Section 60 — Registration of vehicles belonging to the Central Government.

60. Registration of vehicles belonging to the Central Government.—(1) Such authority as the 

Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify, may register any motor vehicle 

which is the property or for the time being under the exclusive control of the Central Government and is 

used for Government purposes relating to the defence of the country and unconnected with any 

commercial enterprise and any vehicle so registered shall not, so long as it remains the property or under 

the exclusive control of the Central Government, require to be registered otherwise under this Act. 

(2) The authority registering a vehicle under sub-section (1) shall assign a registration mark in 

accordance with the provisions contained in the rules made in this behalf by the Central Government and 

shall issue a certificate in respect of that vehicle to the effect that such vehicle complies for the time being 

with all the requirements of this Act and the rules made thereunder and that the vehicle has been 

registered under this section. 

(3) A vehicle registered under this section shall carry the certificate issued under sub-section (2). 

                                                           
1. Sub-section (4) omitted by Act 27 of 2000, s. 3 (w.e.f. 11-8-2000). 



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(4) If a vehicle registered under this section ceases to be the property or under the exclusive control of 

the Central Government, the provisions of sections 39 and 40 shall thereupon apply. 

(5) The authority registering a vehicle under sub-section (1) shall furnish to any State Government all 

such information regarding the general nature, overall dimensions and axle weights of the vehicle as the 

State Government may at any time require.