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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1988

..... (6) "conductor's licence" means the licence issued by a competent authority under Chapter III authorising the person specified therein to act as a conductor; (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- (i) a maxicab; and (ii) a motorcab notwithstanding the separate fares are charged for its passengers; (8) "dealer" includes a person who is engaged- (a) 1 [ x x x] (b) in building bodies for attachment to chassis; or (c) in the repair of motor vehicles; or (d) in the business of hypothecation, leasing or hire-purchase of motor vehicle; (9).....

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Chapter 2

Title: Licensing of Drivers of Motor Vehicles

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....Act shall be effective throughout India. Section 14 - Currency of licences to drive motor vehicles (1) A learner's licence issued under this Act shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be effective for a period of six months from the date of issue of the licence. (2) 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 three years: 1 [***] 2 [Provided that in the case of licence to drive a transport vehicle carrying goods of dangerous or hazardous nature he effective for a period of one year and renewal thereof shall be subject to the condition that the driver undergoes one day refresher course of the prescribed syllabus; and] (b) in the case of any other licence,- (i) if the person obtaining the licence, either originally or on renewal thereof, has not attained the age of 3 [fifty years] on the date of issue or, as the case may be, renewal thereof,- (A) be effective for a period of twenty years from the date of such issue or renewal; or (B) until the date on which such person attains the age of 3 [fifty years], whichever is earlier; 4 [(ii) if the.....

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Chapter 1

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....of either of which or a motor car or tractor or road-roller the unladen weight of any of which, does not exceed 2 [7500] kilograms; 3 [(21A) "manufacturer" means a person who is engaged in the manufacture of motor vehicles;] (22) "maxicab" means any motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than six passengers, but not more than twelve passengers, excluding the driver, for hire or reward; (23) "medium goods vehicle" means any goods carriage other than a light motor vehicle or a heavy goods vehicle; (24) "medium passenger motor vehicle" means any public service vehicle or private service vehicle, or educational institution bus other than a motor cycle, invalid carriage, light motor vehicle or heavy passenger motor vehicle; (25) "motorcab" means any motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry not more than six passengers excluding the driver for hire or reward; (26) "motor car" means any motor vehicle other than a transport vehicle, omnibus, road-roller, tractor, motor cycle or invalid carriage; (27) "motor cycle'" means a two-wheeled motor vehicle, inclusive of any detachable side-car having an extra wheel, attached to the motor vehicle; (28) "motor.....

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....of either of which or a motor car or tractor or road-roller the unladen weight of any of which, does not exceed 2 [7500] kilograms; 3 [(21A) "manufacturer" means a person who is engaged in the manufacture of motor vehicles;] (22) "maxicab" means any motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than six passengers, but not more than twelve passengers, excluding the driver, for hire or reward; (23) "medium goods vehicle" means any goods carriage other than a light motor vehicle or a heavy goods vehicle; (24) "medium passenger motor vehicle" means any public service vehicle or private service vehicle, or educational institution bus other than a motor cycle, invalid carriage, light motor vehicle or heavy passenger motor vehicle; (25) "motorcab" means any motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry not more than six passengers excluding the driver for hire or reward; (26) "motor car" means any motor vehicle other than a transport vehicle, omnibus, road-roller, tractor, motor cycle or invalid carriage; (27) "motor cycle'" means a two-wheeled motor vehicle, inclusive of any detachable side-car having an extra wheel, attached to the motor vehicle; (28) "motor.....

Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council Act, 1988 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1988

.....no person shall be deemed to be so disqualified by reason only of his having a share or interest in any public company, as defined in the Companies Act, 1956, which contracts with or is employed by a Gram Panchayat, a Panchayat Samiti, or a municipal authority within the hill areas of Darjeeling or the General Council; or (f) he has been dismissed from the service of the Central or the State Government or a local authority or a co-operative society or a Government company as defined in the Companies Act, 1956 or a Corporation owned or controlled by the Central or the State Government for misconduct involving moral turpitude and five years have not elapsed from the date of such dismissal; or (g) he has been adjudged by a competent Court to be of unsound mind; or (h) he is an undischarged insolvent; or (i) he being a discharged insolvent has not obtained from the Court a certificate that his insolvency was caused by misfortune without any misconduct on his part; or (j) he has been convicted by a Court of an offence involving moral turpitude punishable with imprisonment for a period of more than six months or an offence under Chapter IXA of the Indian Penal Code or section 3 or.....

MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 Section 7

Title: Restrictions on the granting of learner's licences for certain vehicles

State: Central

Year: 1988

1 [(1)No person shall be granted a learner's licence to drive a transport vehicleunless he has held a driving licence to drive a light motor vehicle for at leastone year.] (2)No person under the age of eighteen years shall be granted a learner's licenceto drive a motor cycle without gear except with the consent in writing of theperson having the care of the person desiring the learner's licence. ________________________ 1.Substituted by Act 54 of 1994, Section 5, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f.14-11-1994.)

MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 Section 8

Title: Grant of learner's licence

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....is satisfied that he is fit to drive such a carnage. (5) No learner's licence shall be issued to any applicant unless he passes to the satisfaction of the licensing authority such test as may be prescribed by the Central Government. (6) When an application has been duly made to the appropriate licensing authority and the applicant has satisfied such authority of his physical fitness under sub-section (3) and has passed to the satisfaction of the licensing authority the test referred to in sub-section (5), the licensing authority shall, subject to the provisions of section 7, issue the applicant a learner's licence unless the applicant is disqualified under section 4 for driving a motor vehicle or is for the time being disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle: Provided that a licensing authority may issue a learner's licence to drive a motor cycle or a light motor vehicle notwithstanding that it is not the appropriate licensing authority, if such authority is satisfied that there is good reason for the applicant's inability to apply to the appropriate licensing authority. (7) Where the Central Government is satisfied that it is.....

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 9

Title: Grant of Driving Licence

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....issued by a competent authority of any country outside India, subject to the condition that the applicant complies with the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 8, (b) the applicant is not suffering from any disability which is likely to cause the driving by him to be a source of danger to the public; and the licensing authority may, for that purpose, require the applicant to produce a medical certificate in the same form and in the same manner as is referred to in subsection (3) of section 8: Provided further that where the application is for a driving licence to drive a motor vehicle (not being a transport vehicle), the licensing authority may exempt the applicant from the test of competence to drive a vehicle prescribed under this sub-section, if the applicant possesses a driving certificate issued by any institution recognised in this behalf by the State Government.] (4) Where the application is for a licence to drive a transport vehicle, no such authorisation shall be granted to any applicant unless he possesses such minimum educational qualification as may be prescribed by the Central Government and a driving certificate issued by a school or establishment.....

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 10

Title: Form and Contents of Licences to Drive

State: Central

Year: 1988

(1) Every learner's licence and driving licence, except a driving licence issued under section 18, shall be in such form and shall contain such information as may be prescribed by the Central Government. (2) A learner's licence or, as the case may be, driving licence shall also be expressed as entitling the holder to drive a motor vehicle of one or more of the following classes, namely:- (a) motor cycle without gear; (b) motor cycle with gear; (c) invalid carriage; (d) light motor vehicle; 1[(e) transport vehicle;] (i) road-roller; (j) motor vehicle of a specified description. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 54 of 1994, section 8, for clauses (e) to (h) (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Schedule 1

Title: First Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....reverse side of all such sign plates shall be painted grey; (iv) the posts of all these signs shall be painted in 25 cms. wide bands, alternatively black and none and the lowest band next to the ground shall be black; (v) the definition plate, wherever specified with a sign where required to make the meaning of a sign more explicit shall have none background, black letters and black border 20 mm. wide and shall be of adequate size for legibility but not too large as to be obtrusive.] _______________________ 1. The Schedule Substituted by S.O. 475(E), dated 21st june, 1989 (w.e.f. 1-7-1989) and renumbered as the First Schedule by Act 54 of 1994, section 63 (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).