CHAPTER III
REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Rules 66, Rule 69
Rules 66, Rule 69
69. Power of registering authority to suspend or cancel the letter of
authority or forfeit security deposit,- (1) If the registering authority is
satisfied after giving notice to the holder of a letter or authority an opportunity of being heard, that he has-
(a) failed to maintain the equipment, machinery and
apparatus referred to in sub-clause (e) of sub-rule (3) in good condition; or
(b) failed to
comply with other requirements
laid down in sub-rule (3) of Rule 63; or
© failed to observe
correct standards of testing before granting or renewing certificate of fitness as noticed at the time
of test-checking referred to in Rule 67 or the frequency of accidents involving transport vehicles
covered by certificate of fitness granted or renewed by the authorized testing
station attribute to any mechanical defect of the vehicle, it may –
(a) Suspend
the letter of authority for a specified period; or
(ii) cancel the letter of authority; or
(iii) order
forfeiture of the security deposit
furnished by the authorized testing station.
(2) Where the letter of authority is suspended or cancelled under sub-rule (1),
the holder of the letter of authority shall, within thirty days of the receipt
of the order of forfeiture, remit to the registering authority an amount
ordered to be forfeited so that the requirement of sub-rule (2) of Rule 63 in
relation to deposit of the security is complied with.
70. Appeal,- Any person aggrieved by an order of the registering authority under
sub-rule (5) or sub-rule (1) of Rule 63 or sub-rule (1) of Rule 68, may, within
30 days of the receipt of the order, appeal to the Head of the Motor Vehicles
Department of the State Government established under section 213.
71. Procedure for appeal,- (1) An appeal under Rule 70 shall be
preferred in duplicate in the form of a memorandum, setting forth the grounds
of objections to the order of the registering authority and shall be accompanied
by the appropriate fee as specified in Rule 81 and a certified copy of such order.
(2) The appellate authority
may, after giving an opportunity to the
parties to be heard and after such enquiry as it may deem necessary, pass an
appropriate orders.
72. Voluntary surrender of letter of authority,- (1) The holder of
a letter of authority may, at any time, surrender the letter of authority issued
to him, to the registering authority
which has granted the letter of
authority and on such surrender, the
registering authority shall cancel the
letter of authority forthwith.
73. Tax clearance certificate to be submitted to the testing station,-
No authorized testing station shall accept an application for grant or renewal
of a certificate of fitness, unless the same is accompanied by a tax clearance
certificate in such form as my be specified
by the State Government, from the Regional Transport Officer, or Motor Vehicle
Inspector having jurisdiction in the area to the effect that the vehicle is not
in arrears of motor vehicle tax or any compounding fee referred to in sub-section (5) and (6) of section 86.
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