PROVINCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES 1978 Pakistan

PROVINCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES 1978 Pakistan

Definitions

Punjab Addition-Punjab Ordinance XXII of 1971

"(27-A) “Province” means the Province of the Punjab (28) "public carrier" means an owner of a 

.transport vehicle who transports or undertakes to transport goods, or any class of goods, for

 another person at any time and in any public place, for hire or reward, whether in pursuance of 

the terms of a contract or agreement or otherwise, and includes any person* body, association or 

company engaged in the business of earring of the goods of persons associated with that person, 

body. Association or company for the purposes of having their goods transported.

(29) "public highway" shall include any highway, road, street, avenue, alley, public place, public 

driveway or any other public way.

(30) "public place" means a road, street, way or other place, whether a thoroughfare or not to 

which the public have a right of access, and includes any place or stand at which passengers arc 

picked up set down by a stage carriage .

(31) "public service vehicle" means any Motor Vehicle used or adapted to be used for the carriage 

of passengers for hire or reward, and includes a motor cab, contract carriage, and stage carriage.

(32) "registered axle weight" means in respect of any vehicle the axle weight certified registered 

by the registering authority as permissible for that vehicle.

(33) "registered laden weight" means in respect of any vehicle the total weight of the vehicle and 

load certified and registered by the registering authority as permissible for that vehicle.

(34) "registering authority" means an authority empowered to register Motor Vehicles under

Chapter III.

(35) "school bus" means any Motor Vehicle used exclusively for the carriage of students of any 

educational institution, recognized by Government or the managing committee of which is a 

society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

(36) "semi-trailer” means any vehicle which is so designed that when operated, the forward end 

of its body or chassis rests upon the body or chassis of the towing Motor Vehicle.

(37) "stage carriage" means a Motor Vehicle carrying or adapted to carry more than six persons 

excluding the driver which carries passengers for hire or reward at separate fares paid by or for 

individual passengers, either for the whole journey or for stages of the journey.

(38) "street (roadway)" means that part. of the public highway which is intended for vehicular Traffic.

(39) "tractor" means Motor Vehicle which is in itself constructed to carry and load (other than 

equipment used for the purpose of propulsion) the unladed weight of which does not exceed 

l6,000 pounds avoirdupois, but does not include a road-roller.

(40) "traffic signs” includes all signals, warning signs posts, direction posts, or other devices for 

the information, guidance or direction of drivers of Motor Vehicles.

(41) "trailer” means any vehicle other than a side-car drawn or intended to be drawn by a Motor Vehicle.

(42) "transport vehicle" means a public service vehicle, a good vehicle, a locomotive or a tractor.