Page 90 - The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

76 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 SECTION 88

(ii) every such motor vehicle shall be driven by a person having such
qualifications and satisfying such conditions as may be specified by the
Central Government; and
(iii) such other conditions as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(12) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), but, subject to the
rules that may be made by the Central Government under sub-section (14), the
appropriate authority may, for the purpose of encouraging long distance inter-State
road transport, grant in a State, national permits in respect of goods carriages and the
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provisions of sections 69, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86 [clause (d) of sub-s. (1) of s. 87
and s. 89] shall, as far as may be, apply to or in relation to the grant of national permits.
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(14)(a) The Central Government may make rules for carrying out the provisions
of this section.
(b) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing
power, such rules may be provided for all or any of the following matters,
namely:—
(i) the authorisation fee payable for the issue of a permit referred to in
sub-sections (9) and (12);
(ii) the fixation of the laden weight of the motor vehicle;
(iii) the distinguishing particulars or marks to be carried or exhibited in or
on the motor vehicle;
(iv) the colour or colours in which the motor vehicle is to be painted;
(v) such other matters as the appropriate authority shall consider in
granting a national permit.
Explanation: In this section—
(a) “appropriate authority”, in relation to a national permit, means the
authority which is authorised under this Act to grant a goods carriage
permit;
(b) “authorisation fee” means the annual fee, not exceeding one thousand
rupees, which may be charged by the appropriate authority of a State to
enable a motor vehicle, covered by the permit referred to in sub-sections
(9) and (12) to be used in other States subject to the payment of taxes or
fees, if any, levied by the States concerned;
(c) “national permit” means a permit granted by the appropriate authority to
goods carriages to operate throughout the territory of India or in such
contiguous States not being less than four in number, including the State
in which the permit is issued as may be specified in such permit in
accordance with the choice indicated in the application.

1. Substituted for words and figures “and 89" by Act 54 of 1994, w.e.f. 14-11-1994.
2 Sub-clause (13) omitted by Act 54 of 1994, w.e.f. 14-11-1994.