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76 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 55F

55C. Power and responsibility of authorised dealer of registered vehicles
55C
(1) After submission of Form 29C, the authorised dealer of registered vehicles shall
be deemed owner of the motor vehicle and shall be solely responsible for validity of all
relevant documents of the vehicle and all incidents related to such vehicle.
(2) The authorised dealer of registered vehicles shall be competent to apply for
renewal of registration certificate or renewal of certificate of fitness, duplicate
registration certificate, No Objection Certificate, insurance, transfer of ownership of
motor vehicle, in relation to vehicles in his possession through Form 29C.
(3) The authorised dealer of registered vehicles shall maintain the record of
inventory electronically, in Form 29E on portal.
55D. Purposes for which motor vehicle in possession of authorised dealer of
registered vehicles to be used
55D
An authorised dealer of registered vehicles shall not use any vehicle which is in
his possession under rule 55B in a public place for any purpose other than the following,
namely:—
(a) for a reasonable trial or demonstration by or exhibition by or for the benefit
of a prospective purchaser; or
(b) for proceeding to or returning from a service center with the objective of
painting or for repairs; or
(c) for proceeding to or returning from vehicle inspection and certification
center or Pollution Under Control center for the purpose of renewal of
certificate of registration or certificate of fitness or Pollution Under Control
Certificate, as the case may be:
PROVIDED that during use of such vehicles in public place, authorisation
certificate number shall be exhibited legibly on conspicuous part of vehicle, which can
be easily readable from a distance of at least fifteen meters.
55E. Maintenance of vehicle trip register
55E
(1) An authorised dealer of registered vehicles shall maintain an electronic register
in Form 29F on the portal.
(2) The particulars referred to in Form 29F, except the time of return under column
(7), shall be entered before the commencement of each trip by the holder of the
authorisation certificate or his representative and print out of Form 29F for such vehicle
shall be carried during the trip by the driver of the vehicle and shall be produced on
demand by any officer empowered to demand production of documents by or under
the Act.
(3) The holder of an authorisation certificate shall, at the end of a trip, fill in column
(7) of the Form 29F electronically, which shall be open for inspection by the registering
authority.
55F. Suspension or cancellation of authorisation certificate
55F
If the registering authority has reason to believe that the holder of any authorisation
certificate has not complied with the provisions of rules 55C to 55E, it shall report the
fact of non-compliance of the said provisions along with reasonable proof, to the head
of the Motor Vehicles Department established under section 213. The said head of the
department may, after giving the holder of authorisation certificate an opportunity of
being heard, by an order suspend or cancel the authorisation certificate held by him.