(1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Motor Vehicles (Special Provisions) Act, 1976.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of Uttar Pradesh.
(3) This Act shall apply only in relation to schemes approved or purporting to be approved areas and routes notified or purporting to be notified under Chapter IV-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 as amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) and to permits issued under the principal Act before the commencement of this Act.
Definitions 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise required,----
(a) the expressions “approved scheme”, notified area” and “notified route” shall have the same meanings as in section 68-D of the principal Act,
(b) “competent authority” means the Authority constituted under section 3;
(c) "corporation" means the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation established under section 3 of the State, Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950;
(d) "mini-bus" means an omni-bus which is constructed or adapted to carry not more than 35 persons excluding the driver;
(e) "specified limits" means such limits, area or routes as may be specified by the State Government by notification;
(f) words and expressions used but not defined herein and defined in the principal Act shall have the same meanings as in the principal Act,
1. For statement of Objects and Reasons, see Uttar Pradesh Gazelle Extraordinary, dated May 17, 1976.
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