(1) On receipt of an application for the grant or renewal of a trade certificate in respect of a vehicle, the registering authority may, if satisfied that the applicant is a bona fide 65b [dealer or manufacturer of automobile or automobiles ancillaries or a test agency specified in rule 126] and requires the certificates specified in the application, issue to the applicant one or more certificates, as the case may be, in Form 17 65c[within thirty days from the date of receipt of such an application] and shall assign in respect of each certificate a trade registration mark consisting of the registration mark referred to in the notification made under sub-section (6) of section 41 and followed by two letters and a number containing not more than three digits for each vehicle, for example:- AB—Represent State Code.
12—Registration District Code.
TCI—Trade certificate number for the vehicle.
65. Substituted by G.S.R. 290 (E), dated 24-4-2014 (w.e.f. 24-4-2014).
65a. Substituted by G.S.R. 27 (E), dated 13-1-2015 (w.e.f. 13-1-2015).
65b. Substituted by G.S.R. 291 (E), dated 24-4-2014 (w.e.f. 24-4-2014).
65c. Snserted by G.S.R. 589 (E), dated 16-9-2005 (w.e.f. 16-10-2005).
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(2) No application for trade certificate shall be refused by the registering authority unless the applicant is given an opportunity of being heard and reasons for such refusal are given in writing