Private Bus Parking Notifications

Private Bus Parking Notifications

Office of the District Magistrate Chandigarh No.DC/MA/2001/19348 dated 24.9.2001 Notification  Whereas it has been made to appear to me that additional parking space for tourist buses in Chandigarh are required to be designated to ensure orderly plying of tourist bus service and so I do hereby notify the following additional sites for such purpose in exercise of the powers vested in me under Section 117 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 read with Rules 196 of the Chandigarh Motor Vehicles Rules, 1990:- S.No. Location Size No. of Buses 1. Sector 20-D on Dakshan Marg near Gurudwara Kalgidhar 75’X30’ 6 2. Sector 21-B, on V-4 road 120’X30’ 10 3. Sector 22-C, near Government High School 75’X30’ 6 4. Sector 32-D, Shopping in front of SCO:66-67 84’X30’ 7 5. Sector 33-D Shopping on V-4 road 84’X 50’ 7 6. Sector 37-D, Shopping on V-4 road 100’X30’ 8 7. Sector 41-D Shopping on V-4 road 84’X30’ 7 Total 51 Office of the District Magistrate Chandigarh No.DC/MA/99/ dated 12.11.1999 Notification  In partial modification of my earlier Notification dated 6.8.99, the parking spaces for tourist buses in Chandigarh are required to be designated to ensure orderly plying of tourist bus service and so I do hereby notify the following sites for the said purpose in exercise of the powers vested in me under Section 117 of the MV Act, 1988 read with the rule 196 of the Chandigarh Motor Vehicles Rules, 1990:- S.No. Location Size Parking capacity of buses 1. Sector 24-D(on V-4 road) 120’x85’ 16 2. Sector 29-C(on V-4 road) 120’x30’ 10 3. Sector 31-C(on V-4 road) 84’x30’ 7 4. Sector 40-D(on V-4 road) 120’x85’ 16 5. Sector 44-C(on V-4 road) 60’x30’ 5 6. Sector 45-D(on V-4 road) 120’x30’ 10 7. Sector 36-D 120’x30’ 10 8. Sector 38-D 60’x30’ 5 9. Sector 46-C 84’X30’ 7 Section 117, Motor Vehicles Act’ 1988  Parking places and halting stations: The State Government or any authority authorized in this behalf by the State Government may, in consultation with the local authority having jurisdiction in the area concerned, determine places at which motor vehicles may stand either indefinitely or for a specified period of time, and may determine the places at which public service vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers. Rule 196, Chandigarh Motor Vehicle Rules’ 1990 Parking Places: -Subject to provisions of rule 201, a District Magistrate may, subject to the control of the State Transport Authority concerned and after consultation with the Superintendent of Police and the local authority having jurisdiction in the area concerned, make orders appointing parking places and stands for motor vehicles. Provided that no place which is privately owned shall be appointed as a parking place or a stand except on application by or with the written consent of the owner. Rule 201, Chandigarh Motor Vehicle Rules’ 1990 Consideration governing the location of stands: In deciding whether to grant permission for the use of any place as a stand, the District Magistrate shall have regard the following maters namely :- (a) the interests of the public generally and the efficient organization of transport system; (b) the suitability of the site from the point of view of traffic control; (c) the avoidance of annoyance to persons living or having property in the locality; (d) the suitability of the site in relation to other stands in the same town ; and (e) any other consideration that may appear to be relevant.