(1) Any person who possesses such minimum educational qualification as may be prescribed by the State Government and is not disqualified under sub-section (1) of section 31 and who is not for the time being disqualified for holding or obtaining a conductors licence may apply to the licensing authority having jurisdiction in the area in which he ordinarily resides or carries on business for the issue to him of a conductors licence .
(2) Every application under sub-section (1) shall be in such form and shall contain such information as may be prescribed.
(3) Every application for a conductors licence shall be accompanied by a medical certificate in such form as may be prescribed, signed by a registered medical practitioner and shall also be accompanied by two clear copies of a recent photograph of the applicant.
(4) A conductors licence issued under this Chapter shall be in such form and contain such particulars as may be prescribed and shall be effective throughout the State in which it is issued.
(5) The fee for a conductors licence and for each renewal thereof shall be one-half of that for a driving licence .
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 30
Section 30 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 governs the statutory prerequisites, medical certifications, educational requirements, and practical first-aid qualifications required for the grant of a conductor's licence.
For applicants seeking a conductor's licence or transport corporations conducting recruitment drives, verify that First-Aid training certificates are valid and unexpired from accredited organizations like St. John Ambulance. In MACT claims involving alleged conductor negligence, production of the Section 30 licence rebuts claims of incompetent staffing.