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Act 59 of 1988

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Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Cross-references

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This section refers to

1. s. 47 Assignment of new registration mark on removal to another State

Questions about Section 46

What does Section 46 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?

Section 46 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Effectiveness in India of registration". Subject to the provisions of section 47, a motor vehicle registered in accordance with this Chapter in any State shall not require to be registered elsewhere in India and a certificate of registration issued or in force under this Act in respect of such vehicle shall be effective throughout India.

How do I find court cases under Section 46 of the Motor Vehicles Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Motor Vehicles Act 46, section 46 Motor Vehicles Act, section 46 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 46 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 47 (Assignment of new registration mark on removal to another State), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Motor Vehicles Act enacted?

Motor Vehicles Act was enacted in 1988 as Act 59 of 1988. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

• 51. Special provisions regarding motor vehicle subject to hire-purchase agreement, etc1658 words
• 217. Repeal and savings1639 words
• 88. Validation of permits for use outside region in which granted1606 words
• 149. 1094 words
• 96. Power of State Government to make rules for the purposes of this Chapter980 words
• 2. Definitions947 words

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