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RULE 8A THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 11
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certificate in Form 1-A issued [electronically on the Portal] by a registered medical
practitioner referred to in sub-section (3) of section 8:]
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[PROVIDED that every application for renewal of a driving license to drive a
vehicle other than a transport vehicle shall be accompanied by a medical certificate in
Form 1A issued electronically on the Portal by a registered medical practitioner referred
to in sub-section (3) of section 8 of the Act, in case the applicant has attained the age of
forty years.]
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[xxx]
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(3) A medical certificate issued in Form 1A shall be valid for a period of [six
months] from the date of its issue. It shall be accompanied by a passport size copy of
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the photograph of the applicant [to be submitted electronically on the Portal].
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[(4) Every medical certificate issued by a registered medical practitioner referred
to in sub-section (3) of section 8 of the Act in Form 1A, shall only be issued electronically
on the Portal.]
6. Exemption from production of medical certificate
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Any person who has, after the date of commencement of these rules, produced a
medical certificate in connection with the obtaining of a learner’s licence or a driving
licence, whether for initial issuance or for renewal thereof, or for addition of another
class of motor vehicles to his driving licence, shall not be required to produce a medical
certificate, except where the application is made for the renewal of a driving licence.
7. Affixing of photograph to medical certificate
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A photograph of the applicant shall be affixed at the appropriate place shown in
Form 1A and the registered medical practitioner shall affix his signature and seal to the
said photograph in such a manner that the signature and the seal appear partly on the
photograph and partly on the form of the medical certificate.
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[xxx]
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[8A. Minimum training required for driving E-rickshaw or E-cart
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Every applicant for obtaining a licence to drive E-rickshaw or E-cart shall undergo
training for a period of at least ten days, the curriculum for which may be prescribed by
the State Government and shall obtain a certificate of training from any institution
authorised by the State Government.]

1 Inserted vide GSR 240(E), dt. 31-3-2021, w.e.f. 1-4-2021.
2 Sub-rule (2) omitted, ibid. Prior to omission, it read as under:
“(2) An application for a medical certificate shall contain a declaration in Form 1.”
3 Substituted for “one year”, ibid.
4 Omitted, ibid. Prior to omission, rule 8 read as under:
“8. Minimum educational qualification for driving transport vehicles
The minimum educational qualification in respect of an applicant for obtaining a licence to drive a transport
vehicle shall be a pass in the eighth standard:
PROVIDED that the minimum educational qualification specified in this rule shall not apply in the case
of—
(i) renewal of a driving licence to drive a transport vehicle; or
(ii) addition of another class of transport vehicle to the driving licence,
already held before the commencement of the Motor Vehicles (Amdt.) Rules, 2007.”
5 Substituted, ibid.