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SECTION 79 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 67

by the applicant at any time before the making of the application, and of
the rates charged by the applicant;
(f) particulars of any agreement, or arrangement, affecting in any material
respect the provision within the region of the Regional Transport Authority
of facilities for the transport of goods for hire or reward, entered into by
the applicant with any other person by whom such facilities are provided,
whether within or without the region;
(g) any other particulars which may be prescribed.
78. Consideration of application for goods carriage permit

A Regional Transport Authority shall, in considering an application for a goods
carriage permit, have regard to the following matters, namely,—
(a) the nature of the goods to be carried with special reference to their
dangerous or hazardous nature to human life;
(b) the nature of the chemicals or explosives to be carried with special reference
to the safety to human life.
79. Grant of goods carriage permit
(1) A Regional Transport Authority may, on an application made to it under section
77, grant a goods carriage permit to be valid throughout the State or in accordance with
the application or with such modifications as it deems fit or refuse to grant such a
permit:
PROVIDED that no such permit shall be granted in respect of any area or route
not specified in the application.
(2) The Regional Transport Authority, if it decides to grant a goods carriage permit,
may grant the permit and 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 shall be used only in a specified area or on a specified
route or routes;
(ii) that the gross vehicle weight of any vehicle used shall not exceed a specified
maximum;
(iii) that goods of a specified nature shall not be carried;
(iv) that goods shall be carried at specified rates;
(v) that specified arrangement shall be made for the housing, maintenance
and repair of the vehicle and the storage and safe custody of the goods
carried;
(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, prescribe;
(vii) 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;