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Substituted for “grant a special permit in relation to a vehicle covered” by Act 54 of 1994, S. 27 ( w.e.f. 14-11-1994 ). public service vehicle including any vehicle covered ] by a permit issued under section 72 ( including a reserve stage carriage ) or under section 74 or under sub- section (9) of this section for carrying a passenger or passengers for hire or reward under a contract, express or implied, for the use of the vehicle as a whole without stopping to pick up or set down along the line of route passengers not included in the contract, and in every case where such special permit is granted, the Regional Transport Authority shall assign to the vehicle, for display thereon, a special distinguishing mark in the form and manner specified by the Central Government and such special permit shall be valid in any other region or State without the 121 countersignature of the Regional Transport Authority of the other region or of the State Transport Authority of the other State, as the case may be. (9) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (10 but subject to any rules that may be made by the Central Government under sub-section (14), any State Transport Authority may, for the purpose of promoting tourism, grant permits in respect of tourist vehicles valid for the whole of India, or in such contiguous States not being less than three in number including the State in which the permit is issued as may be specified in such permit in accordance with the choice indicated in the application and the provisions of sections 73, 74, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 55 [clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 87 and section 89 ] shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to such permits. 56[***] (11) The following shall be conditions of every permit granted under sub- section (9), namely :- (i) every motor vehicle in respect of which such permit is granted shall conform to such description, requirement regarding the seating capacity, standards of comforts, amenities and other matters, as the Central Government may specify in this behalf ; (ii) every such motor vehicle shall be driven by person having such qualifications and satisfying such conditions as may be specified by the Central Government ; and