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416 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 140

(2) Upon demanding or inspecting any documents referred under sub-rule (1), the
date and time stamp of inspection and identity of the police officer in uniform or any
other officer authorised by the State Government, shall be recorded on the Portal.]
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[139A. Seizure of documents produced in electronic form

(1) In cases where there is an offence made out necessitating seizure of any
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documents, and such documents are produced in electronic form in accordance with
sub-rule (1) of rule 139, their seizure by any police officer or any other officer, authorised
in this behalf shall be made electronically on the Portal.
(2) Details of the seized documents shall be recorded chronologically in the relevant
Portal and such record shall be reflected on a regular basis on the Portal.
(3) Upon seizing any documents in accordance with sub-rule (1), the police officer
in uniform or any other officer, authorised by the State Government shall issue a receipt
acknowledging such seizure, in physical or electronic form.
(4) Upon seizing any documents in accordance with sub-rule (1), the date and time
stamp of seizure and identity of the police officer in uniform or any other officer
authorised by the State Government, shall be recorded on the Portal.]
CHAPTER VII
INSURANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLES AGAINST THIRD PARTY RISKS
140. Definitions
In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,— 140
(i) “accounting year” means the year commencing on the first day of April,
and ending with the 31st day of March of the following year;
(ii) “approved list” means the list of foreign insurers and their guarantors
maintained by the Central Government under these rules;
(iii) “Authority” means the Central Government or a State Government or any
local authority or any State Transport Undertaking, motor vehicles owned
by whom have been exempted from compulsory insurance under
sub-section (2) of section 146;
(iv) “bank” means a company which accepts, for the purposes of lending or
investment, deposits of money from the public repayable on demand or
otherwise, and withdrawal by cheque, draft, order or otherwise.
Explanation : Any company which is engaged in the manufacture of goods
or carries on any trade and which accepts deposits of money from the public
merely for the purpose of financing its business as such manufacturer or
trader shall not be deemed to be a bank within the meaning of this clause;
(v) “certificate of foreign insurance” means a certificate issued by a foreign
insurer in Form 57 in compliance with these rules;
(vi) “foreign insurer” means a person or firm carrying on the business of
insurance incorporated or domiciled outside India and not registered under
the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938);
(vii) “fund” means the fund established under rule 151;
(viii) “government security” means a government security as defined in the
Public Debt Act, 1944 (18 of 1944);

1 Inserted vide GSR 584(E), dt. 25-9-2020, w.e.f. 1-10-2020.