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(2) Where the letter of authority is suspended or cancelled under sub-rule (1), the
holder of the letter of authority shall surrender the same to the registering authority
forthwith.
(3) Where the security deposit is forfeited under sub-rule (1), the holder of the letter,
within thirty days of the receipt of the order of forfeiture, remit to the registering
authority the amount ordered to be forfeited so that the requirement of sub-rule (2) of
rule 63 in relation to deposit of security is complied with.
70. Appeal
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Any person aggrieved by an order of the registering authority under sub-rule (5)
of rule 63 or sub-rule (1) of rule 69, may, within thirty 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
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(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 appropriate orders.
72. Voluntary surrender of letter of authority
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(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.
(2) On cancellation of the letter of authority under sub-rule (1), the registering
authority shall refund to the holder of the letter of authority, the amount of security
deposit referred to in sub-rule (2) of rule 63 in full and without any interest.
73. Tax clearance certificate to be submitted to the testing station
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No authorised testing station shall accept an application for the grant or renewal
of a certificate of fitness unless the same is accompanied by a tax clearance certificate in
such form as may 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-sections (5) and (6) of section 86.
Registration of Vehicles belonging to the Central Government used for
Defence Purposes
74. Assignment of registration marks to the vehicles belonging to the Central
Government used for defence purposes
The authority referred to in sub-section (1) of section 60 shall assign registration
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marks to the vehicles belonging to the Central Government and used for defence
purposes in the following manner, namely:—
A group of figures followed by a single capital letter, a broad arrow, not more than
six figures and a capital letter or a group of letters. The registration mark shall be in
English letters and Arabic numerals.