Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
69. General provision as to applications for permits - (1) Every application for a permit shall be made to the Regional Transport Authority of the region in which it is proposed to use the vehicle or vehicles : Provided that if it is proposed to use the vehicle or vehicles in two or more regions lying within the same State, the application shall be made to the Regional Transport Authority of the region in which the major portion of the proposed route or area lies, and in case the portion of the proposed route or area in each of the regions is Transport Authority of the region in which the applicant resides or has his principal place of business. Corresponding Law - Section 69 corresponds to section 45 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. Objects and Reasons - Clause 69 specifies the transport authorities to whom applications for permits to operate transport vehicles on intra-district, inter-district, inter-State and inter-State routes has to be made.