Hi o FIe L D N J . GOVERNMENT OF GOA. DAMAN AND DiU Home Department (General) j\11d whereas the join.oo' to .. partiCipate in agreement and the rem,aining Notification same; No. T/12-1/79-HD(G)Vol. II And whereas by mutual parties agreed to modify the terms and of the sald Whereas the draft of an agreement which the Government ment dated the 6th June, 1980 have of Goa, Daman and Diu proposed to enter .into with the entmd.rito.. an agreei:nent as herein cO!1tejned,in States of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnatalui,; fication of' the existing agreement the Tamil NaOlu, Gujarat and the Union Territories of Pondicherry and. Dadra and Nagar Haveli for grant of countersignature It :is now agreed by and above p2xties of permits, was published as required J:1y sub-section (SA) follows: . of Section 63 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (Central Act 4 of 1939) vide Notification No. T/12-1/79/HD(G)/Vol. n I, That this recipl'ocall 00 in foree fl'Ol!0. <lated 3-3-1981 in the Official Gazette, Series m, No. 50 the 1st April, 1981 and be valid the 81st MarCh, dated 16-3-1981 inviting representationS from an persons 1984. It may be renewed for such period as may be likely to be affected thereby within a period of thirty days mutually .agreed to by all t.he parties concerned. For reasons from the date of publication of the Notification in the Offici:'!J to be given in writing by any of the signatory States, this Gazette; :r~ciprocal agr~ement may be :r~Jolull] on timeEl InonthtiJ' hotice. SUch revocation shall, and modify And whereas the saiOl Gazette was made' available to U,e the operation of this agreement so tar as it relates public on the 16th March, 1981; to the withdrawing State subject to {oondition that permit already issued under this agreement win continue to be valid And whereas the representations received from the public till the expiry of these permits irrespective of withdra'1t1lal by ,on the said draft. have been considered by the Inter State the State or States from this agreem1mt, 'Transport Commission,' Government of India,' Ministry of: .Shipping and TranspOll't, New Delhi. II. The total number of the vehicle", which composite permits shall be issued shall not exceed 900 for each of the Now, therefore, in exercise of the wwers conferred by States of An~a Pradesh; Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Mahalt'ashtra, sub-section (3B) of se~tion 63 of the Motor Vehicles Act, Karilatal}a.& Gujarat, and 180 in the case of Pondi.cherry, 1939 (Central Act 4 of'~939) the Government of Goa, Daman. 216 in the case of Goa, Daman & Diu and 20 in the case and Diu hereby publishes the agreement entered into with of Dadra & Nagar Haveli. 'Ule States of Andhra PradesI1;--.Kerala, Maharashtra. Karna-· taka, Tamil Nadu. Gujarat and the Union TerritOries of . The.c9mposite permits issued by the cmnpetEmt 'l'ransport Pondicherry and Dadra and Nagar Haveli as set out below: AuthOrity of each signatory State shaH be (i) on any route or area in the Hmne State subject to By order an in tqe name of the Administrator of Goo., local restrictions; and Daman and Diu. (ii)' on the specified routBs and a.!.'eas in othen Panaji, l,t;th J'anuary, 1982. - S. 2U'. N'ai,k, Under Secretary signatory States chosen for as mentioned in tHome). the schedule annexed hereto VI). Reciprocal! Agreement for publiccamers between the The composite permits shall also be valid on other'. 'States of .&ndhra. Pradesh, KeraJa., MaharaShtra, &rnataka, Nationa~;Highways and State .Highways 83 may be Xlotifiecl; from time to time by the Union Government or state 'Tamil Noolll, Gujarat, Pondicherry, Goa, Daman and Diu and! Government concerned. Dadra &; Nagar Haveli It shall, .however, be open to :any public This Ag'1:eement made this 16th day of July in the year un~er such authorisation to deviate from the SplBcified 'one thousand nine hundred and eighty one between the Go·, to the extent not exceeding 80 K.u1S, on 'vernor of Andhra Pradesh of the First Part, the Governor specified routes. of Kerala of the Second Part, the Governor of Maharashtra· .. ~f the Third Part,' the Governor of Karnataka .of the Fourth The cQmpetent lI'ranSport Authority shaH also 'Part, the Governor of Tamil Nadu of the Fifth Part, the of' such permit bolders an authorisaJ1Jion :in the "Governor of Gujarat of the Sixth Part; the President of India to this.'Agreement 'and such authorisation f:haH eUITn"KlO,nU the period for which the advance payment has been received tor and on behaIt of Union Territory of Pondicherl'Y of the provided that the authorisation at one tim.e shall nol ex.ceelJl. Seventh Part, the President of India for and' on .behalf of the a period of one year, VmOll Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. of the Eighth Part· ,:and the President of India for and on behalf of the Union I{-A. If a composite perrnlt holdel' fans a.pply . J'E'J1Co- 'Territory, of Dadra & Nagar Haveli of the Niiith Part. walof authorisation for miDi:rnrurn nwubel statE'"s l riiqnire"l ) 518 /f~HjJS lllf to be chosen for operation under the agreement within a period ( 6 ) Such a vehicle of one.month from the date of expiry of previous authorisation, his ~r:mit shall be liable to be cancelled. (a) a valid certificate (b) a certificate of m. Public carrier operating under this Agreement shall 'be free to operate without restriction of routes in the Home ( c) bill/bills of lading actually State whereas while operating in any area outside the Home in the vehicle at the mOlY1Emt. State such a public carrier shall not pick up or set down goods between any two points lying wholly within'the juris­ (7) Such a vehicle shall at diction of anyone of the reciprocating States i. e. in such .risation in the form as detailed cases vehicles shall be prohibited from carrying any intra­ granted under this Agreement and ~State business. and seal of the competent. ",·"n"IJ<,'L State. IV. (i) Each applicant for a composite permit shall have to choose a minimum of three States i. e. the Home State VI. A vehicle plying tmder aU.Cll{Jr;,:,;,' and any two other States out of the remaining eight for ope­ [:!pecial reciprocal agreement. ration with effect from the date of this Agreement. for the purpose of Agreement by an officer of the Hi) If a composite permit holder chooses to exclude a Assistant Inspector of Motor 'Vehicles contiguous State for operation through which his vehicle Police or any other officer whose ~ust have to pass to reach any other State chosen for ope­ upon by the signatory States. Such ration within the Scheme, the holder of the permit shall issue a check report in fi~ve to pay full taxes to the "transit State" unless otherwise served on the person in charge ,~~empted. shall be sent to 'the competent'!'""""","",,... Home State and third copy sent to thp ,; (iii) . A composite permit holder of a State shall be .allowed of the State concerned. The /tboperate in any other State, separately coveted under a of the Home State on receipt of :,bilateral agreement, but the vehicle covered by a cOmposite may take such action as he may deem II /p~,;mit scheme shall not, be allowed to be operated under the !t>!ll'j;teral,agreement. in any of the States covered by the VII. (1) A composite permit under' :j South Zone Permit Scheme.' . !j) authorisation shall be liable to of a sum of ~ \ (Iv) An option once exercised by a composite perInit holder lRs. 1000/· per vehicle in Stntes of Andhra. will not be allowed to be changed before a period-of one year. desh, Kerala, Maharashtra, J:>.cU'IlLB.lGU',B.. Tamil Nadu and Guja~ rat as the case may be (excluding Home state \, and (v) Notwithstanding that a composite permit holder will lRs. 150/- per vehicle per annum in,f Po:nd:ic11el:r not be allowed the option once exercised to be changed before Daman and Diu and Dadra and a period of one year as per sub-clause (iv) above, the com­ to 'the Mowr Vehicles Tax and the posite permit holder may, at his option, come up at any the Home State. This sum shall be paid time <lllring the' course of the: year for addition of State or the 15th of March every year Statles covered by tlie Zone in his authorisation, provided he vehicle. For this purpose, all the is agreeable to pay full taxes for the year. During the period suitable notification under their Taxation q;!l,;3.uthorisation once granted, no deletion ofStat;e QrjStateB tory State shall appoint the designated onceopt~G. shall· be allowed. of all other signatory States as a tax agem::y their behalf and such competent autholity ensure the V. A public carrier operating under this agreement shall receipt of this tax and stamp and the authorisation be subject to the following limitations and restrictions:- to that effect. Any vehicle plying such an authorisa- tion in the absence of such a endorsement shaH be '(1) NO\rehlcle riuiy '~ authorised under this ~eement deemed to be plying in contravention Which~,' ; ;. the permit and .shall be liable to US1)Cn.SIo,n of the permit under section 60 of the (a) is more than four years old on the date of grant ·of the'authorisationand which is more than 9 'years old at anytime; (2) Notwithstanding that the tax is I.'equired to bf~ paid for the whole year in advance as c:ub-e1ause (1) above, (b) does not carrY the prescribed markings'anif dis­ the owner of a vehicle may, at option, pay the tax in ',: tinguishing particulars and !s not pai~ted ill the, pres­ two equal instalments, the first or before 15th lVIarch cribed colour scheme as prOVided in the scheduJe annexed (every year) for the period April-,September and the ; he;r~to (Anne~ur'1 V); second· instalment on or before 15th September (of the current (c) is not fitted with a body in conformity with the finanCial year) for the period OctolJE1'-lVl:arch and obtaIn pattern as prescribed in the schedule annexed herewith endorsement of having paid this tax from the competent (Annexure V).