Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Authorisation in respect o f public carrier or contract carri age owned by State G overnm ent.— Without prejudice to the provisions of Section 7, but notwithstanding, anything contained in the Motor Vehi cles Act, 1939 (IV of 1939), it shall be lawful for the Transport Commis sioner or an officer appointed in that behalf by the Transport Commissioner to authorise a public carrier or contract carriage owned by the State Gov ernment to be used on any or all routes in Assam and the public service vehicle aforesaid may then be so used as if the authorisation had been a permit granted under and in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939.