Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 - CHAPTER IV - CONTROL OF TRANSPORT VEHICLES - Rule 86 and Rule 87

CHAPTER IV
CONTROL OF TRANSPORT  VEHICLES

National permits 

Rule  86 and Rule 87

86. Application for national permit,- An application for the grant of a national permit shall be made in Form 48 to h authority referred to in Second 69.

87. Form, content and duration of authorization,-(1) An application for the grant of an authorization shall be made in Form 46 and shall be accompanied by a fee of Rs 500 per annum in the form of a bank draft.

(2) Every authorization shall be granted in form 23 A, in case  the certificate of registration is issued in smart card or shall be granted in form 47, in case the authorization is in paper document mode, subject to the payment of taxes of fees, if any levied by the concerned State. The authority which grants the authorization  shall issue to the permit holder separate receipts for such taxes or fees in respect of each bank draft and such  receipts shall be security printed water-mark paper carrying such hologram as may be specified concerned State/Union authority:

Provided that the bank drafts received in respect of taxes or fees shall invariably be forward  by the authority  which grants the authorization to the respective States:

Provided also 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 the Central Moto Vehicle (Third Amendment Rules, 2002)

(2A) The authority which grants the authorization shall inform the State Transport Authorities concerned the registration number of Motor Vehicles, the name and address of the permit holder and the period for  which  the said authorization is valid.

 

(1)                            The period of validity of an authorization shall not exceed one year at a time.

Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 - CHAPTER IV - CONTROL OF TRANSPORT VEHICLES - Rule 84 and Rule 85

CHAPTER IV
CONTROL OF TRANSPORT  VEHICLES
Tourist permits 

Rule  84 and Rule 85

84. Right of operation,-No tourist permit shall be deemed to confer the right of operation in any State not included in the authorization referred to in Rule 83 nor shall  it exempt the owner of a vehicle from the payment of tax or fee, if any, leviable in any State.

85. Additional conditions of tourist permit,- the following shall be the additional conditions of  every tourist permit granted  to a tourist vehicle other than a motor cab under sub-section (9) of section 88, namely,

(1)    The permit holder shall cause to be prepared in respect of each trip a list in triplicate of tourist passengers to be carried in the vehicle, giving full particulars as under :

(a)    Name of the passenger,

(b)   address of the passenger,

(c)    age of the passenger,

(d)   starting point and the point of destination.

(2)    One copy of the list referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be carried in the tourist vehicle and shall be produced on demand by the officers authorized to demand production of documents. By or under the provisions of this Act and the rules, and second copy shall be preserved by the permit holder.

(3)    The tourist vehicle shall either commence it journey, or end its journey, circular or otherwise, in the home State for a period of more than three months. The permit holder shall see that every return of the tourist vehicle to the home State is reported to the authority which issued the permit.

Provided that where the contracted journey ends outside the home State, the vehicle shall not be offered for hire within that State of from that State to any other State except for the return journey to nay point the  home State.

(4)    The tourist vehicle may operate circular tours of places lying exclusively in the home State or in the home State and outside the State if such circular tours are in the list approved by the Tourist Department of the home State to visit places of tourist, historical or religious importance and the tour is duly advertised beforehand.

(1)                The permit holder or the authorized agent shall issue a receipt to the hirer and the counterfoil of that receipt shall be kept available with him and produced on demand by the officers empowered to demand  by or under the Act.

(2)                The tourist vehicle shall not be in any bus stand used by stage carriages and shall not operate from such bus stand.

(3)                The tourist vehicle shall be painted in white color with a blue ribbon of five centimeters width at the center of the exterior of the body and word “Tourist” shall be inserted on two sides of the vehicle within a circle of sixty centimeters diameter.

(4)                The permit holder shall display in the front top of the tourist vehicle a board in yellow with letters in black with the inscription “Tourist permit valid in the States of ----------------“ in English and Hindi also, If he so prefers, in the regional language of the State.

(5)                The permit holder shall not operate the tourist vehicle as a stage carriage.

(6)                The permit holder shall maintain a day-to day logbook indicating the name and address of the permit holder and the registration mark of the vehicle, name and address of the driver with the particulars of his driving license and the starting and destination points of the journey with the time of departure and arrival and the name and address of the hirer.

(7)                The permit holder shall furnish in every 3 months the information contained in condition (10) to the State Transport Authority which granted the permit and the log book shall be prepared for a period of 3 years and shall be made available  to the said authority  on demand along with such records referred to in conditions (2) and (4).

Explanation:- In this rule, “home State” means the State which has granted the permi under sub-section (9) of section 88.

85 A. The following shall be the additional conditions that every tourist permit in respect of motor cabs,-

(1)                The  words “Tourist Vehicle” shall be painted  on both sides of the vehicle within a circle of twenty-five centimeters diameter.

(2)                 A board with the inscription “Tourist permit valid in the states of --------- “in black letters in yellow background shall be displayed in the front of the vehicle above the registration number plates:

Provided that this rule shall not apply to motor cabs covered  under ‘Rent a cab scheme.1989’

Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 - CHAPTER IV - CONTROL OF TRANSPORT VEHICLES - Rule 82 and Rule 83

CHAPTER IV
CONTROL OF TRANSPORT  VEHICLES
Tourist permits 

Rule  82 and Rule 83

82. Tourist permit,- (1) An application for the grant of permit in respect of a tourist vehicle (hereinafter referred to in these rules as a tourist permit) shall be made in Form 45 to the State Transport Authority.

(2)(a)  A tourist permit shall be deemed to be valid from the date on which the motor vehicle covered by the permit completed 9 years in the case of a motor cab and 8 years where the motor vehicle is other than a motor cab, unless the motor vehicle is replaced;

(b) \Where a vehicle covered by a tourist permit is proposed to be replaced by another, the latter vehicle shall not be more than two years old on the date of such replacement.

  Explanation:- For the purpose of this sub-rule, the period of 9 years or 8 years shall not be computed from the date of initial registration of the motor vehicle.

83. Authorisation fee,- (1)  An application for the grant of authorization for tourist permit shall be accompanied by a fee of  Rs 500 per annumin the form of a bank draft.

(2) Every authorization shall be granted in form 23A, in case the certificate of registration is issued in Smart Card or shall be granted in Form 47. Om case the authorization is in paper document mode  subject to the payment of taxed and fees, if any, levied by the concerned State. The authority which grants the authorization shall issue to the permit holder separate receipts  for such taxes of fees in respect of each bank draft and such receipts shall be security printed water-mark paper carrying such hologram as may be specified by the concerned state/Union territory:

                Provided that  the Bank Drafts received in respect of taxed or fees  shall be invariably be forwarded by the authority which grants the authorization to the respective States:

Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 - CHAPTER III - REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES - Rule 78, Rule 79 and Rule 80

CHAPTER III

REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Rule  78, Rule 79 and Rule 80

78. Assignment of new registration mark on removal of a vehicle to another State,-(1) Every application for assignment of  new registration mark on removal to another State under sub-section (1) of section 47 by or on behalf of a diplomatic officer or consular officer shall be made in triplicate in From 44 and shall be addressed to the registering authority through the competent  authority accompanied by the relevant documents and fees referred  to in Rule 54.

(2) The provisions of sub-rules (2) to (7) of Rule 76 shall apply to and application made under sub-rule (1) as they apply to sub-rule (1) of Rule 76.

79. Suspension and cancellation of registration of vehicle registered under Rule 76,- If, under the provisions of Section 53, Section 54, or Section 55 the registration of a motor vehicle made in accordance with Rule 76 is suspended or cancelled, then a copy of the order of suspension of cancellation shall be sent to the Competent Authority in addition to each of the authorities or persons to whom a copy has to be sent under the said section.

80. Transfer of disposal of a motor vehicle registered under Rule 76,- (1) Where a motor vehicle registered in accordance with Rule 76, transferred by way of sale or otherwise, the transferor shall, within fourteen days, report  the fact of the  transfer along with full name and address of the person to whom the vehicle is transferred to the registering authority within whose jurisdiction the transfer is affected and shall simultaneously send copies of the said report to –

                (a) the transferee;

                (b) the competent authority;

                © the Collector of Customs of the port of importation, to the Collector of Central Excise and Customs nearest to the headquarters of the transferred; and

(a)    the original registering authority in whose records the registration of the vehicle is recorded,

if the transfer is effected in the jurisdiction of another registering authority;

and shall also surrender the  number plate in respect of the vehicle to the registering authority  in whose records the registration of the vehicle is recorded, when the transfer is to a person other than a diplomatic officer or a consular officer.

(2) Where the transferee is a diplomatic officer or a consular officer, an application by him or on his behalf shall be made to the registering authority for registration of the vehicle in accordance with the provisions of Rule76.

Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 - CHAPTER III - REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES - Rule 77

CHAPTER III

REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Rule  76 A and Rule 76 B

77. Exhibition of registration mark,- (1)  The registration mark assigned to under sub-rule (5) to (7) of Rule 76 shall be clearly exhibited in reflecting color both at the front and rear of the vehicle on plain surface of a plate or part of the vehicle and the size of which shall be 41 centimeters by 14 centimeters.

(i)                  with deep blue background, the  registration mark and the number plate in white in the case of motor vehicles referred to in sub-rule (6) of Rule 76;

(ii)                with yellow background, the registration mark and the number being in white in case of motor vehicle referred to in rule 76 B.

(2) The registration mark shall be in English letters and Arabic numerals and –

(i)                  save in the case of a motor cycle or an invalid carriage the letters shall be not less thatn 6 centimeters high and 2 centimeters thick at any part, and there shall be a space between any letter and any numeral and the edge of the plain surface not less than 1 centimeter, and

(ii)                in the case of a motor cycle or an invalid carriage the dimensions of the letters and figures shall not be less than two-thirds of those specified in clause (i).

(3) The plain surface referred to in  sub-rule (2) shall not be inclined from the vertical by more than 30 degrees. The letters and numerals shall be exhibited as follows:-

(i)                  in the case of a transport vehicle, the registration mark shall be exhibited in two separate horizontal lines, the number allotted to the mission or post and the letters allotted by the registering authority in the second line; and

(ii)                in all other cases, the registration mark may exhibit the letters and numerals either in tow horizontal lines as aforesaid or in one horizontal line.

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), the registration mark exhibited at the front of a motor cycle or an invalid carriage may be displayed in a plate in line with the axis of the vehicle and shall, in  such  a case, be displayed on both sides of the plate.

(5) In the case of a trailer,-

                (i) the registration mark shall be exhibited on a plate or surface on the left side of the trailer, the dimensions of the letters and figures being not less than two-thirds of the dimensions  specified in sub-rule (2);

            (ii) the registration mark of the drawing vehicle to be affixed to the rear of the trailer shall be in conformity with the provisions of these rules relating to the registration  mark affixed to the rear of the motor vehicle.

(6) The registration mark shall also be painted on the right and left side of the body of a transport vehicle.

Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 - CHAPTER III - REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES - Rule 76 A and Rule 76 B

CHAPTER III

REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Rule  76 A and Rule 76 B

Special provisions for registration of vehicles of 
Diplomatic Officers etc.

76A. Application of rules 76 to 80 to organizations notified under the United Nations ( Privileges and Immunities Act, 1947,- The provisions of Rules 76 and 77 to 80 shall apply to the motor vehicles of diplomatic officers of the organizations notified under the United Nations ( Privileges and Immunities ) Act,1947 (46 of 1947) as they apply to a diplomatic officer or consular officer  with the modifications that in Rule 76,-

(a)    in sub-rule (6), for the letters, “CD” the letters “UN”shall be substituted; and

(b)   in sub-rule (7), for the letters “CC” the letters “UN” shall be substituted.

76 B. Registration of vehicles of home-based non-diplomatic official of diplomatic missions or consular posts,- (1) A motor vehicle belonging to a non-diplomatic official of a consular post outside Delhi shall be assigned a  registration mark consisting of  the letters “CD” preceded by the number allotted to the mission or post by the Ministry  of External Affairs of the Government of India followed by a number allotted to the vehicle by the registering authority.

(2) A motor vehicle belonging to a home-based non-diplomatic official of  a consular post outside Delhi shall be assigned a registration mark comprising of the letters “CCP”preceded by the number of the post allotted to it by the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India and followed by the number allotted to the vehicle by registering authority.

Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 - CHAPTER III - REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES - Rule 76

CHAPTER III

REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Rule  76

Special provisions for registration of vehicles of 
Diplomatic Officers etc.

76. Registration of vehicles of diplomatic or consular officers,-(1) Every application for registration of a motor vehicle under sub-section (1) of section 42 by or on behalf of any diplomatic officer or consular officer shall be made in triplicate by the head of the mission or consular officer in Form 42 and  be addressed to the registering authority through the Competent Authority accompanied by the relevant documents and fees referred to in Rule 47.

(2) The competent authority shall forward one copy of application to the registering authority concerned together with a statement certifying the status of the person applying for registration and shall return one copy of the application to the applicant. The third copy of the application may be retained by the competent authority for record.

(3) The registering authority shall, on receipt of the application duly endorsed under sub-rule (2), register the vehicle, subject to the provisions of section 44.

(4) The registering authority shall, issue to the owner of the motor vehicle registered by it  under sub-rule(3), a certificate of registration in Form 33  and shall enter in  a register to be kept by it,  particulars of such vehicle.

(5) The registering authority shall assign to the motor vehicle for display thereon in the manner specified in Rule 77, the registration mark in accordance with sub-rule (6) or sub-rule (7), as the case may be.

(6) A motor vehicle belonging to a diplomatic mission in Delhi or to any of its diplomatic officer shall be assigned a registration mark consisting of the letters “CD” preceded by the number allotted to the mission by the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India and followed by a number allotted to the vehicle by the registering authority in the following manner, namely,-

                (i) an official vehicle meant for the use of the head of a mission shall be allotted the number “I”,

                (ii) personal vehicles of the head of the mission shall be allotted the number “I”,  followed by consecutively, in alphabetical order, by  a letter beginning with the letter “A”

                (iii) official vehicles, other than those referred to in clause (i), shall be allotted consecutive letters beginning with the number “2”.

                (iv) vehicles belonging to other officers of the mission shall be allotted numbers in consecutive order after the last number allotted under clause (iii).

                (v) vehicles acquired by a  mission or by its diplomatic officer other than  heads of missions, shall be allotted numbers in consecutive order after the last number allotted under clause (iv) irrespective of whether such vehicle is for official or personal use of the mission or any of its officres,

                (vi) a number allotted to a vehicle under any of  the clauses (i) to (v), which is lying unutilized due to sale or export of  such vehicle  or cancellation of its number may be allotted to  another vehicle under the same clause in respect of which an application has been made under sub-rule(1)