Section 42 in The West Bengal Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
42. Conductors' Badge.
(1)The licensing authority may require that the conductor of a stage carriage shall display on his left breast a badge in the form illustrated in the Schedule B2 to these rules issued by and inscribed with the name of the authority by which the licence has been granted and the word "Conductor" together with a photograph of the driver and an identification number which may be the same as the licence number.(2)A conductor of a stage carriage shall not hold more than one such badge issued, by an authority in the State.(3)The fee for issue of a badge as aforesaid shall be five rupees. If the badge is lost or destroyed a duplicate badge shall be issued by the authority by which it was issued on payment of five rupees :Provided that where the actual cost incurred by the State Government for a badge exceeds five rupees, the State Government may direct that such actual cost shall be charged as the fee under this sub-rule.(4)If at any time the licence is suspended or revoked by any authority or by any Court or ceases to be valid by efflux of time the conductor shall within seven days surrender the badge to the authority by which it was issued.(5)No conductor shall lend or transfer his badge to any other person.(6)Any person finding conductor's badge shall, unless he returns the same to the person who is known to be the holder forthwith, surrender it to the authority by which it was issued or to the nearest police-station.(7)In the absence of any direction from the licensing authority, the conductor of a stage carriage shall display on his left breast the word "Conductor" along with the number of his licence and the name of the licensing authority to be stitched in a visible manner on his uniform or garments.
