The Motor Vehicles (Kerala Amendment) Act, 1969[1] Complete Act - Bare Act

ACT 24 OF 1969

THE MOTOR VEHICLES (KERALA AMENDMENT) ACT, 1969[1]

An Act further to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, in its applica tion to the State of Kerala .

Preamble . "WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, in its application to the State of Kerala, for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

Be it enacted in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as follows: "

1. Short title and extent . "(1) This Act may be called the Motor Vehicles (Kerala Amendment) Act, 1969.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala.

2. Amendment of section 47, Central Act IV of 1939 ." After clause of sub-section (1) of section 47 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (Central Act IV of 1939), hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:"

"(cc) The publication of a scheme under section 68C in respec t of service of stage carriages;"

3. Amendment of section 58, Central Act IV of 1939 . "After sub-section (2) of section 58 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:"

"(2-A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Chapter, the Regional Transport Authority shall, in considering an application for the renewal of a stage carriage permit, have regard also to the publication of a scheme under section 68C in respect of service of stage carriages."

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Insertion of new section 68CC in Central Act IV of 1939 ." After section 68C of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted namely:"

"68CC. "Issue of temporary permit to the State Transport Undertaking. " (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Chapter IV or in this Chapter, after the date of the publication of a scheme under section 68C in respect of service, of stage carriages, whether such publication was before or after the date of the commencement of the Motor Vehicles (Kerala Amendment) Act, 1969, the State Transport Undertaking may apply for a temporary permit in respect of the area or route or portion thereof specified in the said scheme, and on such application the regional Transport Authority shall issue such temporary permit to the State Transport Undertaking.

(2) A temporary permit issued under sub-section (l) shall be effective till the grant of permit to the State Transport Undertaking under sub-section ( l) of section 68F:

Provided that if the scheme is not approved under sub-section (2) of section 68D, the temporary permit shall be effective till the expiration of a period of one week from the date of refusal to approve the scheme under sub-section (2) of section 68D.

5. Disposal of pending application etc

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"All applications for, and proceedings relating to, the grant of a stage carriage permit or the renewal of a stage carriage permit, pending before any Court authority or officer on the date of commencement of this Act shall be disposed of under the principal Act, as amended by this Act.