Standing Order No. 4697/2023 of the General Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu dated 13th March, 2023 on the plying of a contract carriage [C1B-QEH]

Standing Order No. 4697/2023

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

General Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

Chennai, dated the 13th March, 2023

STANDING ORDER

To

All registering authorities,

Subject: The plying of a contract carriage by owners of a contract carriage under the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1974, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1974 (Tamil Nadu Act 13 of 1974), the General Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the plying of a contract carriage by owners of a contract carriage.

2. The matter has been examined. Every owner of a contract carriage carrying on the plying of a contract carriage shall make an application in Form 4 to the State Transport Authority within ninety days, accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees.

3. The registering authority shall ensure that driving licence is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the State Transport Authority within ninety days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the General Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

(Secretary to Government)