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RULE 88 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 105

National Permits
86. Application for national permit
An application for the grant of a national permit shall be made in Form 48 to the
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authority referred to in section 69.
87. Form, contents and duration of authorisation
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(1) An application for the grant of an authorisation for a national permit shall be
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made in Form 46 and shall be accompanied by a fee of [Rs. one thousand] per annum
in the form of a bank draft.
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[(2) Every authorization shall be granted in Form 23-A, in case the certificate of
registration is issued on Smart Card or in Form 47, in case the authorization is in paper
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document, subject to payment of a consolidated fee of [rupees sixteen thousand five
hundred] per annum to be deposited in the national permit account for the permit
granted to operate throughout the territory of India.
(2A) The consolidated fee deposited in the national permit account shall be
distributed by the Central Government among the States and Union territories on pro
rata basis as per the following specification, namely:—
Percentage share of nth State/Union territory =
total consolidated fee received by nth State/Union territory in the base year
´ 100
total consolidated fee received by all the States/Union territories in the base
year where national permit is in operation
Note: The base year shall be the average of the latest three financial years and the
share of the States and Union territories shall be notified by the Central Government
from time to time.
Explanation: For the purposes of sub-rule (2) and sub-rule (2A), the “national permit
account” means an account established by the Central Government and notified in the
Official Gazette.]
(3) The period of validity of an authorisation shall not exceed one year at a time.
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[88. Age of motor vehicle for the purpose of national permit
(1) No national permit shall be granted in respect of a goods carriage, other than
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multi-axle vehicle, which is more than [12 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.
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[(2A) No national permit shall be granted for a puller tractor which is more than
fifteen years old at any point of time:

1 Substituted for “rupees five hundred” vide GSR 386(E), dt. 7-5-2010, w.e.f. 7-5-2010.
2 Substituted for existing sub-rule (2) and sub-rule (2A), ibid.
3 Substituted for “rupees fifteen thousand” vide GSR 514(E), dt. 29-6-2012, w.e.f. 29-6-2012.
4 Substituted vide GSR 338(E) dt. 26-3-1993.
5 Substituted vide GSR 799(E), dt. 30-12-1993.
6 Inserted vide GSR 212(E), dt. 20-3-2015, w.e.f. 1-4-2015.