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58 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 SECTION 69

(3) The State Transport Authority and every Regional Transport Authority shall
give effect to any directions issued under section 67 and the State Transport Authority
shall, subject to such directions and save as otherwise provided by or under this Act,
exercise and discharge throughout the State the following powers and functions,
namely:—
(a) to co-ordinate and regulate the activities and policies of the Regional
Transport Authorities, if any, of the State;
(b) to perform the duties of a Regional Transport Authority where there is no
such Authority and, if it thinks fit or if so required by a Regional Transport
Authority, to perform those duties in respect of any route common to two
or more regions;
(c) to settle all disputes and decide all matters on which differences of opinion
arise between Regional Transport Authorities;
1 [(ca) government to formulate routes for plying stage carriages; and]
(d) to discharge such other functions as may be prescribed.
(4) For the purpose of exercising and discharging the powers and functions
specified in sub-section (3), a State Transport Authority may, subject to such conditions
as may be prescribed, issue directions to any Regional Transport Authority, and the
Regional Transport Authority shall, in a discharge of its functions under this Act, give
effect to and be guided by such directions.
(5) The State Transport Authority and any Regional Transport Authority, if
authorised in this behalf by rules made under section 96, may delegate such of its powers
and functions to such authority or person subject to such restrictions, limitations and
conditions as may be prescribed by the said rules.

COMMENT
Transport Authority is not authorised to create new routes and permits granted, if any, are
invalid for all purposes.—Zamindara Motor Transport Co-operative Society v. RTA, Bikaner &
Ors., 1999 (1) WLC (Raj.) 348
69. General provision as to application for permits
(1) Every application for a permit shall be made to the Regional Transport Authority
of the region in which it is proposed to use the vehicle or vehicles:
PROVIDED that if it is proposed to use the vehicle or vehicles in two or more
regions lying within the same State, the application shall be made to the Regional
Transport Authority of the region in which the major portion of the proposed route or
area lies, and in case the portion of the proposed route or area in each of the regions is
approximately equal, to the Regional Transport Authority of the region in which it is
proposed to keep the vehicle or vehicles:
PROVIDED FURTHER that if it is proposed to use the vehicle or vehicles in two
or more regions lying in different States, the application shall be made to the Regional
Transport Authority of the region in which the applicant resides or has his principal
place of business.

1 Inserted by Act 54 of 1994, w.e.f. 14-11-1994.