Grant of goods carriage permit
Section 79 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with grant of goods carriage permit. A Regional Transport Authority may, on an application made to it under section 77, grant a goods carriage permit to be valid throughout the State or in accordance with the application or with such modifications as it deems fit or refuse to grant such a permit: Provided that no such permit shall be g The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.
(1) A Regional Transport Authority may, on an application made to it under section 77, grant a goods carriage permit to be valid throughout the State or in accordance with the application or with such modifications as it deems fit or refuse to grant such a permit:
Provided that no such permit shall be granted in respect of any area or route not specified in the application.
(2) The Regional Transport Authority, if it decides to grant a goods carriage permit, may grant the permit and may, subject to any rules that may be made under this Act, attach to the permit any one or more of the following conditions, namely:--
(i) that the vehicle shall be used only in a specified area or on a specified route or routes;
(ii) that the gross vehicle weight of any vehicle used shall not exceed a specified maximum;
(iii) that goods of a specified nature shall not be carried;
(iv) that goods shall be carried at specified rates;
(v) that specified arrangement shall be made for the housing, maintenance and repair of the vehicle and the storage and safe custody of the goods carried;
(vi) that the holder of the permit shall furnish to the Regional Transport Authority such periodical returns, statistics and other information as the State Government may, from time to time, prescribe;
(vii) that the Regional Transport Authority may, after giving notice of not less than one month,--
(a) vary the conditions of the permit;
(b) attach to the permit further conditions;
(viii) that the conditions of the permit shall not be departed from, save with the approval of the Regional Transport Authority;
(ix) any other conditions which may be prescribed.
(3) The conditions referred to in sub-section (2) may include conditions relating to the packaging and carriage of goods of dangerous or hazardous nature to human life.
Section 79, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).
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Judgments citing this section
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… Evidently the SNT is only to ensure control and transportation of goods it does not deal with either the procurement or distribution which is within the ambit of the Respondent No.7. 43. Sections 77, 78 and 79 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, may also beneficially be adverted to which provides as follows; > "77. Application for goods carriage permit .—An application for a permit to use a motor vehicle for the carriage of goods for hire or reward or for the carriage of goods for or in connection with a trade or …
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 79
What does Section 79 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?
Section 79 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Grant of goods carriage permit". A Regional Transport Authority may, on an application made to it under section 77, grant a goods carriage permit to be valid throughout the State or in accordance with the application or with such modifications as it deems fit or refuse to grant such a permit: Provided that no such permit shall be g
How do I find court cases under Section 79 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 79, section 79 MV Act, section 79 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 79 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 77 (Application for goods carriage permit), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Notification (Motor Vehicle Act, 1988) Year 2016 (2016).
When did Section 79 of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?
Section 79 of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 79, 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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