Registration of vehicles belonging to the Central Government
Section 60 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with registration of vehicles belonging to the Central Government. 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 The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.
(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.
Section 60, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).
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Judgments citing this section
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… The Apex Court also held that a person who has obtained a stage carriage permit exposes himself to the risk of cancellation of the permit under section 60 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 if he carries Amended WP (C) Nos.23936 &25496 of 2011 -11- passengers in excess of the maximum number of passengers that he is permitted to carry under the permit. It was held that the rate of taxation is not based on the number of passengers actually carried, but is related to …
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… Contention of the petitioner is that on the event of sale of the vehicle to the 2 nd respondent, the petitioner had intimated about the transfer to the Motor Vehicles authorities concerned as provided under Section 60 of the Motor Vehicles Act. However, it is conceded that registration of the vehicle was not transferred and the same remains still in the name of the petitioner. It is further stated that the 5 th respondent had committed default in payment of amounts due to the 6 th respondent and the vehicle in question was …
Made under this section, and citing it
3 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 60
What does Section 60 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?
Section 60 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Registration of vehicles belonging to the Central Government". 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
How do I find court cases under Section 60 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 60, section 60 MV Act, section 60 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 60 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 39 (Necessity for registration), section 40 (Registration, where to be made), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 3 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently 7th amendment GSR 547(E) 01.08.2019 (2019), then Central Motor Vehicles (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2017 (2017).
When did Section 60 of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?
Section 60 of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 60, 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.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions1948 words
- 88. Validation of permits for use outside region in which granted1560 words
- 51. Special provisions regarding motor vehicle subject to hire-purchase agreement, etc1199 words
- 150. Duty of insurers to satisfy judgments and awards against persons insured in respect of third party risks1102 words
- 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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