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18 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 17

16. Form of driving licence
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(1) Every driving licence issued or renewed by a licensing authority shall be [in
form of a laminated card type without a chip or Smart Card type in Form 7 conforming
to the specifications stipulated in Annexure XI].
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(2) Where the licensing authority has the necessary apparatus, [for the issue of a
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[laminated card type or Smart Card type driving licence, such] card type or Smart Card
type driving licence, as may be specified in the Notification issued by the concerned
State Government or Union Territory Administration,] shall be in Form 7.
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[(3) On and from the date of commencement of this sub-rule, every driving licence
issued or renewed by the licensing authority shall be in Form 7.]
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[(4) Every International Driving Permit issued by a licensing authority shall be
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[issued either electronically or otherwise] in Form 6A and shall be valid for a period of
not more than one year from the date of issue, as the case may be, or till the validity of
the driving licence, whichever is earlier.
(5) The automobile associations authorised by the State Government/Union
Territory Administration shall be allowed to issue International Driving Permit to their
own members as also others subject to counter signature by competent authority.]
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[(6) Every driving licence issued or renewed by a licensing authority to drive an
E-rickshaw or E-cart shall be valid for a period of not more than three years from the
date of issue, as the case may be, or till the validity of the driving licence, whichever is
earlier.]
17. Addition to driving licence
(1) An application for addition of another class or description of motor vehicle to
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the driving licence shall be made in [Form 2] to the licensing authority and shall be
accompanied by—
(a) an effective learner’s licence and driving licence held by the applicant;
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[(b) the driving certificate in Form 5, in the case of an application for addition
of a transport vehicle excluding E-rickshaw or E-cart:]
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[PROVIDED that on and after the 1st day of July, 2018, an application for
addition of heavy goods vehicle or heavy passenger motor vehicle, as the
case may be, shall be accompanied by driving certificate in Form 5A;]
(c) [Omitted by GSR 933(E) dt. 28-10-1989]
(d) appropriate fee as specified in rule 32.
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[(e) save as otherwise provided in rule 6, a medical certificate in Form 1A in case
of an application for addition to license to drive a transport vehicle.]

1 Substituted for “Form 6” vide GSR 174(E), dt. 1-3-2019, w.e.f. 1-10-2019.
2 Substituted for "for the issue of a laminated card type driving licence, such card type driving licence" vide
GSR 400(E), dt. 31-5-2002, w.e.f. 31-5-2002.
3 Words “laminated card type or Smart Card type driving licence, such” shall be substituted vide GSR 174(E),
dt. 1-3-2019, w.e.f. 1-10-2019 by the following:
“Smart Card type driving licence, such”
4 Sub-rule (3) shall be omitted vide GSR 174(E), dt. 1-3-2019, w.e.f. 1-10-2019.
5 Inserted vide GSR 720(E), dt. 10-9-2003, w.e.f. 10-10-2003.
6 Inserted vide GSR 240(E), dt. 31-3-2021, w.e.f. 1-4-2021.
7 Inserted vide GSR 709(E), dt. 8-10-2014, w.e.f. 8-10-2014.
8 Substituted for “Form 8” vide GSR 243(E), dt. 20-3-2018, w.e.f. 1-4-2018.
9 Substituted vide GSR 27(E), dt. 13-1-2015, w.e.f. 13-1-2015.
10 Inserted vide GSR 454(E), dt. 15-5-2018, w.e.f. 15-5-2018.
11 Inserted vide GSR 240(E), dt. 31-3-2021, w.e.f. 1-4-2021.