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MOTOR VEHICLE

AGGREGATOR

GUIDELINES, 2020

These are issued as guiding framework for State Governments, to consider
for issuance of licenses to transport aggregators and for the purposes of regulating
the business conducted by such aggregators, as per the Motor Vehicles
(Amendment) Act, 2019 and its provision under section 93 of the Motor Vehicles
Act, 1988 which stipulates that “while issuing the license to an aggregator the State
Government may follow such guidelines as may be issued by the Central
Government”
1. Definitions
(1) “Aggregator”, as defined in Section 1A of the Act, refers to a digital
intermediary or market place for a passenger to connect with a driver
for the purpose of transportation.
(2) “App” means an etectronic interface operated by the Aggregator or
any third party on behalf of the Aggregator, which may be accessed
either through a computer resource or a communication device.
(3) “Area of Operation” shall have the meaning ascribed to ‘area’ under
the Act.
(4) “Computer resource” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under
the lnformation Technology Act, 2000.
(5) “Communication device” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under
the lnformation Technology Act, 2000.
(6) “Fare” means the total charges debited by the Aggregator to the Rider
pursuant to the latter booking a ride through the Aggregator’s App
and completion of such ride.
(7) “Fee” means the charges in respect of a license as prescribed under
Clause 20 of these Guidelines.
(8) “Form” means the form appended to these Guidelines.
(9) “Licence” means the licence issued to an Aggregator by the State
Government under Section 93 of the Act.
(10) “Licensee” means an Aggregator who holds Licence issued by the
State Government.
(11) “Competent Authority” means the State Government or any other
authority empowered by the State Government to issue Licence under
Section 93 of the Act.