REVENUE ADMINISTRATION

MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT

Introduction

The Motor Vehicles Department of the State with its headquarters at Bombay administers the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 as amended by Act 100 of 1956; the Bombay Motor Vehicles Rules, 1959; the Bombay Motor Vehicles Tax Act, 1958, the Bombay Motor Vehicles Taxation Rule's, 1959 and the Bombay Motor Vehicles (Taxation of Passengers) Act, 1958 and the rules thereunder.

State Transport Authority

The Director of Transport, Maharashtra State, Bombay, is the head of the department. There are five regional transport offices located at Bombay, Poona, Thana, Nagpur and Aurangabad. The Sub-Regional Officers are at Amravati, Kolhapur and Nasik. For the implementation of Chapter IV of the Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, a State Transport Authority and Regional Transport Authorities have been constituted. The district of Bhir alongwith the districts of Nanded, Parbhani, Aurangabad and Osmanabad comes within the jurisdiction of the Regional Transport Authority, Aurangabad. The Regional Transport Authority is composed of the following members: the Divisional Commissioner, the Superintending Engineer, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Aurangabad Division; two non-official members nominated by Government and the ex-officio Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Aurangabad.

Regional Transport Authority

The Regional Transport Officer, Aurangabad, acts as secretary to the Regional Authority. He is also the licensing authority and the registering authority under the Motor Vehicles Acts. He is assisted by a regional supervisor, four motor vehicles inspectors, two assistant motor vehicles inspectors and other necessary staff.

The motor vehicles inspector inspects transport vehicles (goods carriers, buses and cabs), issues certificates of fitness, inspects vehicles for registration and carries out tests of competence for persons applying for driver's licence and for conductor's licence. The motor vehicles inspector is entrusted with the performance of following duties: (i) to inspect vehicles involved in accidents whenever required by the police; (ii) to carry out tours for enforcement of the Motor Vehicles Acts; (iii) to report infringements to the Regional Transport Officer for further action; (iv) to collect taxes; (v) to issue learner's licences and (vi) to renew driving and conductor's licences.

The assistant motor vehicles inspectors assist the motor vehicles inspectors in the discharge of their duties.

Bombay Motor Vehicles Tax Act

Tax on all kinds of motor vehicles is levied under the Bombay Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1958 and Rules made thereunder. Taxes can be paid annually, half-yearly or quarterly, either in Cash or by money-order, treasury challan or cheque. An owner of a vehicle has to intimate the Transport Authority in advance in case he desires to keep his vehicle in non-use.