Lawgist14Currency of licences to drive motor vehicles
(1) A learner's licence issued under this Act shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be effective for a period of six months from the date of issue of the licence.
(2) A driving licence issued or renewed under this Act shall,--
(a) in the case of a licence to drive a transport vehicle, be effective for a period of 1[five years]:
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3[Provided that in the case of licence to drive a transport vehicle carrying goods of dangerous or hazardous nature be effective for a period of 4[three years and renewal thereof shall be subject to such conditions as the Central Government may prescribe; and];]
5[(b) in the case of any other licence, subject to such conditions as the Central Government may prescribe, if the person obtaining the licence, either originally or on renewal thereof,--
(i) has not attained the age of thirty years on the date of issue or, renewal thereof, be effective until the date on which such person attains the age of forty years; or
(ii) has attained the age of thirty years but has not attained the age of fifty years on the date of issue or, renewal thereof, be effective for a period of ten years from the date of such issue or renewal; or
(iii) has attained the age of fifty years but has not attained the age of fifty-five years on the date of issue or, renewal thereof, be effective until the date on which such person attains the age of sixty years; or
(iv) has attained the age of fifty-five years on the date of issue or as the case may be, renewal thereof, be effective for a period of five years from the date of such issue or renewal.]
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1. Subs. by Act 32 of 2019, s. 9, for "three years" (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).
2. The word "and" omitted by Act 54 of 1994, s. 9 (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).
3. Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).
4. Subs. by Act 32 of 2019, s. 9, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).
5. Subs. by s. 9, ibid., for cl. (b) (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).
6. The proviso omitted by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).
- 3 Necessity for driving licence
- 4 Age limit in connection with driving of motor vehicles
- 5 Responsibility of owners of motor vehicles for contravention of sections 3 and 4
- 6 Restrictions on the holding of driving licences
- 7 Restrictions on the granting of learner's licences for certain vehicles
- 8 Grant of learner's licence
- 9 Grant of driving licence
- 10 Form and contents of licences to drive
- 11 Additions to driving licence
- 12 Licensing and regulation of schools or establishments for imparting instruction in driving of motor vehicles
- 13 Extent of effectiveness of licences, to drive motor vehicles
- 14 Currency of licences to drive motor vehicles
- 15 Renewal of driving licences
- 16 Revocation of driving licence on grounds of disease or disability
- 17 Orders refusing or revoking driving licences and appeals therefrom
- 18 Driving Licences to drive motor vehicles, belonging to the Central Government
- 19 Power of licensing authority to disqualify from holding a driving licence or revoke such licence
- 20 Power of Court to disqualify
- 21 Suspension of driving licence in certain cases
- 22 Suspension or cancellation of driving licence on conviction
- 23 Effect of disqualification order
- 24 Endorsement
- 25 Transfer of endorsement and issue of driving licence free from endorsement
- 26 Maintenance of State Registers of Driving Licences
- 27 Power of Central Government to make rules
- 28 Power of State Government to make rules
