National Register of Motor Vehicles
Section 62B of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with national Register of Motor Vehicles. 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 The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.
1[62B. National Register of Motor Vehicles. --(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.]
Section 62B, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).
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Questions about Section 62B
What does Section 62B of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?
Section 62B of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "National Register of Motor Vehicles". [62B. National Register of Motor Vehicles.
How do I find court cases under Section 62B 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 62B, section 62B MV Act, section 62B 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 62B 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 62B of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?
Section 62B of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 62B, 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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