Registration of vehicles belonging to the Central Government
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Summary
A Central Government notified authority can register motor vehicles that are owned by or under the exclusive control of the Central Government when used for defence and not for commercial purposes. The authority assigns a registration mark and issues a certificate that the vehicle meets the Act and rules, and the vehicle must carry that certificate. While it remains government property or under exclusive control it need not be registered under the rest of the Act; if it ceases to be so, normal registration rules apply.
Example
Ravi works at a defence unit. A goods truck owned and exclusively controlled by the Central Government and used to move equipment is registered by the notified authority. The authority gives a registration mark and issues a certificate which the truck must carry, and while it stays under Central control it need not be registered under the rest of the Act; if later transferred out, normal registration rules apply.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Such authority as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify, may register any motor vehicle which is the property or for the time being under the exclusive control of the Central Government and is used for Government purposes relating to the defence of the country and unconnected with any commercial enterprise and any vehicle so registered shall not, so long as it remains the property or under the exclusive control of the Central Government, require to be registered otherwise under this Act.
(2) The authority registering a vehicle under sub-section (1) shall assign a registration mark in accordance with the provisions contained in the rules made in this behalf by the Central Government and shall issue a certificate in respect of that vehicle to the effect that such vehicle complies for the time being with all the requirements of this Act and the rules made thereunder and that the vehicle has been registered under this section.
(3) A vehicle registered under this section shall carry the certificate issued under sub-section (2).
(4) If a vehicle registered under this section ceases to be the property or under the exclusive control of the Central Government, the provisions of sections 39 and 40 shall thereupon apply.
(5) The authority registering a vehicle under sub-section (1) shall furnish to any State Government all such information regarding the general nature, overall dimensions and axle weights of the vehicle as the State Government may at any time require.
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