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 25A: National Register of Driving Licences.
    1[25A. National Register of Driving Licences.---(1) The Central Government shall maintain a National Register of Driving Licences in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
     (2) All State Registers of Driving Licences shall be subsumed under the National Register of Driving Licences by a date to be notified by the Central Government.
     (3) No driving licence issued, or renewed, under this Act shall be valid unless it has been issued a unique driving licence number under the National Register of Driving Licences.
     (4) All State Governments and licensing authorities under this Act shall transmit all information including contained data in the State Register of Driving Licences in such form and manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
     (5) The State Governments shall be entitled to access the National Register and update their records in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.]
    
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 32 of 2019, s. 12 (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).
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