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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 7

Title: Construction, Equipment and Maintenance of Motor Vehicles

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....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). Section 113 - Limits of weight and limitations on use (1) The State Government may prescribe the conditions for the issue of permits for 1[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) Except as may be otherwise prescribed, no person shall drive or cause or allow to be driven in any public place any motor vehicle which is not fitted with pneumatic tyres. (3) No person shall drive or cause or allow to be driven in any public place any motor vehicle or trailer- (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 of registration. (4) Where the driver or person in charge of a motor vehicle or trailer driven in contravention of sub-section (2) or clause (a) of sub-section (3) is not the owner, a Court may presume that the offence was.....

Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances Act, 1956 Section 13A

Title: Grant of Advances for the Purchase of Motor Cars, Motor Cycles

State: Karnataka

Year: 1956

Section 13A - Grant of advances for the purchase of Motor Cars, Motor cycles 1 [13A. Grant of advances for the purchase of Motor Cars, Motor cycles Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, every member shall be entitled to the grant of an advance for the purchase of a motor car or a motor cycle. __________________________ 1. Section 13A and 13B inseted by Act 38 of 1985 w.e.f. 1.04.1985.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 75

Title: Scheme for Renting of Motor Cabs

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....to be contained therein; (c) fee to be paid with the application for such licences; (d) the authorities to which the application shall be made; (e) condition subject to which such licences may be granted, renewed or revoked; (f) appeals against orders of refusal to grant or renew such licences and appeals against orders revoking such licences; (g) conditions subject to which motor cabs may be rented; (h) maintenance of records and inspection of such records; (i) such other matters as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. QQZZ ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 54 of 1994, Section 24, for "motor cabs to persons desiring to drive the cabs" (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 4

Title: Age Limit in Connection with Driving of Motor Vehicles

State: Central

Year: 1988

(1) No person under the age of eighteen years shall drive a motor vehicle in any public place: Provided that1[a motor cycle with engine capacity not exceeding 50cc] may be driven in a public place by a person after attaining the age of sixteen years. (2) Subject to the provisions of section 18, no person under the age of twenty years shall drive a transport vehicle in any public place. (3) No learner's licence or driving licence shall be issued to any person to drive a vehicle of the class to which he has made an application unless he is eligible to drive that class of vehicle under this section. ________________________ 1.Substituted by Act 54 of 1994, Section 4, for "a motor cycle without gear" (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Chapter 11

Title: Insurance of Motor Vehicles Against Third Party Risks

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....of war, civil war, riot or civil commotion; or (b) that the policy is void on the ground that it was obtained by the nondisclosure of a material fact or by a representation of fact which was false in some material particular. (3) Where any such judgment as is referred to in sub-section (1) is obtained from a Court in a reciprocating country and in the case of a foreign judgment is, by virtue of the provisions of section 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) conclusive as to any matter adjudicated upon by it, the insurer (being an insurer registered under the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) and whether or not he is registered under the corresponding law of the reciprocating country) shall be liable to the person entitled to the benefit of the decree in the manner and to the extent specified in sub-section (1), as if the judgment were given by a Court in India: Provided that no sum shall be payable by the insurer in respect of any such judgment unless, before the commencement of the proceedings in which the judgment is given, the insurer had notice through the Court concerned of the bringing of the proceedings and the insurer to whom notice is so given is.....

Bombay Motor Vehicles Tax Act, 1958, (Maharashtra) Section 16

Title: Penalty for Possession or Control of Motor Vehicle Without Payment of Tax and Interest,for Incomplete and Untrue Declaration, Etc

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1958

.....of tax due from him under Section 3 and the interest, if any, due from him under Section 8A.] 16[(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section or any rules made under this Act, no prosecution for an offence committed under clause (aa) of sub-section (1) shall be commenced against any person if such person has paid in full, a sum equal to four times the tax payable in respect of such transport vehicles.] 16[(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, it shall be lawful for a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class to pass on any person convicted of any offence under this Act a sentence of fine as provided in clause (iii) of sub-section (1), in excess of his powers under Section 29 of the said Code.] NOTES Vehicle sold without payment of tax due :-Such non-payment makes the ex-vehicles owner liable under section 16(1)(a) and he can be convicted under the said provision. Payment of tax subsequently does not exonerate the person from offence that is committed by remaining in possession or control of the vehicle during the period for which tax was not paid. - State of Maharashtra v. P.A. Poonawala,.....

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).....

West Bengal Additional Tax and Onetime Tax on Motor Vehicles Act, 1989 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1989

.....to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 1989. Section 2 Definitions 11. Words subs, for the words, figure and brackets "(1) In this Act" by W.B. Act 5 of 1992. w.e.f. 25.11.91. [In this Act], unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (a) "additional tax" means the tax imposed under this Act and leviable in respect of motor vehicles as shown in Schedule I; 22. Clause (1a) ins. by W.B. Act 5 of 1992, w.e.f. 25.11.91. (1a) "ambulance or clinic van" means an omnibus or motor vehicle adapted to be used as such for carrying patients or other medical purpose; 2a2a. Clause (1b) ins. by W.B. Act 8 of 1999 w.e.f. 22.07.1999. (1b) "autorickshaw" means a motor vehicle having three wheels constructed or adopted and used to carry not more than three passengers for hire or reward excluding the driver. Explanation. For the purposes of this clause, a motor vehicle having three wheels constructed or adopted and used to carry more than three passengers but not more than twelve passengers for hire or reward excluding the driver shall not be treated as authorickshaw. Such motor vehicle shall be regarded as motorcab or maxicab, considering its seating capacity.....

Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1939

.....that Chapter so takes effect in that State, Chapter VII of the Travancore-Cochin Motor Vehicles Act, 1125, shall have effect in that State as if enacted in this Act.] SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS - In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context- 6(1) "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. (1A) "articulated vehicle" means a tractor to which a trailer is attached in such a manner that a part of the trailer is super-imposed on, and a part of the weight of the trailer is borne by, the tractor;] "The 'Committee are of the opinion that the explanation In Form E of the First dule terms "area" and "route", which occur dule; should be brought to the section by to the various sections of the principal Act which the various expressions have been and In the clauses of the Bill, should be de defined. The Committee have accordingly fined. The Committee also feel that the de- Inserted suitable definitions of these terms In finition of 'articulated vehicle' as given in the clause."-J.C. R.-Gaz of India. 25-11- 1968,.....