law: The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  130. Duty 
  
  to produce licence and certificate of registration.
  Provided that  
  
  the driver  may, if his licence has been submitted to, or  has been seized by, 
  
  any officer or authority under this or any other Act,  produce  in  lieu  of  
  
  the  licence  a  receipt  or  other acknowledgment issued  by such officer or 
  
  authority in respect thereof and thereafter  produce the licence within such 
  
  period, in such manner as the  Central Government  may prescribe to the police 
  
  officer making the demand.
  
  
  Explanation.--For the  purposes of this sub-section, "certificate of insurance"  
  
  means the  certificate issued  under sub-section (3) of section 147.(4) If  the  
  
  licence  referred  to  in  sub-section  (2)  or  the certificates or permit 
  
  referred to in sub-section (3), as the case may be, are not at the time in the 
  
  possession of the person to whom demand is made, it shall be a sufficient 
  
  compliance with this section if such person produces  the licence  or 
  
  certificates  or permit  within  such period in  such manner as the Central 
  
  Government may prescribe, to the police officer or authority making the demand:
  
  
  Provided 
  
  that,  except to such extent and with such modifications as may  be prescribed,  
  
  the provisions  of this  sub-section shall not apply  to   any  person   
  
  required  to   produce  the  certificate  of registration or the certificate of 
  
  fitness of a transport vehicle.