What is The Motor Vehicle Act? What are the offences and Penalties under Motor Vehicle Act?

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The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988:

The Motor Vehicles Act was passed in the year 1988 by Parliament of India and regulates almost all the aspects of road transport vehicles. It provides detailed provision on licensing of the drivers and conductors, registration of motor vehicles, the provision on controlling their permits, traffic regulation, related insurance, liabilities, and penalties. This act majorly concentrates on innocent people who are on the road and can get affected by drivers of these motor vehicles. The motor vehicle act provides a provision for compensation for such helpless people. They are referred to as “Third Party” and the motor vehicle act revolves around providing safety to these third party people.

The motor vehicle act makes it mandatory for a driver to have a valid driving license and no motor vehicle can be driven without being registered under the motor vehicle act. This certificate of registration shall be valid for next fifteen years from date of registration and can be further renewed for next five years. 
 
Guide to Motor Vehicles Act 1988
 

The various offenses and related penalties are mentioned below:

• Under section 3 r/w 181 Motor Vehicle Act, a person driving without a valid license shall have to pay a penalty of INR 500/- and or imprisonment of around three months. • Under section 5 r/w 180 Motor Vehicle Act, a person allowing his vehicle to be driven by a person who do not have a valid license shall have to pay a penalty of INR 1000/- with or without three months of imprisonment. • Under section 130(3) r/w 177 Motor Vehicle Act, a person not carrying all the documents required shall be liable to pay a penalty of INR 100/-. • Under section 130 r/w 177 Motor Vehicle Act, a person driving without a valid insurance shall be liable to pay a penalty of INR 1000/- with or without an imprisonment of three months. • Under section 130 r/w 177 Motor Vehicle Act, a person driving without a valid permit shall be liable to pay a penalty of INR 5000/- which could not be less than INR 2000/-. • Under section 130 r/w 177 Motor Vehicle Act, a person driving without a valid fitness shall be liable to pay a penalty of INR 5000/- which could not be less than INR 2000/-. • Under section 39 r/w 192 Motor Vehicle Act, a person without a valid R.C, for his vehicle shall be liable to pay a penalty of INR 2000/-.

• Under section 4 r/s 181 Motor Vehicle Act, a minor driving the vehicle shall be liable to pay a penalty of INR 500/-.
 
• Under section 5 r/w 180 Motor Vehicle Act, allowing an unauthorized person to drive shall levy a penalty of INR 1000/-.
 
• Under section 129 r/w 177 Motor Vehicle Act, a person driving without helmet shall be liable to pay a penalty of INR 100/-.
 
• Under section 138(3) CMVR 177 Motor Vehicle Act, a person driving without fastening his seat belt shall be liable to pay a penalty of INR 100/-.
 
• Under section 184 Motor Vehicle Act, a person found doing rash driving shall be liable to pay a penalty of INR 1000/-.
 
• Under section 112-183 Motor Vehicle Act, a person found of doing hasty or dangerous driving shall be liable to pay a penalty of INR 1000/- with or without imprisonment depending on the severity of the fault.
 
• Under section 17(i) RRR 177 Motor Vehicle Act, a person driving in a one way against the way shall be liable to pay a penalty of INR 100/-.
 
There are various other penalties under the motor vehicle act for various scenarios which could be found on government website in details which relates to road marking related offenses, number plate related offences, vehicle light related offences, horn related offences, traffic police relate offences, traffic signal related offences, speed and overtake related offences, offences related to pollution, offences related condition of motor vehicle, offenses related to parking, etc.

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