The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations for the driving of motor vehicles.

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The Central Government may make rules--

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¹[(a) specifications relating to e-cart and e-rickshaw under sub-section (2) of section 2A;]

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²[(aa)] regarding conditions referred to in sub-section (2) of section 3;

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(b) providing for the form in which the application for learner’s licence may be made, the information it shall contain and the documents to be submitted with the application referred to in sub-section (2) of section 8;

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(c) providing for the form of medical certificate referred to in sub-section (3) of section 8;

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(d) providing for the particulars for the test referred to in sub-section (5) of section 8;

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³[(da) the form and manner in which a licensing authority may issue a learner’s licence under sub-section (6) of section 8;

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(db) the manner in which a licensing authority may verify the identity of the applicant under the third proviso to sub-section (6) of section 8;]

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(e) providing for the form in which the application for driving licence may be made, the information it shall contain and the documents to be submitted with the application referred to in sub-section (2) of section 9;

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(f) providing for the particulars regarding test of competence to drive, referred to in sub-section (3) of section 9;

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²[(ff) the manner and the conditions subject to which the driving licence may be issued under sub-section (10) of section 9;]

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(g) specifying the minimum educational qualifications of persons to whom licences to drive transport vehicles may be issued under this Act and the time within which such qualifications are to be acquired by such persons;

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(h) providing for the form and contents of the licences referred to in sub-section (1) of section 10;

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(i) providing for the form and contents of the application referred to in sub-section (1) of section 11 and documents to be submitted with the application and the fee to be charged;

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(j) providing for the conditions subject to which section 9 shall apply to an application made under section 11;

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³[(ja) the curriculum of training modules and the regulation of schools and establishments under sub-section (6) of section 12;

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(jb) the conditions for the renewal of licence to drive transport vehicles carrying goods of dangerous or hazardous nature and other motor vehicles under clause (a) and clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 14;

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(jc) the manner in which a licensing authority may verify the identity of the applicant under the third proviso to sub-section (2) of section 11;]

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(k) providing for the form and contents of the application referred to in sub-section (1) of section 15 and the documents to accompany such application under sub-section (2) of section 15;

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(l) providing for the authority to grant licences under sub-section (1) of section 18;

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(m) specifying the fees payable under sub-section (2) of section 8, sub-section (2) of section 9 and sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 15 for the grant of learner’s licences, and for the grant and renewal of driving licences and licences for the purpose of regulating the schools or establishment for imparting instructions in driving motor vehicles;

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(n) specifying the acts for the purposes of clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 19;

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⁴[(na) the manner of placing in the public domain of the name of the licence holder as referred to in sub-section (1A) of section 19;

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(nb) providing for the nature, syllabus and duration of the driver refresher training course as referred to in sub-section (2B) of section 19;]

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(o) specifying the offences under this Act for the purposes of sub-section (2) of section 24;

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⁴[(oa) all or any of the matters referred to in section 25A;]

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(p) to provide for all or any of the matters referred to in ⁵*** section 26;

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(q) any other matter which is, or has to be, prescribed by the Central Government.

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(1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle in any public place unless he holds an effective driving licence issued to him authorising him to drive the vehicle; and no person shall so drive a transport vehicle [other than ¹[a motor cab or motor cycle] hired for his own use or rented under any scheme made under sub-section (2) of section 75] unless his driving licence specifically entitles him so to do.

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(2) The conditions subject to which sub-section (1) shall not apply to a person receiving instructions in driving a motor vehicle shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

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(1) The Central Government may make rules for the purpose of licensing and regulating, by the State Governments, schools or establishments (by whatever name called) for imparting instruction in driving of motor vehicles and matters connected therewith.

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(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--

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(a) licensing of such schools or establishments including grant, renewal and revocation of such licences;

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(b) supervision of such schools or establishments;

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(c) the form of application and the form of licence and the particulars to be contained therein;

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(d) fee to be paid with the application for such licences;

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(e) conditions subject to which such licences may be granted;

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(f) appeals against the orders of refusal to grant or renew such licences and appeals against the orders revoking such licences;

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(g) conditions subject to which a person may establish and maintain any such school or establishment for imparting instruction in driving of motor vehicles;

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(h) nature, syllabus and duration of course or courses for efficient instruction in driving any motor vehicle;

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(i) apparatus and equipments (including motor vehicles fitted with dual control) required for the purpose of imparting such instruction;

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(j) suitability of the premises at which such schools or establishments may be established or maintained and facilities to be provided therein;

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(k) qualifications, both educational and professional (including experience), which a person imparting instruction in driving a motor vehicle shall possess;

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(l) inspection of such schools and establishments (including the services rendered by them and the apparatus, equipments and motor vehicles maintained by them for imparting such instruction);

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(m) maintenance of records by such schools or establishments;

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(n) financial stability of such schools or establishments;

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(o) the driving certificates, if any, to be issued by such schools or establishments and the form in which such driving certificates shall be issued and the requirements to be complied with for the purposes of issuing such certificates;

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(p) such other matters as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

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(3) Where the Central Government is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by rules made in this behalf, exempt generally, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as may be specified in the rules, any class of schools or establishments imparting instruction in driving of motor vehicles or matters connected therewith from the provisions of this section.

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(4) A school or establishment imparting instruction in driving of motor vehicles or matters connected therewith immediately before the commencement of this Act whether under a licence or not, may continue to impart such instruction without a licence issued under this Act for a period of one month from such commencement, and if it has made an application for such licence under this Act within the said period of one month and such application is in the prescribed form, contains the prescribed particulars and is accompanied by the prescribed fee, till the disposal of such application by the licensing authority.

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¹[(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provision, where any school or establishment has been accredited by a body notified by the Central Government under any other law for the time being in force, any person who has successfully completed a training module at such school or establishment covering a particular type of motor vehicle shall be eligible to obtain a driving licence for such type of motor vehicle.

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(6) The curriculum of the training module referred to in sub-section (5) and the remedial driver training course referred to in sub-section (5) of section 9 shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government and that Government may make rules for the regulation of such schools or establishments.]

(1) The power to make rules under this Act is subject to the condition of the rules being made after previous publication.

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(2) All rules made under this Act shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall unless some later date is appointed, come into force on the date of such publication.

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(3) Every rule made by any State Government shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made before the State Legislature.

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(4) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act, every scheme made by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 75 and sub-section (1) of section 163 and every notification issued by the Central Government under sub-section (4) of section 41, sub-section (1) of section 58, sub-section (1) of section 59, the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 112, ¹[section 118] ²[sub-section (4) of section 163A] ³[section 164, section 177A] and sub-section (4) of section 213 shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule, scheme or notification or both Houses agree that the rule or scheme should not be made or the notification should not be issued, the rule, scheme or notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule, scheme or notification.

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¹[(5) Every notification issued by the State Government under section 210A shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature where it consists of two Houses, or where such Legislature consists of one House, before that House, while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, the House agrees or both Houses agree, as the case may be, in making any modification in the notification or the House agrees or both Houses agree, as the case may be, that the notification should not be issued, the notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that notification.]

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