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The Motor Vehicles ( Amendment) Act, 2019


The Motor Vehicles(Amendment) Act, 2019
  

The Government of India has implemented the New Motor Vehicle Act 2019.
With the implementation of the amendment in the previously proposed Motor Vehicle Act of the year 1988, a new set of traffic rules has been imposed on the citizens of India. The New Motor Vehicle Amendment Act of 2019 imposes almost double the fine on the faulty driver as imposed by the previous Act.  

Below are the changes in fines and penalties as per the new Motor Vehicles Act 2019: 


Offence
Old Penalty
New Penalty
General (offences for which no penalty is defined otherwise) 
₹100 for first offence; ₹300 for subsequent offence
₹500 for first offence; ₹1,500 for subsequent offence
Road regulation violation (S.177A)
₹100
₹500
Disobedience of orders of authorities ( S.179)
₹500
₹2,000
Unauthorized use of vehicles without licence (S.180)
₹1,000
₹1,000 - ₹5,000
Driving without licence (S.181)
₹500
₹5,000 and/or community service
Driving without disqualification (S.182)
₹500
₹10,000 and/or community service
Oversized vehicles (S.182B)
N/A
₹5,000 - ₹10,000 and/or community service
Over-speeding (S.183)
₹400
₹1,000 - ₹2,000 for LMV 
₹2,000 - ₹4,000 for MPV/HPV and/or  impounding of driving licence
Dangerous driving penalty (S.184)
₹1,000
₹1,000 - ₹5,000 and/or imprisonment of 6 months to 1 year for first offence, seizure of licence; Rs. 10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 2 years for subsequent offence
Drunken driving (S.185)
₹2,000
₹10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months to 1 year for first offence; Rs. 15,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 2 years for subsequent offence
Speeding/Racing (S.189)
₹500
₹5,000 and/or imprisonment of 1 month, community service; ₹10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 1 month for subsequent offence
Offences relating to accident
N/A
Up to ₹5,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months for first offence; ₹10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 1 year for subsequent offence
Driving when mentally/physically unfit to drive
₹200 for first offence; ₹500 for subsequent offence
₹1,000 for first offence; ₹2,000 for subsequent offence
Vehicle without permit (S.192A)
Up to ₹5,000
₹10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months, community service
Aggregators (violations of licencing conditions)
N/A
₹25,000 to ₹1 lakh
Overloading (S.194)
₹2,000 and ₹1,000 per extra tonne
₹20,000 and ₹2,000 per extra tonne
Overloading of passengers ( S.194A)
N/A
₹1,000 per extra passenger
No Seat belt (S.194B)
₹100
₹1,000 and/or community service
Overloading of two wheelers (S.194C)
₹100
₹2,000, disqualification of licence for 3 months and/or community service
Not wearing a helmet
₹100
₹1,000 and/or disqualification of licence for 3 months, community service
Not providing way for emergency vehicles like ambulance (S.194E)
N/A
₹10,000 and/or community service
Driving without insurance (S.196)
₹1,000 and/or punishment up to 3 months
Rs. 2,000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months for the first offence; Rs. 4000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months for the subsequent offence
Offences by juveniles (S.199)
N/A
Guardian/owner shall be deemed to be guilty. ₹25,000 with 3 years imprisonment and cancellation of the registration of the vehicle for 12 months. Juvenile will be tried under The Juvenile Justice Act.
Power of officers to impound documents
N/A
Suspension of driving licence
Offences committed by enforcing authorities
N/A
Twice the penalty under the relevant section
Taking vehicle without lawful authority/seizing motor vehicle by force
₹500
₹5,000
Obstructing free flow of traffic
₹50
₹500
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  1. Ankita Rana10 September 2019 at 08:46

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