National Register of Driving Licences
Section 25A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with national Register of Driving Licences. The Central Government shall maintain a National Register of Driving Licences in such form and manner as may be prescribed. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.
1[25A. National Register of Driving Licences.---(1) The Central Government shall maintain a National Register of Driving Licences in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
(2) All State Registers of Driving Licences shall be subsumed under the National Register of Driving Licences by a date to be notified by the Central Government.
(3) No driving licence issued, or renewed, under this Act shall be valid unless it has been issued a unique driving licence number under the National Register of Driving Licences.
(4) All State Governments and licensing authorities under this Act shall transmit all information including contained data in the State Register of Driving Licences in such form and manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(5) The State Governments shall be entitled to access the National Register and update their records in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.]
Section 25A, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).
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Questions about Section 25A
What does Section 25A of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?
Section 25A of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "National Register of Driving Licences". [25A. National Register of Driving Licences.---(1) The Central Government shall maintain a National Register of Driving Licences in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
How do I find court cases under Section 25A 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: MV Act 25A, section 25A MV Act, section 25A 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 25A of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently 6th G.S.R 240(E) dated 31.03.2021 Committe A licensing of drivers (2021).
When did Section 25A of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?
Section 25A of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 25A, came into force on 01 Jul 1989, having been enacted on 14 Oct 1988. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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- 96. Power of State Government to make rules for the purposes of this Chapter995 words
- 72. Grant of stage carriage permits868 words
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