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What is Motor Vehicles Act

The Motor Vehicles Act, passed in the year 1988 by the Indian Parliament, regulates almost all aspects of road transport vehicles. It has provisions for traffic regulations, vehicle insurance, registration of motor vehicles, controlling permits and penalties. The Act came into force from 1 July 1989.
 
To make roads safer, the Government of India in consultation with state transport ministers came up with this Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill to makes changes to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017, was passed by the Lok Sabha on April 10, 2017.
 
The Rajya Sabha cleared the Bill on July 31, 2019, with 108 votes in favour and 13 against it, with three amendments moved by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.
 
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 proposes a huge increase in various penalties for traffic violations, protection to Good Samaritans, recall of defective vehicle parts by automobile companies, holding builders accountable for poor quality of infrastructure and making vehicle owners criminally liable for violations committed by juvenile drivers.
 
Below are some of the important proposals in the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill:
 
1) It makes Aadhaar mandatory for getting a driving licence and vehicle registration.
 
2) For deaths in hit-and-run cases, the government will provide a compensation of Rs 2 lakh or more to the victim's family. Currently, the amount is just Rs 25,000.
 
3) In traffic violations by juveniles, the guardians or owner of the vehicle would be held responsible, unless they prove the offence was committed without their knowledge or they tried to prevent it.
 
4) The minimum fine for drunk driving has been increased from Rs 2,000 to Rs 10,000.
 
5) The Bill mandates automated fitness testing for vehicles.
 
6) The Bill allows the central government to order for recall of motor vehicles if a defect in the vehicle may cause damage to the environment, or the driver, or other road users
 
7) The Bill provides for a National Road Safety Board, to be created by the central government through a notification. The Board will advise the central and state governments on all aspects of road safety and traffic management, including standards of motor vehicles, registration and licensing of vehicles, standards for road safety, and promotion of new vehicle technology.
 
8) The Bill provides for a scheme for cashless treatment of road accident victims during golden hour.
 

Latest Updates on Motor Vehicles Act

This typically includes seat belts, but it can also encompass other features such as airbags, seat belt pretensioners, and load limiters

Updated On: 23 Aug 2024 | 10:24 PM IST

The legal question has given rise to various disputes over payment of claims by insurance companies in accident cases involving transport vehicles being driven by those having licences to drive LMVs

Updated On: 21 Aug 2024 | 1:26 PM IST

The draft notification, published on August 14, proposes an amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

Updated On: 15 Aug 2024 | 10:14 PM IST

Industrial zones are classified into red, orange, green, and white categories, determined by a pollution index score derived from factors such as emissions, effluents and hazardous waste generation

Updated On: 21 Mar 2024 | 11:08 PM IST

Industry players said that the proposed move is a step in the right direction, providing relief to the industry while also ensuring stricter environmental enforcement

Updated On: 26 Feb 2024 | 11:21 PM IST

The Amended Rules also states that a government-owned vehicle or a vehicle seized by law enforcement, will not be eligible for any incentives

Updated On: 25 Jan 2024 | 11:04 PM IST

Gahlot said that as of now the government has not dealt with the issue of "surge pricing" imposed by the app-based cab aggregators but if complaints are received from people, rules will be framed

Updated On: 29 Nov 2023 | 10:48 PM IST

Plying of old diesel or petrol vehicles and trucks carrying non-essential material in the national capital attracts a fine of Rs 20,000 under the Motor Vehicles Act

Updated On: 08 Nov 2023 | 9:15 PM IST

Section 129 of the Central Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 mandates the wearing of helmets for all two-wheeler riders

Updated On: 01 Nov 2023 | 4:24 PM IST

The insurance companies were asked to encourage adoption of property/parametric covers to mitigate financial losses due to natural catastrophes

Updated On: 17 Oct 2023 | 10:37 PM IST

Registration of new motor vehicles in Tamil Nadu is all set to cost more as the state Assembly on Wednesday amended the TN Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1974 increasing taxes

Updated On: 11 Oct 2023 | 9:33 PM IST

A total of 13,118 items have been delisted by these companies, Amazon delisted 8,095 alarm clips, Flipkart delisted around 5,000 clips and 21 clips were delisted by Meesho

Updated On: 12 May 2023 | 9:42 PM IST

However, FADA had warned that retail sales could be hit in the current quarter, with stricter fuel efficiency norms aimed at reducing carbon emissions set to come into effect from April this year

Updated On: 13 Jan 2023 | 7:03 PM IST

Driving growth is Tata Motors, with 25,795 registrations, against 10,200 last year

Updated On: 01 Nov 2022 | 10:41 AM IST

To ensure seamless movement of personal vehicles across India, 24 states and UTs have rolled out the new Bharat Series for vehicle registration

Updated On: 05 Oct 2022 | 3:03 PM IST

After Cyrus Mistry's death, road minister Nitin Gadkari told Business Standard that the ministry will soon tighten the noose around the travellers who do not wear a rear seat belt

Updated On: 15 Sep 2022 | 2:00 PM IST

Under Rule 138 (3) of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, a person "seated in the front seat or the persons occupying front facing rear seats" is required to wear seat belts

Updated On: 05 Sep 2022 | 4:50 PM IST

The High Court of Karnataka has held that an insurer cannot escape the liability of paying compensation even when the fitness certificate (FC) and permit of a vehicle are not renewed

Updated On: 01 Aug 2022 | 5:26 PM IST

The pre-owned car market has got a boost with the entry of startups like Cars24, Olx Autos, Droom and CarTrade. But there's still a policy vacuum here. Let's understand how it can hit the market

Updated On: 05 Oct 2021 | 8:53 AM IST

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified certain changes in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules to facilitate the owner of vehicle for nominating a person in the registration certificate

Updated On: 02 May 2021 | 11:12 AM IST