

a R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y to

lim

it th

e nu

mbe

r of

stag

e ca

rria

ges g

ener

ally

or o

f any

spec

ified

type

, as

may

be

fixed

and

spec

ified

in th

e no

tific

atio

n,

oper

atin

g on

city

rout

es in

tow

ns w

ith a

pop

ulat

ion

54. P

roce

dure

of R

egio

nal T

rans

port

A

utho

rity

in c

onsi

deri

ng a

pplic

atio

n fo

r st

age

or c

ontr

act c

arri

age

perm

it.—

(1) A

Reg

iona

l Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

shal

l, w

hile

con

side

ring

an

appl

icat

ion

for a

stag

e an

d/or

con

tract

per

mit,

ha

ve re

gard

to th

e ob

ject

of t

his A

ct.

(2

) A R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y sh

all r

efus

e to

gra

nt a

stag

e an

d / o

r con

tract

car

riage

per

mit

if it

appe

ars f

rom

any

tim

e-ta

ble

furn

ishe

d th

at th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his A

ct re

latin

g to

the

spee

d at

w

hich

veh

icle

s may

be

driv

en a

re li

kely

to b

e co

ntra

vene

d:

Prov

ided

that

bef

ore

such

refu

sal a

n op

portu

nity

sh

all b

e gi

ven

to th

e ap

plic

ant t

o am

end

the

time-

tabl

e so

as t

o co

nfor

m to

the

said

pro

visi

ons.

Sr. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged

and

the

sect

ion

has b

een

sim

plifi

ed.

54(3

) and

det

ails

ther

ein:

Del

eted

.

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of n

ot le

ss th

an fi

ve la

khs.

(b) W

here

the

num

ber o

f sta

ge c

arria

ges a

re

fixed

und

er c

laus

e (a

), th

e G

over

nmen

t of t

he S

tate

sh

all r

eser

ve in

the

Stat

e ce

rtain

per

cent

age

of st

age

carr

iage

per

mits

for t

he sc

hedu

led

cast

es a

nd th

e sc

hedu

led

tribe

s in

the

sam

e ra

tio a

s in

the

case

of

appo

intm

ents

mad

e by

dire

ct re

crui

tmen

t to

publ

ic

serv

ices

in th

e St

ate.

(c

) Whe

re th

e nu

mbe

r of s

tage

car

riage

s are

fix

ed u

nder

cla

use

(a),

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

shal

l res

erve

such

num

ber o

f per

mits

for

the

sche

dule

d ca

stes

and

the

sche

dule

d tri

bes a

s may

be

fixe

d by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t und

er su

b-cl

ause

(b

). (d

) Afte

r res

ervi

ng su

ch n

umbe

r of p

erm

its a

s is

refe

rred

to in

cla

use

(c),

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

shal

l in

cons

ider

ing

an a

pplic

atio

n ha

ve

rega

rd to

the

follo

win

g m

atte

rs, n

amel

y:—

(i)

fi

nanc

ial s

tabi

lity

of th

e ap

plic

ant;

(ii)

sat

isfa

ctor

y pe

rfor

man

ce a

s a st

age

carr

iage

ope

rato

r inc

ludi

ng p

aym

ent o

f tax

if th

e ap

plic

ant i

s or h

as b

een

an o

pera

tor o

f sta

ge

carr

iage

serv

ice;

and

(ii

i)

such

oth

er m

atte

rs a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed

by th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent:

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f MVA

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n

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Prov

ided

that

, oth

er c

ondi

tions

bei

ng e

qual

, pr

efer

ence

shal

l be

give

n to

app

licat

ions

for p

erm

its

from

—

(i)

Sta

te tr

ansp

ort u

nder

taki

ngs;

(ii

) c

o-op

erat

ive

soci

etie

s reg

iste

red

or d

eem

ed

to h

ave

been

regi

ster

ed u

nder

any

ena

ctm

ent f

or

the

time

bein

g in

forc

e; 2

[***

] (ii

i)

ex-s

ervi

cem

en; 3

[or]

3[

(iv)

any

oth

er c

lass

or c

ateg

ory

of p

erso

ns,

as th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, f

or re

ason

s to

be

reco

rded

in w

ritin

g, c

onsi

der n

eces

sary

.] 4[

***]

Ex

plan

atio

n.—

For t

he p

urpo

ses o

f thi

s sec

tion

“com

pany

” m

eans

any

bod

y co

rpor

ate,

and

incl

udes

a

firm

or o

ther

ass

ocia

tion

of in

divi

dual

s; a

nd

“dire

ctor

”, in

rela

tion

to a

firm

, mea

ns a

par

tner

in

the

firm

.

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ion

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catio

n

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72. G

rant

of s

tage

car

riag

e pe

rmit.

—(1

) Su

bjec

t to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

71, a

Reg

iona

l Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

may

, on

an a

pplic

atio

n m

ade

to

it un

der s

ectio

n 70

, gra

nt a

stag

e ca

rria

ge p

erm

it in

ac

cord

ance

with

the

appl

icat

ion

or w

ith su

ch

mod

ifica

tions

as i

t dee

ms f

it or

refu

se to

gra

nt su

ch a

pe

rmit:

Pr

ovid

ed th

at n

o su

ch p

erm

it sh

all b

e gr

ante

d in

re

spec

t of a

ny ro

ute

or a

rea

not s

peci

fied

in th

e ap

plic

atio

n.

(2) T

he R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y, if

it

deci

des t

o gr

ant a

stag

e ca

rria

ge p

erm

it, m

ay g

rant

th

e pe

rmit

for a

stag

e ca

rria

ge o

f a sp

ecifi

ed

desc

riptio

n an

d m

ay, s

ubje

ct to

any

rule

that

may

be

mad

e un

der t

his A

ct, a

ttach

to th

e pe

rmit

any

one

or

mor

e of

the

follo

win

g co

nditi

ons,

nam

ely:

—

(i)

that

the

vehi

cles

shal

l be

used

onl

y in

a

spec

ified

are

a, o

r on

a sp

ecifi

ed ro

ute

or ro

utes

; (ii

) t

hat t

he o

pera

tion

of th

e st

age

carr

iage

sh

all b

e co

mm

ence

d w

ith e

ffec

t fro

m a

spec

ified

da

te;

(iii)

th

e m

inim

um a

nd m

axim

um n

umbe

r of

daily

trip

s to

be p

rovi

ded

in re

latio

n to

any

rout

e or

are

a ge

nera

lly o

r on

spec

ified

day

s and

oc

casi

ons;

(iv

) t

hat c

opie

s of t

he ti

me-

tabl

e of

the

stag

e

55.

Gra

nt

of

stag

e ca

rria

ge

or

cont

ract

ca

rria

ge p

erm

it.—

Subj

ect

to t

he p

rovi

sion

s of

se

ctio

n 54

, a R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y m

ay,

on a

n ap

plic

atio

n m

ade

to i

t un

der

sect

ion

53,

gran

t a p

erm

it in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

appl

icat

ion

or

with

su

ch

mod

ifica

tions

an

d at

tach

su

ch

cond

ition

s as

it d

eem

s fit

or r

efus

e to

gra

nt s

uch

a pe

rmit.

Sr. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged

and

the

sect

ion

has b

een

sim

plifi

ed a

nd

stre

amlin

ed.

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ion

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carr

iage

app

rove

d by

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

shal

l be

exhi

bite

d on

the

vehi

cles

and

at

spec

ified

stan

ds a

nd h

alts

on

the

rout

e or

w

ithin

the

area

; (v

) t

hat t

he st

age

carr

iage

shal

l be

oper

ated

w

ithin

such

mar

gins

of d

evia

tion

from

the

appr

oved

tim

e-ta

ble

as th

e R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y m

ay fr

om ti

me

to ti

me

spec

ify;

(vi)

th

at w

ithin

mun

icip

al li

mits

and

such

oth

er

area

s and

pla

ces a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed,

pass

enge

rs o

r goo

ds sh

all n

ot b

e ta

ken

up o

r set

do

wn

exce

pt a

t spe

cifie

d po

ints

; (v

ii)

the

max

imum

num

ber o

f pas

seng

ers a

nd

the

max

imum

wei

ght o

f lug

gage

that

may

be

carr

ied

on th

e st

age

carr

iage

, eith

er g

ener

ally

or

on sp

ecifi

ed o

ccas

ions

or a

t spe

cifie

d tim

es a

nd

seas

ons;

(v

iii)

the

wei

ght a

nd n

atur

e of

pas

seng

ers’

lu

ggag

e th

at sh

all b

e ca

rrie

d fr

ee o

f cha

rge,

the

tota

l wei

ght o

f lug

gage

that

may

be

carr

ied

in

rela

tion

to e

ach

pass

enge

r, an

d th

e ar

rang

emen

ts

that

shal

l be

mad

e fo

r the

car

riage

of l

ugga

ge

with

out c

ausi

ng in

conv

enie

nce

to p

asse

nger

s;

(ix)

the

rate

of c

harg

e th

at m

ay b

e le

vied

for

pass

enge

rs’ l

ugga

ge in

exc

ess o

f the

free

al

low

ance

;

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(x)

tha

t veh

icle

s of a

spec

ified

type

fitte

d w

ith

body

con

form

ing

to a

ppro

ved

spec

ifica

tions

sh

all b

e us

ed:

Prov

ided

that

the

atta

chm

ent o

f thi

s con

ditio

n to

a

perm

it sh

all n

ot p

reve

nt th

e co

ntin

ued

use,

for

a pe

riod

of tw

o ye

ars f

rom

the

date

of

publ

icat

ion

of th

e ap

prov

ed sp

ecifi

catio

ns, o

f an

y ve

hicl

e op

erat

ing

on th

at d

ate;

(x

i)

that

spec

ified

stan

dard

s of c

omfo

rt an

d cl

eanl

ines

s sha

ll be

mai

ntai

ned

in th

e ve

hicl

es;

(xii)

th

e co

nditi

ons s

ubje

ct to

whi

ch g

oods

m

ay b

e ca

rrie

d in

the

stag

e ca

rria

ge in

add

ition

to

or t

o th

e ex

clus

ion

of p

asse

nger

s;

(xiii

) t

hat f

ares

shal

l be

char

ged

is a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e ap

prov

ed fa

re ta

ble;

(x

iv)

tha

t a c

opy

of o

r ext

ract

from

the

fare

ta

ble

appr

oved

by

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

and

parti

cula

rs o

f any

spec

ial f

ares

or

rate

s of f

ares

so a

ppro

ved

for p

artic

ular

oc

casi

ons s

hall

be e

xhib

ited

on th

e st

age

carr

iage

and

at s

peci

fied

stan

ds a

nd h

alts

; (x

v)

that

tick

ets b

earin

g sp

ecifi

ed p

artic

ular

s sh

all b

e is

sued

to p

asse

nger

s and

shal

l sho

w th

e fa

res a

ctua

lly c

harg

ed a

nd th

at re

cord

s of t

icke

ts

issu

ed sh

all b

e ke

pt in

a sp

ecifi

ed m

anne

r; (x

vi)

tha

t mai

ls sh

all b

e ca

rrie

d on

the

vehi

cle

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subj

ect t

o su

ch c

ondi

tions

(inc

ludi

ng c

ondi

tions

as

to th

e tim

e in

whi

ch m

ails

are

to b

e ca

rrie

d an

d th

e ch

arge

s whi

ch m

ay b

e le

vied

) as m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed;

(xvi

i)

the

vehi

cles

to b

e ke

pt a

s res

erve

by

the

hold

er o

f the

per

mit

to m

aint

ain

the

oper

atio

n an

d to

pro

vide

for s

peci

al o

ccas

ions

; (x

viii)

th

e co

nditi

ons s

ubje

ct to

whi

ch v

ehic

le

may

be

used

as a

con

tract

car

riage

; (x

ix)

tha

t spe

cifie

d ar

rang

emen

ts sh

all b

e m

ade

for t

he h

ousi

ng, m

aint

enan

ce a

nd re

pair

of

vehi

cle;

(x

x)

that

any

spec

ified

bus

stat

ion

or sh

elte

r m

aint

aine

d by

Gov

ernm

ent o

r a lo

cal a

utho

rity

shal

l be

used

and

that

any

spec

ified

rent

or f

ee

shal

l be

paid

for s

uch

use;

(x

xi)

tha

t the

con

ditio

ns o

f the

per

mit

shal

l not

be

dep

arte

d fr

om, s

ave

with

the

appr

oval

of t

he

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity;

(x

xii)

th

at th

e R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y m

ay, a

fter g

ivin

g no

tice

of n

ot le

ss th

an o

ne

mon

th,—

(a

) v

ary

the

cond

ition

s of t

he p

erm

it;

(b)

atta

ch to

the

perm

it fu

rther

con

ditio

ns:

Prov

ided

that

the

cond

ition

s spe

cifie

d in

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purs

uanc

e of

cla

use

(i) sh

all n

ot b

e va

ried

so a

s to

alte

r the

dis

tanc

e co

vere

d by

the

orig

inal

rout

e by

mor

e th

an 2

4 ki

lom

etre

s, an

d an

y va

riatio

n w

ithin

such

lim

its sh

all b

e m

ade

only

afte

r the

R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y is

satis

fied

that

su

ch v

aria

tion

will

serv

e th

e co

nven

ienc

e of

the

publ

ic a

nd th

at it

is n

ot e

xped

ient

to g

rant

a

sepa

rate

per

mit

in re

spec

t of t

he o

rigin

al ro

ute

as

so v

arie

d or

any

par

t the

reof

; (x

xiii)

th

at th

e ho

lder

of a

per

mit

shal

l fur

nish

to

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

such

pe

riodi

cal r

etur

ns, s

tatis

tics a

nd o

ther

in

form

atio

n as

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

from

tim

e to

tim

e pr

escr

ibe;

(x

xiv)

a

ny o

ther

con

ditio

ns w

hich

may

be

pres

crib

ed.

73. A

pplic

atio

n fo

r co

ntra

ct c

arri

age

perm

it.—

An

appl

icat

ion

for a

per

mit

in re

spec

t of a

co

ntra

ct c

arria

ge (i

n th

is C

hapt

er re

ferr

ed to

as a

co

ntra

ct c

arria

ge p

erm

it) sh

all c

onta

in th

e fo

llow

ing

parti

cula

rs, n

amel

y:—

(a

) t

he ty

pe a

nd se

atin

g ca

paci

ty o

f the

veh

icle

;(b

) t

he a

rea

for w

hich

the

perm

it is

requ

ired;

(c

) a

ny o

ther

par

ticul

ars w

hich

may

be

pres

crib

ed.

73. H

as b

een

Del

eted

.

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74. G

rant

of c

ontr

act c

arri

age

perm

it.—

(1)

Subj

ect t

o th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ub-s

ectio

n (3

), a

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

may

, on

an a

pplic

atio

n m

ade

to it

und

er se

ctio

n 73

, gra

nt a

con

tract

car

riage

pe

rmit

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e ap

plic

atio

n or

with

su

ch m

odifi

catio

ns a

s it d

eem

s fit

or re

fuse

to g

rant

su

ch a

per

mit:

Pr

ovid

ed th

at n

o su

ch p

erm

it sh

all b

e gr

ante

d in

re

spec

t of a

ny a

rea

not s

peci

fied

in th

e ap

plic

atio

n.

(2) T

he R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y, if

it

deci

des t

o gr

ant a

con

tract

car

riage

per

mit,

may

, su

bjec

t to

any

rule

s tha

t may

be

mad

e un

der t

his A

ct,

atta

ch to

the

perm

it an

y on

e or

mor

e of

the

follo

win

g co

nditi

ons,

nam

ely:

—

(i)

that

the

vehi

cles

shal

l be

used

onl

y in

a

spec

ified

are

a or

on

a sp

ecifi

ed ro

ute

or ro

utes

; (ii

) t

hat e

xcep

t in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith sp

ecifi

ed

cond

ition

s, no

con

tract

of h

iring

, oth

er th

an a

n ex

tens

ion

or m

odifi

catio

n of

a su

bsis

ting

cont

ract

, may

be

ente

red

into

out

side

the

spec

ified

are

a;

(iii)

th

e m

axim

um n

umbe

r of p

asse

nger

s and

th

e m

axim

um w

eigh

t of l

ugga

ge th

at m

ay b

e ca

rrie

d on

the

vehi

cles

, eith

er g

ener

ally

or o

n sp

ecifi

ed o

ccas

ions

or a

t spe

cifie

d tim

es a

nd

74. H

as b

een

dele

ted

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seas

ons;

(iv

) t

he c

ondi

tions

subj

ect t

o w

hich

goo

ds m

ay

be c

arrie

d in

any

con

tract

car

riage

in a

dditi

on to

, or

to th

e ex

clus

ion

of, p

asse

nger

s;

(v)

tha

t, in

the

case

of m

otor

cabs

, spe

cifie

d fa

res o

r rat

es o

f far

es sh

all b

e ch

arge

d an

d a

copy

of t

he fa

re ta

ble

shal

l be

exhi

bite

d on

the

vehi

cle;

(v

i)

that

, in

the

case

of v

ehic

les o

ther

than

m

otor

cabs

, spe

cifie

d ra

tes o

f hiri

ng n

ot

exce

edin

g sp

ecifi

ed m

axim

um sh

all b

e ch

arge

d;

(vii)

th

at in

the

case

of m

otor

cabs

, a sp

ecifi

ed

wei

ght o

f pas

seng

ers’

lugg

age

shal

l be

carr

ied

free

of c

harg

e, a

nd th

at th

e ch

arge

, if a

ny, f

or

any

lugg

age

in e

xces

s the

reof

shal

l be

at a

sp

ecifi

ed ra

te;

(viii

) t

hat,

in th

e ca

se o

f mot

orca

bs, a

ta

xim

eter

shal

l be

fitte

d an

d m

aint

aine

d in

pr

oper

wor

king

ord

er, i

f pre

scrib

ed;

(ix)

tha

t the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

may

, afte

r giv

ing

notic

e of

not

less

than

one

m

onth

,—

(a)

var

y th

e co

nditi

ons o

f the

per

mit;

(b

) a

ttach

to th

e pe

rmit

furth

er c

ondi

tions

; (x

) t

hat t

he c

ondi

tions

of p

erm

it sh

all n

ot b

e

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depa

rted

from

save

with

the

appr

oval

of t

he

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity;

(x

i)

that

spec

ified

stan

dard

s of c

omfo

rt an

d cl

eanl

ines

s sha

ll be

mai

ntai

ned

in th

e ve

hicl

es;

(xii)

th

at, e

xcep

t in

the

circ

umst

ance

s of

exce

ptio

nal n

atur

e, th

e pl

ying

of t

he v

ehic

le o

r ca

rryi

ng o

f the

pas

seng

ers s

hall

not b

e re

fuse

d;

(xiii

) a

ny o

ther

con

ditio

ns w

hich

may

be

pres

crib

ed.

(3) (

a) T

he S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent s

hall,

if so

di

rect

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent,

havi

ng re

gard

to

the

num

ber o

f veh

icle

s, ro

ad c

ondi

tions

and

oth

er

rele

vant

mat

ters

, by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial

Gaz

ette

, dire

ct a

Sta

te T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y an

d a

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

to li

mit

the

num

ber o

f co

ntra

ct c

arria

ges g

ener

ally

or o

f any

spec

ified

type

, as

may

be

fixed

and

spec

ified

in th

e no

tific

atio

n,

oper

atin

g on

city

rout

es in

tow

ns w

ith a

pop

ulat

ion

of n

ot le

ss th

an fi

ve la

khs.

(b) W

here

the

num

ber o

f con

tract

car

riage

s are

fix

ed u

nder

cla

use

(a),

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

shal

l, in

con

side

ring

an a

pplic

atio

n fo

r the

gr

ant o

f per

mit

in re

spec

t of a

ny su

ch c

ontra

ct

carr

iage

, hav

e re

gard

to th

e fo

llow

ing

mat

ters

, na

mel

y:—

(i)

fi

nanc

ial s

tabi

lity

of th

e ap

plic

ant;

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(ii)

sat

isfa

ctor

y pe

rfor

man

ce a

s a c

ontra

ct

carr

iage

ope

rato

r inc

ludi

ng p

aym

ent o

f tax

if th

e ap

plic

ant i

s or h

as b

een

an o

pera

tor o

f con

tract

ca

rria

ges;

and

(ii

i)

such

oth

er m

atte

rs a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed

by th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent:

Prov

ided

that

, oth

er c

ondi

tions

bei

ng e

qual

, pr

efer

ence

shal

l be

give

n to

app

licat

ions

for p

erm

its

from

—

(i)

the

Indi

a To

uris

m D

evel

opm

ent

Cor

pora

tion;

(ii

) S

tate

Tou

rism

Dev

elop

men

t Cor

pora

tions

; (ii

i)

Stat

e To

uris

m D

epar

tmen

ts;

(iv)

Sta

te T

rans

port

Und

erta

king

s;

(v)

co-

oper

ativ

e so

ciet

ies r

egis

tere

d or

dee

med

to

hav

e be

en re

gist

ered

und

er a

ny e

nact

men

t for

th

e tim

e be

ing

in fo

rce;

(v

i)

ex-s

ervi

cem

en.

75. S

chem

e fo

r re

ntin

g of

mot

or c

abs.—

(1)

The

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

, by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te, m

ake

a sc

hem

e fo

r the

pur

pose

of

regu

latin

g th

e bu

sine

ss o

f ren

ting

of 1

[mot

or c

abs o

r m

otor

cyc

les t

o pe

rson

s des

iring

to d

rive

eith

er b

y th

emse

lves

or t

hrou

gh d

river

s, m

otor

cab

s or m

otor

cy

cles

] for

thei

r ow

n us

e an

d fo

r mat

ters

con

nect

ed

56. S

chem

e fo

r re

ntin

g of

pas

seng

er v

ehic

le. –

Th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay b

y no

tific

atio

n in

th

e of

ficia

l gaz

ette

, mak

e a

sche

me

for t

he

purp

ose

of re

gula

ting

the

busi

ness

of r

entin

g of

pa

ssen

ger v

ehic

le to

per

sons

des

iring

to d

rive

eith

er b

y th

emse

lves

or t

hrou

gh d

river

s, fo

r the

ir ow

n us

e an

d fo

r mat

ters

con

nect

ed th

erew

ith.

Ren

umbe

red

and

sim

plifi

ed.

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ther

ewith

. (2

) A sc

hem

e m

ade

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) m

ay

prov

ide

for a

ll or

any

of t

he fo

llow

ing

mat

ters

, na

mel

y:—

(a

) l

icen

sing

of o

pera

tors

und

er th

e sc

hem

e in

clud

ing

gran

t, re

new

al a

nd re

voca

tion

of su

ch

licen

ces;

(b

) f

orm

of a

pplic

atio

n an

d fo

rm o

f lic

ence

s an

d th

e pa

rticu

lars

to b

e co

ntai

ned

ther

ein;

(c

) f

ee to

be

paid

with

the

appl

icat

ion

for s

uch

licen

ces;

(d

) t

he a

utho

ritie

s to

whi

ch th

e ap

plic

atio

n sh

all b

e m

ade;

(e

) c

ondi

tion

subj

ect t

o w

hich

such

lice

nces

m

ay b

e gr

ante

d, re

new

ed o

r rev

oked

; (f

) a

ppea

ls a

gain

st o

rder

s of r

efus

al to

gra

nt

or re

new

such

lice

nces

and

app

eals

aga

inst

or

ders

revo

king

such

lice

nces

; (g

) c

ondi

tions

subj

ect t

o w

hich

mot

or c

abs

may

be

rent

ed;

(h)

mai

nten

ance

of r

ecor

ds a

nd in

spec

tion

of su

ch re

cord

s;

(i)

such

oth

er m

atte

rs a

s may

be

nece

ssar

y to

car

ry o

ut th

e pu

rpos

es o

f thi

s sec

tion.

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g Te

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f MVA

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rt C

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1.

Sub

s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

24,

for “

mot

or

cabs

to p

erso

ns d

esiri

ng to

driv

e th

e ca

bs”

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4).

76. A

pplic

atio

n fo

r pr

ivat

e se

rvic

e ve

hicl

e pe

rmit.

—(1

) A R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y m

ay,

on a

n ap

plic

atio

n m

ade

to it

, gra

nt a

priv

ate

serv

ice

vehi

cle

perm

it in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

appl

icat

ion

or

with

such

mod

ifica

tion

as it

dee

ms f

it or

refu

se to

gr

ant s

uch

perm

it:

Prov

ided

that

no

such

per

mit

shal

l be

gran

ted

in

resp

ect o

f any

are

a or

rout

e no

t spe

cifie

d in

the

appl

icat

ion.

(2

) An

appl

icat

ion

for a

per

mit

to u

se a

mot

or

vehi

cle

as a

priv

ate

serv

ice

vehi

cle

shal

l con

tain

the

follo

win

g pa

rticu

lars

, nam

ely:

—

(a)

typ

e an

d se

atin

g ca

paci

ty o

f the

veh

icle

; (b

) t

he a

rea

or th

e ro

ute

or ro

utes

to w

hich

the

appl

icat

ion

rela

tes;

(c

) t

he m

anne

r in

whi

ch it

is c

laim

ed th

at th

e pu

rpos

e of

car

ryin

g pe

rson

s oth

erw

ise

than

for

hire

or r

ewar

d or

in c

onne

ctio

n w

ith th

e tra

de o

r bu

sine

ss c

arrie

d on

by

the

appl

ican

t will

be

serv

ed b

y th

e ve

hicl

e; a

nd

(

d)

any

oth

er p

artic

ular

s whi

ch m

ay b

e

Sect

ion

(76)

has

bee

n de

lete

d.

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pres

crib

ed.

(3) T

he R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y if

it de

cide

s to

gran

t the

per

mit

may

, sub

ject

to a

ny ru

les

that

may

be

mad

e un

der t

his A

ct, a

ttach

to th

e pe

rmit

any

one

or m

ore

of th

e fo

llow

ing

cond

ition

s, na

mel

y:—

(i)

th

at th

e ve

hicl

e be

use

d on

ly in

a sp

ecifi

ed

area

or o

n a

spec

ified

rout

e or

rout

es;

(ii)

the

max

imum

num

ber o

f per

sons

and

the

max

imum

wei

ght o

f lug

gage

that

may

be

carr

ied;

(ii

i)

that

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

may

, afte

r giv

ing

notic

e of

not

less

than

one

m

onth

—

(a)

var

y th

e co

nditi

ons o

f the

per

mit;

(b

) a

ttach

to th

e pe

rmit

furth

er c

ondi

tions

; (iv

) t

hat t

he c

ondi

tions

of p

erm

it sh

all n

ot

be d

epar

ted

from

, sav

e w

ith th

e ap

prov

al o

f th

e R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y;

(v)

tha

t spe

cifie

d st

anda

rds o

f com

forts

and

cl

eanl

ines

s sha

ll be

mai

ntai

ned

in th

e ve

hicl

e;

(vi)

th

at th

e ho

lder

of t

he p

erm

it sh

all

furn

ish

to th

e R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y su

ch p

erio

dica

l ret

urns

, sta

tistic

s and

oth

er

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info

rmat

ion

as th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay,

from

tim

e to

tim

e, sp

ecify

; and

(vii)

su

ch o

ther

con

ditio

ns a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed.

77. A

pplic

atio

n fo

r go

ods c

arri

age

perm

it.—

An

appl

icat

ion

for a

per

mit

to u

se a

mot

or v

ehic

le

for t

he c

arria

ge o

f goo

ds fo

r hire

or r

ewar

d or

for t

he

carr

iage

of g

oods

for o

r in

conn

ectio

n w

ith a

trad

e or

bu

sine

ss c

arrie

d on

by

the

appl

ican

t (in

this

Cha

pter

re

ferr

ed to

as a

goo

ds c

arria

ge p

erm

it) sh

all,

as fa

r as

may

be,

con

tain

the

follo

win

g pa

rticu

lars

, nam

ely:

—

(a)

the

are

a or

the

rout

e or

rout

es to

whi

ch th

e ap

plic

atio

n re

late

s;

(b)

the

type

and

cap

acity

of t

he v

ehic

le;

(c)

the

nat

ure

of th

e go

ods i

t is p

ropo

sed

to

carr

y;

(d)

the

arr

ange

men

ts in

tend

ed to

be

mad

e fo

r th

e ho

usin

g, m

aint

enan

ce a

nd re

pair

of th

e ve

hicl

e an

d fo

r the

stor

age

and

safe

cus

tody

of

the

good

s;

(e)

suc

h pa

rticu

lars

as t

he R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y m

ay re

quire

with

resp

ect t

o an

y bu

sine

ss a

s a c

arrie

r of g

oods

for h

ire o

r rew

ard

carr

ied

on b

y th

e ap

plic

ant a

t any

tim

e be

fore

the

mak

ing

of th

e ap

plic

atio

n, a

nd o

f the

rate

s

57. A

pplic

atio

n fo

r go

ods

carr

iage

per

mit:

- An

appl

icat

ion

for a

per

mit

to u

se a

mot

or v

ehic

le fo

r th

e ca

rria

ge o

f goo

ds fo

r hire

or r

ewar

d or

for t

he

carr

iage

of g

oods

for o

r in

conn

ectio

n w

ith a

trad

e or

bus

ines

s ca

rrie

d on

by

the

appl

ican

t (in

thi

s C

hapt

er r

efer

red

to a

s a

good

s ca

rria

ge p

erm

it)

shal

l, co

ntai

n su

ch

parti

cula

rs

as

may

be

pr

escr

ibed

.

Ren

umbe

red

and

sim

plifi

ed.

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OF

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TOR

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ICLE

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VA) 1

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char

ged

by th

e ap

plic

ant;

(f)

par

ticul

ars o

f any

agr

eem

ent,

or

arra

ngem

ent,

affe

ctin

g in

any

mat

eria

l res

pect

th

e pr

ovis

ion

with

in th

e re

gion

of t

he R

egio

nal

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y of

faci

litie

s for

the

trans

port

of g

oods

for h

ire o

r rew

ard,

ent

ered

into

by

the

appl

ican

t with

any

oth

er p

erso

n by

who

m su

ch

faci

litie

s are

pro

vide

d, w

heth

er w

ithin

or w

ithou

t th

e re

gion

; (g

) a

ny o

ther

par

ticul

ars w

hich

may

be

pres

crib

ed.

78. C

onsi

dera

tion

of a

pplic

atio

n fo

r go

ods

carr

iage

per

mit.

—A

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

shal

l, in

con

side

ring

an a

pplic

atio

n fo

r a g

oods

ca

rria

ge p

erm

it, h

ave

rega

rd to

the

follo

win

g m

atte

rs, n

amel

y:—

(a

) t

he n

atur

e of

the

good

s to

be c

arrie

d w

ith

spec

ial r

efer

ence

to th

eir d

ange

rous

or h

azar

dous

na

ture

to h

uman

life

; (b

) t

he n

atur

e of

the

chem

ical

s or e

xplo

sive

s to

be c

arrie

d w

ith sp

ecia

l ref

eren

ce to

the

safe

ty to

hu

man

life

.

58. C

onsi

dera

tion

of a

pplic

atio

n fo

r go

ods

carr

iage

per

mit

Onl

y Sr

. No.

is c

hang

ed.

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OF

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istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

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rt C

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emar

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catio

n

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79. G

rant

of g

oods

car

riag

e pe

rmit.

—(1

) A

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

may

, on

an a

pplic

atio

n m

ade

to it

und

er se

ctio

n 77

, gra

nt a

goo

ds c

arria

ge

perm

it to

be

valid

thro

ugho

ut th

e St

ate

or in

ac

cord

ance

with

the

appl

icat

ion

or w

ith su

ch

mod

ifica

tions

as i

t dee

ms f

it or

refu

se to

gra

nt su

ch a

pe

rmit:

Pr

ovid

ed th

at n

o su

ch p

erm

it sh

all b

e gr

ante

d in

re

spec

t of a

ny a

rea

or ro

ute

not s

peci

fied

in th

e ap

plic

atio

n.

(2) T

he R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y, if

it

deci

des t

o gr

ant a

goo

ds c

arria

ge p

erm

it, m

ay g

rant

th

e pe

rmit

and

may

, sub

ject

to a

ny ru

les t

hat m

ay b

e m

ade

unde

r thi

s Act

, atta

ch to

the

perm

it an

y on

e or

m

ore

of th

e fo

llow

ing

cond

ition

s, na

mel

y:—

(i)

th

at th

e ve

hicl

e sh

all b

e us

ed o

nly

in a

sp

ecifi

ed a

rea,

or o

n a

spec

ified

rout

e or

rout

es;

(ii)

tha

t the

gro

ss v

ehic

le w

eigh

t of a

ny v

ehic

le

used

shal

l not

exc

eed

a sp

ecifi

ed m

axim

um;

(iii)

th

at g

oods

of a

spec

ified

nat

ure

shal

l not

be

car

ried;

(iv

) t

hat g

oods

shal

l be

carr

ied

at sp

ecifi

ed

rate

s;

(v)

tha

t spe

cifie

d ar

rang

emen

t sha

ll be

mad

e

59.

Gra

nt

of

good

s ca

rria

ge

perm

it.

– A

R

egio

nal

Tran

spor

t A

utho

rity

may

, on

an

ap

plic

atio

n m

ade

to i

t un

der

sect

ion

57,

gran

t a

good

s ca

rria

ge p

erm

it to

be

valid

thro

ugho

ut th

e St

ate

or i

n ac

cord

ance

with

the

app

licat

ion

or

with

su

ch

mod

ifica

tions

an

d at

tach

su

ch

cond

ition

s as

it d

eem

s fit

or r

efus

e to

gra

nt s

uch

a pe

rmit.

Ren

umbe

red

and

sim

plifi

ed.

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OF

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TOR

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ure

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ISE

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AN

GES

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istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

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rt C

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ion

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emar

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stifi

catio

n

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for t

he h

ousi

ng, m

aint

enan

ce a

nd re

pair

of th

e ve

hicl

e an

d th

e st

orag

e an

d sa

fe c

usto

dy o

f the

go

ods c

arrie

d;

(vi)

th

at th

e ho

lder

of t

he p

erm

it sh

all f

urni

sh

to th

e R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y su

ch

perio

dica

l ret

urns

, sta

tistic

s and

oth

er

info

rmat

ion

as th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, f

rom

tim

e to

tim

e, p

resc

ribe;

(v

ii)

that

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

may

, afte

r giv

ing

notic

e of

not

less

than

one

m

onth

,—

(a)

var

y th

e co

nditi

ons o

f the

per

mit;

(b

) a

ttach

to th

e pe

rmit

furth

er

cond

ition

s;

(viii

) t

hat t

he c

ondi

tions

of t

he p

erm

it sh

all

not b

e de

parte

d fr

om, s

ave

with

the

appr

oval

of

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity;

(ix

) a

ny o

ther

con

ditio

ns w

hich

may

be

pres

crib

ed.

(3) T

he c

ondi

tions

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(2) m

ay

incl

ude

cond

ition

s rel

atin

g to

the

pack

agin

g an

d ca

rria

ge o

f goo

ds o

f dan

gero

us o

r haz

ardo

us n

atur

e to

hum

an li

fe.

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f MVA

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80. P

roce

dure

in a

pply

ing

for

and

gran

ting

perm

its.—

(1) A

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r a p

erm

it of

any

ki

nd m

ay b

e m

ade

at a

ny ti

me.

(2) A

1 [Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity,

Sta

te

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y or

any

pre

scrib

ed a

utho

rity

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(1) o

f sec

tion

66] s

hall

not

ordi

naril

y re

fuse

to g

rant

an

appl

icat

ion

for p

erm

it of

an

y ki

nd m

ade

at a

ny ti

me

unde

r thi

s Act

:

Prov

ided

that

the

1 [Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity,

St

ate

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y or

any

pre

scrib

ed

auth

ority

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(1) o

f sec

tion

66]

may

sum

mar

ily re

fuse

the

appl

icat

ion

if th

e gr

ant o

f an

y pe

rmit

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e ap

plic

atio

n w

ould

ha

ve th

e ef

fect

of i

ncre

asin

g th

e nu

mbe

r of s

tage

ca

rria

ges a

s fix

ed a

nd sp

ecifi

ed in

a n

otifi

catio

n in

th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te u

nder

cla

use

(a) o

f sub

-sec

tion

(3) o

f sec

tion

71 o

r of c

ontra

ct c

arria

ges a

s fix

ed a

nd

spec

ified

in a

not

ifica

tion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te

unde

r cla

use

(a) o

f sub

-sec

tion

(3) o

f sec

tion

74:

60.

Proc

edur

e in

app

lyin

g fo

r an

d gr

antin

g pe

rmits

.—(1

) An

appl

icat

ion

for a

per

mit

of a

ny

kind

may

be

mad

e in

suc

h m

anne

r as

may

be

pres

crib

ed.

(2)

A

Reg

iona

l Tr

an

spor

t A

utho

rity,

St

ate

Tran

spor

t A

utho

rity

or a

ny p

resc

ribed

aut

horit

y re

ferr

ed t

o in

se

ctio

n 49

sha

ll no

t or

dina

rily

refu

se t

o gr

ant

an a

pplic

atio

n fo

r pe

rmit

of a

ny

kind

oth

er th

an a

per

mit

for a

sta

ge c

arria

ge m

ade

at a

ny ti

me

unde

r thi

s Act

; Pr

ovid

ed th

at a

per

mit

to a

sta

ge c

arria

ge s

hall

be

subj

ect t

o th

e sc

hem

e m

ade

for t

his p

urpo

se u

nder

th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n.

Ren

umbe

red

and

Sim

plifi

ed.

1st p

rovi

so o

f 60(

2): D

elet

ed

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g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

280

Prov

ided

furth

er th

at w

here

a 1 [R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y, S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

or a

ny

pres

crib

ed a

utho

rity

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(1) o

f se

ctio

n 66

] ref

uses

an

appl

icat

ion

for t

he g

rant

of a

pe

rmit

of a

ny k

ind

unde

r thi

s Act

, it s

hall

give

to th

e ap

plic

ant i

n w

ritin

g its

reas

ons f

or th

e re

fusa

l of t

he

sam

e an

d an

opp

ortu

nity

of b

eing

hea

rd in

the

mat

ter.

(3) A

n ap

plic

atio

n to

var

y th

e co

nditi

ons o

f any

pe

rmit,

oth

er th

an a

tem

pora

ry p

erm

it, b

y th

e in

clus

ion

of a

new

rout

e or

rout

es o

r a n

ew a

rea

or

by a

lterin

g th

e ro

ute

or ro

utes

or a

rea

cove

red

by it

, or

in th

e ca

se o

f a st

age

carr

iage

per

mit

by

incr

easi

ng th

e nu

mbe

r of t

rips a

bove

the

spec

ified

m

axim

um o

r by

the

varia

tion,

ext

ensi

on o

r cu

rtailm

ent o

f the

rout

e or

rout

es o

r the

are

a sp

ecifi

ed in

the

perm

it sh

all b

e tre

ated

as a

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r the

gra

nt o

f a n

ew p

erm

it:

Prov

ided

that

it sh

all n

ot b

e ne

cess

ary

so to

trea

t an

appl

icat

ion

mad

e by

the

hold

er o

f sta

ge c

arria

ge

perm

it w

ho p

rovi

des t

he o

nly

serv

ice

on a

ny ro

ute

to

incr

ease

the

freq

uenc

y of

the

serv

ice

so p

rovi

ded

with

out a

ny in

crea

se in

the

num

ber o

f veh

icle

s:

Prov

ided

furth

er th

at w

here

a R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y, S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

or a

ny

pres

crib

ed a

utho

rity

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(1)

of se

ctio

n 49

refu

ses a

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r the

gra

nt

of a

per

mit

of a

ny k

ind

unde

r thi

s Act

, it s

hall

give

to th

e ap

plic

ant i

n w

ritin

g its

reas

ons f

or th

e re

fusa

l of t

he sa

me

and

an o

ppor

tuni

ty o

f bei

ng

hear

d in

the

mat

ter.

Ren

umbe

red

of c

ross

refe

rred

se

ctio

n.

60(3

): N

o ch

ange

in su

bsec

tion;

ho

wev

er th

e pr

ovis

o an

d lis

t of i

tem

s th

ereu

nder

hav

e be

en d

elet

ed.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

281

Prov

ided

furth

er th

at,—

(i) in

the

case

of v

aria

tion,

the

term

ini s

hall

not b

e al

tere

d an

d th

e di

stan

ce c

over

ed b

y th

e va

riatio

n sh

all n

ot e

xcee

d tw

enty

-fou

r kilo

met

res;

(ii) i

n th

e ca

se o

f ext

ensi

on, t

he d

ista

nce

cove

red

by

exte

nsio

n sh

all n

ot e

xcee

d tw

enty

-fou

r kilo

met

res

from

the

term

ini,

and

any

such

var

iatio

n or

ext

ensi

on w

ithin

such

lim

its sh

all b

e m

ade

only

afte

r the

tran

spor

t aut

horit

y is

satis

fied

that

such

var

iatio

n w

ill se

rve

the

conv

enie

nce

of th

e pu

blic

and

that

it is

not

exp

edie

nt

to g

rant

a se

para

te p

erm

it in

resp

ect o

f the

orig

inal

ro

ute

as so

var

ied

or e

xten

ded

or a

ny p

art t

here

of.

(4) A

1 [Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity,

Sta

te

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y or

any

pre

scrib

ed a

utho

rity

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(1) o

f sec

tion

66] m

ay,

befo

re su

ch d

ate

as m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed b

y it

in th

is

beha

lf, re

plac

e an

y pe

rmit

gran

ted

by it

bef

ore

the

said

dat

e by

a fr

esh

perm

it co

nfor

min

g to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

72 o

r sec

tion

74 o

r sec

tion

76

or se

ctio

n 79

, as t

he c

ase

may

be,

and

the

fres

h pe

rmit

shal

l be

valid

for t

he sa

me

rout

e or

rout

es o

r th

e sa

me

area

for w

hich

the

repl

aced

per

mit

was

(3) A

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity,

Sta

te

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y or

any

pre

scrib

ed

auth

ority

refe

rred

to in

sect

ion

49 m

ay,

befo

re su

ch d

ate

as m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed b

y it

in th

is b

ehal

f, re

plac

e an

y pe

rmit

gran

ted

by it

bef

ore

the

said

dat

e by

a fr

esh

perm

it co

nfor

min

g to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

55

or se

ctio

n 59

, as t

he c

ase

may

be,

and

the

fres

h pe

rmit

shal

l be

valid

for t

he sa

me

rout

e or

rout

es o

r the

sam

e ar

ea fo

r whi

ch

the

repl

aced

per

mit

was

val

id:

60(4

): C

ross

refe

rred

sect

ion

have

be

en re

num

bere

d an

d co

nseq

uent

ial

chan

ges i

n vi

ew o

f del

etio

n of

(74)

an

d (7

6) in

Sec

tion

60 (4

) and

60

(5).

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

282

valid

:

Prov

ided

that

no

cond

ition

oth

er th

an a

con

ditio

n w

hich

was

alre

ady

atta

ched

to th

e re

plac

ed p

erm

it or

w

hich

cou

ld h

ave

been

atta

ched

ther

eto

unde

r the

la

w in

forc

e w

hen

that

per

mit

was

gra

nted

shal

l be

atta

ched

to th

e fr

esh

perm

it ex

cept

with

the

cons

ent

in w

ritin

g of

the

hold

er o

f the

per

mit.

(5) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sect

ion

81, a

per

mit

issu

ed u

nder

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sub

-se

ctio

n (4

) sha

ll be

eff

ectiv

e w

ithou

t ren

ewal

for t

he

rem

aind

er o

f the

per

iod

durin

g w

hich

the

repl

aced

pe

rmit

wou

ld h

ave

been

so e

ffec

tive.

Prov

ided

that

no

cond

ition

oth

er th

an a

con

ditio

n w

hich

was

alre

ady

atta

ched

to th

e re

plac

ed p

erm

it or

whi

ch c

ould

hav

e be

en a

ttach

ed th

eret

o un

der

the

law

in fo

rce

whe

n th

at p

erm

it w

as g

rant

ed

shal

l be

atta

ched

to th

e fr

esh

perm

it ex

cept

with

th

e co

nsen

t in

writ

ing

of th

e ho

lder

of t

he p

erm

it.

(5) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sect

ion

61, a

per

mit

issu

ed u

nder

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sub

-se

ctio

n (4

) sha

ll be

eff

ectiv

e w

ithou

t ren

ewal

for

the

rem

aind

er o

f the

per

iod

durin

g w

hich

the

repl

aced

per

mit

wou

ld h

ave

been

so e

ffec

tive.

81. D

urat

ion

and

rene

wal

of p

erm

its. —

(1) A

pe

rmit

othe

r tha

n a

tem

pora

ry p

erm

it is

sued

und

er

sect

ion

87 o

r a sp

ecia

l per

mit

issu

ed u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(8) o

f sec

tion

88 sh

all b

e ef

fect

ive

1 [fro

m th

e da

te o

f iss

uanc

e or

rene

wal

ther

eof]

for a

per

iod

of

five

year

s:

Prov

ided

that

whe

re th

e pe

rmit

is c

ount

ersi

gned

un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 88

, suc

h co

unte

r-si

gnat

ure

shal

l rem

ain

effe

ctiv

e w

ithou

t ren

ewal

for

such

per

iod

so a

s to

sync

hron

ise

with

the

valid

ity o

f th

e pr

imar

y pe

rmit.

61. D

urat

ion

and

rene

wal

of

perm

its. –

(1)

A

perm

it ot

her t

han

a te

mpo

rary

per

mit

issu

ed u

nder

se

ctio

n 65

or

a

spec

ial

perm

it is

sued

un

der

subs

ectio

n (8

) of

sec

tion

66 s

hall

be e

ffec

tive

from

the

dat

e of

iss

uanc

e or

ren

ewal

the

reof

for

su

ch p

erio

d as

may

be

pres

crib

ed. .

Prov

ided

that

whe

re th

e pe

rmit

is c

ount

ersi

gned

un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 66

, suc

h co

unte

r-si

gnat

ure

shal

l rem

ain

effe

ctiv

e w

ithou

t ren

ewal

fo

r suc

h pe

riod

so a

s to

sync

hron

ise

with

the

valid

ity o

f the

prim

ary

perm

it.

Sr.

No.

has

bee

n ch

ange

d to

61.

Si

mpl

ified

and

Stre

amlin

ed.

No

Cha

nge

in P

rovi

so o

f Sec

tion

61(1

). C

ross

refe

rred

sect

ion

has

been

cha

nged

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

283

(2) A

per

mit

may

be

rene

wed

on

an a

pplic

atio

n m

ade

not l

ess t

han

fifte

en d

ays b

efor

e th

e da

te o

f its

ex

piry

.

(3) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(2),

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

or th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y as

the

case

may

be,

en

terta

in a

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r the

rene

wal

of a

per

mit

afte

r the

last

dat

e sp

ecifi

ed in

that

sub-

sect

ion

if it

is

satis

fied

that

the

appl

ican

t was

pre

vent

ed b

y go

od

and

suff

icie

nt c

ause

from

mak

ing

an a

pplic

atio

n w

ithin

the

time

spec

ified

.

(4) T

he R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y or

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity,

as t

he c

ase

may

be,

may

reje

ct

an a

pplic

atio

n fo

r the

rene

wal

of a

per

mit

on o

ne o

r m

ore

of th

e fo

llow

ing

grou

nds,

nam

ely:

—

(a) t

he fi

nanc

ial c

ondi

tion

of th

e ap

plic

ant a

s ev

iden

ced

by in

solv

ency

, or d

ecre

es fo

r pay

men

t of

debt

s rem

aini

ng u

nsat

isfie

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

thirt

y da

ys, p

rior t

o th

e da

te o

f con

side

ratio

n of

the

appl

icat

ion;

(b

) the

app

lican

t had

bee

n pu

nish

ed tw

ice

or m

ore

for a

ny o

f the

follo

win

g of

fenc

es w

ithin

twel

ve

mon

ths r

ecko

ned

from

fifte

en d

ays p

rior t

o th

e da

te

(2)

A p

erm

it m

ay b

e re

new

ed o

n an

app

licat

ion

bein

g m

ade

in s

uch

form

at a

nd s

uch

man

ner

as

may

be

pres

crib

ed.

(3) T

he R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y or

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort

Aut

horit

y, a

s th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, m

ay

reje

ct a

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r the

rene

wal

of a

per

mit

if th

e pe

rmit

hold

er

has

faile

d to

m

eet

such

co

nditi

ons a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed.

Prov

ided

th

at

no

appl

icat

ion

unde

r th

is

sub-

sect

ion

shal

l be

reje

cted

unl

ess

an o

ppor

tuni

ty o

f be

ing

hear

d is

giv

en to

the

appl

ican

t.

61(2

): Si

mpl

ified

and

Stre

amlin

ed.

Se

ctio

n 61

(3) i

s del

eted

. 61

(3):

Subs

ectio

n (4

) has

bee

n si

mpl

ified

and

renu

mbe

red

at (3

) in

view

of d

elet

ion

of su

bsec

tion

(3).

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

284

of c

onsi

dera

tion

of th

e ap

plic

atio

n co

mm

itted

as a

re

sult

of th

e op

erat

ion

of a

stag

e ca

rria

ge se

rvic

e by

th

e ap

plic

ant,

nam

ely:

—

(i) p

lyin

g an

y ve

hicl

e—

(1) w

ithou

t pay

men

t of t

ax d

ue o

n su

ch v

ehic

le;

(2) w

ithou

t pay

men

t of t

ax d

urin

g th

e gr

ace

perio

d al

low

ed fo

r pay

men

t of s

uch

tax

and

then

stop

the

plyi

ng o

f suc

h ve

hicl

e;

(3) o

n an

y un

auth

oris

ed ro

ute;

(ii

) mak

ing

unau

thor

ised

trip

s:

Prov

ided

that

in c

ompu

ting

the

num

ber o

f pu

nish

men

ts fo

r the

pur

pose

of c

laus

e (b

), an

y pu

nish

men

t sta

yed

by th

e or

der o

f an

appe

llate

au

thor

ity sh

all n

ot b

e ta

ken

into

acc

ount

: Pr

ovid

ed fu

rther

that

no

appl

icat

ion

unde

r thi

s sub

-se

ctio

n sh

all b

e re

ject

ed u

nles

s an

oppo

rtuni

ty o

f be

ing

hear

d is

giv

en to

the

appl

ican

t.

(5) W

here

a p

erm

it ha

s bee

n re

new

ed u

nder

this

se

ctio

n af

ter t

he e

xpiry

of t

he p

erio

d th

ereo

f, su

ch

rene

wal

shal

l hav

e ef

fect

from

the

date

of s

uch

expi

ry ir

resp

ectiv

e of

whe

ther

or n

ot a

tem

pora

ry

perm

it ha

s bee

n gr

ante

d un

der c

laus

e (d

) of s

ectio

n 87

, and

whe

re a

tem

pora

ry p

erm

it ha

s bee

n gr

ante

d,

the

fee

paid

in re

spec

t of s

uch

tem

pora

ry p

erm

it sh

all

be re

fund

ed.

(4) W

here

a p

erm

it ha

s bee

n re

new

ed u

nder

this

se

ctio

n af

ter t

he e

xpiry

of t

he p

erio

d th

ereo

f, su

ch

rene

wal

shal

l hav

e ef

fect

from

the

date

of s

uch

expi

ry ir

resp

ectiv

e of

whe

ther

or n

ot a

tem

pora

ry

perm

it ha

s bee

n gr

ante

d un

der c

laus

e (d

) of

sect

ion

65, a

nd w

here

a te

mpo

rary

per

mit

has

been

gra

nted

, the

fee

paid

in re

spec

t of s

uch

tem

pora

ry p

erm

it sh

all b

e re

fund

ed.

81(4

): 1st

pro

viso

has

bee

n de

lete

d;

whi

le se

cond

pro

viso

has

bee

n re

tain

ed w

ith d

elet

ion

of w

ord

“fur

ther

.”

61(4

): Su

bsec

tion

(5) i

s cha

nged

to

(4).

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82. T

rans

fer

of p

erm

it.—

(1) S

ave

as p

rovi

ded

in su

b-se

ctio

n (2

), a

perm

it sh

all n

ot b

e tra

nsfe

rabl

e fr

om o

ne p

erso

n to

ano

ther

exc

ept w

ith th

e pe

rmis

sion

of t

he tr

ansp

ort a

utho

rity

whi

ch g

rant

ed

the

perm

it an

d sh

all n

ot, w

ithou

t suc

h pe

rmis

sion

, op

erat

e to

con

fer o

n an

y pe

rson

to w

hom

a v

ehic

le

cove

red

by th

e pe

rmit

is tr

ansf

erre

d an

y rig

ht to

use

th

at v

ehic

le in

the

man

ner a

utho

rised

by

the

perm

it.

(2) W

here

the

hold

er o

f a p

erm

it di

es, t

he p

erso

n su

ccee

ding

to th

e po

sses

sion

of t

he v

ehic

le c

over

ed

by th

e pe

rmit

may

, for

a p

erio

d of

thre

e m

onth

s, us

e th

e pe

rmit

as if

it h

ad b

een

gran

ted

to h

imse

lf:

Prov

ided

that

such

per

son

has,

with

in th

irty

days

of

the

deat

h of

the

hold

er, i

nfor

med

the

trans

port

auth

ority

whi

ch g

rant

ed th

e pe

rmit

of th

e de

ath

of

the

hold

er a

nd o

f his

ow

n in

tent

ion

to u

se th

e pe

rmit:

Pr

ovid

ed fu

rther

that

no

perm

it sh

all b

e so

use

d af

ter t

he d

ate

on w

hich

it w

ould

hav

e ce

ased

to b

e ef

fect

ive

with

out r

enew

al in

the

hand

s of t

he

dece

ased

hol

der.

(3) T

he tr

ansp

ort a

utho

rity

may

, on

appl

icat

ion

mad

e to

it w

ithin

thre

e m

onth

s of t

he d

eath

of t

he

hold

er o

f a p

erm

it, tr

ansf

er th

e pe

rmit

to th

e pe

rson

su

ccee

ding

to th

e po

sses

sion

of t

he v

ehic

les c

over

ed

by th

e pe

rmit:

Pr

ovid

ed th

at th

e tra

nspo

rt au

thor

ity m

ay e

nter

tain

62. T

rans

fer

of p

erm

it.—

No

Cha

nge

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an a

pplic

atio

n m

ade

afte

r the

exp

iry o

f the

said

pe

riod

of th

ree

mon

ths i

f it i

s sat

isfie

d th

at th

e ap

plic

ant w

as p

reve

nted

by

good

and

suff

icie

nt

caus

e fr

om m

akin

g an

app

licat

ion

with

in th

e tim

e sp

ecifi

ed.

83. R

epla

cem

ent o

f veh

icle

s.—Th

e ho

lder

of a

pe

rmit

may

, with

the

perm

issi

on o

f the

aut

horit

y by

w

hich

the

perm

it w

as g

rant

ed, r

epla

ce a

ny v

ehic

le

cove

red

by th

e pe

rmit

by a

ny o

ther

veh

icle

of t

he

sam

e na

ture

.

83: D

elet

ed

84. G

ener

al c

ondi

tions

att

achi

ng to

all

perm

its.—

The

follo

win

g sh

all b

e co

nditi

ons o

f ev

ery

perm

it—

(a)

tha

t the

veh

icle

to w

hich

the

perm

it re

late

s ca

rrie

s val

id c

ertif

icat

e of

fitn

ess i

ssue

d un

der

sect

ion

56 a

nd is

at a

ll tim

es so

mai

ntai

ned

as to

co

mpl

y w

ith th

e re

quire

men

ts o

f thi

s Act

and

the

rule

s mad

e th

ereu

nder

; (b

) t

hat t

he v

ehic

le to

whi

ch th

e pe

rmit

rela

tes

is n

ot d

riven

at a

spee

d ex

ceed

ing

the

spee

d pe

rmitt

ed u

nder

this

Act

; ©

th

at a

ny p

rohi

bitio

n or

rest

rictio

n im

pose

d an

y fa

res o

r fre

ight

fixe

d by

not

ifica

tion

mad

e un

der s

ectio

n 67

are

obs

erve

d in

con

nect

ion

with

th

e ve

hicl

e to

whi

ch th

e pe

rmit

rela

tes;

84. D

elet

ed.

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(d)

tha

t the

veh

icle

to w

hich

the

perm

it re

late

s is

not

driv

en in

con

trave

ntio

n of

the

prov

isio

ns

of se

ctio

n 5

or se

ctio

n 11

3;

(e)

tha

t the

pro

visi

ons o

f thi

s Act

lim

iting

the

hour

s of w

ork

of d

river

s are

obs

erve

d in

co

nnec

tion

with

any

veh

icle

or v

ehic

les t

o w

hich

th

e pe

rmit

rela

tes;

(f

) t

hat t

he p

rovi

sion

s of C

hapt

ers X

, XI a

nd

XII

so fa

r as t

hey

appl

y to

the

hold

er o

f the

pe

rmit

are

obse

rved

; and

(g

) t

hat t

he n

ame

and

addr

ess o

f the

ope

rato

r sh

all b

e pa

inte

d or

oth

erw

ise

firm

ly a

ffix

ed to

ev

ery

vehi

cle

to w

hich

the

perm

it re

late

s on

the

exte

rior o

f the

bod

y of

that

veh

icle

on

both

side

s th

ereo

f in

a co

lour

or c

olou

rs v

ivid

ly c

ontra

stin

g to

the

colo

ur o

f the

veh

icle

cen

tred

as h

igh

as

prac

ticab

le b

elow

the

win

dow

line

in b

old

lette

rs.

85. G

ener

al fo

rm o

f per

mits

.—Ev

ery

perm

it is

sued

und

er th

is A

ct sh

all b

e co

mpl

ete

in it

self

and

shal

l con

tain

all

the

nece

ssar

y pa

rticu

lars

of t

he

perm

it an

d th

e co

nditi

ons a

ttach

ed th

eret

o.

63.

Gen

eral

for

m o

f pe

rmits

. -

Ever

y pe

rmit

issu

ed u

nder

thi

s A

ct s

hall

be i

n su

ch f

orm

as

may

be

pr

escr

ibed

an

d sh

all

cont

ain

all

the

cond

ition

s atta

ched

ther

eto.

Sr. N

o. (8

5) h

as b

een

chan

ged

to

(63)

and

Sim

plifi

ed.

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86. C

ance

llatio

n an

d su

spen

sion

of p

erm

its.—

(1) T

he tr

ansp

ort a

utho

rity

whi

ch g

rant

ed a

per

mit

may

can

cel t

he p

erm

it or

may

susp

end

it fo

r suc

h pe

riod

as it

thin

ks fi

t—

(a)

on

the

brea

ch o

f any

con

ditio

n sp

ecifi

ed in

se

ctio

n 84

or o

f any

con

ditio

n co

ntai

ned

in th

e pe

rmit,

or

(b)

if t

he h

olde

r of t

he p

erm

it us

es o

r cau

ses o

r al

low

s a v

ehic

le to

be

used

in a

ny m

anne

r not

au

thor

ised

by

the

perm

it, o

r (c

) i

f the

hol

der o

f the

per

mit

ceas

es to

ow

n th

e ve

hicl

e co

vere

d by

the

perm

it, o

r (d

) i

f the

hol

der o

f the

per

mit

has o

btai

ned

the

perm

it by

frau

d or

mis

repr

esen

tatio

n, o

r (e

) i

f the

hol

der o

f the

goo

ds c

arria

ge p

erm

it,

fails

with

out r

easo

nabl

e ca

use,

to u

se th

e ve

hicl

e fo

r the

pur

pose

s for

whi

ch th

e pe

rmit

was

gr

ante

d, o

r (f

) i

f the

hol

der o

f the

per

mit

acqu

ires

the

citiz

ensh

ip o

f any

fore

ign

coun

try:

Prov

ided

that

no

perm

it sh

all b

e su

spen

ded

or

canc

elle

d un

less

an

oppo

rtuni

ty h

as b

een

give

n to

th

e ho

lder

of t

he p

erm

it to

furn

ish

his e

xpla

natio

n.

(2) T

he tr

ansp

ort a

utho

rity

may

exe

rcis

e th

e po

wer

s con

ferr

ed o

n it

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) i

n

64.

Can

cella

tion

and

susp

ensi

on o

f pe

rmits

.- (1

) Th

e tra

nspo

rt au

thor

ity

whi

ch

gran

ted

a pe

rmit

may

can

cel

the

perm

it or

may

sus

pend

it

for s

uch

perio

d as

it th

inks

fit—

(a

) on

the

bre

ach

of a

ny c

ondi

tion

cont

aine

d in

th

e pe

rmit,

or

(b)

if t

he h

olde

r of t

he p

erm

it us

es o

r cau

ses o

r al

low

s a v

ehic

le to

be

used

in a

ny m

anne

r not

au

thor

ised

by

the

perm

it, o

r (c

) i

f the

hol

der o

f the

per

mit

ceas

es to

ow

n th

e ve

hicl

e co

vere

d by

the

perm

it, o

r (d

) i

f the

hol

der o

f the

per

mit

has o

btai

ned

the

perm

it by

frau

d or

mis

repr

esen

tatio

n, o

r (e

) i

f the

hol

der o

f the

goo

ds c

arria

ge p

erm

it,

fails

with

out r

easo

nabl

e ca

use,

to u

se th

e ve

hicl

e fo

r the

pur

pose

s for

whi

ch th

e pe

rmit

was

gr

ante

d, o

r (f

) i

f the

hol

der o

f the

per

mit

acqu

ires t

he

citiz

ensh

ip o

f any

fore

ign

coun

try:

Prov

ided

that

no

perm

it sh

all b

e su

spen

ded

or

canc

elle

d un

less

an

oppo

rtuni

ty h

as b

een

give

n to

th

e ho

lder

of t

he p

erm

it to

furn

ish

his

expl

anat

ion.

(2

) The

tran

spor

t aut

horit

y m

ay e

xerc

ise

the

pow

ers c

onfe

rred

on

it un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) in

rela

tion

to a

per

mit

gran

ted

by a

ny a

utho

rity

or

Sr. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged.

64

(1.a

) – S

impl

ified

. No

chan

ge (1

b)

to (1

f) a

nd p

rovi

so.

64(2

), (4

), (6

) and

(7):

Cro

ss re

ferr

ed

sect

ion

has b

een

renu

mbe

red.

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rela

tion

to a

per

mit

gran

ted

by a

ny a

utho

rity

or

pers

on to

who

m p

ower

in th

is b

ehal

f has

bee

n de

lega

ted

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(5) o

f sec

tion

68 a

s if

the

said

per

mit

was

a p

erm

it gr

ante

d by

the

trans

port

auth

ority

. (3

) Whe

re a

tran

spor

t aut

horit

y ca

ncel

s or

susp

ends

a p

erm

it, it

shal

l giv

e to

the

hold

er in

w

ritin

g its

reas

ons f

or th

e ac

tion

take

n.

(4) T

he p

ower

s exe

rcis

able

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) (o

ther

than

the

pow

er to

can

cel a

per

mit)

by

the

trans

port

auth

ority

whi

ch g

rant

ed th

e pe

rmit

may

be

exer

cise

d by

any

aut

horit

y or

per

son

to w

hom

such

po

wer

s hav

e be

en d

eleg

ated

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (5

) of

sect

ion

68.

(5) W

here

a p

erm

it is

liab

le to

be

canc

elle

d or

su

spen

ded

unde

r cla

use

(a) o

r cla

use

(b) o

r cla

use

(e)

of su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) and

the

trans

port

auth

ority

is o

f op

inio

n th

at h

avin

g re

gard

to th

e ci

rcum

stan

ces o

f th

e ca

se, i

t wou

ld n

ot b

e ne

cess

ary

or e

xped

ient

so to

ca

ncel

or s

uspe

nd th

e pe

rmit

if th

e ho

lder

of t

he

perm

it ag

rees

to p

ay a

cer

tain

sum

of m

oney

, the

n,

notw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(l), t

he tr

ansp

ort a

utho

rity

may

, ins

tead

of c

ance

lling

or

susp

endi

ng th

e pe

rmit,

as t

he c

ase

may

be,

re

cove

r fro

m th

e ho

lder

of t

he p

erm

it th

e su

m o

f m

oney

agr

eed

upon

. (6

) The

pow

ers e

xerc

isab

le b

y th

e tra

nspo

rt

pers

on to

who

m p

ower

in th

is b

ehal

f has

bee

n de

lega

ted

unde

r sec

tion

51 a

s if t

he sa

id p

erm

it w

as a

per

mit

gran

ted

by th

e tra

nspo

rt au

thor

ity.

(3) W

here

a tr

ansp

ort a

utho

rity

canc

els o

r su

spen

ds a

per

mit,

it sh

all g

ive

to th

e ho

lder

in

writ

ing

its re

ason

s for

the

actio

n ta

ken.

(4

) The

pow

ers e

xerc

isab

le u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(1) (

othe

r tha

n th

e po

wer

to c

ance

l a p

erm

it) b

y th

e tra

nspo

rt au

thor

ity w

hich

gra

nted

the

perm

it m

ay b

e ex

erci

sed

by a

ny a

utho

rity

or p

erso

n to

w

hom

such

pow

ers h

ave

been

del

egat

ed u

nder

se

ctio

n 51

. (5

) Whe

re a

per

mit

is li

able

to b

e ca

ncel

led

or

susp

ende

d un

der c

laus

e (a

) or c

laus

e (b

) or c

laus

e (e

) of s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) and

the

trans

port

auth

ority

is

of o

pini

on th

at h

avin

g re

gard

to th

e ci

rcum

stan

ces o

f the

cas

e, it

wou

ld n

ot b

e ne

cess

ary

or e

xped

ient

so to

can

cel o

r sus

pend

th

e pe

rmit

if th

e ho

lder

of t

he p

erm

it ag

rees

to

pay

a ce

rtain

sum

of m

oney

, the

n,

notw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(l), t

he tr

ansp

ort a

utho

rity

may

, ins

tead

of

canc

ellin

g or

susp

endi

ng th

e pe

rmit,

as t

he c

ase

may

be,

reco

ver f

rom

the

hold

er o

f the

per

mit

the

sum

of m

oney

agr

eed

upon

.

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auth

ority

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (5

) may

, whe

re a

n ap

peal

has

bee

n pr

efer

red

unde

r sec

tion

89, b

e ex

erci

sed

also

by

the

appe

llate

aut

horit

y.

(7

) In

rela

tion

to a

per

mit

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(9) o

f sec

tion

88, t

he p

ower

s exe

rcis

able

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) (ot

her t

han

the

pow

er to

can

cel a

per

mit)

by

the

trans

port

auth

ority

whi

ch g

rant

ed th

e pe

rmit,

m

ay b

e ex

erci

sed

by a

ny tr

ansp

ort a

utho

rity

and

any

auth

ority

or p

erso

ns to

who

m p

ower

in th

is b

ehal

f ha

s bee

n de

lega

ted

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(5) o

f sec

tion

68, a

s if t

he sa

id p

erm

it w

as a

per

mit

gran

ted

by a

ny

such

aut

horit

y or

per

sons

.

(6) T

he p

ower

s exe

rcis

able

by

the

trans

port

auth

ority

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (5

) may

, whe

re a

n ap

peal

has

bee

n pr

efer

red

unde

r sec

tion

67, b

e ex

erci

sed

also

by

the

appe

llate

aut

horit

y.

(7) I

n re

latio

n to

a p

erm

it re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (9

) of s

ectio

n 66

, the

pow

ers e

xerc

isab

le

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) (

othe

r tha

n th

e po

wer

to

canc

el a

per

mit)

by

the

trans

port

auth

ority

whi

ch

gran

ted

the

perm

it, m

ay b

e ex

erci

sed

by a

ny

trans

port

auth

ority

and

any

aut

horit

y or

per

sons

to

who

m p

ower

in th

is b

ehal

f has

bee

n de

lega

ted

unde

r sec

tion

51, a

s if t

he sa

id p

erm

it w

as a

pe

rmit

gran

ted

by a

ny su

ch a

utho

rity

or p

erso

ns.

87

. Tem

pora

ry p

erm

its.—

(1) A

Reg

iona

l Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

and

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort

Aut

horit

y m

ay w

ithou

t fol

low

ing

the

proc

edur

e la

id

dow

n in

sect

ion

80, g

rant

per

mits

to b

e ef

fect

ive

for

a lim

ited

perio

d w

hich

shal

l, no

t in

any

case

exc

eed

four

mon

ths,

to a

utho

rise

the

use

of a

tran

spor

t ve

hicl

e te

mpo

raril

y—

(a)

for

the

conv

eyan

ce o

f pas

seng

ers o

n sp

ecia

l oc

casi

ons s

uch

as to

and

from

fairs

and

relig

ious

ga

ther

ings

, or

(b)

for

the

purp

oses

of a

seas

onal

bus

ines

s, or

(c

) t

o m

eet a

par

ticul

ar te

mpo

rary

nee

d, o

r

65. T

empo

rary

per

mits

.—(1

) A R

egio

nal

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y an

d th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t A

utho

rity

may

with

out f

ollo

win

g th

e pr

oced

ure

laid

dow

n in

sect

ion

60, g

rant

per

mits

to b

e ef

fect

ive

for a

lim

ited

perio

d w

hich

shal

l, no

t in

any

case

exc

eed

four

mon

ths,

to a

utho

rise

the

use

of a

tran

spor

t veh

icle

tem

pora

rily—

(a

) f

or th

e co

nvey

ance

of p

asse

nger

s on

spec

ial o

ccas

ions

such

as t

o an

d fr

om fa

irs

and

relig

ious

gat

herin

gs, o

r (b

) f

or th

e pu

rpos

es o

f a se

ason

al b

usin

ess,

or

Sr. N

o. o

f sec

tion

and

cros

s ref

erre

d se

ctio

ns h

as b

een

chan

ged

and

cons

eque

ntia

l cha

nges

in v

iew

of

dele

tion

of se

ctio

n (7

4) a

nd (7

6). N

o ch

ange

in c

onte

nt.

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(d)

pen

ding

dec

isio

n on

an

appl

icat

ion

for t

he

rene

wal

of a

per

mit,

an

d m

ay a

ttach

to a

ny su

ch p

erm

it su

ch

cond

ition

as i

t may

thin

k fit

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at a

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

or,

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

may

, in

the

case

of g

oods

car

riage

s, un

der t

he

circ

umst

ance

s of a

n ex

cept

iona

l nat

ure,

and

for

reas

ons t

o be

reco

rded

in w

ritin

g, g

rant

a p

erm

it fo

r a

perio

d ex

ceed

ing

four

mon

ths,

but n

ot e

xcee

ding

on

e ye

ar.

(2) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

a te

mpo

rary

per

mit

may

be

gran

ted

ther

eund

er in

resp

ect o

f any

rout

e or

are

a w

here

—

(i)

no

perm

it co

uld

be is

sued

und

er se

ctio

n 72

or

sect

ion

74 o

r sec

tion

76 o

r sec

tion

79 in

re

spec

t of t

hat r

oute

or a

rea

by re

ason

of a

n or

der

of a

Cou

rt or

oth

er c

ompe

tent

aut

horit

y re

stra

inin

g th

e is

sue

of th

e sa

me,

for a

per

iod

not

exce

edin

g th

e pe

riod

for w

hich

the

issu

e of

the

perm

it ha

s bee

n so

rest

rain

ed;

(ii)

as a

resu

lt of

the

susp

ensi

on b

y a

Cou

rt or

oth

er

com

pete

nt a

utho

rity

of th

e pe

rmit

of a

ny v

ehic

le in

re

spec

t of t

hat r

oute

or a

rea,

ther

e is

no

trans

port

vehi

cle

of th

e sa

me

clas

s with

a v

alid

per

mit

in

(c)

to

mee

t a p

artic

ular

tem

pora

ry n

eed,

or

(d)

pen

ding

dec

isio

n on

an

appl

icat

ion

for

the

rene

wal

of a

per

mit,

an

d m

ay a

ttach

to a

ny su

ch p

erm

it su

ch

cond

ition

as i

t may

thin

k fit

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at a

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

or, a

s the

cas

e m

ay b

e, S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

may

, in

the

case

of g

oods

car

riage

s, un

der t

he

circ

umst

ance

s of a

n ex

cept

iona

l nat

ure,

and

for

reas

ons t

o be

reco

rded

in w

ritin

g, g

rant

a p

erm

it fo

r a p

erio

d ex

ceed

ing

four

mon

ths,

but n

ot

exce

edin

g on

e ye

ar.

(2) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

su

b-se

ctio

n (1

), a

tem

pora

ry p

erm

it m

ay b

e gr

ante

d th

ereu

nder

in re

spec

t of a

ny ro

ute

or a

rea

whe

re—

(i)

n

o pe

rmit

coul

d be

issu

ed u

nder

sect

ion

55 o

r sec

tion

59 in

resp

ect o

f tha

t rou

te o

r ar

ea b

y re

ason

of a

n or

der o

f a C

ourt

or o

ther

co

mpe

tent

aut

horit

y re

stra

inin

g th

e is

sue

of

the

sam

e, fo

r a p

erio

d no

t exc

eedi

ng th

e pe

riod

for w

hich

the

issu

e of

the

perm

it ha

s be

en so

rest

rain

ed;

(ii)

as a

resu

lt of

the

susp

ensi

on b

y a

Cou

rt or

ot

her c

ompe

tent

aut

horit

y of

the

perm

it of

any

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resp

ect o

f tha

t rou

te o

r are

a, o

r the

re is

no

adeq

uate

nu

mbe

r of s

uch

vehi

cles

in re

spec

t of t

hat r

oute

or

area

, for

a p

erio

d no

t exc

eedi

ng th

e pe

riod

of su

ch

susp

ensi

on:

Prov

ided

that

the

num

ber o

f tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

es in

re

spec

t of w

hich

tem

pora

ry p

erm

its a

re so

gra

nted

sh

all n

ot e

xcee

d th

e nu

mbe

r of v

ehic

les i

n re

spec

t of

whi

ch th

e is

sue

of th

e pe

rmits

hav

e be

en re

stra

ined

or

, as t

he c

ase

may

be,

the

perm

it ha

s bee

n su

spen

ded.

vehi

cle

in re

spec

t of t

hat r

oute

or a

rea,

ther

e is

no

trans

port

vehi

cle

of th

e sa

me

cate

gory

with

a

valid

per

mit

in re

spec

t of t

hat r

oute

or a

rea,

or

ther

e is

no

adeq

uate

num

ber o

f suc

h ve

hicl

es in

re

spec

t of t

hat r

oute

or a

rea,

for a

per

iod

not

exce

edin

g th

e pe

riod

of su

ch su

spen

sion

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at th

e nu

mbe

r of t

rans

port

vehi

cles

in

resp

ect o

f whi

ch te

mpo

rary

per

mits

are

so g

rant

ed

shal

l not

exc

eed

the

num

ber o

f veh

icle

s in

resp

ect

of w

hich

the

issu

e of

the

perm

its h

ave

been

re

stra

ined

or,

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, th

e pe

rmit

has

been

susp

ende

d.

88

. Val

idat

ion

of p

erm

its fo

r us

e ou

tsid

e re

gion

in w

hich

gra

nted

.—(1

) Exc

ept a

s may

be

othe

rwis

e pr

escr

ibed

, a p

erm

it gr

ante

d by

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

of a

ny o

ne re

gion

sh

all n

ot b

e va

lid in

any

oth

er re

gion

, unl

ess t

he

perm

it ha

s bee

n co

unte

rsig

ned

by th

e R

egio

nal

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y of

that

oth

er re

gion

, and

a

perm

it gr

ante

d in

any

one

Sta

te sh

all n

ot b

e va

lid in

an

y ot

her S

tate

unl

ess c

ount

ersi

gned

by

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

of th

at o

ther

Sta

te o

r by

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

conc

erne

d:

Prov

ided

that

a g

oods

car

riage

per

mit,

gra

nted

by

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

of a

ny o

ne re

gion

,

66. V

alid

atio

n of

per

mits

for

use

outs

ide

regi

on

in w

hich

gra

nted

.—(1

)

Sr. N

o. o

f sec

tion

and

cros

s ref

erre

d se

ctio

ns h

as b

een

chan

ged

and

cons

eque

ntia

l cha

nges

in v

iew

of

dele

tion

of se

ctio

n (7

4) a

nd (7

6).

Sub-

Sect

ion

(1) 1

st p

rovi

so: N

o C

hang

e

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istin

g Te

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f MVA

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rt C

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ion

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emar

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catio

n

293

for a

ny a

rea

in a

ny o

ther

regi

on o

r reg

ions

with

in th

e sa

me

Stat

e sh

all b

e va

lid in

that

are

a w

ithou

t the

co

unte

r-si

gnat

ure

of th

e R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y of

the

othe

r reg

ion

or o

f eac

h of

the

othe

r re

gion

s con

cern

ed:

Prov

ided

furth

er th

at w

here

bot

h th

e st

artin

g po

int

and

the

term

inal

poi

nt o

f a ro

ute

are

situ

ate

with

in

the

sam

e St

ate,

but

par

t of s

uch

rout

e lie

s in

any

othe

r Sta

te a

nd th

e le

ngth

of s

uch

part

does

not

ex

ceed

sixt

een

kilo

met

res,

the

perm

it sh

all b

e va

lid

in th

e ot

her S

tate

in re

spec

t of t

hat p

art o

f the

rout

e w

hich

is in

that

oth

er S

tate

not

with

stan

ding

that

such

pe

rmit

has n

ot b

een

coun

ters

igne

d by

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort a

utho

rity

or th

e R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y of

that

oth

er S

tate

:

Prov

ided

als

o th

at—

(a

) w

here

a m

otor

veh

icle

cov

ered

by

a pe

rmit

gran

ted

in o

ne S

tate

is to

be

used

for

the

purp

oses

of d

efen

ce in

any

oth

er S

tate

, su

ch v

ehic

le sh

all d

ispl

ay a

cer

tific

ate,

in

such

form

, and

issu

ed b

y su

ch A

utho

rity,

as

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

, by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te, s

peci

fy, t

o th

e ef

fect

th

at th

e ve

hicl

e sh

all b

e us

ed fo

r the

per

iod

spec

ified

ther

ein

excl

usiv

ely

for t

he p

urpo

ses

Prov

ided

furth

er th

at w

here

bot

h th

e st

artin

g po

int

and

the

term

inal

poi

nt o

f a

rout

e ar

e si

tuat

ed

with

in th

e sa

me

Stat

e, b

ut p

art o

f su

ch r

oute

lies

in

any

oth

er S

tate

and

the

leng

th o

f suc

h pa

rt do

es

not e

xcee

d tw

enty

kilo

met

res,

the

perm

it sh

all b

e va

lid in

the

othe

r St

ate

in r

espe

ct o

f th

at p

art o

f th

e ro

ute

whi

ch

is

in

that

ot

her

Stat

e no

twith

stan

ding

tha

t su

ch p

erm

it ha

s no

t be

en

coun

ters

igne

d by

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

or

the

Reg

iona

l Tr

ansp

ort

Aut

horit

y of

tha

t ot

her

Stat

e:

66(1

), se

cond

pro

viso

: wor

d “s

ixte

en”

has b

een

repl

aced

with

“t

wen

ty”.

Su

b-Se

ctio

n (1

) 3rd

pro

viso

: No

Cha

nge

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of d

efen

ce; a

nd

(b)

any

such

per

mit

shal

l be

valid

in th

at

othe

r Sta

te n

otw

ithst

andi

ng th

at su

ch

perm

it ha

s not

bee

n co

unte

rsig

ned

by th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y or

the

Reg

iona

l Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

of th

at o

ther

Sta

te.

(2) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

a pe

rmit

gran

ted

or c

ount

ersi

gned

by

a St

ate

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y sh

all b

e va

lid in

the

who

le

Stat

e or

in su

ch re

gion

s with

in th

e St

ate

as m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed in

the

perm

it.

(3) A

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

whe

n co

unte

rsig

ning

the

perm

it m

ay a

ttach

to th

e pe

rmit

any

cond

ition

whi

ch it

mig

ht h

ave

impo

sed

if it

had

gran

ted

the

perm

it an

d m

ay li

kew

ise

vary

any

co

nditi

on a

ttach

ed to

the

perm

it by

the

auth

ority

by

whi

ch th

e pe

rmit

was

gra

nted

. (4

) The

pro

visi

ons o

f thi

s Cha

pter

rela

ting

to th

e gr

ant,

revo

catio

n an

d su

spen

sion

of p

erm

its sh

all

appl

y to

the

gran

t, re

voca

tion

and

susp

ensi

on o

f co

unte

rsig

natu

res o

f per

mits

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at it

shal

l not

be

nece

ssar

y to

follo

w

the

proc

edur

e la

id d

own

in se

ctio

n 80

for t

he g

rant

of

cou

nter

sign

atur

es o

f per

mits

, whe

re th

e pe

rmits

gr

ante

d in

any

one

Sta

te a

re re

quire

d to

be

coun

ters

igne

d by

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

of

Pr

ovid

ed th

at it

shal

l not

be

nece

ssar

y to

fo

llow

the

proc

edur

e la

id d

own

in se

ctio

n 60

for

the

gran

t of c

ount

ersi

gnat

ures

of p

erm

its, w

here

th

e pe

rmits

gra

nted

in a

ny o

ne S

tate

are

requ

ired

to b

e co

unte

rsig

ned

by th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t

66 (2

), (3

), (4

), (5

), (6

) are

reta

ined

.

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IEW

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TOR

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ure

V

SEC

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N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

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gest

ion

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emar

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stifi

catio

n

295

anot

her S

tate

or b

y th

e R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y co

ncer

ned

as a

resu

lt of

any

agr

eem

ent a

rriv

ed a

t be

twee

n th

e St

ates

afte

r com

plyi

ng w

ith th

e re

quire

men

ts o

f sub

-sec

tion

(5).

(5) E

very

pro

posa

l to

ente

r int

o an

agr

eem

ent

betw

een

the

Stat

es to

fix

the

num

ber o

f per

mits

w

hich

is p

ropo

sed

to b

e gr

ante

d or

cou

nter

sign

ed in

re

spec

t of e

ach

rout

e or

are

a, sh

all b

e pu

blis

hed

by

each

of t

he S

tate

Gov

ernm

ents

con

cern

ed in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

and

in a

ny o

ne o

r mor

e of

the

new

spap

ers i

n re

gion

al la

ngua

ge c

ircul

atin

g in

the

area

or r

oute

pro

pose

d to

be

cove

red

by th

e ag

reem

ent t

oget

her w

ith a

not

ice

of th

e da

te b

efor

e w

hich

repr

esen

tatio

ns in

con

nect

ion

ther

ewith

may

be

subm

itted

, and

the

date

not

bei

ng le

ss th

an th

irty

days

from

the

date

of p

ublic

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l G

azet

te, o

n w

hich

, and

the

auth

ority

by

whi

ch, a

nd

the

time

and

plac

e at

whi

ch, t

he p

ropo

sal a

nd a

ny

repr

esen

tatio

n re

ceiv

ed in

con

nect

ion

ther

ewith

will

be

con

side

red.

(6

) Eve

ry a

gree

men

t arr

ived

at b

etw

een

the

Stat

es sh

all,

in so

far a

s it r

elat

es to

the

gran

t of

coun

ters

igna

ture

of p

erm

its, b

e pu

blis

hed

by e

ach

of

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

ts c

once

rned

in th

e O

ffic

ial

Gaz

ette

and

in a

ny o

ne o

r mor

e of

the

new

spap

ers i

n th

e re

gion

al la

ngua

ge c

ircul

atin

g in

the

area

or r

oute

Aut

horit

y of

ano

ther

Sta

te o

r by

the

Reg

iona

l Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

conc

erne

d as

a re

sult

of a

ny

agre

emen

t arr

ived

at b

etw

een

the

Stat

es a

fter

com

plyi

ng w

ith th

e re

quire

men

ts o

f sub

-sec

tion

(5).

REV

IEW

OF

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TOR

VEH

ICLE

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VA) 1

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

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stifi

catio

n

296

cove

red

by th

e ag

reem

ent a

nd th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t A

utho

rity

of th

e St

ate

and

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

conc

erne

d sh

all g

ive

effe

ct to

it.

(7) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

a R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y of

one

re

gion

may

issu

e a

tem

pora

ry p

erm

it un

der s

ectio

n 87

to b

e va

lid in

ano

ther

regi

on o

r Sta

te w

ith th

e co

ncur

renc

e, g

iven

gen

eral

ly o

r for

the

parti

cula

r oc

casi

on, o

f the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

of th

at

othe

r reg

ion

or o

f the

Sta

te T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y of

th

at o

ther

Sta

te, a

s the

cas

e m

ay b

e.

(8) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

but s

ubje

ct to

any

rule

s tha

t may

be

mad

e un

der t

his A

ct b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent,

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

of a

ny o

ne re

gion

or,

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y m

ay, f

or th

e co

nven

ienc

e of

the

publ

ic, 1

[gra

nt a

sp

ecia

l per

mit

to a

ny p

ublic

serv

ice

vehi

cle

incl

udin

g an

y ve

hicl

e co

vere

d] b

y a

perm

it is

sued

un

der s

ectio

n 72

(inc

ludi

ng a

rese

rve

stag

e ca

rria

ge)

or u

nder

sect

ion

74 o

r und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (9

) of t

his

sect

ion

for c

arry

ing

a pa

ssen

ger o

r pas

seng

ers f

or

hire

or r

ewar

d un

der a

con

tract

, exp

ress

or i

mpl

ied,

fo

r the

use

of t

he v

ehic

le a

s a w

hole

with

out

stop

ping

to p

ick

up o

r set

dow

n al

ong

the

line

of

rout

e pa

ssen

gers

not

incl

uded

in th

e co

ntra

ct, a

nd in

(7

) Not

with

stan

ding

any

thin

g co

ntai

ned

in

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

a R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y of

one

regi

on m

ay is

sue

a te

mpo

rary

per

mit

unde

r se

ctio

n 65

to b

e va

lid in

ano

ther

regi

on o

r Sta

te

with

the

conc

urre

nce,

giv

en g

ener

ally

or f

or th

e pa

rticu

lar o

ccas

ion,

of t

he R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y of

that

oth

er re

gion

or o

f the

Sta

te

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y of

that

oth

er S

tate

, as t

he

case

may

be.

(8

) Not

with

stan

ding

any

thin

g co

ntai

ned

in

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

but s

ubje

ct to

any

rule

s tha

t may

be

mad

e un

der t

his A

ct b

y th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t, th

e R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y of

an

y on

e re

gion

or,

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y m

ay, f

or th

e co

nven

ienc

e of

th

e pu

blic

, 1[g

rant

a sp

ecia

l per

mit

to a

ny p

ublic

se

rvic

e ve

hicl

e in

clud

ing

any

vehi

cle

cove

red]

by

a pe

rmit

issu

ed u

nder

sect

ion

55 (i

nclu

ding

a

rese

rve

stag

e ca

rria

ge) o

r und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (9

) of

this

sect

ion

for c

arry

ing

a pa

ssen

ger o

r pas

seng

ers

for h

ire o

r rew

ard

unde

r a c

ontra

ct, e

xpre

ss o

r im

plie

d, fo

r the

use

of t

he v

ehic

le a

s a w

hole

w

ithou

t sto

ppin

g to

pic

k up

or s

et d

own

alon

g th

e lin

e of

rout

e pa

ssen

gers

not

incl

uded

in th

e

66(7

), (8

), (9

): C

ross

refe

rred

se

ctio

ns h

ave

been

renu

mbe

red

and

cons

eque

ntia

l cha

nges

due

to

dele

tion

of (7

3) a

nd (7

4).

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ISE

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AN

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Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

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rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

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emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

297

ever

y ca

se w

here

such

spec

ial p

erm

it is

gra

nted

, the

R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y sh

all a

ssig

n to

the

vehi

cle,

for d

ispl

ay th

ereo

n, a

spec

ial d

istin

guis

hing

m

ark

in th

e fo

rm a

nd m

anne

r spe

cifie

d by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t and

such

spec

ial p

erm

it sh

all b

e va

lid in

any

oth

er re

gion

or S

tate

with

out t

he

coun

ters

igna

ture

of t

he R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y of

the

othe

r reg

ion

or o

f the

Sta

te

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y of

the

othe

r Sta

te, a

s the

cas

e m

ay b

e.

(9) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(1) b

ut su

bjec

t to

any

rule

s tha

t may

be

mad

e by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (1

4),

any

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

may

, for

the

purp

ose

of p

rom

otin

g to

uris

m, g

rant

per

mits

in re

spec

t of

tour

ist v

ehic

les v

alid

for t

he w

hole

of I

ndia

, or i

n su

ch c

ontig

uous

Sta

tes n

ot b

eing

less

than

thre

e in

nu

mbe

r inc

ludi

ng th

e St

ate

in w

hich

the

perm

it is

is

sued

as m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed in

such

per

mit

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e ch

oice

indi

cate

d in

the

appl

icat

ion

and

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tions

73,

74,

80,

81

, 82,

83,

84,

85,

86

2[cl

ause

(d) o

f sub

-sec

tion

(1)

of se

ctio

n 87

and

sect

ion

89] s

hall,

as f

ar a

s may

be,

ap

ply

in re

latio

n to

such

per

mits

. 3[

***]

cont

ract

, and

in e

very

cas

e w

here

such

spec

ial

perm

it is

gra

nted

, the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

shal

l ass

ign

to th

e ve

hicl

e, fo

r dis

play

th

ereo

n, a

spec

ial d

istin

guis

hing

mar

k in

the

form

an

d m

anne

r spe

cifie

d by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t an

d su

ch sp

ecia

l per

mit

shal

l be

valid

in a

ny o

ther

re

gion

or S

tate

with

out t

he c

ount

ersi

gnat

ure

of

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

of th

e ot

her

regi

on o

r of t

he S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

of th

e ot

her S

tate

, as t

he c

ase

may

be.

(9

) Not

with

stan

ding

any

thin

g co

ntai

ned

in

sub-

sect

ion

(1) b

ut su

bjec

t to

any

rule

s tha

t may

be

mad

e by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (1

4), a

ny S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

may

, fo

r the

pur

pose

of p

rom

otin

g to

uris

m, g

rant

pe

rmits

in re

spec

t of t

ouris

t veh

icle

s val

id fo

r the

w

hole

of I

ndia

, or i

n su

ch c

ontig

uous

Sta

tes n

ot

bein

g le

ss th

an th

ree

in n

umbe

r inc

ludi

ng th

e St

ate

in w

hich

the

perm

it is

issu

ed a

s may

be

spec

ified

in su

ch p

erm

it in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

choi

ce in

dica

ted

in th

e ap

plic

atio

n an

d th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

ns 6

0, 6

1, 6

2, 6

3, 6

4 2[

clau

se

(d) o

f sub

-sec

tion

(1) o

f sec

tion

65 a

nd se

ctio

n 67

] sha

ll, a

s far

as m

ay b

e, a

pply

in re

latio

n to

su

ch p

erm

its.

Seria

l no

of su

b-se

ctio

n (1

1) ,

(12)

an

d (1

4) h

ave

been

cha

nged

to (1

0) ,

(11)

, and

(12)

resp

ectiv

ely.

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TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

298

(1

1) T

he fo

llow

ing

shal

l be

cond

ition

s of e

very

pe

rmit

gran

ted

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(9),

nam

ely:

—

(i)

eve

ry m

otor

veh

icle

in re

spec

t of w

hich

su

ch p

erm

it is

gra

nted

shal

l con

form

to su

ch

desc

riptio

n, re

quire

men

t reg

ardi

ng th

e se

atin

g ca

paci

ty, s

tand

ards

of c

omfo

rts, a

men

ities

and

ot

her m

atte

rs, a

s the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

sp

ecify

in th

is b

ehal

f; (ii

) e

very

such

mot

or v

ehic

le sh

all b

e dr

iven

by

a pe

rson

hav

ing

such

qua

lific

atio

ns a

nd

satis

fyin

g su

ch c

ondi

tions

as m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent;

and

(iii)

su

ch o

ther

con

ditio

ns a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed

by th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

(1

2) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

but,

subj

ect t

o th

e ru

le th

at m

ay b

e m

ade

by th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(14)

, th

e ap

prop

riate

aut

horit

y m

ay, f

or th

e pu

rpos

e of

en

cour

agin

g lo

ng d

ista

nce

inte

r-St

ate

road

tran

spor

t, gr

ant i

n a

Stat

e, n

atio

nal p

erm

its in

resp

ect o

f goo

ds

carr

iage

s and

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tions

69,

77,

79,

80

, 81,

82,

83,

84,

85,

86,

4[c

laus

e (d

) of s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 87

and

sect

ion

89] s

hall,

as f

ar a

s may

be

, app

ly to

or i

n re

latio

n to

the

gran

t of n

atio

nal

(10)

The

follo

win

g sh

all b

e co

nditi

ons o

f ev

ery

perm

it gr

ante

d un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (9

), na

mel

y:—

(i)

e

very

mot

or v

ehic

le in

resp

ect o

f whi

ch

such

per

mit

is g

rant

ed sh

all c

onfo

rm to

such

de

scrip

tion,

requ

irem

ent r

egar

ding

the

seat

ing

capa

city

, sta

ndar

ds o

f com

forts

, am

eniti

es a

nd

othe

r mat

ters

, as t

he C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay

spec

ify in

this

beh

alf;

(ii)

eve

ry su

ch m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l be

driv

en

by a

per

son

havi

ng su

ch q

ualif

icat

ions

and

sa

tisfy

ing

such

con

ditio

ns a

s may

be

spec

ified

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t; an

d (ii

i)

such

oth

er c

ondi

tions

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t.

(11)

Not

with

stan

ding

any

thin

g co

ntai

ned

in

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

but,

subj

ect t

o th

e ru

le th

at m

ay

be m

ade

by th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(14)

, the

app

ropr

iate

aut

horit

y m

ay, f

or

the

purp

ose

of e

ncou

ragi

ng lo

ng d

ista

nce

inte

r-St

ate

road

tran

spor

t, gr

ant i

n a

Stat

e, n

atio

nal

perm

its in

resp

ect o

f goo

ds c

arria

ges a

nd th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

ns 5

2, 5

7, 5

9, 6

0, 6

1, 6

2, 6

3,

64, 4

[cla

use

(d) o

f sub

-sec

tion

(1) o

f sec

tion

65

Sub-

sect

ion

(11)

: C

ross

refe

rred

se

ctio

ns h

ave

been

renu

mbe

red.

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ittee

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emar

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catio

n

299

perm

its.

5[**

*]

(14)

(a) T

he C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay m

ake

rule

s for

car

ryin

g ou

t the

pro

visi

ons o

f thi

s sec

tion.

(b

) In

parti

cula

r, an

d w

ithou

t pre

judi

ce to

the

gene

ralit

y of

the

fore

goin

g po

wer

, suc

h ru

les m

ay

prov

ide

for a

ll or

any

of t

he fo

llow

ing

mat

ters

, na

mel

y:—

(i)

th

e au

thor

isat

ion

fee

paya

ble

of th

e is

sue

of

a pe

rmit

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ions

(9) a

nd (1

2);

(ii)

the

fixa

tion

of th

e la

den

wei

ght o

f the

m

otor

veh

icle

; (ii

i)

the

dist

ingu

ishi

ng p

artic

ular

s or m

arks

to

be c

arrie

d or

exh

ibite

d in

or o

n th

e m

otor

ve

hicl

e;

(iv)

the

col

our o

r col

ours

in w

hich

the

mot

or

vehi

cle

is to

be

pain

ted;

(v

) s

uch

othe

r mat

ters

as t

he a

ppro

pria

te

auth

ority

shal

l con

side

r in

gran

ting

a na

tiona

l pe

rmit.

Ex

plan

atio

n.—

In th

is se

ctio

n,—

(a

) “

appr

opria

te a

utho

rity”

, in

rela

tion

to a

na

tiona

l per

mit,

mea

ns th

e au

thor

ity w

hich

is

auth

oris

ed u

nder

this

Act

to g

rant

a g

oods

ca

rria

ge p

erm

it;

and

sect

ion

67] s

hall,

as f

ar a

s may

be,

app

ly to

or

in re

latio

n to

the

gran

t of n

atio

nal p

erm

its.

(1

2) (a

) The

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

mak

e ru

les f

or c

arry

ing

out t

he p

rovi

sion

s of t

his

sect

ion.

(b

) In

parti

cula

r, an

d w

ithou

t pre

judi

ce to

the

gene

ralit

y of

the

fore

goin

g po

wer

, suc

h ru

les m

ay

prov

ide

for a

ll or

any

of t

he fo

llow

ing

mat

ters

, na

mel

y:—

(i)

th

e au

thor

isat

ion

fee

paya

ble

of th

e is

sue

of a

per

mit

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ions

(9) a

nd

(12)

; (ii

) t

he fi

xatio

n of

the

lade

n w

eigh

t of t

he

mot

or v

ehic

le;

(iii)

th

e di

stin

guis

hing

par

ticul

ars o

r mar

ks

to b

e ca

rrie

d or

exh

ibite

d in

or o

n th

e m

otor

ve

hicl

e;

(iv)

the

col

our o

r col

ours

in w

hich

the

mot

or

vehi

cle

is to

be

pain

ted;

(v

) s

uch

othe

r mat

ters

as t

he a

ppro

pria

te

auth

ority

shal

l con

side

r in

gran

ting

a na

tiona

l pe

rmit.

Ex

plan

atio

n.—

In th

is se

ctio

n,—

(a

) “

appr

opria

te a

utho

rity”

, in

rela

tion

to

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(b)

“au

thor

isat

ion

fee”

mea

ns th

e an

nual

fe

e, n

ot e

xcee

ding

one

thou

sand

rupe

es,

whi

ch m

ay b

e ch

arge

d by

the

appr

opria

te

auth

ority

of a

Sta

te to

ena

ble

a m

otor

veh

icle

, co

vere

d by

the

perm

it re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

ns (9

) and

(12)

to b

e us

ed in

oth

er

Stat

es su

bjec

t to

the

paym

ent o

f tax

es o

r fee

s, if

any,

levi

ed b

y th

e St

ates

con

cern

ed;

(c)

“na

tiona

l per

mit”

mea

ns a

per

mit

gran

ted

by th

e ap

prop

riate

aut

horit

y to

goo

ds

carr

iage

s to

oper

ate

thro

ugho

ut th

e te

rrito

ry

of In

dia

or in

such

con

tiguo

us S

tate

s, no

t be

ing

less

than

four

in n

umbe

r, in

clud

ing

the

Stat

e in

whi

ch th

e pe

rmit

is is

sued

as m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed in

such

per

mit

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith

the

choi

ce in

dica

ted

in th

e ap

plic

atio

n.

a na

tiona

l per

mit,

mea

ns th

e au

thor

ity

whi

ch is

aut

horis

ed u

nder

this

Act

to g

rant

a

good

s car

riage

per

mit;

(b

) “

auth

oris

atio

n fe

e” m

eans

the

annu

al

fee,

not

exc

eedi

ng o

ne th

ousa

nd ru

pees

, w

hich

may

be

char

ged

by th

e ap

prop

riate

au

thor

ity o

f a S

tate

to e

nabl

e a

mot

or

vehi

cle,

cov

ered

by

the

perm

it re

ferr

ed to

in

sub-

sect

ions

(9) a

nd (1

2) to

be

used

in

othe

r Sta

tes s

ubje

ct to

the

paym

ent o

f ta

xes o

r fee

s, if

any,

levi

ed b

y th

e St

ates

co

ncer

ned;

(c

) “

natio

nal p

erm

it” m

eans

a p

erm

it gr

ante

d by

th

e ap

prop

riate

aut

horit

y to

goo

ds c

arria

ges t

o op

erat

e th

roug

hout

the

terr

itory

of I

ndia

or i

n su

ch c

ontig

uous

Sta

tes,

not b

eing

less

than

four

in

num

ber,

incl

udin

g th

e St

ate

in w

hich

the

perm

it is

is

sued

as m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed in

such

per

mit

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e ch

oice

indi

cate

d in

the

appl

icat

ion.

89

. App

eals

.—(1

) Any

per

son—

(a

) a

ggrie

ved

by th

e re

fusa

l of t

he S

tate

or a

R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y to

gra

nt a

per

mit,

or

by

any

cond

ition

atta

ched

to a

per

mit

gran

ted

to h

im, o

r (b

) a

ggrie

ved

by th

e re

voca

tion

or su

spen

sion

67.

App

eals

—(1

) Any

per

son—

Sr. n

o ha

s bee

n ch

ange

d fo

r sec

tion

and

cros

s ref

erre

d se

ctio

ns in

67

(1)(

c)

67(1

) (f)

: Del

eted

in v

iew

of d

elet

ion

of se

ctio

n (8

3), h

ence

(g) h

as b

een

renu

mbe

red

as (f

). N

o ch

ange

in

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ion

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k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

301

of th

e pe

rmit

or b

y an

y va

riatio

n of

the

cond

ition

s the

reof

, or

(c)

agg

rieve

d by

the

refu

sal t

o tra

nsfe

r the

pe

rmit

unde

r sec

tion

82, o

r (d

) a

ggrie

ved

by th

e re

fusa

l of t

he S

tate

or a

R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y to

cou

nter

sign

a

perm

it, o

r by

any

cond

ition

atta

ched

to su

ch

coun

ters

igna

ture

, or

(e)

agg

rieve

d by

the

refu

sal o

f ren

ewal

of a

pe

rmit,

or

(f)

agg

rieve

d by

the

refu

sal t

o gr

ant p

erm

issi

on

unde

r sec

tion

83, o

r (g

) a

ggrie

ved

by a

ny o

ther

ord

er w

hich

may

be

pres

crib

ed,

may

, with

in th

e pr

escr

ibed

tim

e an

d in

the

pres

crib

ed m

anne

r, ap

peal

to th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t A

ppel

late

Trib

unal

con

stitu

ted

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(2),

who

shal

l, af

ter g

ivin

g su

ch p

erso

n an

d th

e or

igin

al

auth

ority

an

oppo

rtuni

ty o

f bei

ng h

eard

, giv

e a

deci

sion

ther

eon

whi

ch sh

all b

e fin

al.

1[(2

) The

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t sha

ll co

nstit

ute

such

nu

mbe

r of T

rans

port

App

ella

te T

ribun

als a

s it t

hink

s fit

and

eac

h su

ch T

ribun

al sh

all c

onsi

st o

f a ju

dici

al

offic

er w

ho is

not

bel

ow th

e ra

nk o

f a D

istri

ct Ju

dge

(c)

agg

rieve

d by

the

refu

sal t

o tra

nsfe

r the

pe

rmit

unde

r sec

tion

62 ,

or

(f)

agg

rieve

d by

any

oth

er o

rder

whi

ch m

ay

be p

resc

ribed

,

othe

rs.

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SEC

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GES

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istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

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emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

302

or w

ho is

qua

lifie

d to

be

a Ju

dge

of th

e H

igh

Cou

rt an

d it

shal

l exe

rcis

e ju

risdi

ctio

n w

ithin

such

are

a as

m

ay b

e no

tifie

d by

that

Gov

ernm

ent.]

(3

) Not

with

stan

ding

any

thin

g co

ntai

ned

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) or s

ub-s

ectio

n (2

),

ever

y ap

peal

pen

ding

at t

he c

omm

ence

men

t of

this

Act

, sha

ll co

ntin

ue to

be

proc

eede

d w

ith a

nd

disp

osed

of a

s if t

his A

ct h

ad n

ot b

een

pass

ed.

Expl

anat

ion.

—Fo

r the

rem

oval

of d

oubt

s, it

is

here

by d

ecla

red

that

whe

n an

y or

der i

s mad

e by

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

utho

rity

or th

e R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y in

pur

suan

ce o

f a d

irect

ion

issu

ed b

y th

e In

ter-

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort C

omm

issi

on u

nder

cla

use

(c)

of su

b-se

ctio

n (2

) of s

ectio

n 63

A o

f the

Mot

or

Veh

icle

s Act

, 193

9 (4

of 1

939)

, as i

t sto

od

imm

edia

tely

bef

ore

the

com

men

cem

ent o

f thi

s Act

, an

d an

y pe

rson

feel

s agg

rieve

d by

such

ord

er o

n th

e gr

ound

that

it is

not

in c

onso

nanc

e w

ith su

ch

dire

ctio

n, h

e m

ay a

ppea

l und

er su

b- se

ctio

n (1

) to

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

ppel

late

Trib

unal

aga

inst

such

or

der b

ut n

ot a

gain

st th

e di

rect

ion

so is

sued

. --

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

1.

Sub

s. by

A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 2

8, fo

r sub

-sec

tion

(2) (

w.e

.f.

14-1

1-19

94).

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

----

--

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f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

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emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

303

90. R

evisi

on.—

The

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

ppel

late

Tr

ibun

al m

ay, o

n an

app

licat

ion

mad

e to

it, c

all f

or

the

reco

rd o

f any

cas

e in

whi

ch a

n or

der h

as b

een

mad

e by

a S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

or R

egio

nal

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y ag

ains

t whi

ch n

o ap

peal

lies

, an

d if

it ap

pear

s to

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

ppel

late

Tr

ibun

al th

at th

e or

der m

ade

by th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t A

utho

rity

or R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y is

im

prop

er o

r ille

gal,

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

ppel

late

Tr

ibun

al m

ay p

ass s

uch

orde

r in

rela

tion

to th

e ca

se

as it

dee

ms f

it an

d ev

ery

such

ord

er sh

all b

e fin

al:

Prov

ided

that

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort A

ppel

late

Tr

ibun

al sh

all n

ot e

nter

tain

any

app

licat

ion

from

a

pers

on a

ggrie

ved

by a

n or

der o

f a S

tate

Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

or R

egio

nal T

rans

port

Aut

horit

y, u

nles

s th

e ap

plic

atio

n is

mad

e w

ithin

thirt

y da

ys fr

om th

e da

te o

f the

ord

er:

Prov

ided

furth

er th

at th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t A

ppel

late

Trib

unal

may

ent

erta

in th

e ap

plic

atio

n af

ter t

he e

xpiry

of t

he sa

id p

erio

d of

thirt

y da

ys, i

f it

is sa

tisfie

d th

at th

e ap

plic

ant w

as p

reve

nted

by

good

an

d su

ffic

ient

cau

se fr

om m

akin

g th

e ap

plic

atio

n in

tim

e: Prov

ided

als

o th

at th

e St

ate

Tran

spor

t App

ella

te

Trib

unal

shal

l not

pas

s an

orde

r und

er th

is se

ctio

n pr

ejud

icia

l to

any

pers

on w

ithou

t giv

ing

him

a

68. R

evisi

on. N

o C

hang

e in

con

tent

exc

ept f

or S

r. N

o.

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catio

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304

reas

onab

le o

ppor

tuni

ty o

f bei

ng h

eard

.

91. R

estr

ictio

n of

hou

rs o

f wor

k of

dri

vers

.—1[

(1) T

he h

ours

of w

ork

of a

ny p

erso

n en

gage

d fo

r op

erat

ing

a tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

e sh

all b

e su

ch a

s pr

ovid

ed in

the

Mot

or T

rans

port

Wor

kers

Act

, 196

1 (7

of 1

961)

]. (2

) A S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te, g

rant

such

exe

mpt

ions

from

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sub

-sec

tion

(1) a

s it t

hink

s fit,

to m

eet

case

s of e

mer

genc

y or

of d

elay

s by

reas

on o

f ci

rcum

stan

ces w

hich

cou

ld n

ot b

e fo

rese

en.

(3) A

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t or,

if au

thor

ised

in th

is

beha

lf by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t by

rule

s mad

e un

der

sect

ion

96, t

he S

tate

or a

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

may

requ

ire p

erso

ns e

mpl

oyin

g an

y pe

rson

who

se w

ork

is su

bjec

t to

any

of th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) to

fix b

efor

ehan

d th

e ho

urs o

f wor

k of

such

per

sons

so a

s to

conf

orm

to

thos

e pr

ovis

ions

, and

may

pro

vide

for t

he re

cord

ing

of th

e ho

urs s

o fix

ed.

(4) N

o pe

rson

shal

l wor

k or

shal

l cau

se o

r allo

w

any

othe

r per

son

to w

ork

outs

ide

the

hour

s fix

ed o

r re

cord

ed fo

r the

wor

k of

such

per

sons

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (3

). (5

) A S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay p

resc

ribe

the

circ

umst

ance

s und

er w

hich

and

the

perio

d du

ring

69. R

estr

ictio

n of

hou

rs o

f wor

k of

dri

vers

.

(3) A

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t or,

if au

thor

ised

in

this

beh

alf b

y th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent b

y ru

les

mad

e un

der s

ectio

n 73

, the

Sta

te o

r a R

egio

nal

Tran

spor

t Aut

horit

y m

ay re

quire

per

sons

em

ploy

ing

any

pers

on w

hose

wor

k is

subj

ect t

o an

y of

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sub

-sec

tion

(1) t

o fix

be

fore

hand

the

hour

s of w

ork

of su

ch p

erso

ns so

as

to c

onfo

rm to

thos

e pr

ovis

ions

, and

may

pr

ovid

e fo

r the

reco

rdin

g of

the

hour

s so

fixed

.

Sr. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged

for s

ectio

n an

d cr

oss

refe

rred

sec

tion

also

in

subs

ectio

n (3

)

69 (1

), (2

), (4

) and

(5):

reta

ined

.

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whi

ch th

e dr

iver

of a

veh

icle

alth

ough

not

eng

aged

in

wor

k is

requ

ired

to re

mai

n on

or n

ear t

he v

ehic

le

may

be

deem

ed to

be

an in

terv

al fo

r res

t with

in th

e m

eani

ng o

f sub

-sec

tion

(1).

92. V

oida

nce

of c

ontr

acts

res

tric

tive

of li

abili

ty.—

Any

con

tract

for t

he c

onve

yanc

e of

a p

asse

nger

in a

st

age

carr

iage

or c

ontra

ct c

arria

ge, i

n re

spec

t of

whi

ch a

per

mit

has b

een

issu

ed u

nder

this

Cha

pter

, sh

all,

so fa

r as i

t pur

ports

to n

egat

ive

or re

stric

t the

lia

bilit

y of

any

per

son

in re

spec

t of a

ny c

laim

mad

e ag

ains

t tha

t per

son

in re

spec

t of t

he d

eath

of,

or

bodi

ly in

jury

to, t

he p

asse

nger

whi

le b

eing

car

ried

in, e

nter

ing

or a

light

ing

from

the

vehi

cle,

or p

urpo

rts

to im

pose

any

con

ditio

ns w

ith re

spec

t to

the

enfo

rcem

ent o

f any

such

liab

ility

, be

void

.

70.

Voi

danc

e of

co

ntra

cts

rest

rict

ive

of

liabi

lity.

No

Cha

nge

93. A

gent

or

canv

asse

r to

obt

ain

licen

ce.—

(1)

No

pers

on sh

all e

ngag

e hi

mse

lf—

(i)

as a

n ag

ent o

r a c

anva

sser

, in

the

sale

of

ticke

ts fo

r tra

vel b

y pu

blic

serv

ice

vehi

cles

or i

n ot

herw

ise

solic

iting

cus

tom

ers f

or su

ch v

ehic

les,

or

(ii)

as a

n ag

ent i

n th

e bu

sine

ss o

f col

lect

ing,

fo

rwar

ding

or d

istri

butin

g go

ods c

arrie

d by

go

ods c

arria

ges,

unle

ss h

e ha

s obt

aine

d a

licen

ce fr

om su

ch

93.

Del

eted

.

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auth

ority

and

subj

ect t

o su

ch c

ondi

tions

as m

ay

be p

resc

ribed

by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t. (2

) The

con

ditio

ns re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) m

ay in

clud

e al

l or a

ny o

f the

follo

win

g m

atte

rs,

nam

ely:

—

(a)

the

per

iod

for w

hich

a li

cenc

e m

ay b

e gr

ante

d or

rene

wed

; (b

) t

he fe

e pa

yabl

e fo

r the

issu

e or

rene

wal

of

the

licen

ce;

(c)

the

dep

osit

of se

curit

y—

(i)

of a

sum

not

exc

eedi

ng ru

pees

fifty

th

ousa

nd in

the

case

of a

n ag

ent i

n th

e bu

sine

ss o

f col

lect

ing,

forw

ardi

ng o

r di

strib

utin

g go

ods c

arrie

d by

goo

ds c

arria

ges,

(ii)

of a

sum

not

exc

eedi

ng ru

pees

five

th

ousa

nd in

the

case

of a

ny o

ther

age

nt o

r ca

nvas

ser,

and

the

circ

umst

ance

s und

er w

hich

the

secu

rity

may

be

forf

eite

d;

(d)

the

pro

visi

on b

y th

e ag

ent o

f ins

uran

ce

of g

oods

in tr

ansi

t; (e

) t

he a

utho

rity

by w

hich

and

the

circ

umst

ance

s und

er w

hich

the

licen

ce m

ay

be su

spen

ded

or re

voke

d;

(f)

suc

h ot

her c

ondi

tions

as m

ay b

e

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pres

crib

ed b

y th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent.

(3) I

t sha

ll be

a c

ondi

tion

of e

very

lice

nce

that

no

agen

t or c

anva

sser

to w

hom

the

licen

ce is

gra

nted

sh

all a

dver

tise

in a

ny n

ewsp

aper

, boo

k, li

st,

clas

sifie

d di

rect

ory

or o

ther

pub

licat

ion

unle

ss th

ere

is c

onta

ined

in su

ch a

dver

tisem

ent a

ppea

ring

in su

ch

new

spap

er, b

ook,

list

, cla

ssifi

ed d

irect

ory

or o

ther

pu

blic

atio

n th

e lic

ence

num

ber,

the

date

of e

xpiry

of

licen

ce a

nd th

e pa

rticu

lars

of t

he a

utho

rity

whi

ch

gran

ted

the

licen

ce.

94. B

ar o

n ju

risd

ictio

n of

Civ

il C

ourt

s.—N

o C

ivil

Cou

rt sh

all h

ave

juris

dict

ion

to e

nter

tain

any

qu

estio

n re

latin

g to

the

gran

t of a

per

mit

unde

r thi

s A

ct, a

nd n

o in

junc

tion

in re

spec

t of a

ny a

ctio

n ta

ken

or to

be

take

n by

the

duly

con

stitu

ted

auth

oriti

es

unde

r thi

s Act

with

rega

rd to

the

gran

t of a

per

mit,

sh

all b

e en

terta

ined

by

any

Civ

il C

ourt.

71. B

ar o

n ju

risd

ictio

n of

Civ

il C

ourt

s N

o ch

ange

exc

ept f

or S

r. N

o.

95. P

ower

of S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent t

o m

ake

rule

s as

to st

age

carr

iage

s and

con

trac

t car

riag

es.—

(1)

A S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay m

ake

rule

s to

regu

late

, in

resp

ect o

f sta

ge c

arria

ges a

nd c

ontra

ct c

arria

ges a

nd

the

cond

uct o

f pas

seng

ers i

n su

ch v

ehic

les.

(2) W

ithou

t pre

judi

ce to

the

gene

ralit

y of

the

fore

goin

g pr

ovis

ion,

such

rule

s may

—

(a)

aut

horis

e th

e re

mov

al fr

om su

ch v

ehic

le

of a

ny p

erso

n co

ntra

veni

ng th

e ru

les b

y th

e dr

iver

or c

ondu

ctor

of t

he v

ehic

le, o

r, on

the

72. P

ower

of

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t to

mak

e ru

les

as t

o pa

ssen

ger

vehi

cle

to e

nsur

e sa

fety

and

se

curi

ty o

f pa

ssen

gers

and

the

sec

urity

of

the

Stat

e.

Sr. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged

and

Sim

plifi

ed.

Subs

ectio

n (1

) and

(2) h

ave

been

de

lete

d.

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requ

est o

f the

driv

er o

r con

duct

or, o

r any

pa

ssen

ger,

by a

ny p

olic

e of

ficer

; (b

) r

equi

re a

pas

seng

er w

ho is

reas

onab

ly

susp

ecte

d by

the

driv

er o

r con

duct

or o

f co

ntra

veni

ng th

e ru

les t

o gi

ve h

is n

ame

and

addr

ess t

o a

polic

e of

ficer

or t

o th

e dr

iver

or

cond

ucto

r on

dem

and;

(c

) r

equi

re a

pas

seng

er to

dec

lare

, if s

o de

man

ded

by th

e dr

iver

or c

ondu

ctor

, the

jo

urne

y he

inte

nds t

o ta

ke o

r has

take

n in

the

vehi

cle

and

to p

ay th

e fa

re fo

r the

who

le o

f su

ch jo

urne

y an

d to

acc

ept a

ny ti

cket

issu

ed

ther

efor

; (d

) r

equi

re, o

n de

man

d be

ing

mad

e fo

r the

pu

rpos

e by

the

driv

er o

r con

duct

or o

r oth

er

pers

on a

utho

rised

by

the

owne

rs o

f the

ve

hicl

e, p

rodu

ctio

n du

ring

the

jour

ney

and

surr

ende

r at t

he e

nd o

f the

jour

ney

by th

e ho

lder

ther

eof o

f any

tick

et is

sued

to h

im;

(e)

req

uire

a p

asse

nger

, if s

o re

ques

ted

by

the

driv

er o

r con

duct

or, t

o le

ave

the

vehi

cle

on th

e co

mpl

etio

n of

the

jour

ney

the

fare

for

whi

ch h

e ha

s pai

d;

(f)

req

uire

the

surr

ende

r by

the

hold

er

ther

eof o

n th

e ex

piry

of t

he p

erio

d fo

r whi

ch

it is

issu

ed o

f a ti

cket

issu

ed to

him

;

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(g)

req

uire

a p

asse

nger

to a

bsta

in fr

om

doin

g an

ythi

ng w

hich

is li

kely

to o

bstru

ct o

r in

terf

ere

with

the

wor

king

of t

he v

ehic

le o

r to

caus

e da

mag

e to

any

par

t of t

he v

ehic

le o

r its

eq

uipm

ent o

r to

caus

e in

jury

or d

isco

mfo

rt to

an

y ot

her p

asse

nger

; (h

) r

equi

re a

pas

seng

er n

ot to

smok

e in

any

ve

hicl

e on

whi

ch a

not

ice

proh

ibiti

ng

smok

ing

is e

xhib

ited;

(i)

re

quire

the

mai

nten

ance

of c

ompl

aint

boo

ks in

st

age

carr

iage

s and

pre

scrib

e th

e co

nditi

ons u

nder

w

hich

pas

seng

ers c

an re

cord

any

com

plai

nts i

n th

e sa

me.

96

. Pow

er o

f Sta

te G

over

nmen

t to

mak

e ru

les

for

the

purp

oses

of t

his C

hapt

er.—

(1) A

Sta

te

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay m

ake

rule

s for

the

purp

ose

of

carr

ying

into

eff

ect t

he p

rovi

sion

s of t

his C

hapt

er.

(2) W

ithou

t pre

judi

ce to

the

gene

ralit

y of

the

fore

goin

g po

wer

, rul

es u

nder

this

sect

ion

may

be

mad

e w

ith re

spec

t to

all o

r any

of t

he fo

llow

ing

mat

ters

, nam

ely:

—

(i)

the

perio

d of

app

oint

men

t and

the

term

s of

appo

intm

ent o

f and

the

cond

uct o

f bus

ines

s by

Reg

iona

l and

Sta

te T

rans

port

Aut

horit

ies a

nd th

e re

ports

to b

e fu

rnis

hed

by th

em;

(ii)

the

con

duct

of b

usin

ess b

y an

y su

ch

73. P

ower

of

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t to

mak

e ru

les

for

the

purp

oses

of t

his C

hapt

er.

Onl

y ch

ange

in S

r. N

o. o

f sub

sect

ion

2(xi

i) cr

oss r

efer

red

sect

ion

and

sect

ion

(73)

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auth

ority

in th

e ab

senc

e of

any

mem

ber

(incl

udin

g th

e C

hairm

an) t

here

of a

nd th

e na

ture

of

bus

ines

s whi

ch, t

he c

ircum

stan

ces u

nder

w

hich

and

the

man

ner i

n w

hich

, bus

ines

s cou

ld

be so

con

duct

ed;

(iii)

Th

e co

nduc

t and

hea

ring

of a

ppea

ls th

at

may

be

pref

erre

d un

der t

his C

hapt

er, t

he fe

es to

be

pai

d in

resp

ect o

f suc

h ap

peal

s and

the

refu

nd

of su

ch fe

es;

(iv)

the

form

s to

be u

sed

for t

he p

urpo

ses o

f th

is C

hapt

er, i

nclu

ding

the

form

s or p

erm

its;

(v)

the

issu

e of

cop

ies o

f per

mits

in p

lace

of

perm

its lo

st, d

estro

yed

or m

utila

ted;

(v

i)

the

docu

men

ts, p

late

s and

mar

ks to

be

carr

ied

by tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

les,

the

man

ner i

n w

hich

they

are

to b

e ca

rrie

d an

d th

e la

ngua

ges i

n w

hich

any

such

doc

umen

ts a

re to

be

expr

esse

d;

(vii)

th

e fe

es to

be

paid

in re

spec

t of

appl

icat

ions

for p

erm

its, d

uplic

ate

perm

its a

nd

plat

es;

(viii

) t

he e

xem

ptio

n of

pre

scrib

ed p

erso

n or

pr

escr

ibed

cla

sses

of p

erso

ns fr

om p

aym

ent o

f all

or a

ny o

r any

por

tion

of th

e fe

es p

ayab

le u

nder

th

is C

hapt

er;

(ix)

the

cus

tody

, pro

duct

ion

and

canc

ella

tion

on re

voca

tion

or e

xpira

tion

of p

erm

its, a

nd th

e

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SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

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istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

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rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

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emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

311

retu

rn o

f per

mits

whi

ch h

ave

been

can

celle

d;

(x)

the

con

ditio

ns su

bjec

t to

whi

ch, a

nd th

e ex

tent

to w

hich

, a p

erm

it gr

ante

d in

ano

ther

Sta

te

shal

l be

valid

in th

e St

ate

with

out c

ount

er-

sign

atur

e;

(xi)

th

e co

nditi

ons s

ubje

ct to

whi

ch, a

nd th

e ex

tent

to w

hich

, a p

erm

it gr

ante

d in

one

regi

on

shal

l be

valid

in a

noth

er re

gion

with

in th

e St

ate

with

out c

ount

er-s

igna

ture

; (x

ii)

the

cond

ition

s to

be a

ttach

ed to

per

mits

fo

r the

pur

pose

of g

ivin

g ef

fect

to a

ny a

gree

men

t su

ch a

s is r

efer

red

to in

cla

use

(iii)

of su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 67

; (x

iii)

the

aut

horit

ies t

o w

hom

, the

tim

e w

ithin

w

hich

and

the

man

ner i

n w

hich

app

eals

may

be

mad

e;

(xiv

) t

he c

onst

ruct

ion

and

fittin

gs o

f, an

d th

e eq

uipm

ent t

o be

car

ried

by, s

tage

and

con

tract

ca

rria

ges,

whe

ther

gen

eral

ly o

r in

spec

ified

ar

eas;

(x

v)

the

dete

rmin

atio

n of

the

num

ber o

f pa

ssen

gers

a st

age

or c

ontra

ct c

arria

ge is

ada

pted

to

car

ry a

nd th

e nu

mbe

r whi

ch m

ay b

e ca

rrie

d;

(xvi

) t

he c

ondi

tions

subj

ect t

o w

hich

goo

ds

may

be

carr

ied

on st

age

and

cont

ract

car

riage

s

(xii)

th

e co

nditi

ons t

o be

atta

ched

to p

erm

its fo

r th

e pu

rpos

e of

giv

ing

effe

ct to

any

agr

eem

ent

such

as i

s ref

erre

d to

in se

ctio

n 50

;

.

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ICLE

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SEC

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emar

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catio

n

312

partl

y or

who

lly in

lieu

of p

asse

nger

s;

(xvi

i)

the

safe

cus

tody

and

dis

posa

l of p

rope

rty

left

in a

stag

e or

con

tract

car

riage

; (x

viii)

re

gula

ting

the

pain

ting

or m

arki

ng o

f tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

es a

nd th

e di

spla

y of

adv

ertis

ing

mat

ter t

here

on, a

nd in

par

ticul

ar p

rohi

bitin

g th

e pa

intin

g or

mar

king

of t

rans

port

vehi

cles

in su

ch

colo

ur o

r man

ner a

s to

indu

ce a

ny p

erso

n to

be

lieve

that

the

vehi

cle

is u

sed

for t

he tr

ansp

ort

of m

ails

; (x

ix)

the

con

veya

nce

in st

age

or c

ontra

ct

carr

iage

s of c

orps

es o

r per

sons

suff

erin

g fr

om

any

infe

ctio

us o

r con

tagi

ous d

isea

se o

r goo

ds

likel

y to

cau

se d

isco

mfo

rt or

inju

ry to

pas

seng

ers

and

the

insp

ectio

n an

d di

sinf

ectio

n of

such

ca

rria

ges i

f use

d fo

r suc

h pu

rpos

es;

(xx)

th

e pr

ovis

ion

of ta

xi m

eter

s on

mot

or c

abs

requ

iring

app

rova

l or s

tand

ard

type

s of t

axi

met

ers t

o be

use

d an

d ex

amin

ing

test

ing

and

seal

ing

taxi

met

ers;

(x

xi)

pro

hibi

ting

the

pick

ing

up o

r set

ting

dow

n of

pas

seng

ers b

y st

age

or c

ontra

ct

carr

iage

s at s

peci

fied

plac

es o

r in

spec

ified

are

as

or a

t pla

ces o

ther

than

dul

y no

tifie

d st

ands

or

halti

ng p

lace

s and

requ

iring

the

driv

er o

f a st

age

carr

iage

to st

op a

nd re

mai

n st

atio

nary

for a

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ICLE

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VA) 1

988

A

nnex

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SEC

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CH

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f MVA

Expe

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ion

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k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

313

reas

onab

le ti

me

whe

n so

requ

ired

by a

pas

seng

er

desi

ring

to b

oard

or a

light

from

the

vehi

cle

at a

no

tifie

d ha

lting

pla

ce;

(xxi

i)

the

requ

irem

ents

whi

ch sh

all b

e co

mpl

ied

with

in th

e co

nstru

ctio

n or

use

of a

ny

duly

not

ified

stan

d or

hal

ting

plac

e, in

clud

ing

the

prov

isio

n of

ade

quat

e eq

uipm

ent a

nd fa

cilit

ies

for t

he c

onve

nien

ce o

f all

user

s the

reof

; the

fees

, if

any,

whi

ch m

ay b

e ch

arge

d fo

r the

use

of s

uch

faci

litie

s, th

e re

cord

s whi

ch sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d at

such

stan

ds o

r pla

ces,

the

staf

f to

be e

mpl

oyed

th

erea

t, an

d th

e du

ties a

nd c

ondu

ct o

f suc

h st

aff,

and

gene

rally

for m

aint

aini

ng su

ch st

ands

and

pl

aces

in a

serv

icea

ble

and

clea

n co

nditi

on;

(xxi

ii)

the

regu

latio

n of

mot

or-c

ab ra

nks;

(x

xiv)

re

quiri

ng th

e ow

ners

of t

rans

port

vehi

cles

to n

otify

any

cha

nge

of a

ddre

ss o

r to

repo

rt th

e fa

ilure

of o

r dam

age

to a

ny v

ehic

le

used

for t

he c

onve

yanc

e of

pas

seng

ers f

or h

ire o

r re

war

d;

(xxv

) a

utho

risin

g sp

ecifi

ed p

erso

ns to

ent

er a

t al

l rea

sona

ble

times

and

insp

ect a

ll pr

emis

es

used

by

perm

it ho

lder

s for

the

purp

oses

of t

heir

busi

ness

; (x

xvi)

re

quiri

ng th

e pe

rson

in c

harg

e of

a st

age

carr

iage

to c

arry

any

per

son

tend

erin

g th

e le

gal

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ICLE

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VA) 1

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CH

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ittee

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ion

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k/Ju

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catio

n

314

or c

usto

mar

y fa

re;

(xxv

ii)

the

cond

ition

s und

er w

hich

and

the

type

s of c

onta

iner

s or v

ehic

les i

n w

hich

ani

mal

s or

bird

s may

be

carr

ied

and

the

seas

ons d

urin

g w

hich

ani

mal

s or b

irds m

ay o

r may

not

be

carr

ied;

(x

xviii

) t

he li

cens

ing

of a

nd th

e re

gula

tion

of

the

cond

uct o

f age

nts o

r can

vass

ers w

ho e

ngag

e in

the

sale

of t

icke

ts fo

r tra

vel b

y pu

blic

serv

ice

vehi

cles

or o

ther

wis

e so

licit

cust

omer

s for

such

ve

hicl

es;

(xxi

x)

the

licen

sing

of a

gent

s eng

aged

in th

e bu

sine

ss o

f col

lect

ing

for f

orw

ardi

ng a

nd

dist

ribut

ing

good

s car

ried

by g

oods

car

riage

s;

(xxx

) t

he in

spec

tion

of tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

les a

nd

thei

r con

tent

s and

of t

he p

erm

its re

latin

g to

them

; (x

xxi)

th

e ca

rria

ge o

f per

sons

oth

er th

an th

e dr

iver

in g

oods

car

riage

s;

(xxx

ii)

the

reco

rds t

o be

mai

ntai

ned

and

the

retu

rns t

o be

furn

ishe

d by

the

owne

rs o

f tra

nspo

rt ve

hicl

es; a

nd

(xxx

iii)

any

oth

er m

atte

r whi

ch is

to b

e or

may

be

pres

crib

ed.

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IEW

OF

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TOR

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ICLE

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VA) 1

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ure

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SEC

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ISE

CH

AN

GES

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istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

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rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

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emar

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stifi

catio

n

315

CH

APT

ER

VI:

SPE

CIA

L P

RO

VIS

ION

S R

EL

AT

ING

TO

ST

AT

E T

RA

NSP

OR

T

UN

DE

RT

AK

ING

S

The

who

le c

hapt

er (S

ectio

n 97

to 1

08) s

houl

d be

del

eted

.

The

who

le c

hapt

er (S

ectio

n 97

to

108)

shou

ld b

e de

lete

d.

The

chap

ter V

I as i

t now

read

s pr

ovid

es a

pre

fere

nce

for a

nd g

ives

an

adv

anta

ge to

the

Stat

e Tr

ansp

ort

Und

erta

king

ove

r oth

er fo

rm o

f M

anag

emen

t of p

ublic

tran

spor

t sy

stem

. In

the

inte

rest

of p

rom

otin

g pu

blic

tran

spor

t and

for m

eetin

g pr

esen

t and

futu

re m

obili

ty n

eeds

; it

is im

pera

tive

for G

over

nmen

ts to

m

axim

ise

the

supp

ly o

f bus

es a

nd

othe

r pub

lic se

rvic

e ve

hicl

es th

roug

h ap

prop

riate

regu

latio

n an

d th

e in

volv

emen

t of p

ublic

and

priv

ate

sect

or. T

he C

omm

ittee

reco

mm

ends

th

at th

is c

hapt

er b

e de

lete

d an

d re

plac

ed w

ith e

nabl

ing

prov

isio

ns in

th

e A

CT

whi

ch w

ould

ena

ble

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t to

draw

sche

mes

to

max

imis

e pu

blic

tran

spor

t. Th

e pr

ovis

ions

to b

e in

trodu

ced

shou

ld

also

em

pow

er th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent

to in

trodu

ce a

sche

me

that

ove

rrid

es

the

right

con

tain

ed in

the

exis

ting

chap

ter V

for a

per

mit.

REV

IEW

OF

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TOR

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ICLE

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VA) 1

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ure

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SEC

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N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

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istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

316

CH

APT

ER

VII

: CO

NST

RU

CT

ION

, EQ

UIP

ME

NT

AN

D M

AIN

TEN

AN

CE

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

S 10

9. G

ener

al p

rovi

sion

reg

ardi

ng

cons

truc

tion

and

mai

nten

ance

of v

ehic

les.—

(1)

Ever

y m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l be

so c

onst

ruct

ed a

nd so

m

aint

aine

d as

to b

e at

all

times

und

er th

e ef

fect

ive

cont

rol o

f the

per

son

driv

ing

the

vehi

cle.

(2

) Eve

ry m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l be

so c

onst

ruct

ed

as to

hav

e rig

ht h

and

stee

ring

cont

rol u

nles

s it i

s eq

uipp

ed w

ith a

mec

hani

cal o

r ele

ctric

al si

gnal

ling

devi

ce o

f a p

resc

ribed

nat

ure.

1[

(3) I

f the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t is o

f the

opi

nion

th

at it

is n

eces

sary

or e

xped

ient

so to

do

in p

ublic

in

tere

st, i

t may

by

orde

r pub

lishe

d in

the

Off

icia

l G

azet

te, n

otify

that

any

arti

cle

or p

roce

ss u

sed

by a

m

anuf

actu

rer s

hall

conf

orm

to su

ch st

anda

rd a

s may

be

spec

ified

in th

at o

rder

.] --

----

----

----

----

1.

Ins.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 3

1 (w

.e.f.

14-

11-

1994

). --

----

----

----

----

CH

APT

ER

V: C

ON

STR

UC

TIO

N,

EQU

IPM

EN

T A

ND

MA

INTE

NA

NC

E O

F M

OTO

R V

EHIC

LES

74.

Gen

eral

pro

visi

on r

egar

ding

con

stru

ctio

n an

d m

aint

enan

ce o

f veh

icle

s. (2

) Eve

ry m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l be

so c

onst

ruct

ed a

s to

hav

e rig

ht h

and

stee

ring

cont

rol

unle

ss i

t is

eq

uipp

ed w

ith a

sig

nalin

g sy

stem

and

ada

pted

to

driv

e on

the

lef

t si

de o

f th

e ro

ad i

n ac

cord

ance

w

ith t

he r

ules

to

be p

resc

ribed

by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent.

(3)

If t

he C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t is

of

the

opin

ion

that

it

is n

eces

sary

or

expe

dien

t so

to

do i

n th

e pu

blic

in

tere

st

incl

udin

g sa

fety

, pr

otec

tion

of

envi

ronm

ent a

nd e

nerg

y co

nser

vatio

n, it

may

by

orde

r pub

lishe

d in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, not

ify th

at

any

artic

le o

r pr

oces

s us

ed b

y a

man

ufac

ture

r or

by

ow

ners

dur

ing

the

use

of th

e ve

hicl

e, o

r dur

ing

repa

ir or

m

aint

enan

ce

of

the

vehi

cle

in

a w

orks

hop

shal

l con

firm

to s

uch

stan

dard

as

may

Sr.

No.

of

Cha

pter

VII

and

Sec

tion

have

bee

n re

num

bere

d as

V a

nd (7

1)

resp

ectiv

ely.

74(1

): N

o ch

ange

74(2

): Si

mpl

ified

and

stre

amlin

ed.

74(3

): Pr

ovis

ions

for s

tand

ards

fo

rmul

atio

n re

late

d to

safe

ty,

envi

ronm

ent p

rote

ctio

n an

d en

ergy

co

nser

vatio

n ar

e in

clud

ed a

nd it

is

also

pro

pose

d fo

r rep

air o

r m

aint

enan

ce o

f the

veh

icle

in a

w

orks

hop

in li

ne w

ith su

ch st

anda

rd

and

to a

void

spur

ious

par

ts a

nd

enha

nce

qual

ity o

f pro

duct

sp

ecifi

catio

n.

Ther

e is

no

pow

er u

nder

the

Act

to

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f MVA

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rt C

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ion

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stifi

catio

n

317

be sp

ecifi

ed in

that

ord

er.

pres

crib

e st

anda

rds

on

ener

gy

cons

erva

tion

and

OEM

s ar

e in

a f

ix.

Ther

efor

e th

ese

addi

tiona

l po

wer

s ar

e es

sent

ial u

nder

the

MV

A s

o th

at

the

pare

nt

Min

istry

fo

r M

otor

V

ehic

le i

s ab

le t

o sp

ecify

sta

ndar

ds

on E

nerg

y C

onse

rvat

ion

from

tim

e to

tim

e.

Spec

ific

pow

ers

to

notif

y m

easu

res

of e

nerg

y co

nser

vatio

n of

m

otor

veh

icle

s ne

eds

to b

e gi

ven

to

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t.

110.

Pow

er o

f Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent t

o m

ake

rule

s. (1

) The

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

mak

e ru

les

regu

latin

g th

e co

nstru

ctio

n, e

quip

men

t, a

nd

mai

nten

ance

of m

otor

veh

icle

s and

trai

lers

with

re

spec

t to

all o

r any

of t

he fo

llow

ing

mat

ters

, na

mel

y:

(a)

the

wid

th, h

eigh

t, le

ngth

and

ove

rhan

d of

ve

hicl

es a

nd o

f the

load

s car

ried;

1[

(b)

the

size

, nat

ure,

max

imum

reta

il pr

ice

and

cond

ition

of t

yres

, inc

ludi

ng e

mbo

ssin

g th

ereo

n of

da

te a

nd y

ear o

f man

ufac

ture

, and

the

max

imum

lo

ad c

arry

ing

capa

city

;] (c

) b

rake

s and

stee

ring

gear

; (d

) t

he u

se o

f saf

ety

glas

ses i

nclu

ding

pro

hibi

tion

75.

Pow

er o

f C

entr

al G

over

nmen

t to

mak

e ru

les.

(1).

The

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent

may

mak

e ru

les

incl

udin

g st

anda

rds

and

rule

s pr

escr

ibin

g st

anda

rds

regu

latin

g th

e co

nstru

ctio

n, e

quip

men

t, m

aint

enan

ce a

nd i

nspe

ctio

n of

all

cate

gorie

s of

m

otor

veh

icle

s in

clud

ing

sem

i-tra

ilers

and

trai

lers

w

ith re

spec

t to

safe

ty, p

rote

ctio

n of

env

ironm

ent,

air

pollu

tion,

con

serv

atio

n of

ene

rgy

inc

ludi

ng

fuel

eff

icie

ncy,

spec

ific

perf

orm

ance

requ

irem

ent,

inte

llige

nt tr

ansp

ort s

yste

ms,

vehi

cle

secu

rity

and

any

othe

r mat

ter a

s dee

med

fit.

(2)

Not

with

stan

ding

any

thin

g co

ntai

ned

in t

his

sect

ion;

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

exe

mpt

any

ca

tego

ry o

f mot

or v

ehic

les

from

the

prov

isio

ns o

f th

is C

hapt

er;

Sr.

No.

ha

s be

en

chan

ged

and

sim

plifi

ed. I

tem

s lis

ted

unde

r 75

(1)

an

d su

bsec

tion

75(2

) ar

e re

dund

ant,

henc

e de

lete

d.

75(2

): cu

rren

t su

bsec

tion

75(3

)(b)

ha

s be

en

dele

ted,

th

eref

ore

subs

ectio

n (3

a) h

as b

een

renu

mbe

red

as su

bsec

tion

(2).

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of th

e us

e of

tint

ed sa

fety

gla

sses

; (e

) s

igna

lling

app

lianc

es, l

amps

and

refle

ctor

s;

(f)

spe

ed g

over

nors

; (g

) t

he e

mis

sion

of s

mok

e, v

isib

le v

apou

r, sp

arks

, as

hes,

grit

or o

il;

(h)

the

redu

ctio

n of

noi

se e

mitt

ed b

y or

cau

sed

by

vehi

cles

; (i)

th

e em

boss

men

t of c

hass

is n

umbe

r and

eng

ine

num

ber a

nd th

e da

te o

f man

ufac

ture

; (j)

sa

fety

bel

ts, h

andl

e ba

rs o

f mot

or c

ycle

s, au

to-

dipp

ers a

nd o

ther

equ

ipm

ents

ess

entia

l for

safe

ty o

f dr

iver

s, pa

ssen

gers

and

oth

er ro

ad u

ser;

(k)

sta

ndar

ds o

f the

com

pone

nts u

sed

in th

e ve

hicl

e as

inbu

ilt sa

fety

dev

ices

; (l)

p

rovi

sion

for t

rans

porta

tion

of g

oods

of

dang

erou

s or h

azar

dous

nat

ure

to h

uman

life

; (m

) s

tand

ards

for e

mis

sion

of a

ir po

lluta

nts;

2[

(n)

ins

talla

tion

of c

atal

ytic

con

verto

rs in

the

clas

s of v

ehic

les t

o be

pre

scrib

ed;

(o)

the

pla

cem

ent o

f aud

io-v

isua

l or r

adio

or t

ape

reco

rder

type

of d

evic

es in

pub

lic v

ehic

les;

(p

) w

arra

nty

afte

r sal

e of

veh

icle

and

nor

ms

ther

efor

e:]

Prov

ided

that

any

rule

s rel

atin

g to

the

mat

ters

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f MVA

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catio

n

319

deal

ing

with

the

prot

ectio

n of

env

ironm

ent,

so fa

r as

may

be,

shal

l be

mad

e af

ter c

onsu

ltatio

n w

ith th

e M

inis

try o

f the

Gov

ernm

ent o

f Ind

ia d

ealin

g w

ith

envi

ronm

ent.

(2) R

ules

may

be

mad

e un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) go

vern

ing

the

mat

ters

men

tione

d th

erei

n, in

clud

ing

the

man

ner o

f ens

urin

g th

e co

mpl

ianc

e w

ith su

ch

mat

ters

and

the

mai

nten

ance

of m

otor

veh

icle

s in

resp

ect o

f suc

h m

atte

rs, e

ither

gen

eral

ly in

resp

ect o

f m

otor

veh

icle

s or t

raile

rs o

r in

resp

ect o

f mot

or

vehi

cles

or t

raile

rs o

f a p

artic

ular

cla

ss o

r in

parti

cula

r circ

umst

ance

s.

(3)

Not

with

stan

ding

an

ythi

ng

cont

aine

d in

th

is

sect

ion-

(a)

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

exe

mpt

any

cla

ss

of

mot

or

vehi

cles

fr

om

the

prov

isio

ns

of

this

C

hapt

er;

(b)

a S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay e

xem

pt a

ny m

otor

ve

hicl

e or

any

cla

ss o

r des

crip

tion

of m

otor

veh

icle

s fr

om th

e ru

les m

ade

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) s

ubje

ct to

su

ch c

ondi

tions

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent.

Sec

111:

Pow

er o

f St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent

to m

ake

rule

s.- (

1) A

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t m

ay m

ake

rule

s re

gula

ting

the

cons

truct

ion,

eq

uipm

ent

and

mai

nten

ance

of

mot

or v

ehic

les

and

traile

rs w

ith

76: P

ower

of S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent t

o m

ake

rule

s.-W

ithou

t pr

ejud

ice

to

the

gene

ralit

y of

th

e fo

rego

ing

pow

er,

rule

s m

ay b

e m

ade

unde

r th

is

sect

ion

gove

rnin

g th

e fo

llow

ing

mat

ters

eith

er

Subs

ectio

n 76

(1)

, 76

(2a)

, (2e

) an

d (2

f)

have

be

en

rem

oved

an

d su

bseq

uent

su

bsec

tions

ar

e re

num

bere

d.

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OF

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SEC

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istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

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rt C

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ittee

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ion

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emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

320

resp

ect t

o al

l mat

ters

oth

er th

an th

e m

atte

rs s

peci

fied

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 11

0.

(2)

With

out

prej

udic

e to

th

e ge

nera

lity

of

the

fore

goin

g po

wer

, ru

les

may

be

mad

e un

der

this

se

ctio

n go

vern

ing

all o

r any

of t

he fo

llow

ing

mat

ters

ei

ther

gen

eral

ly in

resp

ect o

f mot

or v

ehic

les

or s

emi

traile

rs o

r tra

ilers

or

in r

espe

ct o

f m

otor

veh

icle

s or

tra

ilers

of

a pa

rticu

lar

clas

s or

des

crip

tion

or i

n pa

rticu

lar c

ircum

stan

ces,

nam

ely:

—

(a)

sea

ting

arra

ngem

ents

in p

ublic

ser

vice

veh

icle

s an

d th

e pr

otec

tion

of p

asse

nger

s aga

inst

the

wea

ther

;

(b)

pr

ohib

iting

or

rest

rictin

g th

e us

e of

aud

ible

si

gnal

s at c

erta

in ti

mes

or i

n ce

rtain

pla

ces;

(c)

pro

hibi

ting

the

carr

ying

of a

pplia

nces

like

ly to

ca

use

anno

yanc

e or

dan

ger;

(d)

th

e pe

riodi

cal

test

ing

and

insp

ectio

n of

ve

hicl

es b

y pr

escr

ibed

aut

horit

ies

1[an

d fe

es t

o be

ch

arge

d fo

r suc

h te

st];

(e)

the

par

ticul

ars

othe

r th

an r

egis

tratio

n m

arks

to

be e

xhib

ited

by v

ehic

les

and

the

man

ner

in w

hich

th

ey sh

all b

e ex

hibi

ted;

(f)

the

use

of t

raile

rs w

ith m

otor

veh

icle

s; a

nd

2[**

*]

gene

rally

in

re

spec

t of

m

otor

ve

hicl

es

or

in

resp

ect o

f mot

or v

ehic

les

of a

par

ticul

ar c

ateg

ory

or in

par

ticul

ar c

ircum

stan

ces,

nam

ely:

—

(a) p

rohi

bitin

g or

res

trict

ing

the

use

of a

udib

le

sign

als a

t cer

tain

tim

es o

r in

certa

in p

lace

s;

(b) p

rohi

bitin

g th

e ca

rryi

ng o

f app

lianc

es li

kely

to

caus

e an

noya

nce

or d

ange

r;

(c) t

he

perio

dica

l te

stin

g an

d in

spec

tion

of

vehi

cles

by

pres

crib

ed a

utho

ritie

s 1[a

nd fe

es to

be

char

ged

for s

uch

test

as

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t];

(d)

the

parti

cula

rs o

f ex

hibi

ting

vehi

cles

rel

ated

in

form

atio

n su

ch a

s w

eigh

ts, t

yre

size

s et

c on

the

vehi

cles

.

e) th

e Su

bjec

ts a

s m

ay b

e de

lega

ted

to th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent

by t

he C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t fr

om

time

to ti

me.

New

item

s (d)

and

(e) a

re a

dded

.

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SEC

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istin

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xt o

f MVA

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rt C

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catio

n

321

CH

APT

ER

VII

I: C

ON

TR

OL

OF

TR

AFF

IC

112.

Lim

its o

f spe

ed.—

(1) N

o pe

rson

shal

l dr

ive

a m

otor

veh

icle

or c

ause

or a

llow

a m

otor

ve

hicl

e to

be

driv

en in

any

pub

lic p

lace

at a

spee

d ex

ceed

ing

the

max

imum

spee

d or

bel

ow th

e m

inim

um sp

eed

fixed

for t

he v

ehic

le u

nder

this

Act

or

by

or u

nder

any

oth

er la

w fo

r the

tim

e be

ing

in

forc

e:

Prov

ided

that

such

max

imum

spee

d sh

all i

n no

ca

se e

xcee

d th

e m

axim

um fi

xed

for a

ny m

otor

ve

hicl

e or

cla

ss o

r des

crip

tion

of m

otor

veh

icle

s by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te.

(2) T

he S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent o

r any

aut

horit

y au

thor

ised

in th

is b

ehal

f by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t m

ay, i

f sat

isfie

d th

at it

is n

eces

sary

to re

stric

t the

sp

eed

of m

otor

veh

icle

s in

the

inte

rest

of p

ublic

sa

fety

or c

onve

nien

ce o

r bec

ause

of t

he n

atur

e of

any

ro

ad o

r brid

ge, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l G

azet

te, a

nd b

y ca

usin

g ap

prop

riate

traf

fic si

gns t

o be

pla

ced

or e

rect

ed u

nder

sect

ion

116

at su

itabl

e pl

aces

, fix

such

max

imum

spee

d lim

its o

r min

imum

sp

eed

limits

as i

t thi

nks f

it fo

r mot

or v

ehic

les o

r any

sp

ecifi

ed c

lass

or d

escr

iptio

n of

mot

or v

ehic

les o

r fo

r mot

or v

ehic

les t

o w

hich

a tr

aile

r is a

ttach

ed,

eith

er g

ener

ally

or i

n a

parti

cula

r are

a or

on

a

CH

APT

ER

VI:

CO

NT

RO

L O

F T

RA

FFIC

77

. Lim

its o

f spe

ed -

(1) N

o pe

rson

sha

ll dr

ive

a m

otor

veh

icle

or

caus

e or

allo

w a

mot

or v

ehic

le

to b

e dr

iven

in a

ny p

lace

at a

spe

ed e

xcee

ding

the

max

imum

spe

ed o

r be

low

the

min

imum

spe

ed

fixed

for t

he v

ehic

le u

nder

this

Act

or b

y or

und

er

any

othe

r law

for t

he ti

me

bein

g in

forc

e:

Prov

ided

tha

t su

ch m

axim

um s

peed

sha

ll in

no

case

exc

eed

the

max

imum

fix

ed f

or a

ny m

otor

ve

hicl

e or

cat

egor

y of

mot

or v

ehic

les

by t

he

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent

by

notif

icat

ion

in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

.

(2) T

he S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent o

r any

aut

horit

y au

thor

ised

in th

is b

ehal

f by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t m

ay, i

f sat

isfie

d th

at it

is n

eces

sary

to re

stric

t the

sp

eed

of m

otor

veh

icle

s in

the

inte

rest

of p

ublic

sa

fety

or c

onve

nien

ce o

r bec

ause

of t

he n

atur

e of

an

y ro

ad o

r brid

ge, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l G

azet

te, a

nd b

y ca

usin

g ap

prop

riate

traf

fic si

gns

to b

e pl

aced

or e

rect

ed u

nder

sect

ion

81 a

t su

itabl

e pl

aces

, fix

such

max

imum

spee

d lim

its o

r m

inim

um sp

eed

limits

as i

t thi

nks f

it fo

r mot

or

vehi

cles

or a

ny sp

ecifi

ed c

ateg

ory

of m

otor

ve

hicl

es o

r for

mot

or v

ehic

les t

o w

hich

a tr

aile

r is

atta

ched

, eith

er g

ener

ally

or i

n a

parti

cula

r are

a or

Cha

pter

VII

I has

bee

n ch

ange

d to

C

hapt

er V

I.

77 (1

): W

ords

“pu

blic

” an

d “o

r de

scrip

tion”

are

del

eted

from

su

bsec

tion

(1) a

nd p

rovi

so.

77(2

): C

ross

refe

rred

sect

ion

has

been

renu

mbe

red.

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IEW

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SEC

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ISE

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GES

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istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

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emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

322

parti

cula

r roa

d or

road

s:

Prov

ided

that

no

such

not

ifica

tion

is n

eces

sary

if

any

rest

rictio

n un

der t

his s

ectio

n is

to re

mai

n in

fo

rce

for n

ot m

ore

than

one

mon

th.

(3) N

othi

ng in

this

sect

ion

shal

l app

ly to

any

veh

icle

re

gist

ered

und

er se

ctio

n 60

whi

le it

is b

eing

use

d in

th

e ex

ecut

ion

of m

ilita

ry m

anoe

uvre

s with

in th

e ar

ea

and

durin

g th

e pe

riod

spec

ified

in th

e no

tific

atio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 2

of th

e M

anoe

uvre

s, Fi

eld

Firin

g an

d A

rtille

ry P

ract

ice

Act

, 19

38 (5

of 1

938)

.

on a

par

ticul

ar ro

ad o

r roa

ds:

(3) N

othi

ng in

this

sect

ion

shal

l app

ly to

any

ve

hicl

e re

gist

ered

und

er se

ctio

n 44

whi

le it

is

bein

g us

ed in

the

exec

utio

n of

mili

tary

m

anoe

uvre

s with

in th

e ar

ea a

nd d

urin

g th

e pe

riod

spec

ified

in th

e no

tific

atio

n un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) of

sect

ion

2 of

the

Man

oeuv

res,

Fiel

d Fi

ring

and

Arti

llery

Pra

ctic

e A

ct, 1

938

(5 o

f 193

8)

Prov

iso

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(2) h

as

been

reta

ined

.

113.

Lim

its o

f wei

ght a

nd li

mita

tions

on

use.

—(1

) The

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t may

pre

scrib

e th

e co

nditi

ons f

or th

e is

sue

of p

erm

its fo

r 1[tr

ansp

ort

vehi

cles

] by

the

Stat

e or

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

ritie

s and

may

pro

hibi

t or r

estri

ct th

e us

e of

su

ch v

ehic

les i

n an

y ar

ea o

r rou

te.

(2) E

xcep

t as m

ay b

e ot

herw

ise

pres

crib

ed, n

o pe

rson

shal

l driv

e or

cau

se o

r allo

w to

be

driv

en in

an

y pu

blic

pla

ce a

ny m

otor

veh

icle

whi

ch is

not

fit

ted

with

pne

umat

ic ty

res.

(3) N

o pe

rson

shal

l driv

e or

cau

se o

r allo

w to

be

driv

en in

any

pub

lic p

lace

any

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r tra

iler—

78. L

imits

of w

eigh

t and

lim

itatio

ns o

n us

e.—

(2) N

o pe

rson

shal

l driv

e or

cau

se o

r allo

w to

be

driv

en in

any

pla

ce a

ny m

otor

veh

icle

(a

) The

unl

aden

wei

ght o

f whi

ch e

xcee

ds th

e

78(1

): N

o ch

ange

. 78

(2):

Del

eted

(Red

unda

nt)

78(2

): W

ords

“or

trai

ler”

are

del

eted

as

M

otor

ve

hicl

e in

clud

es

traile

rs

also

an

d su

bsec

tion

(3)

has

been

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(a)

the

unl

aden

wei

ght o

f whi

ch e

xcee

ds th

e un

lade

n w

eigh

t spe

cifie

d in

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n of

the

vehi

cle,

or

(b)

the

lade

n w

eigh

t of w

hich

exc

eeds

the

gros

s ve

hicl

e w

eigh

t spe

cifie

d in

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n.

(4) W

here

the

driv

er o

r per

son

in c

harg

e of

a m

otor

ve

hicl

e or

trai

ler d

riven

in c

ontra

vent

ion

of su

b-se

ctio

n (2

) or c

laus

e (a

) of s

ub-s

ectio

n (3

) is n

ot th

e ow

ner,

a C

ourt

may

pre

sum

e th

at th

e of

fenc

e w

as

com

mitt

ed w

ith th

e kn

owle

dge

of o

r und

er th

e or

ders

of t

he o

wne

r of t

he m

otor

veh

icle

or t

raile

r.

unla

den

wei

ght s

peci

fied

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e or

(b

) the

lade

n w

eigh

t of w

hich

exc

eeds

the

gros

s veh

icle

wei

ght s

peci

fied

in th

e ce

rtific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion.

(c

) th

e nu

mbe

r of p

erso

ns c

arrie

d in

the

vehi

cle

exce

eds t

he n

umbe

r of p

asse

nger

s the

ve

hicl

e is

aut

horiz

ed to

car

ry in

such

veh

icle

s as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

(3

) Whe

re th

e dr

iver

or p

erso

n in

cha

rge

of a

m

otor

veh

icle

driv

en in

con

trave

ntio

n of

sub-

sect

ion

(2) o

r cla

use

(a) o

f sub

-sec

tion

(3) i

s not

th

e ow

ner o

r con

sign

or, a

Cou

rt m

ay p

resu

me

that

th

e of

fenc

e w

as c

omm

itted

with

the

know

ledg

e of

or

und

er th

e or

ders

of t

he o

wne

r of t

he m

otor

ve

hicl

e or

con

sign

or o

f the

goo

ds.

Prov

ided

that

a c

onsi

gnor

shal

l be

held

re

spon

sibl

e fo

r the

off

ence

onl

y if

he is

the

sole

co

nsig

nor f

or th

e go

ods c

arrie

d in

the

mot

or

vehi

cles

.

renu

mbe

red

as (2

). A

lso

dele

ted

from

78

(4).

78(2

)(c)

:New

pr

ovis

ion

intro

duce

d fo

r re

stric

ting

over

ca

paci

ty

pass

enge

rs tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

le.

78(3

): “o

r co

nsig

nor”

is

adde

d an

d C

onsi

gnor

is

mad

e re

spon

sibl

e fo

r ov

erlo

adin

g in

ad

ditio

n to

ow

ner.

Prov

iso

is a

dded

.

114.

Pow

er to

hav

e ve

hicl

e w

eigh

ed.—

(1)

1[A

ny o

ffic

er o

f the

Mot

or V

ehic

les D

epar

tmen

t au

thor

ised

in th

is b

ehal

f by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t sh

all,

if he

has

reas

on to

bel

ieve

that

a g

oods

veh

icle

or

trai

ler i

s bei

ng u

sed

in c

ontra

vent

ion

of se

ctio

n

79. P

ower

to h

ave

vehi

cle

wei

ghed

.—(1

) A

ny p

erso

n au

thor

ised

in th

is b

ehal

f by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t sha

ll, if

he

has r

easo

n to

bel

ieve

that

a

mot

or v

ehic

le is

bei

ng u

sed

in c

ontra

vent

ion

of

sect

ion

78 re

quire

the

driv

er to

con

vey

the

mot

or

Sr. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged.

79

(1):

Res

pons

ibili

ty o

f con

sign

er in

ad

ded

and

sim

plifi

ed.

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324

113,

] req

uire

the

driv

er to

con

vey

the

vehi

cle

to a

w

eigh

ing

devi

ce, i

f any

, with

in a

dis

tanc

e of

ten

kilo

met

res f

rom

any

poi

nt o

n th

e fo

rwar

d ro

ute

or

with

in a

dis

tanc

e of

twen

ty k

ilom

etre

s fro

m th

e de

stin

atio

n of

the

vehi

cle

for w

eigh

men

t; an

d if

on

such

wei

ghm

ent t

he v

ehic

le is

foun

d to

con

trave

ne

in a

ny re

spec

t the

pro

visi

ons o

f sec

tion

113

rega

rdin

g w

eigh

t, he

may

, by

orde

r in

writ

ing,

dire

ct

the

driv

er to

off

-load

the

exce

ss w

eigh

t at h

is o

wn

risk

and

not t

o re

mov

e th

e ve

hicl

e or

trai

ler f

rom

that

pl

ace

until

the

lade

n w

eigh

t has

bee

n re

duce

d or

the

vehi

cle

or tr

aile

r has

oth

erw

ise

been

dea

lt w

ith so

th

at it

com

plie

s with

sect

ion

113

and

on re

ceip

t of

such

not

ice,

the

driv

er sh

all c

ompl

y w

ith su

ch

dire

ctio

ns.

(2

) Whe

re th

e pe

rson

aut

horis

ed u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(1) m

akes

the

said

ord

er in

writ

ing,

he

shal

l als

o en

dors

e th

e re

leva

nt d

etai

ls o

f the

ove

rload

ing

on th

e go

ods c

arria

ge p

erm

it an

d al

so in

timat

e th

e fa

ct o

f su

ch e

ndor

sem

ent t

o th

e au

thor

ity w

hich

issu

ed th

at

perm

it.

----

----

----

----

-

vehi

cle

to a

wei

ghin

g de

vice

in su

ch m

anne

r as

may

be

pres

crib

ed b

y th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent a

nd

if on

such

wei

ghm

ent t

he m

otor

veh

icle

is fo

und

to c

ontra

vene

in a

ny re

spec

t the

pro

visi

ons o

f se

ctio

n 78

rega

rdin

g w

eigh

t, he

may

, by

orde

r in

writ

ing,

dire

ct th

e dr

iver

to o

ff-lo

ad th

e ex

cess

w

eigh

t at h

is o

wn

risk

and

cost

and

not

to re

mov

e th

e ve

hicl

e or

trai

ler f

rom

that

pla

ce u

ntil

the

lade

n w

eigh

t has

bee

n re

duce

d or

the

vehi

cle

or

traile

r has

oth

erw

ise

been

dea

lt w

ith so

that

it

com

plie

s with

sect

ion

78 a

nd o

n re

ceip

t of s

uch

notic

e, th

e dr

iver

shal

l com

ply

with

such

di

rect

ions

. In

case

the

vehi

cle

owne

r or d

river

, as t

he c

ase

may

be,

fails

to d

o so

, suc

h pe

rson

may

cau

se th

e ex

tra w

eigh

t to

be u

nloa

ded

at th

e ris

k an

d co

st o

f ow

ner o

r con

sign

or a

nd su

ch c

ost s

hall

be

reco

vera

ble

from

the

owne

r of m

otor

veh

icle

or

cons

igno

r of g

oods

.

(2) W

here

the

pers

on a

utho

rised

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) mak

es th

e sa

id o

rder

in w

ritin

g, h

e sh

all f

urni

sh th

e re

leva

nt d

etai

ls o

f the

ov

erlo

adin

g on

the

good

s car

riage

per

mit

and

also

in

timat

e th

e fa

ct o

f suc

h de

tails

to th

e au

thor

ity

whi

ch is

sued

that

per

mit.

79(2

): en

dors

emen

t is r

epla

ced

with

de

tails

.

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catio

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325

1

. S

ubs.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 3

5, fo

r cer

tain

w

ords

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4).

----

----

----

----

-

(79A

). Po

wer

to

insp

ect

a pa

ssen

ger

vehi

cle

and

auth

ority

to

le

vy

huge

pe

nalty

an

d su

spen

sion

of

licen

se u

nder

rep

eate

d of

fenc

e fo

r ov

erlo

adin

g.

Any

off

icer

aut

horiz

ed i

n th

is b

ehal

f m

ay e

nter

in

to w

ith p

asse

nger

’s v

ehic

le a

nd c

heck

whe

ther

th

e ve

hicl

e is

car

ryin

g m

ore

pass

enge

rs th

an it

is

auth

oriz

ed

to

carr

y.

In

the

even

t of

ve

hicl

e ca

rryi

ng m

ore

pass

enge

rs th

an it

is a

utho

rized

to

carr

y he

may

dire

ct th

e dr

iver

or t

he o

wne

r of t

he

vehi

cle

to

offlo

ad

pass

enge

rs

beyo

nd

the

auth

oriz

ed c

apac

ity.

A n

ew s

ectio

n 79

(A) i

s in

trodu

ced

to

empo

wer

to

in

spec

t a

pass

enge

r ve

hicl

e an

d au

thor

ity t

o le

vy h

uge

pena

lty

and

susp

ensi

on

of

licen

se

unde

r re

peat

ed

offe

nce

for

over

load

ing.

115.

Pow

er to

res

tric

t the

use

of v

ehic

les.—

The

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t or a

ny a

utho

rity

auth

oris

ed in

th

is b

ehal

f by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t, if

satis

fied

that

it

is n

eces

sary

in th

e in

tere

st o

f pub

lic sa

fety

or

conv

enie

nce,

or b

ecau

se o

f the

nat

ure

of a

ny ro

ad o

r br

idge

, may

by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te,

proh

ibit

or re

stric

t, su

bjec

t to

such

exc

eptio

ns a

nd

cond

ition

s as m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed in

the

notif

icat

ion,

th

e dr

ivin

g of

mot

or v

ehic

les o

r of a

ny sp

ecifi

ed

clas

s or d

escr

iptio

n of

mot

or v

ehic

les o

r the

use

of

traile

rs e

ither

gen

eral

ly in

a sp

ecifi

ed a

rea

or o

n a

spec

ified

road

and

whe

n an

y su

ch p

rohi

bitio

n or

re

stric

tion

is im

pose

d, sh

all c

ause

app

ropr

iate

traf

fic

80. P

ower

to r

estr

ict t

he u

se o

f veh

icle

s.—Th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent o

r any

aut

horit

y au

thor

ised

in

this

beh

alf b

y th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent,

if sa

tisfie

d th

at it

is n

eces

sary

in th

e in

tere

st o

f pub

lic sa

fety

or

con

veni

ence

, or b

ecau

se o

f the

nat

ure

of a

ny

road

or b

ridge

, may

by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial

Gaz

ette

, pro

hibi

t or r

estri

ct, s

ubje

ct to

such

ex

cept

ions

and

con

ditio

ns a

s may

be

spec

ified

in

the

notif

icat

ion,

the

driv

ing

of m

otor

veh

icle

s or

of a

ny sp

ecifi

ed c

ateg

ory

of m

otor

veh

icle

s or t

he

use

of tr

aile

rs e

ither

gen

eral

ly in

a sp

ecifi

ed a

rea

or o

n a

spec

ified

road

and

whe

n an

y su

ch

proh

ibiti

on o

r res

trict

ion

is im

pose

d, sh

all c

ause

Sr. N

o. c

hang

ed; n

o ch

ange

in

prov

iso.

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sign

s to

be p

lace

d or

ere

cted

und

er se

ctio

n 11

6 at

su

itabl

e pl

aces

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at w

here

any

pro

hibi

tion

or

rest

rictio

n un

der t

his s

ectio

n is

to re

mai

n in

forc

e fo

r no

t mor

e th

an o

ne m

onth

, not

ifica

tion

ther

eof i

n th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te sh

all n

ot b

e ne

cess

ary,

but

such

lo

cal p

ublic

ity a

s the

circ

umst

ance

s may

per

mit,

sh

all b

e gi

ven

of su

ch p

rohi

bitio

n or

rest

rictio

n.

appr

opria

te tr

affic

sign

s to

be p

lace

d or

ere

cted

un

der s

ectio

n 81

at s

uita

ble

plac

es:

116.

Pow

er to

ere

ct tr

affic

sign

s. –

(1) (

a) T

he S

tate

G

over

nmen

t or

an

y au

thor

ity

auth

oris

ed

in

this

be

half

by th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay c

ause

or p

erm

it tra

ffic

sin

gs to

be

plac

ed o

r er

ecte

d in

any

pla

ce f

or

the

purp

ose

of b

ringi

ng t

o pu

blic

not

ice

any

spee

d lim

its f

ixed

und

er s

ub-s

ectio

n (2

) of

sec

tion

112

or

any

proh

ibiti

ons

or

rest

rictio

ns

impo

sed

unde

r se

ctio

n 11

5 or

ge

nera

lly

for

the

purp

ose

of

regu

latin

g m

otor

veh

icle

traf

fic.

(b)

A S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent o

r an

y au

thor

ity a

utho

rised

in

thi

s be

half

by t

he S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent

may

, by

no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

or b

y th

e er

ectio

n at

sui

tabl

e pl

aces

of

the

appr

opria

te t

raff

ic s

ign

81.

Pow

er t

o er

ect

traf

fic s

igns

. –

(1)

(a)

The

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t or

any

aut

horit

y au

thor

ised

in

this

beh

alf b

y th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay c

ause

or

perm

it tra

ffic

sin

gs to

be

plac

ed o

r ere

cted

in a

ny

plac

e fo

r the

pur

pose

of b

ringi

ng to

pub

lic n

otic

e an

y sp

eed

limits

fix

ed u

nder

sub

-sec

tion

(2)

of

sect

ion

77 o

r an

y pr

ohib

ition

s or

res

trict

ions

im

pose

d un

der

sect

ion

80 o

r ge

nera

lly a

nd m

ay

desi

gnat

e ce

rtain

ro

ads

as

mai

n ro

ads

by

notif

icat

ion

in t

he O

ffic

ial

Gaz

ette

or

by t

he

erec

tion

at s

uita

ble

plac

es o

f th

e ap

prop

riate

tra

ffic

sig

n re

ferr

ed to

in P

art A

of

the

Sche

dule

fo

r th

e pu

rpos

es o

f th

e dr

ivin

g re

gula

tions

mad

e by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t.

81(1

a): S

impl

ified

and

renu

mbe

red.

81

(b):

Del

eted

.

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nnex

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SEC

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ISE

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GES

Ex

istin

g Te

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f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

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emar

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stifi

catio

n

327

refe

rred

to

in P

art

A o

f th

e Sc

hedu

le,

desi

gnat

e ce

rtain

roa

ds a

s m

ain

road

s fo

r th

e pu

rpos

es

of th

e dr

ivin

g re

gula

tions

m

ade

by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent.

(2

) Tra

ffic

sig

ns p

lace

d or

ere

cted

und

er s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) fo

r an

y pu

rpos

e fo

r w

hich

pro

visi

on is

mad

e in

th

e Sc

hedu

le sh

all b

e of

the

size

, col

our a

nd ty

pe a

nd

shal

l ha

ve t

he m

eani

ngs

set

forth

in

the

Sche

dule

, bu

t th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent

or

any

auth

ority

em

pow

ered

in

this

beh

alf

by t

he S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent

may

mak

e or

aut

horis

e th

e ad

ditio

n to

any

sig

n se

t fo

rth i

n th

e sa

id S

ched

ule,

of

trans

crip

tions

of

the

wor

ds, l

ette

rs o

r fig

ures

ther

eon

in s

uch

scrip

t as

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t m

ay t

hink

fit

prov

ided

tha

t th

e tra

nscr

iptio

ns s

hall

be s

imila

r si

ze a

nd c

olou

r to

the

wor

ds, l

ette

rs o

r fig

ures

set f

orth

in th

e Sc

hedu

le.

(3) E

xcep

t as

prov

ided

by

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

no tr

affic

si

gn s

hall,

afte

r th

e co

mm

ence

men

t of

thi

s A

ct, b

e pl

aced

or e

rect

ed o

n or

nea

r any

road

; but

all

traff

ic

sign

s pl

aced

or

erec

ted

prio

r to

the

com

men

cem

ent

of th

is A

ct b

y an

y co

mpe

tent

aut

horit

y sh

all f

or th

e pu

rpos

e of

thi

s A

ct b

e de

emed

to

be t

raff

ic s

igns

pl

aced

or e

rect

ed u

nder

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sub

-sec

tion

(1).

(2)

Traf

fic s

igns

pla

ced

or e

rect

ed u

nder

sub

-se

ctio

n (1

) for

any

pur

pose

for w

hich

pro

visi

on is

m

ade

in th

e Sc

hedu

le s

hall

be o

f th

e si

ze, c

olou

r an

d ty

pe a

nd s

hall

have

the

mea

ning

s se

t for

th in

th

e Sc

hedu

le,

but

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t or

any

au

thor

ity e

mpo

wer

ed i

n th

is b

ehal

f by

the

Sta

te

Gov

ernm

ent

may

mak

e or

aut

horis

e th

e ad

ditio

n to

any

sig

n se

t fo

rth i

n th

e sa

id S

ched

ule,

of

trans

crip

tions

of

the

wor

ds,

lette

rs o

r fig

ures

th

ereo

n in

suc

h sc

ript

as t

he S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent

may

thin

k fit

pro

vide

d th

at th

e tra

nscr

iptio

ns sh

all

be s

imila

r siz

e an

d co

lour

to th

e w

ords

, let

ters

or

figur

es se

t for

th in

the

Sche

dule

.

81 (2

).No

Cha

nge.

81

(3) i

s del

eted

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gest

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emar

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stifi

catio

n

328

(4)

A S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l G

azet

te,

empo

wer

any

pol

ice

offic

er n

ot

belo

w

the

rank

of

Su

perin

tend

ent

of

Polic

e to

re

mov

e or

ca

use

to

be

rem

oved

an

y si

gn

or

adve

rtise

men

t whi

ch is

so

plac

ed in

his

opi

nion

as

to

obsc

ure

any

traff

ic s

ign

from

vie

w o

r an

y si

gn o

r ad

verti

sem

ent

whi

ch i

n hi

s op

inio

n is

so

sim

ilar

in

appe

aran

ce t

o a

traff

ic s

ign

as t

o be

mis

lead

ing

or

whi

ch in

his

opi

nion

is li

kely

to d

istra

ct th

e at

tent

ion

or c

once

ntra

tion

of th

e dr

iver

. (5

) No

pers

on s

hall

wilf

ully

rem

ove,

alte

r, de

face

, or

in a

ny w

ay ta

mpe

r w

ith, a

ny tr

affic

sig

ns p

lace

d or

er

ecte

d un

der t

his s

ectio

n.

(6) I

f any

per

son

acci

dent

ally

cau

ses

such

dam

age

to

a tra

ffic

sig

n an

rend

ers

it us

eles

s fo

r the

pur

pose

for

whi

ch i

t is

pla

ced

or e

rect

ed u

nder

thi

s se

ctio

n, h

e sh

all r

epor

t the

circ

umst

ance

s of

the

occu

rren

ce to

a

polic

e of

ficer

or

at a

pol

ice

stat

ion

as s

oon

as

poss

ible

, and

in a

ny c

ase

with

in tw

enty

four

hou

rs o

f th

e oc

curr

ence

. (7

) Fo

r th

e pu

rpos

e of

brin

ging

the

sign

set

for

th in

th

e Fi

rst

Sche

dule

in

co

nfor

mity

w

ith

any

Inte

rnat

iona

l Con

vent

ion

rela

ting

to m

otor

traf

fic to

w

hich

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t is

for

the

time

bein

g a

party

, the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

, by

notif

icat

ion

(3)

A S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent

may

, by

not

ifica

tion

in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, em

pow

er a

ny p

olic

e of

ficer

to

rem

ove

or c

ause

to

be r

emov

ed a

ny s

ign

or

adve

rtise

men

t whi

ch is

so p

lace

d in

his

opi

nion

as

to o

bscu

re a

ny tr

affic

sig

n fr

om v

iew

or a

ny s

ign

or

adve

rtise

men

t w

hich

in

hi

s op

inio

n is

so

si

mila

r in

app

eara

nce

to a

tra

ffic

sig

n as

to

be

mis

lead

ing

or w

hich

in

his

opin

ion

is l

ikel

y to

di

stra

ct

the

atte

ntio

n or

co

ncen

tratio

n of

th

e dr

iver

. (4

) No

pers

on sh

all w

ilful

ly re

mov

e, a

lter,

defa

ce,

or i

n an

y w

ay t

ampe

r w

ith,

any

traff

ic s

igns

pl

aced

or e

rect

ed u

nder

this

sect

ion.

(5

) If a

ny p

erso

n ac

cide

ntal

ly c

ause

s suc

h da

mag

e to

a t

raff

ic s

ign

an r

ende

rs i

t us

eles

s fo

r th

e pu

rpos

e fo

r w

hich

it

is p

lace

d or

ere

cted

und

er

this

sec

tion,

he

shal

l rep

ort t

he c

ircum

stan

ces

of

the

occu

rren

ce t

o a

polic

e of

ficer

or

at a

pol

ice

stat

ion

as s

oon

as p

ossi

ble,

and

in a

ny c

ase

with

in

twen

ty fo

ur h

ours

of t

he o

ccur

renc

e.

81(3

): w

ords

“no

t bel

ow th

e ra

nk o

f Su

perin

tend

ent o

f Pol

ice”

are

del

eted

fr

om su

bsec

tion

(4) a

nd re

num

bere

d.

81(4

) & (5

): C

onse

quen

tial c

hang

e in

Sr

. No.

81

(7):

dele

ted.

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IEW

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ICLE

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

329

in

the

Off

icia

l G

azet

te,

mak

e an

y ad

ditio

n or

al

tera

tion

to a

ny s

uch

sign

and

on

the

issu

e of

any

su

ch n

otifi

catio

n, th

e Fi

rst S

ched

ule

shal

l be

deem

ed

to b

e am

ende

d ac

cord

ingl

y.

117.

Par

king

pla

ces a

nd h

altin

g st

atio

ns.—

The

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t or a

ny a

utho

rity

auth

oris

ed in

this

be

half

by th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, i

n co

nsul

tatio

n w

ith th

e lo

cal a

utho

rity

havi

ng ju

risdi

ctio

n in

the

area

con

cern

ed, d

eter

min

e pl

aces

at w

hich

mot

or

vehi

cles

may

stan

d ei

ther

inde

finite

ly o

r for

a

spec

ified

per

iod

of ti

me,

and

may

det

erm

ine

the

plac

es a

t whi

ch p

ublic

serv

ice

vehi

cles

may

stop

for

a lo

nger

tim

e th

an is

nec

essa

ry fo

r the

taki

ng u

p an

d se

tting

dow

n of

pas

seng

ers.

82.

Park

ing

plac

es a

nd h

altin

g st

atio

ns.—

No

chan

ge e

xcep

t for

Sr.

No.

118.

Dri

ving

reg

ulat

ions

.—Th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t may

, by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial

Gaz

ette

, mak

e re

gula

tions

for t

he d

rivin

g of

mot

or

vehi

cles

.

83.

Dri

ving

reg

ulat

ions

- D

uty

of th

e dr

iver

to

take

cer

tain

pre

caut

ions

at

ungu

arde

d ra

ilway

le

vel c

ross

ings

. Ev

ery

driv

er o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

at t

he a

ppro

ach

of

any

ungu

arde

d ra

ilway

leve

l cro

ssin

g sh

all c

ause

th

e ve

hicl

e to

sto

p an

d th

e dr

iver

of

the

vehi

cle

shal

l cau

se th

e co

nduc

tor

or c

lean

er o

r at

tend

ant

or a

ny o

ther

per

son

in th

e ve

hicl

e to

wal

k up

to

the

leve

l cr

ossi

ng a

nd e

nsur

e th

at n

o tra

in o

r tro

lley

is a

ppro

achi

ng f

rom

eith

er s

ide

and

then

pi

lot t

he m

otor

veh

icle

acr

oss

such

leve

l cro

ssin

g,

and

whe

re n

o co

nduc

tor o

r cle

aner

or a

ttend

ant o

r

Sr.

No.

ha

s be

en

chan

ged.

O

ld

Sect

ion

(131

) is

ad

ded

to

this

se

ctio

n.

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nnex

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ISE

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AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

330

any

othe

r pe

rson

is

avai

labl

e in

the

veh

icle

, th

e dr

iver

of

the

vehi

cle

shal

l ge

t do

wn

from

the

ve

hicl

e hi

mse

lf to

ens

ure

that

no

train

or t

rolle

y is

ap

proa

chin

g fr

om e

ither

sid

e be

fore

the

rai

lway

tra

ck is

cro

ssed

. 84

. R

estr

ictio

n on

car

ryin

g of

obj

ects

whi

ch

are

over

-dim

ensi

onal

, fly

ing

etc.

(1

) N

o dr

iver

of

a m

otor

veh

icle

sha

ll ca

rry

any

obje

ct

whi

ch

prot

rude

s ou

tsid

e th

e bo

dy

of

vehi

cle.

(2

) N

o dr

iver

of

a m

otor

veh

icle

sha

ll ca

rry

any

obje

ct w

hich

may

cau

se i

njur

y or

inc

onve

nien

ce

to a

per

son

or a

ny o

ther

liv

ing

bein

gs o

r ca

use

dam

age

to p

rope

rty.

It is

cla

rifie

d th

at a

ll flo

ra

and

faun

a sh

all b

e pa

rt of

livi

ng b

eing

s. (3

) an

ow

ner

and/

or

cons

igne

r sh

all

also

be

re

spon

sibl

e fo

r an

offe

nce

unde

r thi

s sec

tion.

A n

ew s

ectio

n 84

is a

dded

to re

stric

t ca

rryi

ng o

f ob

ject

s w

hich

are

ove

r-di

men

sion

al, f

lyin

g et

c.

119.

Dut

y to

obe

y tr

affic

sign

s.—(1

) Eve

ry

driv

er o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l driv

e th

e ve

hicl

e in

co

nfor

mity

with

any

indi

catio

n gi

ven

by m

anda

tory

tra

ffic

sign

and

in c

onfo

rmity

with

the

driv

ing

regu

latio

ns m

ade

by th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent,

and

shal

l com

ply

with

all

dire

ctio

ns g

iven

to h

im b

y an

y po

lice

offic

er fo

r the

tim

e be

ing

enga

ged

in th

e re

gula

tion

of tr

affic

in a

ny p

ublic

pla

ce.

85. D

uty

to o

bey

traf

fic si

gns.—

No

chan

ge in

85(

1)

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nnex

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Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

331

(2) I

n th

is se

ctio

n “m

anda

tory

traf

fic si

gn”

mea

ns a

traf

fic si

gn in

clud

ed in

Par

t A o

f † [t

he F

irst

Sche

dule

], or

any

traf

fic si

gn o

f sim

ilar f

orm

(tha

t is

to sa

y, c

onsi

stin

g of

or i

nclu

ding

a c

ircul

ar d

isc

disp

layi

ng a

dev

ice,

wor

d or

figu

re a

nd h

avin

g a

red

grou

nd o

r bor

der)

pla

ced

or e

rect

ed fo

r the

pur

pose

of

regu

latin

g m

otor

veh

icle

traf

fic u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(1) o

f sec

tion

116.

--

----

----

----

----

----

†

Ed.

—Fo

r the

wor

ds “

the

Sche

dule

” th

e w

ords

“t

he F

irst S

ched

ule”

hav

e be

en su

bstit

uted

as

the

Sche

dule

has

bee

n re

num

bere

d as

the

Firs

t Sch

edul

e by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

63

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4).

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----

----

--

(2) I

n th

is se

ctio

n “m

anda

tory

traf

fic si

gn”

mea

ns

a tra

ffic

sign

incl

uded

in P

art A

of †

[the

Firs

t Sc

hedu

le],

or a

ny tr

affic

sign

of s

imila

r for

m (t

hat

is to

say,

con

sist

ing

of o

r inc

ludi

ng a

circ

ular

dis

c di

spla

ying

a d

evic

e, w

ord

or fi

gure

and

hav

ing

a re

d gr

ound

or b

orde

r) p

lace

d or

ere

cted

for t

he

purp

ose

of re

gula

ting

mot

or v

ehic

le tr

affic

und

er

sub-

sect

ion

(1) o

f sec

tion

81.

120.

Veh

icle

s with

left

han

d co

ntro

l.—N

o pe

rson

shal

l driv

e or

cau

se o

r allo

w to

be

driv

en in

an

y pu

blic

pla

ce a

ny m

otor

veh

icle

with

a le

ft-ha

nd

stee

ring

cont

rol u

nles

s it i

s equ

ippe

d w

ith a

m

echa

nica

l or e

lect

rical

sign

allin

g de

vice

of a

pr

escr

ibed

nat

ure

and

in w

orki

ng o

rder

.

86. V

ehic

les w

ith le

ft h

and

cont

rol.

– N

o pe

rson

sh

all d

rive

or c

ause

or

allo

w to

be

driv

en in

any

pl

ace

any

mot

or

vehi

cle

with

a

left

– ha

nd

stee

ring

cont

rol

unle

ss

it is

eq

uipp

ed

with

fe

atur

es/d

evic

es a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed.

Prov

isio

n is

sim

plifi

ed a

nd

gene

ralis

ed. W

ords

“si

gnal

ling

devi

ce o

f a p

resc

ribed

nat

ure

and

in

wor

king

ord

er”

are

rem

oved

.

121.

Sig

nals

and

sign

allin

g de

vice

s.—Th

e dr

iver

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le sh

all m

ake

such

sign

als a

nd

on su

ch o

ccas

ions

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t:

121.

Del

eted

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

332

Prov

ided

that

the

sign

al o

f an

inte

ntio

n to

turn

to

the

right

or l

eft o

r to

stop

—

(a)

in

the

case

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le w

ith a

righ

t-han

d st

eerin

g co

ntro

l, m

ay b

e gi

ven

by a

mec

hani

cal o

r el

ectri

cal d

evic

e of

a p

resc

ribed

nat

ure

affix

ed to

the

vehi

cle;

and

(b

) i

n th

e ca

se o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

with

a le

ft ha

nd

stee

ring

cont

rol,

shal

l be

give

n by

a m

echa

nica

l or

elec

trica

l dev

ice

of a

pre

scrib

ed n

atur

e af

fixed

to th

e ve

hicl

e:

Prov

ided

furth

er th

at th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay,

havi

ng re

gard

to th

e w

idth

and

con

ditio

n of

the

road

s in

any

are

a or

rout

e, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l G

azet

te, e

xem

pt su

bjec

t to

such

con

ditio

ns a

s may

be

spec

ified

ther

ein

any

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r cla

ss o

r de

scrip

tion

of m

otor

veh

icle

s fro

m th

e op

erat

ion

of

this

sect

ion

for t

he p

urpo

se o

f ply

ing

in th

at a

rea

or

rout

e.

122.

Lea

ving

veh

icle

in d

ange

rous

pos

ition

.—N

o pe

rson

in c

harg

e of

a m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l cau

se o

r al

low

the

vehi

cle

or a

ny tr

aile

r to

be a

band

oned

or t

o re

mai

n at

rest

on

any

publ

ic p

lace

in su

ch a

pos

ition

or

in su

ch a

con

ditio

n or

in su

ch c

ircum

stan

ces a

s to

caus

e or

like

ly to

cau

se d

ange

r, ob

stru

ctio

n or

und

ue

inco

nven

ienc

e to

oth

er u

sers

of t

he p

ublic

pla

ce o

r to

the

pass

enge

rs.

87. L

eavi

ng v

ehic

le in

dan

gero

us p

ositi

on a

nd

Allo

win

g V

ehic

le t

o re

mai

n St

atio

nary

.—N

o pe

rson

in c

harg

e of

a m

otor

veh

icle

sha

ll ca

use

or

allo

w t

he m

otor

veh

icle

to

be a

band

oned

or

to

rem

ain

at r

est o

n an

y pl

ace

in s

uch

a po

sitio

n or

in

suc

h a

cond

ition

or i

n su

ch c

ircum

stan

ces

as to

ca

use

or l

ikel

y to

cau

se d

ange

r, ob

stru

ctio

n or

un

due

inco

nven

ienc

e to

oth

er u

sers

of

the

plac

e or

to th

e pa

ssen

gers

.

Sr.

No.

ha

s be

en

chan

ged.

O

ld

sect

ion

(122

) an

d (1

26)

are

club

bed

toge

ther

und

er n

ew se

ctio

n (8

7).

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

333

N

o pe

rson

driv

ing

or in

cha

rge

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le

shal

l ca

use

or

allo

w

the

vehi

cle

to

rem

ain

stat

iona

ry i

n an

y pl

ace,

unl

ess

ther

e is

in

the

driv

er’s

sea

t a

pers

on d

uly

licen

sed

to d

rive

the

vehi

cle

or u

nles

s the

mec

hani

sm h

as b

een

stop

ped

and

a br

ake

or b

rake

s ap

plie

d or

suc

h ot

her

mea

sure

s ta

ken

as t

o en

sure

tha

t th

e ve

hicl

e ca

nnot

ac

cide

ntal

ly

be

put

in

mot

ion

in

the

abse

nce

of th

e dr

iver

.

123.

Rid

ing

on r

unni

ng b

oard

, etc

.—(1

) No

pers

on d

rivin

g or

in c

harg

e of

a m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l ca

rry

any

pers

on o

r per

mit

any

pers

on to

be

carr

ied

on th

e ru

nnin

g bo

ard

or o

ther

wis

e th

an w

ithin

the

body

of t

he v

ehic

le.

(2) N

o pe

rson

shal

l tra

vel o

n th

e ru

nnin

g bo

ard

or o

n th

e to

p or

on

the

bonn

et o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

.

88. R

idin

g on

run

ning

boa

rd, e

tc.

No

chan

ge e

xcep

t for

Sr.

No.

124.

Pro

hibi

tion

agai

nst t

rave

lling

with

out

pass

or

ticke

t.—N

o pe

rson

shal

l ent

er o

r rem

ain

in

any

stag

e ca

rria

ge fo

r the

pur

pose

s of t

rave

lling

th

erei

n un

less

he

has w

ith h

im a

pro

per p

ass o

r tic

ket: Pr

ovid

ed th

at w

here

arr

ange

men

ts fo

r the

supp

ly

of ti

cket

s are

mad

e in

the

stag

e ca

rria

ge b

y w

hich

a

pers

on h

as to

trav

el, a

per

son

may

ent

er su

ch st

age

(124

): D

elet

ed

Red

unda

nt

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

334

carr

iage

but

as s

oon

as m

ay b

e af

ter h

is e

ntry

ther

ein,

he

shal

l mak

e th

e pa

ymen

t of h

is fa

re to

the

cond

ucto

r or t

he d

river

who

per

form

s the

func

tions

of

a c

ondu

ctor

and

obt

ain

from

such

con

duct

or o

r dr

iver

, as t

he c

ase

may

be,

a ti

cket

for h

is jo

urne

y.

Expl

anat

ion.

—In

this

sect

ion,

—

(a)

“pa

ss”

mea

ns a

dut

y, p

rivile

ge o

r cou

rtesy

pas

s en

titlin

g th

e pe

rson

to w

hom

it is

giv

en to

trav

el in

a

stag

e ca

rria

ge g

ratu

itous

ly a

nd in

clud

es a

pas

s iss

ued

on p

aym

ent f

or tr

avel

in a

stag

e ca

rria

ge fo

r the

pe

riod

spec

ified

ther

ein;

(b

) “

ticke

t” in

clud

es a

sing

le ti

cket

, a re

turn

tick

et

or a

seas

on ti

cket

.

125.

Obs

truc

tion

of d

rive

r.—

No

pers

on d

rivin

g a

mot

or v

ehic

le sh

all a

llow

any

per

son

to st

and

or si

t or

to p

lace

any

thin

g in

such

a m

anne

r or p

ositi

on a

s to

ham

per t

he d

river

in h

is c

ontro

l of t

he v

ehic

le.

89. O

bstr

uctio

n of

dri

ver.

—N

o pe

rson

driv

ing

a m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l allo

w a

ny p

erso

n to

stan

d or

si

t or t

o pl

ace

anyt

hing

in su

ch a

man

ner o

r po

sitio

n as

to h

ampe

r his

con

trol o

f the

veh

icle

.

Sim

plifi

ed.

126.

Sta

tiona

ry v

ehic

les.—

No

pers

on d

rivin

g or

in

char

ge o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l cau

se o

r allo

w th

e ve

hicl

e to

rem

ain

stat

iona

ry in

any

pub

lic p

lace

, un

less

ther

e is

in th

e dr

iver

’s se

at a

per

son

duly

lic

ense

d to

driv

e th

e ve

hicl

e or

unl

ess t

he

mec

hani

sm h

as b

een

stop

ped

and

a br

ake

or b

rake

s ap

plie

d or

such

oth

er m

easu

res t

aken

as t

o en

sure

th

at th

e ve

hicl

e ca

nnot

acc

iden

tally

be

put i

n m

otio

n in

the

abse

nce

of th

e dr

iver

.

Clu

bbed

with

Sec

tion

(122

) as

new

se

ctio

n (8

7) a

bove

.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

335

127.

Rem

oval

of m

otor

veh

icle

s aba

ndon

ed o

r le

ft

unat

tend

ed o

n a

publ

ic p

lace

.—1[

(1) W

here

any

m

otor

veh

icle

is a

band

oned

or l

eft u

natte

nded

on

a pu

blic

pla

ce fo

r ten

hou

rs o

r mor

e or

is p

arke

d in

a

plac

e w

here

par

king

is le

gally

pro

hibi

ted,

its

rem

oval

by

a to

win

g se

rvic

e or

its i

mm

obili

satio

n by

an

y m

eans

incl

udin

g w

heel

cla

mpi

ng m

ay b

e au

thor

ised

by

a po

lice

offic

er in

uni

form

hav

ing

juris

dict

ion.

] (2

) Whe

re a

n ab

ando

ned,

una

ttend

ed, w

reck

ed,

burn

t or p

artia

lly d

ism

antle

d ve

hicl

e is

cre

atin

g a

traff

ic h

azar

d, b

ecau

se o

f its

pos

ition

in re

latio

n to

th

e 2[

publ

ic p

lace

], or

its p

hysi

cal a

ppea

ranc

e is

ca

usin

g th

e im

pedi

men

t to

the

traff

ic, i

ts im

med

iate

re

mov

al fr

om th

e 2[

publ

ic p

lace

] by

a to

win

g se

rvic

e m

ay b

e au

thor

ised

by

a po

lice

offic

er h

avin

g ju

risdi

ctio

n.

(3) W

here

a v

ehic

le is

aut

horis

ed to

be

rem

oved

un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) or s

ub-s

ectio

n (2

) by

a po

lice

offic

er, t

he o

wne

r of t

he v

ehic

le sh

all b

e re

spon

sibl

e fo

r all

tow

ing

cost

s, be

side

s any

oth

er p

enal

ty.

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--

1

. S

ubs.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 3

7, fo

r sub

-se

ctio

n (1

) (w

.e.f.

14-

11-1

994)

.

2.

Sub

s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

37,

for

90. R

emov

al o

f mot

or v

ehic

les a

band

oned

or

left

unat

tend

ed in

any

pla

ce.—

1[(1

) Whe

re a

ny

mot

or v

ehic

le is

aba

ndon

ed o

r lef

t una

ttend

ed o

n in

any

pla

ce in

exc

ess o

f the

per

iod

pres

crib

ed o

r is

par

ked

in a

pla

ce w

here

par

king

is le

gally

pr

ohib

ited,

its r

emov

al b

y a

tow

ing

serv

ice

or it

s im

mob

ilisa

tion

by a

ny m

eans

incl

udin

g w

heel

cl

ampi

ng m

ay b

e by

an

auth

oris

ed p

erso

n in

clud

ing

a po

lice

offic

er in

uni

form

hav

ing

juris

dict

ion.

] (2

) Whe

re a

n ab

ando

ned,

una

ttend

ed,

wre

cked

, bur

nt o

r par

tially

dis

man

tled

vehi

cle

or

crea

ting

a tra

ffic

haz

ard,

bec

ause

of i

ts p

ositi

on in

re

latio

n to

any

pla

ce, o

r its

phy

sica

l app

eara

nce

is

caus

ing

the

impe

dim

ent t

o th

e tra

ffic

, its

im

med

iate

rem

oval

from

any

pla

ce b

y a

tow

ing

serv

ice

may

be

auth

oris

ed b

y a

polic

e of

ficer

ha

ving

juris

dict

ion.

90(1

): Si

mpl

ified

to

indi

cate

som

e tim

e pe

riod

beyo

nd w

hich

veh

icle

pa

rked

una

ttend

ed/p

rohi

bite

d ca

n be

to

wed

aw

ay.

90(2

): Si

mpl

ified

. 90

(3):

No

chan

ge

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

336

“hig

hway

” (w

.e.f.

14-

11-1

994)

. --

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----

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----

----

----

128.

Saf

ety

mea

sure

s for

dri

vers

and

pill

ion

ride

rs.—

(1) N

o dr

iver

of a

two-

whe

eled

mot

or c

ycle

sh

all c

arry

mor

e th

an o

ne p

erso

n in

add

ition

to

him

self

on th

e m

otor

cyc

le a

nd n

o su

ch p

erso

n sh

all

be c

arrie

d ot

herw

ise

than

sitti

ng o

n a

prop

er se

at

secu

rely

fixe

d to

the

mot

or c

ycle

beh

ind

the

driv

er’s

se

at w

ith a

ppro

pria

te sa

fety

mea

sure

s. (2

) In

addi

tion

to th

e sa

fety

mea

sure

s men

tione

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

, pr

escr

ibe

othe

r saf

ety

mea

sure

s for

the

driv

ers o

f tw

o-w

heel

ed m

otor

cyc

les a

nd p

illio

n rid

ers t

here

on.

91.

Safe

ty m

easu

res

for

driv

ers

and

pilli

on

ride

rs.—

(2

) In

add

ition

to th

e sa

fety

mea

sure

s m

entio

ned

in s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

), th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay,

pres

crib

e ot

her

safe

ty m

easu

res

for

the

driv

ers

of

two-

whe

eled

m

otor

cy

cles

an

d pi

llion

rid

ers

ther

eon.

It

also

em

pow

ers

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent t

o pr

escr

ibe

othe

r saf

ety

mea

sure

s in

th

is re

gard

.

91(1

): N

o ch

ange

91

(2):

Stre

amlin

ed.

129.

Wea

ring

of p

rote

ctiv

e he

adge

ar.—

Ever

y pe

rson

driv

ing

or ri

ding

(oth

erw

ise

than

in a

side

car

, on

a m

otor

cyc

le o

f any

cla

ss o

r des

crip

tion)

shal

l, w

hile

in a

pub

lic p

lace

, wea

r 1[p

rote

ctiv

e he

adge

ar

conf

orm

ing

to th

e st

anda

rds o

f Bur

eau

of In

dian

St

anda

rds]

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at th

e pr

ovis

ion

of th

is se

ctio

ns sh

all

not a

pply

to a

per

son

who

is a

Sik

h, if

he

is, w

hile

dr

ivin

g or

ridi

ng o

n th

e m

otor

cyc

le, i

n a

publ

ic

92. W

eari

ng o

f pro

tect

ive

head

gear

.—Ev

ery

pers

on d

rivin

g or

ridi

ng (o

ther

wis

e th

an in

a si

de

car,

on a

mot

or c

ycle

of a

ny c

ateg

ory)

shal

l, w

hile

in

a p

lace

, wea

r pro

tect

ive

head

gear

con

form

ing

to th

e st

anda

rds p

resc

ribed

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at th

e pr

ovis

ion

of th

is se

ctio

ns

shal

l not

app

ly to

a p

erso

n w

ho is

a S

ikh,

if h

e is

, w

hile

driv

ing

or ri

ding

on

the

mot

or c

ycle

, in

any

plac

e, w

earin

g a

turb

an:

Sr. N

o. is

cha

nged

. Ex

plan

atio

n: D

elet

ed.

Sim

plifi

ed a

nd g

ener

alis

ed.

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ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

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emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

337

plac

e, w

earin

g a

turb

an:

Prov

ided

furth

er th

at th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay,

by su

ch ru

les,

prov

ide

for s

uch

exce

ptio

ns a

s it m

ay

thin

k fit

. Ex

plan

atio

n.—

”Pro

tect

ive

head

gear

” m

eans

a

helm

et w

hich

,—

(a)

by

virtu

e of

its s

hape

, mat

eria

l and

co

nstru

ctio

n, c

ould

reas

onab

ly b

e ex

pect

ed to

aff

ord

to th

e pe

rson

driv

ing

or ri

ding

on

a m

otor

cyc

le a

de

gree

of p

rote

ctio

n fr

om in

jury

in th

e ev

ent o

f an

acci

dent

; and

(b

) i

s sec

urel

y fa

sten

ed to

the

head

of t

he w

eare

r by

mea

ns o

f stra

ps o

r oth

er fa

sten

ings

pro

vide

d on

th

e he

adge

ar.

93.

Proh

ibiti

on

on

use

of

mob

iles

whi

le

driv

ing.

—N

o pe

rson

sha

ll us

e an

y m

obile

pho

ne

or a

ny o

ther

com

mun

icat

ion

devi

ce w

hile

driv

ing

a m

otor

veh

icle

. 94

. U

se o

f se

at b

elts

—(1

). Ev

ery

pers

on s

hall

wea

r se

at b

elt

whi

le d

rivin

g a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r si

tting

on

a se

at w

here

a se

atbe

lt is

pro

vide

d.

(2) N

o pe

rson

shal

l cau

se a

chi

ld b

elow

the

age

of

8 ye

ars t

o be

seat

ed a

ny o

ther

pla

ce th

an th

e de

sign

ated

chi

ld se

at.

New

sect

ion

93 a

nd 9

4 ar

e in

trodu

ced.

130.

Dut

y to

pro

duce

lice

nce

and

cert

ifica

te o

f re

gist

ratio

n.—

(1) T

he d

river

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le in

an

y pu

blic

pla

ce sh

all,

on d

eman

d by

any

pol

ice

offic

er in

uni

form

, pro

duce

his

lice

nce

for

exam

inat

ion:

95. D

uty

to p

rodu

ce l

icen

ce a

nd c

ertif

icat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n. –

(1) A

driv

er o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

in

any

plac

e sh

all,

carr

y fo

llow

ing

docu

men

ts w

ith

him

i)

Driv

ing

licen

ce

ii) C

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion

iii) C

ertif

icat

e of

insu

ranc

e iv

) PU

C c

ertif

icat

e v)

Fitn

ess c

ertif

icat

e vi

) Per

mit,

if a

ny, a

utho

rizin

g ve

hicl

e to

driv

e th

e ve

hicl

e.

Prov

isio

n (1

) an

d (2

) ar

e m

ade

to

carr

y ph

oto

copy

of

re

leva

nt

docu

men

ts (

new

ite

ms

such

fitn

ess

certi

ficat

e,

pollu

tion

cont

rol

chec

k ce

rtific

ate

etc

are

incl

uded

) ex

cept

D

L in

orig

inal

. Sec

tion

is si

mpl

ified

.

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V

SEC

TIO

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Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

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gest

ion

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stifi

catio

n

338

Pr

ovid

ed th

at th

e dr

iver

may

, if h

is li

cenc

e ha

s bee

n su

bmitt

ed to

, or h

as b

een

seiz

ed b

y, a

ny o

ffic

er o

r au

thor

ity u

nder

this

or a

ny o

ther

Act

, pro

duce

in li

eu

of th

e lic

ence

a re

ceip

t or o

ther

ack

now

ledg

men

t is

sued

by

such

off

icer

or a

utho

rity

in re

spec

t the

reof

an

d th

erea

fter p

rodu

ce th

e lic

ence

with

in su

ch

perio

d, in

such

man

ner a

s the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t m

ay p

resc

ribe

to th

e po

lice

offic

er m

akin

g th

e de

man

d.

1[

(2) T

he c

ondu

ctor

, if a

ny, o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

on

any

publ

ic p

lace

shal

l on

dem

and

by a

ny o

ffic

er o

f th

e M

otor

Veh

icle

s Dep

artm

ent a

utho

rised

in th

is

beha

lf, p

rodu

ce th

e lic

ence

for e

xam

inat

ion.

] 2[

(3) T

he o

wne

r of a

mot

or v

ehic

le (o

ther

than

a

vehi

cle

regi

ster

ed u

nder

sect

ion

60),

or in

his

ab

senc

e th

e dr

iver

or o

ther

per

son

in c

harg

e of

the

vehi

cle,

shal

l, on

dem

and

by a

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

Prov

ided

that

the

driv

ing

licen

se s

hall

alw

ays

be

carr

ied

in o

rigin

al.

(2)

A d

river

sha

ll on

dem

and

by a

ny p

olic

e of

ficer

or

an

of

ficer

of

th

e M

otor

V

ehic

le

depa

rtmen

t in

uni

form

, pro

duce

for

exa

min

atio

n do

cum

ents

as m

entio

ned

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

).

Prov

ided

that

if a

ny o

f th

e do

cum

ents

men

tione

d in

sub

-sec

tion

(1)

is s

ubm

itted

or

seiz

ed b

y a

polic

e of

ficer

, he

shal

l gi

ve a

rec

eipt

and

driv

er

may

, if

any

docu

men

t ha

s be

en s

ubm

itted

to,

or

has

been

sei

zed

by, a

ny o

ffic

er o

r aut

horit

y un

der

this

or

any

othe

r A

ct,

prod

uce

in l

ieu

of t

he

licen

ce

a re

ceip

t or

ot

her

ackn

owle

dgem

ent

issu

ed b

y su

ch o

ffic

er o

r au

thor

ity i

n re

spec

t th

ereo

f an

th

erea

fter

prod

uce

such

do

cum

ent

with

in s

uch

perio

d, i

n su

ch m

anne

r as

may

be

pres

crib

ed.

95(2

): Ex

istin

g pr

ovis

o ha

s be

en

sim

plifi

ed.

95(2

) and

(3):

Del

eted

in v

iew

de

letio

n of

cha

pter

3.

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ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

339

or a

ny o

ther

off

icer

of t

he M

otor

Veh

icle

s D

epar

tmen

t dul

y au

thor

ised

in th

is b

ehal

f, pr

oduc

e th

e ce

rtific

ate

of in

sura

nce

of th

e ve

hicl

e an

d, w

here

th

e ve

hicl

e is

a tr

ansp

ort v

ehic

le, a

lso

the

certi

ficat

e of

fitn

ess r

efer

red

to in

sect

ion

56 a

nd th

e pe

rmit;

an

d if

any

or a

ll of

the

certi

ficat

es o

r the

per

mit

are

not i

n hi

s pos

sess

ion,

he

shal

l, w

ithin

fifte

en d

ays

from

the

date

of d

eman

d, su

bmit

phot

o co

pies

of t

he

sam

e, d

uly

atte

sted

in p

erso

n or

send

the

sam

e by

re

gist

ered

pos

t to

the

offic

er w

ho d

eman

ded

it.

Expl

anat

ion.

—Fo

r the

pur

pose

s of t

his s

ub-

sect

ion,

“ce

rtific

ate”

of i

nsur

ance

” m

eans

the

certi

ficat

e is

sued

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (3

) of s

ectio

n 14

7.] (4

) If t

he li

cenc

e re

ferr

ed to

in su

b-se

ctio

n (2

) or

the

certi

ficat

es o

r per

mit

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(3),

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, a

re n

ot a

t the

tim

e in

the

poss

essi

on o

f the

per

son

to w

hom

dem

and

is m

ade,

it

shal

l be

a su

ffic

ient

com

plia

nce

with

this

sect

ion

if su

ch p

erso

n pr

oduc

es th

e lic

ence

or c

ertif

icat

es o

r pe

rmit

with

in su

ch p

erio

d in

such

man

ner a

s the

C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay p

resc

ribe,

to th

e po

lice

offic

er o

r aut

horit

y m

akin

g th

e de

man

d:

Prov

ided

that

, exc

ept t

o su

ch e

xten

t and

with

(3) I

f the

cer

tific

ates

or p

erm

it re

ferr

ed to

in s

ub-

sect

ion

(1),

are

not a

t the

tim

e in

the

poss

essi

on in

or

igin

al o

f th

e pe

rson

to w

hom

dem

and

is m

ade,

it

shal

l be

a

suff

icie

nt

com

plia

nce

with

th

is

sect

ion

if su

ch p

erso

n pr

oduc

es th

e ce

rtific

ates

or

perm

it in

orig

inal

with

in s

uch

perio

d in

suc

h m

anne

r as

th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t m

ay

pres

crib

e,

to

the

polic

e of

ficer

or

au

thor

ity

mak

ing

the

dem

and.

Expl

anat

ion

has b

een

dele

ted.

An

appr

opria

te re

fere

nce

shou

ld b

e m

ade

once

the

deci

sion

has

bee

n ta

ken

on th

e ch

apte

r rel

atin

g to

In

sura

nce.

95

(3):

Subs

ectio

n (4

) has

bee

n re

num

bere

d.

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Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

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emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

340

such

mod

ifica

tions

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

, the

pr

ovis

ions

of t

his s

ub-s

ectio

n sh

all n

ot a

pply

to a

ny

pers

on re

quire

d to

pro

duce

the

certi

ficat

e of

re

gist

ratio

n or

the

certi

ficat

e of

fitn

ess o

f a tr

ansp

ort

vehi

cle.

--

----

----

----

----

----

----

1.

S

ubs.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, s

ec.

39,

for

sub-

sect

ion

(2) (

w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4).

2.

Sub

s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec

. 39

, fo

r su

b-se

ctio

n (3

) (w

.e.f.

14-

11-1

994)

. --

----

----

----

----

----

---

131.

Dut

y of

the

driv

er to

take

cer

tain

pr

ecau

tions

at u

ngua

rded

rai

lway

leve

l cr

ossi

ngs.—

Ever

y dr

iver

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le a

t the

ap

proa

ch o

f any

ung

uard

ed ra

ilway

leve

l cro

ssin

g sh

all c

ause

the

vehi

cle

to st

op a

nd th

e dr

iver

of t

he

vehi

cle

shal

l cau

se th

e co

nduc

tor o

r cle

aner

or

atte

ndan

t or a

ny o

ther

per

son

in th

e ve

hicl

e to

wal

k up

to th

e le

vel c

ross

ing

and

ensu

re th

at n

o tra

in o

r tro

lley

is a

ppro

achi

ng fr

om e

ither

side

and

then

pilo

t th

e m

otor

veh

icle

acr

oss s

uch

leve

l cro

ssin

g, a

nd

whe

re n

o co

nduc

tor o

r cle

aner

or a

ttend

ant o

r any

ot

her p

erso

n is

ava

ilabl

e in

the

vehi

cle,

the

driv

er o

f th

e ve

hicl

e sh

all g

et d

own

from

the

vehi

cle

him

self

to e

nsur

e th

at n

o tra

in o

r tro

lley

is a

ppro

achi

ng fr

om

eith

er si

de b

efor

e th

e ra

ilway

trac

k is

cro

ssed

.

Sect

ion

(131

) ha

s be

en c

lubb

ed w

ith S

ectio

n (1

18) u

nder

new

Sec

tion

(83)

.

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Ex

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f MVA

Expe

rt C

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ion

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stifi

catio

n

341

132.

Dut

y of

dri

ver

to st

op in

cer

tain

cas

es. —

(1)

The

driv

er o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l cau

se th

e ve

hicl

e to

stop

and

rem

ain

stat

iona

ry so

long

as 1 [m

ay fo

r su

ch re

ason

able

tim

e as

may

be

nece

ssar

y, b

ut n

ot

exce

edin

g tw

enty

-fou

r hou

rs],—

2 [(a)

whe

n re

quire

d to

do

so b

y an

y po

lice

offic

er n

ot

belo

w th

e ra

nk o

f a S

ub-I

nspe

ctor

in u

nifo

rm, i

n th

e ev

ent o

f the

veh

icle

bei

ng in

volv

ed in

the

occu

rren

ce

of a

n ac

cide

nt to

a p

erso

n, a

nim

al o

r veh

icle

or o

f da

mag

e to

pro

perty

, or]

(b) w

hen

requ

ired

to d

o so

by

any

pers

on in

cha

rge

of a

n an

imal

if su

ch p

erso

n ap

preh

ends

that

the

anim

al is

, or b

eing

ala

rmed

by

the

vehi

cle

will

be

com

e, u

nman

agea

ble,

or;

3 [***

]

and

he sh

all g

ive

his n

ame

and

addr

ess a

nd th

e na

me

and

addr

ess o

f the

ow

ner o

f the

veh

icle

to a

ny

pers

on a

ffec

ted

by a

ny su

ch a

ccid

ent o

r dam

age

who

de

man

ds it

pro

vide

d su

ch p

erso

n al

so fu

rnis

hes h

is

nam

e an

d ad

dres

s.

(2) T

he d

river

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le sh

all,

on d

eman

d by

a p

erso

n gi

ving

his

ow

n na

me

and

addr

ess a

nd

alle

ging

that

the

driv

er h

as c

omm

itted

an

offe

nce

96. D

uty

of d

rive

r to

sto

p in

cer

tain

cas

es a

nd

Dut

y of

ow

ner.

– (1

) The

driv

er o

f mot

or v

ehic

le

shal

l ca

use

the

vehi

cle

to

stop

&

re

mai

n st

atio

nary

so

long

as

may

for

suc

h re

ason

able

tim

e as

may

be

nece

ssar

y, b

ut n

ot e

xcee

ding

tw

enty

four

hou

rs; w

hen

requ

ired

to d

o so

by

any

polic

e of

ficer

not

bel

ow t

he r

ank

of a

Sub

-In

spec

tor

in u

nifo

rm, i

n th

e ev

ent

of t

he v

ehic

le

bein

g in

volv

ed in

the

occu

rren

ce o

f an

acci

dent

to

a pe

rson

, an

imal

or

vehi

cle

or o

f da

mag

e to

pr

oper

ty, o

r an

d he

sha

ll gi

ve h

is n

ame

and

addr

ess

and

the

nam

e an

d ad

dres

s of

the

owne

r of

the

vehi

cle

to

any

pers

on a

ffec

ted

by a

ny s

uch

acci

dent

or

dam

age

who

dem

ands

it

prov

ided

suc

h pe

rson

al

so fu

rnis

hes h

is n

ame

and

addr

ess

(2)T

he d

river

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le sh

all,

on d

eman

d by

a p

erso

n gi

ving

his

ow

n na

me

and

addr

ess

and

alle

ging

that

the

driv

er h

as c

omm

itted

an

offe

nce

Sr. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged.

Old

se

ctio

n (1

32) a

nd (1

33) a

re

com

bine

d to

geth

er.

96(1

)(b)

and

96

(3):

Del

eted

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

342

puni

shab

le u

nder

sect

ion

184

give

his

nam

e an

d ad

dres

s to

that

per

son.

(3) I

n th

is se

ctio

n th

e ex

pres

sion

“an

imal

” m

eans

an

y ho

rse,

cat

tle, e

leph

ant,

cam

el, a

ss, m

ule,

shee

p or

goa

t.

----

----

--

1. S

ubs.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 4

0, fo

r “m

ay

reas

onab

ly b

e ne

cess

ary”

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4).

2. S

ubs.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 4

0, fo

r cla

use

(a)

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4).

3. C

laus

e (c

) om

itted

by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

40

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4).

puni

shab

le u

nder

sec

tion

118,

giv

e hi

s na

me

and

addr

ess t

o th

at p

erso

n.

133.

Dut

y of

ow

ner

of m

otor

veh

icle

to g

ive

info

rmat

ion.

—Th

e ow

ner o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

, the

dr

iver

or c

ondu

ctor

of w

hich

is a

ccus

ed o

f any

of

fenc

e un

der t

his A

ct sh

all,

on th

e de

man

d of

any

po

lice

offic

er a

utho

rised

in th

is b

ehal

f by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t, gi

ve a

ll in

form

atio

n re

gard

ing

the

nam

e an

d ad

dres

s of,

and

the

licen

ce h

eld

by, t

he

driv

er o

r con

duct

or w

hich

is in

his

pos

sess

ion

or

coul

d by

reas

onab

le d

ilige

nce

be a

scer

tain

ed b

y hi

m.

(133

) is c

ombi

ned

with

(132

).

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

343

134.

Dut

y of

dri

ver

in c

ase

of a

ccid

ent a

nd

inju

ry to

a p

erso

n.—

Whe

n an

y pe

rson

is in

jure

d or

an

y pr

oper

ty o

f a th

ird p

arty

is d

amag

ed, a

s a re

sult

of a

n ac

cide

nt in

whi

ch a

mot

or v

ehic

le is

invo

lved

, th

e dr

iver

of t

he v

ehic

le o

r oth

er p

erso

n in

cha

rge

of

the

vehi

cle

shal

l—

(a)

unl

ess i

t is n

ot p

ract

icab

le to

do

so o

n ac

coun

t of

mob

fury

or a

ny o

ther

reas

on b

eyon

d hi

s con

trol,

take

all

reas

onab

le st

eps t

o se

cure

med

ical

atte

ntio

n fo

r the

inju

red

pers

on, 1

[by

conv

eyin

g hi

m to

the

near

est m

edic

al p

ract

ition

er o

r hos

pita

l, an

d it

shal

l be

the

duty

of e

very

regi

ster

ed m

edic

al p

ract

ition

er

or th

e do

ctor

on

the

duty

in th

e ho

spita

l im

med

iate

ly

to a

ttend

to th

e in

jure

d pe

rson

and

rend

er m

edic

al

aid

or tr

eatm

ent w

ithou

t wai

ting

for a

ny p

roce

dura

l fo

rmal

ities

], un

less

the

inju

red

pers

on o

r his

gu

ardi

an, i

n ca

se h

e is

a m

inor

, des

ires o

ther

wis

e;

(b)

giv

e on

dem

and

by a

pol

ice

offic

er a

ny

info

rmat

ion

requ

ired

by h

im, o

r, if

no p

olic

e of

ficer

is

pre

sent

, rep

ort t

he c

ircum

stan

ces o

f the

oc

curr

ence

, inc

ludi

ng th

e ci

rcum

stan

ces,

if an

y, fo

r no

t tak

ing

reas

onab

le st

eps t

o se

cure

med

ical

at

tent

ion

as re

quire

d un

der c

laus

e (a

), at

the

near

est

polic

e st

atio

n as

soon

as p

ossi

ble,

and

in a

ny c

ase

with

in tw

enty

-fou

r hou

rs o

f the

occ

urre

nce;

2[

(c)

giv

e th

e fo

llow

ing

info

rmat

ion

in

writ

ing

to th

e in

sure

r, w

ho h

as is

sued

the

97. D

uty

of d

rive

r in

cas

e of

acc

iden

t and

in

jury

to a

per

son.

—W

hen

any

pers

on is

inju

red

or a

ny p

rope

rty o

f a th

ird p

arty

is d

amag

ed, a

s a

resu

lt of

an

acci

dent

in w

hich

a m

otor

veh

icle

is

invo

lved

, the

driv

er o

f the

veh

icle

or o

ther

per

son

in c

harg

e of

the

vehi

cle

shal

l—

(a)

unl

ess i

t is n

ot p

ract

icab

le to

do

so o

n ac

coun

t of m

ob fu

ry o

r any

oth

er re

ason

bey

ond

his c

ontro

l, ta

ke a

ll re

ason

able

step

s to

secu

re

med

ical

atte

ntio

n fo

r the

inju

red

pers

on, 1

[by

conv

eyin

g hi

m to

the

near

est m

edic

al p

ract

ition

er

or h

ospi

tal,

and

it sh

all b

e th

e du

ty o

f eve

ry

regi

ster

ed m

edic

al p

ract

ition

er o

r the

doc

tor o

n th

e du

ty in

the

hosp

ital i

mm

edia

tely

to a

ttend

to

the

inju

red

pers

on a

nd re

nder

med

ical

aid

or

treat

men

t with

out w

aitin

g fo

r any

pro

cedu

ral

form

aliti

es, o

r fin

anci

al a

rran

gem

ents

unl

ess t

he

inju

red

pers

on o

r his

gua

rdia

n, in

cas

e he

is a

m

inor

, des

ires o

ther

wis

e;

(b)

giv

e on

dem

and

by a

pol

ice

offic

er a

ny

info

rmat

ion

requ

ired

by h

im, o

r, if

no p

olic

e of

ficer

is p

rese

nt, r

epor

t the

circ

umst

ance

s of t

he

occu

rren

ce, i

nclu

ding

the

circ

umst

ance

s, if

any,

fo

r not

taki

ng re

ason

able

step

s to

secu

re m

edic

al

atte

ntio

n as

requ

ired

unde

r cla

use

(a),

at th

e ne

ares

t pol

ice

stat

ion

as so

on a

s pos

sibl

e, a

nd in

an

y ca

se w

ithin

twen

ty-f

our h

ours

of t

he

Sr. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged.

(9

7a):

“fin

anci

al a

rran

gem

ents

” is

in

clud

ed.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

344

certi

ficat

es o

f ins

uran

ce, a

bout

the

occu

rren

ce o

f the

acc

iden

t, na

mel

y:—

(i)

in

sura

nce

polic

y nu

mbe

r and

per

iod

of

its v

alid

ity;

(ii)

dat

e, ti

me

and

plac

e of

acc

iden

t; (ii

i)

parti

cula

rs o

f the

per

sons

inju

red

or

kille

d in

the

acci

dent

; (iv

) n

ame

of th

e dr

iver

and

the

parti

cula

rs

of h

is d

rivin

g lic

ence

. Ex

plan

atio

n.—

For t

he p

urpo

ses o

f thi

s sec

tion

the

expr

essi

on “

driv

er”

incl

udes

the

owne

r of t

he

vehi

cle.

] --

----

----

----

----

---

1

. S

ubs.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, s

ec. 4

1, o

f “a

nd, i

f ne

cess

ary,

con

vey

him

to

the

near

est

hosp

ital”

(w

.e.f.

14-

11-1

994)

.

2.

Ins.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, s

ec. 4

1 (w

.e.f.

14-

11-

1994

). --

----

----

----

----

---

occu

rren

ce;

2[(c

) g

ive

the

follo

win

g in

form

atio

n in

w

ritin

g to

the

insu

rer,

who

has

issu

ed th

e ce

rtific

ates

of i

nsur

ance

, abo

ut th

e oc

curr

ence

of t

he a

ccid

ent,

nam

ely:

—

(i)

insu

ranc

e po

licy

num

ber a

nd p

erio

d of

its v

alid

ity;

(ii)

dat

e, ti

me

and

plac

e of

acc

iden

t; (ii

i)

parti

cula

rs o

f the

per

sons

inju

red

or

kille

d in

the

acci

dent

; (iv

) n

ame

of th

e dr

iver

and

the

parti

cula

rs o

f his

driv

ing

licen

ce.

Expl

anat

ion.

—Fo

r the

pur

pose

s of t

his

sect

ion

the

expr

essi

on “

driv

er”

incl

udes

the

owne

r of t

he v

ehic

le.]

135.

Sch

emes

to b

e fr

amed

for

the

inve

stig

atio

n of

acc

iden

t cas

es a

nd w

aysi

de

amen

ities

, etc

.—(1

) The

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t may

, by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te, m

ake

one

or

mor

e sc

hem

es to

pro

vide

for—

(135

): D

elet

ed.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

345

(a)

an

in-d

epth

stud

y on

cau

ses a

nd a

naly

sis o

f m

otor

veh

icle

acc

iden

ts;

(b)

way

side

am

eniti

es o

n hi

ghw

ays;

(c

) t

raff

ic a

id p

osts

on

high

way

s; a

nd

(d)

tru

ck p

arki

ng c

ompl

exes

alo

ng h

ighw

ays.

(2) E

very

sche

me

mad

e un

der t

his s

ectio

n by

any

St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent s

hall

be la

id, a

s soo

n as

may

be

afte

r it i

s mad

e, b

efor

e th

e St

ate

Legi

slat

ure.

136.

Insp

ectio

n of

veh

icle

inv

olve

d in

ac

cide

nt.—

Whe

n an

y ac

cide

nt o

ccur

s in

whi

ch a

m

otor

veh

icle

is in

volv

ed, a

ny p

erso

n au

thor

ised

in

this

beh

alf b

y th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, o

n pr

oduc

tion

if so

requ

ired

of h

is a

utho

rity,

insp

ect t

he

vehi

cle

and

for t

hat p

urpo

se m

ay e

nter

at a

ny

reas

onab

le ti

me

any

prem

ises

whe

re th

e ve

hicl

e m

ay

be, a

nd m

ay re

mov

e th

e ve

hicl

e fo

r exa

min

atio

n:

Prov

ided

that

the

plac

e to

whi

ch th

e ve

hicl

e is

so

rem

oved

shal

l be

intim

ated

to th

e ow

ner o

f the

ve

hicl

e an

d th

e ve

hicl

e sh

all b

e re

turn

ed 1

[afte

r co

mpl

etio

n of

the

form

aliti

es to

the

owne

r, dr

iver

or

the

pers

on in

cha

rge

of th

e ve

hicl

e w

ithin

twen

ty-

four

hou

rs].

---

----

----

----

----

----

---

1

. S

ubs.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 4

2, fo

r “w

ithou

t un

nece

ssar

y de

lay”

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4).

98. I

nspe

ctio

n of

veh

icle

inv

olve

d in

ac

cide

nt.—

Whe

n an

y ac

cide

nt o

ccur

s in

whi

ch a

m

otor

veh

icle

is in

volv

ed, a

ny p

erso

n au

thor

ised

in

this

beh

alf b

y th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, o

n pr

oduc

tion

if so

requ

ired

of h

is a

utho

rity,

insp

ect

the

vehi

cle

and

for t

hat p

urpo

se m

ay e

nter

at a

ny

reas

onab

le ti

me

any

prem

ises

whe

re th

e ve

hicl

e m

ay b

e, a

nd m

ay re

mov

e th

e ve

hicl

e fo

r ex

amin

atio

n:

Prov

ided

that

the

plac

e to

whi

ch th

e ve

hicl

e is

so

rem

oved

shal

l be

intim

ated

to th

e ow

ner o

f the

ve

hicl

e an

d th

e ve

hicl

e sh

all b

e re

turn

ed 1

[afte

r co

mpl

etio

n of

the

form

aliti

es to

the

owne

r, dr

iver

or

the

pers

on in

cha

rge

of th

e ve

hicl

e w

ithin

tw

enty

-fou

r hou

rs].

Prov

ided

furth

er th

at if

an

offic

er in

spec

ting

such

Sr. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged

and

the

seco

nd p

rovi

so is

add

ed a

fter t

he fi

rst

prov

iso.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

346

----

----

----

----

----

----

--

vehi

cle

is o

f the

vie

w th

at th

e ve

hicl

e is

unf

it fo

r us

e on

the

road

, he

shal

l int

imat

e in

suc

h m

anne

r as

may

be

pres

crib

ed to

the

regi

stra

tion

auth

ority

.

137.

Pow

er o

f Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent t

o m

ake

rule

s.—Th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay m

ake

rule

s to

prov

ide

for a

ll or

any

of t

he fo

llow

ing

mat

ters

, na

mel

y:—

(a

) t

he o

ccas

ions

on

whi

ch si

gnal

s sha

ll be

mad

e by

driv

ers o

f mot

or v

ehic

les a

nd su

ch si

gnal

s und

er

sect

ion

121;

(b

) t

he m

anne

r in

whi

ch th

e lic

ence

s and

ce

rtific

ates

may

be

prod

uced

to th

e po

lice

offic

er

unde

r sec

tion

130.

99. P

ower

of C

entr

al G

over

nmen

t to

mak

e ru

les.—

The

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

mak

e ru

les

to p

rovi

de fo

r all

or th

e m

anne

r in

whi

ch th

e do

cum

ents

may

be

prod

uced

bef

ore

the

offic

er

unde

r sec

tion

95.

99 (a

) has

bee

n de

lete

d in

vie

w o

f de

letio

n of

sect

ion

(121

) and

si

mpl

ified

by

repl

acin

g “l

icen

se a

nd

certi

ficat

es”

with

“do

cum

ents

”.

138.

Pow

er o

f Sta

te G

over

nmen

t to

mak

e ru

les.

— (1

) The

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t may

mak

e ru

les f

or th

e pu

rpos

e of

car

ryin

g in

to e

ffec

t the

pro

visi

ons o

f thi

s C

hapt

er o

ther

than

the

mat

ters

spec

ified

in se

ctio

n 13

7.

(2) W

ithou

t pre

judi

ce to

the

gene

ralit

y of

the

fore

goin

g po

wer

, suc

h ru

les m

ay p

rovi

de fo

r—

(a) t

he re

mov

al a

nd th

e sa

fe c

usto

dy o

f veh

icle

s in

clud

ing

thei

r loa

ds w

hich

hav

e br

oken

dow

n or

100.

Pow

er o

f Sta

te G

over

nmen

t to

mak

e ru

les.

— (1

) The

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t may

mak

e ru

les f

or th

e pu

rpos

e of

car

ryin

g in

to e

ffec

t the

pr

ovis

ions

of t

his C

hapt

er o

ther

than

the

mat

ters

sp

ecifi

ed in

sect

ion

99.

100(

1): O

nly

chan

ge in

Sr.

No.

No

chan

ge in

oth

ers.

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IEW

OF

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TOR

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ICLE

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T (M

VA) 1

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

347

whi

ch h

ave

been

left

stan

ding

or h

ave

been

ab

ando

ned

on ro

ads;

(b

) the

inst

alla

tion

and

use

of w

eigh

ing

devi

ces;

(c

) the

mai

nten

ance

and

man

agem

ent o

f way

side

am

eniti

es c

ompl

exes

; (d

) the

exe

mpt

ion

from

all

or a

ny o

f the

pro

visi

ons

of th

is C

hapt

er o

f fire

brig

ade

vehi

cles

, am

bula

nces

an

d ot

her s

peci

al c

lass

es o

r des

crip

tions

of v

ehic

le,

subj

ect t

o su

ch c

ondi

tions

as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

; (e

) the

mai

nten

ance

and

man

agem

ent o

f par

king

pl

aces

and

stan

ds a

nd th

e fe

es, i

f any

, whi

ch m

ay b

e ch

arge

d fo

r the

ir us

e;

(f) p

rohi

bitin

g th

e dr

ivin

g do

wnh

ill o

f a m

otor

ve

hicl

e w

ith th

e ge

ar d

isen

gage

d ei

ther

gen

eral

ly o

r in

a sp

ecifi

ed p

lace

; (g

) pro

hibi

ting

the

taki

ng h

old

of o

r mou

ntin

g of

a

mot

or v

ehic

le in

mot

ion;

(h

) pro

hibi

ting

the

use

of fo

ot-p

aths

or p

avem

ents

by

mot

or v

ehic

les;

(i)

gen

eral

ly, t

he p

reve

ntio

n of

dan

ger,

inju

ry o

r an

noya

nce

to th

e pu

blic

or a

ny p

erso

n, o

r of d

ange

r or

inju

ry to

pro

perty

or o

f obs

truct

ion

to tr

affic

; and

(j)

any

oth

er m

atte

r whi

ch is

to b

e, o

r may

be,

pr

escr

ibed

.

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IEW

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TOR

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ICLE

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VA) 1

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

348

Cha

pter

IX: M

OT

OR

VE

HIC

LE

T

EM

POR

AR

ILY

LEA

VIN

G O

R V

ISIT

ING

IN

DIA

139.

Pow

er o

f Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent t

o m

ake

rule

s.—(1

) The

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

, by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te, m

ake

rule

s for

all

or a

ny o

f the

follo

win

g pu

rpos

es, n

amel

y:—

(a)

the

gra

nt a

nd a

uthe

ntic

atio

n of

trav

ellin

g pa

sses

, cer

tific

ates

or a

utho

risat

ions

to p

erso

ns

tem

pora

rily

taki

ng m

otor

veh

icle

s out

of I

ndia

to a

ny

plac

e ou

tsid

e In

dia

or to

per

sons

tem

pora

rily

proc

eedi

ng o

ut o

f Ind

ia to

any

pla

ce o

utsi

de In

dia

and

desi

ring

to d

rive

a m

otor

veh

icle

dur

ing

thei

r ab

senc

e fr

om In

dia;

(b

) p

resc

ribin

g th

e co

nditi

ons s

ubje

ct to

whi

ch

mot

or v

ehic

les b

roug

ht te

mpo

raril

y in

to In

dia

from

ou

tsid

e In

dia

by p

erso

ns in

tend

ing

to m

ake

a te

mpo

rary

stay

in In

dia

may

be

poss

esse

d an

d us

ed

in In

dia;

and

(c

) p

resc

ribin

g th

e co

nditi

ons s

ubje

ct to

whi

ch

pers

ons e

nter

ing

Indi

a fr

om a

ny p

lace

out

side

Indi

a fo

r a te

mpo

rary

stay

in In

dia

may

driv

e m

otor

ve

hicl

es in

Indi

a.

(2) F

or th

e pu

rpos

e of

faci

litat

ing

and

regu

latin

g th

e se

rvic

es o

f mot

or v

ehic

les o

pera

ting

betw

een

Cha

pter

VII

: MO

TO

R V

EH

ICL

E

TE

MPO

RA

RIL

Y L

EAV

ING

OR

VIS

ITIN

G

IND

IA

101.

Pow

er o

f Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent t

o m

ake

rule

s.—Sr

. No.

has

bee

n ch

ange

d.

Cha

pter

IX h

as b

een

chan

ged

to

Cha

pter

VII

.

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IEW

OF

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TOR

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ICLE

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VA) 1

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

349

Indi

a an

d an

y ot

her c

ount

ry u

nder

any

reci

proc

al

arra

ngem

ent a

nd c

arry

ing

pass

enge

rs o

r goo

ds o

r bo

th b

y ro

ad fo

r hire

or r

ewar

d, th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t may

, by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial

Gaz

ette

, mak

e ru

les w

ith re

spec

t to

all o

r any

of t

he

follo

win

g m

atte

rs, n

amel

y:—

(a

) t

he c

ondi

tions

subj

ect t

o w

hich

mot

or v

ehic

les

carr

ying

on

such

serv

ices

may

be

brou

ght i

nto

Indi

a fr

om o

utsi

de In

dia

and

poss

esse

d an

d us

ed in

Indi

a;

(b)

the

con

ditio

ns su

bjec

t to

whi

ch m

otor

veh

icle

s m

ay b

e ta

ken

from

any

pla

ce in

Indi

a to

any

pla

ce

outs

ide

Indi

a;

(c)

the

con

ditio

ns su

bjec

t to

whi

ch p

erso

ns

empl

oyed

as d

river

s and

con

duct

ors o

f suc

h m

otor

ve

hicl

es m

ay e

nter

or l

eave

Indi

a;

(d)

the

gra

nt a

nd a

uthe

ntic

atio

n of

trav

ellin

g pa

sses

, cer

tific

ates

or a

utho

risat

ions

to p

erso

ns

empl

oyed

as d

river

s and

con

duct

ors o

f suc

h m

otor

ve

hicl

es;

(e)

the

par

ticul

ars (

othe

r tha

n re

gist

ratio

n m

arks

) to

be e

xhib

ited

by su

ch m

otor

veh

icle

s and

the

man

ner

in w

hich

such

par

ticul

ars a

re to

be

exhi

bite

d;

(f)

the

use

of t

raile

rs w

ith su

ch m

otor

veh

icle

s;

(g)

the

exe

mpt

ion

of su

ch m

otor

veh

icle

s and

thei

r dr

iver

s and

con

duct

ors f

rom

all

or a

ny o

r the

pr

ovis

ions

of t

his A

ct [o

ther

than

thos

e re

ferr

ed to

in

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CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

350

sub-

sect

ion

(4)]

of t

he ru

les m

ade

ther

eund

er;

(h)

the

iden

tific

atio

n of

the

driv

ers a

nd c

ondu

ctor

s of

such

mot

or v

ehic

les;

(i)

th

e re

plac

emen

t of t

he tr

avel

ling

pass

es,

certi

ficat

es o

r aut

horis

atio

ns, p

erm

its, l

icen

ces o

r an

y ot

her p

resc

ribed

doc

umen

ts lo

st o

r def

aced

, on

paym

ent o

f suc

h fe

e as

may

be

pres

crib

ed;

(j)

the

exem

ptio

n fr

om th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

uch

law

s as

rela

te to

cus

tom

s, po

lice

or h

ealth

with

a v

iew

to

faci

litat

e su

ch ro

ad tr

ansp

ort s

ervi

ces;

(k

) a

ny o

ther

mat

ter w

hich

is to

be,

or m

ay b

e,

pres

crib

ed.

(3) N

o ru

le m

ade

unde

r thi

s sec

tion

shal

l ope

rate

to

con

fer o

n an

y pe

rson

any

imm

unity

in a

ny S

tate

fr

om th

e pa

ymen

t of a

ny ta

x le

vied

in th

at S

tate

on

mot

or v

ehic

les o

r the

ir us

ers.

(4) N

othi

ng in

this

Act

or i

n an

y ru

le m

ade

ther

eund

er b

y a

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t rel

atin

g to

—

(a)

the

regi

stra

tion

and

iden

tific

atio

n of

m

otor

veh

icle

s, or

(b

) t

he re

quire

men

ts a

s to

cons

truct

ion,

m

aint

enan

ce a

nd e

quip

men

t of m

otor

ve

hicl

es, o

r (c

) t

he li

cens

ing

and

the

qual

ifica

tions

of

driv

ers a

nd c

ondu

ctor

s of m

otor

veh

icle

s,

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

351

shal

l app

ly—

(i)

to

any

mot

or v

ehic

le to

whi

ch o

r to

any

driv

er o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

to w

hom

any

ru

les m

ade

unde

r cla

use

(b) o

r cla

use

(c) o

f su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) or u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(2)

appl

y; o

r (ii

) t

o an

y co

nduc

tor o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

to

who

m a

ny ru

les m

ade

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(2) a

pply

. C

HA

PTE

R X

: LIA

BIL

ITY

WIT

HO

UT

FAU

LT

IN C

ER

TAIN

CA

SES

Del

eted

.

CH

APT

ER

XI:

INSU

RA

NC

E O

F M

OT

OR

V

EHIC

LE A

GA

INST

TH

IRD

PA

RTY

IN

SUR

AN

CE

Kin

dly

refe

r to

the

Com

mitt

ee re

com

men

datio

ns

cont

aine

d in

Ann

exur

e VI

.

CH

APT

ER

XII

: CLA

IMS

TRIB

UN

ALS

K

indl

y re

fer t

o th

e C

omm

ittee

reco

mm

enda

tions

co

ntai

ned

in A

nnex

ure

VI.

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IEW

OF

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TOR

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ICLE

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VA) 1

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

352

CH

APT

ER

XII

I: O

FFEN

CE

, PE

NA

LT

Y A

ND

PR

OC

ED

UR

E

177.

Gen

eral

pro

visi

on fo

r pu

nish

men

t of

offe

nces

.—W

hoev

er c

ontra

vene

s any

pro

visi

on o

f th

is A

ct o

r of a

ny ru

le, r

egul

atio

n or

not

ifica

tion

mad

e th

ere

unde

r sha

ll, if

no

pena

lty is

pro

vide

d fo

r th

e of

fenc

e be

pun

isha

ble

for t

he fi

rst o

ffen

ce w

ith

fine

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

one

hun

dred

rupe

es, a

nd

for a

ny se

cond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ence

with

fine

w

hich

may

ext

end

to th

ree

hund

red

rupe

es.

CH

APT

ER

VII

I: O

FFEN

CE

, PE

NA

LT

Y A

ND

PR

OC

ED

UR

E

102.

Gen

eral

pro

visi

on fo

r pu

nish

men

t of

offe

nces

.—W

hoev

er c

ontra

vene

s any

pro

visi

on

of th

is A

ct o

r of a

ny ru

le, r

egul

atio

n or

no

tific

atio

n m

ade

ther

e un

der s

hall,

if n

o pe

nalty

is

pro

vide

d fo

r the

off

ence

, be

puni

shab

le fo

r the

fir

st o

ffen

ce, w

ith fi

ne w

hich

may

ext

end

to fi

ve

hund

red

rupe

es, a

nd fo

r any

seco

nd o

r sub

sequ

ent

offe

nce

with

fine

of o

ne th

ousa

nd ru

pees

.

103.

Gen

eral

pro

visi

on fo

r driv

er p

enal

ty p

oint

s sc

hem

e. -

(1) A

ny p

erso

n, w

hoev

er w

hile

driv

ing

co

ntra

vene

s cer

tain

pro

visi

ons o

f Act

rela

ted

to

traff

ic v

iola

tions

or o

f any

spec

ified

rule

, re

gula

tion

or n

otifi

catio

n m

ade

ther

e un

der s

hall

be a

war

ded

pena

lty p

oint

s as a

pplic

able

for t

he

offe

nce

in a

dditi

on to

the

fine

and/

or

impr

ison

men

t as t

he c

ase

may

be.

The

driv

er

pena

lty sc

hem

e sh

all b

e as

per

Sch

edul

e II

.

(2)

Pena

lty p

oint

s aw

arde

d to

any

lice

nce

hold

er

in t

erm

s of

Sch

edul

e II

sha

ll su

bsis

t un

til t

heir

expi

ry p

erio

d as

spec

ified

in th

e Sc

hedu

le.

(3) T

he p

roce

dure

for a

war

ding

pen

alty

poi

nts,

mai

ntai

ning

reco

rds t

here

of sh

all b

e as

pre

scrib

ed

Sr. N

o. o

f cha

pter

and

sect

ion

has

been

cha

nged

. A

mou

nt o

f fin

e ha

s bee

n in

crea

sed

thro

ugho

ut th

e ch

apte

r in

view

the

curr

ent p

rice

inde

x. P

roce

dure

of

pena

lty p

oint

is a

dopt

ed (k

indl

y re

fer

to S

ched

ule

II) u

nder

this

cha

pter

an

d pr

opos

ed to

mai

ntai

ning

reco

rds

ther

eof.

Prov

isio

n of

pen

alty

poi

nts

has b

een

awar

ded

to a

per

son

who

vi

olat

es tr

affic

rule

/regu

latio

n in

ad

ditio

n to

the

fine

or im

pris

onm

ent

or b

oth.

N

ew su

bsec

tion

103

is in

trodu

ced.

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IEW

OF

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TOR

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ICLE

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VA) 1

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ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

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gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

353

by th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent.

178.

Pen

alty

for

trav

ellin

g w

ithou

t pas

s or

ticke

t and

for

dere

lictio

n of

dut

y on

the

part

of

cond

ucto

r an

d re

fusa

l to

ply

cont

ract

car

riag

e,

etc.

—(1

) Who

ever

trav

els i

n a

stag

e ca

rria

ge w

ithou

t ha

ving

a p

rope

r pas

s or t

icke

t with

him

or b

eing

in

or h

avin

g al

ight

ed fr

om a

stag

e ca

rria

ge fa

ils o

r re

fuse

s to

pres

ent f

or e

xam

inat

ion

or to

del

iver

up

his p

ass o

r tic

ket i

mm

edia

tely

on

a re

quis

ition

bei

ng

mad

e th

eref

ore,

shal

l be

puni

shab

le w

ith fi

ne w

hich

m

ay e

xten

d to

five

hun

dred

rupe

es.

Expl

anat

ion.

—In

this

sect

ion,

“pa

ss”

and

104.

Pen

alty

for

refu

sal t

o pl

y co

ntra

ct

carr

iage

, etc

If th

e ho

lder

of a

per

mit

or th

e dr

iver

of a

co

ntra

ct c

arria

ge re

fuse

s, in

con

trave

ntio

n of

the

prov

isio

ns o

f thi

s Act

or r

ules

mad

e th

ere

unde

r, to

ply

the

cont

ract

car

riage

or t

o ca

rry

the

pass

enge

rs, h

e sh

all,—

(a) i

n th

e ca

se o

f tw

o-w

heel

ed o

r thr

ee-w

heel

ed

mot

or v

ehic

les,

be p

unis

habl

e w

ith fi

ne w

hich

Sim

plifi

ed a

nd st

ream

lined

.

104(

1) a

nd e

xpla

natio

n th

ereo

f and

su

bsec

tion

(2):

Del

eted

. (R

edun

dant

) In

vie

w o

f del

etio

n of

cha

pter

3.

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OF

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TOR

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ICLE

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ure

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SEC

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N W

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CH

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GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

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ion

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emar

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stifi

catio

n

354

“tic

ket”

hav

e th

e m

eani

ngs r

espe

ctiv

ely

assi

gned

to

them

in se

ctio

n 12

4.

(2) I

f the

con

duct

or o

f a st

age

carr

iage

, or t

he

driv

er o

f a st

age

carr

iage

per

form

ing

the

func

tions

of

a co

nduc

tor i

n su

ch st

age

carr

iage

, who

se d

uty

is—

(a

) t

o su

pply

a ti

cket

to a

per

son

trave

lling

in a

st

age

carr

iage

on

paym

ent o

f far

e by

such

per

son,

ei

ther

wilf

ully

or n

eglig

ently

,—

(i) fa

ils o

r ref

uses

to a

ccep

t the

fare

whe

n te

nder

ed,

or

(ii) a

ils o

r ref

uses

to su

pply

a ti

cket

, or

(iii)

supp

lies a

n in

valid

tick

et, o

r (iv

) sup

plie

s a ti

cket

of a

less

er v

alue

, or

(b) t

o ch

eck

any

pass

or t

icke

t, ei

ther

wilf

ully

or

negl

igen

tly fa

ils o

r ref

uses

to d

o so

, he

shal

l be

puni

shab

le w

ith fi

ne w

hich

may

ext

end

to fi

ve

hund

red

rupe

es.

(3) I

f the

hol

der o

f a p

erm

it or

the

driv

er o

f a

cont

ract

car

riage

refu

ses,

in c

ontra

vent

ion

of th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his A

ct o

r rul

es m

ade

ther

eund

er, t

o pl

y th

e co

ntra

ct c

arria

ge o

r to

carr

y th

e pa

ssen

gers

, he

shal

l,—

(a)

in

the

case

of t

wo-

whe

eled

or t

hree

-whe

eled

m

otor

veh

icle

s, be

pun

isha

ble

with

fine

whi

ch m

ay

exte

nd to

fifty

rupe

es; a

nd

may

ext

end

to fi

ve h

undr

ed ru

pees

; and

(b) i

n an

y ot

her c

ase,

be

puni

shab

le w

ith fi

ne

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

one

thou

sand

rupe

es.

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IEW

OF

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TOR

VEH

ICLE

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

355

(b)

in

any

othe

r cas

e, b

e pu

nish

able

with

fine

w

hich

may

ext

end

to tw

o hu

ndre

d ru

pees

.

179.

Dis

obed

ienc

e of

ord

ers,

obst

ruct

ion

and

refu

sal o

f inf

orm

atio

n.—

(1) W

hoev

er w

ilful

ly

diso

beys

any

dire

ctio

n la

wfu

lly g

iven

by

any

pers

on

or a

utho

rity

empo

wer

ed u

nder

this

Act

to g

ive

such

di

rect

ion,

or o

bstru

cts a

ny p

erso

n or

aut

horit

y in

the

disc

harg

e of

any

func

tions

whi

ch su

ch p

erso

n or

au

thor

ity is

requ

ired

or e

mpo

wer

ed u

nder

this

Act

to

disc

harg

e, sh

all,

if no

oth

er p

enal

ty is

pro

vide

d fo

r th

e of

fenc

e be

pun

isha

ble

with

fine

whi

ch m

ay

exte

nd to

five

hun

dred

rupe

es.

(2) W

hoev

er, b

eing

requ

ired

by o

r und

er th

is A

ct

to su

pply

any

info

rmat

ion,

wilf

ully

with

hold

s suc

h in

form

atio

n or

giv

es in

form

atio

n w

hich

he

know

s to

be fa

lse

or w

hich

he

does

not

bel

ieve

to b

e tru

e,

shal

l, if

no o

ther

pen

alty

is p

rovi

ded

for t

he o

ffen

ce,

be p

unis

habl

e w

ith im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

term

whi

ch

may

ext

end

to o

ne m

onth

, or w

ith fi

ne w

hich

may

ex

tend

to fi

ve h

undr

ed ru

pees

, or w

ith b

oth.

105.

Dis

obed

ienc

e of

ord

ers,

obst

ruct

ion

and

refu

sal o

f inf

orm

atio

n.—

(1) W

hoev

er w

ilful

ly

diso

beys

any

dire

ctio

n la

wfu

lly g

iven

by

any

pers

on o

r aut

horit

y em

pow

ered

und

er th

is A

ct to

gi

ve su

ch d

irect

ion,

or o

bstru

cts a

ny p

erso

n or

au

thor

ity in

the

disc

harg

e of

any

func

tions

whi

ch

such

per

son

or a

utho

rity

is re

quire

d or

em

pow

ered

und

er th

is A

ct to

dis

char

ge, s

hall,

if

no o

ther

pen

alty

is p

rovi

ded

for t

he o

ffen

ce, b

e pu

nish

able

with

fine

of o

ne th

ousa

nd ru

pees

. Fu

rther

, it s

hall

carr

y pe

nalty

poi

nts a

s per

Sc

hedu

le II

.

(2) W

hoev

er, b

eing

requ

ired

by o

r und

er th

is A

ct

to su

pply

any

info

rmat

ion,

wilf

ully

with

hold

s su

ch in

form

atio

n or

giv

es in

form

atio

n w

hich

he

know

s to

be fa

lse

or w

hich

he

does

not

bel

ieve

to

be tr

ue, s

hall,

if n

o ot

her p

enal

ty is

pro

vide

d fo

r th

e of

fenc

e, b

e pu

nish

able

with

impr

ison

men

t for

a

term

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

one

mon

th, o

r with

fin

e of

one

thou

sand

rupe

es, o

r with

bot

h.

Furth

er, i

t sha

ll ca

rry

pena

lty p

oint

s as p

er

Sche

dule

II.

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IEW

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SEC

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ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

356

180.

Allo

win

g un

auth

oris

ed p

erso

ns to

dri

ve

vehi

cles

- W

hene

ver,

bein

g th

e ow

ner o

r per

son

in

char

ge o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

, cau

ses,

or p

erm

its, a

ny

othe

r per

son

who

doe

s not

satis

fy th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

sect

ion

3 or

sect

ion

4 to

driv

e th

e ve

hicl

e sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

impr

ison

men

t for

a te

rm w

hich

may

ex

tend

to th

ree

mon

ths,

or w

ith fi

ne w

hich

may

ex

tend

to o

ne th

ousa

nd ru

pees

or w

ith b

oth.

106.

Allo

win

g un

auth

oris

ed p

erso

ns to

dri

ve

vehi

cles

.—W

hoev

er, b

eing

the

owne

r or p

erso

n in

cha

rge

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le, c

ause

s or p

erm

its,

any

othe

r per

son

who

doe

s not

satis

fy th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 3

or se

ctio

n 4

or se

ctio

n 5

to

driv

e th

e ve

hicl

e sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

fine

of

two

thou

sand

rupe

es.

Sim

plifi

ed a

nd st

ream

lined

.

181.

Dri

ving

veh

icle

s in

cont

rave

ntio

n of

sect

ion

3 or

sec

tion

4 -

Who

ever

driv

es a

mot

or v

ehic

le i

n co

ntra

vent

ion

of s

ectio

n 3

or s

ectio

n 4

shal

l be

pu

nish

able

with

impr

ison

men

t for

a te

rm w

hich

may

ex

tend

to

thre

e m

onth

s, or

with

fin

e w

hich

may

ex

tend

to fi

ve h

undr

ed ru

pees

, or w

ith b

oth.

107.

Dri

ving

veh

icle

s in

cont

rave

ntio

n of

se

ctio

n 3

or se

ctio

n 4

or se

ctio

n 5.

—W

hoev

er

driv

es a

mot

or v

ehic

le in

con

trave

ntio

n of

sect

ion

3 or

sect

ion

4 or

sect

ion

5 sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

w

ith fi

ne o

f tw

o th

ousa

nd ru

pees

.

182.

Offe

nces

rel

atin

g to

lice

nces

.—(1

) Who

ever

, be

ing

disq

ualif

ied

unde

r thi

s Act

for h

oldi

ng o

r ob

tain

ing

a dr

ivin

g lic

ence

driv

es a

mot

or v

ehic

le in

a

publ

ic p

lace

or i

n an

y ot

her p

lace

, or a

pplie

s for

or

obta

ins a

driv

ing

licen

ce o

r, no

t bei

ng e

ntitl

ed to

ha

ve a

driv

ing

licen

ce is

sued

to h

im fr

ee o

f en

dors

emen

t, ap

plie

s for

or o

btai

ns a

driv

ing

licen

ce

with

out d

iscl

osin

g th

e en

dors

emen

t mad

e on

a

driv

ing

licen

ce p

revi

ousl

y he

ld b

y hi

m sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

impr

ison

men

t for

a te

rm w

hich

may

ex

tend

to th

ree

mon

ths,

or w

ith fi

ne w

hich

may

108.

Offe

nces

rel

atin

g to

lice

nces

. -- W

hoev

er,

bein

g di

squa

lifie

d un

der t

his A

ct fo

r hol

ding

or

obta

inin

g a

driv

ing

licen

ce, d

rives

a m

otor

ve

hicl

e in

any

pla

ce, o

r app

lies f

or o

r obt

ains

a

driv

ing

licen

ce o

r, no

t bei

ng e

ntitl

ed to

hav

e a

driv

ing

licen

ce is

sued

to h

im fr

ee o

f end

orse

men

t, ap

plie

s for

or o

btai

ns a

driv

ing

licen

ce w

ithou

t di

sclo

sing

the

endo

rsem

ent m

ade

on a

driv

ing

licen

ce p

revi

ousl

y he

ld b

y hi

m sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

impr

ison

men

t for

a te

rm w

hich

m

ay e

xten

d to

thre

e m

onth

s, or

with

fine

of f

ive

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IEW

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ICLE

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V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

357

exte

nd to

five

hun

dred

rupe

es o

r with

bot

h, a

nd a

ny

driv

ing

licen

ce so

obt

aine

d by

him

shal

l be

of n

o ef

fect

. (2) W

hoev

er, b

eing

dis

qual

ified

und

er th

is A

ct

for h

oldi

ng o

r obt

aini

ng a

con

duct

or’s

lice

nce,

act

s as

a c

ondu

ctor

of a

stag

e ca

rria

ge in

a p

ublic

pla

ce o

r ap

plie

s for

or o

btai

ns a

con

duct

or’s

lice

nce

or, n

ot

bein

g en

title

d to

hav

e a

cond

ucto

r’s l

icen

ce is

sued

to

him

free

of e

ndor

sem

ent,

appl

ies f

or o

r obt

ains

a

cond

ucto

r’s l

icen

ce w

ithou

t dis

clos

ing

the

endo

rsem

ents

mad

e on

a c

ondu

ctor

’s li

cenc

e pr

evio

usly

hel

d by

him

, sha

ll be

pun

isha

ble

with

im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

term

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

one

m

onth

, or w

ith fi

ne w

hich

may

ext

end

to o

ne

hund

red

rupe

es, o

r with

bot

h, a

nd a

ny c

ondu

ctor

’s

licen

ce so

obt

aine

d by

him

shal

l be

of n

o ef

fect

.

thou

sand

rupe

es o

r with

bot

h.

108(

2): D

elet

ed.

1[18

2A. P

unis

hmen

t for

offe

nces

rel

atin

g to

co

nstr

uctio

n an

d m

aint

enan

ce o

f veh

icle

s.—A

ny

pers

on w

ho c

ontra

vene

s the

pro

visi

ons o

f sub

-se

ctio

n (3

) of s

ectio

n 10

9, sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

a

fine

of o

ne th

ousa

nd ru

pees

for t

he fi

rst o

ffen

ce a

nd

with

a fi

ne o

f fiv

e th

ousa

nd ru

pees

for a

ny

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ces.]

--

----

----

----

----

----

--

1

. In

s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

54

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-19

94).

109.

Pun

ishm

ent f

or o

ffenc

es r

elat

ing

to

cons

truc

tion

and

mai

nten

ance

of v

ehic

les.—

Any

per

son

who

con

trave

nes t

he p

rovi

sion

s of

sub-

sect

ion

(3) o

f sec

tion

74, s

hall

be p

unis

habl

e w

ith a

fine

of t

wo

thou

sand

rupe

es fo

r the

firs

t of

fenc

e, a

nd w

ith a

fine

of t

en th

ousa

nd ru

pees

fo

r any

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ce.

Sr. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged.

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IEW

OF

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nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

358

----

----

----

----

----

----

11

0. P

unis

hmen

t for

offe

nces

rel

atin

g to

m

anuf

actu

ring

of f

aulty

veh

icle

s: A

ny

man

ufac

ture

r who

con

trave

nes t

he p

rovi

sion

s of

sect

ion

74 sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

impr

ison

men

t fo

r a te

rm w

hich

may

ext

end

to th

ree

mon

ths,

or

with

fine

of R

upee

s one

lakh

, or w

ith b

oth.

New

Pro

visi

on 1

10 is

add

ed.

183.

Dri

ving

at e

xces

sive

spee

d, e

tc.—

(1) W

hoev

er

driv

es a

mot

or v

ehic

le in

con

trave

ntio

n of

the

spee

d lim

its re

ferr

ed to

in se

ctio

n 11

2 sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

w

ith fi

ne w

hich

may

ext

end

to fo

ur h

undr

ed ru

pees

, or

, if h

avin

g be

en p

revi

ousl

y co

nvic

ted

of a

n of

fenc

e un

der t

his s

ub-s

ectio

n is

aga

in c

onvi

cted

of a

n of

fenc

e un

der t

his s

ub-s

ectio

n, w

ith fi

ne w

hich

may

ex

tend

to o

ne th

ousa

nd ru

pees

. (2

) Who

ever

cau

ses a

ny p

erso

n w

ho is

em

ploy

ed

by h

im o

r is s

ubje

ct to

his

con

trol i

n dr

ivin

g to

driv

e a

mot

or v

ehic

le in

con

trave

ntio

n of

the

spee

d lim

its

refe

rred

to in

sect

ion

112

shal

l be

puni

shab

le w

ith

fine

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

thre

e hu

ndre

d ru

pees

, or,

if ha

ving

bee

n pr

evio

usly

con

vict

ed o

f an

offe

nce

unde

r thi

s sub

-sec

tion,

is a

gain

con

vict

ed o

f an

offe

nce

unde

r thi

s sub

-sec

tion,

with

fine

whi

ch m

ay

exte

nd to

five

hun

dred

rupe

es.

(3) N

o pe

rson

shal

l be

conv

icte

d of

an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(1) s

olel

y on

the

111.

Dri

ving

at e

xces

sive

spee

d, e

tc.—

(1) W

hoev

er d

rives

a m

otor

veh

icle

in

cont

rave

ntio

n of

the

spee

d lim

its re

ferr

ed to

in

sect

ion

77 sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

fine

of o

ne

thou

sand

rupe

es fo

r firs

t off

ence

, tw

o th

ousa

nd

rupe

es fo

r sec

ond

offe

nce

and

five

thou

sand

for

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ces.

Furth

er, i

t sha

ll ca

rry

pena

lty p

oint

s as p

er S

ched

ule

II.

(2) W

hoev

er c

ause

s any

per

son

who

is e

mpl

oyed

by

him

or i

s sub

ject

to h

is c

ontro

l in

driv

ing

to

driv

e a

mot

or v

ehic

le in

con

trave

ntio

n of

the

spee

d lim

its re

ferr

ed to

in se

ctio

n 77

shal

l be

puni

shab

le w

ith a

fine

of t

wo

thou

sand

rupe

es.

(3) N

o pe

rson

shal

l be

conv

icte

d of

an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(1) s

olel

y on

the

evid

ence

of o

ne w

itnes

s to

the

effe

ct th

at in

the

111(

1) &

(2):

Sect

ion

and

cros

s re

ferr

ed se

ctio

n ha

ve b

een

renu

mbe

red.

111(

3): “

or e

lect

roni

c” is

add

ed.

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evid

ence

of o

ne w

itnes

s to

the

effe

ct th

at in

the

opin

ion

of th

e w

itnes

s suc

h pe

rson

was

driv

ing

at a

sp

eed

whi

ch w

as u

nlaw

ful,

unle

ss th

at o

pini

on is

sh

own

to b

e ba

sed

on a

n es

timat

e ob

tain

ed b

y th

e us

e of

som

e m

echa

nica

l dev

ice.

(4

) The

pub

licat

ion

of a

tim

e ta

ble

unde

r whi

ch

or th

e gi

ving

of a

ny d

irect

ion

that

any

jour

ney

or

part

of a

jour

ney

is to

be

com

plet

ed w

ithin

a

spec

ified

tim

e sh

all,

if in

the

opin

ion

of th

e C

ourt

it is

not

pra

ctic

able

in th

e ci

rcum

stan

ces o

f the

cas

e fo

r th

at jo

urne

y or

par

t of a

jour

ney

to b

e co

mpl

eted

in

the

spec

ified

tim

e w

ithou

t con

trave

ning

the

spee

d lim

its re

ferr

ed to

in se

ctio

n 11

2 be

pri

ma

faci

e ev

iden

ce th

at th

e pe

rson

who

pub

lishe

d th

e tim

e ta

ble

or g

ave

the

dire

ctio

n ha

s com

mitt

ed a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (2

).

opin

ion

of th

e w

itnes

s suc

h pe

rson

was

driv

ing

at

a sp

eed

whi

ch w

as u

nlaw

ful,

unle

ss th

at o

pini

on

is sh

own

to b

e ba

sed

on a

n es

timat

e ob

tain

ed b

y th

e us

e of

som

e m

echa

nica

l or e

lect

roni

c de

vice

.

(4) T

he p

ublic

atio

n of

a ti

me

tabl

e un

der

whi

ch o

r the

giv

ing

of a

ny d

irect

ion

that

any

jo

urne

y or

par

t of a

jour

ney

is to

be

com

plet

ed

with

in a

spec

ified

tim

e sh

all,

if in

the

opin

ion

of

the

Cou

rt it

is n

ot p

ract

icab

le in

the

circ

umst

ance

s of

the

case

for t

hat j

ourn

ey o

r par

t of a

jour

ney

to

be c

ompl

eted

in th

e sp

ecifi

ed ti

me

with

out

cont

rave

ning

the

spee

d lim

its re

ferr

ed to

in

sect

ion

77 b

e pr

ima

faci

e ev

iden

ce th

at th

e pe

rson

w

ho p

ublis

hed

the

time

tabl

e or

gav

e th

e di

rect

ion

has c

omm

itted

an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(2).

112.

Vio

latio

n of

Tra

ffic

Sig

nals

- W

hoev

er

viol

ates

a re

d lig

ht tr

affic

sign

al sh

all b

e su

bjec

ted

to a

fine

of o

ne th

ousa

nd ru

pees

and

sh

all c

arry

pen

alty

poi

nts a

s per

Sch

edul

e II

.

113.

Use

of

mob

ile p

hone

whi

le d

rivi

ng-

Who

ev

er

us

es

mob

ile

phon

e or

an

y ac

cess

orie

s th

ereo

f w

hile

driv

ing

a m

otor

veh

icle

sha

ll be

pu

nish

able

with

a fi

ne o

f one

thou

sand

rupe

es a

nd

shal

l car

ry p

enal

ty p

oint

s as p

er S

ched

ule

II.

New

off

ence

s hav

e be

en in

trodu

ced.

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Expl

anat

ion:

Mob

ile p

hone

mea

ns a

ny a

pplia

nce,

in

stru

men

t, m

ater

ial o

r app

arat

us u

sed

or c

apab

le

of u

se f

or t

rans

mis

sion

or

rece

ptio

n of

sig

ns,

sign

als,

writ

ing,

im

ages

an

d so

unds

or

in

telli

genc

e of

any

nat

ure

by w

ire, v

isua

l or o

ther

el

ectro

mag

netic

tra

nsm

issi

ons,

radi

o w

aves

or

H

ertz

ian

wav

es,

galv

anic

, el

ectri

c or

mag

netic

m

eans

11

4. F

ailin

g to

wea

r se

at b

elt

whi

le d

rivi

ng o

r be

ing

driv

en -

Who

ever

, whi

le d

rivin

g or

bei

ng

driv

en i

n a

4 w

heel

er v

ehic

le, f

ails

to

wea

r se

at

belt

whe

reve

r pr

ovid

ed i

n th

e m

otor

veh

icle

by

the

man

ufac

ture

r sha

ll be

pun

ishe

d w

ith a

fine

of

five

hund

red

rupe

es a

nd s

hall

carr

y pe

nalty

poi

nts

as p

er S

ched

ule

II;

115.

Fai

ling

to w

ear

helm

et w

hile

dri

ving

and

ri

ding

- W

hoev

er,

whi

le d

rivin

g or

rid

ing

a tw

o w

heel

er v

ehic

le f

ails

to

wea

r pr

otec

tive

helm

et

shal

l be

pun

ishe

d w

ith a

fin

e of

fiv

e hu

ndre

d ru

pees

an

d sh

all

carr

y pe

nalty

po

ints

as

pe

r Sc

hedu

le II

; 11

6. U

se o

f hea

dlig

hts-

Who

ever

, whi

le d

rivin

g a

two

whe

eler

(in

clud

ing

durin

g da

y tim

e), f

ails

to

keep

hea

dlig

hts

on s

hall

be p

unis

habl

e w

ith a

fine

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catio

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of f

ive

hund

red

rupe

es a

nd s

hall

carr

y pe

nalty

po

ints

as p

er S

ched

ule

II.

117.

Sea

ting

of a

chi

ld in

veh

icle

- If t

he c

hild

up

to th

e ag

e of

8 y

ears

is se

ated

in th

e ve

hicl

e in

vi

olat

ion

of th

e pr

ovis

ions

con

tain

ed in

sect

ion

94

the

driv

er sh

all b

e pu

nish

ed w

ith a

fine

of

thou

sand

rupe

es.

18

4. D

rivi

ng d

ange

rous

ly.—

Who

ever

driv

es a

m

otor

veh

icle

at a

spee

d or

in a

man

ner w

hich

is

dang

erou

s to

the

publ

ic, h

avin

g re

gard

to a

ll th

e ci

rcum

stan

ces o

f the

cas

e in

clud

ing

the

natu

re,

cond

ition

and

use

of t

he p

lace

whe

re th

e ve

hicl

e is

dr

iven

and

the

amou

nt o

f tra

ffic

whi

ch a

ctua

lly is

at

the

time

or w

hich

mig

ht re

ason

ably

be

expe

cted

to

be in

the

plac

e, sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

for t

he fi

rst

offe

nce

with

impr

ison

men

t for

a te

rm w

hich

may

ex

tend

to si

x m

onth

s or w

ith fi

ne w

hich

may

ext

end

to o

ne th

ousa

nd ru

pees

, and

for a

ny se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ce if

com

mitt

ed w

ithin

thre

e ye

ars

of th

e co

mm

issi

on o

f a p

revi

ous s

imila

r off

ence

with

im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

term

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

two

year

s, or

with

fine

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

two

thou

sand

rupe

es, o

r with

bot

h.

118.

Dri

ving

dan

gero

usly

.—W

hoev

er d

rives

a

mot

or v

ehic

le a

t a sp

eed

or in

a m

anne

r whi

ch is

da

nger

ous t

o th

e pu

blic

, hav

ing

rega

rd to

all

the

circ

umst

ance

s of t

he c

ase

incl

udin

g th

e na

ture

, co

nditi

on a

nd u

se o

f the

pla

ce w

here

the

vehi

cle

is d

riven

and

the

amou

nt o

f tra

ffic

whi

ch a

ctua

lly

is a

t the

tim

e or

whi

ch m

ight

reas

onab

ly b

e ex

pect

ed to

be

in th

e pl

ace,

shal

l be

puni

shab

le

for t

he fi

rst o

ffen

ce w

ith im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

term

w

hich

may

ext

end

to si

x m

onth

s or w

ith fi

ne o

f tw

o th

ousa

nd ru

pees

, and

for a

ny se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt si

mila

r off

ence

with

impr

ison

men

t of

six

mon

ths w

hich

may

ext

end

to o

ne y

ears

, or

with

fine

of f

ive

thou

sand

rupe

es, o

r with

bot

h.

Furth

er, i

t sha

ll ca

rry

pena

lty p

oint

s as p

er

Sche

dule

II.

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185.

Dri

ving

by

a dr

unke

n pe

rson

or

by a

per

son

unde

r th

e in

fluen

ce o

f dru

gs.—

Who

ever

, whi

le

driv

ing,

or a

ttem

ptin

g to

driv

e, a

mot

or v

ehic

le,—

1[

(a)

has

, in

his b

lood

, alc

ohol

exc

eedi

ng 3

0 m

g.

per 1

00 m

l. of

blo

od d

etec

ted

in a

test

by

a br

eath

an

alys

er, o

r]

(b)

is u

nder

this

influ

ence

of a

dru

g to

such

an

exte

nt a

s to

be in

capa

ble

of e

xerc

isin

g pr

oper

con

trol

over

the

vehi

cle,

sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

for t

he fi

rst o

ffen

ce w

ith

impr

ison

men

t for

a te

rm w

hich

may

ext

end

to si

x m

onth

s, or

with

fine

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

two

thou

sand

rupe

es, o

r with

bot

h; a

nd fo

r a se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ce, i

f com

mitt

ed w

ithin

thre

e ye

ars

of th

e co

mm

issi

on o

f the

pre

viou

s sim

ilar o

ffen

ce,

with

impr

ison

men

t for

a te

rm w

hich

may

ext

end

to

two

year

s, or

with

fine

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

thre

e th

ousa

nd ru

pees

, or w

ith b

oth.

Ex

plan

atio

n.—

For t

he p

urpo

ses o

f thi

s sec

tion,

th

e dr

ug o

r dru

gs sp

ecifi

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t in

this

beh

alf,

by n

otifi

catio

n in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, sha

ll be

dee

med

to re

nder

a p

erso

n in

capa

ble

of e

xerc

isin

g pr

oper

con

trol o

ver a

mot

or

vehi

cle.

119.

Dri

ving

by

a dr

unke

n pe

rson

or

by a

pe

rson

und

er th

e in

fluen

ce o

f dru

gs.—

Who

ever

, whi

le d

rivin

g, o

r atte

mpt

ing

to d

rive,

a

mot

or v

ehic

le,—

(1) i

s und

er th

e in

fluen

ce o

f a a

lcoh

ol is

inca

pabl

e of

exe

rcis

ing

prop

er c

ontro

l ove

r the

veh

icle

on

a te

st b

y a

brea

th a

naly

ser,

or a

ny o

ther

test

in

clud

ing

clin

ical

test

, has

alc

ohol

in h

is b

lood

, to

an e

xten

t of:

(a)

30 m

g to

80

mg,

per

100

ml,

(b) 8

1 to

150

mg

per 1

00 m

l

(c)

Abo

ve 1

50 m

g pe

r 10

0 m

l of

bloo

d de

tect

ed

in a

test

by

a br

eath

ana

lyze

r

shal

l be

puni

shab

le w

ith -

(i)

for

pers

ons

falli

ng

unde

r cl

ause

(a

), im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

term

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

si

x m

onth

s, or

with

a f

ine

of t

wo

thou

sand

ru

pees

, or b

oth.

(ii)

for

pers

ons

falli

ng

unde

r cl

ause

(b

), im

pris

onm

ent

for

a t

erm

of

six

mon

ths

or

with

a fi

ne o

f fiv

e th

ousa

nd ru

pees

or b

oth;

(iii)

fo

r pe

rson

s fa

lling

un

der

clau

se

(c)

impr

ison

men

t of

si

x m

onth

s w

hich

m

ay

Red

rafte

d an

d si

mpl

ified

.

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f MVA

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stifi

catio

n

363

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1.

Sub

s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec

. 55,

for

cla

use

(a) (

w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4).

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exte

nd to

one

yea

r and

a fi

ne o

f ten

thou

sand

ru

pees

or b

oth;

Furth

er, i

t sha

ll ca

rry

pena

lty p

oint

s as p

er

Sche

dule

II. S

econ

d of

fenc

e sh

all r

esul

t int

o ca

ncel

latio

n of

driv

ing

licen

ce.

(2) i

s und

er th

e in

fluen

ce o

f a d

rug

to su

ch a

n ex

tent

as t

o be

inca

pabl

e of

exe

rcis

ing

prop

er

cont

rol o

ver t

he v

ehic

le, s

hall

be p

unis

habl

e fo

r th

e fir

st o

ffen

ce w

ith im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

term

w

hich

may

ext

end

to si

x m

onth

s, or

with

fine

w

hich

may

ext

end

to fi

ve th

ousa

nd ru

pees

, or

with

bot

h; a

nd fo

r a se

cond

or s

ubse

quen

t of

fenc

e, if

com

mitt

ed w

ithin

thre

e ye

ars o

f the

co

mm

issi

on o

f the

pre

viou

s sim

ilar o

ffen

ce, w

ith

impr

ison

men

t for

a te

rm o

f six

mon

ths w

hich

m

ay e

xten

d to

one

yea

rs, o

r with

fine

whi

ch m

ay

exte

nd to

ten

thou

sand

rupe

es, o

r with

bot

h.

Expl

anat

ion.

—Fo

r the

pur

pose

s of t

his s

ectio

n,

the

drug

or d

rugs

spec

ified

by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent i

n th

is b

ehal

f, by

not

ifica

tion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te, s

hall

be d

eem

ed to

rend

er a

pe

rson

inca

pabl

e of

exe

rcis

ing

prop

er c

ontro

l ov

er a

mot

or v

ehic

le.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

364

Furth

er, i

t sha

ll ca

rry

pena

lty p

oint

s as p

er

Sche

dule

II. S

econ

d of

fenc

e sh

all r

esul

t int

o ca

ncel

latio

n of

driv

ing

licen

ce.

186.

Dri

ving

whe

n m

enta

lly o

r ph

ysic

ally

unf

it to

dr

ive.

—W

hoev

er d

rives

a m

otor

veh

icle

in a

ny

publ

ic p

lace

whe

n he

is to

his

kno

wle

dge

suff

erin

g fr

om a

ny d

isea

se o

r dis

abili

ty c

alcu

late

d to

cau

se h

is

driv

ing

of th

e ve

hicl

e to

be

a so

urce

of d

ange

r to

the

publ

ic, s

hall

be p

unis

habl

e fo

r the

firs

t off

ence

with

fin

e w

hich

may

ext

end

to tw

o hu

ndre

d ru

pees

and

fo

r a se

cond

or s

ubse

quen

t off

ence

with

fine

whi

ch

may

ext

end

to fi

ve h

undr

ed ru

pees

.

120.

Dri

ving

whe

n m

enta

lly o

r ph

ysic

ally

unf

it to

dri

ve.—

Who

ever

driv

es a

mot

or v

ehic

le in

an

y pl

ace

whe

n he

is to

his

kno

wle

dge

suff

erin

g fr

om a

ny d

isea

se o

r dis

abili

ty c

alcu

late

d to

cau

se

his d

rivin

g of

the

vehi

cle

to b

e a

sour

ce o

f dan

ger

to th

e pu

blic

, sha

ll be

pun

isha

ble

with

fine

of o

ne

thou

sand

rupe

es.

Sim

plifi

ed.

187.

Pun

ishm

ent f

or o

ffenc

es r

elat

ing

to

acci

dent

.—W

hoev

er fa

ils to

com

ply

with

the

prov

isio

ns o

f cla

use

(c) o

f sub

-sec

tion

(1) o

f sec

tion

132

or o

f sec

tion

133

or se

ctio

n 13

4 sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

impr

ison

men

t for

a te

rm w

hich

may

ex

tend

to th

ree

mon

ths,

or w

ith fi

ne w

hich

may

ex

tend

to fi

ve h

undr

ed ru

pees

, or w

ith b

oth

or, i

f ha

ving

bee

n pr

evio

usly

con

vict

ed o

f an

offe

nce

unde

r thi

s sec

tion,

he

is a

gain

con

vict

ed o

f an

offe

nce

unde

r thi

s sec

tion,

with

impr

ison

men

t for

a

term

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

six

mon

ths,

or w

ith fi

ne

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

one

thou

sand

rupe

es, o

r with

bo

th.

121.

Pun

ishm

ent f

or o

ffenc

es r

elat

ing

to

acci

dent

---W

hoev

er fa

ils to

com

ply

with

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

91 sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

a

fine

of tw

o th

ousa

nd ru

pees

. Fur

ther

, it s

hall

carr

y pe

nalty

poi

nts a

s per

Sch

edul

e II

.

122.

Ras

h an

d N

eglig

ent d

rivi

ng c

ausi

ng in

jury

to

pe

rson

s/da

mag

e to

pr

oper

ty:

With

out

prej

udic

e to

the

prov

isio

ns c

onta

ined

in th

e In

dian

Pe

nal C

ode,

who

ever

driv

es a

mot

or v

ehic

le in

a

rash

or

negl

igen

t m

anne

r an

d ca

uses

inj

ury

to a

pe

rson

and

/ or

dam

age

to a

ny p

rope

rty, s

hall

be

puni

shab

le w

ith a

fin

e w

hich

sha

ll no

t be

les

s th

an f

ive

thou

sand

rup

ees

and

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d

New

pro

visi

on 1

22 is

incl

uded

.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

365

upto

ten

tho

usan

d ru

pees

and

pen

alty

poi

nts

as

per S

ched

ule

II.

188.

Pun

ishm

ent f

or a

betm

ent o

f cer

tain

of

fenc

es.—

Who

ever

abe

ts th

e co

mm

issi

on o

f an

offe

nce

unde

r sec

tion

184

or se

ctio

n 18

5 or

sect

ion

186

shal

l be

puni

shab

le w

ith th

e pu

nish

men

t pr

ovid

ed fo

r the

off

ence

.

123.

Pun

ishm

ent f

or a

betm

ent o

f cer

tain

of

fenc

es.—

Who

ever

abe

ts th

e co

mm

issi

on o

f an

offe

nce

unde

r sec

tion

118

or se

ctio

n 11

9 or

se

ctio

n 12

0 sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

the

puni

shm

ent p

rovi

ded

for t

he o

ffen

ce.

189.

Rac

ing

and

tria

ls o

f spe

ed.—

Who

ever

w

ithou

t the

writ

ten

cons

ent o

f the

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t pe

rmits

or t

akes

par

t in

a ra

ce o

r tria

l of s

peed

of a

ny

kind

bet

wee

n m

otor

veh

icle

s in

any

publ

ic p

lace

sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

impr

ison

men

t for

a te

rm

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

one

mon

th, o

r with

a fi

ne

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

five

hun

dred

rupe

es, o

r with

bo

th.

124.

Rac

ing

and

tria

ls o

f spe

ed.—

Who

ever

w

ithou

t the

writ

ten

cons

ent o

f the

Sta

te

Gov

ernm

ent p

erm

its o

r tak

es p

art i

n a

race

or t

rial

of sp

eed

of a

ny k

ind

betw

een

mot

or v

ehic

les i

n an

y pl

ace

shal

l be

puni

shab

le w

ith a

fine

of t

wo

thou

sand

rupe

es fo

r the

firs

t off

ence

and

fine

of

thre

e th

ousa

nd fo

r sec

ond

offe

nce.

Any

su

bseq

uent

off

ence

s sha

ll be

pun

isha

ble

with

fine

of

five

thou

sand

rupe

es. F

urth

er, i

t sha

ll ca

rry

pena

lty p

oint

s as p

er S

ched

ule

II.

190.

Usi

ng v

ehic

le in

uns

afe

cond

ition

.—(1

) A

ny p

erso

n w

ho d

rives

or c

ause

s or a

llow

s to

be

driv

en in

any

pub

lic p

lace

a m

otor

veh

icle

or t

raile

r w

hile

the

vehi

cle

or tr

aile

r has

any

def

ect,

whi

ch

such

per

son

know

s of o

r cou

ld h

ave

disc

over

ed b

y th

e ex

erci

se o

f ord

inar

y ca

re a

nd w

hich

is c

alcu

late

d to

rend

er th

e dr

ivin

g of

the

vehi

cle

a so

urce

of

dang

er to

per

sons

and

veh

icle

s usi

ng su

ch p

lace

, sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

fine

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

tw

o hu

ndre

d an

d fif

ty ru

pees

or,

if as

a re

sult

of su

ch

125.

Usi

ng v

ehic

le in

uns

afe

cond

ition

.—(1

) Any

per

son

who

driv

es o

r cau

ses o

r allo

ws t

o be

driv

en in

any

pla

ce a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r tra

iler

whi

le th

e ve

hicl

e or

trai

ler h

as a

ny d

efec

t, w

hich

su

ch p

erso

n kn

ows o

f or c

ould

hav

e di

scov

ered

by

the

exer

cise

of o

rdin

ary

care

and

whi

ch is

ca

lcul

ated

to re

nder

the

driv

ing

of th

e ve

hicl

e a

sour

ce o

f dan

ger t

o pe

rson

s and

veh

icle

s usi

ng

such

pla

ce, s

hall

be p

unis

habl

e w

ith fi

ne o

f one

th

ousa

nd r

upee

s or,

if as

a re

sult

of su

ch d

efec

t

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

366

defe

ct a

n ac

cide

nt is

cau

sed

caus

ing

bodi

ly in

jury

or

dam

age

to p

rope

rty, w

ith im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

term

w

hich

may

ext

end

to th

ree

mon

ths,

or w

ith fi

ne

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

one

thou

sand

rupe

es, o

r with

bo

th. (2

) Any

per

son

who

driv

es o

r cau

ses o

r allo

ws t

o be

driv

en, i

n an

y pu

blic

pla

ce a

mot

or v

ehic

le, w

hich

vi

olat

es th

e st

anda

rds p

resc

ribed

in re

latio

n to

road

sa

fety

, con

trol o

f noi

se a

nd a

ir-po

llutio

n, sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

for t

he fi

rst o

ffen

ce w

ith a

fine

of o

ne

thou

sand

rupe

es a

nd fo

r any

seco

nd o

r sub

sequ

ent

offe

nce

with

a fi

ne o

f tw

o th

ousa

nd ru

pees

.

(3) A

ny p

erso

n w

ho d

rives

or c

ause

s or a

llow

s to

be

driv

en, i

n an

y pu

blic

pla

ce a

mot

or v

ehic

le w

hich

vi

olat

es th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his A

ct o

r the

rule

s mad

e th

ereu

nder

rela

ting

to th

e ca

rria

ge o

f goo

ds w

hich

ar

e of

dan

gero

us o

r haz

ardo

us n

atur

e to

hum

an li

fe,

shal

l be

puni

shab

le fo

r the

firs

t off

ence

whi

ch m

ay

exte

nd to

thre

e th

ousa

nd ru

pees

, or w

ith

impr

ison

men

t for

a te

rm w

hich

may

ext

end

to o

ne

year

, or w

ith b

oth,

and

for a

ny se

cond

or s

ubse

quen

t of

fenc

e w

ith fi

ne w

hich

may

ext

end

to fi

ve th

ousa

nd

rupe

es, o

r with

impr

ison

men

t for

a te

rm w

hich

may

ex

tend

to th

ree

year

s, or

with

bot

h.

an a

ccid

ent i

s cau

sed

caus

ing

bodi

ly in

jury

or

dam

age

to p

rope

rty w

ith fi

ne o

f fiv

e th

ousa

nd

rupe

es. F

urth

er, i

t sha

ll ca

rry

pena

lty p

oint

s as p

er

Sche

dule

II.

(2) A

ny p

erso

n w

ho d

rives

or c

ause

s or a

llow

s to

be d

riven

, in

any

plac

e a

mot

or v

ehic

le, w

hich

vi

olat

es th

e st

anda

rds p

resc

ribed

in re

latio

n to

ro

ad sa

fety

, con

trol o

f noi

se a

nd a

ir-po

llutio

n,

shal

l be

puni

shab

le fo

r the

firs

t off

ence

with

a

fine

of tw

o th

ousa

nd ru

pees

and

for a

ny se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ce w

ith a

fine

of f

ive

thou

sand

ru

pees

. Fur

ther

, it s

hall

carr

y pe

nalty

poi

nts a

s per

Sc

hedu

le II

.

(3) A

ny p

erso

n w

ho d

rives

or c

ause

s or a

llow

s to

be d

riven

, in

any

plac

e a

mot

or v

ehic

le w

hich

vi

olat

es th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his A

ct o

r the

rule

s m

ade

ther

e un

der r

elat

ing

to th

e ca

rria

ge o

f goo

ds

whi

ch a

re o

f dan

gero

us o

r haz

ardo

us n

atur

e to

hu

man

life

, sha

ll be

pun

isha

ble

for t

he fi

rst

offe

nce

with

a fi

ne o

f ten

thou

sand

rupe

es, o

r w

ith im

pris

onm

ent f

or a

term

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

six

mon

ths,

or w

ith b

oth,

and

for a

ny se

cond

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ce w

ith fi

ne w

hich

may

ext

end

to tw

enty

thou

sand

rupe

es, o

r with

impr

ison

men

t fo

r a te

rm o

f six

mon

ths w

hich

may

ext

end

to o

ne

year

s , or

with

bot

h. F

urth

er, i

t sha

ll ca

rry

pena

lty

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

367

po

ints

as p

er S

ched

ule

II.

191.

Sal

e of

veh

icle

in o

r al

tera

tion

of v

ehic

le to

co

nditi

on c

ontr

aven

ing

this

Act

.—W

hoev

er b

eing

an

impo

rter o

f or d

eale

r in

mot

or v

ehic

les,

sells

or

deliv

ers o

r off

ers t

o se

ll or

del

iver

a m

otor

veh

icle

or

traile

r in

such

con

ditio

n th

at th

e us

e th

ereo

f in

a pu

blic

pla

ce w

ould

be

in c

ontra

vent

ion

of C

hapt

er

VII

or a

ny ru

le m

ade

ther

eund

er o

r alte

rs th

e m

otor

ve

hicl

e or

trai

ler s

o as

to re

nder

its c

ondi

tion

such

th

at it

s use

in a

pub

lic p

lace

wou

ld b

e in

co

ntra

vent

ion

of C

hapt

er V

II o

r any

rule

mad

e th

ereu

nder

shal

l be

puni

shab

le w

ith fi

ne w

hich

may

ex

tend

to fi

ve h

undr

ed ru

pees

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at n

o pe

rson

shal

l be

conv

icte

d un

der

this

sect

ion

if he

pro

ves t

hat h

e ha

d re

ason

able

cau

se

to b

elie

ve th

at th

e ve

hicl

e w

ould

not

be

used

in a

pu

blic

pla

ce u

ntil

it ha

d be

en p

ut in

to a

con

ditio

n in

w

hich

it m

ight

law

fully

be

so u

sed.

126

. Sal

e of

veh

icle

in o

r al

tera

tion

of v

ehic

le

to c

ondi

tion

cont

rave

ning

this

Act

.—W

hoev

er

bein

g a

man

ufac

ture

r, an

impo

rter o

r dea

ler o

f m

otor

veh

icle

s, se

lls o

r del

iver

s or o

ffer

s to

sell

or d

eliv

er a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r tra

iler i

n su

ch

cond

ition

that

the

use

ther

eof i

n an

y pl

ace

wou

ld

be in

con

trave

ntio

n of

Cha

pter

V o

r any

rule

m

ade

ther

eund

er o

r alte

rs th

e m

otor

veh

icle

or

traile

r so

as to

rend

er it

s con

ditio

n su

ch th

at it

s us

e in

any

pla

ce w

ould

be

in c

ontra

vent

ion

of

Cha

pter

V o

r any

rule

mad

e th

ere

unde

r sha

ll be

pu

nish

able

with

fine

of f

ive

thou

sand

rupe

es fo

r th

e fir

st o

ffen

ce a

nd te

n th

ousa

nd f

or a

ny

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ce.

Sim

plifi

ed.

[192

. Usi

ng v

ehic

le w

ithou

t reg

istr

atio

n.—

(1)

Who

ever

driv

es a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r cau

ses o

r allo

ws

a m

otor

veh

icle

to b

e us

ed in

con

trave

ntio

n of

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

39 sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

for t

he

first

off

ence

with

a fi

ne w

hich

may

ext

end

to fi

ve

thou

sand

rupe

es b

ut sh

all n

ot b

e le

ss th

an tw

o th

ousa

nd ru

pees

for a

seco

nd o

r sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

ce

with

impr

ison

men

t whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

one

yea

r or

127.

Usi

ng v

ehic

les w

ithou

t reg

istr

atio

n.—

(1) W

hoev

er d

rives

a m

otor

veh

icle

or c

ause

s or

allo

ws a

mot

or v

ehic

le to

be

used

in

cont

rave

ntio

n of

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

27 sh

all

be p

unis

habl

e fo

r the

firs

t off

ence

with

a fi

ne o

f fiv

e th

ousa

nd ru

pees

and

for a

seco

nd o

r su

bseq

uent

off

ence

with

fine

of t

en th

ousa

nd

127

(1) h

as b

een

sim

plifi

ed a

nd c

ross

re

fere

nce

has b

een

renu

mbe

red.

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IEW

OF

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ICLE

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VA) 1

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

368

with

fine

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

ten

thou

sand

rupe

es

but s

hall

not b

e le

ss th

an fi

ve th

ousa

nd ru

pees

or

with

bot

h:

Prov

ided

that

the

Cou

rt m

ay, f

or re

ason

s to

be

reco

rded

, im

pose

a le

sser

pun

ishm

ent.

(2) N

othi

ng in

this

sect

ion

shal

l app

ly to

the

use

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le in

an

emer

genc

y fo

r the

co

nvey

ance

of p

erso

ns su

ffer

ing

from

sick

ness

or

inju

ries o

r for

the

trans

port

of fo

od o

r mat

eria

ls to

re

lieve

dis

tress

or o

f med

ical

supp

lies f

or a

like

pu

rpos

e:

Prov

ided

that

the

pers

on u

sing

the

vehi

cle

repo

rts a

bout

the

sam

e to

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

with

in se

ven

days

from

the

date

of s

uch

use.

(3) T

he C

ourt

to w

hich

an

appe

al li

es fr

om a

ny

conv

ictio

n in

resp

ect o

f an

offe

nce

of th

e na

ture

sp

ecifi

ed in

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

may

set a

side

or v

ary

any

orde

r mad

e by

the

Cou

rt be

low

, not

with

stan

ding

th

at n

o ap

peal

lies

aga

inst

the

conv

ictio

n in

co

nnec

tion

with

whi

ch su

ch o

rder

was

mad

e.

----

----

----

----

----

--

1

. S

ubs.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, s

ec. 5

6, fo

r sec

tion

192

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4).

----

----

----

----

----

--

rupe

es:

(3) W

hoev

er d

eliv

ers/

han

ds o

ver a

mot

or v

ehic

le

to a

per

son

with

out t

he v

ehic

le b

eing

regi

ster

ed

unde

r sec

tion

27 o

r sec

tion

31 is

pun

isha

ble

with

fin

e of

twen

ty th

ousa

nd ru

pees

.

Subs

ectio

n (2

): N

o ch

ange

; how

ever

pr

ovis

o th

ereu

nder

is re

mov

ed.

Subs

ectio

n (3

) has

bee

n si

mpl

ified

.

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IEW

OF

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TOR

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ICLE

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VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

369

192A

. Usi

ng v

ehic

le w

ithou

t per

mit.

—(1

) W

hoev

er d

rives

a m

otor

veh

icle

or c

ause

s or a

llow

s a

mot

or v

ehic

le to

be

used

in c

ontra

vent

ion

of th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 66

or i

n co

ntra

vent

ion

of a

ny c

ondi

tion

of a

per

mit

rela

ting

to

the

rout

e on

whi

ch o

r the

are

a in

whi

ch o

r the

pu

rpos

e fo

r whi

ch th

e ve

hicl

e m

ay b

e us

ed, s

hall

be

puni

shab

le fo

r the

firs

t off

ence

with

a fi

ne w

hich

m

ay e

xten

d to

five

thou

sand

rupe

es b

ut sh

all n

ot b

e le

ss th

an tw

o th

ousa

nd ru

pees

and

for a

ny

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ce w

ith im

pris

onm

ent w

hich

may

ex

tend

to o

ne y

ear b

ut sh

all n

ot b

e le

ss th

an th

ree

mon

ths o

r with

fine

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

ten

thou

sand

rupe

es b

ut sh

all n

ot b

e le

ss th

an fi

ve

thou

sand

rupe

es o

r with

bot

h:

Prov

ided

that

the

cour

t may

for r

easo

ns to

be

reco

rded

, im

pose

a le

sser

pun

ishm

ent.

(2) N

othi

ng in

this

sect

ion

shal

l app

ly to

the

use

of a

m

otor

veh

icle

in a

n em

erge

ncy

for t

he c

onve

yanc

e of

per

sons

suff

erin

g fr

om si

ckne

ss o

r inj

ury

or fo

r th

e tra

nspo

rt of

mat

eria

ls fo

r rep

air o

r for

the

trans

port

of fo

od o

r mat

eria

ls to

relie

ve d

istre

ss o

r of

med

ical

supp

lies f

or a

like

pur

pose

:

Prov

ided

that

the

pers

on u

sing

the

vehi

cle

repo

rts

abou

t the

sam

e to

the

Reg

iona

l Tra

nspo

rt A

utho

rity

127A

. Usi

ng v

ehic

les w

ithou

t per

mit.

—(1

) Who

ever

driv

es a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r cau

ses o

r al

low

s a m

otor

veh

icle

to b

e us

ed in

co

ntra

vent

ion

of th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) of

sect

ion

49 o

r in

cont

rave

ntio

n of

any

con

ditio

n of

a p

erm

it sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

for t

he fi

rst

offe

nce

with

a fi

ne o

f fiv

e th

ousa

nd ru

pees

and

te

n th

ousa

nd ru

pees

for a

ny su

bseq

uent

off

ence

.

Sim

plifi

ed a

nd re

num

bere

d.

Prov

iso

unde

r sub

sect

ion

(1):

Del

eted

.

(2):

No

chan

ge

Prov

iso

unde

r sub

sect

ion

(2):

Del

eted

.

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IEW

OF

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ICLE

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nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

370

with

in se

ven

days

from

the

date

of s

uch

use.

(3) T

he c

ourt

to w

hich

an

appe

al li

es fr

om a

ny

conv

ictio

n in

resp

ect o

f an

offe

nce

of th

e na

ture

sp

ecifi

ed in

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

may

set a

side

or v

ary

any

orde

r mad

e by

the

cour

t bel

ow, n

otw

ithst

andi

ng

that

no

appe

al li

es a

gain

st th

e co

nvic

tion

in

conn

ectio

n w

ith w

hich

such

ord

er w

as m

ade.

]

(3):

Del

eted

193.

Pun

ishm

ent o

f age

nts a

nd c

anva

sser

s w

ithou

t pro

per

auth

ority

.—W

hoev

er e

ngag

es

him

self

as a

n ag

ent o

r can

vass

er in

con

trave

ntio

n of

th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 93

or o

f any

rule

s mad

e th

ereu

nder

shal

l be

puni

shab

le fo

r the

firs

t off

ence

w

ith fi

ne w

hich

may

ext

end

to o

ne th

ousa

nd ru

pees

an

d fo

r any

seco

nd o

r sub

sequ

ent o

ffen

ce w

ith

impr

ison

men

t whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

six

mon

ths,

or

with

fine

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

two

thou

sand

rupe

es,

or w

ith b

oth.

The

Sect

ion

193

is d

elet

ed.

194.

Dri

ving

veh

icle

exc

eedi

ng p

erm

issi

ble

wei

ght.—

1[(1

) Who

ever

driv

es a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r ca

uses

or a

llow

s a m

otor

veh

icle

to b

e dr

iven

in

cont

rave

ntio

n of

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

113

or

sect

ion

114

or se

ctio

n 11

5 sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

m

inim

um fi

ne o

f tw

o th

ousa

nd ru

pees

and

an

addi

tiona

l am

ount

of o

ne th

ousa

nd ru

pees

per

tonn

e

128.

Dri

ving

veh

icle

exc

eedi

ng p

erm

issi

ble

wei

ght.

— (1

) Who

ever

driv

es a

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r ca

uses

or a

llow

s a m

otor

veh

icle

to b

e dr

iven

in

cont

rave

ntio

n of

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sec

tion

78 o

r se

ctio

n 79

or s

ectio

n 80

shal

l be

puni

shab

le w

ith

fine

of te

n th

ousa

nd ru

pees

and

an

addi

tiona

l am

ount

of t

wo

thou

sand

rupe

es p

er to

nne

of

exce

ss lo

ad, t

oget

her w

ith th

e lia

bilit

y to

pay

REV

IEW

OF

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TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

371

of e

xces

s loa

d, to

geth

er w

ith th

e lia

bilit

y to

pay

ch

arge

s for

off

-load

ing

of th

e ex

cess

load

]. (2

) Any

driv

er o

f a v

ehic

le w

ho re

fuse

s to

stop

an

d su

bmit

his v

ehic

le to

wei

ghin

g af

ter b

eing

di

rect

ed to

do

so b

y an

off

icer

aut

horis

ed in

this

be

half

unde

r sec

tion

114

or re

mov

es o

r cau

ses t

he

rem

oval

of t

he lo

ad o

r par

t of i

t prio

r to

wei

ghin

g sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

fine

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

th

ree

thou

sand

rupe

es.

----

----

----

----

----

--

1

. S

ubs.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 5

7, fo

r sub

-se

ctio

n (1

) (w

.e.f.

14-

11-1

994)

. --

----

----

----

----

----

char

ges f

or o

ff-lo

adin

g of

the

exce

ss lo

ad.

(2) A

ny d

river

of a

veh

icle

who

refu

ses t

o st

op

and

subm

it hi

s veh

icle

to w

eigh

ing

afte

r bei

ng

dire

cted

to d

o so

by

an o

ffic

er a

utho

rised

in th

is

beha

lf un

der s

ectio

n 79

or r

emov

es o

r cau

ses t

he

rem

oval

of t

he lo

ad o

r par

t of i

t prio

r to

wei

ghin

g sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

fine

of s

even

thou

sand

fiv

e hu

ndre

d ru

pees

.

195.

Impo

sitio

n of

min

imum

fine

und

er

cert

ain

circ

umst

ance

s.—(1

) Who

ever

hav

ing

been

co

nvic

ted

of a

n of

fenc

e un

der t

his A

ct o

r the

rule

s m

ade

ther

eund

er c

omm

its a

sim

ilar o

ffen

ce o

n a

seco

nd o

r sub

sequ

ent o

ccas

ion

with

in th

ree

year

s of

the

com

mis

sion

of t

he p

revi

ous o

ffen

ce, n

o C

ourt

shal

l, ex

cept

for r

easo

ns to

be

reco

rded

by

it in

w

ritin

g, im

pose

on

him

a fi

ne o

f les

s tha

n on

e-fo

urth

of

the

max

imum

am

ount

of t

he fi

ne im

posa

ble

for

such

off

ence

. (2

) Not

hing

in su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) sha

ll be

con

stru

ed a

s re

stric

ting

the

pow

er o

f the

Cou

rt fr

om a

war

ding

su

ch im

pris

onm

ent a

s it c

onsi

ders

nec

essa

ry in

the

Sect

ion

195

is d

elet

ed.

Red

unda

nt

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IEW

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

372

circ

umst

ance

s of t

he c

ase

not e

xcee

ding

the

max

imum

spec

ified

in th

is A

ct in

resp

ect o

f tha

t of

fenc

e.

196.

Dri

ving

uni

nsur

ed v

ehic

le.—

Who

ever

driv

es

a m

otor

veh

icle

or c

ause

s or a

llow

s a m

otor

veh

icle

to

be

driv

en in

con

trave

ntio

n of

the

prov

isio

ns o

f se

ctio

n 14

6 sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

impr

ison

men

t w

hich

may

ext

end

to th

ree

mon

ths,

or w

ith fi

ne

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

one

thou

sand

rupe

es, o

r with

bo

th.

129.

Dri

ving

uni

nsur

ed v

ehic

le.—

Who

ever

dr

ives

a m

otor

veh

icle

or c

ause

s or a

llow

s a

mot

or v

ehic

le to

be

driv

en in

con

trave

ntio

n of

the

prov

isio

ns re

latin

g to

third

par

ty in

sura

nce

shal

l be

pun

isha

ble

with

a fi

ne o

f fiv

e th

ousa

nd ru

pees

fo

r 2 w

heel

ers,

ten

thou

sand

rupe

es fo

r Lig

ht

Mot

or V

ehic

les a

nd 3

whe

eler

s and

fifte

en

thou

sand

rupe

es fo

r oth

er c

ateg

orie

s of v

ehic

les.

2 w

heel

ers:

Rs.5

000/

- 3

whe

eler

s and

LM

V: R

s.100

00/-

Oth

er c

ateg

ory:

Rs.1

5000

/-

197.

Tak

ing

vehi

cle

with

out a

utho

rity

.—(1

) W

hoev

er ta

kes a

nd d

rives

aw

ay a

ny m

otor

veh

icle

w

ithou

t hav

ing

eith

er th

e co

nsen

t of t

he o

wne

r th

ereo

f or o

ther

law

ful a

utho

rity

shal

l be

puni

shab

le

with

impr

ison

men

t whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

thre

e m

onth

s, or

with

fine

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

five

hu

ndre

d ru

pees

, or w

ith b

oth:

Pr

ovid

ed th

at n

o pe

rson

shal

l be

conv

icte

d un

der

this

sect

ion

if th

e C

ourt

is sa

tisfie

d th

at su

ch p

erso

n ac

ted

in th

e re

ason

able

bel

ief t

hat h

e ha

d la

wfu

l au

thor

ity o

r in

the

reas

onab

le b

elie

f tha

t the

ow

ner

wou

ld in

the

circ

umst

ance

s of t

he c

ase

have

giv

en

his c

onse

nt if

he

had

been

ask

ed th

eref

or.

(2) W

hoev

er, u

nlaw

fully

by

forc

e or

thre

at o

f fo

rce

or b

y an

y ot

her f

orm

of i

ntim

idat

ion,

seiz

es o

r ex

erci

ses c

ontro

l of a

mot

or v

ehic

le, s

hall

be

130.

Tak

ing

vehi

cle

with

out a

utho

rity

.—(1

) Who

ever

take

s and

driv

es a

way

any

mot

or

vehi

cle

with

out h

avin

g ei

ther

the

cons

ent o

f the

ow

ner t

here

of o

r oth

er la

wfu

l aut

horit

y sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

fine

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

two

thou

sand

rupe

es.

No

chan

ge in

pro

viso

of (

1), (

2) a

nd

(3).

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

373

puni

shab

le w

ith im

pris

onm

ent w

hich

may

ext

end

to

thre

e m

onth

s, or

with

fine

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

five

hu

ndre

d ru

pees

, or w

ith b

oth.

(3

) Who

ever

atte

mpt

s to

com

mit

any

of th

e ac

ts

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(1) o

r sub

-sec

tion

(2) i

n re

latio

n to

any

mot

or v

ehic

le, o

r abe

ts th

e co

mm

issi

on o

f any

such

act

, sha

ll al

so b

e de

emed

to

have

com

mitt

ed a

n of

fenc

e un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) or,

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, su

b-se

ctio

n (2

). 19

8. U

naut

hori

sed

inte

rfer

ence

with

veh

icle

.—W

hoev

er o

ther

wis

e th

an w

ith la

wfu

l aut

horit

y or

re

ason

able

exc

use

ente

rs o

r mov

es a

ny st

atio

nary

m

otor

veh

icle

or t

ampe

rs w

ith th

e br

ake

or a

ny p

art

of th

e m

echa

nism

of a

mot

or v

ehic

le sh

all b

e pu

nish

able

with

fine

whi

ch m

ay e

xten

d to

one

hu

ndre

d ru

pees

.

131.

Una

utho

rise

d in

terf

eren

ce w

ith v

ehic

le.—

Who

ever

oth

erw

ise

than

with

law

ful a

utho

rity

or

reas

onab

le e

xcus

e en

ters

or m

oves

any

stat

iona

ry

mot

or v

ehic

le o

r tam

pers

with

the

brak

e or

any

pa

rt of

the

mec

hani

sm o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l be

puni

shab

le w

ith fi

ne o

f fiv

e hu

ndre

d ru

pees

.

199.

Off

ence

s by

com

pani

es.—

(1) W

here

an

offe

nce

unde

r thi

s Act

has

bee

n co

mm

itted

by

a co

mpa

ny, e

very

per

son

who

, at t

he ti

me

the

offe

nce

was

com

mitt

ed, w

as in

cha

rge

of, a

nd w

as

resp

onsi

ble

to, t

he c

ompa

ny fo

r the

con

duct

of t

he

busi

ness

of t

he c

ompa

ny, a

s wel

l as t

he c

ompa

ny,

shal

l be

deem

ed to

be

guilt

y of

the

cont

rave

ntio

n an

d sh

all b

e lia

ble

to b

e pr

ocee

ded

agai

nst a

nd p

unis

hed

acco

rdin

gly:

132.

O

ffenc

es

by

com

pani

es.—

No

chan

ge

exce

pt fo

r Sr.

No.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

374

Prov

ided

that

not

hing

in th

is su

b-se

ctio

n sh

all

rend

er a

ny su

ch p

erso

n lia

ble

to a

ny p

unis

hmen

t pr

ovid

ed in

this

Act

, if h

e pr

oves

that

the

offe

nce

was

com

mitt

ed w

ithou

t his

kno

wle

dge

or th

at h

e ex

erci

sed

all d

ue d

ilige

nce

to p

reve

nt th

e co

mm

issi

on o

f suc

h of

fenc

e.

(2) N

otw

ithst

andi

ng a

nyth

ing

cont

aine

d in

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

whe

re a

n of

fenc

e un

der t

his A

ct h

as b

een

com

mitt

ed b

y a

com

pany

, and

it is

pro

ved

that

the

offe

nce

was

com

mitt

ed w

ith th

e co

nsen

t or

conn

ivan

ce o

f, or

is a

ttrib

utab

le to

any

neg

lect

on

the

part

of a

ny d

irect

or, m

anag

er, s

ecre

tary

or o

ther

of

ficer

of t

he c

ompa

ny, s

uch

dire

ctor

, man

ager

, se

cret

ary

or o

ther

off

icer

shal

l als

o be

dee

med

to b

e gu

ilty

of th

at o

ffen

ce a

nd sh

all b

e lia

ble

to b

e pr

ocee

ded

agai

nst a

nd p

unis

hed

acco

rdin

gly.

Ex

plan

atio

n.—

For t

he p

urpo

ses o

f thi

s se

ctio

n—

(a)

“com

pany

”, m

eans

any

bod

y co

rpor

ate

and

incl

udes

a fi

rm o

r oth

er a

ssoc

iatio

n of

indi

vidu

als;

an

d (b

) “di

rect

or”,

in re

latio

n to

a fi

rm, m

eans

a p

artn

er

in th

e fir

m.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

375

200.

Com

posi

tion

of c

erta

in o

ffenc

es.—

(1)

Any

off

ence

whe

ther

com

mitt

ed b

efor

e or

afte

r the

co

mm

ence

men

t of t

his A

ct p

unis

habl

e un

der s

ectio

n 17

7, se

ctio

n 17

8, se

ctio

n 17

9, se

ctio

n 18

0, se

ctio

n 18

1, se

ctio

n 18

2, su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) or s

ub-s

ectio

n (2

) of

sect

ion

183,

sect

ion

184,

sect

ion

186,

1[s

ectio

n 18

9, su

b-se

ctio

n (2

) of s

ectio

n 19

0]; s

ectio

n 19

1,

sect

ion

192,

sect

ion

194,

sect

ion

196,

or s

ectio

n 19

8,

may

eith

er b

efor

e or

afte

r the

inst

itutio

n of

the

pros

ecut

ion,

be

com

poun

ded

by su

ch o

ffic

ers o

r au

thor

ities

and

for s

uch

amou

nt a

s the

Sta

te

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l G

azet

te, s

peci

fy in

this

beh

alf.

(2)

Whe

re a

n of

fenc

e ha

s bee

n co

mpo

unde

d un

der s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) the

off

ende

r, if

in c

usto

dy,

shal

l be

disc

harg

ed a

nd n

o fu

rther

pro

ceed

ings

shal

l be

take

n ag

ains

t him

in re

spec

t of s

uch

offe

nce.

--

----

----

----

----

1.

Sub

s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec

. 58,

for “

sect

ion

189”

(w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4).

----

----

----

----

--

133.

Com

poun

ding

of

cert

ain

offe

nces

.—(1

) A

ny o

ffen

ce p

unis

habl

e un

der

the

sect

ions

with

fin

e on

ly w

heth

er c

omm

itted

bef

ore

or a

fter

the

com

men

cem

ent o

f th

is A

ct, m

ay e

ither

bef

ore

or

afte

r th

e in

stitu

tion

of

the

pros

ecut

ion,

be

co

mpo

unde

d by

suc

h of

ficer

s or

aut

horit

ies

and

for s

uch

amou

nt a

s the

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t may

, by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te, s

peci

fy in

this

be

half,

pro

vide

d th

at th

e am

ount

is n

ot le

ss th

an

the

min

imum

am

ount

of

fine

as m

ay h

ave

been

pr

ovid

ed u

nder

this

Act

. Pr

ovid

ed fu

rther

that

off

ence

s inv

olvi

ng

impr

ison

men

t sha

ll no

t be

com

poun

ded.

Pr

ovid

ed t

hat

any

third

or

subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ce

shal

l not

be

com

poun

dabl

e.

Prov

ided

furth

er th

at p

enal

ty p

oint

s, sp

ecifi

ed fo

r th

e of

fenc

e w

ill a

pply

and

can

not b

e w

aive

d.

Red

rafte

d an

d si

mpl

ified

.

133(

2): D

elet

ed

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

376

201.

Pen

alty

for

caus

ing

obst

ruct

ion

to fr

ee

flow

of t

raff

ic.—

(1) W

hoev

er k

eeps

a d

isab

led

vehi

cle

on a

ny p

ublic

pla

ce, i

n su

ch a

man

ner,

so a

s to

cau

se im

pedi

men

t to

the

free

flow

of t

raff

ic, s

hall

be li

able

for p

enal

ty u

p to

fifty

rupe

es p

er h

our,

so

long

as i

t rem

ains

in th

at p

ositi

on:

Prov

ided

that

the

vehi

cle

invo

lved

in a

ccid

ents

sh

all b

e lia

ble

for p

enal

ty o

nly

from

the

time

of

com

plet

ion

of in

spec

tion

form

aliti

es u

nder

the

law

: 1[

Prov

ided

furth

er th

at w

here

the

vehi

cle

is

rem

oved

by

a G

over

nmen

t age

ncy,

tow

ing

char

ges

shal

l be

reco

vere

d fr

om th

e ve

hicl

e ow

ner o

r per

son

in-c

harg

e of

such

veh

icle

.] 2[

(2) P

enal

ties o

r tow

ing

char

ges u

nder

this

se

ctio

n sh

all b

e re

cove

red

by su

ch o

ffic

er o

r au

thor

ity a

s the

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t may

, by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te, a

utho

rise.

] --

----

----

----

----

1.

Ins.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 5

9 (w

.e.f.

14-

11-

1994

).

2.

Sub

s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec.

59,

for s

ub-

sect

ion

(2) (

w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4)

----

----

----

----

--

134.

Pen

alty

for

caus

ing

obst

ruct

ion

to fr

ee

flow

of t

raff

ic.—

(1) W

hoev

er k

eeps

a d

isab

led

vehi

cle

in a

ny p

lace

, in

such

a m

anne

r, so

as t

o ca

use

impe

dim

ent t

o th

e fr

ee fl

ow o

f tra

ffic

, sha

ll be

liab

le fo

r pen

alty

of t

wo

hund

red

rupe

es p

er

hour

, so

long

as i

t rem

ains

in th

at p

ositi

on a

nd

pena

lty p

oint

s as p

er S

ched

ule

II:

Wor

d “p

ublic

” is

rem

oved

and

fine

is

incr

ease

d w

ith p

enal

ty p

oint

s. N

o ch

ange

in p

rovi

sos a

nd su

bsec

tion

(2).

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

377

202.

Pow

er to

arr

est w

ithou

t war

rant

.—(1

) A

polic

e of

ficer

in u

nifo

rm m

ay a

rres

t with

out w

arra

nt

any

pers

on w

ho in

his

pre

senc

e co

mm

its a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

und

er se

ctio

n 18

4 or

sect

ion

185

or

sect

ion

197:

Pr

ovid

ed th

at a

ny p

erso

n so

arr

este

d in

co

nnec

tion

with

an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le u

nder

sect

ion

185

shal

l, w

ithin

two

hour

s of h

is a

rres

t, be

su

bjec

ted

to a

med

ical

exa

min

atio

n re

ferr

ed to

in

sect

ions

203

and

204

by

a re

gist

ered

med

ical

pr

actit

ione

r fai

ling

whi

ch h

e sh

all b

e re

leas

ed fr

om

cust

ody.

1[

(2) A

pol

ice

offic

er in

uni

form

may

arr

est

with

out w

arra

nt a

ny p

erso

n, w

ho h

as c

omm

itted

an

offe

nce

unde

r thi

s Act

, if s

uch

pers

on re

fuse

s to

give

hi

s nam

e an

d ad

dres

s. (3

) A p

olic

e of

ficer

arr

estin

g w

ithou

t war

rant

the

driv

er o

f a m

otor

veh

icle

shal

l if t

he c

ircum

stan

ces

so re

quire

take

or c

ause

to b

e ta

ken

any

step

s he

may

co

nsid

er p

rope

r for

the

tem

pora

ry d

ispo

sal o

f the

ve

hicl

e.

----

----

----

----

----

----

1.

S

ubs.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, s

ec.

60,

for

sub-

sect

ion

(2) (

w.e

.f. 1

4-11

-199

4).

----

----

----

----

----

----

135.

Pow

er to

arr

est w

ithou

t war

rant

.—(1

) A

pol

ice

offic

er in

uni

form

may

arr

est w

ithou

t w

arra

nt a

ny p

erso

n w

ho in

his

pre

senc

e co

mm

its

an o

ffen

ce p

unis

habl

e un

der s

ectio

n 11

8 or

se

ctio

n 11

9 or

sect

ion

130:

Prov

ided

that

any

per

son

so a

rres

ted

in

conn

ectio

n w

ith a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

und

er

sect

ion

119

shal

l, w

ithin

two

hour

s of h

is a

rres

t, be

subj

ecte

d to

a m

edic

al e

xam

inat

ion

refe

rred

to

in se

ctio

ns 1

36 a

nd 1

37 b

y a

regi

ster

ed m

edic

al

prac

titio

ner f

ailin

g w

hich

he

shal

l be

rele

ased

fr

om c

usto

dy.

Sr. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged.

Su

bsec

tion

(2) a

nd (3

): N

o ch

ange

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

378

203.

Bre

ath

test

s.—1[

(1) A

pol

ice

offic

er in

un

iform

or a

n of

ficer

of t

he M

otor

Veh

icle

s D

epar

tmen

t, as

may

be

auth

oris

ed in

this

beh

alf b

y th

at D

epar

tmen

t, m

ay re

quire

any

per

son

driv

ing

or

atte

mpt

ing

to d

rive

a m

otor

veh

icle

in a

pub

lic p

lace

to

pro

vide

one

or m

ore

spec

imen

s of b

reat

h fo

r br

eath

test

ther

e or

nea

rby,

if su

ch p

olic

e of

ficer

or

offic

er h

as a

ny re

ason

able

cau

se to

susp

ect h

im o

f ha

ving

com

mitt

ed a

n of

fenc

e un

der s

ectio

n 18

5:

Prov

ided

that

requ

irem

ent f

or b

reat

h te

st sh

all b

e m

ade

(unl

ess,

it is

mad

e) a

s soo

n as

reas

onab

ly

prac

ticab

le a

fter t

he c

omm

issi

on o

f suc

h of

fenc

e.]

(2) I

f a m

otor

veh

icle

is in

volv

ed in

an

acci

dent

in

a p

ublic

pla

ce a

nd a

pol

ice

offic

er in

uni

form

has

an

y re

ason

able

cau

se to

susp

ect t

hat t

he p

erso

n w

ho

was

driv

ing

the

mot

or v

ehic

le a

t the

tim

e of

the

acci

dent

had

alc

ohol

in h

is b

lood

or t

hat h

e w

as

driv

ing

unde

r the

influ

ence

of a

dru

g re

ferr

ed to

in

sect

ion

185

he m

ay re

quire

the

pers

on so

driv

ing

the

mot

or v

ehic

le, t

o pr

ovid

e a

spec

imen

of h

is b

reat

h fo

r a b

reat

h te

st—

(a

) i

n th

e ca

se o

f a p

erso

n w

ho is

at a

hos

pita

l as a

n in

door

pat

ient

, at t

he h

ospi

tal,

(b)

in

the

case

of a

ny o

ther

per

son,

eith

er a

t or n

ear

136.

Bre

ath

test

s.— (1

) A p

olic

e of

ficer

in

unifo

rm o

r an

offic

er o

f the

Mot

or V

ehic

les

Dep

artm

ent,

as m

ay b

e au

thor

ised

in th

is b

ehal

f by

that

Dep

artm

ent,

may

requ

ire a

ny p

erso

n dr

ivin

g or

atte

mpt

ing

to d

rive

a m

otor

veh

icle

in

any

plac

e to

pro

vide

one

or m

ore

spec

imen

s of

brea

th fo

r bre

ath

test

ther

e or

nea

rby,

if su

ch

polic

e of

ficer

or o

ffic

er h

as a

ny re

ason

able

cau

se

to su

spec

t him

of h

avin

g co

mm

itted

an

offe

nce

unde

r sec

tion

119:

Prov

ided

that

requ

irem

ent f

or b

reat

h te

st sh

all b

e m

ade

(unl

ess i

t is m

ade)

as s

oon

as re

ason

ably

pr

actic

able

afte

r the

com

mis

sion

of s

uch

offe

nce

as p

er th

e pr

oced

ure

pres

crib

ed b

y C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t

(2) I

f a m

otor

veh

icle

is in

volv

ed in

an

acci

dent

in

any

pla

ce a

nd a

pol

ice

offic

er in

uni

form

has

any

re

ason

able

cau

se to

susp

ect t

hat t

he p

erso

n w

ho

was

driv

ing

the

mot

or v

ehic

le a

t the

tim

e of

the

acci

dent

had

alc

ohol

in h

is b

lood

or t

hat h

e w

as

driv

ing

unde

r the

influ

ence

of a

dru

g re

ferr

ed to

in

sect

ion

119

he m

ay re

quire

the

pers

on so

dr

ivin

g th

e m

otor

veh

icle

, to

prov

ide

a sp

ecim

en

of h

is b

reat

h fo

r a b

reat

h te

st—

Sim

plifi

ed.

203(

2)(a

), (b

), an

d pr

ovis

o: N

o ch

ange

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379

the

plac

e w

here

the

requ

irem

ent i

s mad

e, o

r, if

the

polic

e of

ficer

thin

ks fi

t, at

a p

olic

e st

atio

n sp

ecifi

ed

by th

e po

lice

offic

er:

Prov

ided

that

a p

erso

n sh

all n

ot b

e re

quire

d to

pr

ovid

e su

ch a

spec

imen

whi

le a

t a h

ospi

tal a

s an

indo

or p

atie

nt if

the

regi

ster

ed m

edic

al p

ract

ition

er

in im

med

iate

cha

rge

of h

is c

ase

is n

ot fi

rst n

otifi

ed

of th

e pr

opos

al to

mak

e th

e re

quire

men

t or o

bjec

ts to

th

e pr

ovis

ion

of a

spec

imen

on

the

grou

nd th

at it

s pr

ovis

ion

or th

e re

quire

men

t to

prov

ide

it w

ould

be

prej

udic

ial t

o th

e pr

oper

car

e or

trea

tmen

t of t

he

patie

nt.

(3) I

f it a

ppea

rs to

a p

olic

e of

ficer

in u

nifo

rm, i

n co

nseq

uenc

e of

a b

reat

h te

st c

arrie

d ou

t by

him

on

any

pers

on u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(1) o

r sub

-sec

tion

(2)

that

the

devi

ce b

y m

eans

of w

hich

the

test

has

bee

n ca

rrie

d ou

t ind

icat

es th

e pr

esen

ce o

f alc

ohol

in th

e pe

rson

’s b

lood

, the

pol

ice

offic

er m

ay a

rres

t tha

t pe

rson

with

out w

arra

nt e

xcep

t whi

le th

at p

erso

n is

at

a ho

spita

l as a

n in

door

pat

ient

. (4

) If a

per

son,

requ

ired

by a

pol

ice

offic

er u

nder

su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) or s

ub-s

ectio

n (2

) to

prov

ide

a sp

ecim

en o

f bre

ath

for a

bre

ath

test

, ref

uses

or f

ails

to

do

so a

nd th

e po

lice

offic

er h

as re

ason

able

cau

se

to su

spec

t him

of h

avin

g al

coho

l in

his b

lood

, the

po

lice

offic

er m

ay a

rres

t him

with

out w

arra

nt e

xcep

t

203(

3), 2

03(4

), 20

3(5)

and

203

(6) &

Ex

plan

atio

n: N

o ch

ange

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f MVA

Expe

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stifi

catio

n

380

whi

le h

e is

at a

hos

pita

l as a

n in

door

pat

ient

. (5

) A p

erso

n ar

rest

ed u

nder

this

sect

ion

shal

l w

hile

at a

pol

ice

stat

ion,

be

give

n an

opp

ortu

nity

to

prov

ide

a sp

ecim

en o

f bre

ath

for a

bre

ath

test

ther

e.

(6) T

he re

sults

of a

bre

ath

test

mad

e in

pu

rsua

nce

of th

e pr

ovis

ions

of t

his s

ectio

n sh

all b

e ad

mis

sibl

e in

evi

denc

e.

Expl

anat

ion.

—Fo

r the

pur

pose

s of t

his s

ectio

n “b

reat

h te

st”,

mea

ns a

test

for t

he p

urpo

se o

f ob

tain

ing

an in

dica

tion

of th

e pr

esen

ce o

f alc

ohol

in

a pe

rson

’s b

lood

car

ried

out o

n on

e or

mor

e sp

ecim

ens o

f bre

ath

prov

ided

by

that

per

son,

by

mea

ns o

f a d

evic

e of

a ty

pe a

ppro

ved

by th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te,

for t

he p

urpo

se o

f suc

h a

test

. --

----

----

----

----

----

--

1.

Sub

s. by

Act

54

of 1

994,

sec

. 61

, fo

r su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) (w

.e.f.

14-

11-1

994)

. --

----

----

----

----

----

--

204.

Lab

orat

ory

test

.—(1

) A p

erso

n w

ho h

as b

een

arre

sted

und

er se

ctio

n 20

3 m

ay, w

hile

at a

pol

ice

stat

ion

be re

quire

d by

a p

olic

e of

ficer

to p

rovi

de to

su

ch re

gist

ered

med

ical

pra

ctiti

oner

as m

ay b

e pr

oduc

ed b

y su

ch p

olic

e of

ficer

, a sp

ecim

en o

f his

bl

ood

for a

labo

rato

ry te

st if

,

137.

Lab

orat

ory

test

.—(1

) A p

erso

n w

ho h

as

been

arr

este

d un

der s

ectio

n 13

6 m

ay, w

hile

at a

po

lice

stat

ion

be re

quire

d by

a p

olic

e of

ficer

to

prov

ide

to su

ch re

gist

ered

med

ical

pra

ctiti

oner

as

may

be

prod

uced

by

such

pol

ice

offic

er, a

sp

ecim

en o

f his

blo

od fo

r a la

bora

tory

test

if,

Cro

ss se

ctio

n is

renu

mbe

red.

N

o ch

ange

in (1

a&b)

, pro

viso

and

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f MVA

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ion

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stifi

catio

n

381

(a)

it a

ppea

rs to

the

polic

e of

ficer

that

the

devi

ce,

by m

eans

of w

hich

bre

ath

test

was

take

n in

rela

tion

to su

ch p

erso

n, in

dica

tes t

he p

rese

nce

of a

lcoh

ol in

th

e bl

ood

of su

ch p

erso

n, o

r (b

) s

uch

pers

on, w

hen

give

n th

e op

portu

nity

to

subm

it to

a b

reat

h te

st, h

as re

fuse

d, o

mitt

ed o

r fai

led

to d

o so

: Pr

ovid

ed th

at w

here

the

pers

on re

quire

d to

pr

ovid

e su

ch sp

ecim

en is

a fe

mal

e an

d th

e re

gist

ered

m

edic

al p

ract

ition

er p

rodu

ced

by su

ch p

olic

e of

ficer

is

a m

ale

med

ical

pra

ctiti

oner

, the

spec

imen

shal

l be

take

n on

ly in

the

pres

ence

of a

fem

ale,

whe

ther

a

med

ical

pra

ctiti

oner

or n

ot.

(2) A

per

son

whi

le a

t a h

ospi

tal a

s an

indo

or

patie

nt m

ay b

e re

quire

d by

a p

olic

e of

ficer

to

prov

ide

at th

e ho

spita

l a sp

ecim

en o

f his

blo

od fo

r a

labo

rato

ry te

st—

(a

) i

f it a

ppea

rs to

the

polic

e of

ficer

that

the

devi

ce

by m

eans

of w

hich

test

is c

arrie

d ou

t in

rela

tion

to

the

brea

th o

f suc

h pe

rson

indi

cate

s the

pre

senc

e of

al

coho

l in

the

bloo

d of

such

per

son,

or

(b)

if t

he p

erso

n ha

ving

bee

n re

quire

d, w

heth

er a

t th

e ho

spita

l or e

lsew

here

, to

prov

ide

a sp

ecim

en o

f br

eath

for a

bre

ath

test

, has

refu

sed,

om

itted

or f

aile

d to

do

so a

nd a

pol

ice

offic

er h

as re

ason

able

cau

se to

su

spec

t him

of h

avin

g al

coho

l in

his b

lood

:

su

bsec

tion

(2) &

(3).

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AN

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istin

g Te

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f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

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ion

R

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stifi

catio

n

382

Prov

ided

that

a p

erso

n sh

all n

ot b

e re

quire

d to

pr

ovid

e a

spec

imen

of h

is b

lood

for a

labo

rato

ry te

st

unde

r thi

s sub

-sec

tion

if th

e re

gist

ered

med

ical

pr

actit

ione

r in

imm

edia

te c

harg

e of

his

cas

e is

not

fir

st n

otifi

ed o

f the

pro

posa

l to

mak

e th

e re

quire

men

t or

obj

ects

to th

e pr

ovis

ion

of su

ch sp

ecim

en o

n th

e gr

ound

that

its p

rovi

sion

or t

he re

quire

men

t to

prov

ide

it w

ould

be

prej

udic

ial t

o th

e pr

oper

car

e or

tre

atm

ent o

f the

pat

ient

. (3

) The

resu

lts o

f a la

bora

tory

test

mad

e in

pu

rsua

nce

of th

is se

ctio

n sh

all b

e ad

mis

sibl

e in

ev

iden

ce.

Expl

anat

ion.

—Fo

r the

pur

pose

s of t

his s

ectio

n,

“lab

orat

ory

test

” m

eans

the

anal

ysis

of a

spec

imen

of

bloo

d m

ade

at a

labo

rato

ry e

stab

lishe

d, m

aint

aine

d or

reco

gnis

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent o

r a S

tate

G

over

nmen

t. 20

5. P

resu

mpt

ion

of u

nfitn

ess t

o dr

ive.

—In

an

y pr

ocee

ding

for a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

und

er

sect

ion

185

if it

is p

rove

d th

at th

e ac

cuse

d w

hen

requ

este

d by

a p

olic

e of

ficer

at a

ny ti

me

so to

do,

ha

d re

fuse

d, o

mitt

ed o

r fai

led

to c

onse

nt to

the

taki

ng o

f or p

rovi

ding

a sp

ecim

en o

f his

bre

ath

for a

br

eath

test

or a

spec

imen

of h

is b

lood

for a

la

bora

tory

test

, his

refu

sal,

omis

sion

or f

ailu

re m

ay,

unle

ss re

ason

able

cau

se th

eref

or is

show

n, b

e pr

esum

ed to

be

a ci

rcum

stan

ce su

ppor

ting

any

138.

Pre

sum

ptio

n of

unf

itnes

s to

driv

e.—

In

any

proc

eedi

ng fo

r an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le u

nder

se

ctio

n 11

9 if

it is

pro

ved

that

the

accu

sed

whe

n re

ques

ted

by a

pol

ice

offic

er a

t any

tim

e so

to d

o,

had

refu

sed,

om

itted

or f

aile

d to

con

sent

to th

e ta

king

of o

r pro

vidi

ng a

spec

imen

of h

is b

reat

h fo

r a b

reat

h te

st o

r a sp

ecim

en o

f his

blo

od fo

r a

labo

rato

ry te

st, h

is re

fusa

l, om

issi

on o

r fai

lure

m

ay, u

nles

s rea

sona

ble

caus

e th

eref

or is

show

n,

be p

resu

med

to b

e a

circ

umst

ance

supp

ortin

g an

y

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Ex

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g Te

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f MVA

Expe

rt C

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ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

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stifi

catio

n

383

evid

ence

giv

en o

n be

half

of th

e pr

osec

utio

n, o

r re

butti

ng a

ny e

vide

nce

give

n on

beh

alf o

f the

de

fenc

e, w

ith re

spec

t to

his c

ondi

tion

at th

at ti

me.

evid

ence

giv

en o

n be

half

of th

e pr

osec

utio

n, o

r re

butti

ng a

ny e

vide

nce

give

n on

beh

alf o

f the

de

fenc

e, w

ith re

spec

t to

his c

ondi

tion

at th

at ti

me.

206.

Pow

er o

f pol

ice

offic

er to

impo

und

docu

men

t.—(1

) Any

pol

ice

offic

er o

r oth

er p

erso

n au

thor

ised

in th

is b

ehal

f by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t m

ay, i

f he

has r

easo

n to

bel

ieve

that

any

id

entif

icat

ion

mar

k ca

rrie

d on

a m

otor

veh

icle

or a

ny

licen

ce, p

erm

it, c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion,

cer

tific

ate

of in

sura

nce

or o

ther

doc

umen

t pro

duce

d to

him

by

the

driv

er o

r per

son

in c

harg

e of

a m

otor

veh

icle

is a

fa

lse

docu

men

t with

in th

e m

eani

ng o

f sec

tion

464

of

the

Indi

an P

enal

Cod

e, 1

860

(45

of 1

860)

seiz

e th

e m

ark

or d

ocum

ent a

nd c

all u

pon

the

driv

er o

r ow

ner

of th

e ve

hicl

e to

acc

ount

for h

is p

osse

ssio

n of

or t

he

pres

ence

in th

e ve

hicl

e of

such

mar

k or

doc

umen

t.

(2) A

ny p

olic

e of

ficer

or o

ther

per

son

auth

oris

ed

in th

is b

ehal

f by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

, if h

e ha

s rea

son

to b

elie

ve th

at th

e dr

iver

of a

mot

or

vehi

cle

who

is c

harg

ed w

ith a

ny o

ffen

ce u

nder

this

A

ct m

ay a

bsco

nd o

r oth

erw

ise

avoi

d th

e se

rvic

e of

a

sum

mon

s, se

ize

any

licen

ce h

eld

by su

ch d

river

and

fo

rwar

d it

into

the

Cou

rt ta

king

cog

niza

nce

of th

e of

fenc

e an

d th

e sa

id C

ourt

shal

l on

the

first

ap

pear

ance

of s

uch

driv

er b

efor

e it,

retu

rn th

e lic

ence

to h

im in

exc

hang

e fo

r the

tem

pora

ry

139.

Pow

er to

impo

und

docu

men

t.—

(2) A

ny p

olic

e of

ficer

or o

ther

per

son

auth

oris

ed

in th

is b

ehal

f by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

, if h

e ha

s rea

son

to b

elie

ve th

at th

e dr

iver

or o

wne

r of a

m

otor

veh

icle

who

is c

harg

ed w

ith a

ny o

ffen

ce

unde

r thi

s Act

may

abs

cond

or o

ther

wis

e av

oid

the

serv

ice

of a

sum

mon

s, se

ize

any

licen

ce h

eld

by su

ch d

river

or c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e an

d fo

rwar

d it

to th

e C

ourt

taki

ng

cogn

izan

ce o

f the

off

ence

and

the

said

Cou

rt sh

all

on th

e fir

st a

ppea

ranc

e of

such

driv

er b

efor

e it,

Title

is m

odifi

ed a

nd w

ords

“of

po

lice

offic

er”

are

rem

oved

from

the

title

.

(1):

No

chan

ge

139(

2): O

wne

r is a

lso

held

re

spon

sibl

e fo

r off

ence

in a

dditi

on to

th

e dr

iver

. Reg

istra

tion

of C

ertif

icat

e of

veh

icle

in a

dditi

on to

DL

is a

lso

cons

ider

ed a

s doc

umen

t for

im

poun

ding

/sei

zing

.

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OF

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TOR

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ICLE

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VA) 1

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A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

384

ackn

owle

dgm

ent g

iven

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (3

). (3

) A p

olic

e of

ficer

or o

ther

per

son

seiz

ing

a lic

ence

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (2

) sha

ll gi

ve to

the

pers

on

surr

ende

ring

the

licen

ce a

tem

pora

ry

ackn

owle

dgm

ent t

here

for a

nd su

ch a

ckno

wle

dgm

ent

shal

l aut

horis

e th

e ho

lder

to d

rive

until

the

licen

ce

has b

een

retu

rned

to h

im o

r unt

il su

ch d

ate

as m

ay b

e sp

ecifi

ed b

y th

e po

lice

offic

er o

r oth

er p

erso

n in

the

ackn

owle

dgm

ent w

hich

ever

is e

arlie

r:

Prov

ided

that

if a

ny M

agis

trate

, pol

ice

offic

er o

r ot

her p

erso

n au

thor

ised

by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t in

this

beh

alf i

s, on

an

appl

icat

ion

mad

e to

him

, sa

tisfie

d th

at th

e lic

ence

can

not b

e, o

r has

not

bee

n,

retu

rned

to th

e ho

lder

ther

eof b

efor

e th

e da

te

spec

ified

in th

e ac

know

ledg

men

t for

any

reas

on fo

r w

hich

the

hold

er is

not

resp

onsi

ble,

the

Mag

istra

te,

polic

e of

ficer

or o

ther

per

son,

as t

he c

ase

may

be,

m

ay e

xten

d th

e pe

riod

of a

utho

rizat

ion

to d

rive

to

such

dat

e as

may

be

spec

ified

in th

e ac

know

ledg

men

t.

retu

rn th

e lic

ence

or c

ertif

icat

e of

regi

stra

tion

to

him

in e

xcha

nge

for t

he te

mpo

rary

ac

know

ledg

emen

t giv

en u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(3).

(3) A

pol

ice

offic

er o

r oth

er p

erso

n se

izin

g a

licen

ce o

r the

cer

tific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n un

der s

ub-

sect

ion

(2) s

hall

give

to th

e pe

rson

surr

ende

ring

the

licen

ce o

r the

cer

tific

ate

of re

gist

ratio

n a

tem

pora

ry a

ckno

wle

dgem

ent t

here

for a

nd su

ch

ackn

owle

dgem

ent s

hall

auth

oris

e th

e ho

lder

to

driv

e un

til th

e lic

ence

has

bee

n re

turn

ed to

him

or

until

such

dat

e as

may

be

spec

ified

by

the

polic

e of

ficer

or o

ther

per

son

in th

e ac

know

ledg

emen

t, w

hich

ever

is e

arlie

r:

139(

3): A

s abo

ve in

124

(2).

Prov

iso

139(

3): N

o ch

ange

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ISE

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Ex

istin

g Te

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f MVA

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rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

385

207.

Pow

er to

det

ain

vehi

cles

use

d w

ithou

t ce

rtifi

cate

of r

egist

ratio

n pe

rmit,

etc

.—(1

) Any

po

lice

offic

er o

r oth

er p

erso

n au

thor

ised

in th

is

beha

lf by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

, if h

e ha

s re

ason

to b

elie

ve th

at a

mot

or v

ehic

le h

as b

een

or is

be

ing

used

in c

ontra

vent

ion

of th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

sect

ion

3 or

sect

ion

4 or

sect

ion

39 o

r with

out t

he

perm

it re

quire

d by

sub-

sect

ion

(1) o

f sec

tion

66 o

r in

cont

rave

ntio

n or

any

con

ditio

n of

such

per

mit

rela

ting

to th

e ro

ute

on w

hich

or t

he a

rea

in w

hich

or

the

purp

ose

for w

hich

the

vehi

cle

may

be

used

, sei

ze

and

deta

in th

e ve

hicl

e, in

the

pres

crib

ed m

anne

r and

fo

r thi

s pur

pose

take

or c

ause

to b

e ta

ken

any

step

s he

may

con

side

r pro

per f

or th

e te

mpo

rary

safe

cu

stod

y of

the

vehi

cle:

Pr

ovid

ed th

at w

here

any

such

off

icer

or p

erso

n ha

s rea

son

to b

elie

ve th

at a

mot

or v

ehic

le h

as b

een

or is

bei

ng u

sed

in c

ontra

vent

ion

of se

ctio

n 3

or

sect

ion

4 or

with

out t

he p

erm

it re

quire

d by

sub-

sect

ion

(1) o

f sec

tion

66 h

e m

ay, i

nste

ad o

f sei

zing

th

e ve

hicl

e, se

ize

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e an

d sh

all i

ssue

an

ackn

owle

dgm

ent i

n re

spec

t the

reof

.

140.

Pow

er to

det

ain

vehi

cles

in u

nsaf

e co

nditi

on o

r us

ed w

ithou

t cer

tific

ate

of

regi

stra

tion

perm

it, e

tc.—

(1) A

ny p

olic

e of

ficer

or

oth

er p

erso

n au

thor

ised

in th

is b

ehal

f by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t may

, if h

e ha

s rea

son

to

belie

ve th

at a

mot

or v

ehic

le h

as b

een

or is

bei

ng

used

in c

ontra

vent

ion

of th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 3

or se

ctio

n 4

or se

ctio

n 5

or se

ctio

n 27

or

with

out t

he p

erm

it re

quire

d by

sub-

sect

ion

(1) o

f se

ctio

n 49

or i

n co

ntra

vent

ion

of a

ny c

ondi

tion

of

such

per

mit

rela

ting

to th

e ro

ute

on w

hich

or t

he

area

in w

hich

or t

he p

urpo

se fo

r whi

ch th

e ve

hicl

e m

ay b

e us

ed, s

eize

and

det

ain

the

vehi

cle,

in th

e m

anne

r as p

resc

ribed

by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t an

d fo

r thi

s pur

pose

take

or c

ause

to b

e ta

ken

any

step

s he

may

con

side

r pro

per f

or th

e te

mpo

rary

sa

fe c

usto

dy o

f the

veh

icle

:

Prov

ided

that

whe

re a

ny su

ch o

ffic

er o

r per

son

has r

easo

n to

bel

ieve

that

a m

otor

veh

icle

has

be

en o

r is b

eing

use

d in

con

trave

ntio

n of

sect

ion

3 or

sect

ion

4 or

with

out t

he p

erm

it re

quire

d by

su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 49

or i

n co

ntra

vent

ion

of a

ny c

ondi

tion

of su

ch p

erm

it re

latin

g to

the

rout

e on

whi

ch o

r the

are

a in

whi

ch o

r the

pu

rpos

e fo

r whi

ch th

e ve

hicl

e is

use

d, h

e m

ay,

inst

ead

of se

izin

g th

e ve

hicl

e, se

ize

the

certi

ficat

e of

regi

stra

tion

of th

e ve

hicl

e an

d sh

all i

ssue

an

The

title

of 1

40is

mod

ified

and

cro

ss

sect

ion

has b

een

renu

mbe

red

140(

1): “

Man

ner a

s pre

scrib

ed b

y th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent”

is in

serte

d.

140(

1) P

rovi

so: U

sage

of m

otor

ve

hicl

e in

“co

ntra

vent

ion

of a

ny

cond

ition

of P

erm

it” is

als

o co

nsid

ered

.

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ISE

CH

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GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

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emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

386

(2) W

here

a m

otor

veh

icle

has

bee

n se

ized

and

de

tain

ed u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(1),

the

owne

r or p

erso

n in

char

ge o

f the

mot

or v

ehic

le m

ay a

pply

to th

e tra

nspo

rt au

thor

ity o

r any

off

icer

aut

horis

ed in

this

be

half

by th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent t

oget

her w

ith th

e re

leva

nt d

ocum

ents

for t

he re

leas

e of

the

vehi

cle

and

such

aut

horit

y or

off

icer

may

, afte

r ver

ifica

tion

of

such

doc

umen

ts, b

y or

der r

elea

se th

e ve

hicl

e su

bjec

t to

such

con

ditio

ns a

s the

aut

horit

y or

off

icer

may

de

em fi

t to

impo

se.

ackn

owle

dgem

ent i

n re

spec

t the

reof

.

Subs

ectio

n (2

): N

o ch

ange

.

208.

Sum

mar

y di

spos

al o

f cas

es.—

(1) T

he

Cou

rt ta

king

cog

niza

nce

of a

ny o

ffen

ce (o

ther

than

an

off

ence

whi

ch th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay b

y ru

les s

peci

fy in

this

beh

alf)

und

er th

is A

ct,—

(i)

m

ay, i

f the

off

ence

is a

n of

fenc

e pu

nish

able

w

ith im

pris

onm

ent u

nder

this

Act

; and

(ii

) s

hall,

in a

ny o

ther

cas

e,

stat

e up

on th

e su

mm

ons t

o be

serv

ed o

n th

e ac

cuse

d pe

rson

that

he—

(a

) m

ay a

ppea

r by

plea

der o

r in

pers

on; o

r (b

) m

ay, b

y a

spec

ified

dat

e pr

ior t

o th

e he

arin

g of

th

e ch

arge

, ple

ad g

uilty

to th

e ch

arge

and

rem

it to

th

e C

ourt,

by

mon

ey o

rder

, suc

h su

m (n

ot e

xcee

ding

th

e m

axim

um fi

ne th

at m

ay b

e im

pose

d fo

r the

141.

Sum

mar

y di

spos

al o

f cas

es.—

N

o C

hang

e ex

cept

for S

r. N

o.

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g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

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ion

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emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

387

offe

nce)

as t

he C

ourt

may

spec

ify, a

nd th

e pl

ea o

f gu

ilt in

dica

ted

in th

e m

oney

ord

er c

oupo

n its

elf:

Prov

ided

that

the

Cou

rt sh

all,

in th

e ca

se o

f any

of

the

offe

nces

refe

rred

to in

sub-

sect

ion

(2),

stat

e up

on th

e su

mm

ons t

hat t

he a

ccus

ed p

erso

n, if

he

plea

ds g

uilty

, sha

ll so

ple

ad in

the

man

ner s

peci

fied

in c

laus

e (b

) and

shal

l for

war

d hi

s driv

ing

licen

ce to

th

e C

ourt

with

his

lette

r con

tain

ing

such

ple

a.

(2) W

here

the

offe

nce

deal

t with

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) is a

n of

fenc

e sp

ecifi

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent b

y ru

les f

or th

e pu

rpos

es o

f thi

s su

b-se

ctio

n, th

e C

ourt

shal

l, if

the

accu

sed

pers

on

plea

ds g

uilty

to th

e ch

arge

and

forw

ards

his

driv

ing

licen

ce to

the

Cou

rt w

ith th

e le

tter c

onta

inin

g hi

s pl

ea, m

ake

an e

ndor

sem

ent o

f suc

h co

nvic

tion

on h

is

driv

ing

licen

ce.

(3) W

here

an

accu

sed

pers

on p

lead

s gui

lty a

nd

rem

its th

e su

m sp

ecifi

ed a

nd h

as c

ompl

ied

with

the

prov

isio

ns o

f sub

-sec

tion

(1),

or a

s the

cas

e m

ay b

e,

sub-

sect

ions

(1) a

nd (2

), no

furth

er p

roce

edin

gs in

re

spec

t of t

he o

ffen

ce sh

all b

e ta

ken

agai

nst h

im n

or

shal

l he

be li

able

, not

with

stan

ding

any

thin

g to

the

cont

rary

con

tain

ed in

this

Act

, to

be d

isqu

alifi

ed fo

r ho

ldin

g or

obt

aini

ng a

lice

nce

by re

ason

of h

is

havi

ng p

lead

ed g

uilty

.

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OF

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V

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ISE

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AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

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ion

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catio

n

388

209.

Res

tric

tion

on c

onvi

ctio

n.—

No

pers

on

pros

ecut

ed fo

r an

offe

nce

puni

shab

le u

nder

sect

ion

183

or se

ctio

n 18

4 sh

all b

e co

nvic

ted

unle

ss—

(a

) h

e w

as w

arne

d at

the

time

the

offe

nce

was

co

mm

itted

that

the

ques

tion

of p

rose

cutin

g hi

m

wou

ld b

e ta

ken

into

con

side

ratio

n, o

r (b

) w

ithin

four

teen

day

s fro

m th

e co

mm

issi

on o

f th

e of

fenc

e, a

not

ice

spec

ifyin

g th

e na

ture

of t

he

offe

nce

and

the

time

and

plac

e w

here

it is

alle

ged

to

have

bee

n co

mm

itted

was

serv

ed o

n or

sent

by

regi

ster

ed p

ost t

o hi

m o

r the

per

son

regi

ster

ed a

s the

ow

ner o

f the

veh

icle

at t

he ti

me

of th

e co

mm

issi

on

of th

e of

fenc

e, o

r (c

) w

ithin

twen

ty-e

ight

day

s of t

he c

omm

issi

on o

f th

e of

fenc

e, a

sum

mon

s for

the

offe

nce

was

serv

ed

on h

im:

Prov

ided

that

not

hing

, in

this

sect

ion

shal

l app

ly

whe

re th

e C

ourt

is sa

tisfie

d th

at—

(a

) t

he fa

ilure

to se

rve

the

notic

e or

sum

mon

s re

ferr

ed to

in th

is su

b-se

ctio

n w

as d

ue to

the

fact

that

ne

ither

the

nam

e an

d ad

dres

s of t

he a

ccus

ed n

or th

e na

me

and

addr

ess o

f the

regi

ster

ed o

wne

r of t

he

vehi

cle

coul

d w

ith re

ason

able

dili

genc

e ha

ve b

een

asce

rtain

ed in

tim

e, o

r (b

) s

uch

failu

re w

as b

roug

ht a

bout

by

the

cond

uct

of th

e ac

cuse

d.

209:

Del

eted

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

389

210.

Cou

rts t

o se

nd in

timat

ion

abou

t co

nvic

tion.

—Ev

ery

Cou

rt by

whi

ch a

ny p

erso

n ho

ldin

g a

driv

ing

licen

ce is

con

vict

ed o

f an

offe

nce

unde

r thi

s Act

or o

f an

offe

nce

in th

e co

mm

issi

on o

f w

hich

a m

otor

veh

icle

was

use

d, sh

all s

end

intim

atio

n to

—

(a)

the

lice

nsin

g au

thor

ity w

hich

issu

ed th

e dr

ivin

g lic

ence

, and

(b

) t

he li

cens

ing

auth

ority

by

who

m th

e lic

ence

w

as la

st re

new

ed,

and

ever

y su

ch in

timat

ion

shal

l sta

te th

e na

me

and

addr

ess o

f the

hol

der o

f the

lice

nce,

the

licen

ce

num

ber,

the

date

of i

ssue

and

rene

wal

of t

he sa

me,

th

e na

ture

of t

he o

ffen

ce, t

he p

unis

hmen

t aw

arde

d fo

r the

sam

e an

d su

ch o

ther

par

ticul

ars a

s may

be

pres

crib

ed.

142.

Cou

rts t

o se

nd in

timat

ion

abou

t co

nvic

tion.

—Ev

ery

Cou

rt by

whi

ch a

ny p

erso

n ho

ldin

g a

driv

ing

licen

ce is

con

vict

ed o

f an

offe

nce

unde

r thi

s Act

or o

f an

offe

nce

in th

e co

mm

issi

on o

f whi

ch a

mot

or v

ehic

le w

as u

sed,

sh

all s

end

intim

atio

n to

—

(a) t

he li

cens

ing

auth

ority

whi

ch is

sued

the

driv

ing

licen

ce, a

nd

(b) t

he li

cens

ing

auth

ority

by

who

m th

e lic

ence

w

as la

st re

new

ed,

a

nd e

very

such

intim

atio

n sh

all s

tate

the

nam

e an

d ad

dres

s of t

he h

olde

r of t

he li

cenc

e, th

e lic

ence

num

ber,

the

date

of i

ssue

and

rene

wal

of

the

sam

e, th

e na

ture

of t

he o

ffen

ce, t

he

puni

shm

ent a

war

ded,

aw

ard

of p

enal

ty p

oint

s for

th

e sa

me

and

such

oth

er p

artic

ular

s as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

.

Pena

lty p

oint

is a

dded

.

CH

APT

ER

XIV

MIS

CEL

LA

NEO

US

211.

Pow

er to

levy

fee.

—A

ny ru

le w

hich

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t or t

he S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent i

s em

pow

ered

to m

ake

unde

r thi

s Act

may

, no

twith

stan

ding

the

abse

nce

of a

ny e

xpre

ss

prov

isio

n to

that

eff

ect,

prov

ide

for t

he le

vy o

f suc

h fe

es in

resp

ect o

f app

licat

ions

, am

endm

ent o

f do

cum

ents

, iss

ue o

f cer

tific

ates

, lic

ence

s, pe

rmits

,

CH

APT

ER

IX: M

ISC

ELL

AN

EOU

S

143.

Pow

er to

levy

fee.

—: N

o ch

ange

Sr. N

o. o

f cha

pter

and

sect

ion

has

been

cha

nged

.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

390

test

s, en

dors

emen

ts, b

adge

s, pl

ates

, co

unte

rsig

natu

res,

auth

oris

atio

n, su

pply

of s

tatis

tics

or c

opie

s of d

ocum

ents

or o

rder

s and

for a

ny o

ther

pu

rpos

e or

mat

ter i

nvol

ving

the

rend

erin

g of

any

se

rvic

e by

the

offic

ers o

r aut

horit

ies u

nder

this

Act

or

any

rule

mad

e th

ereu

nder

as m

ay b

e co

nsid

ered

ne

cess

ary:

Pr

ovid

ed th

at th

e G

over

nmen

t may

, if i

t co

nsid

ers n

eces

sary

so to

do,

in th

e pu

blic

inte

rest

, by

gen

eral

or s

peci

al o

rder

, exe

mpt

any

cla

ss o

f pe

rson

s fro

m th

e pa

ymen

t of a

ny su

ch fe

e ei

ther

in

part

or in

full.

144.

Con

trib

utio

n to

Sol

atiu

m F

und-

The

fin

e am

ount

s re

aliz

ed u

nder

sec

tions

111

, 11

8, 1

19

and

122

shal

l be

cred

ited

to th

e So

latiu

m F

und.

New

sect

ion

144

is in

trodu

ced.

212.

Pub

licat

ion,

com

men

cem

ent a

nd la

ying

of

rul

es a

nd n

otifi

catio

ns.—

(1) T

he p

ower

to m

ake

rule

s und

er th

is A

ct is

subj

ect t

o th

e co

nditi

on o

f the

ru

les b

eing

mad

e af

ter p

revi

ous p

ublic

atio

n.

(2) A

ll ru

les m

ade

unde

r thi

s Act

shal

l be

publ

ishe

d in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, and

shal

l unl

ess s

ome

late

r

145.

Pub

licat

ion,

com

men

cem

ent a

nd la

ying

of

rule

s and

not

ifica

tions

.—(1

) The

pow

er to

mak

e ru

les u

nder

this

Act

is su

bjec

t to

the

cond

ition

of

the

rule

s bei

ng m

ade

afte

r pre

viou

s pub

licat

ion.

Prov

ided

that

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

, in

the

publ

ic in

tere

st, b

y or

der i

n w

ritin

g di

spen

se w

ith

the

cond

ition

of p

revi

ous p

ublic

atio

n in

any

cas

e.

In c

ircum

stan

ces;

whe

re th

e im

plem

enta

tion

of th

e la

w b

ecom

es

diff

icul

t due

to ti

me

dura

tion

betw

een

draf

t not

ifica

tion

and

final

no

tific

atio

n. T

here

fore

a p

prov

iso

is

adde

d to

faci

litat

e th

e sa

me

afte

r 14

5(1)

. 14

5(2)

and

145

(3):

No

chan

ge

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IEW

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TOR

VEH

ICLE

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T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

391

date

is a

ppoi

nted

, com

e in

to fo

rce

on th

e da

te o

f su

ch p

ublic

atio

n.

(3) E

very

rule

mad

e by

any

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t sha

ll be

laid

, as s

oon

as m

ay b

e af

ter i

t is m

ade

befo

re th

e St

ate

Legi

slat

ure.

(4

) Eve

ry ru

le m

ade

by th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent

unde

r thi

s Act

, eve

ry sc

hem

e m

ade

by th

e C

entra

l G

over

nmen

t und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 75

and

su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 16

3 an

d ev

ery

notif

icat

ion

issu

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(4) o

f sec

tion

41, s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 58

, sub

-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 59

, the

pro

viso

to su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 11

2, 1

[sub

-sec

tion

(4) o

f sec

tion

163A

] and

sub-

sect

ion

(4) o

f sec

tion

213

shal

l be

laid

, as s

oon

as m

ay b

e af

ter i

t is m

ade,

bef

ore

each

H

ouse

of P

arlia

men

t whi

le it

is in

sess

ion

for a

tota

l pe

riod

of th

irty

days

whi

ch m

ay b

e co

mpr

ised

in o

ne

sess

ion

or in

two

or m

ore

succ

essi

ve se

ssio

ns, a

nd if

, be

fore

the

expi

ry o

f the

sess

ion

imm

edia

tely

fo

llow

ing

the

sess

ion

or th

e su

cces

sive

sess

ions

af

ores

aid,

bot

h H

ouse

s agr

ee in

mak

ing

any

mod

ifica

tion

in th

e ru

le, s

chem

e or

not

ifica

tion

or

both

Hou

ses a

gree

that

the

rule

or s

chem

e sh

ould

not

be

mad

e or

the

notif

icat

ion

shou

ld n

ot b

e is

sued

, the

ru

le, s

chem

e or

not

ifica

tion

shal

l the

reaf

ter h

ave

effe

ct o

nly

in su

ch m

odifi

ed fo

rm o

r be

of n

o ef

fect

,

(4) E

very

rule

mad

e by

the

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t un

der t

his A

ct, e

very

sche

me

mad

e by

the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent u

nder

sect

ion

56 a

nd th

e pr

ovis

ion

rela

ting

to th

ird p

arty

insu

ranc

e an

d ev

ery

notif

icat

ion

issu

ed b

y th

e C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(1) o

f sec

tion

42, s

ub-s

ectio

n (1

) of s

ectio

n 43

, the

pro

viso

to su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of

sect

ion

77 a

nd th

e p

rovi

sion

rela

ting

to th

ird

party

insu

ranc

e a

nd su

b-se

ctio

n (4

) of s

ectio

n 14

6 sh

all b

e la

id, a

s soo

n as

may

be

afte

r it i

s m

ade,

bef

ore

each

Hou

se o

f Par

liam

ent w

hile

it is

in

sess

ion

for a

tota

l per

iod

of th

irty

days

whi

ch

may

be

com

pris

ed in

one

sess

ion

or in

two

or

mor

e su

cces

sive

sess

ions

, and

if, b

efor

e th

e ex

piry

of t

he se

ssio

n im

med

iate

ly fo

llow

ing

the

sess

ion

or th

e su

cces

sive

sess

ions

afo

resa

id, b

oth

Hou

ses a

gree

in m

akin

g an

y m

odifi

catio

n in

the

rule

, sch

eme

or n

otifi

catio

n or

bot

h H

ouse

s agr

ee

that

the

rule

or s

chem

e sh

ould

not

be

mad

e or

the

notif

icat

ion

shou

ld n

ot b

e is

sued

, the

rule

, sch

eme

or n

otifi

catio

n sh

all t

here

afte

r hav

e ef

fect

onl

y in

145(

4): c

onse

quen

tial c

hang

es in

vi

ew o

f del

etio

n ol

d su

bsec

tion.

O

nce

a su

itabl

e pr

ovis

ion

is m

ade

for

third

par

ty in

sura

nce

that

sect

ion

shou

ld b

e re

ferr

ed to

.

REV

IEW

OF

MO

TOR

VEH

ICLE

AC

T (M

VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

392

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e; so

, how

ever

, tha

t any

such

m

odifi

catio

n or

ann

ulm

ent s

hall

be w

ithou

t pre

judi

ce

to th

e va

lidity

of a

nyth

ing

prev

ious

ly d

one

unde

r th

at ru

le, s

chem

e or

not

ifica

tion.

--

----

----

----

----

----

-

1.

Ins.

by A

ct 5

4 of

199

4, se

c. 6

2 (w

.e.f.

14-

11-

1994

). --

----

----

----

----

----

-

such

mod

ified

form

or b

e of

no

effe

ct, a

s the

cas

e m

ay b

e; so

, how

ever

, tha

t any

such

mod

ifica

tion

or a

nnul

men

t sha

ll be

with

out p

reju

dice

to th

e va

lidity

of a

nyth

ing

prev

ious

ly d

one

unde

r tha

t ru

le, s

chem

e or

not

ifica

tion.

213.

App

oint

men

t of m

otor

veh

icle

s of

ficer

s.—(1

) The

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t may

, for

the

purp

ose

of c

arry

ing

into

eff

ect t

he p

rovi

sion

s of t

he

Act

, est

ablis

h a

Mot

or V

ehic

les D

epar

tmen

t and

ap

poin

t as o

ffic

ers t

here

of su

ch p

erso

ns a

s it t

hink

s fit

. (2

) Eve

ry su

ch o

ffic

er sh

all b

e de

emed

to b

e a

publ

ic se

rvan

t with

in th

e m

eani

ng o

f the

Indi

an

Pena

l Cod

e, 1

860

(45

of 1

860)

. (3

) The

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t may

mak

e ru

les t

o re

gula

te th

e di

scha

rge

by o

ffic

ers o

f the

Mot

or

Veh

icle

s Dep

artm

ent o

f the

ir fu

nctio

ns a

nd in

pa

rticu

lar a

nd w

ithou

t pre

judi

ce to

the

gene

ralit

y of

th

e fo

rego

ing

pow

er to

pre

scrib

e th

e un

iform

to b

e w

orn

by th

em, t

he a

utho

ritie

s to

whi

ch th

ey sh

all b

e su

bord

inat

e, th

e du

ties t

o be

pre

form

ed b

y th

em, t

he

pow

ers (

incl

udin

g th

e po

wer

s exe

rcis

able

by

polic

e of

ficer

s und

er th

is A

ct) t

o be

exe

rcis

ed b

y th

em, a

nd

146

. A

ppoi

ntm

ent o

f mot

or v

ehic

les o

ffice

rs.

No

chan

ge e

xcep

t for

Sr.

No.

REV

IEW

OF

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TOR

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ICLE

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VA) 1

988

A

nnex

ure

V

SEC

TIO

N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

393

the

cond

ition

s gov

erni

ng th

e ex

erci

se o

f suc

h po

wer

s. (4

) The

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

, hav

ing

rega

rd

to th

e ob

ject

s of t

he A

ct, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

pre

scrib

e th

e m

inim

um

qual

ifica

tions

whi

ch th

e sa

id o

ffic

ers o

r any

cla

ss

ther

eof s

hall

poss

ess f

or b

eing

app

oint

ed a

s suc

h.

(5) I

n ad

ditio

n to

the

pow

ers t

hat m

ay b

e co

nfer

red

on a

ny o

ffic

er o

f the

Mot

or V

ehic

les

Dep

artm

ent u

nder

sub-

sect

ion

(3),

such

off

icer

as

may

be

empo

wer

ed b

y th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent i

n th

is

beha

lf sh

all a

lso

have

the

pow

er to

,—

(a)

mak

e su

ch e

xam

inat

ion

and

inqu

iry a

s he

thin

ks fi

t in

orde

r to

asce

rtain

whe

ther

the

prov

isio

ns

of th

is A

ct a

nd th

e ru

les m

ade

ther

eund

er a

re b

eing

ob

serv

ed;

(b)

with

such

ass

ista

nce,

if a

ny, a

s he

thin

ks fi

t, en

ter,

insp

ect a

nd se

arch

any

pre

mis

es w

hich

is in

th

e oc

cupa

tion

of a

per

son

who

, he

has r

easo

n to

be

lieve

, has

com

mitt

ed a

n of

fenc

e un

der t

his A

ct o

r in

whi

ch a

mot

or v

ehic

le in

resp

ect o

f whi

ch su

ch

offe

nce

has b

een

com

mitt

ed is

kep

t: Pr

ovid

ed th

at,—

(i)

a

ny su

ch se

arch

with

out a

war

rant

shal

l be

mad

e on

ly b

y an

off

icer

of t

he ra

nk o

f a g

azet

ted

offic

er;

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nnex

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SEC

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N W

ISE

CH

AN

GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

394

(ii)

whe

re th

e of

fenc

e is

pun

isha

ble

with

fine

onl

y th

e se

arch

shal

l not

be

mad

e af

ter s

unse

t and

bef

ore

sunr

ise;

(ii

i)

whe

re th

e se

arch

is m

ade

with

out a

war

rant

, th

e ga

zette

d of

ficer

con

cern

ed sh

all r

ecor

d in

writ

ing

the

grou

nds f

or n

ot o

btai

ning

a w

arra

nt a

nd re

port

to

his i

mm

edia

te su

perio

r tha

t suc

h se

arch

has

bee

n m

ade;

(c

) e

xam

ine

any

pers

on a

nd re

quire

the

prod

uctio

n of

any

regi

ster

or o

ther

doc

umen

t mai

ntai

ned

in

purs

uanc

e of

this

Act

, and

take

on

the

spot

or

othe

rwis

e st

atem

ents

of a

ny p

erso

n w

hich

he

may

co

nsid

er n

eces

sary

for c

arry

ing

out t

he p

urpo

ses o

f th

is A

ct;

(d)

sei

ze o

r tak

e co

pies

of a

ny re

gist

ers o

r do

cum

ents

or p

ortio

ns th

ereo

f as h

e m

ay c

onsi

der

rele

vant

in re

spec

t of a

n of

fenc

e un

der t

his A

ct

whi

ch h

e ha

s rea

son

to b

elie

ve h

as b

een

com

mitt

ed;

(e)

lau

nch

pros

ecut

ions

in re

spec

t of a

ny o

ffen

ce

unde

r thi

s Act

and

to ta

ke a

bon

d fo

r ens

urin

g th

e at

tend

ance

of t

he o

ffen

der b

efor

e an

y C

ourt;

(f

) e

xerc

ise

such

oth

er p

ower

s as m

ay b

e pr

escr

ibed

; Pr

ovid

ed th

at n

o pe

rson

shal

l be

com

pelle

d un

der t

his s

ub-s

ectio

n to

ans

wer

any

que

stio

n or

m

ake

any

stat

emen

t ten

ding

to in

crim

inat

e hi

mse

lf.

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GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

395

(6) T

he p

rovi

sion

s of t

he C

ode

of C

rimin

al

Proc

edur

e, 1

973

(2 o

f 197

4) sh

all,

so fa

r as m

ay b

e ap

ply

to a

ny se

arch

or s

eizu

re u

nder

this

sect

ion

as

they

app

ly to

any

sear

ch o

r sei

zure

und

er th

e au

thor

ity o

f any

war

rant

issu

ed u

nder

sect

ion

94 o

f th

e C

ode.

214.

E

ffec

t of

app

eal

and

revi

sion

on

orde

rs

pass

ed

by

orig

inal

au

thor

ity.—

(1)

Whe

re

an

appe

al h

as b

een

pref

erre

d or

an

appl

icat

ion

for

revi

sion

has

bee

n m

ade

agai

nst a

ny o

rder

pas

sed

by

an o

rigin

al a

utho

rity

unde

r thi

s Act

, the

app

eal o

r the

ap

plic

atio

n fo

r rev

isio

n sh

all n

ot o

pera

te a

s a

stay

of

the

orde

r pa

ssed

by

the

orig

inal

aut

horit

y an

d su

ch

orde

r sh

all

rem

ain

in f

orce

pen

ding

the

dis

posa

l of

th

e ap

peal

or t

he a

pplic

atio

n fo

r rev

isio

n, a

s th

e ca

se

may

be,

unl

ess

the

pres

crib

ed a

ppel

late

aut

horit

y or

re

visi

onal

aut

horit

y ot

herw

ise

dire

cts.

(2)

Not

with

stan

ding

an

ythi

ng

cont

aine

d in

su

b-se

ctio

n (1

), if

an a

pplic

atio

n m

ade

by a

per

son

for

the

rene

wal

of

perm

it ha

s be

en r

ejec

ted

by t

he

orig

inal

aut

horit

y an

d su

ch p

erso

n ha

s pr

efer

red

an

appe

al o

r mad

e an

app

licat

ion

for r

evis

ion

unde

r thi

s A

ct a

gain

st s

uch

reje

ctio

n, th

e ap

pella

te a

utho

rity

or,

as th

e ca

se m

ay b

e, th

e re

visi

onal

aut

horit

y m

ay b

y or

der d

irect

that

the

perm

it sh

all,

notw

ithst

andi

ng th

e ex

pira

tion

of th

e te

rm s

peci

fied

ther

ein,

con

tinue

to

be v

alid

unt

il th

e ap

peal

or a

pplic

atio

n fo

r rev

isio

n is

147.

Effe

ct o

f app

eal a

nd r

evis

ion

on o

rder

s pa

ssed

by

orig

inal

aut

hori

ty.—

N

o ch

ange

exc

ept f

or S

r. N

o.

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istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

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rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

396

disp

osed

of.

(3)

No

orde

r m

ade

by a

com

pete

nt a

utho

rity

unde

r th

is A

ct s

hall

be r

ever

sed

or a

ltere

d on

app

eal

or

revi

sion

on

ac

coun

t of

an

y er

ror,

omis

sion

or

irr

egul

arity

in

the

proc

eedi

ngs,

unle

ss i

t ap

pear

s to

th

e pr

escr

ibed

ap

pella

te

auth

ority

or

re

visi

onal

au

thor

ity,

as t

he c

ase

may

be

, th

at s

uch

erro

r, om

issi

on o

r irr

egul

arity

has

, in

fac

t, oc

casi

oned

a

failu

re o

f jus

tice.

215.

Roa

d Sa

fety

Cou

ncils

and

Com

mitt

ees.—

(1)

The

Cen

tral G

over

nmen

t may

, by

notif

icat

ion

in th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te, c

onst

itute

for t

he c

ount

ry a

N

atio

nal R

oad

Safe

ty C

ounc

il co

nsis

ting

of a

C

hairm

an a

nd su

ch o

ther

mem

bers

as t

hat

Gov

ernm

ent c

onsi

ders

nec

essa

ry a

nd o

n su

ch te

rms

and

cond

ition

s as t

hat G

over

nmen

t may

det

erm

ine.

(2

) A S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te, c

onst

itute

for t

he S

tate

a S

tate

R

oad

Safe

ty C

ounc

il co

nsis

ting

of a

Cha

irman

and

su

ch o

ther

mem

bers

as t

hat G

over

nmen

t con

side

rs

nece

ssar

y an

d on

such

term

s and

con

ditio

ns a

s tha

t G

over

nmen

t may

det

erm

ine.

(3

) A S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, b

y no

tific

atio

n in

th

e O

ffic

ial G

azet

te, c

onst

itute

Dis

trict

Roa

d Sa

fety

C

omm

ittee

for e

ach

dist

rict i

n th

e St

ate

cons

istin

g of

a

Cha

irman

and

such

oth

er m

embe

rs a

s tha

t

148.

Roa

d Sa

fety

Cou

ncils

and

Com

mitt

ees.—

Sr. N

o. h

as b

een

chan

ged.

148

(1),

148(

2), 1

48(3

) and

148

(4):

No

chan

ge

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f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

397

Gov

ernm

ent c

onsi

ders

nec

essa

ry a

nd o

n su

ch te

rms

and

cond

ition

s as t

hat G

over

nmen

t may

det

erm

ine.

(4

) The

Cou

ncils

and

Com

mitt

ees r

efer

red

to in

th

is se

ctio

n sh

all d

isch

arge

such

func

tions

rela

ting

to

the

road

safe

ty p

rogr

amm

es a

s the

Cen

tral

Gov

ernm

ent o

r the

Sta

te G

over

nmen

t, as

the

case

m

ay b

e, m

ay, h

avin

g re

gard

to th

e ob

ject

s of t

he A

ct,

spec

ify.

149:

Pro

visi

on fo

r T

rans

port

Dev

elop

men

t C

ounc

il

A n

ew p

rovi

sion

149

is in

trodu

ced.

Sect

ion

149

may

be

dele

ted

as a

N

atio

nal R

oad

Safe

ty a

nd T

raff

ic

Man

agem

ent B

oard

is b

eing

soug

ht

to b

e es

tabl

ishe

d th

orou

gh a

rele

vant

B

ill a

lread

y ta

bled

in th

e Pa

rliam

ent.

216.

Pow

er to

rem

ove

diff

icul

ties.—

(1) I

f any

di

ffic

ulty

aris

es in

, giv

ing

effe

ct to

the

prov

isio

ns o

f th

is A

ct, t

he C

entra

l Gov

ernm

ent m

ay, b

y or

der

publ

ishe

d in

the

Off

icia

l Gaz

ette

, mak

e su

ch

prov

isio

ns, n

ot in

cons

iste

nt w

ith th

e pr

ovis

ions

of

this

Act

as a

ppea

r to

it to

be

nece

ssar

y or

exp

edie

nt

for r

emov

ing

the

diff

icul

ty:

Prov

ided

that

no

such

ord

er sh

all b

e m

ade

afte

r th

e ex

piry

of a

per

iod

of th

ree

year

s fro

m th

e da

te o

f co

mm

ence

men

t of t

his A

ct.

(2) E

very

ord

er m

ade

unde

r thi

s sec

tion

shal

l, as

so

on a

s may

be

afte

r it i

s mad

e, b

e la

id b

efor

e ea

ch

Hou

se o

f Par

liam

ent.

150.

Pow

er to

rem

ove

diff

icul

ties

No

chan

ge e

xcep

t for

Sr.

No.

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N W

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CH

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GES

Ex

istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

398

217.

Rep

eal a

nd sa

ving

s.—(1

) The

Mot

or

Veh

icle

s Act

, 193

9 (4

of 1

939)

and

any

law

co

rres

pond

ing

to th

at A

ct in

forc

e in

any

Sta

te

imm

edia

tely

bef

ore

the

com

men

cem

ent o

f thi

s Act

in

that

Sta

te (h

erea

fter i

n th

is se

ctio

n re

ferr

ed to

as

the

repe

aled

ena

ctm

ents

) are

her

eby

repe

aled

. (2

) Not

with

stan

ding

the

repe

al b

y su

b-se

ctio

n (1

) of t

he re

peal

ed e

nact

men

ts,—

(a

) a

ny n

otifi

catio

n, ru

le, r

egul

atio

n, o

rder

or

notic

e is

sued

, or a

ny a

ppoi

ntm

ent o

r dec

lara

tion

mad

e, o

r exe

mpt

ion

gran

ted

or a

ny c

onfis

catio

n m

ade,

or a

ny p

enal

ty o

r fin

e im

pose

d, a

ny fo

rfei

ture

, ca

ncel

latio

n or

any

oth

er th

ing

done

or a

ny o

ther

ac

tion

take

n un

der t

he re

peal

ed e

nact

men

ts, a

nd in

fo

rce

imm

edia

tely

bef

ore

such

com

men

cem

ent s

hall,

so

far a

s it i

s not

inco

nsis

tent

with

the

prov

isio

ns o

f th

e A

ct, b

e de

emed

to h

ave

been

issu

ed, m

ade,

gr

ante

d, d

one

or ta

ken

unde

r the

cor

resp

ondi

ng

prov

isio

n of

this

Act

; (b

) a

ny c

ertif

icat

e of

fitn

ess o

r reg

istra

tion

or

licen

ce o

r per

mit

issu

ed o

r gra

nted

und

er th

e re

peal

ed e

nact

men

ts sh

all c

ontin

ue to

hav

e ef

fect

af

ter s

uch

com

men

cem

ent u

nder

the

sam

e co

nditi

ons

and

for t

he sa

me

perio

d as

if th

is A

ct h

ad n

ot b

een

pass

ed;

151

. Rep

eal a

nd sa

ving

s.—

Onl

y ch

ange

in S

r. N

o. a

nd 2

(d).

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istin

g Te

xt o

f MVA

Expe

rt C

omm

ittee

Sug

gest

ion

R

emar

k/Ju

stifi

catio

n

399

(c)

any

doc

umen

t ref

errin

g to

any

of t

he re

peal

ed

enac

tmen

ts o

r the

pro

visi

ons t

here

of, s

hall

be

cons

trued

as r

efer

ring

to th

is A

ct o

r to

the

corr

espo

ndin

g pr

ovis

ions

of t

his A

ct;

(d)

the

ass

ignm

ent o

f dis

tingu

ishi

ng m

arks

by

the

regi

ster

ing

auth

ority

and

the

man

ner o

f dis

play

on

mot

or v

ehic

les i

n ac

cord

ance

with

the

prov

isio

n of

th

e re

peal

ed e

nact

men

ts sh

all,

afte

r the

co

mm

ence

men

t of t

his A

ct, c

ontin

ue to

rem

ain

in

forc

e un

til a

not

ifica

tion

unde

r sub

-sec

tion

(6) o

f se

ctio

n 41

of t

his A

ct is

issu

ed;

(e)

any

sche

me

mad

e un

der s

ectio

n 68

C o

f the

M

otor

Veh

icle

s Act

, 193

9 (4

of 1

939)

or u

nder

the

corr

espo

ndin

g la

w, i

f any

, in

forc

e in

any

Sta

te a

nd

pend

ing

imm

edia

tely

bef

ore

the

com

men

cem

ent o

f th

is A

ct sh

all b

e di

spos

ed o

f in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 10

0 of

this

Act

; (f

) t

he p

erm

its is

sued

und

er su

b-se

ctio

n (1

A) o

f se

ctio

n 68

F of

the

Mot

or V

ehic

les A

ct, 1

939

(4 o

f 19

39) o

r und

er th

e co

rres

pond

ing

prov

isio

n, if

any

, in

forc

e in

any

Sta

te im

med

iate

ly b

efor

e th

e co

mm

ence

men

t of t

his A

ct sh

all c

ontin

ue to

rem

ain

in fo

rce

until

the

appr

oved

sche

me

unde

r Cha

pter

VI

of th

is A

ct is

pub

lishe

d.

(3) A

ny p

enal

ty p

ayab

le u

nder

any

of t

he re

peal

ed

enac

tmen

ts m

ay b

e re

cove

red

in th

e m

anne

r pr

ovid

ed b

y or

und

er th

is A

ct, b

ut w

ithou

t pre

judi

ce

(d)

the

ass

ignm

ent o

f dis

tingu

ishi

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GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

1. Eligibility for driving license

Presently the law requires an applicant for a license to drive a transport vehicle to have passed the 8th standard and also to have held a valid driving license for driving a light motor vehicle for one year. The Committee recommends that with effect from 2015 the minimum educational qualification should be 10th standard pass. The requirement to hold a valid license for LMV for one year serves no purpose as there is no mechanism to verify whether the applicant has driven the LMV during the period or not. The provision only results in causing inconvenience to applicants. The Committee, therefore, recommends that the applicant should be required to hold a learner's license for a period of four months and obtain a competency certificate from a school or establishment recognized / accredited by the State Governments in accordance with rules prescribed by the Government of India.

2. Grant of driving licenses to foreign nationals

The Motor Vehicle Act provides for the grant of driving licenses to foreign nationals, who hold valid driving licenses issued by their authorities, without subjecting them to a driving test. Considering the fact that many foreign nationals come from countries with different driving practices, and the prevalent procedures in other countries for the grant of driving license to foreign nationals the Committee recommends that while foreign nationals may be permitted for the first year to drive on the basis of their existing driving licenses they should be required to undergo a driving test and obtain an Indian driving license from the second year onwards.

3 Driving schools – licensing / accreditation

A large number of accidents in the country are due to poorly trained drivers. The present system does not address this problem and in many cases licenses are issued to poorly trained drivers. Although the qualifications of the staff of driver training schools and their infrastructure have been laid down, there is no mechanism to check that these remain current over time. It is important for the Government to establish a mechanism to update the qualifications of the staff of driver training schools and their infrastructure and make rules for the periodic and surprise audit of the schools both by national level auditors and state level auditors. This could be done under the appropriate Sector Skills Council as mandated in the National Skills Policy 2009. Rules to accredit /

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4. Rules regarding conduct and working of conductor will be required to be prescribed in rule.

5. The Act requires that every vehicle should be roadworthy. There is, however, no provision for disposal of vehicle which have ceased to be road worthy. The Habitat mission of the National Action Plan on Climate Change requires rules to be drafted to recycle / dispose-off vehicles which are no longer road worthy. These rules need to be introduced.

6. Independent regulators

The Committee recommends the establishment of Independent Regulatory Authorities at the state level and also at the national level to promote the orderly growth of public transport. The functions of the state level regulator could be:

• To grant permits to operate stage carriages on specified routes according to the scheme drawn up by the State Government.

• To authorize the use of taxis / auto rickshaws as stage carriages on specified routes.

• To set fares for different types of stage carriages for different routes • To lay down operational standards and efficiency parameters. • To set quality of service standards. • To advise the State Governments on matters relating to public

transport. • To promote and maintain competition in the transport sector.

The functions of the national level regulators could be to:

• Oversee and regulate the issue of national permits • To resolve dispute between State Governments for inter-state

movement of passenger and good vehicles.

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These Regulatory Authorities on the lines of other infrastructure regulators should be autonomous. The Government may consider whether initially these regulatory functions can be given to the Electricity Regulatory Commission at the State and central level on the lines of the Public Utility Commissions in USA which regulate all the infrastructure sectors within the State.

7. Rationalisation of Taxes on Motor Vehicles

States levy motor vehicle tax under entry 54 of the Schedule 7 of the Constitution of India. This tax serves as a significant source of revenue to the states. Levy of Tax: Tax is leviable on all types of motor vehicles. Levy of tax is based mainly on the following two parameters;

(1) Life time or lump sum tax based on the Value or sale price of the vehicle;

(2) Annual tax depending on weight or passenger carrying capacity of the vehicle.

Most of the transport vehicles come under (2) above while LMV and two wheelers predominantly fall in category one. The tax revenue collected by the different states under these categories varies significantly. Levy of tax on motor vehicles is the prerogative of State Governments; hence there are state level variations of rates which cause distortion in the market. If tax rate is lower in a state, vehicles tend to get registered there and are moved to other states later on. This results in loss of revenue to some states. Looking to the need to promote a national market and facilitate movement of vehicles across the states, there is a need to rationalize the tax structure and evolve consensus among states for fixing a floor rate of tax. This will prevent ' race-to-the-bottom' as far as the tax rate and will boost tax revenue of most of the states. To evolve the common tax rate strategy, two key strategies may be suggested on following lines:

LMV & Two wheelers Presently, about 75% of the vehicles sold and registered fall under this category. The sale of LMV and two wheelers is increasing rapidly leading to an increase in the revenue of the states. After registering, two wheelers are hardly moved out of a state except in border areas whereas four wheelers are

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all the States and Union Territories. (2) Tax may be levied on the basis of sale price of the vehicle eliminating

all other bases linking it directly to the VAT. (3) Tax may be collected as lump-sum tax in all the States on the basis of

criterion mentioned above till 2015 and preferably annually thereafter. (4) Vehicle moving from one State to another after a period of two years

of registration may be exempted from State tax in the new State obviating need for refund and subsequent payment of tax in the new State. This provision will become redundant once annual tax payment comes in force.

Transport Vehicles As in the case of non-transport vehicles the taxes levied on transport vehicles vary across the States. These vehicles are required to pay the National Permit fees in addition to the basic tax in a State which is normally charged on an annual basis depending on the capacity of the vehicle. If a State has very low tax rate compared to the neighboring State, naturally there will be a tendency of the transporters to get their vehicles registered in that state and operate on National Permit in other states. In such a situation basic purpose of the National Permit is defeated and a state which has higher rate of tax tends to loose the tax revenue. Similarly the reciprocal arrangement between two states becomes skewed when the basic tax rate between neighboring states differ considerably. Therefore, it is suggested that; (1) Uniform floor rate of tax on these vehicles should be fixed in all the

States and Union Territories. (2) the basis of tax may be on the seating capacity or load carrying

capacity of the vehicle as appropriate; (3) tax be levied on an annual basis whereas the facility of payments may

be given on quarterly basis.

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In case of passenger vehicles, a similar approach can be adopted to facilitate growth of domestic tourism and mobility within the country. For this purpose, a meeting of State Finance Ministers/Transport Ministers may be convened and appropriate decision be taken as was done in case of Value Added Tax on the basis of consensus. Meanwhile, rationalization of rates in Union Territories may be taken up immediately.

8. Several of the Committee’s recommendations can become operational and effective only when electronic databases of driving licenses, vehicle registrations, permits, penalty points etc. are established in every State and linked to one another. The Committee was informed that this activity is already under way through the NIC. The Committee strongly recommends that this activity should be completed at the earliest and the existing database should be transferred to the new database on a priority basis.

9. The Committee also recommends that the tests for issue and renewal of driving licenses, grant of fitness certificate, grant of competency certificate and authorisation should be automated to the maximum extent possible and human intervention reduced. The Government of India should provide both technical and financial assistance to the states to enable this to happen.

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