Section 122 in The Punjab Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
122. Delegation of powers by State Transport Authority and Regional Transport Authority
. [Sections 98(5) and 96(2)(xxxiii)] - (1) The State Transport Authority may by a general or special resolution passed in its meeting, delegate all or any of its powers under these rules to its Chairman:Provided that the aforesaid powers may also be delegated in the aforesaid manner to the Secretary of the State Transport Authority who shall exercise these powers only when the Chairman is away from the headquarters of the authority.(2)[Sections 68(5) and 96(2)(xxxiii)] - The Regional Transport Authority may delegate all or any of its powers to the Commissioners of the Divisions, Deputy Commissioners of the Districts or any other Officer of the Motor Vehicles Department by passing a general or special resolution :Provided that the Regional Transport Authority may by general or special resolution passed in its meeting, delegate its following powers to its Chairman, subject to the conditions mentioned therein, namely :-(i)The powers of permitting the transfer of permit under sub-section (2) of Section 82:Provided that this power is exercised after full enquiry and after full satisfaction about the contents of the application made for transfer of permit.(ii)the powers of granting replacement of vehicles under Section 83;(iii)the powers of granting temporary permits under Section 87; and(iv)the powers of granting countersignatures of permit under Section 88:Provided that the aforesaid powers may also be delegated to the Secretary of the Regional Transport Authority in the aforesaid manner who shall exercise these powers only in the case when the Chairman is away from headquarters of the authority and a reference to him will involve of delay which in the circumstances is unreasonable:Provided further that the aforesaid powers may also be delegated to the Assistant Secretary of the Regional Transport Authority in the aforesaid manner who will exercise these powers only in the case when both Chairman and the Secretary are away from the headquarters of the authority and a reference to either of them will involve an amount of delay:Provided further that any order passed by the Assistant Secretary in the capacity of delegated authority the orders so passed shall be got confirmed from the Secretary of the Regional Transport Authority concerned.(3)A Regional Transport Authority may delegate its powers of issuing a duplicate permit or parts of a permit, as the case may be, under these rules to its Secretary or Assistant Secretary in the manner as specified in sub-rule (1).
