The\nMinistry of transport and highways recently notified about the changes in the\nexisting motor vehicles act. The amendments were brought about by the central\ngovernment. It amended the motor vehicle act of 1988. On September 1, 2019, the\nmotor vehicle amendment<\/a> act 2019 was implemented across the country, thereby\nincreasing the penalty for the violations up to ten times than before. In this\narticle, we shall go through the amendments brought in the new motor vehicle\nAct 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nMotor Vehicle Act of 1988 was passed by the Parliament of India in the year\n1988, and it covered everything with respect to the road transport vehicle.\nThis act came into force on 1st<\/sup> July 1989. It contained provisions\non traffic regulation, liabilities, penalties etc. which has now been amended\nby the New Motor Vehicle Act 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According\nto the reports provided by the WHO (World Health Organisation) in the year\n2018, the highest number of road accidents takes place in India. Thus, making\nthe Indian roads unsafe to tread upon. \nThe Indian government, in order to prevent the casualties, amended the\nerstwhile Motor Vehicle Act 1988. The law was put in place to ensure safe,\nefficient and corruption-free transport system in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nnew Motor Vehicle Act brought in sweeping changes wherein the penalties were\nenhanced massively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\nhas enhanced fines for drunk driving, driving without a licence, over speeding\netc. The new motor vehicle laws also protect those who render medical or non-\nmedical help to accident victims from criminal or civil liability. The\ncompensation to the road accident victims has also been increased convincingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nnew Motor Vehicle Act enhanced the punishments and the fine in case of violations.\nLet us look at the offences and amended penalties for the violations in the\ntable provided below-<\/p>\n\n\n\n Offences\nby juveniles are also covered within the new motor vehicle act wherein the\nguardian of the juvenile or the owner of the vehicle shall be fined with 25000\nrs with three years of imprisonment. Many new sections have been added, and\nheavy penalties have been imposed upon violations of the road safety standards.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, Read:<\/b> Section 44AE of the Income Tax Act, 1961: Presumptive Taxation Scheme<\/a><\/mark>.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n Apart\nfrom these, the new motor vehicle act raised the compensation scheme under the\nhit and run cases. In case of death, compensation shall be provided of Rs 25000\nto two lakh rupees and in case of grievous injury, compensation of Rs 12000 to\n50000 Rs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under\nthe new motor vehicle act, the central government is empowered to order for\nrecall of defected vehicle, which can be hazardous to the safe environment or\nfor the road users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nact directs the central government for the creation of Road Safety Board which\nwill advise the central as well as the state government on road safety and\ntraffic management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According\nto the various reports put forward by different institutions over time, the\nreports suggest a spike in the number of road accidents in India. India ranked number 1 in the number of deaths\ncaused by road accidents among the 199 countries in 2018, accounting<\/a> for almost\n11 % of road accident-related deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMotor Vehicle Act Of 1988<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Why Were Amendments Made In Motor Vehicle Act?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What Does The New Motor Vehicle Act Contain?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Offences And Punishments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n OFFENCES<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td> \n OLD PENALTIES<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td> \n NEW PENALTIES<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr> \n General violations<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/td> \n 100 Rs for first offence and 300 for subsequent\n offense\n \n <\/td> \n 500 Rs for first offence and 1500 rs for subsequent\n offence\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Violations\n of road regulations<\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/td> \n New\n Inclusion\n \n <\/td> \n Between\n 500 to 1000rs\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Non-compliance of orders of authority<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td> \n 500 Rs\n \n <\/td> \n 2000 Rs\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Unauthorised\n use of the vehicle without a licence<\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/td> \n 1000 Rs\n \n <\/td> \n 5000 Rs\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Driving vehicle without a licence<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/td> \n 500 Rs\n \n <\/td> \n 5000 Rs\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Driving\n vehicle despite disqualification<\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/td> \n 500 Rs \n \n <\/td> \n 10,000 Rs\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Oversize vehicle<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/td> \n New Inclusion\n \n <\/td> \n 5000 Rs\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Over\n speeding<\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/td> \n 400 Rs\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/td> \n 1000 to\n 2000 Rs in case of a LMV;\n 2000-4000\n Rs in case of a medium passenger vehicle and licence impoundment in case of\n subsequent offence\n <\/td><\/tr> \n Dangerous driving<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/td> \n \n New Inclusion\n \n <\/td> \n Six months to one year of imprisonment\n And fine of upto 5000 Rs\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Drunken\n Driving<\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/td> \n 2000 Rs\n \n <\/td> \n Six\n months of imprisonment and or fine of upto 10000 Rs for first offence and 2\n years of imprisonment and or fine of upto 15000 Rs for subsequent offence.\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Driving a vehicle when unfit mentally\n or physically to drive<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td> \n 200 Rs for first offence and 500 Rs for subsequent\n offence\n \n <\/td> \n 1000 Rs for first and 2000 Rs for subsequent\n offence\n <\/td><\/tr> \n Offences\n relating to accident<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td> \n New\n Inclusion\n \n <\/td> \n Six\n months imprisonment and or fine of upto Rs 5000 for first offence and\n imprisonment of 1 year and fine of upto 10000 Rs for subsequent offence\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Speeding and racing<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td> \n New Inclusion\n \n <\/td> \n 1 month of imprisonment and or fine up to 500 Rs\n for first and 1 month imprisonment and or fine of Rs up to 10000 for\n subsequent offence \n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Driving\n vehicle without insurance<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td> \n Fine of\n Rs 1000 and or punishment of upto three months \n \n <\/td> \n Imprisonment\n upto 3 months and or fine of Rs 2000 for first offence and three months\n imprisonment and fine of Rs 4000 for subsequent offence\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Causing obstruction to traffic<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/td> \n 50 Rs fine\n \n <\/td> \n 500 Rs fine\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Driving\n without helmets<\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/td> \n 100 Rs\n fine\n \n <\/td> \n Fine of\n Rs 1000 and disqualification for three months for licence\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Taking vehicle without lawful authority\n and seizing vehicle by force<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/td> \n 500 Rs fine\n \n <\/td> \n 5000 Rs fine\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Blocking\n way of emergency vehicles<\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/td> \n New\n Inclusion\n \n <\/td> \n 10000 Rs\n fine\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Overloading passengers<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/strong>\n <\/td> \n New Inclusion\n \n <\/td> \n 1000 Rs fine per extra passenger\n \n <\/td><\/tr> \n Driving\n without seat belt<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td> \n 100 Rs\n fine\n <\/td> \n 1000 Rs\n fine\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n What Else?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Why Have The Punishments\/Fines For The Offences Raised Remarkably?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n