Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Certificate of Registration" means a certificate of registration issued under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988; (b) "Fleet Owner" means a person or an establishment or a local authority or the State or Central Government who or which is the registered owner of a fleet of one hundred or more motor vehicles; (c) "Goods" includes live-stock and anything (other than equipment ordinarily used with the vehicle) carried by a vehicle except living persons, but does not include luggage or personal effects of passengers; (d) "Goods vehicle" means any motor vehicle constructed or adapted for use for the carriage of goods, or any motor vehicle not so constructed or adapted when used for the carriage of goods solely or in addition to passengers; (e) "Local Authority" includes a Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat, Zila Panchayat, Janpad Panchayat and Gram Panchayat; (f) "Motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined in clause (28) of Section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988; (g) "Notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (h) "Owner" means a person in whose name a motor vehicle is registered under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and includes— (i) A person in possession of a motor vehicle under a hire purchase agreement or an agreement of lease or an agreement of hypothecation; (ii) A person in possession of a motor vehicle as the registered owner thereof; (iii) A person to whom a motor vehicle is transferred for a period of more than one month; (i) "Passenger" means any person travelling in a public service vehicle, other than the driver or the conductor or an employee of the permit holder; (j) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (k) "Public Service Vehicle" means any motor vehicle used or adapted to be used for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward, and includes a motor cab, contract carriage, stage carriage; (l) "Quarter" means a period of three months ending on 31st March, 30th June, 30th September or 31st December; (m) "Registered Laden Weight" in respect of any vehicle means the total weight of the vehicle and load certified and entered in the certificate of registration of the vehicle; (n) "Tax" means a tax levied and collected under this Act; (o) "Taxing Authority" means an officer appointed by the State Government under Section 3; (p) "Temporary Registration" means a temporary registration granted under Section 43 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988; (q) "Year" means the financial year.