Page 768 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

740 THE RENT-A-CAB SCHEME, 1989

8. General conditions to be observed by the holder of the licence
The holder of a licence shall—
(i) maintain a register with a separate page for such vehicle containing the
particulars specified, in Form 5 and where a motor cab is hired by a foreign
national shall maintain a register in Form 6;
(ii) not shift the principal place of business mentioned in the licence without
the prior approval in writing of the licensing authority which granted the
licence;
(iii) keep the premises and all the records and registers maintained and the
motor cabs open for inspection at all reasonable times by the licensing
authority or by any person not below the rank of motor vehicle inspector
as may be authorised in this behalf by the licensing authority;
(iv) submit from time to time, to the licensing authority such information and
return as may be called for by it;
(v) display at a prominent place in its main office and its branch offices, the
licence issued in original and certified copies thereof, attested by its
licensing authority;
(vi) maintain in their main office and branch offices at a conspicuous place
“complaint book” in Form 7 with serially numbered pages in triplicate. The
licensees shall dispatch the duplicate copy of complaint, if any, to the
licensing authority by registered post expeditiously and in any case not later
than 3 days;
(vii) maintain a suggestion box in the main office and branch offices and forward
their suggestions received with their comments, if any, to the licensing
authority, once a month;
(viii) where he is having a foreign collaboration with the approval of the
government, this fact should be displayed in the office premises, with the
specific approval of Department of Tourism of the Central Government.
9. Collection of hire charges
The holder of a licence shall collect the hire charges from a foreign national or a
non-resident Indian only in foreign exchange and shall hold for the purpose a licence
to transact in foreign exchange.
10 Duties and responsibilities of hirers of motor cabs
(1) It shall be the duty of every hirer, to keep the holder of the licence, informed
of his movements from time to time.
(2) If an individual or company has hired the vehicles as a leader of the tourist
party, it shall be the duty of such leader of the party to keep the holder of the licence
informed of the movement of each vehicle, from time to time.
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[(3) If a hirer so desires, he may engage a person possessing a valid driving licence
to drive the vehicle so hired during the period of the hire agreement.]
11. Power of licensing authority to suspend or cancel the licence
(1) If the licensing authority is satisfied after giving the holder of the licence an
opportunity of being heard, that he has—

1 Inserted vide SO No. 808(E) dt. 28-11-1991, w.e.f. 28-11-1991.