Section 7: Restrictions on the granting of learner's licences for certain vehicles.

The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988Central Act · Act 59 of 1988

[(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:]

[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.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
Section	7
Marginal note	Restrictions on the granting of learner's licences for certain vehicles.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	2

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted. . Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).
inserted, Act 3 of 2015. . Ins. by Act 3 of 2015, s. 3 (w.e.f. 7-1-2015)

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