Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 - CHAPTER IV - CONTROL OF TRANSPORT VEHICLES - Rule 88 and Rule 90

CHAPTER IV
CONTROL OF TRANSPORT  VEHICLES

National permits 

Rule  88 and Rule 90

88. Age of motor vehicle for the purpose of national permit,- (1) No national permit can be granted in respect of a goods carriage, otherwise than multi-axle vehicle, which is more than twelve years old at any point of time.

(2) No National permit shall be granted for a multi-axle goods carriage which is more than 15 years old at any point of time.

(3) A national permit shall be deemed to be invalid from the date on which a goods carriage covered by the permit completes 15 years in case of a multi-axle goods carriage, unless such goods carriage is replaced.

Explanation:- For the purpose of this rule the period of 12 years or 15 years,  as the case may be, shall be  computed from the date of initial registration of the motor vehicle covered under its permit or the prime mover in case of an articulated vehicle.

(1)                No national permit shall be granted in respect of a multi-axle trailer approved to carry a Gross Vehicle Weight of more than 50 tonnes, which is more than 25 years old a any point of time the period of 25 years being computed from the date of initial registration of the said trailer.

Explanation:- For the purpose of this rule, “Multi-axle trailer” means  a trailer having more than two axles.

(2)                A national permit shall be in such security printed water-mark paper and shall carry such hologram as the State Government or the State Transport Authority, as the case may be, issuing such permit may specify:

Provided that the use of such security printed water mark paper carrying such hologram shall come into force on or before six months from the date of commencement of Cenrtal Motor Vehicles (Third Amendment) Rules 2002.

90. Additional conditions for national permit,- The national permit issued under sub-section (12) of Section 88 shall be subject to the following conditions, namely;-

(1) The vehicle plying under a national permit shall be painted in dry leaf brown color with thirty centimeters broad white borders and the words “National permit” shall be inscribed within a circle of sixty centimeters in diameter:

                Provided that the body of a tanker carrying dangerous or hazardous goods shall be pained in white color with a dry leaf brown ribbon of 5 centimeters width around in the middle at the exterior and and that of the drivers cabin in orange color.

(2) A board with the inscription “National Permit” in the States of --------“ with blue letters on white background shall be carried in from of top of such vehicle.

(3) No such vehicle shall carry any goods without a bill of lading in form 50,

(4) The vehicle shall have a minimum of two drivers and shall be provided with a seat across its full width behind the driver’s seat providing facility for the spare driver to stretch himself and sleep.

                Provided that this sub-rule shall apply to light motor vehicle and medium goods vehicles only from a date to be notified be the Central Government.

(5)The vehicle shall at all time carry the following documents and shall be produced on demand by an officer empowered to demand documents under the Act, namely,-

(i)                  Certificate of fitness,

(ii)                Certificate of insurance,

(iii)               Certificate of registration,

(iv)              National permit,

(v)                Taxation certificate,

(vi)              Authorization

(3)                The vehicle shall be subject to all local rules or restrictions imposed y a State Government.

(4)                The vehicle shall not pick or set down goods between two points situated in the same State other than the home State.