PART I | 1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules. |
2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —| “application” means a bid for a certificate of entitlement and “applicant” means a person making such a bid; |
“business service passenger vehicle” means a motor car registered in the name of —| (a) | a company and is used for the owner’s business; or | | (b) | an individual and is used for the purpose of any trade, business, profession or vocation, |
| but does not include a private hire car or a motor car used — |
| (i) | for the carriage of goods other than samples; | | (ii) | for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward; or | | (iii) | for instructional purposes for reward unless prior approval of the Registrar has been obtained; |
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| “certificate of entitlement” means a permit issued by the Registrar under section 10A(1) of the Act and includes a permit which is by virtue of these Rules deemed to have been so issued; |
| “company” includes a statutory board, a Government department or Ministry, a firm, society, association or club; |
| “goods vehicles” means a heavy goods vehicle, a light goods vehicle or a vehicle constructed for use in the recovery and assistance of broken-down vehicles; |
“heavy goods vehicle” means —| (a) | a goods vehicle, construction equipment, engineering plant, trivan, motor cycle with a side-car attached to it, recovery vehicle, vehicle used as a mobile canteen or mobile bank, goods-cum-passengers vehicle, or a vehicle used for a specific purpose such as a horse float, the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 3.0 metric tons and which is registered using a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998; | | (b) | a goods vehicle, construction equipment, engineering plant, trivan, recovery vehicle, vehicle used as a mobile canteen or mobile bank, goods-cum-passengers vehicle, or a vehicle used for a specific purpose such as a horse float, the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 3.5 metric tons and which is registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998; |
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“light goods vehicle” means —| (a) | a goods vehicle, construction equipment, engineering plant, trivan, motor cycle with a side-car attached to it, recovery vehicle, vehicle used as a mobile canteen or mobile bank, goods-cum-passengers vehicle, or a vehicle used for a specific purpose such as a horse float, the maximum laden weight of which does not exceed 3.0 metric tons and which is registered using a certificate of entitlement issued prior to 1st April 1998; | | (b) | a goods vehicle, any construction equipment, engineering plant, trivan, motor cycle with a side-car attached to it, recovery vehicle, vehicle used as a mobile canteen or mobile bank, a goods-cum-passengers vehicle, or a vehicle used for a specific purpose such as a horse float, the maximum laden weight of which does not exceed 3.5 metric tons and which is registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998; |
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| “non-transferable certificate of entitlement” means a certificate of entitlement which shall not be transferable at any time before the certificate of entitlement is used to register a motor vehicle by virtue of rule 19(4); |
| “proposal amount” means the amount an applicant offers to obtain a certificate of entitlement; |
| “public notice” means public notice referred to in rule 6; |
| “quota period” means the period referred to in any notification made under section 10A(3) of the Act; |
| “quota premium” means the levy payable under section 10A(2) of the Act for a certificate of entitlement. |
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