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Section66B
The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

No bar against permit holders to apply and hold licences under schemes

In force From 01 Jul 1989 Act 59 of 1988 As on 16 Oct 2026

Act 59 of 1988 Ministry Road Transport and Highways Enacted 14 Oct 1988 In force 01 Jul 1989

Section 66B of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with no bar against permit holders to apply and hold licences under schemes. No person who holds the permit issued under this Act shall-- (a) be disqualified from applying for a licence under the scheme made under sub-section (3) of section 67 or sub-section (1) of section 88A by reason of holding such permit; The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.

1[66B. No bar against permit holders to apply and hold licences under schemes.-- No person who holds the permit issued under this Act shall--

(a) be disqualified from applying for a licence under the scheme made under sub-section (3) of section 67 or sub-section (1) of section 88A by reason of holding such permit; and

(b) be required to get such permit cancelled on being issued a licence under any scheme made under this Act.]

Section 66B, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 67 Power to State Government to control road transport
  2. s. 88A Power of Central Government to make schemes for national, multimodal and inter-State transport of passengers and goods

Questions about Section 66B

What does Section 66B of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?

Section 66B of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "No bar against permit holders to apply and hold licences under schemes". [66B. No bar against permit holders to apply and hold licences under schemes.-- No person who holds the permit issued under this Act shall-- (a) be disqualified from applying for a licence under the scheme made under sub-section (3) of section 67 or sub-section (1) of section 88A by reason of holdin

How do I find court cases under Section 66B 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 66B, section 66B MV Act, section 66B 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 66B of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 67 (Power to State Government to control road transport), section 88A (Power of Central Government to make schemes for national, multimodal and inter-State transport of passengers and goods), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When did Section 66B of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?

Section 66B of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 66B, 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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