Section 168 in The West Bengal Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
168. Carriage of personal luggage in Stage or Contract Carriage.
(1)Not more than ten kilograms of luggage or personal effects per passenger shall be carried free of charge in any Stage Carriage or Contract Carriage.(2)Subject to the provisions of rule 166, any luggage or personal effects of any passenger, in excess of the weight that may be carried free of charge under sub-rule (1) may be carried in a Stage Carriage on payment of charges for such excess weight at the rates specified in the permit provided that the total number of passengers are kept limited to an extent that the weight of goods/luggage carried does not exceed the gross vehicle weight of the vehicle.(3)The State Transport Authority or the Regional Transport Authority shall have power to make regulations regulating the weight of luggage and goods which may be carried in any Contract Carriage generally or in any specified area.
