(1) Every employer of a motor transport undertaking to which this Act applies shall have the undertaking registered under this Act.
     (2) An application for the registration of a motor transport undertaking shall be made by the employer to the prescribed authority in such form and within such time as may be prescribed.
     (3) Where a motor transport undertaking is registered under this Act, there shall be issued to the employer a certificate of registration containing such particulars as may be prescribed.
                                                STATE AMENDMENT
Uttar Pradesh
Amendment of section 3 of Act no. 27 of 1961.— In section 3 of the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961, hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, after sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-
    (4) On submission of application in all respect the registering officer shall grant or refuse to grant registration within one day after the date of submission of application in such manner as may be prescribed by the State Government on expiry of the said period the registration shall be deemed to be granted.
    The Applicant may submit his application on departmental web portal along with necessary documents and payment of fee. If the application is complete in all respect and the applicant is eligible, automatic registration shall be granted by the web portal and registration certificate be sent through e-mail:
    Provided that if the registration is obtained by misrepresentation of fact or concealment of fact or on the basis of forged document then such registration shall be deemed null and void and may be cancelled by the registering officer and legal action shall be taken against applicant.
[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 12 of 2018, s. 2]