Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Cl. (l) omitted by Act 39 of 2001, S. 2. Prior to its omission, Cl. (l) read as under : - “(l) to any motor vehicle which is operated by electric battery, compressed natural gas or solar energy;” (l) to any transport vehicle which, owing to flood, earthquake or any other natural calamity, obstruction o n road, or unforeseen circumstances, is required to be diverted through any other route, whether within or outside the State, with a view to enabling it to reach its destination; (m) to any transport vehicle used for such purposes as the Central or State Government may, by order, specify; (n) to any transport vehicle which is subject to a hire-purchase, lease hypothecation agreement and which owning to the default of the owner has been taken possession of by or on behalf of, the person with whom the owner has entered into such agreement, to enable such motor vehicle to reach its destination; or 92 (o) to any transport vehicle while proceeding empty to any place for purpose of repair; (4) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), sub-section (1) shall, if the State Government by rule made under section 96 so prescribes, apply to any motor vehicle adapted to carry more than nine persons excluding the driver. Corresponding Law. - Section 66 corresponds to section 42 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. Objects and Reasons. - Clause 66 lays down that no motor vehicle shall be used as a transport vehicle without a permit issued by transport authorities to use the vehicle as such in a public place. It also provides for exemption of certain vehicles from the operation of the provisions of this clause on certain conditions and for usage for certain specific purposes.