The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
Chapter 11 Insurance of Motor Vehicles Against Third Party Risks
Section 164: Power of Central Government to make rules
a) The Central
Government may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the
provisions of this Chapter, other than the matters specified in section 159.
b) Without prejudice to
the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for—
- the forms to be used for the purposes of this Chapter;
- the making of applications for and the issue of
certificates of insurance;
- the issue of duplicates to replace certificates of
insurance lost, destroyed or mutilated;
- the custody, production, cancellation and surrender of
certificates of insurance;
- the records to be maintained by insurers of policies of
insurance issued under this Chapter;
- the identification by certificates or otherwise of
persons or vehicles exempted from the provisions of this Chapter;
- the furnishing of information respecting policies of
insurance by insurers;
- adopting the provisions of this Chapter to vehicles
brought into India by persons making only a temporary stay therein or to
vehicles registered in a reciprocating country and operating on any route
or within any area in India by applying those provisions with prescribed
modifications;
- the form in which and the time limit within which the
particulars referred to in section 160 may be furnished; and
- any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed.