Chapter II — Licensing Of Drivers Of Motor Vehicles
Section 7 — Restrictions on the granting of learner’s licences for certain vehicles
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988)
Text of the section
Restrictions on the granting of learner’s licences for certain vehicles.—2[(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:] 3[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.
Reproduced from the India Code text of the Act. Bracketed superscript numerals are the official footnote markers for earlier amendments.
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