THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 : Updated 2019 An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to motor vehicles. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows- Whole Motor Vehicles Act PDF is updated upto 2019 but still at some placesKEEP READING
CHAPTER II of Motor Vehicles Act LICENSING OF DRIVERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES Section 3. Necessity for driving licence. (1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle in any public place unless he holds an effective driving licence issued to him authorising him to drive the vehicle; and no person shallKEEP READING
CHAPTER III of MOTOR VEHICLES ACT LICENSING OF CONDUCTORS OF STAGE CARRIAGES Section 29. Necessity for conductor’s licence. (1) No person shall act as a conductor of a stage carriage unless he holds an effective conductor’s licence issued to him authorising him to act as such conductor; and no personKEEP READING
Chapter IV of Motor Vehicles Act REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES Section 39. Necessity for registration. No person shall drive any motor vehicle and no owner of a motor vehicle shall cause or permit the vehicle to be driven in any public place or in any other place unless the vehicleKEEP READING
Chapter V of Motor Vehicles Act CONTROL OF TRANSPORT VEHICLES Section 66. Necessity for permits. (1) No owner of a motor vehicle shall use or permit the use of the vehicle as a transport vehicle in any public place whether or not such vehicle is actually carrying any passengers orKEEP READING
Chapter VI of Motors Vehicle Act SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATE TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS Section 97. Definition. In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “road transport service” means a service of motor vehicles carrying passengers or goods or both by road for hire or reward. Section 98. Chapter to overrideKEEP READING
Chapter VII of Motor Vehicles Act CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLES Section 109. General provision regarding construction and maintenance of vehicles. (1) Every motor vehicle shall be so constructed and so maintained as to be at all times under the effective control of the person driving the vehicle.KEEP READING
Chapter VIII of Motor Vehicles Act CONTROL OF TRAFFIC Section 112. Limits of speed. (1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle or cause or allow a motor vehicle to be driven in any public place at a speed exceeding the maximum speed or below the minimum speed fixed forKEEP READING
Chapter IX of Motor Vehicles Act MOTOR VEHICLES TEMPORARILY LEAVING OR VISITING INDIA Section 139. Power of Central Government to make rules. (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for all or any of the following purposes, namely:- (a) the grant and authentication ofKEEP READING
Chapter X of Motor Vehicles Act LIABILITY WITHOUT FAULT IN CERTAIN CASES Section 140. Liability to pay compensation in certain cases on the principle of no fault. (1) Where death or permanent disablement of any person has resulted from an accident arising out of the use of a motor vehicleKEEP READING
Chapter XI of Motor Vehicles Act INSURANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLES AGAINST THIRD PARTY RISKS Section 145. Definitions. In this Chapter,- (a) “authorised insurer” means an insurer for the time being carrying on general insurance business in India under the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (57 of 1972) and anyKEEP READING
Chapter XII of Motor Vehicles Act CLAIMS TRIBUNALS Section 165. Claims Tribunals. (1) A State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute one or more Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals (hereafter in this Chapter referred to as Claims Tribunal) for such area as may be specified in the notificationKEEP READING
Chapter XIII of Motors Vehicles Act OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE Section 177. General provision for punishment of offences. Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rule, regulation or notification made thereunder shall, if no penalty is provided for the offence be punishable for the first offence withKEEP READING
CHAPTER XIV of Motor Vehicles Act MISCELLANEOUS Section 211. Power to levy fee. Any rule which the Central Government or the State Government is empowered to make under this Act may, notwithstanding the absence of any express provision to that effect, provide for the levy of such fees in respectKEEP READING
Schedules of Motor Vehicles Act The First Schedule of Motor Vehicles Act For first schedule (which is taken from official Government of India PDF) please go here. The Second Schedule of Motor Vehicles Act (See Section 163 A) SCHEDULE FOR COMPENSATION FOR THIRD PARTY FATAL ACCIDENT/INJURY CASES CLAIMS 1. (a)KEEP READING
