REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN HARYANA
Registering Authority [Section 65(2)(b)].
(1) According to Section 65(2)(b) In Haryana each of the Sub-Divisional Officer (C) in the State shall be the registering authority for the purpose of registration of the non-transport vehicles within his jurisdiction.
Provided that for the purpose of registration of transport vehicles, the registering authority shall be the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority for his territorial jurisdiction.
Allotment of Registration Mark to Non-Transport and Transport Vehicles in Haryana[Section 65(2)(b) & (p)].
(1) The Government shall reserve such preferential registration numbers as shown in the table to be assigned to the vehicles of the Government or of any person, and the same shall be allotted to a person after payment of additional fee as specified in the Table.
(2) On receipt of an application, the registering authority shall, while assigning the registration mark as laid down in the notification issued by the Central Government, assign the registration number which strictly falls in serial after the last registration mark assigned to non-transport vehicles and transport vehicles.
(3) The registering authority shall allot to the owner of a motor vehicle (non-transport vehicle and transport vehicle) a registration mark of his choice from amongst the registration marks specified by the Government on payment of additional fee indicated below:
| Serial number | Registration numbers | Special Registration Fee |
|---|---|---|
| A | FOR NON-TRANSPORT VEHICLES | |
| 1. | 0001 | Rs.25,000 |
| 2. | (a) 0002 to 0011 (b) 0022,0033,0044,0055,0066,0077,0088, 0099,0100,0101 |
Rs.15,000 for each number |
| 3. | (a) 0012 to 0021 (b) 0023 to 0032 (c) 0034 to 0043 (d) 0045 to 0054 (e) 0056 to 0065 (f) 0067 to 0076 (g) 0078 to 0087 (h) 0089 to 0098 (i) 0111,0222,0333,0444,0555,0666,0777, 0888,0999 (j) 1111,2222,3333,4444,5555,6666,7777 8888,9999 (k) 0200,0300,0400,0500,0600,0700,0800, 0900 (l) 1000,2000,3000,4000,5000,6000,7000, 8000,9000 |
Rs.10,000 for each number |
| 4. | (a) 0110,0121,0123,0151 (b) 0202,0212,0234 (c) 0303,0313,0323,0330,0345 (d) 0404,0414,0440,0456 (e) 0505,0515,0525,0550,0567,0575 (f) 0606,0616,0660,0678 (g) 0707,0717,0770,0786,0789 (h) 0808,0818,0880 (i) 0909,0919,0990 (j) 1010,1011,1112,1212,1234,1313, 1414,1515,1616,1717,1818,1919 (k) 2020,2021,2121,2323,2345, 2424,2525,2626,2727,2828,2929 (l) 3030,3031,3131,3232,3434,3456, 3535,3636,3737,3838,3939 (m) 4040,4042,4141,4242,4343, 4545,4567,4646,4747,4848,4949 (n) 5050,5051,5151,5252,5353, 5454,5656,5678,5757,5858,5959 (o) 6060,6061,6161,6262,6363, 6464,6565,6767,6789,6868,6969 (p) 7070,7071,7171,7272,7373, 7474,7575,7676,7878,7890,7979 (q) 8080,8081,8181,8282,8383, 8484,8585,8686,8787,8989 (r) 9090,9091,9191,9292,9393, 9494,9595,9696,9797,9898 (s) any other special or out of turn number |
Rs.5,000 for each number |
| B | FOR TRANSPORT VEHICLE | 1. | 0001 | Rs.10,000 | 2. | (a) 0002 to 0011 (b) 0012 to 0021 (c) 0022,0033,0044,0055,0066.0077,0088, 0099,0100 (d) 0111,0222,0234,0333,0345,0444,0456, 0555,0567,0666,0678,0777,0786,0789, 0888,0999 (e) 1111,2222,3333,4444,5555,6666,7777, 8888,9999(f)AnyotherspecialoroutofturnRs.2,000for each number |
Rs.5,000 for each number |
(4) As regards Government vehicles, the unutilized special registration marks shall be issued without charging any additional fee.
(5) If there is more than one application for a number received on the same date, the allotment shall be made through auction by the registering authority concerned.
(6) If a person holding any of the numbers from any previous series wants to retain that number for his new vehicle, he shall be charged half the rate of the group to which the old number falls.
(7) The fee in respect of preferential number paid once shall on no account be refunded.
Appellate Authority [Section 57 and 65(2)(b) and (p)].
The Transport Commissioner or Additional Transport Commissioner/Additional State Transport Controller/Joint State Transport Controller as the case may be shall be the appellate authority for the purpose of Section 57.
Conduct and Hearing of Appeals in Haryana [Section 65(2)(a)].
(1) An appeal under Section 57 shall be preferred in duplicate in the form of a memorandum, one copy of which shall bear cash receipt or treasury challan of rupees twenty setting forth concisely the grounds of objection to the order of the registering authority or the Board of Inspection, as the case may be, and shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the order appealed against.
(2) When an appeal is preferred, a notice shall be issued to the registering authority and in the case of an appeal against the order of the Board of Inspection to the Motor Vehicle Inspector, in such form as the appellate authority may direct, and cause the relevant records to be sent.
(3) The appellate authority may, after giving an opportunity to the party to be heard and such further enquiry, if any, as it may deem necessary, confirm, vary, or set aside the order of the registering authority or the Board of Inspection, as the case may be, and shall make an order accordingly.
(4) Any person preferring an appeal under sub-rule (1) shall be entitled to obtain a copy of any document filed with the registering authority or the Board of Inspection in connection with the order appealed against and a copy of the order of the registering authority or the Board of Inspection on payment of a fee at the rate of rupees two per page.
(5) Any person preferring an appeal under sub-rule (1) shall be entitled to inspect the file of the appellate authority by making an application bearing a cash receipt or a treasury challan of:
- (a) In respect of an urgent inspection: rupees ten;
- (b) In respect of an ordinary inspection: rupees five.
Reference to Expert [Section 65(2)(a)].
(1) In the course of an appeal against a refusal to issue a certificate of fitness under Section 56, the applicant may demand at his own cost that the opinion of an expert accepted by himself and approved by the appellate authority may be taken.
(2) If the appellate authority accepts the demand for reference to an expert, it shall frame issues and refer the same to him for his opinion.
(3) Where reference under sub-rule (2) is made to an expert, his opinion shall be accepted as final.
Manner for Exhibiting the Particulars of Transport Vehicles in Haryana[Section 58(2), 65(2)(g)].
(1) Save in the case of a motor car, the particulars set forth in Form HR No. 12 shall be exhibited in a fixed frame inside the transport vehicle in the driver cabin in English letters and numerals.
(2) The full name of the transport company, transport society, transport firm owning the vehicle and registration marks as set forth in its registration certificates shall be exhibited on both sides of every transport vehicle in Hindi language or English block letters measuring 100 millimetres in height and 20 millimetres in thickness;
Provided that with the approval of the Regional Transport Authority concerned, abbreviation of names may be used.
Board of Inspection for Issue or Renewal of Certificates of Fitness [Section 56 and 65(2)(a)].
(1) The functions to grant or renew a certificate of fitness of a transport vehicle and all other functions which are to be discharged by a prescribed authority under Section 56 shall be performed by a Board of Inspection within their jurisdiction which may be laid down by the Transport Commissioner.
(2) A Board of Inspection shall consist of:
- (a) Any officer authorized by the Transport Commissioner; and
- (b) A Motor Vehicle Inspector.
Application for Certificate of Fitness in Haryana[Section 65(2)(b)].
(1) For the grant or renewal of a certificate of fitness, a transport vehicle shall be presented to the Board of Inspection in whose functional area the vehicle is kept;
Provided that the Board of Inspection shall keep in view, in addition to other matters, the design of the vehicle to be of the type approved by the State Transport Authority for grant of a certificate of fitness.
(2) If owing to mechanical breakdown or other cause a transport vehicle is, at the time when, the certificate expires, outside the functional area of the Board of Inspection by which the certificate is to be renewed, any other Board of Inspection may, without prejudice to any penalty to which the owner may have become liable, if the vehicle is in the opinion of the Board of Inspection fit for use by endorsement in Form HR No. 13 and subject to such conditions as the Board of Inspection may specify, and authorize its continued use for such a time as may be reasonably necessary for the vehicle to return to the area of the Board of Inspection by which the certificate should be renewed. The vehicle may thereupon be driven to such area in accordance with such endorsement, but shall not be used after return to that area until the certificate has been renewed.
Procedure of Board of Inspection in Haryana[Section 65(2)(b)].
(1) A Board of Inspection before which a vehicle is produced for the issue or renewal of a certificate of fitness may:
- (a) Issue a certificate of fitness or renew the same in respect of the vehicle;
- (b) Defer decision regarding the issue or renewal of a certificate of fitness pending the ratification of certain defects;
- (c) Refuse to issue a certificate or renew the certificate;
(2) If a Board of Inspection defers its decision under clause (b) of sub-rule (1) in the case of a renewal of certificate of fitness and supplies the owner of the vehicle or his agent with a list of defects in Form HR No. 14 and if thereafter the vehicle is not produced for further examination within a period of two months or within such period as may have been specified by the Board of Inspection in Form HR No. 14, the certificate of fitness shall be deemed to be cancelled with effect from the date of which its duration expires.
(3) In issuing or renewing a certificate of fitness, a Board of Inspection shall endorse thereon the period for which the certificate of fitness shall remain effective in accordance with the provisions contained in rule 62 of the Central rules.
Report to be Made When a Certificate of Fitness is Cancelled or Renewal is Refused [Section 65(2)(b)].
(1) A Board of Inspection shall intimate to the Regional Transport Authority by whom the permit of the vehicle was issued at the first instance and also to the registering authority of the District where the vehicle stands registered, the fact of cancellation of a certificate of fitness or refusal to renew the certificate of fitness, as the case may be, and in both the cases referred to above, a Board of Inspection shall impound the certificate of fitness and forward it to the registering authority concerned.
Penalty for Vehicles Remained Without Fitness [Section 65(2)(d) and Section 177].
In Haryana the following composition fee penalties shall be charged in addition to the fee prescribed for the grant and renewal of certificate of fitness under rule 81 of the Central Rules:
| 1. | Light Motor Vehicle | Rupees 25 per month or part thereof |
| 2. | Medium goods vehicle/mediumpassenger motor vehicle. | Rupees 25 per month or part thereof |
| 3. | Heavy goods vehicle/heavypassenger motor vehicle. | Rupees 50 per month or part thereof |
Temporary Registration of Motor Vehicles [Section 43 and Section 65(2)(b)].
(1) When for any reason it is impracticable for the purchaser of a new motor vehicle to obtain a registration certificate in the ordinary course owing to a temporary closure of the office of the registering authority, or for other reasons, or where the purchaser of a new motor vehicle intends to export it at once beyond the limits of the State or to take it immediately to the district where he has his permanent residence or place of business, a temporary certificate of registration mark may be issued by the registering authority, firm of vehicles, dealer or manufacturer of vehicles appointed by the Government in this behalf, subject to the provisions of sub-rule (2) and the temporary certificate and registration mark shall for the time being serve all the purposes of a regular certificate of registration and registration mark;
Provided that the names of persons of the firms as aforesaid who shall be competent to sign the temporary certificate of registration shall be specified by the registering authority on the recommendations of the Transport Commissioner.
(2) A temporary certificate of registration or a temporary registration mark shall not be issued except in respect of a vehicle which has not previously been registered under the Act.
(3) Every application for a temporary certificate of registration shall be in writing and shall indicate the district or place where the vehicle is intended to be produced for permanent registration and shall be supported by a certificate from the person or firm from whom the vehicle has been purchased indicating the date of purchase of the vehicle.
(4) On receipt of application in terms of the provisions of sub-rule (3), the registering authority, firm of vehicles, dealer or manufacturer authorized under sub-rule (1) may issue a temporary certificate of registration in "Form HR No. 15 foil A".
(5) If the place in which it is intended permanently to register the vehicle is in India, "foil B" of Form HR No. 15 shall be dispatched immediately to the registering authority of the district in which it is to be registered and in other cases, the said foil B shall be dealt with according to such directions as may be issued by the Government from time to time. The counterfoil together with the application and its accompanying certificates shall be kept on record by the firm issuing the permit and shall be made available for the inspection of the registering authority for the district at the end of every calendar month or at such other intervals as the registering authority may direct. The counterfoils with the application and certificates, unless they are taken by the registering authority into his own charge, shall be preserved by the said firm for a period of not less than twelve months from the date of issue.
(6) In the case of vehicles intended to be permanently registered in the State, the registering authority receiving foil B under sub-rule (5) shall forthwith send an acknowledgment to the firm which issued it and that firm shall attach the acknowledgment to the counterfoil.
(7) A firm issuing a temporary certificate of registration shall at the same time assign to the vehicle a mark to be displayed thereon in the manner specified in rule 51 of the Central Rules, the letters and figures composing the mark being in red on a yellow ground.
(8) The fee for temporary registration under this rule shall be half of the registration fee as specified in rule 81 of the Central Rules.
(9) To enable the firm empowered under sub-rule (1) to fulfill the requirements of sub-rule (7), the registering authority of the district shall earmark a block of registration marks out of those assigned to the district for the purpose.
(10) Where a motor vehicle temporarily registered is a chassis to which a body has not been attached and the same is detained in a workshop beyond the period of one month specified in sub-section (2) of Section 43, in such a case the registering authority may allow extension in temporary registration up to a period of twelve months on payment of a fee at the rate of half of that specified for temporary registration under sub-rule (8);
Provided that for extension beyond the period of three months, a fee at the rate of rupees fifty for every month shall be charged.
Loss or Destruction of Certificate of Registration of a Vehicle Other Than Transport Vehicle in Haryana[Section 65(2)(d)].
(1) If at any time the certificate of registration of a vehicle other than a transport vehicle is lost or destroyed, the owner shall forthwith intimate the facts, in writing, to the registering authority by whom the certificate was issued or by whom the registration marks of the vehicle was assigned under Section 47 and shall apply in Form 26 of the Central Rules to the said authority for the issue of a duplicate certificate.
(2) On receipt of an application under sub-rule (1) together with fee as specified in rule 81 of the Central Rules, the registering authority may, after making such enquiries as may appear necessary, issue a duplicate certificate of registration in Form 23 of the Central Rules stamped "Duplicate" in red ink.
Loss or Destruction of Certificate of Registration and Certificate of Fitness of a Transport Vehicle [Section 65(2)(d)].
(1) If at any time the certificate of registration or the certificate of fitness of a transport vehicle is lost or destroyed, the owner shall forthwith intimate the fact, in writing, to the registering authority by whom the certificate of registration was issued or by whom the registration marks of the vehicle was assigned under Section 47 and shall apply in Form 26 of the Central Rules to the said registering authority for the issue of a duplicate certificate of registration and certificate of fitness.
(2) On receipt of an application under sub-rule (1) together with fee as specified in rule 81 of the Central Rules, the registering authority may, after making such enquiries as may appear necessary, issue a duplicate certificate of registration in Form 23 of the Central Rules stamped "Duplicate" in red ink.
Procedure When a Lost Certificate is Subsequently Found [Section 65(2)(d)].
(1) When a duplicate certificate of fitness or certificate of registration has been issued upon representation of the holder thereof that the original has been lost and if the original is afterwards found, the original certificate of fitness or certificate of registration shall be delivered forthwith to the registering authority.
(2) Any person other than the holder thereof finding a certificate of fitness or certificate of registration shall deliver it to the holder or the nearest police station.
Temporary Receipt for Certificate of Registration or Certificate of Fitness Taken into Possession by a Competent Authority [Section 65(2)(d)].
(1) When the holder of a certificate of registration and a certificate of fitness of a transport vehicle has submitted them to a registering authority, Board of Inspection, a Court, a police officer or to any other person authorized by the Government under Section 206 for any purpose under the Act or these rules and neither the certificate of registration nor the certificate of fitness has been suspended or cancelled, the authority or the person as aforesaid shall furnish him with a receipt for the certificate of registration in Form HR No. 16 and during such times as the receipt shall be specified to remain in force, it may be produced in place of the certificate of registration or the certificate of fitness under sub-section (1) of Section 130.
(2) Any authority or the person granting a receipt under sub-rule (1) may at his discretion extend the period thereof by order endorsing thereon.
(3) No fee shall be payable in respect of a receipt given under this rule.
Intimation of Transfer of Ownership [Section 50 and 65(2)(i)].
(1) An intimation of transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle shall be made in Form HR No. 17.
(2) A registering authority making any entry of transfer of ownership, if it is not the original registering authority, shall communicate the transfer of ownership to the original registering authority in Form HR No. 18.
Reassignment of Registration Marks [Sections 47, 51 and 65(2)(b)].
The registering authority assigning a new registration mark to a motor vehicle shall intimate the fact to the owner and the other party, if any, of an agreement of hire purchase specified in the note on the certificate of registration and shall apply in Form HR No. 19 to the registering authority with whom the vehicle stands registered for transfer or the records of the vehicle.
Vehicle Entering the State from Outside in Haryana[Section 47 and 65(2)(p)].
When any motor vehicle which is not registered in the State has been kept therein for a period exceeding fourteen days, the owner or other person in charge of the vehicle shall send intimation to the concerned registering authority of the district in which the motor vehicle is lying at the time of making the report and shall intimate:
- (a) his name and permanent address and the address where the motor vehicle is kept for the time being;
- (b) the registration mark of the motor vehicle;
- (c) the mark and description of the motor vehicle; and
- (d) in the case of a transport vehicle, the name of the authority within the State by whom the permit has been issued or countersigned;
Delay in Intimation of Change in Residence or Place of Business [Sections 49(4) and 64(2)(k)].
(1) If the owner of a motor vehicle fails to comply with the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 49, the registering authority may require him to pay the following amount, namely:
| 1. | for delay exceeding thirty days but not exceeding three months | Rupees 10 |
| 2. | for delay exceeding three months but not exceeding six months. | Rupees 20 |
| 3. | for delay exceeding six months but not exceeding nine months. | Rupees 40 |
| 4. | for delay exceeding nine months but not exceeding twelve months. | Rupees 60 |
| 5. | for delay exceeding one year but not exceeding two years. | Rupees 80 |
| 6. | for delay exceeding two years. | Rupees 100 |
Exemption of Road-Rollers and the Like [Section 65(2)(c)].
The provisions of Chapter IV of the Act and the rules of this Chapter shall not apply to road-rollers, graders, and other vehicles designed and used solely for the construction, repair, and cleaning of roads, and which are owned by the Government.
Intimation to Financiers [Section 5(10)].
Intimation regarding any entry in the certificate of registration, as required under sub-sections (10) and (11) of Section 51 of the Act, shall be made to the financier in Form HR No. 20 by the registering authority immediately on the date of such entry being made.
Information of Stolen and Recovered Vehicle [Sections 62 and 65(2)(n)].
Returns regarding vehicles which have been stolen and stolen vehicles which have been recovered, of which the police are aware under Section 62, shall be sent every month to the Transport Commissioner in Form No. 21.
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