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Section 28: Power of State Government to make rules
- (1) A State Government may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Chapter other than the matters specified in section 27.
- (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for–
- (a) the appointment, jurisdiction, control and functions of licensing authorities and other prescribed authorities;
- (b) the conduct and hearing of appeals that may be preferred under this Chapter, the fees to be paid in respect of such appeals and the refund of such fees: Provided that no fee so fixed shall exceed twenty-five rupees;
- (c) the issue of duplicate licences to replace licences lost, destroyed or mutilated, the replacement of photographs which have become obsolete and the fees to be charged therefor;
- (d) the badges and uniform to be worn by drivers of transport vehicles and the fees to be paid in respect of badges;
- (e) the fee payable for the issue of a medical certificate under sub-section (3) of section 8;
- (f) the exemption of prescribed persons, or prescribed classes of persons, from payment of all or any portion of the fees payable under this Chapter;
- (g) the communication of particulars of licences granted by one licensing authority to other licensing authorities;
- (h) the duties, functions and conduct of such persons to whom licences to drive transport vehicles are issued;
- (i) the exemption of drivers of road-rollers from all or any of the provisions of this Chapter or of the rules made thereunder; 1* * * *
- (k) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed.
Source: official text of The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.