Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Department of Motor Traffic
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1988
History
The Department of Motor Cars was established in January 1928, for the execution of tile provinces made in the Motor Car Ordinance No.20 of 1927. This was under the registrar of Motor Cars. Subsequently, this name had been changed to the Department of Motor Transport and finally with the enactment of the Motor Traffic Act No.14 of 1951.
This department is responsible for the Administration of the said and relevant regulations made thereunder, main of the functions of the department arc making regulations of Motor Traffic and registration of motor vehicles, new owners and licensing of motor vehicles of passengers and goods transport, Issue of driving licenses, Conductor's and Ticket Inspector's licenses, certificate of eligibility for tile operation of issues for occasional services, recovery of 'Sri Tax' on motor vehicles, collection of tax on transfer of motor cars under the provisions of Motor Cars (Tax on Transfers Law No.13 of 1978
This department is responsible for the Administration of the said and relevant regulations made thereunder, main of the functions of the department arc making regulations of Motor Traffic and registration of motor vehicles, new owners and licensing of motor vehicles of passengers and goods transport, Issue of driving licenses, Conductor's and Ticket Inspector's licenses, certificate of eligibility for tile operation of issues for occasional services, recovery of 'Sri Tax' on motor vehicles, collection of tax on transfer of motor cars under the provisions of Motor Cars (Tax on Transfers Law No.13 of 1978
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Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Control area
Description identifier
LK-NA/DMT
Institution identifier
LK-NA
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin