Section 4 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Age limit in connection with driving of motor vehicles

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Section 4: Age limit in connection with driving of motor vehicles

  • (1) No person under the age of eighteen years shall drive a motor vehicle in any public place: Provided that 1[a motor cycle with engine capacity not exceeding 50cc] may be driven in a public place by a person after attaining the age of sixteen years.
  • (2) Subject to the provisions of section 18, no person under the age of twenty years shall drive a transport vehicle in any public place.
  • (3) No learners licence or driving licence shall be issued to any person to drive a vehicle of the class to which he has made an application unless he is eligible to drive that class of vehicle under this section.

Source: official text of The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

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