Section 62a, 62b, 63, 64, 65 and 66 of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019

Insertion of new sections 62A and 62B. Prohibition of registration and issuance of certificate of fitness to oversized vehicles. National Register of Motor Vehicles.

25. After section 62 in the principal Act, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:-

"62A. (1) No registering authority shall register any motor vehicle that contravenes any rule made under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 110.

(2) No prescribed authority or authorised testing station shall issue a certificate of fitness under section 56 to any motor vehicle that contravenes any rule made under section 110.

62B. (1) The Central Government shall maintain a National Register of Motor Vehicles in such form and manner as may be prescribed by it:

Provided that all State Registers of Motor Vehicles shall be subsumed under the National Register of Motor Vehicles by such date as may be notified in the Official Gazette by the Central Government.

(2) No certificate of registration issued, or renewed, under this Act shall be valid unless it has been issued a unique registration number under the National Register of Motor Vehicles.

(3) In order to maintain the National Register of Motor Vehicles, all State Governments and registering authorities under this Act shall transmit all information and data in the State Register of Motor Vehicles to the Central Government in such form and manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government (4) State Governments shall be able to access the National Register of Motor Vehicles and update records in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made by the Central Government thereunder.".

Substitution of new section for section 63. Maintenance of State Registers of motor vehicles.

"63. Each State Government shall maintain in such form as may be prescribed by the Central Government a register to be known as the State Register of Motor Vehicles, in respect of the motor vehicles in that State, containing the particulars including-

(a) registration numbers;
(b) years of manufacture;
(c) classes and types;
(d) names and addresses of registered owners; and
(e) such other particulars as may be prescribed by the Central Government.".

Amendment of section 64

27. In section 64 of the principal Act,-

(i) after clause (d), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

"(da) providing for the period of validity of a certificate of registration under sub-section (7) of section 41;";

(ii) after clause (e), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

"(ea) the period of renewal of certificate of registration of different types of motor vehicles under sub-section (10) of section 41;";

(iii) after clause (f), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-

"(fa) the issue of temporary certificate of registration and temporary registration mark under section 43;

(fb) the terms and conditions under which a motor vehicle sold by an authorised dealer shall not require production before a registering authority under sub-section (1) of section 44;";

(iv) after clause (j), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

"(ja) the form and manner for the electronic submission of the intimation of change of address, documents to be submitted along with such intimation including proof of authentication under sub-section (1A) of section 49;";

(v) after clause (l), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-
"(la) specifications, conditions for approval, retrofitment and other related matters for the alteration of motor vehicles under sub-section (1) of section 52;

(lb) the conditions for the alteration of any motor vehicle into an adapted vehicle under sub-section (2) of section 52;";

(vi) after clause (n), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-

"(na) the distinguishing mark to be carried on the body of transport vehicles under sub-section (6) of section 56;

(nb) the conditions under which the application of section 56 may be extended to non-transport vehicles under sub-section (7) of section 56;

(nc) the recycling of motor vehicles and parts thereof which have exceeded their life under sub-section (4) of section 59;";

(vii) after clause (o), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-
"(oa) all or any of the matters under sub-section (1) of section 62B;

(ob) all or any of the matters under sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 63;".

Amendment of section 65

28. In section 65 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),-
(i) in clause (f), after the word "marks", the words and figures "under the proviso to section 43" shall be inserted;

(ii) clause (o) shall be omitted.

Amendment of section 66

29. In section 66 of the principal Act,- (i) in sub-section (1), after the third proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- "Provided also that where a transport vehicle has been issued any permit or permits, as well as a licence under this Act, such vehicle may be used either under the permit, or permits, so issued to it, or under such licence, at the discretion of the vehicle owner."; (ii) in sub-section (3), after clause (p), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(q) to any transport vehicle having been issued a licence under a scheme, under sub-section (3) of section 67 or sub-section (1) of section 88A, or plying under such orders as may be issued by the Central Government or by the State Government."