Circular of the Transport Department, Government of Tamil Nadu dated 19th October, 1975 on section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1974 [C10-MPT]

F. No. 26/35/1975-MINI

Government of Tamil Nadu

Transport Department

dated the 19th October, 1975

To

All registering authorities and all Regional Transport Authorities

Subject: Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1974 (Tamil Nadu Act 13 of 1974), the carriage of goods by road, regarding.

1. References have been received in the Transport Department, Government of Tamil Nadu seeking clarification on the manner in which section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1974 (Tamil Nadu Act 13 of 1974) (hereinafter referred to as the Act) is to be applied to transport operators who undertake the carriage of goods by road at more than one place.

2. The matter has been examined. Section 4 of the Act requires every transport operator to make an application for registration to the State Transport Authority within the period stated in that section.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the carriage of goods by road is undertaken, and the State Transport Authority shall process each application in accordance with section 4 of the Act and the rules made thereunder.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this circular may be brought to the notice of the Transport Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

(Under Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu)