Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The licence granted in respect of a motor +chicle ljoence on under sub-section (1) of section 5 or under section 6 shall vehicle and be carried in a conspicuous place upon the vehicle in such to $top manner as may be notified by the Government and if such it on demand by oflicere a licence is not so carried upon such vehicle, the ~egistered owner or the person having possession or control theleof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. (2) Any officer of the Transport Department not below the rank of an Assistant Motor Vehicles Inspector or any police officer in uniform who is not below the rank of a 1944 : 'I+.& Act 131 Motor vehicles ?axatton 343 Sub-Inspector, or who, being below such rank is specially authorised in this behalf by the Regional Transport Autho- rity or such other officer as may be prescribed, may require the driver of any motor vehicle on any public road to stop the vehicle and cause it to remain stationsiry so long as may reasonably be necessary for the purpose of satisfying himself that a licence has been duly obtained in respect of such vehicle. (3) Any person failing to stop a motor vehicle when required to do so by any of the officers specified in sub- section (2) or resisting such officer shall be punsihable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. 15.If the tax due in respect of any motor vehicle has nct I>e:'talty for been paid within the period prescribed under section 8, the failure to pay registered owner or the person having possession or control fax. thereof shall- (a) pay, in addition to the tax, a penalty of such sum, not exceeding twice the amount of the quarterly tax payable, as may be prescribed , and different sums may be prescribed for different classes of motor vehicles and for different periods ; and (b) also be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees ; and the amount of the tax due by him in respect of such vehicle for the quarter or quarters concerned together with the penalty referred to in clause (a) shall also be recovered as if such tax and penalty were a fine. 16, Any tax or penalty due under this Act, may be Recovery of recovered in the same manner as an arrear of land revenue. tax or penalty The motor vehicle in respect of which the tax or penalty Ei ytnyar is due or its accessories may be distrained and sold in pursuance of this section, whether or not such vehicle or accessories are in the possession or control of the person liable to pay the tax or such penalty. Utilisation of - ... ..