TEXT THE 1 [BALUCHISTAN] 2 [N.W.F.P.] 3 [PUNJAB] 4 [SINDH] MOTOR VEHICHLES RULES, 1969 [1st September, 1969] Notification No. T-9/225-65, Dated 1st September, 1969.--- In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22, 43, 68, 69, 70, 74, 96 and 120 of the West Pakistan Motor Vehicles Ordinance, 1965 (West [Pakistan Ordinance, XIX of 1965), and in supersession of the Punjab Motor Vehicles Rules, 1940, the North- West Frontier Motor Vehicles Rules, 1940, the Baluchistan Motor Vehicles Rules, 1940 and Sind Motor Vehicles Rules, 1940, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased, after taking into consideration the Draft Rules previously published with the Government of West Pakistan, Transport Department Notification No. T-9/225-65, dated the 26th July, 1968 in the Gazette of West Pakistan, Part I, dated the 6th December, 1968, to make the following rules:-- 5 [GENERAL AMENDMENT: In Punjab Motor Vehicles Rules, 1969, for the expression “District Magistrate” wherever occurring the expression “District Coordination Officer” is substituted.] CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 6 N.W.F.P. SUSITITUTION: For the word “Corporation” and the words “Road Transport Corporation” wherever occurring, the word “”Board” and the word “North-West Frontier Province Road Transport Board” shall respectively be substituted. 7 1. Short title, extent and commencement.--- (1) These rules may be called that 8 [Baluchistan] 9 [N.W.F.P.] 10 [Punjab] 11 [Sindh] Motor Vehicles Rules, 1969. (2) They shall extend to the whole of the Province of 1 [Baluchistan] 2 [N.W.F.P.] 3 [Punjab] 4[Sindh] except the Tribal Areas. (3) They shall come into force at once. 12 N.W.F.P. SUSITITUTION: In rule 1, for sub-rule (2) the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-- “(2) They shall apply to the whole of the North-West Frontier Province.” 2. Definitions.--- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:-- (a) “articulated vehicle” means a motor vehicle to which a trailer is attached in such a manner that part of the trailer is superimposed op, and part of the weight of the trailer is borne by the principal vehicle; (b) “Government” means the Government of West Pakistan; (c) “Form means a form set forth in the First Schedule to the Ordinance or appended to these Rules; (d) “Forwarding Agent” means any registered firm or a company with limited liability engaged in the business of booking goods for transit from one place to another and permitted under Chapter VIII of the Rules to use a place for the loading, unloading and halting of goods vehicles; 1 . Subs. for the words “West Pakistan” by Baluchistan Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975. 2 . Subs. for the words “West Pakistan” by N.W.F.P. Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975. 3 . Subs. for the words “West Pakistan” by Punjab Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975. 4 . Subs. for the words “West Pakistan” by Sindh Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975. 5 . Vide Notification No. SOTR (1)2-3/2000, dated 28.7.2006. 6 . Vide Notification No. 1734-72/5505/TPT/XV-B-3, N.W.F.P. Gazette Extra., 19.4.1972 7 8 . Subs. for the words “West Pakistan” by Baluchistan Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975. 9 . Subs. for the words “West Pakistan” by Baluchistan Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975. 10 . Subs. for the words “West Pakistan” by Baluchistan Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975. 11 . Subs. for the words “West Pakistan” by Baluchistan Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975. 12 . Vide Notification No. 1195/PTA N.W.F.P., Extra., 20.10.1971.
