Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 - CHAPTER II - LICENSING OF DRIVERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES - Rule 25, 26 and 27

Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 - CHAPTER II 

LICENSING OF DRIVERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Driving Schools and Establishments

Rules 25, 26 and 27

25. Duration of license and renewal thereof,- A license granted in form 11 shall be in force for a period of five years and may be renewed on an application in form 13 made to the licensing authority which granted the license not less than sixty days before its expiry.

26. Issue of duplicate license,- (1) If at any time a license granted under sub-rule (4) of Rule 24 is lost or destroyed the holder of the license shall forthwith intimate the loss to the licensing authority which granted the license and shall apply in license to the said authority, for a duplicate.

(2) On receipt of the application along with the appropriate fee as specified in Rule 32, the licensing authority shall issue a duplicate license clearly marked “Duplicate”.

(3) If after the issue of a duplicate certificate the original is found, the same shall be surrendered forthwith to the licensing authority by which it was issued.

27. General conditions to be observed by the holder of a license,- The holder of a license granted under rule 24 shall,-

(a)  maintain on an annual basis, a register in form 14 and  alphabetical list of names of names of the students admitted during the year;

(b)  conduct the training course according to the syllabus specified in Rule 31;

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(d)  issue to every student who has completed the course a certificate  in form 5;

(e)  submit to the licensing authority which grated the license such information or return as may be called for by it from time to  time for the purpose of this Chapter;

(f)  not shift the school establishment from the premises mentioned in the license without prior approval in writing of the licensing authority, which granted the license.

(g)  keep the premises of the school or establishment and the record and the registers maintained by it at all reasonable times open for inspection  by the licensing authority or by any person authorised in this behalf by the licensing authority.

(h) exibit in a conspicuous manner on all the motor vehicles used for imparting instructions  the  name, full address of school or establishment and the telephone number, if any, in bold letters.

(i) maintain a record separately for each trainee showing the number of driving hours spent every day  in Form 15;

(j)  display at a prominent place in its office the following:-

     (i) the license in original issued to the school or establishment by the licensing authority, and

     (ii) the name and address of instructors employed by the school or establishment;

(k) not act in a manner calculated to mislead any person making an application to receive instructions from the school or establishment as to his ability to procure license for such persons other than in accordance with these rules or to connive with any person in acts of commission or omission with a view to circumventing the provisions of this Chapter