National Highways Safety Ordinance, 2000

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THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS SAFETY ORDINANCE, 2000 
ORDINANCE No. XL of 2000 
[2nd September, 2000] 
An Ordinance to provide for safe driving on the national highways 
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for safe driving on the national highways and for matters 
connected therewith or incidental thereto; 
AND WHEREAS the National Assembly and the Senate stand suspended in pursuance of the 
Proclamation of Emergency of the fourteent h day of October, 1999, and the Provisional Constitution 
Order No. 1 of 1999; 
AND WHEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary 
to take immediate action; 
NOW THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of Emergency o f the fourteenth day 
of October, 1999, and Provisional Constitution Order No. 1 of 1999, as well as order No. 9 of 1999, 
and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President of the Islamic Republic of 
Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance :— 
CHAPTER I.—PRELIMINARY 
1. Short title, extent and commen cement:___(1) This Ordinance may be called the National 
Highways Safety Ordinance, 2000. 
(2)   It extends to the whole of Pakistan. 
(3)   It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definition: ___ (1) In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or 
context,- 
(i)   "ambulance" means a vehicle designed for the carriage of sick, wounded or 
invalid persons or animals; 
(ii)  "animal drawn vehicle" means a road vehicle designed and constructed 
primarily for carrying persons or goods and is propelled solely by one or more 
domestic animals; 
(iii)      "axle weight" means in relation to an axle of a motor vehicle the total weight 
transmitted by the several wheels attached to the axle to the surface whereon the 
vehicle rests; 
(iv)     "bicycle" means any road vehicle having at least two wheels propelled solely 
by muscular energy of the person on that vehicle; 

 
 
(v)      "board" means the Med ical Board constituted under sub -section (3) of section 
4; 
(vi)     "carriage-way" means the part of the road normally used by vehicular traffic; 
(vii)  "certificate of registration" means the certificate issued by a competent authority 
to the effect that a motor vehicle has been registered in accordance with law for 
the time being in force; 
(viii)    "contract carriage" means a road vehicle which carries a passenger or passengers 
for hire or reward under a contract expressed or implied for the use of the vehicle 
as a whole at or for a fixed or agreed rate or sum and from one point to another 
without stopping to pick up or set down along the line of route passengers no t 
included in the contract and includes a motor cab notwithstanding that the 
passengers may pay separate fares;  
(ix)      "cycle tract" means the portion of road partitioned by curbings, guardrails and 
other similar structures or road marking set aside for bicycle passage; 
(x)       "delivery vehicle" means "any goods vehicle the registered laden weight of 
which does not exceed twenty-five thousand kilograms. 
(xi)     "driver" means any person who drives a motor vehicle or an animal drawn 
vehicle on a national highway; 
(xi) "fares" means the amount prescribed or agreed for a journey by a stage carriage 
and includes sums payable for a season ticket or in respect of the hire of a 
contract carriage; 
(xiii) "footpath" means the portion of a road partitioned by curbings, guardrails and 
other similar structures or road markings intended for pedestrian passage; 
(xiv) "good" include livestock and anything (other than equipment ordinarily used 
with the vehicle) carried by a vehicle except living persons but does not include 
luggage or personal effects carried in a road or in a, trailer attached to a vehicle 
or the personal luggage of passengers traveling in the vehicle; 
(xv)     "goods vehicles" means any motor vehicle constructed or adapted for use for 
the carriage of goods, or any motor vehicle including any animal drawn vehicle 
not so constructed or adapted when used for the carriage of goods, solely or in 
addition to passengers; 
(xvi) "Government" means the Federal Government; 
(xvii) "gross vehicle weight" means load of all axles of a goods vehicle transmitted by 
several wheels attached to all axles to the surface whereon the wheels rest; 
(xviii)  "heavy transport vehicle" means a transport vehicle, the registered axle weight 
of which exceeds five thousand kilograms , or the registered laden weight of 
which exceeds six thousand five hundred kilograms; 
 
 
(xix) "intersection" means any level crossroads, junction or fork including the open 
areas formed by such crossroads, junctions or forks; 
(xx) "invalid carriage" means a motor vehicle the unladen weight of which .does not 
exceed one thousand kilograms specially designed and constructed and not 
merely adapted, for the use of a person suffering from some physical defect or 
disability and used solely by or for such a person; 
(xxi) "laden weight" means the actual weight of the vehicle as loaded with the crew 
and passengers and the load carried on it; 
(xxii) "Lane" means any one of the longitudinal strips into which the carriage -way is 
divisible, whether or not defined by longitudinal road markings, which is wide 
enough for one moving line of motor vehicles other than motor cycles; 
(xxiii) "level crossing" means any level intersection between a road and railway; 
(xxiv) "licence" means the document issued by a competent authority  authorizing the 
person specified therein to drive a motor vehicle of any specified class or 
description or any animal drawn vehicle; 
(xxv) "licensing authority" means an authority empowered to grant licences under this 
Ordinance; 
(xxvi) "light transport v ehicle" means any public service vehicle other than a motor 
cab, or any goods vehicle other than a heavy transport vehicle or a delivery van; 
(xxvii) "locomotive" means a motor vehicle which is itself not constructed to carry any 
load (other than equipment  used for the purpose of propulsion), the unladen 
weight of which exceeds seven thousand kilograms but does not include a road 
roller; 
(xxviii)"moped" means any two-wheeled or three-Wheeled vehicle which is fitted with 
an internal combustion engine having  a cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty 
cubic centimeters and maximum design speed not exceeding fifty kilometers 
per hour; 
(xxix) "motor cab" means any motor vehicle constructed, adapted or used to carry not 
more than four passengers excluding the driver, used for hire or reward, but does 
not include a motor cycle, an invalid persons carriage or a moped; 
(xxx) "motor car" means any motor vehicle constructed, adapted or used to carry not 
more than six passengers excluding driver not used for hire or reward  but does 
not include motor cycle, invalid persons carriage or a moped; 
(xxxi) "motor cycle" means any two wheeled vehicle, with or without a side car which 
is equipped with a propelling engine but does not include a moped; 
(xxxii) "motor rickshaw" means a ny motor vehicle with three wheels, constructed, 
adapted or used to carry not more than four persons including the driver, the 
unladen weight of which does not exceed eight hundred fifty kilograms; 
 
 
(xxxiii)"motor vehicle" means any mechanically propelled vehicle which is normally 
used for carrying persons or goods by road or for drawing, on the road, vehicles 
used for the carriage of persons or goods; 
(xxxiv) "motorway" means a road especially designed and built for motor vehicles 
which does not serve the properties bordering on it except at special points and 
has separate carriageways for the two directions of the traffic and does not cross 
at , level with any road, railway, tramway, cycle track or footpath; 
(xxxv) "national highway" means a national highw ay as defined in the National 
Highway Authority Act, 1991; (XI of 1991) and includes a road declared to be 
a national highway under the said Act; 
(xxxvi) "overlaking" course means a manoeuvre when a vehicle passes the side of 
another vehicle by changing it s course and then proceeding to the front of the 
said vehicle; 
(xxxvii)"owner" means the person in whose name the road vehicle is registered and 
includes— 
(a)     a transferee of the vehicle from such persons; 
(b)     in relation to a road vehicle which is the subject of a hire purchase agreement, the person 
in possession of the vehicle under that agreement; 
(c)     where the person in whose name the road vehicle is registered or the person in 
possession of the road vehicle under a hire purchase agreement is 
(i)     a minor, the guardian of such a minor; 
(ii)     a company registered under the Companies Ordinance, 1984, (XLVII of 
1984) the directors of such company; 
(iii)   a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, (XXI of 
1860) or under any law relating to co -operative societies, the principal 
officer of such society by whatever designation known; 
(iv)     a firm, all the partners of such firm ; and 
(v)    any other association of persons, all the members of such association: 
Provided that where such company, firm, society or other association of persons has given 
notice to the registering authority that it has nominated a director, partners, office -bearer, member or 
officer, as the case may be, of the company, firm, society or association to be the person nominated 
shall alone be deemed to be the owner for the purposes of this Ordinance; 
(xxxviii)     "parking" means that a vehicle is stationary for any reason other than 
the need to avoid interference with another road user o r collision with 
an obstruction or to comply with traffic regulations, and if the period 
during which the vehicle is stationary is not limited to the time required 
to pick up or set down persons or goods; 
 
 
(xxxix)       "passenger" means every person including any employee of the owner 
or permit-holder traveling in the motor vehicle; 
(xl)  "pedestrians crossing" means that portion of a road marked by road signs or 
road markings and set aside for pedestrians to use for crossing the road; 
(xli)  "patrol post" means a police post on a national highway having jurisdiction 
within the area specified by the Government; 
(xlii)  "permit" means the document issued by the Provincial Transport Authority, or 
a Regional Transport Authority, authorizing the use of a transport vehicle as a 
contract carriage or stage carriage, or authorizing, the owner as a private carrier 
to use such vehicle; 
(xliii) "police officer" mean a police officer in uniform ; 
(xliv)  "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance; 
(xlv)  "private carrier" means an owner of a transport vehicle other than a public 
carrier who uses that vehicle solely for the carriage of goods which are his 
property or the carriage of which is necessary for the purposes of his business 
not being a business of providing a transport; 
(xlvi) "public carrier" means an owner of a transport vehicle who transports or 
undertakes to transport goods, to any public place whether for hire or reward 
and includes any person, body, association or company engaged in the business 
of carrying goods of persons associated with that person, body, association or 
company for the purposes of having their goods transported; 
(xlvii)  "public service vehicle" means any road vehicle used or adapted to be used for 
the carriage of passengers for hire or reward and includes a motor cab or contract 
carriage; 
(xlviii) "registered laden weight" means in respect of any vehicle the total weight 
certified and registered by the registering authority as permissible for that 
vehicle; 
(xlix)  "registering authority" means any authority empowered to register road vehicles 
under this Ordinance; 
(l)  "road" means any portion of the strip designed or ordinarily used by vehicular 
traffic inclusive of shoulders; 
(li)  "road marking" means a marking which points out restrictions with reference to 
traffic on a road and the lines of tracks, points and stones drawn on the surface 
of a road; . 
(lii)    "road sign" means a sign board which points out a regulation or direction 
concerning the traffic on a road; 
(liii)  "road vehicle" means any motor vehicle designed and constructed for operating 
on road including animal drawn vehicle and bicycle; 
 
 
(liv)    "Schedule" means a Schedule to this Ordinance; 
(lv)  "shoulder" means that long and narrow portion of ground  separate from the 
vehicular road, at the edge of a road or a roadside where no side -walk is 
established or set aside as passage for pedestrians or reserved for stoppage of 
motor vehicles; 
(Ivi)  "signal" means a device which is operated by electric power and gives 
indications for traffic control by appropriate lights; 
(lvii)    "single axle weight" means load of an axle of a goods vehicle transmitted by 
several wheels attached to that axle to the surface whereon the wheels rest; 
(lviii)  "stage carrier" means a road vehicle carrying or adapted to carry more than six 
persons excluding the driver which carries passengers for hire or reward at 
separate fares paid or for individual passengers either for the whole journey or 
for stages of the journey; 
(lix)  "tandem axle weight" means load of a twin -axle (two axles centre -to-centre 
spaced between forty to forty eight inches) of a goods vehicle transmitted by the 
several wheels attached to that twin -axle assembly to the surface whereon the 
wheels rest; 
(Ix)  "tractor" means motor vehicle which is not itself constructed to carry any load 
other than equipment used for the purpose of propulsion the unladen weight of 
which does not exceed seven thousand kilograms but does not include a road -
roller; 
(lxi)  "traffic sign s" includes all signals, signs posts or other devices for the 
information, guidance or direction of divers of road vehicles; 
(lxii)  "trailer" means any vehicle other than a side-car and intended to be drawn by a 
goods vehicle for the carriage of goods; 
(Ixiii)  "transport vehicle" means a public service vehicle, a goods vehicle, a 
locomotive or a tractor other than a tractor with or without trailer used solely 
for agricultural purposes; 
(lxiv)  "tridem axle weight" means the load of a tri -axle (three axles , the outer two 
axles centre-to-centre spaced between eighty to ninety -six inches) of a goods 
vehicle transmitted by the several wheels attached to tri -axle assembly to the 
surface whereon the wheels rest; 
(lxv)    "tyre pressure" means inflation pressure of tyres of goods vehicles; 
(Ixvi)  "unladen weight" means the weight of a vehicle or trailer, including all 
equipment ordinarily used within the vehicle or trailer when working, but 
excluding the weight of the driver or attendant; and where alternative parts or 
bodies are used, the unladen weight o f the vehicle means the weight, of the 
vehicle with the heaviest such alternative part or body; 
 
 
(lxvii)  "weigh station" means stations incorporating static and weigh-in-motion (WIM) 
devices installed to measure and enforce legal load limits; and 
(lxviii) "weight" means the total weight transmitted for the time being by the wheels of 
a vehicle to the surface on which the vehicle rests. 
(2) The words and expressions used, but not defined in this Ordinance, shall have the meanings 
respectively assigned to the m in the Provincial Motor Vehicles Ordinance, 1965. (W.P  Ord XIX of 
1965.) 
 
CHAPTER II.—LICENSING 
3. Prohibition on driving without licence :___No person shall drive a road vehicle or animal 
drawn vehicle on a national highway unless he holds and carries on his person a valid driving licence 
issued to drive the particular class and type of vehicle. 
4. Age limit in connectio n with driving of road vehicle: ___ (1) No person shall drive on a 
national highway— 
(a)  a motor cycle or a motor car, otherwise than as  a paid employee unless he has 
attained the age of eighteen years; 
(b)     a transport vehicle, a public service vehicle, a motor car or an animal drawn 
vehicle as a paid employee unless he has attained the age of twenty -one years, 
and 
(c)     a transport vehicle above the age of sixty years. 
(2)    No fresh licence for a transport vehicle shall be issued unless the licence bears an effective 
endorsement by the licensing authority that the person holding such a licence has furnished a certificate 
in form "B" signed by the Chairman of the Medical Board as specified in the First Schedule.. 
(3)    The Government may constitute Medical Boards as specified in the Second Schedule 
which shall meet periodically on a pre designated time, day and place to test and cer tify persons as 
required under this Ordinance. 
5. Owners of road vehicles not to permit any person to drive in contravention of section 
3 or section 4:___No owner or person incharge of a road vehicle shall cause or permit any person, who 
does not satisfy the provision of section 3 or section 4, to drive any vehicle. 
6. Grant of licence :___ (1) Any person who is not disqualified under section 4 for driving a 
road vehicle, and who is not for the time being disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence, may 
apply to the prescribed licensing authority for the issue of a licence. 
(2)    Every application under sub -section (1) shall be in Form "A" as set forth in the First 
Schedule and shall be signed by, or bear the thumb impression of the applicant in two plac es, and 
contain the information specified therein. 
(3)    Where the application is for a licence to drive a transport vehicle, or where in any other 
case the licensing authority for reasons to be stated in writing so requires, the application shall be 
accompanied by a medical certificate in Form "B" signed by the Chairman of the Medical Board as 
laid down in the First Schedule. 
 
 
(4)    Every application for a licence to drive a motor vehicle or an animal drawn vehicle shall 
be accompanied by three copies of resent passport size photograph of the applicant. 
(5)    If from the application, or from the medical certificate referred to in sub -section (3), it 
appears that the applicant is suffering from any disease or disability which is likely to be a source of 
danger to the public or to the passengers the licensing authority shall refuse to issue the licence, 
provided that the applicant may, except where he suffers from a disease or disability specified in the 
Third Schedule, request to be subjected to a test of h is fitness or ability to drive a motor vehicle of a 
particular construction or design, and if he passes such test to the satisfaction of the licensing authority 
and is not otherwise, disqualified, the licensing authority shall grant him a licence to drive such vehicle 
as the licensing authority may specify in the licence. 
(6)    No licence shall be issued to any applicant unless he passes to the satisfaction of the 
licensing authority the tests of competence specified in the Fourth Schedule and possesses a personal 
copy of the most recent official version of the Highway and Motorway Code. 
(7)    The test of competence of driving skills shall be carried out in a vehicle of the class to 
which the application refers and for the purposes of Part -IV of the Fourth  Schedule a person who 
passes the test in driving- 
(a)    a heavy transport vehicle shall be deemed to have also passed the test in driving 
any motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or an earthmoving or road 
construction machinery; and 
(b)    a light transport vehicle shall be deemed also to have passed the test in driving a 
motor car, a motor cab and a delivery van.     
(8)    No licence shall be issued to any applicant to drive a heavy transport vehicle unless he 
has held for a period of not less than three years, immediately preceding the making of the application, 
an effective licence to drive a road vehicle other than a motorcycle, an invalid person's carriage or a 
road-roller. 
(9) When application has been duly made to the prescribed licensing authority and the applicant 
has satisfied such authority of his knowledge of the signs, rules, physical fitness and of his competence 
to park and drive the vehicle of the class to which the applicant refers and has paid the prescribed fee, 
the authority shall grant the applicant a licence unless— 
(a)    the applicant is disqualified under section 4 for driving a road vehicle or is for the 
time being disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence; 
(b)    the licensing authority is satisfied that from the medical te st it appears that he is 
suffering from any disease or disability specified in the Third Schedule or any 
other disease or disability which is likely to cause the diving by him of a road 
vehicle to be a source of  danger to the public or to the passengers; and 
(c)    an endorsement refused under clause (a) shall be effective for a period of twelve 
months from the date thereof but the said period may, from time to time, be 
extended by the licensing authority by a further period of twelve months at any 
one time by recording reasons in writing. 
 
 
7. Form a contents licence :___ (1) Every licence to drive a road vehicle shall contain the 
information required in Form "C" of the First Schedule and shall have affixed thereto one of the 
photographs along with the signature or thumb impression given on the application for licence. 
(2) A licence shall specify whether the holder is entitled to drive as a paid employee and 
whether he is entitled to drive a public service vehicle and shall further be expressed as entitling th e 
holder to drive a road vehicle of one or more of the following classes, namely:— 
(a)    Motorcycle upto 80 cc 
(b)    Motorcycle more than 80 cc 
(c)    Three wheeler 
(d)    Invalid person's carriage 
(e)    Motor car/motor cab 
(f)     Light transport vehicle 
(g)    Heavy transport vehicle 
(h)    Road construction machinery 
(i)     Tractor/agricultural machinery 
 (j)     A vehicle of a specified description (description to be attached). 
8. Additions to licence:___ (1) Any person holding a licence issued under this Ordinance who 
is not for the time being disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence may apply in Form "D", as set 
forth in the First Schedule, to the licensing authority for the addition of any class of vehicles to the 
licence specified in sub-section (2) of section 7. 
(2)    The provisions of section 6 shall apply to an application under this section as if the 
application were for the grant of a licence under that section to drive the class of vehicle which the 
applicant desires to be added to his licence. 
(3)    No fee, other than a fee for the test of competence to drive, shall be charged for an addition 
to a licence under this section. 
9. Extent of validity of licence :___A licence issued under this Ordinance shall be effective 
throughout Pakistan. 
10. Currency of licence :___A licence issued under this Ordinance shall be effective initially 
for one year and for five years thereafter. 
11. Renewal of licence :___ (1) The competent authority may, on an application made to it, 
renew a licence issued under this Ordinance in accordance with the prescribed procedure. 
(2)    A licence to drive a transport vehicle shall not be renewed so as to be effective for any 
period after the expiry of five years from the date of the medical certificate fu rnished by the licence 
 
 
holder under section 4 unless he furnishes a fresh medical certificate in Form "B" as specified in the 
First Schedule. 
(3) An application for the renewal of a licence shall be in Form "E", as set forth in the First 
Schedule, and shall contain the declaration required therein provided that if the applicant does not, or 
is unable to, subscribe to the said declaration, the provision of sub-section (5) of section 6 shall apply. 
(4) The fee payable for the renewal of a licence shall be as prescribed and enhanced fee may 
be prescribed where the application for renewal is made more than thirty days from the date of expiry 
of the licence:. 
Provided that if the application for renewal as made more than one year after the expiry of the 
licence, the licensing authority may refuse to renew the licence unless the applicant undergoes, and 
passes to its satisfaction, the test of competence specified in the Fourth Schedule. 
(5) When the authority renewing the licence is not the authority which issued t he licence it 
shall intimate the fact of renewal to the authority which issued the licence. 
12. Cancellation of licence on grounds of disease or disability :___ (1) Notwithstanding 
anything contained in section 10 or section 11 the licensing authority may, at any time, require the 
older of a licence— 
(a)     to furnish a fresh medical certificate in Form "B" as set forth in the First Schedule 
and signed by the Cha irman of the Medical Board as specified in the Fourth 
Schedule if the licensing authority has reasonable grounds to believe that the 
holder of the licence is, due to any disease or disability, unfit to drive a road 
vehicle; and 
(b)     to undergo driving c ompetence tests as set forth in Parts I to IV of the Fourth 
Schedule provided he has previously not been subjected to such test under this 
Ordinance, if he is not a paid employee and if he is a paid employee, the time 
elapsed is not less than five years. " 
 
(2)    If the holder of the licence fails to produce the medical certificate or is unable to pass the 
test, the licensing authority may cancel or refuse to renew his licence till such time the holder of the 
licence produces the medical certificate, or passes the test, to the satisfaction of the licensing authority. 
(3) When the authority cancelling or refusing to renew the licence is not the authority which 
issued the licence, it shall intimate the fact of cancellation or refusal to renew the licence  to the 
authority which issued the licence. 
 
13. Order refusing to issue or renew a licence and appeals:___ (1) Where the licensing 
authority refuses to issue or renew a licence or cancels any licence, it shall do so by an order 
communicated to the applicant or the licence holder, as the case may be, giving reasons in writing for 
such refusal or cancellation. 
(2)    Upon the issue of any such order the person affected, if he is the holder of a licence, shall 
forthwith surrender his licence to the licensing authority and the licensing authority shall, if no appeal 
is preferred against its order as provided in sub­section (3), or where any appeal has been preferred 
and dismissed, invalidate the licence or cause it to be invalidated. 
 
 
(3)    Any person aggrieved  by an order referred to in sub­section (1) may, within thirty days 
of the service on him of the order, prefer an appeal to the prescribed authority whose decision thereon 
shall be final. 
14. Power of licencing authority to disqualify for holding a licence :___ (1) If a licensing 
authority is satisfied, after giving an opportunity of being heard, that any person— 
(a)    is a habitual drug addict; 
(b)    is a habitual criminal; 
(c)     is using or has used a motor vehicle in the commission of a cognizable offence; 
(d)  has by his previous conduct as driver of a road vehicle shown that his driving is 
likely to be attended with danger to the public; or 
(e)    is a habitual drunkard, 
it may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, by order disqualify that person f or a specified 
period for holding or obtaining a licence. Upon the issue of any such order the person affected, if he is 
the holder of a licence, shall forthwith surrender his licence to the licensing authority making the order, 
if the licence has not alre ady been surrendered, and the licensing authority shall record the order of 
disqualification on the licence and keep it in safe custody until the disqualification has expired or has 
been removed. 
(2) Any person aggrieved by an order of a licensing authorit y under this section may, within 
thirty days of the service on him of the order, prefer appeal to the prescribed authority and such 
appellate authority shall give notice to the licensing authority and hear either party if so required by 
that party and make such inquiry into the matter as it thinks fit and an order made by any such appellate 
authority shall be final. 
15. Power of court to order disqualification :___The court taking cognizance of any offence 
under this Ordinance may, in addition to imposing any other punishment authorized by law, disqualify 
the convict from driving any or all classes of road vehicles for such period as it may specify. 
16. Effect of disqualification order:___ (1) A person in respect of whom any disqualification 
order as made und er this Ordinance shall be debarred to the extent, and for the period, specified in 
such order from holding or obtaining a licence and the licence, if any, held by such person on the date 
of the order shall cease to be effective during such period. 
(2)    The operation of a disqualification order made under section 15 shall not be suspended or 
postponed while an appeal is pending against such order or against the conviction as a result of which 
such order is made unless the appellate court so directs. 
(3)    Any person in respect of whom any disqualification order has been made for a period 
longer than six months, may at any time, after expiry of six months from the date of the order, apply 
to the court or other authority, by which the order was made, to rem ove the disqualification and the 
court or authority, as the case may be, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, remove or 
vary the order of disqualification: 
Provided that, where an application has been made under this section, a second applic ation 
thereunder shall not be entertained before the expiry of a further period of three months. 
 
 
17. Power to make rules :___ (1) The Government may, in consultation - with National 
Highways and Pakistan Motorway Police, by notification in the official Gazet te, make Rules for the 
purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Chapter. 
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all 
or any of the following matters, namely:— 
(a)     the appointment, establishment, jurisdiction, control and functions of licensing, 
renewal and other authorities; 
 
(b)     the conduct and hearing of appeals that may be preferred under this Chapter, the 
fees to be paid in respect of such appeals and the refund of such fees; 
(c)     the issue of duplicate licence to replace licences lost, destroyed or mutilated, the 
replacement of photographs which have become absolete and the issuance of 
temporary licences to persons receiving instruction in driving and the fees to be 
charged thereof; 
(d)    testing of applicants for licences, the fees to be charged thereof and conditions of 
eligibility including educational qualification; 
(e)    the practical and physical tests as indicated in the Fourth Schedule. 
(f)      the exemption of persons or prescribed classes of persons from payment of all 
or any portion of the fees payable under this Chapter. 
(g)     the authorities which can suspend or cancel a licence; and 
(h)     the licensing of schools and establishments for the  instruction of drivers of 
motor vehicles, facilities to be provided, fees to be paid, syllabus to be taught 
and qualifications of the instructional staff. 
CHAPTER III.—REGISTRATION OF ROAD VEHICLES 
18. Road vehicles not to be driven without registration.—(1) No person shall drive any road 
vehicle and no owner of a road vehicle shall cause or permit the vehicle to be driven on any national 
highway for the purpose of carrying passengers or goods unless the vehicle is registered in accordance 
with this Chapter and the vehicle carries a registration mark displayed in the prescribed manner. 
Explanation.—A road vehicle shall not be deemed to be registered in accordance with this 
Chapter if the certificate or registration has been suspended or cancelled. 
(2) Nothing in this section shall apply to a road vehicle while being driven within the limits of 
jurisdiction of a registering authority to, or from, the officially designated place of registration for the 
purpose of being registered under sections 19, 21, 35 , or 36 or to a road vehicle exempted from the 
provisions of this Chapter while in the possession of a dealer in road vehicles. 
 
 
 
 
 
REGISTRATION WHERE TO BE MADE 
19. Registration where to be made :___ (1)  Subject to the provisions of sections 21, 35 and 
36, every owner of a road vehicle shall cause the vehicle to be registered by the registering authority 
of the district unless the Government establishes such an authority by notification, in which he has his 
residence or place of business or in which the vehicle is normally kept. 
(2) Government may, by rules made under section 38 require that any certification of 
registration, issued under the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be presented, within a prescribed 
period to a specified registering, licensing and vehicle fitness authority for entry therein of such further 
particulars of the vehicle as such authority may for the purpose of this Ordinance deem fit to record. 
REGISTRATION HOW TO BE MAD. 
20. Registration how to be made: ___ (1) An application by, or o n behalf of, the owner of a 
road vehicle for registration shall be in Form "F, as set forth in the First Schedule, and shall contain 
the information required therein and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee. 
(2)    The registering authority shall issue to the owner of a road vehicle registered by it a 
certificate of registration in Form "G', as set forth in the First Schedule, and shall enter in a record to 
be kept by it particulars of such certificate. 
(3)    The registering authority shall assign  to the vehicle for display thereon a distinguishing 
mark (in this Ordinance referred to as the registration mark) consisting of numerals, or of numerals 
and letters, subject to the condition that the registration mark has been duly notified in the officia l 
Gazette. 
(4)    Government may, by a notification in the official Gazette, direct that road vehicles 
registered before the commencement of this Ordinance shall be assigned new registration marks within 
such period and according to such procedure as may be specified in the notification. 
21. Temporary Registration :___ (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 19 the 
owner of a road vehicle may apply in the prescribed manner to any registering authority to have the 
vehicle temporarily registered and thereupon such registering authority shall issue to the owner of the 
vehicle a temporary certificate of registration and assign to the vehicle a temporary mark of 
registration. 
(2) A registration made under sub-section (1) shall be valid only for a period of one month and 
shall not be renewable. 
22. Production of vehicle at the time of registration:___The registering authority may, before 
proceeding to register a road vehicle, require the person applying for registration of the vehicle to 
produce the vehicle either before itself or such authority as Government may, by order, appoint for this 
purpose in order that the registering authority may satisfy itself that the particulars contained in the 
application are true and that the vehicle complies with the requ irements of Chapter IV and the rules 
made thereunder. 
23. Refusal of registration:___ (1) The registering authority may, for reasons to be recorded in 
writing, refuse to register any road vehicle, if— 
(a)    the vehicle is mechanically so defective as to render its use unsafe; 
 
 
(b)    the vehicle does not comply with the requirements of Chapter IV, or the rules 
made thereunder; 
(c)    the applicant fails to furnish particulars of previous registration of the vehicle if 
any; or 
(d)    the applicant fails to produce before the registering authority,— 
 
(i)      where the vehicle has been previously registered under law relating to 
the registration of road vehicles in force at any place in Pakistan, a letter 
of authority or a certificate of transfer from the pers on shown as owner 
in the last registration certificate in respect of such vehicle; 
(ii)  where the vehicle has been imported from any place out of Pakistan, has 
not been previously registered at any place in Pakistan, an import license 
for the vehicle; or 
(e)    where the documents submitted by the applicant are suspected to be false. 
(2) Where a registering authority refuses to register a road vehicle, it shall furnish to the 
applicant free of cost a copy of the reasons for refusal. 
24. Validity of registration:___ (1) Subject to the provisions of section 25 and sub-, section (4) 
of section 20, a road vehicle registered by a competent authority, in any part of Pakistan under any law 
relating to road vehicles in force in such part, shall not be requir ed to be registered under this 
Ordinance: 
Provided that there is in force in respect of the vehicle a certificate conforming to, and containing 
substantially the same particulars as, the certificate of registration issued by such competent authority 
in respect of such vehicle. 
(2)    A certificate complying with the requirements of the proviso to sub -section (1) shall be 
effective throughout the, country as if it were a certificate of registration issued under this Ordinance 
and the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply thereto. 
(3)    Nothing in sub -section (1) shall apply to any road vehicle previously registered in the 
country if the certificate of registration of the vehicle is, for the time being, suspended or cancelled for 
any reason other than that of permanent removal of the vehicle from the country. 
25. Assignment of fresh registration mark on removal to another Province:___ (1) When a 
road vehicle, not required to be registered in any part of Pakistan by virtue of sub-section (1) of section 
29, is kept in the area for a period exceeding twelve months, the owner of the vehicle shall apply to 
the registering authority, within whose jurisdiction the vehicle then is, for the assignment of a new 
registration mark and shall present the certificate of re gistration of the vehicle to the registering 
authority. 
(2) The registering authority, to which application is made under sub -section (1), shall assign 
the vehicle a registration mark in accordance with sub -section (3) of section 20 to be carried 
thenceforth on the vehicle and shall enter the mark upon the certificate of registration of the vehicle 
before returning to the applicant and shall also, in communication with the registering authority by 
whom the vehicle was previously registered, arrange for the transfer or the registration of the vehicle 
from the records of that registering authority to its own records. 
 
 
26. Change of residence or place of business :___ (1) If the owner of the road vehicle ceases 
to reside or has shifted place of business at the address recorded in the certificate of registration of the 
vehicle, he shall, within thirty days of any such change of address, intimate his new address to the 
registering authority by which the certificate of registration was issued, or, if the new address is within 
the jurisdiction of another registering authority, to that other registering authority and shall at the same 
time forward the certificate of registration to the registering authority in order that the new address 
may be entered therein. 
(2)    A registering authority other than the original registering authority making any such entry, 
shall communicate the altered address to the original registering authority. 
(3)    Nothing in sub -section (1) shall apply where the change of the address recorded i n the 
certificate of registration is due to a temporary absence not intended to exceed one year in duration or 
where the road vehicle is neither used nor removed from the address recorded in the certificate of 
registration. 
27. Transfer of ownership:___ (1) Within thirty days of the transfer of ownership of any road 
vehicle registered under this chapter, the transferor shall initiate, through a registered letter, the transfer 
to the original registration authority and the transferee shall forward the cert ificate of registration of 
the vehicle to that registering authority within whose jurisdiction he ordinarily resides together with 
the prescribed fee in order that particulars of the transfer of ownership may be entered therein. 
 
(2) A registering authority other than the original registering authority making any such entry 
shall communicate the transfer of ownership to the original registering authority. 
28. Alteration in road vehicle :___ (1) If a road vehicle is so altered that the particulars 
contained in the certificate of registration are no longer accurate, the owner of the vehicle shall, within 
fourteen days of the making of any such alteration, report the alteration to the registering authority 
within whose jurisdiction he resides and shall forward t he certificate of registration of the vehicle to 
that registering authority with the prescribed fee in order that particulars of the alteration may be 
entered therein: 
Provided that it shall not be necessary to report any change in the unladen weight of th e road 
vehicle consequent on the addition or removal of fittings or accessories, if such change does not exceed 
two per cent of the weight entered in the certificate of registration. 
(2) A registering authority other than the original registering authority  making any such entry 
shall communicate the details of the entry to the original registering authority. 
29. Suspension of registration:___ (1) A registering authority or any other prescribed authority 
may, after giving the owner an opportunity of being he ard and for reasons to be recorded in writing, 
suspend the registration certificate of a road vehicle if,— 
(a)    the vehicle is not insured as required under this Ordinance. 
(b)     any fees or taxes payable in respect of the vehicle under this Ordinance or the 
rules made thereunder, or under any other law have remained unpaid for a period 
exceeding three months form the date of such fees or taxes were due; 
(c)     in the case of a transport vehicle, if it is not covered by a valid certificate of 
fitness; 
 
 
(d)     the authority has reasons to believe that the vehicle is in such a condition that 
its use in a public place would constitute a danger to the public, or that it fails 
to comply with the requirements of Chapter IV or of the rules made thereunder; 
(e)     a substantially false statement has been made in the application for registration 
of the vehicle; or 
(f)      the registration certificate has been deliberately defaced or mutilated or 
unauthorized additions or alterations have been made therein; 
and such suspension shall remain in force till such time the deficiencies have been rectified and 
the grounds, on which suspension was made, no longer exists. 
(2) A registering authority, or any prescribed authority, may, after giving the owner an 
opportunity of being heard and for reasons to be recorded in writing, suspend for a period not exceeding 
six months, the certificate of registration of a vehicle if— 
(a)     it is satisfied that the vehicle is used for subversive activities against the State; 
(b)     the vehicle is used for hire or reward without obtaining a permit from the 
competent authority; or 
(c)     it is established in a court that the vehicle has been used by the owner or with 
his knowledge or connivance in the commission of a cognizable off ence 
punishable with imprisonment of five years or more. 
(3) An authority other than a registering authority, shall when making a suspension order under 
sub-section (I), intimate in writing the fact of suspension and the reasons therefor to the registering  
authority within whose jurisdiction the vehicle is at the time of the suspension. 
(4)    A registering authority, or other prescribed authority, suspending the registration 
certificate of a road vehicle under this section shall communicate the fact of suspension together with 
the reasons therefor in writing to the owner of the vehicle, and the owner shall thereupon forthwith 
surrender to that authority the certificate of registration and any other document issued to authorize the 
use of the vehicle in a public place. 
(5)    Where the registration of a road vehicle has been suspended under sub -section (1) for a 
period of not less than one month, the registering authority, within whose jurisdiction the vehicle was 
at the time the registration was suspended, s hall, if it is not the original registering authority, inform 
the original authority about the suspension and when the suspension is continued without interruption 
for a period of not less than six months, the registering authority within whose jurisdiction the vehicle 
was at the time the registration was suspended, may, if it is the original registering authority cancel the 
registration and if it is not the original registering authority shall forward the certificate of registration 
and any other document surrendered under sub -section (4) to that authority which may cancel it 
forthwith. 
(6) The certificate of registration and any other document surrendered under sub -section (4) 
shall be returned to the owner when the order suspending registration is rescinded. 
30. Cancellation of registration :___ (1) If a road vehicle has been destroyed, or has been 
rendered permanently incapable of use, the owner shall within a period not exceeding fifteen days 
report the fact to the registering authority, within whose juri sdiction he resides, and shall forward to 
 
 
that authority the certificate of the vehicle together with any document issued to authorize the use of 
the vehicle in a public place. 
(2)    The registering authority shall, if it is the original registering autho rity, cancel the 
registration and the certificate of registration or, if it. is not the original authority shall forward the 
report and the certificate of registration to the original registering authority and that authority shall 
cancel the registration and the certificate of registration forthwith. 
(3)    Any registering authority may order the examination of a road vehicle within its 
jurisdiction by such authority as it may appoint and, if upon such examination and after giving the 
owner an opportunity of being heard, it is satisfied that the vehicle is in such a condition that its use in 
a public place would constitute a danger to the public and that it is beyond reasonable repair, may, for 
reasons to be recorded in writing, cancel the registration of the vehicle. 
(4)    If the registering authority is satisfied that a road vehicle has been permanently removed 
out of the Province, it shall cancel the registration of the vehicle and inform the owner of such vehicle 
accordingly. 
(5)    A registering authori ty or any prescribed authority cancelling the registration of a road 
vehicle under this section shall communicate the fact, together with the reasons therefor, in writing to 
the owner of the vehicle, and the owner of the vehicle shall thereupon forthwith s urrender to that 
authority the certificate of registration of the vehicle and any other document issued to authorize the 
use of the vehicle in a public place. 
(6) A registering authority making an order of cancellation under this section shall, if it is th e 
original registering authority, cancel the certificate of registration and the entry relating to the vehicle 
in its record, and if it is not the original registering authority, intimate in writing the fact of cancellation, 
and the reasons therefor, and forward the certificate of registration and any other document surrendered 
to it to the original registering authority, and that authority shall cancel the certificate of registration 
and the entry, relating to the road vehicle in its records forthwith. 
Explanation.—The expression "original registering authority", hereinafter used, means the 
registering authority in whose records the registration of the vehicle is recorded. 
31. Appeals:___ (1) Any owner of a road vehicle aggrieved by an order of refusal to r egister a 
road vehicle made under section 23 or by an order of suspension or cancellation of registration made 
under section 29 or section 30 or to issue a certificate under sub-section (1) of section 34 or by an order 
of cancellation of the fitness certif icate made under sub -section (3) of section 34 may, within thirty 
days of the date on which he has received notice of such order, prefer appeal against the order in the 
prescribed manner to the prescribed authority. 
(2) The appellate authority shall give n otice of the appeal to the original authority, and after 
giving opportunity of being heard to the original authority and the appellant either personally or by 
pleader pass such orders, as it may think fit. 
32. Special requirement for registration of transport vehicle:___ (1) A registering authority 
shall refuse to register a transport vehicle, other than a motor cab unless the application for registration 
is accompanied by a document in Form "H", as set forth in the First Schedule, signed by the maker of 
the vehicle or an assembler duly authorized by the maker in this behalf stating the maximum laden 
weight and maximum weights for which the vehicle is and the several axles are designed. 
 
 
(2) Where a transport vehicle or chassis, as the case may be, has affixe d to it a metal plate, 
bearing the stamp of the maker or assembler and identified as appertaining to the particular vehicle or 
chassis to which it is attached, which contains the particulars specified in sub -section (1), that plate 
may at the discretion of a registering authority be deemed to be the document referred to in that sub -
section. 
33. Special particulars to be recorded on registration of transport vehicle:___A registering 
authority, when registering a transport vehicle other than a motor -cab, shal l enter in the record of 
registration and shall also enter in the certificate of registration of the vehicle the following particulars, 
namely:— 
(a)     the unladen weight of the vehicle; 
(b)     the number, nature and size of the tyres attached to each wheel; 
(c)     the laden weight of the vehicle and the axle weights pertaining to the several 
axles thereof, determined in accordance with the load ratings approved by the 
Provincial Transport Authority; 
(d)     if the vehicle is used or adapted to be used for the carriage of passengers solely, 
or in addition to goods, the number of passengers for whom accommodation is 
provided. 
34. Certificate of fitness of transport vehicle:___ (1) Subject to the provisions of section 35 a 
transport vehicle shall not be deemed to be validly registered for the purposes of section 18 unless it 
carries a certificate of fitness in Form "I" as set forth in the First Schedule, issued by the prescribed 
authority, to the effect that the vehicle complies for the time being with all requirements of Chapter IV 
and the rules made thereunder, and where the prescribed authority refuses to issue such certificate it 
shall supply the owner of the vehicle with its reasons in writing for such refusal free of any charge. 
(2)    Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), a certificate of fitness shall remain effective 
for one year unless a shorter period, not being in any case less than six months, is specified in the 
certificate by the authority issuing the certificate. 
(3)    The prescribed authority may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, cancel a certificate 
of fitness at any time, if satisfied that the vehicle to which if relates no longer complies with any one 
or more of the requirements of this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder and on such cancellation 
the certificate of registration of the vehicle and any permit granted in respect of the vehicle shall be 
deemed to be suspended until a new certificate of fitness has been obtained. 
(4)    The certificate of fit ness shall automatically become invalid if the vehicle is involved in 
an accident resulting in loss of property damage exceeding five thousand rupees or personal injuries 
requiring hospitalization or death. 
35. Registration of vehicles being the property o f the Government :___ (1) Authority 
designated by the Government may register any road vehicle which is the property, or for the time 
being under the exclusive control of the Government and any vehicle so registered shall not so long as 
it remains the prope rty or under the exclusive control of the Government require to be registered 
otherwise than under this Ordinance. 
 
 
(2)    A transport vehicle registered under this Ordinance shall carry a certificate of fitness 
issued by the prescribed authority. 
(3)    An  authority registering a vehicle under sub -section (1) shall assign to it a registration 
mark and shall issue a certificate in respect of the vehicle that the vehicle has been registered under 
this section. 
(4)    If a vehicle registered under this section ceases to be the property or under the exclusive 
control of the Government, the provisions of section 19 shall thereupon apply. 
(5)    The authority registering a vehicle under sub-section (1) shall furnish to the Government 
all information regarding the nature, overall dimensions and axle weight of the vehicle as the 
Government may require. 
36. Special registration of vehicles: ___Notwithstanding anything contained, in this Chapter 
Government may, by rules, prescribe a special procedure for the registratio n of any class, or type or 
category of road vehicles, or road vehicles belonging to a specified class of persons, or individuals. 
37. Application of Chapter to trailers:___ (1) The registration mark assigned to a trailer shall 
be displayed in the prescribed manner on the vehicle. 
(2) No person shall drive a road vehicle to which a trailer or trailers are attached unless the 
registration mark of the vehicle so driven is displayed in the prescribed manner on the trailer or on the 
last trailer in the train, as the case may be. 
38. Power to make rules:___ (1) Government may in consultation with National Highways and 
Pakistan Motorway Police, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for the purpose of 
carrying into effect the provision of this Chapter. 
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all 
or any of the following matters, namely:— 
(a)     the appointment, establishment, functions and jurisdiction of registering and 
other prescribed authorities; 
(b)     the conduct and hearing of appeals that may be preferred under this chapter, the 
fees to be paid in respect of such appeals and the refund of such fees; 
(c)     the issue of certificates of registration and certificates of fitness and duplicate 
of such certificates to replace  certificates lost, destroyed or mutilated; 
(d)     the temporary registration of road vehicles and the issue of temporary 
certificates of registration and marks; 
(e)     the manner in which registration marks and the particulars referred to in section 
33 and other prescribed particulars shall be exhibited; 
(f)      the authorizing of workshops of the authorized dealers to issue certificates of 
fitness in respect of vehicles handled by them, the licensing of such workshops, 
their inspection, the terms and conditions and the period for which, and the 
authorities by whom, the licence may be granted and renewed and the fees to be 
paid for grant and renewal of the licences; 
 
 
(g)     the. fees to be charged for the issue or alteration of certificates of registration, 
for certificates of fitness, for registration marks and for the examination or 
inspection of road vehicles and the refund of such fees; 
(h)     the exemption of prescribed persons or prescribed classes of persons from 
payment of all or any portion of the fees payable under this Chapter; 
(i)      the forms, other than those set -forth in the First Schedule, to be used for the 
purpose of this Chapter; 
(j)   the communications between registering authorities of particulars of certificates 
of registration and by owners of vehicles registered outside the federal territory 
of particulars of such vehicles and of their registration; 
(k)  the particulars to be furnished by the owner of any road vehicle to the registering 
authority, upon the transfer of possession of the road vehicle under the terms of 
a hiring agreement; 
(l)  the extension of the validity of certificates of fitness pending consideration of 
application for their renewal; 
(m)  the exemption from the provisions of this Chapter and the conditions and fees 
for exemption of road vehicles in the possession of dealers; 
(n)  the exemption of road -rollers, graders and other vehicles designed and us ed 
solely for the construction, repair and cleaning of roads from all or any of the 
provisions of this chapter and the rules made thereunder, and the conditions 
governing such exemption of light goods vehicles from the provisions of section 
34 and the conditions governing such exemption; 
(o)  requiring the owner of a road vehicle not registered within the Federal Territory, 
which is brought into or is for the time being in the territory, to furnish to the 
prescribed authority such information with respect t o the road vehicles and its 
registration as may be prescribed; and 
(p)  licensing of the dealers of the road vehicles, fee to be paid, facilities to be 
provided, forms to be filled and returns to be submitted. 
CHAPTER IV.—CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF ROAD 
VEHICLES 
39. General provision regarding construction and maintenance:___Every motor vehicle, 
bicycle or animal drawn vehicle shall be so constructed as to be at all times conforming to the 
specifications laid down under law. 
40. Power to make rules :___ (1) Government may, in consultation with National Highways 
and Pakistan Motorway Police, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules regarding the 
construction, equipment and maintenance of motor vehicles, trailers, bicycles and a nimal drawn 
vehicles. 
 
 
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, Government may make rules 
governing any of the following matters either generally in respect of motor vehicles, trailers, bicycles 
and animal drawn vehicles or in particular circumstances, namely:— 
(a)  the width, height, length and overhead of vehicles and of the loads to be carried 
therein; 
(b)  seating arrangements in public service vehicles and the protection of passengers 
against the weather and collision; 
(c)    the size, nature and condition of tyres; 
(d)    brakes and steering mechanism; 
(e)   the use of safety glass; 
(f)   signaling appliances, lamps and reflectors; 
(g)    speed governors; 
(h)    the emission of smoke, visible gases, ashes, grit or oil; 
(i)     the reduction of noise emitted by or caused by vehicles; 
(j)  prohibiting or restricting the use of audible signals at certain times or in certain 
places; 
(k)  prohibiting the carrying of appliances likely to cause annoyance or danger; 
(1)  the periodical testing and inspection of vehicles by prescribed authorities; 
(m)  the particulars, other than registration marks, to be exhibited; 
(n)  the use of the trailers or semi-trailers with motor vehicles; 
(o)    prohibiting or requiring the painting in particular d escription or for particular 
purposes or in particular areas; 
(p)  registration, control and supervision of vehicle repair establishments; and 
(q)   the use of safety belt. 
CHAPTER V—CONTROL OF TRAFFIC 
41. No fault accident compensation insurance :___ (1) No owner of a road vehicle shall use, 
or permit to be used, and no driver of such vehicle shall drive, or cause or permit to be driven, the 
vehicle on a national highway unless it is covered by an insurance of "No Fault Accident. 
Compensation" by a register ed insurance company. This will not apply to a road vehicle covered by 
the Pakistan Transporter's Mutual Assistance Co-operative Society, Pakistan Automobile Association 
or any other road transport co-operative society so recognized by the prescribed authority in this behalf. 
(2) The claimant for compensation under this section shall not be required to plead and establish 
that the death or permanent disablement resulted from the fault of the owner/driver of the vehicle. 
 
 
42. Limits of speeds :___ (1) No perso n shall drive a road vehicle, or cause or allow a road 
vehicle to be driven, on a national highway at a speed exceeding the maximum speed fixed for the type 
of vehicle by or under this Ordinance, or by or under any other law for the time being in force: 
Provided that such maximum speed shall in no case exceed the maximum fixed for the vehicle 
in the Fifth Schedule. 
(2) The Government, or any agency authorized in this behalf may, on a report from the National 
Highways and Pakistan Motorway Police restrict the -speed of motor vehicles in the interest of public 
safety, or convenience or because of the nature of any road or bridge fix such lower speed limit as it 
thinks fit, for road vehicles or any specified class of motor vehicles either generally or in a part icular 
area or on a particular road or roads, and where any such restrictions are imposed, cause appropriate 
traffic signs to be placed or erected under section 46 at suitable places in such area or on or near such 
road or bridge, as the case may be. 
43. Limits of weight and limitation on use:___ (1) No transport vehicle shall be driven in such 
a state that the total weight of the vehicle and its load including the weight of any trailer drawn by the 
vehicle and the load carried thereon or in such state that  the weight carried on any axle of the vehicle 
or trailer exceeds the limits specified in the Sixth Schedule. 
(2)    The Government may prescribe conditions for the issue of permits for heavy transport 
vehicles and may prohibit or restrict the use of such vehicles in any area or route within the area. 
(3)    Except as may be otherwise prescribed, no person shall drive, or cause or allow to be 
driven, on a national highway any road vehicle which is not fitted with pneumatic tyres or fails to carry 
reflective emergency warning triangle signs. 
(4)    No person shall drive or cause or allow to be driven on a national highway any motor 
vehicle or trailer— 
(a)    the unladen weight of which exceeds the unladen weight specified in the certificate 
of registration; 
(b)    the laden Weight of which exceeds the maximum laden weight specified in the 
certificate of registration; or 
(c)     any axle weight which exceeds the maximum axle weight specified for that axle 
in the certificate of registration. 
(5)    Where the driver, or person in charge, of a motor vehicle or trailer, drives it in 
contravention of sub -sections (2), (3) or (4) and is not the owner, the court adjudicating the matter 
may, on proper evidence, presume that the offence was c ommitted with the knowledge, or under the 
orders, of the owner of the motor vehicle or trailer. 
44. Power to have vehicle weighed:___Any police officer in uniform, or any person authorized 
by the Government in this behalf, may, if he has reason to believe that a goods vehicle or trailer is 
being used in contravention of sub -section (4) of section 43, require the driver to convey the vehicle 
to the nearest weighing device for weighment; and if the vehicle is found to contravene the provisions 
of that sub-section, he may, by order in writing, direct the driver to convey the vehicle or trailer to the 
nearest place, where facilities exist for the storage of goods, and not to remove the vehicle or trailer 
from that place until the laden weight or axle weight has been reduced or the vehicle has otherwise 
been treated so that it complies with the aforesaid provisions. 
 
 
45. Power to restrict the use of vehicle:___The Government, or any agency authorized by it in 
this behalf, if satisfied that it is necessary in the interest of public safety or convenience, or because of 
the nature of any road or bridge, may prohibit, or restrict, subject to such exceptions and conditions as 
may be specified, the driving of motor vehicles or of any specified class of motor vehicles or t he use 
of trailers either generally in a specified area or on a specified road or bridge and when any such 
prohibition or restriction is imposed, shall cause appropriate traffic signs to be placed or erected under 
section 46 at suitable places in such area or on or near such road or bridge as the case may be. 
46. Power to erect traffic signs:___ (1) The Government, or any agency authorized by it in this 
behalf, may cause or permit traffic signs to be placed or erected on any national highway for the 
purpose of regulating road vehicle traffic. 
(2) Traffic signs erected under this Chapter shall be of the size, colour and type and shall have 
meaning set forth in the Seventh Schedule, but the Government, or any authority empowered by it in 
this behalf, may make or authorize the addition to any sign set forth in the said Schedule of transcription 
of the words, letters or figures thereon in such script as the Government may deem fit: 
Provided that the transcriptions shall be of similar size and colour to the words, letters or figures 
set forth in the said Schedule. 
(3)    The Government, or any agency authorized under sub­section (1), may erect additional 
signs which in its opinion are necessary for regulating road vehicle traffic and ensuring road safety. 
(4)    The Government, a police officer in uniform or any agency, authorized under sub-section 
(1), may remove or cause to be removed any sign or advertisement which, in its opinion, is so placed 
as to obscure any traffic sign from view, or is so similar in appeara nce to a traffic sign as to be 
misleading or is otherwise considered a traffic hazard. 
47. Parking place and halting stations:___The Government, or any agency authorized by it in 
this behalf, may, on the recommendation of the National Highways and Pakistan  Motorway Police 
determine places at which motor vehicles including animal drawn vehicles and bicycles may stop either 
indefinitely, or for a specified period of time, and may determine the places and service areas on 
national highways at which public serv ice vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for 
taking up and setting down of passengers. 
48. Power to rem ove vehicle obstructing traffic: ___ (1) A police officer in uniform may 
remove, or cause to be removed, in the prescribed manner, any mo tor vehicle, animal drawn vehicle 
and bicycle parked or standing in a position or at a place in contravention of the provisions of the Eight 
Schedule relating to parking which in his opinion may obstruct or cause danger to other road users. 
(2) No obstruction in any form, manner or mode, including unauthorized barrier shall be placed 
on any national highway except in connection with an authorized, public work undertaken after 
approval of National Highways and Pakistan Motorway Police of the area and after f ollowing the 
instructions laid down, by it for sign posting, placing visible lighted markings. Any police officer in 
uniform shall have the same powers in. removing these obstructions as in the case of motor vehicles 
under sub-section (1). 
 
49. Duty to obey traffic signs:___ (1) Every driver, of a motor vehicle, in charge of an animal 
drawn vehicle, rider of a bicycle or a pedestrian shall drive the vehicle and use the national highway 
in conformity with any indication given by a mandatory or a regulatory sign including road markings 
set forth in Parts II, III and V of the Seventh Schedule applicable to it and shall comply with all 
 
 
directions given by any electrical traffic signaling device or by any police officer in uniform engaged 
in the regulation of traffic. . 
(2)    In sub-section (1) "mandatory traffic sign" and "regulatory traffic sign" shall include any 
circular disk displaying a device, word or figure and having a red border, erected for the purpose of 
regulating road vehicle traffic under sub-section (1). 
 
(3) Provisions of this section shall not apply to a fire engine and ambulance on emergency run 
or a police vehicle on duty. 
50. Signals and signaling devices :___The driver of a road vehicle driving on a national 
highway-shall on the occasions specified in the Ninth Schedule make the signal specified therein: 
Provided that the signals of an intention to turn to the right or left or to stop may be given by a 
mechanical or an electrical device of a prescribed nature affixed to the vehicle. 
51. Emission of smoke, vapour or grease and noise:___ (1) No road vehicle shall be given on 
a national highway which emits any smoke, visible vapour, grit, sparks, ashes, cinders, or oily 
substance the emission of which could be prevented or avoided by taking reasonable steps or the 
exercise of reasonable care or the emission of which might cause damage or annoyance to other persons 
or property or endanger the safety of any other user of a national highway. 
(2) No motor vehicle shall be driven on a national highway fitted with a multi-toned horn giving 
a succession of different notes or with any other sound-producing device giving an unduly harsh, shrill, 
loud or alarming noise. 
52. Vehicle with left hand control:___No person shall drive, or cause to be driven on a national 
highway any road vehicle with left hand steering control unless it is fitted with a plate indicating "Left 
Hand Drive" at the rear of the vehicle. 
53. Leavin g vehicle in dangerous position: ___No person in charge of a road vehicle shall 
cause or allow the vehicle or any trailer to remain at rest on any national highway in such a position or 
in such a condition or in such circumstances as to cause danger, obstruction or undue inconvenience 
to other users of the national highway. 
54. Riding on running boards:___No person driving, or being in charge of a motor vehicle, on 
a national highway shall carry any person or permit any person to carry, and no person shall permit 
himself to be carried, on the running board or otherwise than within the body of the vehicle. 
55. Obstruction to driver :___ No person driving a road vehicle on a national highway shall 
allow any person to stand or sit or be placed in such manner or position as to hamper the diver in 
control of the vehicle. 
56. Stationary vehicle:___No person driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle on a national 
highway shall cause or allow the vehicle to remain stationary in any public place unless there is in the 
driver's seat a person duly licensed to drive the vehicle or unless the mechanism has been stopped and 
brakes applied or such other measures taken to ensure that the vehicle cannot be accidentally put into 
motion in the absence of the driver. 
57. Two wheeled motor vehicle :___ (1) No driver of a motorcycle driving on a national 
highway shall carry more than one person in addition to himself and no person shall allow himself to 
 
 
be carried otherwise than sitting on a proper seat securely fixed to the motorcycle behind the driver's 
seat. 
(2) No person shall drive or be carried on a mot orcycle except when he is wearing a crash 
helmet. 
58. Duty to produce licence and certificate of registration:___ (1) The driver of a road vehicle 
on a national highway shall, on demand by any police officer in uniform or any person authorized by 
the Government in this behalf, produce his driving licence, certificate or insurance and the certificate 
of registration of the vehicle and where the vehicle is a transport vehicle, the certificate of fitness and 
the permit of the vehicle for examination. 
(2) If th e certificate of registration, certificate of insurance or licence is not at the time in 
possession of the person on whom demand is made, it shall be a sufficient compliance with this section 
if such person provides the original documents referred to in sub-section (1) within fifteen days at the 
concerned patrol post or to the same police officer: 
Provided that the provisions of this sub-section (2) shall not apply to a driver driving as a paid 
employee or to the driver of a transport vehicle or to any person required to produce the certificate of 
registration or the certificate of fitness of a transport vehicle. 
59. Duty of driver to stop in certain cases:___The driver of a road vehicle driving on a national 
highway shall cause the vehicle to stop and remai n stationary so long as may reasonably be 
necessary— 
(a)    when required to do so by any police officer in uniform; 
(b)    when the vehicle is involved in the occurrence of an accident to a person, animal 
or vehicle or damage to any property, whether the driving or management of the 
vehicle was or was not the cause of the accident or damage; or 
(c)    at road works or in emergencies when stoppage of traffic might become necessary 
and he shall give his name and address and the address of the owner of the 
vehicle to any person affected by the accident provided that such person also 
furnishes his name and address to that person. 
 
60. Duty of give information:___ (1) The owner of a road vehicle the driver of which is accused 
of an offence under this Ordinance shall, on demand by a police officer in uniform or any other person 
authorized in this behalf by the Government, give all information regarding the name, address and the 
licence held by the driver which is in his possession or could by the exercise of due d iligence be 
ascertained by him. 
 
(2) The driver of a road vehicle shall, on the demand by a person giving his own name and 
address and alleging that the driver has committed an offence punishable under this Ordinance, give 
his name and address to that person. . 
 
61. Duty of driver in case of accident and injury to a person or damage to 
property:___When any accident occurs on a national highway in which a road vehicle is involved, the 
driver of the vehicle or other person in charge of the vehicle shall— 
 
 
 
(a)     if any person is injured as a result of such accident, take all reasonable steps to 
secure medical attention for the person so injured, and if necessary, convey him 
to the nearest hospital, unless the injured person or his guardian, in case he is a 
minor, desires otherwise; 
 
(b)     if any animal is injured as result of such accident, take steps and endeavour to 
locate and report the matter to the owner or custodian of the animal so injured 
and take all reasonable steps to secure medical aid, if necessary, for the animal; 
 
(c)     if any damage has been caused to any property as a result of such accident, take 
reasonable steps to report the damage to the party sustaining the damage; 
 
(d)     give on demand by a police officer in uniform any information required by such 
officer relating to the occurrence; or if no such officer is present, report the 
circumstances of occurrence at the nearest patrol post as soon as possible and in 
any case within twenty four hours of the occurrence; and 
 
(e)     park his vehicle in such a manner and also erect warning signs so that his vehicle 
does not pose any hazard or danger to other users of the national highway. 
 
62. Inspection of vehicle in accident: ___When any accident occurs on a national highway in 
which a road vehicle is involved, any police officer in uniform or any person authorized in this behalf 
by the Government, may inspect the vehicle and for that purpose enter at any reasonable time any 
premises where the vehicle is stationed and may remove the vehicle for examination: 
 
Provided that the place to which the vehicle is removed shall be intimated to the owner of the 
vehicle and the vehicle shall be returned without unnecessary delay and in no case later than forty -
eight hours of its removal. 
 
63. Railway crossing:___The driver of a road vehicle who desires to pass over a Railway Level 
Crossing shall cause the vehicle to come to a complete stop before the crossing and shall not attempt 
to pass over the crossing unless he has made sure by looking both ways, to  the left and right, and 
listening to the audible signal or siren of the train, that no train is likely to approach from either side, 
when his vehicle is going over the crossing. 
  
64. Power to make rules :___ (1) The Government may, in consultation with National 
Highways and Pakistan Motorway Police, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying 
into effect the provisions of this Chapter. 
 
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all 
or any of the following matters relating to national highways or road vehicles to be driven on a national 
highway, namely:— 
 
(a)    the nature of the mechanical or electrical signaling devices which may be installed 
on road vehicles; 
 
(b)   erection of electrical traffic signaling devices, and the types of such devices that 
may be installed; 
 
 
 
(c)     removal and the safe custody of vehicles including their loads which have 
broken down or which have been left standing or have been abandoned on roads; 
 
(d)     installation and use of weighing devices; 
 
(e)     exemption from all or any of the provision of this Chapter of emergency 
vehicles and other special classes of vehicles subject to such conditions as may 
be prescribed; 
 
(f)      standardization of limits of load and passengers for animal drawn vehicles; 
 
(g)     prohibiting movement of certain dangerous cargoes until specific safety 
conditions for transportation have been fulfilled; 
 
(h)     prevention of danger, injury or annoyance to the public or any per son, or of 
danger or injury to property or of obstruction to traffic; 
 
(i)      terms and conditions for societies and associations to provide exemption from 
the provision of 'No Fault Accident Compensation Insurance Coverage for its 
members under section 41, determine the procedure for 'no fault compensation; 
and. 
 
(j)  fix speed limits within the parameters as laid down in the Fifth Schedule. 
 
 
CHAPTER VI.—OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE 
 
65. Offence relating to licences :___ (1) Whoever, being disqualified for holding or obtaining 
a licence, drives a motor vehicle or animal drawn vehicle, without valid licence, on a national highway 
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which 
may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. 
 
(2) The police officer taking cognizance of the offence under sub-section (1) may bar the driver 
from driving the vehicle and impound the vehicle. 
 
66. Driving at excessive speed:___ (1) Whoever drives a road vehicle on a national highway in 
contravention of the speed limits specified in the Fifth Schedule shall be punished with imprisonment, 
or with fine, or with both, as specified in the Tenth and the Twelfth Schedules, as the case may be. 
 
(2) No pers on shall be convicted of an offence punishable under sub -section (1) unless the 
estimate of the speed is obtained by the use of some mechanical or electronic device. 
 
67. Driving recklessly or dangerously :___Whoever drives a road vehicle on a national 
highway at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous to human life or property having regard to 
traffic, road, weather or other prevailing conditions, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term 
which may extend to one month or with fine which shall not be less then five hundred rupees and may 
extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. 
  
68. Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs:___ (1) Whoever drives or attempts 
to drive a road vehicle on a national highway while under the influence of alcohol or a drug to such an 
 
 
extent as to be incapable of exercising proper control over the vehicle, shall be punishable with 
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which shall not be less than five 
thousand rupees and may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both. 
 
(2) No person shall be convicted of an offence punishable under sub -section (1) unless the 
extent of the influence is determined by a medical practitioner authorized by the Government. 
 
69. Driving when mentally or physically unfit:___ (l) Whoever drives a road vehicle on a 
national highway when he is suffering from a disease or disability to render his driving of the vehicle 
to be a source of danger to the public shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term whic h may 
extend to one month or fine which shall not be less than five hundred rupees and may extend to one 
thousand rupees, or with both. 
 
(2) No person shall be convicted of an offence punishable under sub -section (1) unless so 
determined by the Medical Board as set out in the Second Schedule. 
 
70. Racing and trial of speed: ___Whoever without the written consent of the prescribed 
authority, permits or takes part in a race or trial of speed on a national highway between road vehicles 
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which 
shall not be less than one thousand rupees and may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both. 
  
71. Punishment for abetment of certain offences :___Whoever abets the commission of an  
offence under sections 60, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70 shall be punishable with the punishment provided 
for the offence. 
   
72. Using vehicle in unsafe condition:___Whoever drives or causes or allows to be driven on 
any national highway a road vehicle of a trailer in a condition which is liable to render the vehicle 
unsafe, and a source of danger to himself and other users, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a 
term which may extend to one month or with fine which shall not be less than five hundred rupees and 
may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. 
  
73. Using vehicle with shaded glasses:___Whoever drives or causes or allows to be driven on 
a national highway, a road vehicle with shaded glass shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term 
which may extend to one month or with fine which shall not be less than five hundred rupees and may 
extend to two thousand rupees, or with both. 
  
74. Offences rela ting to c onstruction of vehicle: ___Whoever being a fabricator, assembler, 
dealer or importer of road vehicles, fabricates, assembles, sells or delivers a road vehicle or trailer in 
such a condition that the use thereof on a national highway would be dangerous or un safe shall be 
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which shall not 
be less than five hundred rupees and may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both: 
 
Provided that no person shall be convicted under this section if he proves that he had reasonable 
cause to believe that the vehicle would not be used on a national highway until it had been put into a 
condition in which it might lawfully be so used. 
 
75. Offences relating to weights:___ (1) Whoever drives a transport vehicle or causes or allows 
a transport vehicle to be driven on a national highway carrying in excess of fifteen per cent of the 
permissible load for a goods vehicle as laid down in the Sixth Schedule and in excess of thirty per cent 
of the number of passengers prescribed for a passenger carrier, shall be punished with imprisonment 
 
 
for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which shall not be less than one thousand 
rupees and may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both. 
 
(2) The police officer in uniform, taking cognizance of an offence under sub-section (1), shall 
direct unloading of the excessive goods and passengers before allowing the vehicle to proceed. 
 
76. Offences relating to accidents:___ (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of clause (b) of 
sub-section (1) of section 59 or any of the provisions of section 61 or furnishes any information 
required to be furnished thereunder which he knows to be false shall be punishable with imprisonment 
for a term which may extend to six mon ths or with fine which shall not be less than one thousand 
rupees and may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both. 
  
(2)    Whosoever is proved guilty of causing an accident by committing violation of any 
provision of this Ordinance which results in on ly property damage of less than two thousand rupees 
shall pay compensation equal to the cost of the property thus damaged or twice the cost of repair to the 
aggrieved person. 
 
(3)    Whosoever suffers a property damage exceeding two thousand rupees or injury requiring 
medical treatment due to an accident shall report to the nearest patrol post the details of the accident 
within forty-eight hours, failing which he shall be punishable with a fine which may extend to five 
hundred rupees. 
 
(4)    The driver of a road vehicle or other person in charge of the vehicle involved in the 
accident resulting in death, bodily injury or property damage to other users of a national highway shall 
report the accident to the nearest patrol post and police station within twenty-four hours failing which 
he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine 
which shall not be less than one thousand rupees and may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both. 
 
  
77. Offences relating to disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information:___ 
Whoever wilfully disobeys any direction lawfully given by a police officer in uniform or any person 
or authority empowered under this Ordinance to give such direction or obstructs any person or 
authority in the discharge of any functions which such person  or authority is required or empowered 
under this Ordinance to discharge or being required by, or under, this Ordinance to supply any 
information withholds such information or gives information which he knows to be false, if no other 
penalty is provided for the offence, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend 
to six months or with fine which shall not be less than one thousand rupees and may extend to two 
thousand rupees, or with both. 
 
78. Offences re lating to prohibited appliance s:___Whoever carries in a road vehicle on a 
national highway any appliance the carrying of which is prohibited by rules made under section 64, 
shall be punished with fine which shall not be less than five hundred rupees and may extend to one 
thousand rupees and such appliances shall be forfeited to the Government. 
  
79. Offences relating to traffic safety rules :___ (1) No person shall drive a road vehicle on a 
national highway in contravention of rules laid down in the Eighth Schedule or as laid down by the  
Government. 
 
(2)   Whoever drives a road vehicle on a national highway in contravention of the provisions of the 
Tenth Schedule shall be liable to punishment as specified in the said Schedule. 
 
 
 
(3)   Any person who drives or operates a vehicle in contrave ntion of sub-section (1) and the 
provisions of the Twelfth Schedule shall be punishable with such fine as laid down in the said 
Schedule. 
 
(4)   The Government may, in consultation with the National Highways and Pakistan Motorway 
Police, by notification in the official Gazette, amend the provisions of the Twelfth Schedule so as to 
add any entry thereto or modify and entry therein. 
 
(5)   A police officer in uniform, or any other person so authorized by the Government, acting 
under sub-sections (2) and (3) shall draw up a charge sheet in quadruplicate specifying the amount of 
fine therein, and shall— 
 
(a)     forthwith deliver one copy thereof to the offender and obtain his signature or 
thumb impression or mark, as the case may be, as token of its receipt, wherever 
possible; 
 
(b)     within twenty-four hours forward the second copy of the charge sheet to the 
prescribed agency where the offender has to deposit the fine; 
 
(c)     within twenty -four hours forward the third copy of the charge sheet to the 
central accounting office; and 
 
(d)     retain the fourth copy for record. 
 
(6)   Whoever is accused of violation of any provision of the Twelfth Schedule by a police 
officer in uniform, or any person authorized by the Government in this behalf, may within ten days, if 
he does not want to contest the charge, pay the prescribed fine in the manner specified in the citation 
paper and obtain the necessary receipt thereof. 
 
(7)    Where an accused person pleads guilty and pays the prescribed fine and has complied 
with the provisions of sub­section (6), no further action in respect of the offence shall be taken against 
him. 
 
(8) If the fine is not paid in the manner provided in sub section (6), the police officer drawing 
up the charge shall take registration or licence into custody and lodge a complaint against the offender 
before the court having jurisdiction to try the offence. 
 
 
80. General provision for punishment of offences not otherwise provided for :___Whoever 
contravenes any provision of this Ordinance or of any rules made thereunder shall, if no other penalty 
is provided for the offence under this Ordinance, be punished with fine which may extend to five 
hundred rupees, and if having been previously convicted of such an offence, for every such subsequent 
offence to a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. 
 
81. Power of arrest without warrant :___ (1) A police officer in uniform may arrest without 
warrant any person who commits in his view any of the following offences, namely:— 
 
(a)    Driving when disqualified; 
 
 
 
(b)    fleeing the scene of accident involving his vehicle; 
 
(c)    wilful disobedience or obstruction of lawful orders; 
 
(d)    driving a transport vehicle without a valid driving license, fitness certificate, 
registration certificate, route permit or certificate of insurance; 
 
(e)    taking part in an unauthorized race or trial of speed; 
 
(f)     overtaking by heavy transport vehicles dangerously or where prohibited; 
 
(g)    driving at a speed thirty per cent in excess of the specified speed limit; 
 
(h)    failing to stop when directed by a police officer in uniform to do so; and 
 
(i)     driving recklessly, dangerously or under influence of drugs or alcohol. 
 
(2) A police officer arresting without warrant, the driver of a goods vehicle shall, if the 
circumstances so require, take or cause to be taken any steps he may consider proper for the temporary 
disposal and safe custody of the vehicle and goods. 
 
(3) A police officer arresting without warrant the driver of a passenger vehicle shall, if the. 
circumstances so require, take or cause to be taken any steps he may consider proper for the temporary 
disposal and safe custody of the vehicle and for the transportation of passengers in the same vehicle to 
their destination. 
 
82. Power of police officer to seize documents:___No police officer shall seize documents of 
any vehicle for any minor violation of the provisions of this Ordinance unless so ordered by a court or 
under written orders of an officer of not below the rank of Superintendent of Police of the  National 
Highways and Pakistan Motorway Police, unless he has sufficient reasons to believe that the document 
is forged. 
 
83. Power to detain vehicle :___Any police officer in uniform, or. other person authorized in 
this behalf by the Government, may if he  has reason to believe that a motor vehicle has been, or is 
being, used without a valid registration, a valid permit or in contravention of any provision of sections 
27, 41, 51, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 and 78 may seize and detain the vehicle  and for this 
purpose take, or cause to be taken, any steps he may consider proper for the temporary safe custody of 
the vehicle. 
  
84. Particular of summons :___The court taking cognizance of an offence under sub -section 
(8) of section 79 shall, except for  reasons to be recorded in writing, state upon the summons to be 
served on the accused persons that he— 
 
(a)     shall appear in person, with or without an advocate; or 
 
(b)   may, at a specified date prior to the hearing of the . charge, plead guilty to the 
charge by registered letter and remit the fine to the court. 
 
 
 
85. In the case of an accident:___ (1) caused by a public transport vehicle resulting in grievous 
injury or loss of life, it shall be presumed that there has been negligence of the obligatio n to observe 
safety procedures on the part of the public transport driver unless the contrary is proved. 
 
(2) In the event of such an accident the public transport vehicle shall be impounded by a police 
officer in uniform and not given on supardari, except  in exceptional cases by the National Highways 
and Pakistan Motorway Police. 
 
86. Point system for traffic violations:___ (1) Whosoever is proved guilty of contravention of 
the rules specified in the Eighth Schedule shall, in addition to penalties provided under this Ordinance, 
also be charged with points indicated against each offence under the Eleventh Schedule. 
 
(2)    When points accumulated against any person exceed ten within a two years' period, he 
shall be issued a warning listing the reported violations. 
 
(3)    When the points accumulated within a two years period exceed twenty, the licence of 
such person shall be suspended by a Superintendent Police of the National Highways and Pakistan 
Motorway Police for a period of six months, extendable by another six months. 
 
87. Compensation for death, injury or damage, etc:___ (1) If a person suffers death, or injury 
to his person or damage to his property on account of the use of a road vehicle on a national highway, 
the insurance company or, as the case ma y be, the Pakistan Transporters Mutual Assistance Co -
operative Society, the Pakistan Automobile Association or any other road transport co -operative 
society referred to in section 41 and in case the vehicle is not covered by any of the above insurers, the 
owner of such vehicle shall pay such compensation as may be prescribed by the Government,— 
 
(a)     in the case of death, to.the legal heirs of the deceased person; or 
 
(b)     in the case of injury to person or damage to the property, to the person who 
suffered the injury or damage, within thirty days of the accident.. 
  
(2) If the insurer or the owner of the vehicle fails to pay the compensation under sub -section 
(1), the compensation shall be recoverable in accordance with the provisions of sections 67A and 67G 
of the Provincial Motor "vehicles Ordinance, 1965. (W.P Ord. No. XIX of 1965) 
 
(3)    The compensation payable under sub-section (1) shall not debar the person to receive any 
additional sum which the person may be entitled to receive under any other law for the time being in 
force. 
 
(4) Any contract for the conveyance of a passenger in any motor vehicle shall, so far as it 
purports to negate or restrict the liability of any person in respect of any claim made against that person 
in respect of th e death of, or bodily injury to, the passenger who is being carried in, any conditions 
shall, with respect of the enforcement of any such liability, be null and void. 
 
88. Jurisdiction and procedure :___Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of 
Criminal Procedure, 1898. (Act V of 1898) 
 
(a)    an offence under this Ordinance shall be cognizable; 
 
 
 
(b)    no Magistrate other than a Magistrate of the first class shall try an offence under 
this Ordinance; and 
 
(c)  a Magistrate trying an offence under this Ordinance shall have power to try such 
offence summarily in accordance with the procedure laid down for summary 
trial in the said Court. 
 
89. Power to make rules :___ (1) The Government may, in consultation with National 
Highways and Pakistan Motorway Po lice, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for the 
carrying into effect the provisions of this Chapter. 
 
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, rules under this section may 
be made with respect to an or any of the following matters, namely:— 
 
(a)    the procedure for deposit of fine under section 79 and its disbursement as reward 
to the National Highways and Pakistan Motorway Police; 
 
(b)    the procedure to be adopted for operation of the provision of section 87; 
 
(c)    fitness period for all classes of vehicles; and 
 
(d)    any other matter which may be prescribed. 
 
 
CHAPTER VII.—ESTABLISHMENT OF A POLICE FOR MOTORWAYS AND NATIONAL 
HIGHWAYS 
 
90. Establishment of a Police for National Highway. :___ (1) The Government may establish 
a police force for performing police and traffic control functions on motorways and national highways 
and within such other territorial limits as it may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify. 
 
(2) The police force estab lished under sub -section (1) shall exercise all powers of a Station 
House Officer under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, (Act V of 1898) Police Act 1861 (Act V 
of 1861) and shall— 
 
(a)  regulate and control traffic on the national highways and prevent  obstructions 
thereon; 
 
(b)  keep order on the national highways and prevent the contravention of any rule, 
regulation or order made under this Ordinance or any other law in force; 
 
(c)  maintain law and order on the national highways and take cognizance of 
offences committed thereon; 
 
(d)  determine and regulate the category and type of traffic permissible at particular 
times keeping in view the road, weather and other conditions; 
 
(e)  render all possible assistance to national highways users; 
 
 
 
(f)  undertake initial investigation in respect of offences committed on national 
highways and then transfer the cases to the concerned police station for 
investigation. Restrict or stop local police from investigation and transfer of 
case back to National Highways and Pakistan Motorway Police; 
 
(g)  plan, budget and manage publicity, information and . education campaigns for 
the purposes of maintaining good order and safety on the national highways; 
 
(h)     keep the highways clear from any encroachment and keep a look out for 
suspicious persons and criminals; 
 
(i)      take into possession any abandoned property for its disposal under the law; 
 
(j)    provide security to the travelers; 
 
(k)  develop and maintain a transport research cell and laboratory for the purpose of 
carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance; 
 
(l)  act as the advisory body to the National Highway Authority for proper planning, 
building and development of national highways; 
 
(m)  examine the feasibility, desirability and necessity of various facilities, 
hoardings, advertisements, etc. on or along the national highways form the 
security and traffic standpoint in order to achieve the objectives of this 
Ordinance, and take appropriate measures for its removal, closure or regulation; 
 
(n)  enlist and maintain motor vehicle examiners for checking mechanical fitness of 
transport vehicles and issue no objection certificates for registration and route 
permits in respect of vehicles plying on national highways; 
 
(o)  inspect and oversee installation of such other facilities on or along the national 
highways as are necessary for ensuring good order and safety of the public; 
 
(p)  employ experts and enter into contracts including service contracts for the 
purposes of this Ordinance; 
 
(q)  establish a competent licensing authority and driver testing facility; 
 
(r)  promote the setting-up of proper driver training schools in the private sector and 
co-ordinate their inspection and supervision through Provinces; 
 
(s)  assist the Provinces in setting up such driving schools; and 
 
(t)    perform such other functions as the Government may, from time to time, 
require; 
 
(3) Without prejudice to the powers conferred on it by or under this Ordinance, the Government 
may, in relation to the National Highways and Pakistan Motorway Police exercise all powers, which 
under the Police Act, 1861 (Act V of 1861) and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, (Act V of 1898) 
are exercisable by a Provincial Government in relation of the provincial police. 
 
 
 
  91. Assistance National Highwa ys and Pakistan Motorway Police: ___All officers of the 
Police and Civil Armed Forces are empowered and required to assist the Nation al Highways and 
Pakistan Motorway Police in discharge of its functions under this Ordinance. 
 
92. Superintendence and administration of National Highways and Pakistan Motorway 
Police:___The head of the National Highways and Pakistan Motorway Police shall b e an Inspector 
General, who shall exercise all powers of an Inspector General of Police under Police Act, 1861, (Act 
V of 1861) and administer the force in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and rules 
made thereunder. 
  
93. Power to make rule s:___ (1) The Inspector General of Police, in consultation with the 
Government, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying into effect the 
provisions of this Chapter. 
 
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all 
or any of the following matters, namely:— 
 
(a)     for the efficient and effective discharge of duties by the force; 
 
(b)     discipline, apparel, recruitment, induction, promotion, transfer and 
appointment; 
 
(c)     procedure for employing experts and entering into contracts with various 
agencies; 
 
(d)     procedure for investigation of offences, regulation of traffic and evaluation of 
facilities, hoardings and route permits; 
 
(e)     manner, mode and type of licences for the national highways; 
 
(f)      the manner in which rewards may be given to the members of the National 
Highways and Pakistan Motorway Police for rendering commendable services; 
and 
 
(g)     any other matter which may be prescribed. 
 
 
 
CHAPTER VIII.—MISCELLANEOUS 
 
94. Appointment of Magistrate: ___Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of 
Criminal Procedure, 1898, (Act V of 1898) the Government may, for the purposes of this Ordinance, 
appoint any person to be a Magistrate of the first class within the meaning of the said Code for carrying 
into effect the provisions of this Ordinance. 
 
95. Licencing malpractice:___If, during the course of trial of an offence relating to an accident, 
the court is of opinion that the accident took place because of the incompetence on the part of the driver 
with regard to his driving skills, knowledge of rules and lack of physical fitness or due to mechanical 
defects of the vehicle, it may, in addition to legal action, charge the authority issuing the driving 
 
 
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licence, mechanical fitness certificate or medical certificate with negligence of duty and report the 
matter to the head of the department of the delinquent authority for disciplinary action. 
  
96. Indemnity:___No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding sha ll lie against any person 
for anything in good faith done or purported to be done under this Ordinance or the rules made 
thereunder. 
  
97. Ordinance not to derogate other laws: ___The provisions of this Ordinance shall be in 
addition to, and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force. 
 
98. Power to make rules:___The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make 
rules for carrying into effect the provisions of this Chapter. 
  
99. Removal of difficulties:___If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions 
of this Ordinance, the federal Government may make such orders not inconsistent with the provisions 
of this Ordinance, as may appear to it to be necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty. 
 
THE FIRST SCHEDULE 
FORM A 
[See section 6(2)] 
 
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR LICENCE TO DRIVE A ROAD VEHICLE 
APPLICATION SECTION I 
 
I apply for a licence to drive as paid employee/otherwise than as paid employee 
including/excluding public service vehicle/vehicles of the following description:— 
 
(a) Motorcycle upto 80 cc          
(b) Motorcycle more than 80 cc 
(c) Three wheeler  
(d)  Invalid persons carriage                   
(e)  Motor car/motor cab 
(f) Light transport vehicle 
(g) Heavy transport vehicle 
(h) Road construction machinery 
(i) Tractor/agricultural machinery 
(j) A vehicle of a specified description (description to be attached) 
 
 
 
 
 
Section II 
 
PARTICULARS TO BE FURNISHED BY THE APPLICANT 
 
1. Name                                                                      
2. Father's name 
3. Date of birth                                                             
4. Identity card No                                        Blood group................ 
 
 
Photograph  
of  
applicants 
5. Permanent address                                     Ph: No........................ 
6. Present address                                           Emergency precautions 
7. Particulars of any licence previously held 
No..... Date............ Place of issue       Type..  
8. Particulars of every previous major conviction....,      
9. Particulars of every previous disqualification 
10. Detail of any disease/debility, physical, mental or otherwise likely to render one unfit for driving 
or impairment of vision, depth perception, hearing, night vision, colour distinction, etc. 
I declare that to the best of my knowledge, information and belief the above particulars and declaration 
are true. 
 
   
 
Signature and thumb impression of applicant. 
 
  
 
  
Section III 
 
 
FORM OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR A LICENCE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE OTHER 
THAN A TRANSPORT VEHICLE 
 
1.  Is the applicant suffering from epilepsy/vertigo  
or any mental ailment likely to impair his driving ability  
2.  Does the applicant suffer from any heart applicant or lung 
 disorder which might hinder his performance as a driver? 
3.  (a)   Is there any defect of vision If  so, has it been corrected? 
(b) Can the applicant readily distinguish the pigmentary colours red, amber and green 
(c) Does the applicant suffer from night blindness? 
(d) Does the applicant suffer from a degree of deafness which would prevent his hearing the 
ordinary sound signals? 
 
4.  Has the applicant any deformity or loss of limbs which would interfere with the efficient 
performance of his duties as driver? 
 
5.  Does he show any evidence of being addicted to the excessive use of  alcohol or drugs? 
 
6.  Is he generally fit as regards (a) bodily health, and (b) eyesight? 
 
7. Marks of identification 
 
8.  Blood group 
 
       ……………………………… 
Signature of registered medical practitioner  
 
Name....................... 
Seal.......................... 
 
 
Photograph  
of  
applicants 
  
 
SECTION IV 
 
CERTIFICATE OF TEST OF DRIVING COMPETENCE 
 
  The applicant has passed/failed in the test specified in the Fourth Schedule in the national 
Highways Safety Ordinance 2000. The test was conducted on a road vehicle of the type 
…………on………day of the month of 20....                                                     
 
  
                                                           ....................…………………. 
                                                            Signature of testing authority 
FORM B 
[See section 6(3)] 
FORM OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR A LICENCE TO DRIVE ANY TRANSPORT 
VEHICLE, 
 
Medical Board to conduct the medical examination and issue a certificate under its signature 
and seal on the form prescribed at Section III of Form A to be signed by the Chairman and Members 
of the Medical Board. 
  
FORM C 
[See section 7(1)] 
PARTICULARS TO BE RECORDED ON LICENCE 
 
1. Licence No............... 
2. Name........................ 
3. Father's name............ 
4. Permanent address...... 
5. Present address....... ... 
6. Identity Card No..........                                                 Blood group................................ 
7. Date of birth................                                                  Ph : No......................................... 
8. Type of vehicle allowed to drive                                  Emergency precautions................ 
9. Whether or not allowed to drive as paid employee.................. 
10. Whether or not allowed to drive a public service vehicle........………………………..                                                                                            
 
…………………………..            ……………………………. 
Specimen thumb impression                                             Signature, Seal and Designation and 
signature of the holder           of Licensing Authority 
                                                             
 
[See section 86] 
ENDORSEMENT 
 
Endorsement of punishments to be made by punching the licence as prescribed under law and 
rules. 
 
[See section 11] 
 
 
 
RENEWAL 
 
On expiry of a licence the applicant shall apply to the competent authority for renewal on Form 
E and pay the prescribed fee. 
 
FORM D 
[See section 8(1)] 
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR THE ADDITION OF A NEW CLASS OF VEHICLE TO A 
DRIVING LICENCE 
 
1. Name        ................................................ 
2. Father's Name       ................................................ 
3. Class of vehicle(s) for which licence required   ………………........................ 
4. Any information/particulars at variance with  ………………........................ 
    that provided in Section II of Form A. 
5. Previous licence No. (to be attached)    ……….................................... 
Note: 
(a)  Three passport size photographs to be attached. 
 
(b) In case the licence is for additional class of vchicle(s), the original licence will be    retained 
by the Licencing Authority and a fresh licence issued. 
 
………………………………….. 
Signature and thumb impression of the applicant. 
 
FORM E 
[See section 11(3)] 
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF DRIVING LICENCE 
 
I hereby apply for a renewal of the licence, which was issued to me on………the day of.......... 
by the licensing Authority titled........           
 
1. No. and particulars of the licence being surrendered 
2. Name 
3. Father's name 
4. Permanent address 
5. Present address 
6. Identity Card No 
7. Date of birth                                                     Blood group............... 
8. Type of licence required                                Ph:No............................ 
9. Particulars of every previous                        Emergency precautions………………. 
    major conviction 
 
 
10. Particulars of every previous disqualification 
…………………………………………………. 
11. Detail of any disease/debility, physical, mental or otherwise likely to render one unfit for driving 
or impairment of vision, depth perception, hearing, night vision, colour distinction, etc. 
I declare that to the best of my knowledge, information and belief the above particulars and 
declaration arc true: 
 
…………………………………. 
Signature or thumb impression of the applicant. 
 
 
FORM F 
 
[See section 20(1)] 
 
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ROAD VEHICLE 
 
1.Name   ……………………………………………………..    
2. Father's Name  …………………………………………………….. 
3.Address   …………………………………………………….. 
(a) Permanent    …………………………………………………….. 
(b)Temporary   …..………………………………………………… 
(c) Business              .……….…………………………………………… 
4. Identity Card No             ……………………………………………………..          
5. Class of vehicle             .…….……………………………………………… 
6. Type of body             ..….……………………………………………….. 
7. Maker's name  ..….……………………………………………….. 
8. Year of Manufacture  ..….……………………………………………….. 
9. Number of cylinders   ..….……………………………………………….. 
10. Horse power  ..….……………………………………………….. 
11. Wheel base    ..….……………………………………………….. 
12. Chasis number  ..….……………………………………………….. 
I3. Engine number  ..….………………………………………………..                  
14. Seating capacity  ..….……………………………………………….. 
15. unladen weight          ..….……………………………………………….. 
      Particulars to be completed only in the case of transport vehicle other than motor cabs. 
16. Number, description and size ………………………………………… 
      of tyres 
      (a)        front axle ……………………………………………………..  
      (b)        rear axle……………………………………………………… 
      (c)        any other axle ………………………………………………… 
17.        Maximum laden weight …………………………………………… 
18.        Maximum axle weight    …………………………………………… 
     (a)        front axle ……………………………………………     
     (b)        rear axle…………………………………………… 
     (c)        any other axle   …………………………………………… 
      Where a second trailer or additional trailers are to be registered with an articulated motor vehicle, 
the following particulars are to be furnished for each such trailer: 
19.        Type of body……………………………………………             
20.        Unladen weight …………………………………………… 
21.        Number, description and size of tyres on the axle : …………………………… 
22.        Maximum axle weight……………………………………………            
Date     ………………………20                                   
 
.......................................................... 
Signature and thumb impression of applicant. 
 
 
FORM G 
[See section 20(2)] 
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE 
Registered No   ……………………………………………….      
Name    ………………………………………………. 
Permanent address  ……………………………………………….   
Identity Card No  ………………………………………………. 
Detailed description:   ………………………………………………. 
1. Class of vehicle  ………………………………………………. 
2. Maker's name        ………………………………………………. 
3. Type of body :   ………………………………………………. 
4. Year of manufacture  ………………………………………………. 
5. Number of cylinders   ………………………………………………. 
6. Chasis number  ………………………………………………. 
7. Engine number  ………………………………………………. 
8. Horse power   ………………………………………………. 
9. Wheel base     ………………………………………………. 
10. Seating capacity (Including driver) ………………………………………………. 
 11. Unladen weight  ………………………………………………. 
     Additional particulars in the case of all transport vehicles other than motor cabs. 
 
12. Registered laden weight ………………………………………………. 
13. Number, description and size of tyres ……………………………………………….      (a)  front 
axle                          ……………………………………………….  
(b)  rear axle                           ……………………………………………….  
(c)  any other axle                ………………………………………………. 
14.  Registered axle weight ………………………………………………. 
     (a)  front axle                     ………………………………………………. 
     (b)  rear axle                       ………………………………………………. 
     (c)  any other axle              ………………………………………………. 
 
      Additional trailers registered with an articulated vehicle: 
 
15. Type of body            ………………………………………………. 
 
 
16. Unladen weight                 ………………………………………………. 
17. Number, description and size of tyres on the axle  ………………………………… 
18. Maximum axle weight  ………………………………………………. 
 
 
Date.................. 20 
 
 
..............……………………… 
Signature of Registering Authority 
  
 
 
FORM H 
 
[See section 32(1)] 
 
DOCUMENT TO BE FURNISHED BY THE MAKER OR AUTHORIZED ASSEMBLER IN THE 
CASE OF TRANSPORT VEHICLES OTHER THAN MOTOR CABS 
 
Certified that the vehicle Chasis No……………..Engine No…………manufactured  by............... in 
the................ has a wheel base of............. and is designed for maximum weights as follow when filled 
with the tyre-equipment specified below:— 
 
Maximum laden weight.................................................... kgs 
Maximum weight front axle.............................................. kgs. 
Maximum weight rear axle.............................. .'............... kgs. 
Maximum weight any other axle....................................... kgs. 
Tyres:— 
Front wheels .......................................... 
Rear wheels ........................................... 
Other wheels ...................................... 
Dated............. ....20 
 
..................................................................... 
Signature of Authorized Assembler/Maker 
 
  
FORM I 
[See section 34(1) and section 39] 
 
CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS FOR TRANSPORT VEHICLES 
 
Vehicle No............is certified as complying with the provisions of Chapter III and IV of the National 
Highways Safety Ordinance, 2000 and the rules made thereunder. This Certificate will expire 
on....................…….. 
 
Affidavit: If during the course of trial of an offence relating to an accident by the court it is established 
that the accident took place because of the mechanical defect in the vehicle, which was 
deliberately/ignored/overlooked by me, I shall be charged with negligence of the duty and abetment 
of the offence, I shall be punishable with a fine which may extend from Rs. 500 to Rs. 1000 and/or 
imprisonment which may extend upto six months. 
 
Dated. ,......................................... 
 
.......................................................... 
Signature and designation of Inspecting Authority 
 
 
THE SECOND SCHEDULE 
 
[See section 4(3) 
 
MEDICAL BOARD 
 
For the purpose of section 4, the Medical Board shall consist of die following, namely:- 
 
(a)        Medical Superintendent                        Chairman 
(b)        Physician                                              Member 
(c)       Optometrist                                           Member 
  
THE THIRD SCHEDULE 
[See section 6(5)] 
 
DISEASES AND DISABILITIES DISQUALIFYING A PERSON FOR OBTAINING A 
LICENCE TO DRIVE A ROAD VEHICLE 
 
1. Epilepsy. 
2. Lunacy. 
3. Heart disease likely to produce sudden attack of giddiness or fainting. 
4. Inability to distinguish with each eye at a distance of twenty-five meters in good daylight (with the 
aid of glasses, if worm) a series of seven letters and numerals in white on a black ground of the same 
size and arrangement as those of the registration mark of a motor car. 
5. A degree of deafness, which prevents the applicant from hearing, without hearing aids, the 
ordinary sound, signals. 
6. Colour blindness or inability readily to distinguish the pigmentary colours red, amber and green. 
7. Night blindness. 
8. Addiction to excessive use of alcohol or drugs. 
  
 
THE FOURTH SCHEDULE 
 
[See section 6(6) and section 11(4)] 
 
TEST OF COMPETENCE TO DRIVE 
 
PART I 
 
Sign test :___The candidate shall satisfy the examiner that he knows the meaning of the traffic signs 
specifically in the Seventh Schedule by giving nine correct answers to ten questions asked. 
 
 
PART II 
 
Rule test :___The candidate shall satisfy the examiner that he is cognizant of the provisions of the 
Eighth Schedule and rules laid down by the Government and can give correct answers to questions 
pertaining to the traffic safety rules and regulations. The candidate if he can read and write shall give 
written answers and if he is not literate he shall be tested orally. 
 
 
 
PART III 
 
Physical fitness :___The candidate shall satisfy the examiner that he does not suffer from any disease 
or disability whereby his driving is likely to be a source of danger to the public, particularly vision, 
colour blindness, field vision, depth perception and hearing. 
 
PART IV 
 
Driving test  :___The candidate shall satisfy the examiner that he is well conversant with all the 
instructions and rules governing parking, road test, starting stopping, turning, backing, traffic signals, 
signs and road markings, overtaking up or down hill, speed, attitude towards other road users, etc. 
 
THE FIFTH SCHEDULE 
[See section 42] 
 
MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE SPEED LIMITS 
 
  
________________________________________________________________________ 
Type of Highways   Minimum    Minimum 
          Kilometer per hour        Kilometer per hour 
________________________________________________________________________ 
(A) Rural area 
 
Motorway    upto       130                                           65 
 
 4-lane highway              “                    110                “ 
 
3-lane Highway                        “           90                                            “ 
 
2-lane road                               “           80                                              “ 
 
Single lane road                        “            70                                         “ 
 
Gravel road                               “            50                                            “ 
 
 
(B) Urban Area 
 
Motorway    upto       110                                         50 
 
4-lane highway                        “            90                                             “ 
 
3-lane road                               “            80                                             “ 
 
2-lane road                               “            70                                             “ 
 
Single lane road                        “            55                                            “ 
Gravel road                              “           40                                                “ 
 
 
 
 
THE EIGHTH SCHEDULE 
 
[See sections 48(1) and 79(1)] 
 
PART I 
 
FOR ALL NATIONAL HIGHWAY USERS 
 
(1) No person shall push another person while boarding or alighting a bus or other vehicle. 
 
(2) No passenger shall board or alight a bus or other transport vehicle at a place other than 
recognized bus stop and till the vehicle has come to a complete stop ex cept at an 
intersection. 
 
(3)   The guardian of minor children shall make sure that a minor child does not play on or 
near a national highway or crosses the national highway alone. 
 
(4)  The passengers in a transport vehicle shall not distract the attention of the driver in any 
way that may hamper his driving. 
 
(5)  The passenger in a transport vehicle, other than the driver, shall always enter or get off 
from the left side. 
 
(6)   No road user shall act in a manner, which is likely to cause inconvenience or obstruction 
to another road user or damage to property. 
 
PART II 
 
FOR DRIVERS OF ROAD VEHICLES 
 
The driver of a road vehicle shall:- 
 
(i)  not drive or cause to be driven, a motor vehicle unless it is in fit mechanical and 
technical condition and fulfils body building requirements as per rules. 
 
(ii)       observe the prescribed limits while hauling wide and protruding loads and marks the 
ends of the load with red flag by day and red light by night. 
 
(iii)      observe the speed limits as indicated by an appropriate sign or as laid down in the Fifth 
Schedule. 
 
(iv)      give appropriate light or manual signals before starting, stopping, slowing d own, 
turning or changing lanes, clearly, correctly and well in time as laid down in the Sixth 
Schedule. 
 
(v)     not drive a vehicle without seat belts and properly functioning lights and indicators. 
 
(vi)      ensure that his view through the rear-view mirror is not obstructed in any way. 
 
 
 
(vii)      keep the rear screen of the vehicle, if installed, clear at all times. 
 
(viii)  not engage in any action which is likely to distract his attention or impair his driving 
concentration in any manner. 
 
(ix)     keep well to the left of the road on a two lane road but give pedestrians, cyclists and 
other slow moving traffic sufficient room. 
 
(x)     keep a slow moving vehicle in the extreme left lane. 
 
(xi)     when passing on -coming traffic on a two -way road move over to the left half of the 
road and yield right-of-way on the right half to the traffic approaching from the opposite 
direction. 
 
(xii)      drive the vehicle on the left of the road on two lane two-way road except when making 
a legitimate overtaking maneuver. 
 
(xiii)    while following another vehicle maintain a minimum safe distance equal to one meter 
for every two km per hour of speed, i.e. thirty meters if the speed is sixty kilometres 
per hour. 
 
(xiv)     before crossing a level crossing with no gates bring his vehicle to a complete stop, look 
both ways and listen to make sure no train is approaching. 
 
(xv)      not attempt to cross a level crossing when the gates or barriers are closed and shall not 
attempt to pass through half opened gate. 
 
(xvi)     not attempt to gain a forward position by "Jumping the Queue" if traffic in front is 
held-up. 
 
(xvii)    give way to ambulance, fire engine and police vehicle, funeral precession and other 
emergency vehicle on emergency run. 
 
(xviii)  not cross a single or double unbroken continuous lines marked on the road under any 
circumstances except when getting in or out of premises or a side road. 
 
(xix)     may cross a pair of parallel lines, one continuous and one broken, provided the line near 
to driver side is broken, there is no vehicle approaching from the opposite direction and 
overtaking can be safely completed. 
 
(xx)     not cross parallel lines for overtaking if the continuous line is near to driver side even 
if no vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction. 
 
(xxi)     not use indicators for any purpose other than to signal turning, lane changing maneuver 
or emergency. 
 
(xxii)  not overtake another vehicle by crossing the center, line on multi -lane road with no 
central reserve (median) whether or not marked on the road. 
 
 
 
(xxiii)  not occupy the extreme right lane for overtaking purposes on a three -lane road with 
two-way traffic. 
 
(xxiv)   on a multi-lane road before overtaking make sure- 
 
  
(a)     that no driver who is following him has begun to overtake him; 
 
(b)     that the driver ahead of him in the same lane has not given indication to overtake 
the vehicle in front of him; and 
 
(c)     that the lane he is about to take is clear for a sufficient distance, having regard 
to the difference between the speed of his vehicle and the vehicle being 
overtaken. 
 
(xxv)   overtake only on the right except when the driver in front has signaled right turn. 
 
(xxvi)   stop and give way to vehicles proceeding up hill while going down a narrow hill road. 
 
(xxvii)  not pull out sharply from behind or cut in front immediately while overtaking another 
vehicle, 
 
(xxviii) obey and observe all traffic signs and signals. 
 
(xxix)   obey the signals of the traffic police officer in uniform even if they are in contravention 
of any rule. 
 
(xxx)   while turning right, give way to the traffic approaching from opposite direction. 
 
(xxxi)   give way to traffic approaching from his immediate right. 
 
(xxxii)  give way to the traffic in the round about. 
 
(xxxiii)not operate a radio, tape/cassette recorder, etc. while driving in a public place. If the 
vehicle is fitted with television -type receiving equipment, it should be so located that 
the viewer or screen is not visible from the driver's seat. 
 
(xxxiv) not reverse his vehicle on a main road or within a school zone. 
 
(xxxv)  not use full headlight from dusk to dawn on undivided roads within built-up areas. 
 
(xxxvi) turn on the lights from sunset to sunrise or when there is insufficient natural light due 
to mist, fog, rain, dust storm or snow. 
 
(xxxvii) not turn on the headlights if the vehicle is stationed or parked. 
 
(xxxviii)dip his headlights when approaching on-coming vehicle on undivided road or driving 
close behind another vehicle at nighttime: 
 
 
 
(xxxix) give signal of his intention by flashing headlights a few times at night time before 
overtaking a vehicle. 
 
(xl)  not drive a vehicle fitted with lights, except those specified in the rules. 
 
(xli)  not stop his vehicle where it endangers or obstructs the traffic and shall not park on the 
black top portion of the highway outside the city limits. 
 
(xlii)    not open the door of a vehicle until the vehicle has stopped and he has made sure that 
it shall not cause any danger or inconvenience to other road user s on the road or 
footpath. This also applies to passengers. 
 
(xliii)  switch on parking lights while parking outside the city limits at night. 
 
(xliv)  in case of a breakdown or other emergency stop outside the city limits, park his vehicle 
on the shoulders if one exists, turn on hazard lights and place an advance warning sign 
(a red reflecting triangle) 50-100 meters before the place of stopping. 
 
(xiv)    on a four lane highway keep in the left hand lane unless he is going to over take, or turn 
right, or pass parked vehicles. 
 
(xlvi)  while joining a multi lane national highway give way to traffic already on that highway 
and merge with the traffic on the national highway so as not to hamper or endanger the 
flow of traffic. 
 
(xlvii)  remain in the extreme l eft lane while driving heavy transport vehicle or any vehicle 
drawing a trailer, on a multi-lane highway. 
 
(xlviii) while driving a motorcycle, scooter or moped and the pillion rider wear a safety helmet. 
 
(xlix)  not be without a warning triangle. 
 
PART III 
PARKING 
 
The driver of a road vehicle, motorcycle, animal drawn vehicle, moped or bicycle shall not 
park or let his vehicle stand,- 
 
(i)  within ten meters of a road intersection. 
 
(ii)  within three meters of a fire hydrant. 
 
(iii)  more than 0.5 metre from a curb. 
 
(iv) less than 0.5 metre behind or in front of another parked vehicle. 
 
(v)   on a footpath. 
 
(vi)   at a bus stop. 
 
 
 
(vii)    in front of any drive way or blocking passage to a premises. 
 
(viii)   in "No Parking" zone. . 
 
(ix)    on the black topped part of the road where there is a shoulder. 
 
(x)   opposite or nearly opposite another standing vehicle or other obstruction (e.g. road 
repairs). 
 
(xi)   on the wrong side of the road. 
 
(xii)  near the crest of a hill. 
 
(xiii)  on a bridge. 
 
(xiv)  within ten meters of railway level crossing. 
 
(xv)  on the grass verge. 
 
PART IV 
 
FOR DRIVERS OF ANIMAL DRAWN VEHICLES 
 
(1)   The driver of animal drawn vehicle shall:— 
 
(i)     always keep close to the left edge of the road even if it appears clear of traffic. 
 
(ii)    give hand -signal clearly and well in time before stopping, turning or changing 
direction. 
 
(iii)  observe all limits of load and passengers as prescribed by the municipa l and 
local authorities. 
 
(iv)   not allow a minor or unauthorized person to take charge of his vehicle. 
 
(v)    not drive at night unless equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white light 
visible from a distance of 600 ft. to the front of the said vehicle and two red 
reflectors visible from a distance of 600 ft. to the rear. 
 
(vi)   observe all the rules applicable to road vehicles as laid down in Part II which 
are relevant in his case. 
 
(vii)  while hauling wide and protruding loads, mark the ends of his load with a red 
flag by day and with a red light by night. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PART V 
FOR CYCLISTS 
 
(1)  The driver of cycle shall:— 
 
(i)   not ride a bicycle unless he has made sure that the cycle is in good mechanical 
condition particularly the brakes and tyres. 
 
(ii)    hold the handle bar of the bicycle with both hands except while signaling to 
turn and keep his feet on the pedals. 
 
(iii)  not hold on to another road vehicle, animal drawn vehicle or another cyclist. 
 
(iv)  not carry any passenger except a minor child less than twelve years 
 
(v)  not lead an animal while riding his bicycle. 
 
(vi)  use the cycle path where provided. If there is no cycle track, the driver of a 
bicycle shall ride along the left  edge of the road. The driver of a cycle may 
however use a footpath if specially permitted by a traffic sign. 
 
(vii)  stop, change course or turn only after giving proper signals well in time. 
 
(viii)  carry a white light in front and a. clearly visible reflector in the rear while 
riding at night time. 
 
(ix)  ride in single file. 
 
(x)  observe all traffic sings, signals and rules especially those regarding 
overtaking, turning, passing and crossing. 
 
(xi) get down while turning right at a major intersection in urban area and cross the 
road as a pedestrian. 
 
  
 
 
 
PART VI 
FOR PERSONS INCHARGE OF ANIMALS 
 
(1) The person incharge of animals shall:— 
 
(i)    make sure that the road is clear before he lets or takes animals on the road. 
 
(ii)  keep the animals being led or driven as far to the left side of the road as 
possible. 
 
(iii)  cause the animal to use the cattle creeps or overhead ramp where provided. 
 
(iv)  carry alight when herding, riding or leading animals after dark. 
 
PART VII 
FOR DRIVING ON MOTORWAY 
 
(1)     Entry of animal drawn vehicles, farm machinery including tractor, harvester, etc. and 
construction machinery including roller and bulldozers on any part of the motorway 
including slipway and shoulders, etc. is prohibited. 
 
(2)     Do not walk along any part of the motorway including shoulders and slipway except:- 
 
(i)     In case of emergency, walk on the shoulders to reach the nearest point for help; 
 
(ii)     to retrieve an object which is a source of hazard to the traffic, provided 
approaching traffic is at a safe distance and it is not a very busy motorway. 
 
(3)    Do not enter the motorway except at the designated points. When joining the motorway, 
approach from the slip road on the left, check the traffic already on the motorway, adjust 
your speed, look over the right shoulder or outside mirror and join only when there is a 
safe gap between you and the approaching traffic. 
 
 (4)     Always drive, in the assigned lane except when necessary to overtake. Do not weave 
in and out of lanes. 
 
(5)    Transport vehicles and vehicles drawing a trailer are prohibited to use any lane other 
then the extreme left lane except for overtaking or when otherwise unavoidable in the 
interest of safety. 
 
(6)    Park only in the areas specially designated for the purpose and in the service areas. 
 
(7)     Do not park on any part of the motorway including shoulder, slipway or central reserve. 
 
(8)  In case of breakdown, move the vehicle immediately on to the shoulder, turn on the 
hazard warning lights and place the red warning triangle 50-100 meters back from the 
rear of the vehicle. 
 
(9)    Change lane only when it is necessary and do not change more than one lane at a time. 
 
 
 
(10)   Never reverse or drive in the direction opposite to the traffic, even on the shoulders or 
slipway. 
 
(11)    Do not cross the central reserve (median) to make U-Turn. 
 
(12)    Do not drive slower than the posted minimum speed limit unless dictated by the traffic 
conditions. 
 
(13)    Do not overtake using extreme left lane or the shoulder. 
 
(14)    Overtake only on the right unless traffic is moving in queues and the queue on your right 
is moving slower. Do not move to a lane on your left to overtake. 
 
(15)    Take special care at road works. One or more lanes may be closed to traffic. Slow down 
and merge with traffic on adjoining lanes only when a safe gap becomes available. Do 
not force your way into other traffic. 
 
(16)    Do not stop on a slip road or on any other part of the motorway (including shoulder) to 
pick up or set down anyone. 
 
(17)    Leave the motorway by a slip road on your left when a sign indicates so. Move into it 
well before reaching you exit and stay in it. Signal  left in good time and slow down to 
the exit speed of the slipway or ramp. 
 
(18)   All the rules other than those concerning particular class of road users or situations apply 
to motorway driving. 
 
(19)    Do not use any kind of phone inside a vehicle in any manner, which is likely to adversely 
affect driving concentration. 
 
 
THE NINTH SCHEDULE 
 
[See section 50] 
 
HAND SIGNALS 
 
1. Right turn :___When about to turn to the right or to drive to the right hand side of the national 
highway a driver shall extend his right arm in a horizontal position outside of and to the right of his 
vehicle with the palm of the hand turned to the front. 
  
2. Left turn :___When about to turn to the left or to drive on the left -hand side of the national 
highway, a driver shall extend his right arm and rotate it in an anti-clockwise direction. 
  
3. Slow down :___When about to slow down, a driver shall extend his right arm with the palm 
downward and to the right of the vehicle and shall move the arm so extended up and down several 
times in such a manner that the signals can be seen by the driver of any vehicle which may be behind 
him. 
   
 
 
4. Stop.When about to stop, a driver shall raise his right forearm vertically outside of and to 
the right of the vehicle, palm to the front 
 
  
THE TENTH SCHEDULE 
MAJOR VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES 
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SI.No.   Violation   Fine    Imprisonment 
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1.  Driving when disqualified   Up to Rs.1,000 Up to six months 
2. Obtaining or applying for a driving Rs.500--1,000  Up to six months 
     licence without disclosing particulars  
    of endorsement. 
 
 3. Offences relating to construction of Rs.500--1,000  Up to six months 
      vehicle 
 4. Offences relating to permits  Rs.1,000--2,000 Up to six months 
        5.  Overloading of goods 15 % in excess Rs.1000—5000 Up to one month 
     of permissible limits. 
 
6. Overloading of passengers 30°% in Rs.1,000--5,000 Up to one month 
excess of permissible limits. 
7. Offences relating to accidents  Rs.1000—2000 Up to six months 
8.  Taking vehicle without lawful  Rs.1,000--2000 Up to six months 
Authority. 
 
9. Unauthorized interference with  Rs.500--1000  Up to six months 
vehicles. 
 
10. Wilful disobedience or obstruction  Rs.1000—2000 Up to six months 
of lawful orders. 
 
11. Altering a licence or using an  Rs.1000-3000  Up to six months 
altered or forged licence. 
 
12. Driving a transport vehicle without Rs.500--1000  Up to one month 
obtaining a licence or without a licence 
which is effective or without a licence 
applicable to the vehicle driven. 
 
13. Taking part in unauthorized race  Rs.1000—2000 Up to one month 
 
 
or trial or speed. 
 
14. Overtaking by, transport vehicle  Rs.500--1000  Up to one month 
dangerously where prohibited. 
 
15. Driving at speed forty kph  Rs.750--1500  Up to one month 
higher than specified. 
 
16. Driving a transport vehicle  Rs.500—1000          Up to three month 
not covered by a certificate 
of fitness. 
        17.   Failing to stop when ordered  Rs.500--1000.  Up to one month by a 
police officer in uniform. 
18. Driving when mentally or  Rs.5000—10000 Up to one month 
  physically unfit to drive or 
 under influence of drug or 
 alcohol. 
19.  Driving recklessly.   Rs.500--1000.   Up to one month 
THE ELEVENTH SCHEDULE 
[See section 86] 
POINT SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS 
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Sl. No.  Violation      Points 
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1. Causing an accident which results in: 
     (a) Death.        15 
     (b) Serious bodily injury.      10 
   (c) Minor bodily injury,      8 
   (d) Property damage.       6 
2. Failing to stop on the occurrence of an accident.   10 
 3. Driving with a suspended licence.     10 
 4. Overloading passenger or goods in excess of   6 
         permissible limit, to the extent of 30%0    
5. Driving without a licence valid for the vehicle driven.  6 
 
 
 6. Driving under influence of drugs alcohol.    8 
7. Failure to observe traffic signals:     6 
    (a) Red light 
       (b) Flashing light.       4 
 
 8. Driving at speed in excess of permissible limits   6 
      by 40 km/hr. 
 9. Overtaking dangerously or where prohibited.   6 
 10.  Reckless driving.       6 
 11 Failure to stop when ordered by a Police Officer in uniform.  6 
 12 Driving wrong way in one way road    4 
 13 Failure to stop at a stop sign     4 
 14. Improper crossing of railway tracks.     4 
 15Failure to yield the right-of-way to other vehicles   4 
 16. Driving at night without proper lights    4 
 17. Interfering, etc. with an emergency vehicle   4 
 18. Driving a vehicle without proper authority.   4 
 19. Taking prohibited U-turn.     2 
 20. Disobeying yield sign,      2 
 21. Failure to yield the right-of-way to pedestrian   2 
 22. Following too closely or cutting in too sharply.   2 
 23. Driving with rear screen covered     2 
 24. Jumping traffic queue.      2 
 25. Driving on the wrong side of the road.    2 
 26.Failing to dip headlight for other traffic.    2 
 27. Using turn indicator for any purpose other than turning.  2 
 28. Reversing where prohibited.     2 
 
 
 29. Failing to observe lighting hours     2 
  30 Failure to observe silence zone.     2 
 31. Loading in excess of the restriction on dimension of goods. 2 
32. Towing violations       2 
 33. Failure to protect beginner drivers, etc.    2 
34.Changing lane or turning without giving proper signal.  2 
 35. Careless driving.       2 
36. Obstructing traffic.      2 
 37. Improper turn (turn from wrong lane)    2 
 38. Failure to stop for a school bus or emergency vehicle.  2 
39. Improper loading of goods.     2 
 40, Other violations as, listed in Part I and Part III of Eighth Schedule. 1 
41.  Defective brakes       3 
 42. Defective steering      3 
 44. Tyre-over/under inflated.      3 
 45. Tyre - tread less than prescribed.     3 
 46. Tyre - different types on different axles.    3 
 47. Condition/load likely to cause nuisance.    3 
 48. Provisional licence holder deriving on national highway. 3 
49. Contravening double white lines.     3 
 50. Contravening height restriction.     3 
 51.  Stopping on zebra crossing.     3 
 52.  Motorcycle passenger not sitting astride.   3 
 
 
 
 
 
THE TWELFTH SCHEDULE 
 
[See section 79(3) and (4)] 
 
STANDARD PENALTIES 
 
PART I 
 
MOVING VIOLATIONS 
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Sl. No.  Violation      Points 
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1. Exceeding speed limits by less than forty kph   Rs.750 
 2. Carrying passenger in a public service vehicle less   Rs.1,500 
          than 30% in excess of the permissible limits.  
 3. Failure to observe traffic signals: 
      ____ Amber Flashing       Rs.200 
      ____Red Flashing       Rs.200 
      ____Red Light       Rs.300 
 4.  Carry goods less than 15 % in excess of permissible load. Rs.1000 
 5. Overtaking where prohibited      Rs.300 
 6.Failure to yield the right-of-way to other vehicles.   Rs.300 
 7. Interfering with an emergency vehicle.    Rs.500 
 8. Loading in excess of the restriction of dimension of goods. Rs.500 
 9. Driving at night without proper lights    Rs.1000 
 10. Driving on the wrong side of the road    Rs.500 
 11. Disobeying stop sign      Rs.500 
 12. Improper crossing of railway track    Rs.500 
 13. Following too closely or cutting in too sharply.   Rs.300 
 14. Driving with rear screen covered: 
   (i) Partially       Rs.150 
   (ii) Fully   
 15. Jumping traffic queue 
 
 
 16. Failing to dip headlight for other traffic. 
 17. Driving wrong way in one way street 
 18. Using turn indicator for any purpose other than those 
        prescribed. 
 19. Plying where prohibited.      Rs.500 
 20. Improper loading of goods     Rs.500 
 21.Failing to observe lighting hours     Rs.500 
 22. Obstructing traffic      Rs.500 
 23. Failure to observe slow sign     Rs.200 
 24. Driver of motorcycle without safety helmet   Rs.200 
 25. Failure to stop for a school bus.     Rs.200 
  26. Prohibited lane changing      Rs.200 
 27. Disobeying yield sign      Rs.200 
 28. Failure to protect beginner drivers, etc.    Rs.200  
 29. Failure to yield the right of way to pedestrian.   Rs.300 
 30.Careless driving       Rs.300 
 31. Driving without driving licence     Rs.750 
 32. Driving an un-registered vehicle.     Rs.500 
 33. Driving a motor vehicle without a certificate of    Rs.1000 
           "No fault insurance" coverage.   
 
 34. Carrying passengers in dangerous position in a   Rs.750 
             transport vehicle.      
 35. Opening doors dangerously     Rs.200 
 36. Improper turn (turn from wrong lane)    Rs.300 
 37. Improper lane usage (lane straddling)    Rs.200 
 38. Driving vehicle emitting smoke, visible vapours,    Rs.500 
          grit; sparks, ashes or oily substance   
 
 
 39. Using horn in silence zone.     Rs.200 
  40. Driving motor vehicle producing unduly harsh, shrill   Rs.300 
          loud or alarming noise.    
 41. Improper U-turn       Rs.300 
 42. Other violations listed in Parts I and II of the Eighth Schedule.  Rs.300 
PART II 
PARKING VIOLATIONS 
  1. More than 0.5 metre from the curb    Rs.200 
 2. Parking on a sidewalk     Rs.200 
 3. Less than 0.5 metre from another car   Rs.200 
 4. Parking on a zebra crossing    Rs.300 
 5.Less than 3 metres from fire hydrant   Rs.200 
 6.Less than 10 metres from a stop sign   Rs.200 
 7.Less than 10 metres from intersection   Rs.300 
 8.Parking in a "No Parking" Zone    Rs.300 
9.Parking in front of an entrance to premises   Rs.300 
10. Parking on a bus stop     Rs.200 
 11. Parking on a bridge     Rs.300 
 12.Parking on the road pavement outside municipal limit Rs.200 
 13.Parking on a footpath     Rs.200 
 14. Parking on or near the brow of a hill   Rs.200 
 15. Parking on grass verges     Rs.200