Can we renew a conductor's licence five years after its expiry

A common question that comes to our mind quite often.

A reading of the relevant provisions do not provide a clear answer.

But if we probe a little further we do find the answer in the affirmative.

Conductor's licence is dealt in chapter III and driving licence in Chapter II.
Section 36 of the M V Act 1988stipulates that certain provisions of Chapter II to apply for conductors' licence also.

Proviso to Section 15 (4) of the M.V.Act states that a driving licence can be renewed even after 5 years if the applicant passes the retest.

In other words a licence can be renewed after 5 years if the applicant undergoes the test and passes the same.

Section 36 of M.V.Act emphasize that Section 15 of the MV Act applies to a conductor's licence also.

It says that the conductor licence can also be renewed after 5 years if the applicant passes the test.

So the conductor's licence can be renewed even after five years of expiry.