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MVA, 1988
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MVAChapter IISection 3
Section3

Necessity for driving license

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Summary

No one may drive a motor vehicle in any public place unless they hold an effective driving license authorising them to drive that vehicle. For driving a transport vehicle (except a motor cab or a motor cycle hired for personal use or rented under a specified scheme) the license must specifically entitle the holder to drive such transport vehicle. A person learning to drive may be exempted from this requirement under conditions prescribed by the Central Government.

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Ravi drives a small goods truck on public roads for his employer, but his driving license only authorises him to drive private cars. He is not legally allowed to drive that transport vehicle; he must obtain a licence that specifically entitles him to drive transport vehicles or meet the prescribed conditions for learners.

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(1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle in any public place unless he holds an effective driving license issued to him authorising him to drive the vehicle; and no person shall so drive a transport vehicle other than a motor cab or motor cycle hired for his own use or rented under any scheme made under sub-section (2) of section 75 unless his driving license specifically entitles him so to do.

(2) The conditions subject to which sub-section (1) shall not apply to a person receiving instructions in driving a motor vehicle shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

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II

Chapter II

Licensing of Drivers of Motor Vehicles

In this chapter

  • 3Necessity for driving license
  • 4Age limit in connection with driving of motor vehicles
  • 5Responsibility of owners of motor vehicles for contravention of sections 3 and 4
  • 6Restrictions on the holding of driving licenses
  • 7Restrictions on the granting of learner’s licenses for certain vehicles
  • 8Grant of learner’s license
  • 9Grant of driving license
  • 10Form and contents of licenses to drive
  • 11Additions to driving license
  • 12Licensing and regulation of schools or establishments for imparting instruction in driving of motor vehicles
  • 13Extent of effectiveness of licenses, to drive motor vehicles
  • 14Currency of licenses to drive motor vehicles
  • 15Renewal of driving licenses
  • 16Revocation of driving license on grounds of disease or disability
  • 17Orders refusing or revoking driving licenses and appeals therefrom
  • 18Driving licenses to drive motor vehicles, belonging to the Central Government
  • 19Power of licensing authority to disqualify from holding a driving license or revoke such license
  • 20Power of Court to disqualify
  • 21Suspension of driving license in certain cases
  • 22Suspension or cancellation of driving license on conviction
  • 23Effect of disqualification order
  • 24Endorsement
  • 25Transfer of endorsement and issue of driving license free from endorsement
  • 26Maintenance of State Registers of Driving Licences
  • 27Power of Central Government to make rules
  • 28Power of State Government to make rules
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