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The Motor Vehicles Ordinance, 1983

( Ordinance NO. LV OF 1983 )

[ 22nd September, 1983 ]

Chapter V

CONTROL OF TRANSPORT VEHICLES

Appeals
76. (1) Any person-
 
 
 
 
(a) aggrieved by the refusal of the Transport Committee to grant a permit, or by any condition attached to a permit granted to him, or
 
 
 
 
(b) aggrieved by the revocation or suspension of the permit or by any variation of the conditions thereof, or
 
 
 
 
(c) aggrieved by the refusal to transfer the permit to the person succeeding on the death of the holder of a permit, or
 
 
 
 
(d) aggrieved by the refusal of the Transport Committee to countersign a permit, or by any condition attached to such countersignature, or
 
 
 
 
(e) aggrieved by the refusal of renewal of a permit, or
 
 
(f) being a local authority or police authority or an association which or a person providing transport facilities who, having opposed the grant of a permit is aggrieved by the grant thereof or by any condition attached thereto, or
 
 
 
 
(g) being the bolder of a licence, who is aggrieved by the refusal of a Transport Committee to grant an authorisation to drive a public service vehicles, or a transport vehicle, or
 
 
 
 
(h) aggrieved by the refusal to grant permission under sub section (1) or sub section (2) of section 71, or
 
 
 
 
(i) aggrieved by a reduction under sub section (2) of section 72 in the number of vehicles or routes or area covered by permit, or
 
 
 
 
1[(j) aggrieved by any other order which may be prescribed may, appeal to such authority within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed by rules made by the Government, and such authority shall, before disposing of such appeal, give such person and the original authority an opportunity of being heard.]
 
 
 
 
2[(2) The authority prescribed under sub section (1) for the purpose of hearing appeals may, either on its own motion or on application made to it call for the record of any case in which an order has been made by the Authority or a Committee, as the case may be, and may pass such order in relation to the case as it deems fit:
 
 
 
 
Provided that, the authority prescribed under sub section (1) shall not pass an order under this section prejudicial to any person without giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard.]
  • 1
    Clause (j) was substituted by section 27 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1988 (Act No. XXVII of 1988)
  • 2
    Sub-section (2) was substituted by section 27 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1988 (Act No. XXVII of 1988)
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