Motor Vehicle Act
Chapter 2
Licensing of Drivers of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 2 Overview
This chapter of Motor Vehicle Act focuses on Licensing of Drivers of Motor Vehicles. It contains 26 sections that provide detailed legal provisions, definitions, procedures, and regulations related to this specific area of law.
Each section within this chapter addresses specific aspects of Licensing of Drivers of Motor Vehicles, providing clarity on legal requirements, obligations, rights, and procedures. These provisions are designed to ensure proper implementation and understanding of the law in this domain.
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Section 3
Necessity for driving licence
Section 4
Age limit in connection with driving of motor vehicles
Section 5
Responsibility of owners of motor vehicles for contravention of sections 3 and 4
Section 6
Restrictions on the holding of driving licences
Section 7
Restrictions on the granting of learner’s licences for certain vehicles
Section 8
Grant of learner’s licence
Section 9
Grant of driving licence
Section 10
Form and contents of licences to drive
Section 11
Additions to driving licence
Section 12
Licensing and regulation of schools or establishments for imparting instruction in driving of motor vehicles
Section 13
Extent of effectiveness of licences, to drive motor vehicles
Section 14
Currency of licences to drive motor vehicles
Section 15
Renewal of driving licences
Section 16
Revocation of driving licence on grounds of disease or disability
Section 17
Orders refusing or revoking driving licences and appeals therefrom
Section 18
Driving licences to drive motor vehicles, belonging to the Central Government
Section 19
Power of licensing authority to disqualify from holding a driving licence or revoke such licence
Section 20
Power of Court to disqualify
Section 21
Suspension of driving licence in certain cases
Section 22
Suspension or cancellation of driving licence on conviction
Section 23
Effect of disqualification order
Section 24
Endorsement
Section 25
Transfer of endorsement and issue of driving licence free from endorsement
Section 26
Maintenance of State Registers of Driving Licences
Section 27
Power of Central Government to make rules
Section 28
Power of State Government to make rules