From

The Licensing Authority,

To

The Licensing Authority,

Name :

Name of father :

Permanent address :

To

The Licensing Authority,

¹[FORM CAWA

Form of Complaint Against Women Atrocities

[See Rule 89(w)]

1.

Registration Number of Vehicle :

2.

Name and address of Driver :

S.FORM C.R. Tem

S.Rule 40 Report of change of address.--

(1) The holder of a driving licence entitling him to drive a transport vehicle shall, except in the case of a temporary absence not involving a change of residence for a period exceeding three months, report any change of his temporary or permanent address recorded in the driving licence to the Licensing Authority of the district to which he shifts and produce the driving licence at the office of that authority so that the new address may be entered therein.

(2) The Licensing Authority to whom the driving licence is produced shall enter therein the new address and communicate the new address to the Licensing Authority by which the driving licence was issued as well as the Licensing Authority by which it was last renewed.

S.Rule 41 Drivers uniform--to be worn.--

A driver of transport vehicle shall, while on duty, be cleanly dressed in the uniform specified by the Transport Commissioner.

S.Rule 42 Drivers badge to be worn.--

The driver of a transport vehicle shall, while on duty, display on his left breast the metal badge issued to him.

S.Rule 43 Driver to extinguish live cinders.--

The driver of every motor vehicle fitted with a gas producer shall extinguish any live cinders removed form such producer in any public place.

S.Rule 44 Duties of drivers while crossing unguarded railway crossings.--

A driver of a motor vehicle shall, when approaching an unguarded railway level crossing with his vehicle, bring it to a dead stop and shall not allow his vehicle to cross the railway track at such crossing unless he has after alighting from the vehicle made sure that the track is clear on both sides.

S.Rule 45 Duties of drivers while crossing manned railway crossings.--

A driver of a motor vehicle shall, when approaching a manned railway level crossing with his vehicle, slow down his vehicle so as to ensure that the gate leaves are open to road traffic before negotiating the level crossing. In the event of the level crossing gates being open to road traffic he shall continue to exercise great caution and look on either side of the level crossing to ensure that no train is approaching from either direction.

S.Rule 46 Conduct of drivers of Transport Vehicles.--

Without prejudice to the scope or applicability of the provisions found elsewhere in these rules regarding the conduct, duties and responsibilities of drivers of motor vehicles either generally or specifically, the following provisions shall govern the conduct of drivers of transport vehicles:

(1) The driver of a Transport Vehicle while on duty.--

 (a) shall on demand by a Police Officer in uniform not below the rank of Sub-Inspector or by any officer of the Motor Vehicles Department not below the rank of Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector, produce his badge for inspection;

 (b) shall not lend or transfer his badge to any other person;

 (c) shall not permit any person to sit on any goods to be placed, on his right side if the vehicle is fitted with right-hand steering control, and on his left side if the vehicle is fitted with left-hand steering control;

 (d) shall not drive or attempt to drive a transport ve

S.Rule 47 Maintenance of State Register of Driving Licence.--

(1) The Transport Commissioner shall maintain the State Register of Driving Licences in the form and with the details prescribed by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 26 of the Act in respect of driving licence issued and renewed within the State. For this purpose, every Licensing Authority shall maintain a similar register in respect of the driving licences issued and renewed by him and shall forward extract of the register to the Transport Commissioner at such intervals as may be specified by him. The details so furnished by the Licensing Authority shall be the basis of the particulars to be included in the State Register.

(2) The Register shall be a bound volume with pages consecutively numbered. The Transport Commissioner shall supply an extract of the Register to the Central Government and shall also inform all additions and other amendments made thereto from time to time.

S.Rule 48 Licensing Authority.--

The Regional Transport Officer of a region shall be the Licensing Authority for that region.

The Joint Regional Transport Officer attached to the Regional Transport Office shall be the Additional Licensing Authority.

Where there is a Sub-Regional Transport Office, the Joint Regional Transport Officer of that office shall be the Additional Licensing Authority within his jurisdiction.

The Motor Vehicles Inspectors attached to the Regional Transport Office and Sub Regional Transport Office shall be the Assistant Licensing Authority. The Additional Licensing Authority and the Assistant Licensing Authority shall exercise the powers of the Licensing Authority subject to control and supervision by the Licensing Authority and subject to the conditions or restrictions as may be specified by the Licensing Authority from time to time.

The Regional Transport Officer (Nationalised Sector) shall also be the Licensing Authority in respect of conductors of the State Tran

S.Rule 49 Application for Conductors Licence.--

An application for a conductor's licence, shall be made in Form "CLA" to the Licensing Authority, and shall be accompanied by--

 (a) two clear copies of a recent photograph of the applicant other than that affixed to the medical certificate;

 (b) the fee required by sub-section (5) of Section 30 of the Act;

 (c) a medical certificate of fitness in Form "MCC" issued by a registered Medical Practitioner;

 (d) a certificate of competency of the applicant in First Aid work in Form "FA" issued by a Medical Officer in Government service not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon, or an Adult First Aid Certificate obtained from the "St. John Ambulance Association of India";

 (e) documents to prove educational qualifications and age of the applicant; and

 (f) a conduct certificate from any Member of Parliament or any Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly or any Gazetted Officer, or the Pre

S.Rule 50 Qualification and age of applicant.--

(1) The minimum qualification for a conductor's licence shall be a pass in S.S.L.C., or shall be that the applicant should have completed the course of S.S.L.C. or any equivalent course from a recognised school and have appeared for the S.S.L.C. or such equivalent examination, or any qualification declared by Government as equivalent thereto:

 Provided that the provisions of this sub-rule shall not apply to the holders of conductor's licence issued prior to 19-9-1985.

(2) A True copy of the School Leaving Certificate duly certified or an extract from the records of the Institution where the applicant was a pupil made out on stamp paper, signed and sealed by the head of the Institution showing clearly the date of birth of the applicant and the class in which he studied last may be produced as proof of educational qualification and age.

(3) The Licensing Authority may make such enquiries as may be deemed necessary to satisfy that the particulars regarding the

S.Rule 51 Medical Certificate--Photograph.--

The photograph to be affixed to the medical certificate of fitness in Form "MCC" shall be firmly affixed and the medical practitioner shall affix his signature or seal to the photograph in addition to signing the form.

S.Rule 52 Rejection of old Certificate.--

The Licensing Authority may decline to accept a medical certificate of fitness granted more than one month before the date of application for the grant or renewal of a conductor's licence.

S.Rule 53 Medical Certificate--fee for.--

The fee for the issuing a medical certificate by a Registered Medical Practitioner shall be ¹¹[twenty five rupees].

S.Rule 54 Photograph--Size.--

The copies of the photograph required by sub-section (3) of Section 30 of the Act shall be of a size not more than five centimetres by six centimetres and five millimetres.

S.Rule 55 Sealing of Photograph.--

The photograph of the holder when affixed to a conductor's licence shall be sealed or stamped with the seal of the Licensing Authority in such a manner that part of the impression of the seal or stamp is upon the photograph and part on the margin.

S.Rule 56 Summoning of applicant.--

The authority to which application is made under Rule 49 shall by notice in writing summon the applicant to appear before it or before any other person duly authorised in this behalf at such time and place as the authority may appoint for ^11A[a computer aided] test to ascertain whether the applicant is conversant with the provisions of the Act and of these rules and of the duties, responsibilities, etc., of the conductor of a stage carriage.

S.Rule 57 Fee.--

The fee payable by the applicant for the above ¹²[computer aided] test shall be ^12A[fifty rupees] for each test.

S.Rule 58 Licensing Authority may make enquiries.--

Upon receipt of an application for conductor's licence, the Licensing Authority may make such enquiries as may be reasonably necessary to establish the identity of the applicant and to ascertain that the applicant is not disqualified or liable to be disqualified for holding or obtaining a conductor's licence.

S.Rule 59 Conductors licence--Issue of.--

(1) The Licensing Authority granting an application shall issue to the applicant a conductor's licence in Form "CL" and also a badge on payment of the prescribed fee.

(2) No person shall hold more than one conductor's licence.

S.Rule 60 Conductor's badge.--

(1) A metal badge shall be issued to a conductor simultaneously with the grant of a conductor's licence in the form illustrated in the schedule to these rules, and inscribed with the word "Conductor" an identification number and the name of the District in which it was issued.

(2) A conductor shall not hold more than one such badge.

(3) The fee payable for the issue of a badge shall be ¹³[fifty rupees].

S.Rule 61

Every conductor shall, while on duty, display on his left breast the metal badge issued to him.

S.Rule 62 Conductors badge issued under old rules--Validity of.--

A conductor's badge in force immediately before the commencement of these rules shall, after such commencement be deemed to be effective as if issued under these rules.

S.Rule 63 Renewal of conductors licence--Application for.--

An application for the renewal of a conductor's licence shall be made in Form "CLRA" and shall be accompanied by the conductor's licence and the fee required by sub-section (5) of Section 30 of the Act.

S.Rule 64 Temporary authorisation in lieu of conductors licence.--

(1) Form.-- If on the date on which the application for renewal is presented under Rule 63, the Licensing Authority does not for any reason either renew and return the licence, or refuse to renew the same or when any Police Officer, Court or other competent authority has taken temporary possession of the licence for any purpose and the licence has not been suspended or cancelled, the Licensing Authority or the Police Officer or the Court or other competent authority, as the case may be, shall furnish the holder thereof in Form "CLTEM" a receipt for the licence, and temporary authorisation to function as a conductor.

(2) Validity.-- Such temporary authorisation shall be valid for a period of one month from the date of grant, and may be renewed for further periods of one month at a time:

 Provided that in the case of a licence sent for renewal, the temporary authorisation shall cease to be in force, and shall be surrendered to the Licensing Authority,

S.Rule 65 Intimation of renewal to original Licensing Authority.--

When the Authority renewing a conductor's licence is not the authority which issued the licence, it shall intimate the fact of renewal to the authority which issued the licence in Form "CLRI".

S.Rule 66 Refusal to grant or renew conductors licence.--

(1) The Licensing Authority may decline to issue a conductor's licence if it is satisfied that--

 (a) the applicant's knowledge of the provisions of the Act and of these Rules and of the duties and powers of a conductor thereunder, is inadequate to enable him to perform the duties of a conductor; or

 (b) the applicant was at any time the holder of a conductor's licence or a driving licence and was disqualified for misconduct; or

 (c) the character or physique of the applicant is such as to render him an unsuitable person to hold a conductor's licence; or

 (d) the number of conductor's licences already issued is in excess of requirements.

(2) The Licensing Authority may decline to renew a conductor's licence on all or any of the grounds mentioned in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of sub-rule (1).

S.Rule 67 Disqualification ordered by the Licensing authority--Procedure regarding.--

(1) Any Licensing Authority shall, before declaring any person disqualified for a specified period under sub-section (1) of Section 34 of the Act, give him an opportunity of being heard.

(2) On declaring such disqualification the authority shall take over possession of the conductor's licence and badge and endorse the disqualification upon the licence and intimate the fact to the authority by which it was issued and last renewed if it is not the authority which issued and last renewed the licence.

S.Rule 68 Disqualification--Communication--Regarding.--

The Licensing Authority ordering any disqualification shall communicate particulars of the conductors permanently or temporarily disqualified and of those convicted under sub-section (2) of Section 182 of the Act to all other Licensing Authorities in the State.

S.Rule 69 Disqualification ordered by Court--Procedure regarding.--

The Court making or causing to be made an endorsement on a conductor's licence shall send intimation in Form "CLEI" to the Licensing Authorities by whom the licence was issued and last renewed.

S.Rule 70 Surrender of conductors licence and badge.--

On receipt of an order of disqualification, the holder of the licence shall forthwith surrender the licence and badge to the authority which issued the order or to any other authority indicated in the order of disqualification.

S.Rule 71 Appellate Authority.--

The authority empowered to hear appeals under sub-section (2) of Section 33 and sub-section (4) of Section 34 of the Act shall be the Deputy Transport Commissioner of the concerned Zone or any other Deputy Transport Commissioner as the Transport Commissioner may nominate:

 Provided however that the appellate authority to hear appeals, from an order passed by the Assistant Licensing Authority shall be the Licensing Authority.

S.Rule 72 Form of appeal.--

(1) An appeal under sub-section (2) of Section 33 and sub-section (4) of Section 34 of the Act shall be in the form of a memorandum setting forth concisely the grounds of objection to the order which is the subject of appeal and shall be accompanied by the original or a certified copy of that order. The memorandum of appeal shall be in duplicate [and the fee for each appeal shall be one hundred rupees, payment made by means of treasury chalan to be enclosed with the Memorandum of Appeal].

(2) The Appellate Authority or the Licensing Authority may, on application, give any person interested in an appeal referred to in sub-rule (1) a certified copy of the order appealed against or of the appeal petition, or of any other relevant document. The application shall be affixed with Court fee stamps of the value of five rupees for each such copy of the order, petition or document.

S.Rule 73 Obsolete photograph--Replacement of.--

(1) If at any time it appears to a Licensing Authority that the photograph affixed to the conductor's licence has ceased to bear a clear likeness of the holder, the Licensing Authority may require the holder to surrender the conductor's licence forthwith and to furnish two clear copies of his recent photograph and two specimen signatures together with the prescribed fee for a duplicate licence and the holder shall, within such period as the Licensing Authority may specify, appear in person, before the authority and present the documents accordingly. If the holder fails to comply with the requisition by the Licensing Authority under this rule, the licence shall cease to be valid from the date of expiry of the said period till the documents are produced.

(2) Upon receipt of the documents specified in sub-rule (1), the Licensing Authority shall issue a duplicate conductor's licence affixing thereto the new photograph and specimen signature and shall destroy the original licence.

S.Rule 74 Conductors licence lost or destroyed--Intimation.--

If at any time a conductor's licence is lost or destroyed, the holder of such licence shall forthwith intimate the fact and apply for a duplicate conductor's licence in Form "CLLD" to the Licensing Authority having jurisdiction over the area in which he has his place of residence at the time.

S.Rule 75 Duplicate.--

Upon receipt of an application in Form "CLLD" the Licencing Authority shall, if satisfied after making such enquiries as it thinks fit that a duplicate conductor's licence may be properly issued, issue a duplicate licence:

 Provided that where the licence concerned was issued by any other Licensing Authority, the particulars of the licence and of any endorsements thereon shall be obtained from that authority before issuing the duplicate licence.

S.Rule 76 Photograph for duplicate.--

The holder of a conductor's licence applying for a duplicate licence shall furnish to the Licensing Authority two clear copies of a recent photograph of himself duly attested by a Gazetted Officer. Where the licence concerned was issued by any other licensing authority, three copies of the photographs shall be furnished. One such copy of the photograph shall be affixed to the duplicate licence and the second copy be affixed to the Register of Conductor's Licences. If the licence was issued by another licensing authority, the third copy shall be forwarded to that authority.

S.Rule 77 Licence lost--Delivery.--

When a duplicate conductor's licence has been issued on the ground that a licence has been lost and the original licence is afterwards found by the holder it shall be surrendered to the Licensing Authority. Any other person finding a conductor's licence shall forthwith deliver it to the holder or to the nearest police station.

S.Rule 78 Licence defaced or torn--Impounding.--

If at any time it appears to a Licensing Authority that a conductor's licence held by any person is so torn or defaced in any way as to render it illegible, the Licensing Authority may impound the licence and issue a duplicate. The holder of the licence shall, on demand by the Licensing Authority furnish two clear copies of his recent photograph, and two specimen signatures together with the prescribed fee.

S.Rule 79 Duplicate conductors licence--Fee for.--

The fee for the issue of a duplicate conductor's licence shall be ¹⁴[fifty rupees].

S.Rule 80 Duplicate to be stamped in red and sealed.--

When duplicate conductor's licence is issued, it shall be clearly stamped "DUPLICATE" in red and marked with the date of issue of the duplicate and the seal of the Licensing Authority.

S.Rule 81 Intimation to issuing authority.--

The Licensing Authority issuing a duplicate conductor's Licence shall intimate the fact to the authority who issued the original.

S.Rule 82 Conductors badge issue of duplicate.--

(1) If a badge is lost or destroyed, the holder thereof shall apply in writing to the Licensing Authority within whose jurisdiction he then resides for issuing a duplicate.

(2) Such application shall be accompanied by the conductor's licence, fee for duplicate badge and such information as would enable the Licensing Authority to trace out the details of the original badge.

(3) The fee for the issue of a duplicate badge shall be ¹⁵[fifty rupees].

(4) The Licensing Authority, if satisfied about the bonafides of the application, shall issue a duplicate conductor's badge, endorse the particulars in the conductor's licence and simultaneously intimate the fact to the authority by which the original badge was issued.

S.Rule 83 Finding of conductors badge--surrender.--

(1) If the original badge which was lost is subsequently found after a duplicate is issued, the former shall be surrendered to the authority which issued it, simultaneously intimating the fact to the authority which issued the duplicate.

(2) Any person finding a conductor's badge shall forthwith deliver it to the holder of the badge or to the nearest Police Station.

S.Rule 84 Report of change of address.--

The holder of a conductor's licence shall, except in the case of a temporary absence not involving a change in residence for a period exceeding 3 months, report any change of his temporary or permanent address recorded in the conductor's licence to the Licensing Authority in whose jurisdiction he shifts and produce the licence at the office of that authority so that the new address may be entered therein. 

(2) The Licensing Authority to whom the conductor's licence is produced shall enter therein the new address and communicate the new address to the Licensing Authority by which the licence was issued and to the Licensing Authority by which it was last renewed.

S.Rule 85 Conductors Uniform--To be worn.--

Every conductor shall while on duty be cleanly dressed in the uniform specified by the Transport Commissioner.

S.¹⁶[Rule 86 Fare collection, issue of tickets and production of proof.--

The conductor shall,--

 (a) issue to every passenger or a group of passengers travelling or intending to travel in a stage carriage, including every child over three years of age and to every consignor of goods other than personal luggage,--

  (i) a written paper ticket or pre-printed ticket of size, not less than 7.5 cm x 3 cm to that effect, containing the essential particulars such as ticket number, registration number of the vehicle and fare stage numbers, for travelling in the vehicle with personal luggage or the goods other than personal luggage consigned, as the case may be; or

  (ii) a spot printed paper ticket to that effect, generated through an Electronic Ticketing Machine (ETM) containing the essential particulars, such as ticket number, registration number of vehicle, date of travel, time, origin and destination of fare stages, type of ticket (adult, child, luggage or goods or students ticket) and details of fare collected f

S.Rule 87 Bus warrants issued by the Police Department to be accepted in lieu of cash payments.--

The conductor or any other person authorised to issue tickets for travel in a stage carriage shall accept bus warrants issued by the Police authorities and issue tickets on presentation of the warrants duly signed. One foil of the warrant shall be returned to the person presenting it with the fare entered thereon, and the other foil retained for making a monthly claim of dues on the Department.

S.Rule 88 Refusal to issue tickets.--

No conductor or other person authorised to accept fares not being a person who travels in the vehicle, when a stage carriage is waiting or plying for hire shall--

 (a) Without reasonable excuse, refuse to accept a fare from any person tendering it, provided that the conductor or such other person shall stop the issue of tickets when the maximum number of passengers or the maximum load of luggage or goods, as the case may be, which the vehicle is permitted to carry has been reached; or

 (b) demand more than the proper fare.

S.Rule 89 Conduct duties and functions of conductors.--

Without prejudice to the scope or applicability of the provisions made elsewhere in these rules, either generally or specifically, the conductor of a stage carriage while on duty:--

 (a) Shall as far as may be reasonably possible having regard to his duties, be responsible for the due observance of the provisions of the Act and of these rules;

 (b) shall behave in a civil and orderly manner to passengers and intending passengers;

 (c) shall maintain the vehicle in a clean and sanitary condition;

 (d) shall, where goods are carried on the vehicle in addition to passengers, take all reasonable precautions to ensure that passengers are not endangered or unduly inconvenienced;

 (e) shall, in the event of a stage carriage being unable to proceed to its destination on account of mechanical breakdown or other cause beyond the control of the driver or the conductor, arrange to convey the passengers to thei

S.Rule 90 Conductors licence--Exemption from.--

(1) Sub-section (1) of Section 29 shall not apply in the case of--

 (a) The driver of a stage carriage or a checking inspector employed by the permit holder or any other person required to perform the functions of a conductor necessitated by the sudden illness or inability of the conductor to perform such functions during the course of a journey:

 Provided that such person performing the functions of the conductor shall cease to do so after 24 hours, or when a conductor duly authorised to function as such becomes available whichever is earlier.

 (b) Any person employed by a competent authority to act as a conductor for a period not exceeding one month, in case of emergency for the efficient and continuous operation of stage carriage services.

(2) Competent authority--For temporary employment.-- The following authorities shall be competent to order such temporary employment--

 (a) The Licensing Authority or

S.Rule 91 Registering Authority.--

The Regional Transport Officer of a region shall be the Registering Authority in respect of the vehicles normally kept in that region;

The Joint Regional Transport Officer attached to the Regional Transport Office shall be the Additional Registering Authority;

Where there is a Sub-Regional Transport Office, the Joint Regional Transport Officer of the Sub-Regional Transport Office shall be the Additional Registering Authority within his jurisdiction.

The Motor Vehicles Inspectors attached to the Regional Transport Office and Sub-Regional Transport Office, shall be the Assistant Registering Authorities. The Additional Registering Authority and the Assistant Registering Authority shall exercise the powers of the Registering Authority subject to the control and supervision by the Registering Authority and subject to the conditions or restrictions as may be specified by the Registering Authority from time to time.

¹[The Regional Transport Officer (

S.Rule 92 Registration mark--Assignment of.--

(1) In assigning the registration mark by the Registering Authority subject to the provisions of sub-section (6) of Section 41 of the Act and also subject to Rule 95, the number that shall follow the code number of the Registering Authority shall be assigned serially and a new series shall be started only after the maximum numbers that can be assigned in the series immediately preceding are exhausted.

¹[Provided that the Group of letters and Registration code of vehicles owned by State Transport Undertaking other than motor cars and jeeps owned by such undertaking shall be KL 15:

Provided further that the Group of letters and Registration code of vehicles owned by or on behalf of the State Government, Central Government Department, Local Self Government Departments, Quasi Government Institutions, Autonomous Bodies or Institutions controlled by the State Government shall be as follows:-

(i) vehicles owned by or on behalf of the State Government shall b

S.Rule 92A 16D[Prohibition of exhibiting nameboards in motor vehicles.--

No motor vehicle other than those specified below, in the manner described against each such vehicle, shall exhibit any boards showing the name of the Government or the Government Department or the designation of the officer using it without permission of the Government, namely:-

 (i)  The vehicle used by the Governor of Kerala shall bear the board 'Governor of Kerala' in front and rear of the vehicle other than the board showing the registration mark of the vehicle. The background of the board shall be in red colour and the letters shall be in white colour. The size of the board shall be 30x10 centimeter and the letters shall have a height of 60 millimeter with a thickness of 8 millimeter. When the Governor is not travelling in the vehicle, the board shall be removed or suitably covered. The vehicle owned by the Government and assigned to the Raj Bhavan shall bear the board 'RAJBHAVAN' in front and rear of the vehicle near the number plate other than the board show

S.Rule 93 Transport Vehicles--Particulars to be painted on.--

Save in the case of a motor cab or any motor vehicle belonging to the State or Central Government, the following particulars in respect of every transport vehicle shall be exhibited on the left hand side of the vehicle in English letters and numerals, each not less than two and a half centimetres square legibly painted either on a plane surface of the vehicle or a plate or plates affixed to it:--

 (a) the name and address in brief of the registered owner;

 (b) the unladen weight of the vehicle;

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

 (d) the gross vehicle weight of the vehicle and the registered axle weight pertaining to the several axles thereof;

 (e) 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;

 (f) the name of the insurer with

S.Rule 94 Temporary Registration.--

(1) Delegation of powers.-- Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 43 of the Act and rules (2) to (5) temporary certificate of registration may be issued by persons authorised for the purpose by the Registering Authority.

(2) Application.-- An application for temporary registration shall be in form 20 appended to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, and clearly marked "Temporary".

(3) Form.-- A temporary certificate of registration shall be in Form "CR. TEM".

(4) Intimation to Registering Authority concerned.-- The Authority granting a temporary certificate of registration shall in all cases forward a copy in Form "CR. TEM" to the Registering Authority in whose area the vehicle is to be ordinarily kept.

(5) Assignment of mark.-- The Authority granting a temporary certificate of registration shall assign a temporary registration mark to the vehicle and the owner shall cause the said mark to be affixed

S.Rule 95 18[Reservation of fancy registration mark.--

(1) Reservation of fancy registration mark shall be made for the registration of a new motor vehicle under Section 39 of the Act, ^18A[or the assignment of a new registration mark under Section 47 of the Act] on an application made to the registering authority by the owner of a motor vehicle.

(2) The Government may notify any further registration marks as reserved under sub-rule (1) as notified in the annexure appended to the rules save those in KL-15 series.

(3) Any registration mark other than those notified under sub-rule (2) may also be reserved under sub-rule (1), if applied for, by any person.

(4) Reservation of a registration mark may be made from among ^18B[from unallotted numbers and lapsed numbers] in a unit as may be assigned to each Regional Transport Office or Sub Regional Transport Office for a period of one week each, by the Transport Commissioner having regard to the quantum of registration in each such office and also for una

S.Rule 96 Inspection of Vehicle prior to Registration.--

(1) Inspecting Officer.-- The Registering Authority, or such authority as the Government may by order appointed shall inspect the vehicle as required by Section 44 of the Act.

(2) Production of Vehicle for inspection.-- The vehicle shall be produced for inspection along with the required documents for registration, before the inspecting officer, for a comparative scrutiny of the particulars contained in the application with the physical features of the vehicle, and for ascertaining its fitness for use in public place.

(3) Report of Inspecting Officer.-- The inspecting officer after making modifications deemed necessary in the particulars contained in the application, shall certify therein regarding the correctness of the entries and the fitness of the vehicle:

 Provided that in the case of a transport vehicle, or for any other vehicle of which the body is not factory-built or a stereo-typed pattern previously approved by the Registering

S.Rule 97 Registration Certificate--Issue of duplicate.--

(1) Intimation to Registering Authority on loss or destruction.-- If at any time a certificate of registration is lost or destroyed, or is not in the possession of the owner for reasons beyond his control to be specified, the owner shall forthwith intimate the fact and apply for a duplicate certificate of registration in Form 21 to the original Registering Authority along with the fee prescribed by the Central Government.

(2) Issue of duplicate on loss or destruction of original.-- Upon receipt of an application for issue of duplicate certificate of registration under sub-rule (1), the Authority may, after making such enquiries it deems fit, issue a duplicate certificate of registration stamped "DUPLICATE" in red ink.

(3) Issue of duplicate when the certificate of registration is completely written up, soiled, torn or defaced.-- When a certificate of registration is completely written up, soiled, torn or defaced, the owner may surrender such certi

S.Rule 98 Renewal of certificate of registration after the period of validity.--

Where an application for renewal of certificate of registration in respect of a motor vehicle other than a transport vehicle is made after the date of expiry of the certificate of registration, it shall be renewed with effect from the date of endorsement of its renewal.

S.Rule 99 Intimation in respect of vehicles not registered within the State.--

When any motor vehicle which is not registered in this State, and which is not exempted from registration under the provisions relating to Trade Certificates, has been kept within the State for a continuous period of 30 days, the owner or other person in charge of the vehicle shall send intimation to the Registering Authority of the area in which the motor vehicle is at the time of making the report, and shall intimate--

 (a) his name and permanent address and his address for the time being;

 (b) the registration mark of the vehicle;

 (c) the make and description of the vehicle; and

 (d) in the case of a transport vehicle, the name of the authority within the State by whom the permit has been issued or countersigned.

S.Rule 100 Transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle--communication of.--

Communication of the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle under sub-section (7) of Section 50 of the Act shall be in Form "CRTI".

S.Rule 101 Fee for endorsing transfer-exemption.--

No fee shall be payable for endorsing transfer of ownership in the case of any vehicle, the ownership of which is transferred to the Government by reason of confiscation.

S.Rule 102 Compounding of Offences.--

The amount payable in lieu of any action that may be taken under Section 177 read with ^18AA[sub-section (13) of section 41 or sub-section (7) of
section 47 or] sub-section (4) of Section 49 or sub-section (5) of section 50, as the case may be, against the owner of the motor vehicle or any other person concerned, as the case may be, shall be as shown below:--

S.Rule 104 Certificate of Registration--Suspension of.--

(1) Authority to suspend.-- Any Magistrate, any Police Officer not below the rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police, or any officer of the Motor Vehicles Department not below the rank of Regional Transport Officer may suspend the certificate of registration of a motor vehicle under Section 53 of the Act.

(2) Inspection of Vehicles.-- An Inspector of Motor Vehicles may stop the operation of any motor vehicle, the use of which in a public place, in his opinion, is likely to constitute a danger to the public, and for this purpose examine such vehicle on a public road or on any premises where the vehicle is kept for the time being, and shall simultaneously give the owner, driver or person in charge of the vehicle a notice showing the reasons for such action.

S.Rule 105 Certificate of fitness.--

(1) Issuing Authority.-- A certificate of fitness under Section 56 of the Act, shall be granted or renewed by the Registering Authority or by any other Inspector of Motor Vehicles, or by an authorised testing station referred to in sub-section (2) thereof.

(2) Form of application for grant or renewal.-- Application for the grant or renewal of a certificate of fitness shall be made to the Registering Authority, or to the Inspector of Motor vehicles, in whose functional area the vehicle is normally kept. Application for the grant of a certificate shall be in Form "CFA" and for the renewal of certificate in Form "CFRA":

 ¹⁹[Provided that no officer of the Motor Vehicles Department shall accept an application for the grant or renewal of certificate of fitness or other services, except for remittance of tax, with respect to a transport vehicle, unless the same is accompanied by a clearance certificate. "Form CC" from the original registering au

S.Rule 106 Transport Vehicles.--Inspecting officers.--

All transport vehicles shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by--

 (a) any Magistrate, or

 (b) any Police Officer not below the rank of Sub Inspector, or

 (c) any officer of the Motor Vehicles Department not below the rank of Assistant Motor Vehicles Inspector.

S.Rule 107 Unsafe vehicles--Restriction on use.--

If the authority making the inspection considers that the vehicle is unsafe for ordinary use on the road, he shall record his reasons in Form "CFX" and communicate them in writing to the owner if he is in the vehicle and if not, to the driver. Subject to the provisions of Rule 108, the vehicle shall not be used thereafter in a public place save for the purpose of being driven for inspection after repair, until the defects have been rectified to the satisfaction of the authority competent to issue or renew the certificate of fitness, provided that the Inspecting Officer may, subject to such conditions as he thinks necessary, authorise the vehicle to be driven to a place of repair. A copy of the notice in Form "CFX" shall be sent to the Registering Authority of every District through which the vehicle runs.

S.Rule 108 Fresh certificate to be obtained.--

If the vehicle is in a public place when it is found to be unsafe, the Inspecting Officer may permit it to be driven at a speed not exceeding sixteen kilometres an hour to its immediate destination or to a specified place for repair and thereafter it shall not be driven in any public place without the special permission of the Registering Authority or the Inspector of Motor Vehicles of the place to which it has been driven. The Registering Authority or the Inspector of Motor Vehicles may grant permission subject to such conditions as he thinks fit and may direct that a fresh certificate of fitness shall be obtained before the vehicle can be used in a public place. Such authority shall direct the owner or person in charge of the vehicle to produce the vehicle within a specified period not exceeding fourteen days for re-examination for issuing a fresh certificate of fitness, after repair.

S.Rule 109 Certificate of fitness--Cancellation.--

(1) The Registering Authority or any Inspector of Motor Vehicles may cancel the certificate of fitness of a Transport Vehicle under sub-section (4) of Section 56 of the Act if in his opinion the vehicle does not comply with the provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder.

(2) The authority cancelling a certificate of fitness under sub-rule (1) shall take possession of the certificate of fitness and give the owner or the person in charge of the motor vehicle a receipt therefor and a statement in writing of the reasons for such cancellation and shall, make a report of his action and forward the certificate to the authority by which it was issued or last renewed. If the authority cancelling a certificate of fitness is one other than the Registering Authority, he shall forthwith report the fact to the Registering Authority. The authority cancelling the certificate of fitness shall direct the owner or person in charge of the vehicle to produce the vehicle within a specified

S.Rule 110 Refusal to grant or renew--Reasons to be given.--

The authority or the testing station refusing to grant or renew a certificate of fitness shall inform the owner of the vehicle the reason for such refusal in Form "CFRR", specifying therein a date not beyond fourteen days for production of the vehicle for re-examination for renewal of the certificate of fitness, after rectifying the defects.

S.Rule 111 Certificate of fitness lost or destroyed--Duplicate--Issue of.--

(1) If a certificate of fitness is lost or destroyed the owner of the vehicle shall forthwith report the matter to the authority by whom the certificate was issued or last renewed and shall apply with a fee of ²¹[hundred rupees] for the issue of a duplicate certificate:

 Provided that the fee for issue of a duplicate certificate of fitness in respect of a motorised cycle-rickshaw shall be five rupees.

(2) The authority shall thereupon, issue a duplicate certificate duly stamped "DUPLICATE" in red ink.

S.Rule 112 Appellate Authority.--

(1) The authority empowered to hear appeals against the orders of the Registering Authority or Additional Registering Authority referred to in sub-section (1) of Section 57 or against any of the orders of any of the authorities empowered to suspend the registration under sub-rule (1) of Rule 104 shall be the Deputy Transport Commissioner of the concerned Zone or any other Deputy Transport Commissioner that the Transport Commissioner may nominate.

(2) The authority empowered to hear appeals against the orders of the Assistant Registering Authority, or the Assistant Motor Vehicles Inspector or any authorised testing station referred to in sub-section (1) of Section 57 shall be the Registering Authority.

S.Rule 113 Appeal form and fee.--

(1) Any appeal under Rule 112 shall be in the form of a memorandum setting forth concisely the grounds of objections to the order which is the subject of appeal, and shall be accompanied by the original or a certified copy of that order. The memorandum of appeal shall be in duplicate, ^21A[].

(2) The Appellate Authority or the Registering Authority may on application, give any person interested in an appeal referred to in sub-rule (1), a certified copy of the order appealed against or of the copy of the appeal petition or of any other relevant document. The application shall be affixed with Court fee stamps of the value of five rupees for each such copy of the order, petition or document.

S.Rule 114 Particulars of registration--Supply of copies.--

A Registering Authority or the Additional Registering Authorities may, on application by any person, supply copies of the particulars of any motor vehicle registered in the records maintained by him. ²²[A fee of fifty rupees shall be paid for the supply of each copy of such document relating to each vehicle.]

S.Rule 115 State Register of Motor Vehicles--Maintenance of.--

(1) The Transport Commissioner shall maintain the State Register of Motor Vehicles in respect of the motor vehicles in the State in the form and with the details prescribed by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 63 of the Act. For this purpose, every Registering Authority shall maintain a similar register in respect of the vehicles registered by him and shall forward an extract of the register to the Transport Commissioner at such intervals as may be specified by him. The details so furnished by the Registering Authorities shall form the basis of the particulars to be included in the State Register.

(2) The Register shall be a bound volume with pages consecutively numbered. The Transport Commissioner shall supply and extract of the register to the Central Government and shall also inform all additions and other amendments made thereto from time to time.

S.Rule 116 (1) Stolen vehicles and stolen vehicles recovered--Information furnishing of.--

The Inspector General of Police (General) shall furnish in Form "VSSVR" to the State Transport Authority a fortnightly return containing the information regarding vehicles which have been stolen and stolen vehicles which have been recovered of which the police are aware.

(2) The Secretary, State Transport Authority shall communicate the information received under sub-rule (1) to all the Registering Authorities in the State from time to time.

S.Rule 117 Necessity for permit.--

(1) A permit under sub-section (1) of Section 66 of the Act shall be necessary in the case of any motor vehicle ²³[other than an omni bus for private use] adapted to carry more than nine persons excluding the driver referred to in sub-section (4) of Section 66 of the Act unless specifically exempted by a notification issued by the Government.

(2) Exemption.-- A permit under sub-section (1) of Section 66 of the Act shall not be necessary to any transport vehicle used for the following public purposes:--

 (a) for elections conducted by the Central or State Government or by any local authority commandered under the law for the time being in force;

 (b) for partaking in any procession of national importance sponsored by the Government such as in connection with the Independence Day, the Republic Day, etc.;

 (c) for the transport of personnel, luggage, camp equipments, provisions etc., of organisations such as Na

S.Rule 118 Members of Transport Authorities who are officials of Government.--

Every member of the State Transport Authority and Regional Transport Authorities who is an official of Government shall hold office from the date on which his appointment as such member is notified in the Gazette and shall continue to function as such until by Notification in the Gazette he is replaced or his membership is terminated.

S.Rule 119 Members of Transport Authorities who are not officials of Government.--

Every member of the State Transport Authority and the Regional Transport Authorities who is not an official of Government shall subject to the provisions of Rule 120 hold office from the date on which his appointment as such is notified in the Gazette and shall continue as such until it is terminated by Government either by the appointment of a successor or by the reconstitution of the Authority or by any other order issued by Government specifically in this behalf.

S.Rule 120 Removal of members who are not officials of Government.--

Any member of the State or a Regional Transport Authority who is not an official of Government and who does not attend any three consecutive meetings of the Authority without leave of absence shall cease to hold office. The Government may also terminate the appointment of such a member for good and sufficient reasons.

S.Rule 121 Regional Transport Authorities--Secretary to the Regional Transport Authority.--

(1) The Regional Transport Officer of a Region shall be the Secretary to that Regional Transport Authority and its Executive Officer.

When the Joint Regional Transport Officer is placed in full additional charge of Regional Transport Officer, he shall exercise the powers and functions exercisable by the Secretary to the Regional Transport Authority.

S.Rule 122 Correspondence to the Authority.--

All communications intended for consideration of a Regional Transport Authority shall be addressed to the Secretary of that Authority.

S.Rule 123 Meetings of Regional Transport Authority.--

(1) A Regional Transport Authority may meet once a month on such date, time and place as may be fixed by the Chairman, and also on such other necessary occasions as may be determined by the Chairman for the dispatch of business.

(2) Adequate notice of such meetings and of the business to be transacted thereat shall be given for the information of such persons who, in the opinion of the Regional Transport Authority or of its Secretary, may reasonably have a claim to be permitted to attend the meeting for the purpose of making representations.

S.Rule 124 Service of communications to parties.--

(1) Any communication issued by the Transport Authorities or the executive officers of such authorities or by the Government or by the Tribunal in respect of matters falling under Chapter V of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, may be served by the executive officers of the Transport Authorities or by any other officer authorised by them in this behalf, by any one of the following methods, namely:--

 (a) by delivery or tender of a copy of the communication to the addressee;

 (b) by recorded delivery or under certificate of posting;

 (c) by registered post:

 Provided that if upon an attempt having been made to serve the communication by any of the above mentioned methods, the serving officer is satisfied that the addressee is avoiding service or that for any other reason, the communication cannot be served by any of the methods, the executive officer of the Transport Authority concerned shall order the service of the communica

S.Rule 125 Quorum.--

No business shall be transacted at a meeting of the Regional Transport Authority unless there be present at such meeting the Chairman and one other member of that Authority except when the Regional Transport Authority is constituted to consist of only one member.

S.Rule 126 Actions of the Authority during vacancy in membership.--

No act of the Regional Transport Authority shall be deemed to be invalid by reason of its having been done during the period in which the office of any member was vacant.

S.Rule 127 Agenda.--

The Secretary shall, under the general or special instructions of the Chairman, place before the Regional Transport Authority all matters which it is to decide.

S.Rule 128 Hearing of representations by the Regional Transport Authority.--

In any case in which a person has a right to be heard according to the provisions of the Act or of these rules he may appear either in person or by an authorised representative when his personal appearance is specifically required.

S.Rule 129 Decision of the Regional Transport Authority.--

All questions which may come before the Regional Transport Authority at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of the Members present and voting at the meeting and in every case of equality of votes, the Chairman shall have and exercise a second or casting vote.

S.Rule 130 Circulation of papers.--

(1) In case of urgency, orders may be taken by the Secretary after getting the approval of the Chairman by circulating papers to the members of the Regional Transport Authority unless any person has a right to be heard in accordance with the provisions of the Act and of these rules. Where papers are circulated, it is open to any member to require that the matter shall be discussed at a meeting of the Authority.

(2) Nothing contained in sub-rule (1) shall prevent the Regional Transport Authority from deciding by the procedure of circulation any matter which has been considered at a meeting or has been the subject of a hearing and upon which a decision has been reserved.

S.Rule 131 Executive Officer to give effect to decisions.--

All decisions of the Regional Transport Authority shall be given effect to by the Secretary expeditiously.

S.Rule 132 Appointment of persons to authenticate documents.--

The Secretary may, with the approval of the Regional Transport Authority, authorise any official to authenticate documents and perform other duties on his behalf.

S.Rule 133 Power of Regional Transport Authority--Delegation to Secretary.--

(1) The Regional Transport Authority may, for the prompt and convenient despatch of business, by general or special resolution delegate to the Secretary, any or all of the following functions.--

 (a) power under Sections 71 and 72 of the Act to grant but not to refuse a stage carriage permit when the number of stage carriages are not fixed under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 71 of the Act;

 (b) power to attach to a stage carriage permit conditions under sub-section (2) of Section 72 of the Act or any prescribed conditions;

 (c) power under Sections 73 and 74 of the Act to grant or refuse a contract carriage permit where the number of contract carriages are not fixed under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 74 of the Act and power under sub-section (2) of Section 74 of the Act to attach conditions to a contract carriage permit;

 (d) power under Section 76 of the Act to grant or refuse a private servi

S.Rule 134 Orders of delegation and authorisation to be published.--

All orders of delegation of power made by the Regional Transport Authority under Rule 133 and all orders of authorisation made under Rule 132 shall be posted on the notice board at the office of the Authority and shall be published in the Gazette.

S.Rule 135 Instructions for exercising delegated powers.--

The Regional Transport Authority may give general instructions as to the manner in which the Secretary or the Joint Regional Transport Officer or the Motor Vehicles Inspectors of the boarder check-posts shall exercise the powers delegated to them.

S.Rule 136 Report of action taken under the delegated powers.--

The Secretary shall place before the meeting of the Regional Transport Authority a report in writing of all action taken by him, the Joint Regional Transport Officers and the Motor Vehicle Inspectors of the border check-posts since the date of last meeting under the powers delegated to each of them.

S.Rule 137 State Transport Authority--Secretary to the State Transport Authority.--

(1) The Seniormost Senior Deputy Transport Commissioner shall be the Secretary to the State Transport Authority and shall be its executive officer.

(2) Any Assistant Transport Commissioner attached to the Transport Commissioner's Office, any Assistant Secretary, State Transport Authority and the Regional Transport Officer (Nationalised Sector) shall exercise such powers and perform such functions of the Secretary to the State Transport Authority as may be delegated to him by the State Transport Authority and subject to such conditions or restrictions as may be specified by the State Transport Authority from time to time.

S.Rule 138 Delegation of powers of the State Transport Authority.--

The State Transport Authority may, for the prompt and convenient despatch of its business, by general or special resolution delegate:
(1) To its Secretary:--

All or any of the powers vested in it provided that no delegation shall be made in respect of the following:--

 (a)  power under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 68 of the Act, to co-ordinate and regulate the activities of the Regional Transport Authorities;

 (b) power under clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 68 of the Act, to settle disputes of differences of opinion between the Regional Transport Authorities;

 (c) power under sub-section (4) of Section 68 of the Act, to issue directions to the Regional Transport Authorities;

 (d) power under Sections 71 and 72 of the Act to refuse stage carriage permits;

 (e) power under Sections 73 and 74 of the Act to refuse contract carriage permits;


 (f) power

S.Rule 139 (1) Meeting of the State Transport Authority.--

The State Transport Authority may meet once in two months on such date, the time and place as may be fixed by the Chairman and also on such other occasions as may be determined by the Chairman.

(2) Quorum.-- No business shall be transacted at a meeting of the State Transport Authority unless there be present at such meeting the Chairman and at least two other members except when the State Transport Authority is constituted to consist of only one member.

S.Rule 140 Conduct of Business.--

Rules 122, 123 (2), 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135 and 136 shall as far as may be, apply to the conduct of business by the State Transport Authority.

S.Rule 141 Appeals and Revision Petitions.--

(1) Time limit for filing.-- An Appeal under Section 89 of the Act shall be filed within 30 days of the receipt of the order appealed against and an application for revision under Section 90 of the Act shall be presented to the State Transport Appellate Tribunal within 30 days of the date of the order against which the application is preferred:

 Provided that where an appeal petition or an application for revision is presented to the Tribunal within the said period but is returned by the Tribunal for representation in the prescribed manner and if such petition or application is re-presented within 15 days in the manner prescribed it shall be deemed to have been presented within the prescribed time for the purpose of this rule.

(2) Fees.-- A fee of ²⁶[one thousand rupees] shall be paid in respect of each appeal and the fee payable in respect of each application for revision shall be ²⁶[one thousand rupees], payment being made by

S.Rule 142 Levy of fees for supply of copies of documents.--

The State Transport Appellate Tribunal, the Secretary, State Transport Authority or the Secretary Regional Transport Authority may on application give any person interested in an appeal or a revision a certified copy of the order appealed against which a revision petition is preferred or of the appeal or revision petition or any other relevant document. The application shall be affixed with Court fee stamps of the value of ²⁷[fifty rupees] for each such copy of the order, petition or document.

S.Rule 143 Application for permits.--

The application for a permit shall be in the following forms:--

S.Rule 144 Form of Permits.--

Permits shall be issued in the following forms:--

S.Rule 145 Grant variation suspension or cancellation of stage carriage permits--Guiding principles.--

(1) Where the number of stage carriages are fixed under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 71 of the Act, in considering the application for stage carriage permits, the applicant shall first be screened and those who are found to be unsuitable on one or more of the following grounds shall be disqualified, reason being given for the decision of the Transport Authority whenever an applicant is disqualified.

 (i)  Financial instability as evidenced by insolvency decrees remaining undischarged for a period of 12 months prior to the date on which the application is made or failure to produce clearance certificate relating to income tax or motor vehicle tax in respect of vehicles owned by or in the possession of the applicant:

 Provided that the purchase of a vehicle by money borrowed or under a hire-purchase or hypothecation agreement shall not be a disqualification by itself.

 (ii)  If the history sheet of the applicant as an operator

S.Rule 146 Reservation of permits for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.--

(1) When the number of stage carriages are fixed under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 71 of the Act, 10 per cent of the vacancies available shall be reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and the quota so reserved shall be filled up by allotting one in every ten permits sanctioned:

 Provided that where any stage carriage permit is to be granted from the quota reserved for Scheduled Castes and/or Scheduled Tribes to any co-operative society registered or deemed to have been registered under any enactment in force for the time being no permit shall be granted to such society unless all the members of the co-operative society belong to Scheduled Castes and/or Scheduled Tribes.

S.Rule 147 Permit conditions--Attachment of.--

The State or Regional Transport Authority granting a permit may attach to it any one or more of the conditions provided for in the Act or prescribed in these rules.

S.Rule 148 Payment of tax.--

It shall be a condition of every permit that the vehicle specified in it shall not be used on any public road unless the tax due in respect of such vehicle has been paid in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act for the time being in force and when a Transport Authority has suspended a permit for non-payment of tax the order of suspension shall be in force only as long as the tax remains unpaid and shall be inoperative immediately on payment of the tax due on the vehicle.

S.Rule 149 Carriage of mail in stage carriages.--

(1) It shall be a condition of every stage carriage permit that the permit holder shall--

 (a) Carry post mails in the vehicle, when required to do so by the Transport Authority which has issued or countersigned the permit;

 (b) Execute and register at his expense, an agreement in the form prescribed by the Postal Department to carry the mails and adhere to the conditions in such agreement including the deposit of the required security.

(2) The subsidy to be paid by the Postal Department to the permit holder shall be as determined by the Transport Authority.

S.Rule 149A 27A[Stage Carriages to stop between 6.30 p.m. and 6 a.m. at the place of request27B[by any lady passenger or a person with disability or a senior citizen].--

It shall be a condition of every stage carriage permit for plying as stage carriage in the State that such stage carriage shall be stopped at any place en route between 6.30 p.m. and 6 a.m. and a reasonable time shall be allowed to alight, as may be requested ^27C[by any lady passenger or a person with disability or a senior citizen] in the vehicle]

S.Rule 150 Goods prohibited to be carried in vehicles.--

It shall be a condition of every permit of a Transport vehicle that there shall not be in the vehicle even when it is stationery any class or description of goods contrary to the provisions of any law, rule, bye-law or order relating to the import, export or transport of goods.

S.Rule 151 First aid box.--

It shall be a condition of the permit relating to a Transport vehicle that the vehicle shall carry a first aid box containing the following articles:--

 (i) Six small sterilized dressings.

 (ii) Three medium size sterilized dressings.

 (iii) Three large size sterilized dressings.

 (iv) Three large size sterilized burn dressings.

 (v) One bottle of two per cent alcoholic solution of iodine.

 (vi) One bottle of salvolatile.

 (vii) A snake bite lancet.

 (viii) One bottle of pottassium permanganate crystals.

 (ix) One pair scissors.

 (x) A copy of approved First Aid leaflet.

 (xi) 50 ml. medicine glass

 (xii) Sterilized cotton wool-2 in number of 25 grams packets.

 (xiii) An empty bottle fitted with cork and camel hair brush for eye drops.

^27D[Provided

S.^27E[Rule 151A Provision of Vehicle Location Tracking Device.--

(1) All public service vehicles, as defined under clause (35) of section 2 of the Act shall be equipped with or fitted with vehicle location tracking device and one or more emergency buttons and all goods carriage vehicles shall be provided with location tracking device:

Provided that this rule shall not apply to the following category of vehicles, namely:--

 (i) two wheeler;

 (ii) E-rickshaw;

 (iii) three wheelers; and

 (iv) any transport vehicle for which no permit is required under the Act.

(2) The specifications, testing and certification of vehicle location tracking device referred in sub-rule (1) shall be in accordance with AlS-140:2016, as amended from time to time, till such time the corresponding BIS specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986).

(3) The vehicle location tracking device referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be fitted by the manufact

S.Rule 152 Failure to use transport vehicle.--

It shall be a condition of the permit of every transport vehicle (other than a private service vehicle permit) that the vehicle shall be so maintained as to be available for the service for which the permit was granted, for the entire period of currency of the permit and that the permit is liable to be suspended or cancelled, after due notice to the permit holder, if the vehicle has not been used for the purpose for which the permit was granted, for any day in the case of a stage carriage unless a reserve bus duly authorised in this behalf has conducted substitute service in the place of the route-bus which defaulted service, and for a continuous period of fifteen days or more in the case of other transport vehicles, during the period for which the permit authorises the use of the vehicle on the road, unless the State or Regional Transport Authority is satisfied that the permit holder was prevented by sufficient cause from running the service or that the permit holder had obtained t

S.Rule 153 It shall be a condition of the permit of every transport vehicle, that the holder thereof.--

(1) Shall ensure that the vehicle is driven only by a driver duly authorised in this behalf by the Act and the rules issued thereunder;

(2) shall exercise effective supervision over the work of all his employees to ensure operation of the vehicle in conformity with the Act and the rules issued there under;

(3) shall be responsible for the conduct of the driver and other employees; and

(4) shall not use the vehicle or cause or allow it to be used in the commission of any offence under the Indian Penal Code or any local or special law or any statutory control order, for the time being in force.

^27F[(5) shall display the name, age, address and contact numbers driver in white colour along with his photograph inside the vehicle at a prominent place]

S.Rule 153A 28[Permit holder to furnish details of the persons employed in his stage carriage.--

Every holder of a stage carriage permit shall furnish to the authority issuing the permit up-to-date details regarding the name, address, designation and duties of the persons employed by him in the said stage carriage.]

S.Rule 153B 28[Duties and functions of the persons other than the Conductor and the Driver of a stage carriage.--

(1) Without prejudice to other provisions of these rules, any person, other than the conductor and the driver employed in a stage carriage, while on duty,--

 (a) shall as far as may be reasonably possible having regard to his duties, be responsible for the due observance of the provisions of the Act and of these rules;

 (b) shall behave in a civil and orderly manner to passengers and intending passengers;

 (c) shall not smoke or chew pan or take or to be under the influence of any intoxicating drink or drug;

 (d) shall not solicit customers;

 (e) shall not interfere with persons entering or preparing to enter any vehicle;

 (f) shall not cause or allow anything to be placed in the vehicle in such a manner as to obstruct the entry or exit of passengers;

 (g) shall not position himself at the entrance or the exit of the carriage causing obstruction or any other kind

S.Rule 153C 28[Uniform to be worn by persons other than the conductor and the driver of a stage carriage.--

Any person other than the conductor and the driver employed in a stage carriage, referred to in Rule 153B, shall while on duty wear the uniform and name badge, as may be specified by the Transport Commissioner.]

S.Rule 153D 28A[Conditions for the grant of the permit of Educational Institution Buses

It shall be a condition of the permit of every Educational Institution Bus or transport vehicle which is used for the transportation of school children, that the holder thereof shall ensure that,--

 (i) if the vehicle used for transportation of school children is a hired vehicle, a board showing the words "On School Duty" written conspicuously in blue letter on white background is exhibited at the top of the front and rear ends of the vehicle;

 (ii) the vehicle has a First-Aid Box as provided under Rule 151 of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989;

 (iii) the windows of such vehicles are fitted with horizontal grills;

 (iv) there is a fire extinguisher in the vehicle;

 (v) the name and the Telephone number of the Educational Institution is written at a prominent place on the vehicle;

 (vi) the doors of such vehicles are fitted with reliable locks;

 (vii) there is am

S.Rule 154 Carriage of goods in stage and contract carriages.--

(1) No goods liable to foul the interior of the vehicle or to render it insanitary, shall be carried at any time in any stage carriage or contract carriage;

(2) The Regional or State Transport Authority may specify any permit the goods which shall not be carried in a stage carriage or a contract carriage or the conditions subject to which certain classes of goods may be so carried;

(3) The Regional or State Transport Authority may specify in a stage carriage or contract carriage permit the maximum weight of passengers luggage and goods which may be carried in addition to passengers;

(4) If a permit holder uses a stage carriage for the carriage of goods to the detriment of public convenience by failing thereby to meet the demands for passenger transport, the Regional or State Transport Authority may, after giving the holder an opportunity of being heard, declare that a breach of the condition of the permit has occurred and may thereafter proceed under the provisi

S.Rule 155 Exhibition of fare table in contract carriages.--

It shall be a condition of the permit of every contract carriage that a fare table shall be exhibited in a glass frame behind the seat of the driver so that the same is clearly visible to the passengers. The fare table so exhibited shall also state that complaints against demand of excess fare or other similar complaints may be made to the Local Regional Transport Officer or Sub-Inspector of Police in charge of the nearest Police Station or any higher officers of the respective departments.

S.Rule 156 Contract carriages to be stationed at the place specified in the permit.--

It shall be a condition of the permit of every contract carriage that the vehicle shall normally be stationed at the place specified in the permit by the Transport Authority granting the permit.

S.Rule 157 Trips by goods carriages.--

The State or Regional Transport Authority may specify in any goods carriage permit as a condition thereof the maximum distance generally or the number of trips in specified routes which the vehicle may perform per day.

S.Rule 158 Furnishing of returns.--

The periodical returns, statistics and other information referred to in clause (xxiii) of sub-section (2) of Section 72 and clause (vi) of sub-section (2) of Section 79 of the Act shall be in the following form:--

S.Rule 159 Permits--entry of registration marks compulsory.-- Time for entry.--

(1) No permit shall be issued before entering the registration mark of the vehicle to which it relates has been entered therein.

(2) When the applicant is unable to produce the certificate of registration on the date of his application for permit, owing to the fact that he is not on that date in possession of the vehicle duly registered, or for some other reason, the applicant shall within one month of the sanctioning of the application by the Transport Authority or such longer period or periods not exceeding four months in the aggregate as the Authority may specify, produce the certificate of registration of the vehicle before that Authority so that the particulars of the registration mark may be entered in the permit. In the event of any applicant failing to produce the certificate of registration within the period specified by the Transport Authority, the Authority may revoke its sanction of the application.

(3) The power vested in a Transport Authority under sub-ru

S.Rule 160 Temporary permits--Use of unregistered vehicle not authorised.--

Nothing contained in a temporary permit shall be deemed to authorise the use of any vehicle which is not duly registered or in respect of which there is not in existence a valid certificate of fitness or which otherwise contravenes any of the provisions of the Act or the rules thereunder.

S.Rule 161 Temporary or Special permit to be exhibited.--

The holder of a permit shall cause the temporary or special permit, as the case may be, to be carried in a glazed frame or other suitable container carried in or affixed to the interior of the vehicle in such a way as to maintain it in a clean and legible condition readily available for inspection at any time by any authorised person.

S.Rule 162 Goods Carriage record.--

(1) Every driver of a goods carriage shall keep and the owner of every goods carriage shall cause to be kept in English, Malayalam or Tamil (in Palghat, Idukki and Trivandrum Districts) or in Kannada (for Kasargod District only) a record in Form "GCR" which shall give in respect of each day on which the driver was employed in driving, the information prescribed in the form. The record in Form "GCR" shall be maintained in bound volume containing 99 pages in duplicate in three parts. Each part shall contain 33 pages numbered serially from 1 to 33 in each with blank sheet in between two parts. The first part shall be used for the first month, the second part shall be used for the second month and the third part shall be used for the third month of the quarter.

(2) Each item of information required by Form "GCR" shall be entered in the record as soon as the particulars to be recorded are ascertained.

(3) The record in Form "GCR" shall be carried by the driver until he has

S.Rule 163 Temporary authorisation in lieu of permit.--

(1) Save when rendered or deemed to be invalid requiring stoppage of the service of the vehicle the permit is temporarily surrendered to any authority the authority shall furnish to the permit holder a receipt for the permit and temporary authorisation in Form "Tem.P.A." to ply the vehicle during such period as may be specified in the said temporary authorisation, and during the said period the production of the temporary authorisation on demand shall be deemed to be the production of the permit:

 Provided that the authority by which the temporary authorisation was granted shall extend the period for which the temporary authorisation is to remain valid until the permit is returned, but such extension shall not be beyond the period of the validity of the permit.

(2) Until the permit referred to in sub-rule (1) has been returned to the holder thereof, the vehicle concerned shall not ply beyond the period as specified in the temporary authorisation referred to in sub

S.Rule 164 Application fee for permit.--

The fees in respect of an application for grant or renewal of a permit shall be--

S.Rule 165 Permits--Issue of duplicate in place of those lost, destroyed or mutilated.--

(1) When any permit or a temporary permit has been lost, mutilated or destroyed the holder shall forthwith intimate the fact to the Transport Authority by which the permit was issued and shall deposit a sum of ³⁰[two hundred rupees] as application fee for the issue of a duplicate:

³¹[x x x x]

(2) The Transport Authority shall, upon receipt of an application in accordance with sub-rule (1), issue a duplicate permit and to the extent that it is able to verify the facts, may cause to be endorsed thereon certified copies of any countersignature by other Authority or Authorities intimating them of the fact.

(3) A duplicate permit issued under this rule shall be clearly stamped "DUPLICATE" in red ink and the certified copy of any countersignature by any other Transport Authority on a permit made under this rule shall be valid in the region of that other Authority as if it were a countersignature.

(4) When a permit has become so dirty, torn

S.Rule 166 Extension and Endorsement.--

In these rules, a countersignature of a permit by a Regional Transport Authority is referred to as an endorsement and a countersignature by the State Transport Authority as an extension of the validity of a permit.

S.Rule 167 Countersignature--Application for.--

Application for endorsement or extension of validity of a permit shall be in Form "PEA".

S.Rule 168 Application fee for countersignature.--

The fee for application for endorsement/extension of validity of a permit in respect of a vehicle of other State, shall be the same as prescribed for the grant or renewal of permit under Rule 164.

 ^31A[Provided that the fee for application for endorsement of a permit under Rule 166 in respect of public service vehicle of other States for operating one round trip in this State shall be the same as prescribed under clause (e) of Rule 164 for grant of special permit under sub-section (8) of Section 88 of the Act.]

S.Rule 169 Procedure in respect of countersignature.--

The provisions of the Act and of these rules relating to application for permits and the grant, refusal, suspension or cancellation of permits and all matters connected therewith, including appeals and revisions, shall apply to countersignatures of permits, except when otherwise provided for specifically.

S.Rule 170 Grant of Temporary permits for other regions without countersignature.--

A temporary permit granted by a Regional Transport Authority shall be valid in any other region or regions in this State without countersignature by the Regional Transport Authority of the other region or regions in the following cases:--

 (a) a temporary permit granted under clause (a) or (c) of Section 87 of the Act for a period not exceeding 20 days;

 (b) a temporary permit under clause (c) of Section 87 of the Act for a period exceeding 20 days and under clause (b) of Section 87 of the Act granted to a contract carriage.

 (c) a temporary permit under clause (c) of Section 87 of the Act for a period exceeding 20 days and under clause (b) of Section 87 of the Act granted to a stage carriage, provided that prior concurrence of the Regional Transport Authority or Regional Transport Authorities concerned shall have been obtained for the issue of the temporary permit:

 Provided that such concurrence shall not be necessary

S.Rule 171 Grant of regular permit for other regions without countersignature.--

(1) The Regional Transport Authority of any one region may, subject to the provisions of Section 72 of the Act, grant a permit, other than a permit referred to in Rule 170 to be valid in any other region or regions in this State without the countersignature of the Regional Transport Authority or Regional Transport Authorities of the other region or regions concerned, and shall, as soon as possible, send a copy of the proceedings relating to the issue of such permit to the State Transport Authority.

(2) The Regional Transport Authority granting a stage carriage permit under sub-rule (1) shall, before granting the permit obtain the concurrence of the Regional Transport Authority or Regional Transport Authorities of the other region or regions concerned.

(3) The provisions of sub-rule (2) shall apply also in the case of variation of the conditions of a stage carriage permit either by the inclusion of a new route or routes or a new area in any other region or regions, or t

S.Rule 172 Renewal of permits.--

(1) Every application for the renewal of a permit shall be made to the Transport Authority which issued the permit.

(2) Application for renewal of permit shall be in Form "PRA" and shall be accompanied by the permit where the motor vehicle is subject to a hire purchase, lease or hypothecation agreement, the certificate or communication, or as the case may be, the declaration referred to in sub-section (8) of Section 51 of the Act.

(3) Production of permit.-- (a) The Transport Authority sanctioning an application for renewal of a permit shall call upon the permit holder to produce the Registration Certificate of the vehicle and endorse the renewal in the permit and return them to the holder. The Transport Authority may revoke its sanction of the application for renewal if the permit holder fails to produce the documents aforesaid within one month from the date of despatch of the order requiring the production of the records:

 Provided that the Transpo

S.Rule 173 Defects in renewal application.--

(1) The State or Regional Transport Authority shall not reject an application for the renewal of a permit solely on any or all of the following grounds:--

 (a) that the applications is presented to a Transport Authority not having jurisdiction;

 (b) that the form of the application has not been correctly filled in; and

 (c) that the prescribed fee has been omitted to be paid.

(2) In every such case, the Transport Authority shall return the application for presentation to the Transport Authority concerned or for rectification of the defects, informing the applicant of the correct procedure and giving him not more than seven days from the date of receipt of the communication to comply with such direction.

S.Rule 174 Permit--Replacement of vehicles.--

(1) If the holder of a permit desires at any time to replace a vehicle covered by the permit with another vehicle, he shall forward the permit and apply in Form "P.V.A." with the fee prescribed in Rule 180 to the Transport Authority which granted the permit stating the reasons for the proposed replacement and shall,--

 (a) if the new vehicle is not in his possession, state the material particulars in respect of which the new vehicle differs from the old; and

 (b) if the new vehicle is in his possession, forward the certificate of registration thereof.

(2) Upon receipt of the application, the Transport Authority may in his discretion, reject the application--

 (a) if it has previous to the date of receipt of the application given reasonable notice of its intention to reduce the number of Transport Vehicles of that class generally or in respect of the route or area to which the permit applies; or

 (b) if the n

S.Rule 175 Permit holder--Change of address--Intimation.--

If the holder of a permit changes his address as set forth in the permit, he shall within fourteen days intimate the details and forward the permit to the Transport Authority by which the permit was issued.

S.Rule 1 Short title, application and commencement.--

(i) These rules may be called the Kerala Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.

(ii) They shall extend to the whole of the State of Kerala.

(iii) They shall come into force at once.

S.Rule 2 Definitions.--

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) "Act" means the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988);

(b) "Assistant Motor Vehicles Inspector" means any officer appointed as such by the Government;

(c) "Autorickshaw" means a motor vehicle constructed, adapted or used to carry not more than three passengers excluding the driver for hire or reward and having less than four wheels;

¹[(ca) "City or Town Service" means a service plying within the premeter of a City or Municipal Town, notified as City or Town Service, by the Government, and both the terminals of which shall not extend beyond five kilometres from the city or town limit.

Note.--

Nothing contained in this clause shall apply to the permits already granted for operating City or Town Services and their renewals;]

(d) "Claims Tribunal" means a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal constituted under Section 165 of the Act;

(e) "Deputy T

S.Rule 3

(1) The General Clauses Act, 1897, shall apply to the interpretation of these rules, as it applies to the interpretation of the Act.

(2) Words and expressions used in these rules but not defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Act or the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.

S.Rule 4 Licensing Authority.--

The Regional Transport Officer of a region shall be the Licensing Authority of that region;

The Joint Regional Transport Officer attached to the Regional Transport Office shall be the Additional Licensing Authority for that region;

Where there is a Sub Regional Office, the Joint Regional Transport Officer attached to that office shall be the Additional Licensing Authority within his jurisdiction.

The Motor Vehicles Inspectors attached to the Regional Transport Office and the Sub Regional Transport Office shall be the Assistant Licensing Authorities. The Additional Licensing Authority and the Assistant Licensing Authority shall exercise the powers of the Licensing Authority subject to the control and supervision of the Licensing Authority and subject to the conditions or restrictions as may be specified by the Licensing Authority from time to time.

^5AC[The Assistant motor Vehicle Inspectors shall be the Junior Licencing Authority solely for th

S.Rule 5 No Fee.--

No fee shall be charged for endorsing an authorisation in a driving licence for driving transport Vehicles.

S.Rule 6 Authorisation to drive transport vehicles.-- Application for.--

An application for the grant of an authorisation to drive transport vehicles shall be made to the Licensing Authority in Form "LTA" and shall be accompanied by the driving licence and an adult First Aid Certificate obtained from the St.John Ambulance Association (India) or a Certificate of competence of the applicant in first aid work in Form "FA" issued by a Medical Officer in Government service not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon:

 Provided that no authorisation to drive a transport vehicle shall be granted unless the applicant satisfies the Licensing Authority concerned that he has passed ^5A[standard VIII] as his minimum educational qualification:

 ^5B[Provided further that the minimum educational qualification specified in this rule shall not apply in the case of-
 
 (i) grant of such authorisation after renewal of a driving licence to drive a transport vehicle, obtained prior to the 10th day of April, 2007; or<

S.Rule 7 Conduct Certificate.--

Every application under Rule 6 for authorisation to drive transport vehicles shall be accompanied by a conduct certificate from any Member of Parliament or any Member of Legislative Assembly or any Gazetted Officer, or the President, the Chairman or the Mayor of the Local body within whose jurisdiction the applicant resides.

S.Rule 8 Medical Certificate--Fee for.--

The fee for the issue of a Medical Certificate from a qualified medical practitioner shall be ⁶[twenty five rupees].

S.Rule 9 Summoning of applicant.--

(i) The authority to which an application is made under Rule 6 shall, by notice in writing, summon the applicant to appear before it or before any other person duly authorised in this behalf at such time and place as the authority may appoint, for ^7A[a computer aided] test to ascertain whether the applicant is conversant with the duties, responsibilities, etc., of the driver of transport vehicles:

 Provided that, if the Licensing Authority has reason to believe that the applicant had no actual driving experience for a period of one year immediately preceding the date of application, the Licensing authority may require the applicant to pass the test of competence also referred to in sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the Act:

(ii) Fee.-- The fee payable by the applicant for the above ^7B[computer aided] test shall be ⁷[fifty rupees] for each such test:

 Provided that the fee payable by an applicant for the ^7B

S.Rule 10 Licensing Authorities may make enquiries.--

Upon receipt of an application for a driving licence or for an authorisation to drive a transport vehicle, the Licensing Authority may make such enquiries as may be reasonably necessary to establish the identity of the applicant and to ascertain that the applicant is not disqualified, or liable to be disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence or an authorisation to drive a transport vehicle.

S.Rule 11 Issue of authorisation to drive transport vehicles.--

The Licensing Authority granting an authorisation shall,--

 (a) issue a driver's badge to the applicant on payment of the prescribed fee, endorse upon the driving licence accordingly and return the driving licence to the holder thereof along with the badge issued; and

 (b) send intimation in form "LTI" to the Authority by which the driving licence was issued if it is not the authority which issued the licence.

S.Rule 12 Driver's Badge and its Fee.--

(i) The metal badge issued to a driver on authorising him to drive a transport vehicle shall be in the form illustrated in the First Schedule to these rules and inscribed with the word "Driver" and identification number and the name of the district in which it was issued.

(ii) A driver shall not hold more than one such badge.

(iii) The fee payable by an applicant for the issue of a badge shall be ⁸[fifty rupees]:

 Provided that the fee payable by an applicant authorised to drive only a motorised cycle-rickshaw for the issue of badge shall be five rupees.

S.Rule 13 Drivers badge issued under the old rules--Validity of.--

A driver's badge in force immediately before the commencement of these rules shall, after such commencement, be deemed to be effective as if issued under these rules.

S.Rule 14 Reasons for rejection to be given.--

If the Licensing Authority reject an application for an authorisation to drive a transport vehicle, it shall inform the applicant in writing, giving its reasons and shall return the driving licence to him.

S.Rule 15 Testing officer.--

The test of competence referred to in sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the Act shall be conducted by the Licensing Authority, or the Additional Licensing Authority or the Assistant Licensing Authority.

S.Rule 16 Exemption from fee for test of competence.--

(i) No fee shall be payable by an applicant who is an Ex-serviceman, if he produces documentary evidence to show that he was authorised to drive military vehicles;

(ii) The fee payable by an applicant for the test of competence to drive a motorised cycle-rickshaw shall be Rs. 5.00.

S.Rule 17 Certificate of Automobile Association.--

For the purpose of the second proviso to sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the Act, the following Automobile Associations are recognised Associations:--

(a) The Automobile Association of Bengal;

(b) The Automobile Association of Northern India;

(c) The Automobile Association of Southern India;

(d) The United Provinces Automobile Association; and

(e) The Western India Automobile Association.

S.Rule 18 Intimation of addition to licence.--

A Licensing Authority adding under sub-section (3) of Section 6 of the Act to the Classes of motor vehicles which the licence authorises the holder to drive shall, if it is not the authority by which the driving licence was issued, intimate the addition to that authority in Form "LAD".

S.Rule 19 Disqualification by Licensing Authority.--

A Licensing Authority taking possession of a driving licence under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of Section 19 of the Act may, if the driving licence was issued by another Licensing Authority, intimate the fact to that Authority.

S.Rule 20 Disqualification and revocation--communication regarding.--

The Licensing Authority ordering any disqualification for holding or obtaining a driving licence or revoking a driving licence shall communicate the particulars of the persons so disqualified or whose driving licence is revoked, and of those convicted under Section 182 of the Act, to all other Licensing Authorities in the State.

S.Rule 21 Appellate Authority.--

The authority empowered to hear appeal under sub-section (8) of Section 9, or sub-section (2) of Section 17, or sub-section (3) of Section 19 of the Act shall be the Deputy Transport Commissioner of the concerned Zone or any other Deputy Transport Commissioner as the Transport Commissioner may nominate:

 Provided however that the appellate authority to hear appeals from an order passed by the Assistant Licensing Authority shall be the Licensing Authority.

S.Rule 22 Appeal on refusal of authorisation.--

(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Licensing Authority or Additional Licensing Authority refusing to grant an authorisation to drive a transport vehicle, may appeal to the Deputy Transport Commissioner of the concerned Zone or any other Deputy Transport Commissioner as the Transport Commissioner may nominate.

(2) The appellate authority to hear appeals from an order passed by the Assistant Licensing Authority shall be the Licensing Authority.

S.Rule 23 Time for appeal.--

An appeal under Rule 22 shall be preferred within thirty days of the receipt of the order refusing to grant an authorisation to drive a transport vehicle.

S.Rule 24 Form of appeal.--

(1) An appeal under Rule 22 or sub-section (8) of Section 9 or sub-section (2) of Section 17 or sub-section (3) of Section 19 of the Act, shall be in the form of a memorandum setting forth concisely the grounds of objection to the order which is the subject to appeal and shall be accompanied by the original or a certified copy of that order. The memorandum of appeal shall be in duplicate, one copy of which shall be affixed with court fee stamps of the value of five rupees.

(2) The Deputy Transport Commissioner concerned or the Licensing Authority or the Additional Licensing Authority or Assistant Licensing Authority may, on application, give any person interested in an appeal referred to in sub-rule (1) a certified copy of the order appealed against or of the appeal petition or any other relevant document. The application shall be affixed with court fee stamps of the value of five rupees for each such copy of the order, petition or document.

S.Rule 25 Persons holding more than one driving licence.-- Action regarding.--

(1) When any person is found to be holding more than one valid driving licence simultaneously, the Licensing Authority shall--

 (a)  in case the licences authorise the holder to drive the same classes of motor vehicles, impound and cancel, all the driving licences except the one issued earliest; and

 (b in case the licences authorise the holder to drive different classes of motor vehicles, note the necessary additions to the classes of vehicles in the licence issued earliest, and impound and cancel the others.

(2) The Licensing Authority impounding and cancelling driving licences under sub-rule (1) shall intimate the fact to the Licensing Authorities by whom the driving licence or licences were issued and last renewed.

S.Rule 26 Temporary authorisation in lieu of licence.--

(1) When the holder of a licence has submitted the licence to a licensing authority for renewal or for obtaining an authorisation to drive a transport vehicle and has deposited the fee prescribed therefor or when a Police Officer or any Court or other competent authority has taken temporary possession of a driving licence for, any purpose, and the driving licence has not been suspended or cancelled the licensing authority or the Police Officer or the Court or other competent authority, as the case may be, shall furnish him in Form "DL Tem" a receipt for the driving licence and temporary authorisation to drive, provided that no such temporary authorisation shall be granted if the driving licence is renewed and returned, or returned with an authorisation to drive a transport vehicle, on the date on which the application is received by the Licensing Authority. During such period as may be specified in the temporary authorisation in Form "DL Tem" the production thereof on demand shall b

S.Rule 27 Demand for recent photograph.--

If at any time it appears to a Licensing Authority that the photograph affixed to the driving licence has ceased to bear a clear likeness of the holder, the Licencing Authority may require the holder to surrender the driving licence forth with and to furnish two clear copies of a recent photograph of himself and two specimen signatures together with the prescribed fee for a duplicate licence and the holder shall, within such period as the Licensing Authority may specify, appear in person before the Licensing Authority and present the documents accordingly. If the holder fails to comply with a requisition by the Licensing Authority under this rule, the licence shall cease to be valid from the date of expiry of the said period.

S.Rule 28 Duplicate Driving Licence with new photograph.--

Upon receipt of the documents specified in Rule 27, the Licensing Authority shall issue a duplicate driving licence affixing thereto the new photograph and specimen signature and shall destroy the original driving licence.

S.Rule 29 Driving licence lost or destroyed--Intimation.--

If at any time a driving licence is lost or destroyed, the holder of such licence shall forthwith intimate the fact and apply for a duplicate driving licence in Form "DLLD" in duplicate to the Licensing Authority having jurisdiction over the area in which he has his place of residence at the time.

S.Rule 30 Duplicate.--

Upon receipt of an application in Form "DLLD", the Licensing Authority shall, after making necessary enquiries issue a duplicate driving licence:

 Provided that where the driving licence was not issued by the Licensing Authority to whom the application for duplicate licence is made, he shall forward the application along with Part-I and II, the endorsement in Part I duly filled in and signed, to the original Licensing Authority with a request to return the application after filling up Part II. On receipt of the particulars in Part II from the original Licensing Authority, the Licensing Authority shall issue a duplicate driving licence after satisfying himself that the particulars furnished by the Original Licensing Authority can be accepted.

Note.-- The Licensing Authority may, at his discretion, issue a duplicate driving licence without following the above procedure if the particulars of the driving licence concerned are already available in his office or

S.Rule 31 Photograph for duplicate.--

For issuing a duplicate driving licence, the applicant shall furnish to the Licensing Authority, two clear copies of his recent photographs duly attested. In case where the licence has been issued by a Licensing Authority other than the one to whom the application for duplicate licence is made, three attested copies of such photographs shall be furnished. One such copy of the photograph shall be fixed to the duplicate Driving Licence, and the other copy shall be affixed to the Register of Driving Licence. If the driving licence was issued by another Licensing Authority, the third copy of the photograph shall be transmitted to that Authority in Part III of Form "DLLD".

S.Rule 32 Licence lost--delivery.--

When a duplicate driving licence has been issued on the ground that the original driving licence has been lost and the original driving licence is afterwards found by the holder, it shall be surrendered to the Licensing Authority. Any other person finding a driving licence shall deliver it to the holder of the driving licence or to the nearest Police Station.

S.Rule 33 Licence defaced or torn or completely written up--impounding.--

If at any time it appears to a Licensing Authority that a driving licence held by any person is so torn or defaced as to render it illegible, or if the licence is completely written up by endorsements of five renewals therein, the Licensing Authority may impound the driving licence and issue a duplicate. The holder of the driving licence shall on demand by the Licensing Authority, furnish two clear copies of his recent photographs duly attested and two specimen signature together with the prescribed fee. One of the specimen signatures and copy of the photograph shall be affixed to the duplicate driving licence and sealed, and the other shall be recorded by the Licensing Authority. In case the authority issuing the duplicate licence is not the authority which issued the original licence, the second copy of the photograph together with the specimen signature shall be forwarded to the authority which issued the original licence.

S.Rule 34 Fee.--

The fee for issue of a duplicate driving licence shall be ⁹[one thousand rupees]:

 Provided that the fee for the issue of a duplicate driving licence to an applicant authorised to drive only motorised cycle or motorised cycle-rickshaw or both, shall be Rs.5.00.

S.Rule 35 Duplicate to be stamped in red and sealed.--

When a duplicate driving licence is issued, it shall be clearly stamped 'DUPLICATE' in red and marked with the date of issue of the duplicate, and the seal of the Licensing Authority.

S.Rule 36 Intimation to issuing Authority.--

If the Licensing Authority which issues a duplicate driving licence is not the authority by which the driving licence was issued, the former shall intimate the fact to the latter in Part III of Form "DLLD". Intimation shall also be sent to the original Licensing Authority when a duplicate Licence is refused on the basis of the report of the original Licensing Authority.

S.Rule 37 Driver's Badge--Issue of duplicate.--

(1) If a badge is lost or destroyed, the holder thereof shall apply in writing to the Licensing Authority within whose jurisdiction he then resides for issuing a duplicate badge.

(2) Such application shall be accompanied by the driving licence fee for duplicate badge, and such information as would enable the Licensing Authority to trace out the details of the original badge.

(3) Fee.-- The fee for the issue of a duplicate driver's badge shall be ¹⁰[fifty rupees]:

 Provided that the fee for the issue of a duplicate badge to an applicant authorised to drive motorised cycle-rickshaw only shall be five rupees.

(4) The Licensing Authority, if satisfied about the bonafides of the application, shall issue a duplicate driver's badge, endorse the particulars in the driving licence and simultaneously intimate the fact to the Authority that issued the original badge.

S.Rule 38 Finding of drivers badge--Surrender.--

(1) If the original badge which was lost is subsequently found after a duplicate, is issued, the former shall be surrendered to the licensing authority which issued it, simultaneously intimating the fact to the authority which issued the duplicate.

(2) Any person finding a Driver's badge shall, forthwith deliver it to the holder of the badge or to the nearest police station.

S.Rule 39 Surrender of drivers badge--On disqualification.--

If at any time the authorisation to drive a transport vehicle is suspended or revoked by any authority or by any court, the driver shall forthwith surrender the badge to the authority which ordered the disqualification or issued the badge.

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