State of Rajasthan - Act
The Rajasthan Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1951
RAJASTHAN
India
India
The Rajasthan Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1951
Act 11 of 1951
- Published on 31 July 2014
- Commenced on 31 July 2014
- [This is the version of this document from 31 July 2014.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
- In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-3. [ Exemption. [Substituted by Rajasthan Act No. 13 of 1956.]
4. [ Imposition of tax] [Substituted by Rajasthan Act 9 of 1997.].
4A.
[x x x] [Omitted by Rajasthan Act No. 9 of 1997.]4B. [ [Deleted by Rajasthan Act No. 20 of 2019, dated 20.8.2019.]
***]| 4B. [ Special Road Tax. [Substituted by Rajasthan Act No. 9 of 1997.]- In addition to the tax levied under section 4 and subject to the rules as may be made by the State Government in this behalf, there shall be levied and paid to the State Government a special Road Tax on all transport vehicles[except those[transport vehicle which have paid lump sum tax payable under section 4-C)]] at the rates as may be specified by notification in the official gazette, by the State Government which shall not exceed[Rs.2,000/-] [Substituted by Rajasthan Act 8 of 1998.]per day in respect of passenger vehicles and shall not exceed Rs.250/-per thousand Kg. of load carrying capacity or part thereof for thirty days in respect of goods vehicles of other States or for vehicles plying on temporary permits of this State, and[not exceeding 5% of the cost] [Substituted by Rajasthan Act 8 of 1998.]of the chassis/vehicle per month in respect of other vehicles:Explanation.- The cost of the chassis/vehicle for the purposes of computation of tax shall include purchase price and such other elements as may be prescribed by the State Government].[Provided further that where a motor vehicle[other than those which has paid one time tax under section 4-C] [Inserted by Rajasthan Act No. 11 of 2000, dated 10.5.2005.]is found plying after the surrender of the certificate of registration, the Special Road Tax on such vehicle shall be payable forthwith for the entire period for which such certificate of registration was surrendered, alongwith a penalty equal to five time the amount of Special Road Tax but no such tax or penalty shall be charged from empty vehicle going for repair or for test purposes.] |
4C. [
***]| 4C. [ Imposition of Lump sum tax. [Inserted by Rajasthan Act No. 15 of 2005, dated 20.5.2005.]- Notwithstanding anything contained in section 4 and section 4-B and subject to the rules as may be made by the State Government there shall be levied and paid to the State Government a lump sum tax on all transport vehicles at the rates as may be specified by the notification in the Official Gazette by the State Government which shall not exceed 50% of the cost of vehicle/chassis:Provided that the owner or person having possession or control of transport vehicle shall have option either to pay tax levied under clause (a) or clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 4 and section 4-B or lump sum tax under section 4-C :][Provided further that the State government may by notification in theOfficial Gazetterequire the owners or the persons having possession of such class of transport vehicles registered on or after 01.04.2007 as may be specified in the notification to pay lump sump tax under section 4-C instead of tax payable under clause (a) or clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 4 and section 4-B.] [Added by Rajasthan Act No. 4 of 2007, (w.e.f. 9.3.2007).] |
4D. [ Levy of Green Tax. [Substituted by Rajasthan Finance Act, 2014 (Act No. 14 of 2014), dated 31.7.2014.]
| S. No | Class of the Vehicle | Time | Maximum rate of cess (in Rupees) |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1. | Non-transport vehicle | ||
| (a) two wheelers | At the time of registration under Section 41, orassignment under Section 47 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988(Central Act No. 59 of 1988) and thereafter at the time ofrenewal of certificate of registration under sub-Section (10) ofSection 41 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act No. 59 of1988) | 1000 | |
| (b) four wheeled diesel driven vehicles | |||
| I. Light Motor Vehicle with engine capacity upto 1500 cc | 5000 | ||
| II. Light Motor Vehicle with engine capacityabove 1500 cc and up to 2000 cc | 10000 | ||
| III. Light Motor Vehicle with engine capacityabove 2000 cc with seating capacity up to 5 | 10000 | ||
| IV. Light Motor Vehicle with engine capacityabove 2000 cc with seating capacity more than 5 | 25000 | ||
| (c) four wheeled petrol/ LPG driven vehicles | |||
| I. Light Motor Vehicle with engine capacity upto 1500 cc | 2000 | ||
| II Light Motor Vehicle with engine capacityabove 1500 cc and upto 2000 cc | 2500 | ||
| III Light Motor Vehicle with engine capacityabove 2000 CC with seating capacity up to 5 | 3000 | ||
| IV. Light Motor Vehicle with engine capacityabove 2000 CC with seating capacity more than 5 | 5000 | ||
| (d) other than above fuel driven four wheeledvehicles. | 1000 | ||
| (e) other Non-transport vehicles. | 2000 | ||
| [2] [Substituted by Rajasthan Act No. 5 of 2016, dated 09.4.2016.] | Transport Vehicle | At the time of registration under section 41, orassignment under section 47 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988(Central Act No. 59 of 1988) and thereafter at the time ofrenewal of fitness certificate under section 56 of the MotorVehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act No. 59 of 1988). | |
| (a) two wheeled passenger vehicle/three wheeledpassenger and goods vehicle | 2000 | ||
| (b) other than three wheeled passenger and goodsvehicle | |||
| (i) Light Motor Vehicle | |||
| (a) if the age of the vehicle is 6 years or less from the date ofits first registration | 5000 | ||
| (b) if the age of the vehicle is more than 6 years from the dateof its first registration | 8000 | ||
| (ii) other than Light Motor Vehicle | |||
| (a) if the age of the vehicle is 6 years or less from the date ofits first registration | 6000 | ||
| (b) if the age of the vehicle is more than 6 years from the dateof its first registration | 10000 |
4E. [ Levy of Surcharge. [Added by Rajasthan Act No. 6 of 2011, dated 28.5.2011.]
5. [ Payment of tax. [Substituted by Rajasthan Act No. 8 of 1998.]
2005.
] [Substituted 'Chapter IX of the Rajasthan Finance Act, 1998 (Act No. 8 of 1998)' by Rajasthan Act No. 15 of 2005, dated 20.5.2005.], within sixty days of such coming into force.6. [ Payment of [***] [Substituted by Rajasthan Act 11 of 1972.] penalty for default].
- [(1 Where the tax due in respect of a motor vehicle [other than that referred to in sub-section (3) and (4)] [Substituted by Rajasthan Act 8 of 1998.] is not paid within the period allowed, the defaulter shall be liable to pay in addition to the tax due, a penalty at such rate as may be prescribed by the State Government, by notification in the official gazette, which shall not exceed 5% per month of the amount of tax due for each month or part thereof from the date of expiry of the period allowed:[Provided that the amount of penalty shall in no case be more than double the amount of tax due] [[Substituted by Rajasthan Act No. 11 of 2000 for the following:-'Provided that the penalty shall in no case be less than rupees one hundred and more than double the amount of tax due;']].[***] [The second proviso inserted by Rajasthan Act 12 of 1999, deleted by Rajasthan Act No. 11 of 2000. The deleted proviso was as under:- 'Provided further that where the amount of double the amount of tax due is less than rupees one hundred, then only such amount of double the tax shall be payable as penalty.']6A. [ Revision of rates of tax. [Inserted by Rajasthan Act No. 11 of 1972 and as amended from time to time upto Rajasthan 5 of 1989.]
- If as a result of imposition of a tax or revision of rates made under any provision of this Act, a motor vehicle in respect of which tax has been paid becomes liable to higher amount of tax. the owner or any person having possession or control of the motor vehicle shall, within the time allowed for payment of tax for the following financial year or any quarteror month thereof, as the case may be, pay additional tax of a sum which is equal to the difference between the tax already paid and the higher amount of tax which becomes payable in respect of such vehicle for the complete month in which the tax is revised or the remaining months of the financial year or of any quarter thereof as the case may be. and the Taxation Officer shall not issue a fresh token in respect of such vehicle until such amount of tax has been paid.]7. [ Refund of tax. [Substituted by Rajasthan Act No. 20 of 2019, dated 20.8.2019.]
8. [ Declaration by person keeping vehicle for use. [Substituted by Rajasthan Act 8 of 1998.]
8A. [ Computation of tax. [Inserted by Rajasthan Art 5 of 2001, which was omitted by Rajasthan Act No. 9 of 1997.]
- If the Taxation Officer is satisfied that tax has not been correctly paid, he shall, after giving the owner a reasonable opportunity of being heard, proceed to compute the amount of tax due and recover the same.]9. Payment of additional tax.
- Where any motor vehicle in respect of which the tax has been paid, is altered in such a manner as to cause the vehicle to become a vehicle in respect of which a higher rate of tax is payable, the [owner or any person having possession or control] [Substituted by Rajasthan Act No. 11 of 1972.], thereof shall be liable to pay an additional tax of a sum which is equal to the difference between the tax already paid in respect of such vehicle and the tax which is payable in respect of such vehicle after its being so altered.10. [ Grant of receipt and token or tax certificate. [Substituted by Rajasthan Act No. 15 of 1986 w.e.f. 1-4-86.]
10A. [ [Deleted by Rajasthan Act No. 20 of 2019, dated 20.8.2019.]
***]| 10A. [ Grant of special token. [Sections 10-A and 10-B Inserted by Rajasthan Act 5 of 2001.]- Any owner of a motor vehicle who has paid the motor vehicle tax and special road tax in advance may fee and the Taxation Officer shall issue the special token in such manner, as may be prescribed.] |