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RULE 41 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 57
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[(2) Trade certificate shall be integrated with dealership authorisation and on
cancellation of dealership authorisation certificate by manufacturer of motor vehicles,
the trade certificate shall automatically become invalid.]
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39. Use of trade registration mark and number
(1) A trade registration mark and number shall not be used upon more than one
vehicle at a time or upon any vehicle other than a vehicle bona fide in the possession of
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[the holder of trade certificate] in the course of his business or on any type of vehicle
other than the one for which the trade certificate is issued.
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[(2) The trade registration mark shall be in white colour on red background as per
dimensions specified in rule 51 and shall be exhibited on front and rear of a motor
vehicle.]
40. 5 [Restrictions on use of trade registration mark]
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A trade [registration mark] shall be used only by the person to whom it is issued
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and such person shall not allow or offer or cause the [trade registration mark] or the
number assigned in connection therewith to be used by any other person:
PROVIDED that the provision of this rule shall not apply where the person to
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whom the [registration mark] is granted, or a person bona fide in his employment and
acting under his authority, or any other person bona fide acting on behalf of the holder
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of a trade [registration mark] is present in the vehicle, or if such vehicle is designed for
use by only one person and is being used by a prospective purchaser of that vehicle for
the purpose of reasonable test or trial.
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41. [Purposes for which motor vehicle with trade registration mark may be used]
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The holder of a [trade registration mark] shall not use any vehicle in a public place
under that certificate for any purpose other than the following :—
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(a) for test, by or on behalf of the holder of a [trade registration mark] during
the course of, or after completion of, construction or repair; or

1 Inserted vide GSR 703(E), dt. 14-9-2022, w.e.f. 1-11-2022.
2 Omitted, ibid. Prior to omission, rule 38 read as under:
“38. Issue of duplicate certificate
(1) If at any time the trade certificate is lost or destroyed, its holder shall report to the police station in the
jurisdiction of which the loss or destruction has occurred and intimate the fact in writing to the registering
authority by whom the certificate was issued and apply in Form 18 to the said authority for a duplicate
certificate accompanied by the appropriate fee as specified in rule 81.
(2) On receipt of an application along with fee, the registering authority may issue a duplicate trade
certificate clearly marked “Duplicate”.
(3) If after the issue of a duplicate certificate the original is traced, the same shall be surrendered forthwith
to the registering authority by which it was issued.”
3 Substituted for “the dealer or manufacturer of automobile or automobiles ancillaries or a test agency
specified in rule 126”, ibid.
4 Substituted, ibid. Prior to substitution, sub-rule (2) read as under:
“(2) The trade certificate shall be carried on a motor vehicle in a weather-proof circular folder and the trade
registration mark shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place in the vehicle.”
5 Substituted for “Restrictions on use of trade certificate or trade registration mark and number”, ibid.
6 Substituted for “certificate”, ibid.
7 Substituted for “certificate or the number”, ibid.
8 Substituted for “Purposes for which motor vehicle with trade certificate may be used”, ibid.
9 Substituted for “trade certificate”, ibid.