Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

Bare Act · 1988

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to motor vehicles.

In the syllabus of: AIBE · Bihar Higher Judiciary · Delhi Higher Judiciary · Jharkhand APO · MP APO · MP Higher Judiciary · Odisha APO · Rajasthan Higher Judiciary · Telangana Higher Judiciary · UGC NET Law · UP Higher Judiciary

Act number: 59 of 1988
Enacted: 14 October 1988
Contents: 257 sections · 15 chapters

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Contents

Chapter I — Preliminary

Chapter II — Licensing Of Drivers Of Motor Vehicles

Sections

Section 10 – Form and contents of licences to drive (preview)

Chapter III — Licensing Of Conductors Of Stage Carriages

Section 29 – Necessity for conductor's licence (preview)
Section 30 – Grant of conductor's licence (preview)
Section 31 – Disqualifications for the grant of conductor's licence (preview)
Section 32 – Revocation of a conductor's licence on grounds of disease or disability (preview)
Section 33 – Orders refusing, etc, conductor's licences and appeals therefrom (preview)
Section 34 – Power of licensing authority to disqualify (preview)
Section 35 – Power of Court to disqualify (preview)
Section 36 – Certain provisions of Chapter II to apply to conductor's licence (preview)
Section 37 – Savings (preview)
Section 38 – Power of State Government to make rules (preview)

Chapter IV — Registration Of Motor Vehicles

Section 39 – Necessity for registration (preview)
Section 40 – Registration, where to be made (preview)
Section 41 – Registration, how to be made (preview)
Section 42 – Special provision for registration of motor vehicles of diplomatic officers, etc (preview)
Section 43 – Temporary registration (preview)
Section 44 – Production of vehicle at the time of registration (preview)
Section 45 – Refusal of registration or renewal of the certificate of registration (preview)
Section 46 – Effectiveness in India of registration (preview)
Section 47 – Assignment of new registration mark on removal to another State (preview)
Section 48 – No objection certificate (preview)
Section 49 – Change of residence or place of business (preview)
Section 50 – Transfer of ownership (preview)
Section 51 – Special provisions regarding motor vehicle subject to hire-purchase agreement, etc (preview)
Section 52 – Alteration in motor vehicle (preview)
Section 53 – Suspension of registration (preview)
Section 54 – Cancellation of registration suspended under section 53 (preview)
Section 55 – Cancellation of registration (preview)
Section 56 – Certificate of fitness of transport vehicles (preview)
Section 57 – Appeals (preview)
Section 58 – Special provisions in regard to transport vehicles (preview)
Section 59 – Power to fix the age limit of motor vehicle (preview)
Section 60 – Registration of vehicles belonging to the Central Government (preview)
Section 61 – Application of Chapter to trailers (preview)
Section 62 – Information regarding stolen and recovered motor vehicles to be furnished by the police to the State Transport Authority (preview)
Section 62A – Prohibition of registration and issuance of certificate of fitness to oversized vehicles (preview)
Section 62B – National Register of Motor Vehicles (preview)
Section 63 – Maintenance of State Registers of Motor Vehicles (preview)
Section 64 – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
Section 65 – Power of State Government to make rules (preview)

Chapter V — Control Of Transport Vehicles

Section 66 – Necessity for permits (preview)
Section 66A – National Transportation Policy (preview)
Section 66B – No bar against permit holders to apply and hold licences under schemes (preview)
Section 67 – Power to State Government to control road transport (preview)
Section 68 – Transport Authorities (preview)
Section 69 – General provision as to applications for permits (preview)
Section 70 – Application for stage carriage permit (preview)
Section 71 – Procedure of Regional Transport Authority in considering application for stage carriage permit (preview)
Section 72 – Grant of stage carriage permits (preview)
Section 73 – Application for contract carriage permit (preview)
Section 74 – Grant of contract carriage permit (preview)
Section 75 – Scheme for renting of motor cabs (preview)
Section 76 – Application for private service vehicle permit (preview)
Section 77 – Application for goods carriage permit (preview)
Section 78 – Consideration of application for goods carriage permit (preview)
Section 79 – Grant of goods carriage permit (preview)
Section 80 – Procedure in applying for and granting permits (preview)
Section 81 – Duration and renewal of permits (preview)
Section 82 – Transfer of permit (preview)
Section 83 – Replacement of vehicles (preview)
Section 84 – General conditions attaching to all permits (preview)
Section 85 – General form of permits (preview)
Section 86 – Cancellation and suspension of permits (preview)
Section 87 – Temporary permits (preview)
Section 88 – Validation of permits for use outside region in which granted (preview)
Section 88A – Power of Central Government to make schemes for national, multimodal and inter-State transport of passengers and goods (preview)
Section 89 – Appeals (preview)
Section 90 – Revision (preview)
Section 91 – Restriction of hours of work of drivers (preview)
Section 92 – Voidance of contracts restrictive of liability (preview)
Section 93 – Agent or canvasser or aggregator to obtain licence (preview)
Section 94 – Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts (preview)
Section 95 – Power of State Government to make rules as to stage carriages and contract carriages (preview)
Section 96 – Power of State Government to make rules for the purposes of this Chapter (preview)

Chapter VI — Special Provisions Relating To State Transport Undertakings

Chapter VII — Construction, Equipment And Maintenance Of Motor Vehicles

Section 109 – General provision regarding construction and maintenance of vehicles (preview)
Section 110 – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
Section 110A – Recall of motor vehicles (preview)
Section 110B – Type of approval certificate and testing agencies (preview)
Section 111 – Power of State Government to make rules (preview)

Chapter VIII — Control Of Traffic

Section 112 – Limits of speed (preview)
Section 113 – Limits of weight and limitations on use (preview)
Section 114 – Power to have vehicle weighed (preview)
Section 115 – Power to restrict the use of vehicles (preview)
Section 116 – Power to erect traffic signs (preview)
Section 117 – Parking places and halting stations (preview)
Section 118 – Driving regulations (preview)
Section 119 – Duty to obey traffic signs (preview)
Section 120 – Vehicles with left hand control (preview)
Section 121 – Signals and signalling devices (preview)
Section 122 – Leaving vehicle in dangerous position (preview)
Section 123 – Riding on running board, etc (preview)
Section 124 – Prohibition against travelling without pass or ticket (preview)
Section 125 – Obstruction of driver (preview)
Section 126 – Stationary vehicles (preview)
Section 127 – Removal of motor vehicles abandoned or left unattended on a public place (preview)
Section 128 – Safety measures for drivers and pillion riders (preview)
Section 129 – Wearing of protective headgear (preview)
Section 130 – Duty to produce licence and certificate of registration (preview)
Section 131 – Duty of the driver to take certain precautions at unguarded railway level crossing (preview)
Section 132 – Duty of driver to stop in certain cases (preview)
Section 133 – Duty of owner of motor vehicle to give information (preview)
Section 134 – Duty of driver in case of accident and injury to a person (preview)
Section 134A – Protection of Good Samaritans (preview)
Section 135 – Schemes to be framed for the investigation of accident cases and wayside amenities, etc (preview)
Section 136 – Inspection of vehicle involved in accident (preview)
Section 136A – Electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety (preview)
Section 137 – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
Section 138 – Power of State Government to make rules (preview)

Chapter IX — Motor Vehicles Temporarily Leaving Or Visiting India

Section 139 – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)

Chapter X — [liability Without Fault In Certain Cases] [omitted.].

Chapter XI — Insurance Of Motor Vehicles Against Third Party Risks

Chapter XII — Claims Tribunals

Section 165 – Claims Tribunals (preview)
Section 166 – Application for compensation (preview)
Section 167 – Option regarding claims for compensation in certain cases (preview)
Section 168 – Award of the Claims Tribunal (preview)
Section 169 – Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunals (preview)
Section 170 – Impleading insurer in certain cases (preview)
Section 171 – Award of interest where any claim is allowed (preview)
Section 172 – Award of compensatory costs in certain cases (preview)
Section 173 – Appeals (preview)
Section 174 – Recovery of money from insurer as arrear of land revenue (preview)
Section 175 – Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts (preview)
Section 176 – Power of State Government to make rules (preview)
Section 177 – General provision for punishment of offences (preview)
Section 177A – Penalty for contravention of regulations under section 118 (preview)

Chapter XIII — Offences, Penalties And Procedure

Section 178 – Penalty for travelling without pass or ticket and for dereliction of duty on the part of conductor and refusal to ply contract carriage, etc (preview)
Section 179 – Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information (preview)
Section 180 – Allowing unauthorised persons to drive vehicles (preview)
Section 181 – Driving vehicles in contravention of section 3 or section 4 (preview)
Section 182 – Offences relating to licences (preview)
Section 182A – Punishment for offences relating to construction, maintenance, sale and alteration of motor vehicles and components (preview)
Section 182B – Penalty for contravention of section 62A (preview)
Section 183 – Driving at excessive speed, etc (preview)
Section 184 – Driving dangerously (preview)
Section 185 – Driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugs (preview)
Section 186 – Driving when mentally or phycically unfit to drive (preview)
Section 187 – Punishment for offences relating to accident (preview)
Section 188 – Punishment for abetment of certain offences (preview)
Section 189 – Racing and trials of speed (preview)
Section 190 – Using vehicle in unsafe condition (preview)
Section 191 – Omitted (preview)
Section 192 – Using vehicle without registration (preview)
Section 192A – Using vehicle without permit (preview)
Section 192B – Offences relating to registration (preview)
Section 193 – Punishment of agents, canvassers and aggregators without proper authority (preview)
Section 194 – Driving vehicle exceeding permissible weight (preview)
Section 194A – Carriage of excess passengers (preview)
Section 194B – Use of safety belts and the seating of children (preview)
Section 194C – Penalty for violation of safety measures for motor cycle drivers and pillion riders (preview)
Section 194D – Penalty for not wearing protective headgear (preview)
Section 194E – Failure to allow free passage to emergency vehicles (preview)
Section 194F – Use of horns and silence zones (preview)
Section 195 – Omitted (preview)
Section 196 – Driving uninsured vehicle (preview)
Section 197 – Taking vehicle without authority (preview)
Section 198 – Unauthorised interference with vehicle (preview)
Section 198A – Failure to comply with standards for road design, construction and maintenance (preview)
Section 199 – Offences by companies (preview)
Section 199A – Offences by juveniles (preview)
Section 199B – Revision of fines (preview)
Section 200 – Composition of certain offences (preview)
Section 201 – Penalty for causing obstruction to free flow of traffic (preview)
Section 202 – Power to arrest without warrant (preview)
Section 203 – Breath tests (preview)
Section 204 – Laboratory test (preview)
Section 205 – Presumption of unfitness to drive (preview)
Section 206 – Power of police officer to impound document (preview)
Section 207 – Power to detain vehicles used without certificate of registration permit, etc (preview)
Section 208 – Summary disposal of cases (preview)
Section 209 – Restriction on conviction (preview)
Section 210 – Courts to send intimation about conviction (preview)
Section 210A – Power of State Government to increase penalties (preview)
Section 210B – Penalty for offence committed by an enforcing authority (preview)
Section 210C – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
Section 210D – Power of State Government to make rules (preview)

Chapter XIV — Miscellaneous

Section 211 – Power to levy fee (preview)
Section 211A – Use of electronic forms and documents (preview)
Section 212 – Publication, commencement and laying of rules and notifications (preview)
Section 213 – Appointment of motor vehicles officers (preview)
Section 214 – Effect of appeal and revision on orders passed by original authority (preview)
Section 215 – Road Safety Councils and Committees (preview)
Section 215A – Power of Central Government and State Government to delegate (preview)
Section 215B – National Road Safety Board (preview)
Section 215C – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
Section 215D – Power of State Government to make rules (preview)
Section 216 – Power to remove difficulties (preview)
Section 217 – Repeal and savings (preview)
Section 217A – Renewal of permits, driving licences and registration granted under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (preview)