The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
(MVA 1988)
Restrictions on the granting of learner’s licences for certain vehicles.
Chapter 2: LICENSING OF DRIVERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Section: 7
1[ (1) No person shall be granted a learner‘s licence to drive a transport vehicle unless he has held a driving licence to drive a light motor vehicle for at least one year:]
2[Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall apply to an e-cart or e-rickshaw.]
(2) No person under the age of eighteen years shall be granted a learner’s licence to drive a motor cycle without gear except with the consent in writing of the person having the care of the person desiring the learner’s licence.
