Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Sub-s. (11) substituted, ibid (w.e.f. 14-11-1994). Prior to its substitution, sub-S. (11) read as under – “(11) A registering authority issuing a duplicate certificate of registration shall intimate the financier of such issue.” Corresponding Law. - Section 51 corresponds to section 31-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. Objects and Reasons. - Clause 51 contains special provisions regarding motor vehicles subject to the agreements of hire-purchase, lease and hypothecation. Sub-clauses (1) to (4) make provision that the registering authorities may make a note of such agreement and cancellation of such agreement in the certificate of registration on a joint application by both the parties. It prohibits transfer of ownership of such vehicle without the written consent of the other party to the agreement. Sub-clause (5) provides for the issue of fresh certificate of registration to the financier by the registering authorities whether the financier has taken possession of the vehicle for default of the hirer and hirer has refused to hand over the certificate of registration. Sub-clause (6) to (9) lays down the procedure in making an application by the registered owner of the vehicle to the financier for grant of NOC, the grant of such certificate by the financier, production of NOC alongwith the application for the renewal of permit or the duplicate copy of the certificate of registration or for 72 assignment of fresh registration mark to a motor vehicle. The powers of the appropriate authorities for the grant or refusal of the application for the renewal of permit, and issue of duplicate certificate of registration and issue of fresh registration mark. Sub-clause (10) makes provision that the registering authorities making entries in the certificate of registration regarding certain transactions shall intimate such transactions to the financier. 32[52. Alteration in motor vehicle. - (1) No owner of a motor vehicle shall so alter the vehicle that the particulars contained in the certificate of registration are at variance with those originally specified by the manufacturer : Provided that where the owner of a motor vehicle makes modification of the engine, or any part thereof of a vehicle for facilitating its operation by different type of fuel or source of energy including battery, compressed natural gas, solar power, liquid petroleum gas or any other fuel or source of energy, by fitment of a conversion kit, such modification shall be carried out subject to such conditions as may be prescribed: