Vehicle and Transport Management Act, 1993

2. Definitions: Unless the subject or context otherwise requires, in this Act,-

(a) "Vehicle" means a means of transportation that runs on the road by mechanical power.

(b) "Weight of vehicle" means the total weight of the vehicle. Explanation: "Total weight" means the weight of the vehicle including its engine, chassis, other tools and equipment, as well as the total load carrying capacity of that vehicle as mentioned in the vehicle registration certificate.

(c) "Large vehicle" means a vehicle as per Section 3.

(d) "Medium vehicle" means a vehicle as per Section 4.

(e) "Small vehicle" means a vehicle as per Section 5.

(f) "Public vehicle" means a vehicle used in transport service.

(g) "Transport service" means the business of carrying passengers or goods from one place to another by a public vehicle for hire or reward.

(h) "Fare" means the amount or charge collected by a public vehicle in consideration for providing transport service.

(i) "Tourist vehicle" means a vehicle as per Section 7.

(j) "Private vehicle" means a vehicle as per Section 8.

(k) "Government vehicle" means a vehicle as per Section 9.

(l) "Corporation vehicle" means a vehicle as per Section 10.

(m) "Vehicle entitled to diplomatic facilities" means a vehicle as per Section 11.

(n) "Passenger" means a person traveling by a public vehicle.

(o) "Goods" means animals, birds, or any inanimate objects, other than human beings, transported in a public vehicle.

(p) "Passenger vehicle" means a public vehicle providing transport service to passengers.

(q) "Goods vehicle" means a public vehicle used for the business of transporting goods.

(r) "Registration certificate" means the vehicle registration certificate issued upon registering a vehicle under Section 16.

(s) "Driver" means a person who has obtained a driver's license.

(t) "Driver's license" means a vehicle driver's license issued by an authorized officer under Section 50.

(u) "Conductor" means a person who has obtained a conductor's license under Section 67, and that term also includes other checkers and helpers working on that vehicle.

(v) "Security personnel" means an employee responsible for the security of passengers, goods, and the vehicle.

(w) "Public place" means a public road, pavement, lane, river, bridge, path, or a place where the general public comes, goes, or stays, and that term also includes a designated place for passengers to board, alight, or park vehicles.

(x) "Parking lot" means a designated place for parking vehicles.

(y) "Bus station (Bus Bisouni)" means a designated place for passengers to board and alight for the purpose of traveling in a passenger-carrying public vehicle.

(z) "Route" means a designated route for operating a public vehicle.

(aa) "Long route (Long Route)" means a route from the place of departure to a destination at a distance of two hundred and fifty kilometers or more.

(bb) "Medium route (Medium Route)" means a route from the place of departure to a destination at a distance exceeding one hundred kilometers but less than two hundred and fifty kilometers.

(cc) "Short route" means a route from the place of departure to a destination at a distance ranging from twenty-five kilometers to one hundred kilometers.

(dd) "Local route" means a route from the place of departure to a destination at a distance less than twenty-five kilometers.

(ee) "Route permit" means a permit obtained under Section 77 to operate a vehicle on an approved route.

(ff) "Fitness certificate (Jaanch Paas)" means a certificate issued after examining the mechanical condition of a public vehicle.

(gg) "Insurance" means insurance that a vehicle owner or manager must arrange in relation to the vehicle, passengers, goods, driver, conductor, security personnel, other employees working on the vehicle, and third parties, and that term also includes comprehensive insurance relating thereto.

(hh) "Vehicle owner" means a person, firm, company, or any other organized body whose name is entered as the owner of that vehicle in the vehicle registration certificate.

(ii) "Manager" means a person entrusted with the responsibility of operating registered transport service in a systematic manner.

(jj) "Passenger luggage (Yatri Guntā)" means personal goods that a passenger carries with them while traveling.

(kk) "Traffic sign" means a notice, signal, or gesture given by a police officer or a driver of one vehicle to the driver of another vehicle, and that term also includes a notice, signal, or gesture affixed, placed, or installed in written or symbolic form for the control or direction of vehicles.

(ll) "Pollution" means noise and smoke pollution emitted from a vehicle.

(mm) "Department" means the Department of Transport Management, Ministry of amended by Some Nepal Acts Amendment Act to Make Compatible with the Constitution of Nepal, 2075.