The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide its notification dated 8th April 2021 has published the Central Motor Vehicles (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2021 to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
The Amendment brings in new rule 56 which deals with Transfer of ownership on death of owner of the vehicle.
Where the owner of a motor vehicle dies, the person nominated by the vehicle owner in the certificate of registration or the person succeeding to the possession of the vehicle, as the case may be, may for a period of three months from the death of the owner of the motor vehicle, use the vehicle as if it has been transferred to him: Provided that such person has, within thirty days of the death of the owner, informed the registering authority of the occurrence of the death of the owner and of his own intention to use the vehicle.
