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RULE 35 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 55

34. Trade certificate
(1) An application for the grant or renewal of a trade certificate shall be made
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[electronically on the VAHAN portal] in Form 16 and shall be accompanied by the
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appropriate fee as specified in Rule 81 [electronically]:
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[PROVIDED that the application by a dealer of motor vehicle shall also be
accompanied by a dealership authorisation certificate in Form 16A issued electronically
on portal by the concerned manufacturer of motor vehicle.]
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(2) [xxx] Applications shall be made for each of the following classes of vehicles,
namely,—
(a) motorcycle;
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[(b) adapted vehicle;]
(c) light motor vehicle;
(d) medium passenger motor vehicle;
(e) medium goods vehicle;
(f) heavy passenger motor vehicle;
(g) heavy goods vehicle;
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[(h) E-rickshaw;
(i) E-cart;
(j) any other motor vehicle of a specified description.]
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[(3) Numbers of trade registration marks required shall be specified in the
application.]
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[35.Grant or renewal of trade certificate
(1) On receipt of an application for the grant or renewal of a trade certificate, the
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registering authority may, if satisfied, issue to the applicant trade certificate,
electronically on portal, in downloadable and printable form in Form 17, within thirty
days from the date of receipt of the application.
(2) If application is not disposed of within the said period of thirty days, the
application shall be deemed to be approved and trade certificate shall be deemed to be
granted or renewed through the portal.

1 Inserted vide GSR 703(E), dt. 14-9-2022, w.e.f. 1-11-2022.
2 Words “Separate” omitted, ibid.
3 Substituted for “(b) invalid carriage” vide GSR 240(E), dt. 31-3-2021, w.e.f. 1-4-2021.
4 Substituted for existing clause (h) vide GSR 27(E), dt. 13-1-2015, w.e.f. 13-1-2015.
5 Substituted vide GSR 703(E), dt. 14-9-2022, w.e.f. 1-11-2022. Prior to substitution, rule 35 read as under:
“35. Grant or renewal of trade certificate
(1) On receipt of an application for the grant or renewal of a trade certificate in respect of a vehicle, the
registering authority may, if satisfied that the applicant is a bona fide dealer or manufacturer of automobile
or automobiles ancillary or a test agency specified in rule 126 and requires the certificates specified in the
application, issue to the applicant one or more certificates, as the case may be, in Form 17 within thirty days
from the date of receipt of such an application and shall assign in respect of each certificate a trade
registration mark consisting of the registration mark referred to in the notification made under sub-section
(6) of section 41 and followed by two letters and a number containing not more than three digits for each
vehicle, for example:—
AB—Represent State Code.
12—Registration District Code.
TC1—Trade certificate number for the vehicle.
(2) No application for trade certificate shall be refused by the registering authority unless the applicant is
given an opportunity of being heard and reasons for such refusal are given in writing.”