In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 28, 38, 65, 95, 107, 311 and 138 read with section 211 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following rules, the draft of the same having been previously published as required by subsection (1) of section 212 of the said Act.
PRELIMINARY . Short title and application.—(a) These rules may be called the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. (b) They extend to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu. . [....] .Definitions - In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or contextfa) "Act" means the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988); (b) "Agent or Canvasser" means any person other than a conductor who engages directly or indirectly — (i) in the sale of tickets for travel by any public service vehicle; or in persuading any personsoliciting or attempting to persuade any person to travel in a public service vehicle; and (ii) includes an agent who engages directly or indirectly in the business of all or any of the following namely, collecting, forwarding and distributing goods carried by goods carriages; c. "agent's licence" means a licence granted under rule 234 or 235: d. "autorickshaw" means a motor vehicle constructed, adapted or used to carry not more than three passengers excluding the driver for hire or reward and having less than four wheels; (da) "Share autorickshaw" means a motor vehicle constructed, adapted or used to carry five passengers excluding the driver for hire or reward and having less than four wheels. (e) "City and Town Service" means a service plying in a city or a Municipal Town or any built place notified in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette as "City" or "Town" for this purpose by the Transport Authority concerned with the prior concurrence of the State Transport Authority. No route lie entirely outside, but atleast one -terminus of it shall be within the limits of municipal town or or any built up place notified for the purpose. The aggregate distance of a "town" or "City Service" lying partly within and partly outside the limits of a municipal town or city or any built up place, notified for the purpose shall not exceed 35 kilometres in all districts except Chennai. Provided that nothing contained in the definition shall by itself affect a service which has been termed " or "Town" service and already in existence on the 15th August 1989: Provided further that the aggregate distance of 35 kilometres shall be extended to"40 kilometres respect of extension of city and town service routes to villages not served with stage carriage and having population of not less than one thousand as per 2001 census; f. "Complementary authority" means the Regional Transport Authority of the region in which through which a portion of the route or area with reference to which the primary authority is determined lies or passes; g. "Complementary region" means the territorial jurisdiction of a complementary authority;
