Act Number: 59

Act Name: The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

Year: 1988

Enactment Date: 1988-10-14

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to motor vehicles.

Ministry: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Department:

Section 7: Restrictions on the granting of learner's licences for certain vehicles.
    1[(1) No person shall be granted a learner's licence to drive a transport vehicle unless he has held a driving licence to drive a light motor vehicle for at least one year:]
     2[Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall apply to an e-cart or e-rickshaw.]
     (2) No person under the age of eighteen years shall be granted a learner’s licence to drive a motor cycle without gear except with the consent in writing of the person having the care of the person desiring the learner’s licence.
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).
2. Ins. by Act 3 of 2015, s. 3 (w.e.f. 7-1-2015)

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