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24 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 SECTION 27

(a) names and addresses of holders of driving licences;
(b) licence numbers;
(c) dates of issue or renewal of licences;
(d) dates of expiry of the licences;
(e) classes and types of vehicles authorised to be driven; and
(f) such other particulars as the Central Government may prescribe.]
27. Power of Central Government to make rules

The Central Government may make rules—
1 [(a) specifications relating to e-cart and e-rickshaw under sub-section (2) of
section 2A;]
2 [(aa)] regarding conditions referred to in sub-section (2) of section 3;
(b) providing for the form in which the application for learner’s licence may
be made, the information it shall contain and the documents to be submitted
with the application referred to in sub-section (2) of section 8;
(c) providing for the form of medical certificate referred to in sub-section (3)
of section 8;
(d) providing for the particulars for the test referred to in sub-section (5) of
section 8;
3 [(da) the form and manner in which a licensing authority may issue a learner’s
licence under sub-section (6) of section 8;
(db) the manner in which a licensing authority may verify the identity of the
applicant under the third proviso to sub-section (6) of section 8;]
(e) providing for the form in which the application for driving licence may be
made, the information it shall contain and the documents to be submitted
with the application referred to in sub-section (2) of section 9;
(f) providing for the particulars regarding test of competence to drive, referred
to in sub-section (3) of section 9;
1 [(ff) the manner and the conditions subject to which the driving licence may be
issued under sub-section (10) of section 9;]
(g) specifying the minimum educational qualifications of persons to whom
licences to drive transport vehicles may be issued under this Act and the
time within which such qualifications are to be acquired by such persons;
(h) providing for the form and contents of the licences referred to in sub-section
(1) of section 10;
(i) providing for the form and contents of the application referred to in sub-
section (1) of section 11 and documents to be submitted with the application
and the fee to be charged;

1 Inserted by Motor Vehicles (Amdt.) Act, 2015 (3 of 2015), dt. 19-3-2015, w.e.f. 7-1-2015.
2 Existing clause (a) relettered, ibid.
3 Inserted by the Motor Vehicles (Amdt.) Act, 2019 (32 of 2019), dt. 9-8-2019, w.e.f. 1-9-2019 vide SO
3110(E), dt. 28-8-2019.