1[(1) No motor transport undertaking shall function without a valid certificate of registration.]
2[(2)] A certificate of registration for an undertaking shall be issued to the employer of the Motor Transport undertaking by the Chief Inspector in Form No.II and in the case of undertakings having units outside their headquarters, copies of the said certificate shall also be sent by him simultaneously to the Inspectors of Labour concerned having jurisdiction over each of the units specified in the certificate of registration.
3[(3)] An application for the issue of a certificate of registration may be rejected if it does not satisfy any of the provisions of the Act, or of these rules governing its issue.