The Motor Vehicles Act

Necessity for driving licence

Age limit in connection with driving of motor vehicles

Responsibility of owners of motor vehicles for contravention of sections 3 and 4

Restrictions on the holding of driving licences

Restrictions on the granting of learner's licences for certain vehicles

Grant of learner's licence

Grant of driving licence

Form and contents of licences to drive

Additions to driving licence

Licensing and regulation of schools or establishments for imparting instruction in driving of  motor vehicles

Extent of effectiveness of licences, to drive motor vehicles

Currency of licences to drive motor vehicles

Renewal of driving licences

Revocation of driving licence on grounds of disease or disability

Orders refusing or revoking driving licences and appeals therefrom

Driving Licences to drive motor vehicles, belonging to the Central Government

Power of licensing authority to disqualify from holding a driving licence or revoke such licence

Power of Court to disqualify

Suspension of driving licence in certain cases

Suspension or cancellation of driving licence on conviction

Effect of disqualification order

Endorsement

Transfer of endorsement and issue of driving licence free from endorsement

Maintenance of State Registers of Driving Licences

Power of Central Government to make rules

Power of State Government to make rules


LICENSING OF DRIVERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES


No owner
or person in charge of a motor vehicle shall cause or permit any person who does not satisfy the
provisions of section 3 or section 4 to drive the vehicle.

LAWGIST

# 5 Responsibility of owners of motor vehicles for contravention of sections 3 and 4