The Ministry of Road Transport and Highway (MorTH) on February 15, 2022 has issued a notification to appoint February 15, 2022 as the implementation date of section 44 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, which specifies Production of vehicle at the time of registration.
“44. (1) Subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Central Government in this behalf, a motor vehicle sold by an authorised dealer shall not require production before a registering authority for the purposes of registration for the first time.
(2) Subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the State Government, a person in whose name a certificate of registration has been issued shall not be required to produce the vehicle registered or transferred before a registering authority.”
This provisions of this section shall come into force from February 15, 2022.
[Notification No. S.O. 691(E)]