Bare Act · Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 · Chapter II
Chapter II · Sections
3 · Necessity for driving licence.
4 · Age limit in connection with...
5 · Responsibility of owners of motor...
6 · Restrictions on the holding of...
7 · Restrictions on the granting of...
8 · Grant of learner’s licence.
9 · Grant of driving licence
10 · Form and contents of licences to...
11 · Additions to driving licence.
12 · Licensing and regulation of...
13 · Extent of effectiveness of...
14 · Currency of licences to drive...
15 · Renewal of driving licences.
16 · Revocation of driving licence on...
17 · Orders refusing or revoking...
18 · Driving licences to drive motor...
19 · Power of licensing authority to...
20 · Power of Court to disqualify.
21 · Suspension of driving licence in...
22 · Suspension or cancellation of...
23 · Effect of disqualification order.
24 · Endorsement.
25 · Transfer of endorsement and issue...
25A · National Register of Driving...
26 · Maintenance of State Registers of...
27 · Power of Central Government to...
28 · Power of State Government to make...
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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.
Footnotes (from the official text)
1 Subs. by Act 54 of 1994, s. 5, 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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