The correct answer is (c). Section 9 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with the grant of driving license.
Section 6 of the Act deals with the registration of motor vehicles. Section 8 of the Act deals with the driving of motor vehicles. Section 10 of the Act deals with the penalties for contravention of the Act.
Section 9 of the Act states that a person shall not drive a motor vehicle on a public road unless he holds a driving licence granted under this Act. A driving licence may be granted to any person who, on an application made by him in the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed fee, satisfies the prescribed conditions. The prescribed conditions include the following:
- The applicant must be a citizen of India.
- The applicant must have attained the age of 18 years.
- The applicant must have passed a test of driving a motor vehicle of the class for which the licence is applied.
- The applicant must not have been convicted of any offence under the Act or any other law for the time being in force relating to the use of motor vehicles.
The driving licence shall be granted for a period of five years. The driving licence may be renewed for a further period of five years on an application made by the holder of the licence in the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed fee.
The driving licence may be suspended or cancelled by the licensing authority if the holder of the licence is found to have committed any of the following offences:
- Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- Driving a motor vehicle in a rash or negligent manner.
- Driving a motor vehicle without a valid driving licence.
- Using a driving licence which is not genuine or which has been obtained by fraud.