Assurance Box

Act/Rule/Legislation

Online Link to Act/Rule/Legislation

http://www.tn.gov.in/sta/Cmvr1989.pdf

Initial Setup or Ongoing Maintenance

Initial Setup only

Filing and Maintenance Requirements

To comply with the requirements in relation to licensing of drivers, registration of motor vehicles, maintenance and insurance of motor vehicles.

Penalty

Not available

Application Guidelines / Responsible Persons / Comments

—(1) An application for registration
of a motor vehicle shall be made in Form 20 to the registering authority within a period of
73[seven days] from the date of taking delivery of such vehicle, excluding the period of
journey and shall be accompanied by—
(a) sale certificate in Form 21;
(b) valid insurance certificate;
74[(c) copy of the proceedings of the State Transport Authority or Transport
Commissioner or such other authorities as may be prescribed by the State
Government for the purpose of approval of the design in the case of a trailer or a
semi-trailer;]
(d) original sale certificate from the concerned authorities in Form 21 in the case
of ex-army vehicles;
(e) proof of address by way of any one of the documents referred to in rule 4;
(f) temporary registration, if any;
(g) road-worthiness certificate in Form 22 from the manufacturers, 75[Form 22-A from the
body builders];
76[(h) custom's clearance certificate in the case of imported vehicles along with the
licence and bond, if any:
Provided that in the case of imported vehicles other than those imported under the
Baggage Rules, 1998, the procedure followed by the registering authority shall be same
as those procedure followed for registering of vehicles manufactured in India, and]
(z) appropriate fee as specified in rule 81. (2) In respect of vehicles temporarily
registered, application under sub-rule (1) shall be made before the temporary
registration expires.