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SECTION 60 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 47

(5) In order that the gross vehicle weight entered in the certificate of registration
of a vehicle may be revised in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3), the
registering authority may require the owner of transport vehicle in accordance with
such procedure as may be prescribed to produce the certificate of registration within
such time as may be specified by the registering authority.
59. Power to fix the age limit of motor vehicle

(1) The Central Government may, having regard to the public safety, convenience
and objects of this Act, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the life of a motor
vehicle reckoned from the date of its manufacture, after the expiry of which the motor
vehicle shall not be deemed to comply with the requirements of this Act and the rules
made thereunder:
PROVIDED that the Central Government may specify different ages for different
classes or different types of motor vehicles.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Central Government
may, having regard to the purpose of a motor vehicle, such as, display or use for the
purposes of a demonstration in any exhibition, use for the purposes of technical research
or taking part in a vintage car rally, by notification in the Official Gazette, exempt, by a
general or special order, subject to such conditions as may be specified in such
notification, any class or type of motor vehicle from the operation of sub-section (1) for
the purpose to be stated in the notification.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 56, no prescribed authority or
authorized testing station shall grant a certificate of fitness to a motor vehicle in
contravention of the provisions of any notification issued under sub-section (1).
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[(4) The Central Government may, having regard to the public safety, convenience,
protection of the environment and the objects of this Act, make rules prescribing the
manner of recycling of motor vehicles and parts thereof which have exceeded their
life.]
COMMENTS
After the expiry of the life of the vehicle in accordance with the notification of the Central
Govt., the vehicle shall be granted a fitness certificate and cannot be used for any purpose except
those specified under sub-s. (2) of s. 59, such as, for demonstration, display, technical research or
participation in vintage car rally.—Radhey Shyam Sharma v. Regional Transport Authority AIR
1991 All 158
Age limit has been prescribed for national public carrier and not for stage carriage or other
kinds of vehicles.—Ishar v. State of Rajasthan AIR 1992 Raj 40
60. Registration of vehicles belonging to the Central Government

(1) Such authority as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, specify, may register any motor vehicle which is the property or for the time
being under the exclusive control of the Central Government and is used for government
purposes relating to the defence of the country and unconnected with any commercial
enterprise and any vehicle so registered shall not, so long as it remains the property or
under the exclusive control of the Central Government, require to be registered otherwise
under this Act.
1. 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.