MVA Section 62B: National Register of Motor Vehicles
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 · Chapter 4: REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
¶62B. National Register of Motor Vehicles.—(1) The Central Government shall maintain a National Register of Motor Vehicles in such form and manner as may be prescribed by it:
Provided that all State Registers of Motor Vehicles shall be subsumed under the National Register of Motor Vehicles by such date as may be notified in the Official Gazette by the Central Government.
(2) No certificate of registration issued, or renewed, under this Act shall be valid unless it has been issued a unique registration number under the National Register of Motor Vehicles.
(3) In order to maintain the National Register of Motor Vehicles, all State Governments and registering authorities under this Act shall transmit all information and data in the State Register of Motor Vehicles to the Central Government in such form and manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(4) State Governments shall be able to access the National Register of Motor Vehicles and update records in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made by the Central Government thereunder.]
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Official reference: India Code, Government of India — edition as on 15 August 2026 — source review: 2 October 2026.Recorded edition / snapshot date: 2026-08-15.Banaka reference transcription, not an official or certified edition. General central text: regional amendment blocks are not consolidated. This edition includes Jan Vishwas 2026 changes effective 15 August 2026. Amendment brackets are retained; footnotes and superscript reference numerals are excluded. Consult the complete government PDF for schedules, amendment notes and authoritative wording. State rules and notifications may differ. Hindi guides are original explanations, not a statutory translation.Read the original schedule and amendment notes
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Other sections in this chapter
- 39. Necessity for registration
- 40. Registration, where to be made
- 41. Registration, how to be made
- 42. Special provision for registration of motor vehicles of diplomatic officers, etc
- 43. Temporary registration
- 44. Production of vehicle at the time of registration
- 45. Refusal of registration or renewal of the certificate of registration
- 46. Effectiveness in India of registration
- 47. Assignment of new registration mark on removal to another State
- 48. No objection certificate
- 49. Change of residence or place of business
- 50. Transfer of ownership
- 51. Special provisions regarding motor vehicle subject to hire-purchase agreement, etc
- 52. Alteration in motor vehicle
- 53. Suspension of registration
- 54. Cancellation of registration suspended under section 53
- 55. Cancellation of registration
- 56. Certificate of fitness of transport vehicles
- 57. Appeals
- 58. Special provisions in regard to transport vehicles
- 59. Power to fix the age limit of motor vehicle
- 60. Registration of vehicles belonging to the Central Government
- 61. Application of Chapter to trailers
- 62. Information regarding stolen and recovered motor vehicles to be furnished by the police to the State Transport Authority
- 62A. Prohibition of registration and issuance of certificate of fitness to oversized vehicles
- 63. Maintenance of State Registers of Motor Vehicles
- 64. Power of Central Government to make rules
- 65. Power of State Government to make rules