Section 12 — Licensing and regulation of schools or establishments for imparting instruction in driving of motor vehicles.

12. Licensing and regulation of schools or establishments for imparting instruction in driving of 

motor vehicles.—(1) The Central Government may make rules for the purpose of licensing and 

regulating, by the State Governments, schools or establishments (by whatever name called) for imparting 

instruction in driving of motor vehicles and matters connected therewith. 

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may 

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) licensing of such schools or establishments including grant, renewal and revocation of such 

licences; 

(b) supervision of such schools or establishments; 

(c) the form of application and the form of licence and the particulars to be contained therein; 

(d) fee to be paid with the application for such licences; 

(e) conditions subject to which such licences may be granted; 

(f) appeals against the orders of refusal to grant or renew such licences and appeals against the 

orders revoking such licences; 

(g) conditions subject to which a person may establish and maintain any such school or 

establishment for imparting instruction in driving of motor vehicles; 

(h) nature, syllabus and duration of course or courses for efficient instruction in driving any motor 

vehicle; 

                                                           
1. Ins. by Act 3 of 2015, s. 4 (w.e.f. 7-1-2015). 

2. Subs. by Act 54 of 1994, s. 8, for clauses (e) to (h) (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).  



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(i) apparatus and equipments (including motor vehicles fitted with dual control) required for the 

purpose of imparting such instruction; 

(j) suitability of the premises at which such schools or establishments may be established or 

maintained and facilities to be provided therein; 

(k) qualifications, both educational and professional (including experience), which a person 

imparting instruction in driving a motor vehicle shall possess; 

(l) inspection of such schools and establishments (including the services rendered by them and the 

apparatus, equipments and motor vehicles maintained by them for imparting such instruction); 

(m) maintenance of records by such schools or establishments; 

(n) financial stability of such schools or establishments; 

(o) the driving certificates, if any, to be issued by such schools or establishments and the form in 

which such driving certificates shall be issued and the requirements to be complied with for the 

purposes of issuing such certificates; 

(p) such other matters as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. 

(3) Where the Central Government is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by 

rules made in this behalf, exempt generally, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as may be 

specified in the rules, any class of schools or establishments imparting instruction in driving of motor 

vehicles or matters connected therewith from the provisions of this section. 

(4) A school or establishment imparting instruction in driving of motor vehicles or matters connected 

therewith immediately before the commencement of this Act whether under a licence or not, may 

continue to impart such instruction without a licence issued under this Act for a period of one month from 

such commencement, and if it has made an application for such licence under this Act within the said 

period of one month and such application is in the prescribed form, contains the prescribed particulars and 

is accompanied by the prescribed fee, till the disposal of such application by the licensing authority.