Drinving school rules
Arka Foundation
(Querist) 04 January 2012
This query is : Resolved
Dear Ld Members,
Are they any Rules & Regualtions framed to start a Car Driving School in Andhra Pradesh.
Kindly enlighten in this regard
M.Sheik Mohammed Ali
(Expert) 04 January 2012
As per Central act, The Motor Vehicle Act 1988, read and start the driving school.
Deepak Nair
(Expert) 04 January 2012
As advised by Mr.Sheik, please refer to the Motor Vehicles Act and Central Motor Vehicles Rules.
I am sorry, since i cannot gauide you regarding Andhra Pradesh
prabhakar singh
(Expert) 04 January 2012
Driving Schools and Establishments
Rule24. Driving schools and establishments.—(1) No person shall establish or maintain
any driving school or establishment for imparting instructions for hire or reward in driving
motor vehicles without a licence in Form 11 granted by the licensing authority
(2) An application for the grant or renewal of a licence under sub-rule (1) shall be made
in Form 12 or Form 13, as the case may be, to the licensing authority having jurisdiction
in the area in which the school or establishment is situated and shall be accompanied by
appropriate fee as specified in rule 32.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this rule and rules 25 to 28 "licensing authority"
means an officer not below the rank of the Regional Transport Officer of the Motor
Vehicles Department established under section 213.
(3) The licensing authority shall, when considering an application for the grant or renewal
of a licence under this rule, have regard to the following matters, namely:—
(i) the applicant and the staff working under him are of good moral character and are
qualified to give driving instructions;
(ii) the premises where the school or establishment is proposed to be conducted is either
owned by the applicant or is taken on lease by him or is hired in his name and it has
adequate provision for
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[conducting lecture and demonstration of models] besides
adequate parking area for the vehicles meant to be used for imparting instructions in
driving:
Provided that in respect of schools or establishments imparting instructions in driving of
motor vehicles or matters connected therewith immediately before the commencement
of these rules, the licensing authority may permit the conducting of instruction facilities in
the same premises where the school or establishment is housed for a period of six
months, notwithstanding the fact that the premises do not satisfy the conditions laid
down in this clause;
(iii) the financial resources of the proposed school or establishment are sufficient to
provide for its continued maintenance;
(iv) the applicant owns and maintains a minimum of one motor vehicle each of the type
in which instruction is imparted in the school or establishment;
(v) the vehicles are available exclusively for purposes of imparting instruction and all
such vehicles, except motor cycles, are fitted with dual control facility to enable the
instructor to control or stop the vehicle;
(vi) the applicant maintains the following apparatus, equipment and other requirements,
namely:—
(a) a blackboard,
(b) a road plan board with necessary model signals and charts,
(c) traffic signs chart,
(d) chart on automatic signals and signals given by traffic controllers where there
are no automatic signals,
(e) a service chart depicting a detailed view of all the components of a motor
vehicle,
(f) engine gear box,
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[brake shoe and drums] (except where the applicant
desires to impart instruction in the driving of motor cycles only),
(g) puncture kit with tyre lever, wheel brace, jack and tyre pressure gauge,
(h) spanners (a set each of fix spanners, box spanners, pliers, screw drivers,
screw spanners, and hammer),
(i) driving instructions manual,
(j) benches and tables for trainees and work bench,
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(m) a
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[collection] of books on automobile mechanism, driving, road safety, traffic
regulations, laws relating to motor vehicles and related subjects
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(n) a fully equipped first-aid box for use in emergency at the
premises;
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(viii) The applicant or any member of the staff employed by him for imparting instructions
possesses the following qualifications, namely:—
(a) a minimum educational qualification of a pass in the 10th standard,
(b) a minimum driving experience of five years in addition to a certificate in a
course in motor mechanics or any other higher qualification in mechanical
engineering from an institution established by the Central or a State Government
or from an institution recognised by the Board of Technical Education of a State
Government,
(c) thorough knowledge of traffic signs specified in the Schedule to the Act and
the regulations made under section 118,
(d) ability to demonstrate and to explain the functions of different components,
parts of the vehicles,
(e) adequate knowledge of English or the regional language of the region in
which the school or establishment is situated:
Provided that any person who has served as an instructor for a period of not less than
five years immediately before the commencement of these rules, is exempted from the
requirements of this sub-clause.
(2) Each State Government shall send to the Director (Transport Research), Ministry of
Surface Transport, New Delhi, a printed copy of the register referred to in sub-rule (1).
Driving Schools and Establishments
24. Driving schools and establishments.—(1) No person shall establish or maintain any
driving school or establishment for imparting instructions for hire or reward in driving
motor vehicles without a licence in Form 11 granted by the licensing authority.
(2) An application for the grant or renewal of a licence under sub-rule (1) shall be made
in Form 12 or Form 13, as the case may be, to the licensing authority having jurisdiction
in the area in which the school or establishment is situated and shall be accompanied by
appropriate fee as specified in rule 32.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this rule and rules 25 to 28 "licensing authority"
means an officer not below the rank of the Regional Transport Officer of the Motor
Vehicles Department established under section 213.
(3) The licensing authority shall, when considering an application for the grant or renewal
of a licence under this rule, have regard to the following matters, namely:—
(i) the applicant and the staff working under him are of good moral character and
are qualified to give driving instructions;
(ii) the premises where the school or establishment is proposed to be conducted
is either owned by the applicant or is taken on lease by him or is hired in his
name and it has adequate provision for
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[conducting lecture and demonstration
of models] besides adequate parking area for the vehicles meant to be used for
imparting instructions in driving
Provided that in respect of schools or establishments imparting instructions in driving of
motor vehicles or matters connected therewith immediately before the commencement
of these rules, the licensing authority may permit the conducting of instruction facilities in
the same premises where the school or establishment is housed for a period of six
months, notwithstanding the fact that the premises do not satisfy the conditions laid
down in this clause;
(iii) the financial resources of the proposed school or establishment are sufficient to
provide for its continued maintenance;
(iv) the applicant owns and maintains a minimum of one motor vehicle each of the type
in which instruction is imparted in the school or establishment;
(v) the vehicles are available exclusively for purposes of imparting instruction and all
such vehicles, except motor cycles, are fitted with dual zontrol facility to enable the
instructor to control or stop the vehicle;
(vi) the applicant maintains the following apparatus, equipment and Dther requirements,
namely:—
(a) a blackboard,
(b) a road plan board with necessary model signals and charts,
(c) traffic signs chart,
(d) chart on automatic signals and signals given by traffic controllers where there
are no automatic signals,
(e) a service chart depicting a detailed view of all the components of a motor vehicle,
(f) engine gear box,
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[brake shoe and drums] (except where the applicant desires to
impart instruction in the driving of motor cycles only),
(g) puncture kit with tyre lever, wheel brace, jack and tyre pressure gauge,
(h) spanners (a set each of fix spanners, box spanners, pliers, screw drivers, screw
spanners, and hammer),
(i) driving instructions manual,
(j) benches and tables for trainees and work bench,
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[* * *]
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[* * *]
(m) a
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[collection] of books on automobile mechanism, driving, road safety, traffic
regulations, laws relating to motor vehicles and related subjects
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[***]
(n) a fully equipped first-aid box for use in emergency at the premises;
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[* * *]
(viii) The applicant or any member of the staff employed by him for imparting instructions possesses the following qualifications, namely:—
(a) a minimum educational qualification of a pass in the 10th standard,
(b) a minimum driving experience of five years in addition to a certificate in a course in motor mechanics or any other higher qualification in mechanical engineering from an institution established by the Central or a State Government or from an institution recognised by the Board of Technical Education of a State Government,
(c) thorough knowledge of traffic signs specified in the Schedule to the Act and the regulations made under section 118,
(d) ability to demonstrate and to explain the functions of different components, parts of
the vehicles,
(e) adequate knowledge of English or the regional language of the region in which the school or establishment is situated:
Provided that any person who has served as an instructor for a period of not less than
five years immediately before the commencement of these rules, is exempted from the requirements of this sub-clause.
(4) The licensing authority may, on receipt of an application under sub-rule (2) and after satisfying that the applicant has complied with the requirements of sub-rule (3), grant or renew a licence in Form 11
59[within a period of ninety days from receipt of such an application],
(5) No application for licence shall be refused by the licensing authority unless the applicant is given an opportunity of being heard and reasons for such refusal are given in writing by the licensing authority
25. Duration of a licence and renewal thereof.—A licence granted in Form 11 shall
be in force for a period of five years and may be renewed on an application in Form 13
made to the licensing authority which granted the licence not less than sixty days before the date of its expiry60
[Provided that the validity of the said licence shall be subject to fulfilling the criteria as prescribed by the State Government, which shall be certified by the licensing authority or any other authority as may be prescribed for the purpose by the State Government on
an annual basis.]
Deepak Nair
(Expert) 05 January 2012
Sufficiently advised by Prabhakar Sir.
Shonee Kapoor
(Expert) 05 January 2012
sufficiently advised by Prabhakar Singh Ji.
Regards,
Shonee Kapoor
harassed.by.498a@gmail.com
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 08 January 2012
The rules told by prabhakar singh are general available online bur no specific law is found available online specially for Andhra Pradesh.
