(1) The authority to which an application for the registration of an undertaking shall be made shall be the Chief Inspector.
(2) Such application shall be in Form No.1 in duplicate and shall be made--
(a) in the case of any undertaking in existence on the date on which these rules except rules 16 to 22 (inclusive) and rule 24 come into force, within sixty days from that date; and
(b) in the case of any new undertaking, not less than thirty days before the date on which it is proposed to operate such undertaking.
(3) Every application under sub-rule (1) shall be accompanied by a treasury receipt showing that the appropriate fee for the certificate of registration has been paid in the local treasury.
(4) The fees to be paid for the grant of a certificate of registration under the Act in this State shall be as specified in the Table below:
1[THE TABLE] Maximum number of motor transport workers to be employed on any day during the year Fees in Rupees
(1) (2) Not more than 25 2,500 More than 25 but not more than 50 5,000 More than 50 but not more than 100 10,000 More than 100 but not more than 500 50,000 More than 500 1,00,000]
Explanation – (i) For the purposes of the above sub-rule, the number of Motor Transport Workers to be employed during the year specified in column (1) of the Table of Fees referred to above shall be the maximum total number of workers employed in all the units of the undertaking within the territorial limits of the State of Tamil Nadu irrespective of whether the Headquarters office of the undertaking is situated within or outside this State.
Explanation – (ii) A worker shall be deemed to be employed within this State, if his headquarters is within this State, that is, if he resides within this State.
1Subs. by G.O. Ms. No. 258, Labour and Employment (H-1), dated the 5th November, 2013 (with effect from 27th November, 2013) 3
(5) The registration certificate issued to a motor transport undertaking by the Chief Inspector appointed under the Act, shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place in the head office of the undertaking within a week from the date of its receipt from the Chief Inspector. Copies of the certificate issued by the Chief Inspector shall also be exhibited in a conspicuous place in the offices of all its units, referred to in the application submitted in Form No.I, within the period specified above.