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Date: 2023-07-19 Category: Not Applicable State: Tamil Nadu Country: India

HOME DEPARTMENT--Motor Vehicles - Issue of permit without collecting permit fee to the Battery operated vehicles and also vehicles driven on methanol and ethanol fuel meant to be used as transport vehicles - Orders - Issued.

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**Executive Summary** This document is a notification from the Tamil Nadu Government's Home Department regarding the issuance of permits for battery-operated vehicles and vehicles using methanol or ethanol fuel as transport vehicles. It outlines an order to issue permits without collecting permit fees, excluding goods vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) below 3000 kgs. The order, No. 319, was issued on June 28, 2023. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Permit Exemption:** Battery-operated vehicles (as defined in Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989) and vehicles using methanol or ethanol fuel are exempted from obtaining permits. * **Government Order:** G.O. Ms. No. 319, Home (Transport-III), dated June 28, 2023, orders the issuance of permits without fees. * **Permit Issuance:** * All battery-operated transport vehicles and vehicles driven on methanol and ethanol must be issued permits. * These permits will be issued *without* the collection of any permit fee. * **Exclusion:** Goods vehicles with a GVW below 3000 kgs are excluded from the provision of free permit issuance. **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder:** Transport Commissioner **Impact:** Responsible for regulation and must avoid confusion among operators. **Action Required:** Must issue permits without fees for eligible vehicles, as described in the order. **Stakeholder:** Vehicle Owners/Operators of battery operated vehicles and vehicles driven by methanol and ethanol (used as transport vehicles) **Impact:** No permit fee will be charged **Action Required:** Apply for permit.

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G.O. Ms. No. 319, Home (Transport-III): Government Order issued by the Home (Transport-III) Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. It is central to the notification regarding permit fees for vehicles. Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official Gazette of the Government of Tamil Nadu. This is the publication in which the policy is formally announced. Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: Referenced rules which define 'Battery Operated Vehicle' and are relevant to the policy's exemptions. All India Tourist Vehicle (Permit) Rules, 2023: Referenced rules pertaining to All India Tourist Permits and the waiver of permit fees for battery-operated vehicles and vehicles running on methanol or ethanol. Home Department: The department of the Tamil Nadu government responsible for issuing the order regarding motor vehicle permits.
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© [Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU [R. Dis. No. 197/2009. 2023 [Price: Rs. 0.80. Paise. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 29] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2023 Aadi 3, Sobakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2054 Part II—Section 1 Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public issued by Secretariat Departments. NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT CONTENTS Pages. HOME DEPARTMENT Motor Vehicles - Issue of permit without collecting permit fee to the Battery operated vehicles and also vehicles driven on methanol and ethanol fuel meant to be used as transport vehicles - Orders - Issued. .. .. 50 [49] DTP—II-1—2950 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part II—Sec. 1 NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT HOME DEPARTMENT No.II(1)/HO/21/2023.— [Motor Vehicles - Issue of permit without collecting permit fee to the Battery operated vehicles and also vehicles driven on methanol and ethanol fuel meant to be used as transport vehicles - Orders - Issued]. The following Government Order is published— [G.O. Ms. No. 319, Home (Transport-III), 28th June 2023, ஆனி 13, ச�ோபகிருது, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´--¢-2054.] Read: 1. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India Notification No. S.O.No.5333(E), dated 18.10.2018. Read also: 2. From the Transport Commissioner, Commissionerate of Transport and Road Safety, Chennai, letter R.No.18964/HA2/2021, dated 13.09.2022, 07.02.2023, 26.04.2023, 17.05.2023 and 20.06.2023. ORDER: No. 319, Home (Transport-III) dated 28th June 2023 In the notification first read above, the following vehicles are exempted from obtaining permit: (i) a Battery Operated Vehicle as defined under clause (u) of rule 2 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989; (ii) a Vehicle driven on methanol fuel, and (iii) a Vehicle driven on ethanol fuel. 2. In the letter second read above, the Transport Commissioner has stated that if the above order is given effect there will be field problems and regulation issues due to the operation of such vehicles without permit. The Union Government has issued the All India Tourist Vehicle (Permit) Rules, 2023 vide GSR No. 302(E), dated 18.04.2023 which came into force on the 1st May 2023, wherein it is mentioned in sub rule 3(4) that, ''In case of battery operated tourist vehicle and tourist vehicle driven on methanol or ethanol fuel, the All India Tourist permit shall be issued without payment of any permit fee.'' The same analogy may be applied to all battery operated transport vehicles and also to the vehicles driven on methanol and ethanol. 3. Hence, for proper regulation and also to avoid unnecessary confusion among the operators, the Transport Commissioner has requested that all the battery operated transport vehicles and also vehicles driven on methanol and ethanol fuel meant to be used as transport vehicles (except Goods vehicle whose GVW is below 3000 kgs) shall be issued with permit without payment of any permit fee. 4. The Government after careful examination of the above proposal of Transport Commissioner have decided to accept it and accordingly orders that all the battery operated transport vehicles and also vehicles driven on methanol and ethanol fuel meant to be used as transport vehicles (except Goods vehicle whose GVW is below 3000 kgs) shall be issued with permit without payment of any permit fee. (By Order of the Governor) P. AMUDHA, Principal Secretary to Government. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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