The Motor Vehicles Act,1988

• Chapter 1: Preamble in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section1– Short title, extent and commencement in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section2– Definitions in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
• Chapter 2: Licensing of Drivers of Motor Vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section3– Necessity for driving license in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section4– Age limit in connection with driving of motor vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section5– Responsibility of owners of motor vehicles for contravention of sections 3 and 4 in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section6– Restrictions on the holding of driving licenses in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section7– Restrictions on the granting of learner’s licenses for certain vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section8– Grant of learner’s license in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section9– Grant of driving license in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section10– Form and contents of licenses to drive in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section11– Additions to driving license in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section12– Licensing and regulation of schools or establishments for imparting instruction in driving of motor vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section13– Extent of effectiveness of licenses, to drive motor vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section14– Currency of licenses to drive motor vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section15– Renewal of driving licenses in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section16– Revocation of driving license on grounds of disease or disability in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section17– Orders refusing or revoking driving licenses and appeals therefrom in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section18– Driving licenses to drive motor vehicles, belonging to the Central Government in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section19– Power of licensing authority to disqualify from holding a driving license or revoke such license in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section20– Power of Court to disqualify in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section21– Suspension of driving license in certain cases in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section22– Suspension or cancellation of driving license on conviction in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section23– Effect of disqualification order in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section24– Endorsement in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section25– Transfer of endorsement and issue of driving license free from endorsement in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section26– Maintenance of State Registers of Driving Licences in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section27– Power of Central Government to make rules in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section28– Power of State Government to make rules in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
• Chapter 3: Licensing of Conductors of Stage Carriages in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section29– Necessity for conductor’s license in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section30– Grant of conductor’s license in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section31– Disqualifications for the grant of conductor’s license in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section32– Revocation of a conductor’s license on grounds of disease or disability in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section33– Orders refusing etc., conductor’s licenses and appeals therefrom in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section34– Power of licensing authority to disqualify in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section35– Power of Court to disqualify in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section36– Certain provisions of Chapter II to apply to conductor’s license in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section37– Savings in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section38– Power of State Government to make rules in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
• Chapter 4: Registration of Motor Vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section39– Necessity for registration in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section40– Registration, where to be made in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section41– Registration, how to be made in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section42– Special provision for registration of motor vehicles of diplomatic officers, etc in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section43– Temporary registration in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section44– Production of vehicle at the time of registration in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section45– Refusal of registration or renewal of the certificate of registration in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section46– Effectiveness in India of registration in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section47– Assignment of new registration mark on removal to another State in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section48– No objection certificate in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section49– Change of residence or place of business in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section50– Transfer of ownership in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section51– Special provisions regarding motor vehicle subject to hire-purchase agreement, etc in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section52– Alteration in motor vehicle in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section53– Suspension of registration in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section54– Cancellation of registration suspended under section 53 in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section55– Cancellation of registration in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section56– Certificate of fitness of transport vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section57– Appeals in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section58– Special provisions in regard to transport vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section59– Power to fix the age limit of motor vehicle in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section60– Registration of vehicles belonging to the Central Government in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section61– Application of Chapter to trailers in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section62– Information regarding stolen and recovered motor vehicles to be furnished by the police to the State Transport Authority in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section63– Maintenance of State Registers of Motor Vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section64– Power of Central Government to make rules in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section65– Power of State Government to make rules in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
• Chapter 5: Control of Transport Vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section66– Necessity for permits in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section67– Power to State Government to control road transport in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section68– Transport Authorities in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section69– General provision as to applications for permits in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section70– Application for stage carriage permit in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section71– Procedure of Regional Transport Authority in considering application for stage carriage permit in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section72– Grant of stage carriage permit in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section73– Application for contract carriage permit in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section74– Grant of contract carriage permit in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section75– Scheme for renting of motor cabs in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section76– Application for private service vehicle permit in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section77– Application for goods carriage permit in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section78– Consideration of application for goods carriage permit in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section79– Grant of goods carriage permit in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section80– Procedure in applying for and granting permits in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section81– Duration and renewal of permits in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section82– Transfer of permit in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section83– Replacement of vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section84– General conditions attaching to all permits in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section85– General form of permits in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section86– Cancellation and suspension of permits in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section87– Temporary permits in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section88– Validation of permits for use outside region in which granted in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section89– Appeals in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section90– Revision in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section91– Restriction of hours of work of drivers in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section92– Voidance of contracts restrictive of liability in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section93– Agent or canvasser to obtain license in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section94– Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section95– Power of State Government to make rules as to stage carriages and contract carriages in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section96– Power of State Government to make rules for the purposes of this Chapter in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
• Chapter 6:Special Provisions Relating to State Transport Undertakings in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section97– Definition in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section98– Chapter to override Chapter V and other laws in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section99– Preparation and publication of proposal regarding road transport service of a State transport undertaking in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section100– Objection to the proposal in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section101– Operation of additional services by a State transport undertaking in certain circumstances in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section102– Cancellation or modification of scheme in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section103– Issue of permits to State transport undertakings in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section104– Restriction on grant of permits in respect of a notified area or notified route in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section105– Principles and method of determining compensation and payment thereof in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section106– Disposal of article found in vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section107– Power of State Government to make rules in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section108– Certain powers of State Government exercisable by the Central Government in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
• Chapter 7: Construction, Equipment and Maintenance of Motor Vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section109– General provision regarding construction and maintenance of vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section110– Power of Central Government to make rules in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section111– Power of State Government to make rules in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
• Chapter 8: ChapterVIII– Control of Traffic in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section112– Limits of speed in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section113– Limits of weight and limitations on use in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section114– Power to have vehicle weighed in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section115– Power to restrict the use of vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section116– Power to erect traffic signs in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section117– Parking places and halting stations in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section118– Driving regulations in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section119– Duty to obey traffic signs in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section120– Vehicles with left hand control in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section121– Signals and signalling devices in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section122– Leaving vehicle in dangerous position in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section123– Riding on running board, etc in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section124– Prohibition against travelling without pass or ticket in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section125– Obstruction of driver in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section126– Stationary vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section127– Removal of motor vehicles abandoned or left unattended on a public place in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section128– Safety measures for drivers and pillion riders in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section129– Wearing of protective headgear in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section130– Duty to produce license and certificate of registration in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section131– Duty of the driver to take certain precautions at unguarded railway level crossings in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section132– Duty of driver to stop in certain cases in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section133– Duty of owner of motor vehicle to give information in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section134– Duty of driver in case of accident and injury to a person in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section135– Schemes to be framed for the investigation of accident cases and wayside amenities, etc in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section136– Inspection of vehicle involved in accident in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section137– Power of Central Government to make rules in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section138– Power of State Government to make rules in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
• Chapter 9: Motor Vehicles Temporarily Leaving Or Visiting India in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section139– Power of Central Government to make rules in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
• Chapter 10: Liability Without Fault in Certain Cases in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section140– Liability to pay compensation in certain cases on the principle of no fault in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section141– Provisions as to other right to claim compensation for death or permanent disablement in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section142– Permanent disablement in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section143– Applicability of Chapter to certain claims under Act 8 of 1923 in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section144– Overriding effect in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
• Chapter 11: Insurance of Motor Vehicles Against Third Party Risks in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section145– Definitions in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section146– Necessity for insurance against third party risk in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section147– Requirements of policies and limits of liability in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section148– Validity of policies of insurance issued in reciprocating countries in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section149– Duty of insurers to satisfy judgments and awards against persons insured in respect of third party risks in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section150– Rights of third parties against insurers on insolvency of the insured in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section151– Duty to give information as to insurance in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section152– Settlement between insurers and insured persons in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section153– Saving in respect of sections 150, 151 and 152 in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section154– Insolvency of insured persons not to affect liability of insured or claims by third parties in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section155– Effect of death on certain causes of action in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section156– Effect of certificate of insurance in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section157– Transfer of certificate of insurance in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section158– Production of certain certificates, license and permit in certain cases in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section159– Production of certificate of Insurance on application for authority to use vehicle in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section160– Duty to furnish particulars of vehicle involved in accident in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section161– Special provisions as to compensation in case of hit and run motor accident in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section162– Refund in certain cases of compensation paid under section 161 in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section163– Scheme for payment of compensation in case of hit and run motor accidents in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section163A– Special provisions as to payment of compensation on structured formula basis in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section163B– Option to file claim in certain cases in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section164– Power of Central Government to make rules in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
• Chapter 12: Claims Tribunals in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section165– Claims Tribunals in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section166– Application for compensation in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section167– Option regarding claims for compensation in certain cases in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section168– Award of the Claims Tribunal in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section169– Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunals in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section170– Impleading insurer in certain cases in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section171– Award of interest where any claim is allowed in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section172– Award of compensatory costs in certain cases in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section173– Appeals in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section174– Recovery of money from insurer as arrear of land revenue in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section175– Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section176– Power of State Government to make rules in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
• Chapter 13: Offences, Penalties and Procedure in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section177– General provision for punishment of offences in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section178– Penalty for travelling without pass or ticket and for dereliction of duty on the part of conductor and refusal to ply contract carriage, etc in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section179– Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section180– Allowing unauthorised persons to drive vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section181– Driving vehicles in contravention of section 3 or section 4 in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section182– Offences relating to licenses in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section182A– Punishment for offences relating to construction and maintenance of vehicles in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section183– Driving at excessive speed, etc in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section184– Driving dangerously in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section185– Driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugs in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section186– Driving when mentally or physically unfit to drive in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section187– Punishment for offences relating to accident in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section188– Punishment for abetment of certain offences in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section189– Racing and trials of speed in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section190– Using vehicle in unsafe condition in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section191– Sale of vehicle in or alteration of vehicle to condition contravening this Act in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section192– Using vehicle without registration in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section192A– Using vehicle without permit in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section193– Punishment of agents and canvassers without proper authority in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section194– Driving vehicle exceeding permissible weight in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section195– Imposition of minimum fine under certain circumstances in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section196– Driving uninsured vehicle in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section197– Taking vehicle without authority in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section198– Unauthorised interference with vehicle in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section199– Offences by companies in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section200– Composition of certain offences in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section201– Penalty for causing obstruction to free flow of traffic in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section202– Power to arrest without warrant in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section203– Breath tests in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section204– Laboratory test in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section205– Presumption of unfitness to drive in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section206– Power of police officer to impound document in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section207– Power to detain vehicles used without certificate of registration permit, etc in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section208– Summary disposal of cases in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section209– Restriction on conviction in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  • Section210– Courts to send intimation about conviction in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988