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18[Payment of tax.— (1) The tax levied under section 3 shall be paid in advance a year by every registered owner, or person having possession or control of the motor vehicle and on such payment, he shall be granted a tax licence: Provided that the tax levied under sub-section (3) of section 3 shall be paid in respect of such vehicles at such rates as may be prescribed for periods less than a quarter: Provided further that the registered owner or person having possession or control of the motor vehicle shall, at the time of making payment of tax under this section, produce before the authority a valid certificate of insurance in respect of the vehicle complying with the requirements of Chapter XI of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).] 19[Provided that the tax payable on tipper/ truck used for transportation of mineral ore, and registered with Department of Mines, may be paid in advance either quarterly or yearly, for obtaining tax licence for such period. Explanation: — The tax for the quarterly licence shall be one fourth of the tax for a yearly licence and the period less than a quarter shall be treated as full quarter for levying tax].