Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
(1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle in any public place unless he holds an effective driving licence issued to him authorising him to drive the vehicle ; and no person shall so drive a transport vehicle [other than 7[ a motorcab or motor cycle] hired for his own use or rented under any scheme made under sub - section (2) of section 75] unless his driving licence specifically entitles him so to do. 4. Age limit in connection with driving of motor vehicles. - (1) No person under the age of eighteen years shall drive a motor vehicle in any public place: Provided that 8[a motor cycle with engine capacity not exceeding 50 cc] may by driven in a public place by a person after attaining the age of sixteen year. (2) Subject to the provisions of section 18, no person under the age of twenty years shall drive a transport vehicle in any public place. (3) No learner's licence or driving licence shall be issued to any person to drive a vehicle of the class to which he has made an application unless he is eligible to drive that class of vehicle under this section. Corresponding Law. - Section 4 corresponds to section 4 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. Objects and Reasons. - Clause 4 provides that a person who has completed sixteen years of age may drive a motor cycle without gear. To drive a motor vehicle other than a transport vehicle, the person must have completed eighteen years of age and to drive a transport vehicle a person must have completed twenty year of age. This clause seeks to prohibit the issue of a licence to drive a motor cycle or a motor vehicle to those persons who do not satisfy the above age requirements. 5. Responsibility of owners of motor vehicles for contravention of sections 3 and 4. - No owner or person in charge of a motor vehicle shall cause or permit any person who does not satisfy the provisions of section 3 section 4 to drive the vehicle. Corresponding Law. - Section 5 corresponds to section 5 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. Objects and Reasons. - Clause 5 prohibits the owner or person in charge of a motor vehicle permitting any person who does not satisfy the age requirement to drive the vehicle.