Disqualifications for the grant of conductor's licence
Section 31 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with disqualifications for the grant of conductor's licence. No person under the age of eighteen years shall hold, or be granted, a conductor's licence. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.
(1) No person under the age of eighteen years shall hold, or be granted, a conductor's licence.
(2) The licensing authority may refuse to issue a conductor's licence--
(a) if the applicant does not possess the minimum educational qualification;
(b) if the medical certificate produced by the applicant discloses that he is physically unfit to act as a conductor; and
(c) if any previous conductor's licence held by the applicant was revoked.
Section 31, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).
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Questions about Section 31
What does Section 31 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?
Section 31 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Disqualifications for the grant of conductor's licence". No person under the age of eighteen years shall hold, or be granted, a conductor's licence.
How do I find court cases under Section 31 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 31, section 31 MV Act, section 31 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 31 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Central Motor Vehicles ( 9th Amendment) Rules, 2014. (2014).
When did Section 31 of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?
Section 31 of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 31, 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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