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850 ALL INDIA TOURIST VEHICLES (PERMIT) RULES, 2023 RULE 12

9. Distinguishing mark
The tourist vehicles which have been granted All India Tourist Permit under
these rules shall prominently display the words “All India Tourist Permit” on rear left
side of the vehicle in white letters in blue background along with the validity of the
permit.
10. List of tourists
(1) A tourist vehicle plying under the All India Tourist Permit, shall at all times
carry a list of tourists in electronic form or in physical form, which shall contain the
details of origin and the destination of each tourist and tourist vehicle operator shall
maintain record electronically, of the tourists, including journey details, for a minimum
period of one year and these records shall be made available to the jurisdictional
Transport Authority or any other law enforcement officer on demand.
(2) The list of tourists shall be produced on demand before the officers authorised
to demand production of documents by or under the Act or the rules made thereunder.
(3) No record of the tourists referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be shared with any
other person or organisation or company.
11. Cancellation and suspension of permit
The Transport Authority which granted the All India Tourist Permit, may cancel
the All India Tourist Permit, if the holder of the All India Tourist Permit,—
(a) uses or causes or allows a tourist vehicle to be used in contravention to
the provisions of these rules or the Act;
(b) ceases to own the vehicle covered by the All India Tourist Permit;
(c) obtained the All India Tourist Permit by fraud or misrepresentation, or
(d) acquires the citizenship of any foreign country.
12. Appeals
Any person aggrieved by an order of the jurisdictional Transport Authority,
against the,—
(a) refusal to issue the All India Tourist Permit under sub-rule (2) of rule 4; or
(b) suspension or cancellation of the All India Tourist Permit or any variation
of the condition thereof; or
(c) order of refusal to transfer the All India Tourist Permit under rule 7 or
replacement of vehicle under rule 8 of these rules; or
(d) order of refusal to renew the All India Tourist Permit,
may within a period of thirty days from the date on which the said order is received
by such person, appeal to the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, which shall give
a decision thereon after giving such person an opportunity of being heard:
PROVIDED that the State Transport Appellate Tribunal may entertain an appeal
after the expiry of the said period, if it is satisfied on the reasons that the appellant
was prevented from making the appeal within the specified period.