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The Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950

55 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. I — PRELIMINARY
  3. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  4. 2Definitions
  5. II — ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATIONS
  6. 3Establishment of Road Transport Corporations in the States
  7. 4Incorporation
  8. 6Disqualifications for being chosen as, or for being, a
  9. 7Resignation of office by the Chairman or a
  10. 8Removal of Chairman and members from office
  11. V — MISCELLANEOUS
  12. 9Section 9
  13. II — ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATIONS
  14. 10Temporary association of persons with a
  15. 11Meetings of
  16. 12Power to appoint committees and delegate functions
  17. 13Authentication of orders and other instruments
  18. 14Officers and servants of the Corporation
  19. 15Managing Director, Chief Accounts Officer and Financial Adviser
  20. 16General disqualification of all officers and servants
  21. 17Appointment of Advisory Council
  22. 17AEstablishment of subsidiary corporations
  23. III — POWERS AND DUTIES OF CORPORATION
  24. 18General duty of Corporation
  25. 19Powers of Corporation
  26. 19ADisposal of unclaimed articles and property
  27. 19BCorporation to obtain the approval of the Central Government in certain cases
  28. 20Extension of the operation of the road transport service of a Corporation to areas within another State
  29. 21Carriage of mails
  30. IV — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  31. 22General principle of Corporation's finance
  32. 23Capital of the Corporation
  33. 24Additional capital of the Corporation
  34. 25Guarantee by the State Government
  35. 26Borrowing powers
  36. 27Fund of the Corporation
  37. 28Payment of interest and dividend
  38. 29Provision for depreciation and reserve and other funds
  39. 30Disposal of net profits
  40. 31Power of the Corporation to spend
  41. 32Budget
  42. 33Accounts and audit
  43. V — MISCELLANEOUS
  44. 34Directions by the State Government
  45. 35Returns and reports
  46. 36Power to order inquiries
  47. 37Power to control a part of the undertaking of a Corporation
  48. 38Power to supersede a Corporation
  49. 39Liquidation of a Corporation
  50. 40Compensation for acquisition of road transport undertakings
  51. 42Power of entry
  52. 44Power to make rules
  53. 45Power to make regulations
  54. 46Penalty for breach of rules
  55. 47Special provisions relating to Bombay
  56. 47ASpecial provision for reconstitution or dissolution of certain Corporations
  57. 48Transitional provision relating to Bombay State Road Transport Corporation
  58. 49Prosecution and cognizance of offences
  59. 50Appointment of Magistrates
  60. 51Composition of offences
  61. 52Limitation of time for prosecution
  62. 53Power of magistrate to hear cases in absence of accused when summoned to appear