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66 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 SECTION 77

PROVIDED that no such permit shall be granted in respect of any area or route
not specified in the application.
(2) An application for a permit to use a motor vehicle as a private service vehicle
shall contain the following particulars, namely,—
(a) type and seating capacity of the vehicle;
(b) the area or the route or routes to which the application relates;
(c) the manner in which it is claimed that the purpose of carrying persons
otherwise than for hire or reward or in connection with the trade or business
carried on by the applicant will be served by the vehicle; and
(d) any other particulars which may be prescribed.
(3) The Regional Authority if it decides to grant the permit may, subject to any
rules that may be made under this Act, attach to the permit any one or more of the
following conditions, namely,—
(i) that the vehicle be used only in a specified area or on a specified route or
routes;
(ii) the maximum number of persons and the maximum weight of luggage
that may be carried;
(iii) that the Regional Transport Authority may, after giving notice of not less
than one month—
(a) vary the conditions of the permit,
(b) attach to the permit further conditions;
(iv) that the conditions of permit shall not be departed from, save with the
approval of the Regional Transport Authority;
(v) that specified standards of comforts and cleanliness shall be maintained
in the vehicle;
(vi) that the holder of the permit shall furnish to the Regional Transport
Authority such periodical returns, statistics and other information as the
State Government may, from time to time, specify; and
(vii) such other conditions as may be prescribed.
77. Application for goods carriage permit
An application for a permit to use a motor vehicle for the carriage of goods for
hire or reward or for the carriage of goods for or in connection with a trade or business
carried on by the applicant (in this Chapter referred to as a goods carriage permit) shall,
as far as may be, contain the following particulars, namely,—
(a) the area or the route or routes to which the application relates;
(b) the types and capacity of the vehicle;
(c) the nature of the goods it is proposed to carry;
(d) the arrangements intended to be made for the housing, maintenance and
repair of the vehicle and for the storage and safe custody of the goods;
(e) such particulars as the Regional Transport Authority may require with
respect to any business as a carrier of goods for hire or reward carried on