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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

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1 Short title, extent and commencement View Details
10Form and contents of licences to driveView Details
10 Objection to the proposalView Details
10 Cancellation or modification of schemeView Details
10 Restriction on grant of permits in respect of a notified area or notified routeView Details
10 Disposal of article found in vehiclesView Details
10 Certain powers of State Government exercisableView Details
101Operation of additional services by a State transport undertaking in certain circumstancesView Details
103Issue of permits to State transport undertakingsView Details
105Principles and method of determining compensation and payment thereofView Details
107Power of State Government to make rulesView Details
109General provision regarding construction and maintenance of vehiclesView Details
11 Power of Central Government to make rulesView Details
11 Limits of speedView Details
11 Power to have vehicle weighedView Details
11 Power to erect traffic signsView Details
11 Driving regulationsView Details
11Additions to driving licenceView Details
111Power of State Government to make rulesView Details
113Limits of weight and limitations on useView Details
115Power to restrict the use of vehiclesView Details
117Parking places and halting stationsView Details
119Duty to obey traffic signsView Details
12Licensing and regulation of schools or establishmentsView Details
12 Vehicles with left hand controlView Details
12 Leaving vehicle in dangerous positionView Details
12 Prohibition against travelling without pass or ticketView Details
12 Stationary vehiclesView Details
12 Safety measures for drivers and pillion ridersView Details
121Signals and signalling devicesView Details
123Riding on running board, etcView Details
125Obstruction of driverView Details
127Removal of motor vehicles abandoned or left unattended on a public placeView Details
129Wearing of protective headgearView Details
13 Duty to produce licence and certificate of registrationView Details
13 Duty of driver to stop in certain casesView Details
13 Duty of driver in case of accident and injury to a personView Details
13 Inspection of vehicle involved in accidentView Details
13 Power of State Government to make rulesView Details
13Extent of effectiveness of licences, to drive motor vehiclesView Details
131Duty of the driver to take certain precautions at unguarded railway level crossingView Details
133Duty of owner of motor vehicle to give informationView Details
135Schemes to be framed for the investigation of accident cases and wayside amenities, etc.View Details
137Power of Central Government to make rulesView Details
139Power of Central Government to make rulesView Details
14Currency of licences to drive motor vehiclesView Details
14 Liability to pay compensation in certain cases on the principle of no faultView Details
14 Permanent disablementView Details
14 Overriding effectView Details
14 Necessity for insurance against third party riskView Details
14 Validity of policies of insurance issued in reciprocating countriesView Details
141Provisions as to other right to claim compensation for death or permanent disablementView Details
143Applicability of Chapter to certain claims under Act 8 of 1923View Details
145Definitions. In this ChapterView Details
147Requirements of policies and limits of liabilityView Details
149Duty of insurers to satisfy judgments and awards against persons insured in respect of third party risksView Details
15 Rights of third parties against insurers on insolvency of the insuredView Details
15 Settlement between insurers and insured personsView Details
15 Insolvency of insured persons not to affect liability of insuredView Details
15 Effect of certificate of insuranceView Details
15 Production of certain certificates, licence and permit in certain casesView Details
15Renewal of driving licencesView Details
151Duty to give information as to insuranceView Details
153Saving in respect ofsections150, 151and152 Saving in respect of sections, 151and 152View Details
155Effect of death on certain causes of actionView Details
157Transfer of certificate of insuranceView Details
159Production of certificate of Insurance on application for authority to use vehicleView Details
16 Revocation of driving licence on grounds of disease or disabilityView Details
16 Duty to furnish particulars of vehicle involved in accidentView Details
16Refund in certain cases of compensation paid under section 161View Details
16Power of Central Government to make rulesView Details
16Application for compensationView Details
16Award of the Claims TribunalView Details
161Special provisions as to compensation in case of hit and run motor accidentView Details
163Scheme for payment of compensation in case of hit and run motoraccidentsView Details
165Claims TribunalsView Details
167Option regarding claims for compensation in certain casesView Details
169Procedure and powers of Claims TribunalsView Details
17Impleading insurer in certain casesView Details
17Award of compensatory costs in certain casesView Details
17Recovery of money from insurer as arrear of land revenueView Details
17Power of State Government to make rulesView Details
17Penalty for traveling without pass or ticket and for derelictionView Details
17Orders refusing or revoking driving licences and appeals there-fromView Details
171Award of interest where any claim is allowedView Details
173AppealsView Details
175Bar on jurisdiction of Civil CourtsView Details
177General provision for punishment of offencesView Details
179Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of informationView Details
18 Driving licences to drive motor vehiclesView Details
18Allowing unauthorised persons to drive vehiclesView Details
18Offences relating to licencesView Details
18Driving dangerouslyView Details
18Driving when mentally or phycically unfit to driveView Details
18Punishment for offences relating to accidentView Details
181Driving vehicles in contravention of section 3 or section 4View Details
183Driving at excessive speed, etcView Details
185Driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugsView Details
187Punishment for offences relating to accidentView Details
188Punishment for abetment of certain offencesView Details
189Racing and trials of speedView Details
19Power of licensing authority to disqualify from holding a drivinglicence or revoke such licenceView Details
190Using vehicle in unsafe conditionView Details
191Sale of vehicle in or alteration of vehicle to condition contravening this Act.View Details
192Using vehicle without registration or permitView Details
193Punishment of agents and canvassers without proper authorityView Details
194Driving vehicle exceeding permissible weightView Details
195Imposition of minimum fine under certain circumstancesView Details
196Driving uninsured vehicleView Details
197Taking vehicle without authorityView Details
198Unauthorised interference with vehicleView Details
199Offences by companiesView Details
2DefinitionsView Details
20 Power of Court to disqualifyView Details
200Composition of certain offencesView Details
201Penalty for causing obstruction to free flow of trafficView Details
202Power to arrest without warrantView Details
203Breath testsView Details
204Laboratory testView Details
205Presumption of unfitness to driveView Details
206Power of police officer to impound documentView Details
207Power to detain vehicles used without certificate of registration permit, etcView Details
208Summary disposal of casesView Details
209Restriction on convictionView Details
21Suspension of driving licence in certain casesView Details
210Courts to send intimation about convictionView Details
211Power to levy feeView Details
212Publication, commencement and lying of rules and notificationsView Details
213Appointment of motor vehicles officersView Details
214Effect of appeal and revision on orders passed by original authorityView Details
215Road Safety Councils and CommitteesView Details
216Power to remove difficultiesView Details
217Repeal and savingsView Details
22 Suspension or cancellation of driving licence on convictionView Details
23Effect of disqualification orderView Details
24 EndorsementView Details
25Transfer of endorsement and issue of driving licence free from endorsementView Details
26 Maintenance of State Registers of Driving LicencesView Details
27Power of Central Government to make rulesView Details
28 Power of State Government to make rulesView Details
29Necessity for conductor's licenceView Details
3Necessity for driving licenceView Details
30 Grant of conductor's licenceView Details
31Disqualifications for the grant of conductor's licenceView Details
32 Revocation of a conductor's licence on grounds of disease or disabilityView Details
33Orders refusing, etc, conductor's licences and appeals there - fromView Details
34 Power of licensing authority to disqualifyView Details
35Power of Court to disqualifyView Details
36 Certain provisions of Chapter II to apply to conductor's licenceView Details
37SavingsView Details
38 Power of State Government to make rulesView Details
39Necessity for registrationView Details
4Age limit in connection with driving of motor vehiclesView Details
40 Registration, where to be madeView Details
41Registration, how to be madeView Details
42 Special provision for registration of motor vehicles of diplomatic officers, etcView Details
43Temporary registrationView Details
44 Production of vehicle at the time of registrationView Details
45Refusal of registration or renewal of the certificate of registrationView Details
46 Effectiveness in India of registrationView Details
47Assignment of new registration mark on removal to another StateView Details
48 No objection certificateView Details
49Change of residence or place of businessView Details
5Responsibility of owners of motor vehicles for contravention of sections 3 and 4View Details
50 Transfer of ownershipView Details
51Special provisions regarding motor vehicle subject to hire- purchase agreement, etcView Details
52 Alteration in motor vehicleView Details
53Suspension of registrationView Details
54 Cancellation of registration suspended under section 53View Details
55Cancellation of registrationView Details
56 Certificate of fitness of transport vehiclesView Details
57AppealsView Details
58 Special provisions in regard to transport vehiclesView Details
59Power to fix the age limit of motor vehicleView Details
6Restrictions on the holding of driving licencesView Details
60 Registration of vehicles belonging to the Central GovernmentView Details
61Application of Chapter to trailersView Details
62Information regarding stolen and recovered motor vehiclesView Details
63Maintenance of State Registers of Motor VehiclesView Details
64Power of Central Government to make rulesView Details
65Power of State Government to make rulesView Details
66Necessity for permitsView Details
67Power to State Government to control road transportView Details
68Transport AuthoritiesView Details
69General provision as to applications for permitsView Details
7Restrictions on the granting of learner's licences for certain vehiclesView Details
70Application for stage carriage permitsView Details
71Procedure of Regional Transport Authority in considering application for stage carriage permitView Details
72Grant of stage carriage permitsView Details
73Application for contract carriage permitsView Details
74Grant of contract carriage permitView Details
75Scheme for renting of motor cabsView Details
76Application for private service vehicle permitView Details
77Application for goods carriage permitsView Details
78Consideration of application for goods carriage permitsView Details
79Grant of goods carriage permitView Details
8Grant of learner's licenceView Details
80Procedure in applying for and granting permitsView Details
81Duration and renewal of permitsView Details
82Transfer of permitView Details
83Replacement of vehiclesView Details
84General conditions attaching to all permitsView Details
85General form of permitsView Details
86Cancellation and suspension of permitsView Details
87Temporary permitsView Details
88Validation of permits for use outside region in which grantedView Details
89AppealsView Details
9Grant of driving licenceView Details
90RevisionView Details
91Restriction of hours of work of driversView Details
92 Voidance of contracts restrictive of liabilityView Details
93Agent or canvasser to obtain licenceView Details
94 Bar on jurisdiction of Civil CourtsView Details
95Power of State Government to make rules as to stage carriages and contract carriagesView Details
96 Power of State Government to make rules for the purposes of this ChapterView Details
97DefinitionView Details
98 Chapter to override Chapter V and other lawsView Details
99Preparation and publication of proposal regarding road transport service of a State transport undertakingView Details
PaPart BView Details
THMandatory SignsView Details

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