Mera Samvidhaan All of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

Chapter IV · Registration of Motor Vehicles

40Registration, where to be made.

Section 40 · Chapter IV · page 30 of the Act

Subject to the provisions of section 42, section 43 and section 60, every owner of a motor vehicle shall cause the vehicle to be registered by 1[any registering authority in the State] in 2[which] he has the residence or place of business where the vehicle is normally kept.

1 Subs. by Act 32 of 2019, s. 16, for “a registering authority” (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).

2 Subs. by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch., for “whose jurisdiction” (w.e.f. 15-08-2026).

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