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What is Motor Vehicles Act

Motor Vehicles Act

About Motor Vehicles Act

What is Motor Vehicles Act

The Motor Vehicles Act, passed in the year 1988 by the Indian Parliament, regulates almost all aspects of road transport vehicles. It has provisions for traffic regulations, vehicle insurance, registration of motor vehicles, controlling permits and penalties. The Act came into force from 1 July 1989.
 
To make roads safer, the Government of India in consultation with state transport ministers came up with this Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill to makes changes to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017, was passed by the Lok Sabha on April 10, 2017.
 
The Rajya Sabha cleared the Bill on July 31,
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Latest Updates on Motor Vehicles Act

Wholesale passenger vehicle volume up on UV demand: Siam

However, FADA had warned that retail sales could be hit in the current quarter, with stricter fuel efficiency norms aimed at reducing carbon emissions set to come into effect from April this year

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Updated On : 13 Jan 2023 | 7:03 PM IST

Registration of electric passenger, motor vehicles doubles this year

Driving growth is Tata Motors, with 25,795 registrations, against 10,200 last year

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Updated On : 01 Nov 2022 | 10:41 AM IST

24 states, UTs rolls out new Bharat Series for vehicle registration: TDC

To ensure seamless movement of personal vehicles across India, 24 states and UTs have rolled out the new Bharat Series for vehicle registration

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Updated On : 05 Oct 2022 | 3:03 PM IST

Delhi traffic police starts drive to mandate rear seat belts, 17 fined

After Cyrus Mistry's death, road minister Nitin Gadkari told Business Standard that the ministry will soon tighten the noose around the travellers who do not wear a rear seat belt

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Updated On : 15 Sep 2022 | 2:00 PM IST

Is wearing a seat belt mandatory while travelling in the rear seat?

Under Rule 138 (3) of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, a person "seated in the front seat or the persons occupying front facing rear seats" is required to wear seat belts

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Updated On : 05 Sep 2022 | 4:50 PM IST

Vehicle with no FC and permit; insurer still has to pay compensation: HC

The High Court of Karnataka has held that an insurer cannot escape the liability of paying compensation even when the fitness certificate (FC) and permit of a vehicle are not renewed

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Updated On : 01 Aug 2022 | 5:26 PM IST

Volume IconPolicy vacuum speed breaker may slow down India's booming used car market

The pre-owned car market has got a boost with the entry of startups like Cars24, Olx Autos, Droom and CarTrade. But there's still a policy vacuum here. Let's understand how it can hit the market

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Updated On : 05 Oct 2021 | 8:53 AM IST

Ownership transfer: Road ministry notifies changes in motor vehicle rules

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified certain changes in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules to facilitate the owner of vehicle for nominating a person in the registration certificate

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Updated On : 02 May 2021 | 11:12 AM IST

Fixing what isn't broken

The new ride-hailing regulations are ill-conceived

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Updated On : 29 Nov 2020 | 11:44 PM IST

Govt intends to formalise registration process of vintage motor vehicles

The Centre on Friday said it intends to formalise the registration process of the vintage motor vehicles, and has sought public comments for proposed rules regarding this.

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Updated On : 28 Nov 2020 | 1:13 AM IST

Govt brings out new rules for tighter scrutiny of ride hailing apps

The government has said that non-compliance with these norms would also invite penalties

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Updated On : 27 Nov 2020 | 2:37 PM IST

States to facilitate exemptions to differently-abled persons' vehicles

The move is aimed at facilitating movement of the physically challenged

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Updated On : 13 Nov 2020 | 8:55 PM IST

New motor vehicle rules come into effect from today: All you need to know

During the process of finalisation of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, numerous consultations were held with stakeholders.

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Updated On : 01 Oct 2020 | 12:51 AM IST

Explained: Delhi govt order on colour coding of registration plates

All you need to know about the new hologram-based stickers that are now mandatory on NCR roads

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Updated On : 24 Sep 2020 | 2:08 PM IST

States can charge fees for granting registration numbers for vehicles: SC

The top court set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court judgement which had quashed Rule 55A of the Motor Vehicles Rules, 1994 framed by the state government

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Updated On : 26 Aug 2020 | 10:23 PM IST

Fines of up to Rs 10,000 for using phone while driving: UP transport dept

The notification issued also said that riding without a helmet will draw a thousand rupee fine as well

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Updated On : 31 Jul 2020 | 4:25 PM IST

MV rules: Proposals invited to improve movement in neighbouring countries

The Road Transport and Highways Ministry has issued a notification in this regard

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Updated On : 21 Jun 2020 | 12:28 AM IST

Be ready to pay hefty traffic fines on spot in Delhi as govt notifies rules

The Arvind Kejriwal led government's move will allow the traffic police cops to issue spot fines on violation of the norms

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Updated On : 16 Mar 2020 | 7:29 AM IST

India needs to re-envision its policing: CHRI Senior Advisor Maja Daruwala

The police establishment retains the same classist hierarchical, status-oriented structure it has always had

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Updated On : 07 Mar 2020 | 10:26 PM IST

States cannot lower fines below prescribed limits under MV Act: Centre

The new Act with stricter provisions has come into force in the country from September 1, 2019

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Updated On : 06 Jan 2020 | 7:55 PM IST