Amendment to Telangana State Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 by incorporation of a new Rule 72-A – Final Notification

GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA

ABSTRACT

Motor Vehicles – Amendment to Telangana State Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 by

incorporation of a new Rule 72-A – Final Notification – Orders - Issued.

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TRANSPORT, ROADS & BUILDINGS (Tr.I) DEPARTMENT

G.O.MS.No. 41 Dated: 29/09/2015

Read the following:

1. 1.G.O.Ms.No.2, TR&B (Tr.I) Department, Dated 17.6.2014.

2. From the VC&MD, APSRTC, Hyderabad, Letter No.P9/259(135)/

2001-OPD (P), Dated 15.12.2014, 08.08.2015 and 27.08.2015.

3. From the Transport Commissioner, Telangana, Hyderabad, Letter

No.2752/R1/2014, dated 09.02.2015.

4.G.O.Ms.No.16, TR&B (Tr.I) Department, Dated 31.03.2015.

                   

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O R D E R:

         The following notification will be published in an Extra-ordinary issue of

the Telangana Gazette, Dated 30-09-2015.

                                  NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (b) of

sub-section (2) of section 38 read with sub-section (2) of section 29 of the

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988), the Government of

Telangana hereby make the following amendments to the Telangana Motor

Vehicles Rules, 1989, (issued in G.O.Ms.No. 216, Transport, Road & Buildings

(Transport – II) Department, dated 7th August 1989, and published at pages

1-315 of the Rules supplement of Part –I Extraordinary issue of the Andhra

Pradesh Gazette, dated the 25th August, 1989), adapted by the Government

of Telangana in G.O. Ms. No. 2, Transport, Roads & Buildings (Tr.I)

Department, dated 17.06.2014 as subsequently amended from time to time

the same having been previously published in Telangana Gazette No.9, Rules

supplement to Part-I, Extraordinary vide G.O.Ms.No.16, Transport, Roads &

Buildings (Tr.I) Department, dated 31.03.2015 as required under sub section

(1) of section 212 of the said Act and after having examined and rejected the

objections and suggestions received with respect thereto:

                                                       AMENDMENT

In the said rules,

(1) In rule 72 for proviso 3rd and 4th, the following proviso shall be

substituted, namely-

“Provided further that a Stage Carriage can be operated without a

conductor if the driver of the said stage carriage acts as a conductor, subject

to the condition that he is exempted from possession of conductor’s licence

under rule 72-A”.

(2) After rule 72 so amended the following new rule shall be inserted,

namely,-

“72-A: Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 72, the drivers of stage

carriages performing the functions of Conductors are exempted from

possession of conductor’s licence required under sub-section (1) of Section

29 of the Act, subject to the following conditions:

(1) The driver, acting as conductor in a Stage carriage shall have the

Educational Qualifications prescribed in rule 54.

 (2) The driver shall possess a certificate in First-Aid as

provided for in rule 55.

(3) The driver shall have undergone training for a minimum period of

(3) days in the operation of issue of tickets through ticket issuing

machine or through other means.

(4) The afore-stated training may be imparted by any school or

establishment which is licensed under section 12 of the Act and a

certificate to the effect that a person completed the said training

successfully shall be issued by the said school or establishment.

(5) The certificate referred to in sub-rule (4) shall be carried by a

driver while performing the duties of a conductor and shall be

produced on demand by any checking officer, authorized to

check the stage carriages.

(6) The fee for the training referred to in sub-rule (4) is Rupees one

hundred only”.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

SUNIL SHARMA

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT