The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
| S. No | Contents |
| 1 | Short title, extent and commencement |
| 2 | Definitions |
| 3 | Necessity for driving licence |
| 4 | Age limit in connection with driving of motor vehicles |
| 5 | Responsibility of owners of motor vehicles for contravention |
| 6 | Restrictions on the holding of driving licences |
| 7 | Restrictions on the granting of learner's licences for certain vehicles |
| 8 | Grant of learner's licence |
| 9 | Grant of driving licence |
| 10 | Form and contents of licences to drive |
| 11 | Additions to driving licence |
| 12 | Licensing and regulation of schools or establishments |
| 13 | Extent of effectiveness of licences, to drive motor vehicles |
| 14 | Currency of licences to drive motor vehicles |
| 15 | Renewal of driving licences |
| 16 | Revocation of driving licence on grounds of disease or disability |
| 17 | Orders refusing or revoking driving licences and appeals there-from |
| 18 | Driving licences to drive motor vehicles |
| 19 | Power of licensing authority to disqualify from holding |
| 20 | Power of Court to disqualify |
| 21 | Suspension of driving licence in certain cases |
| 22 | Suspension or cancellation of driving licence on conviction |
| 23 | Effect of disqualification order |
| 24 | Endorsement |
| 25 | Transfer of endorsement and issue of driving licence free from endorsement |
| 26 | Maintenance of State Registers of Driving Licences |
| 27 | Power of Central Government to make rules |
| 28 | Power of State Government to make rules |
| 29 | Necessity for conductor's licence |
| 30 | Grant of conductor's licence |
| 31 | Disqualifications for the grant of conductor's licence |
| 32 | Revocation of a conductor's licence on grounds of disease or disability |
| 33 | Orders refusing, etc, conductor's licences and appeals there - from |
| 34 | Power of licensing authority to disqualify |
| 35 | Power of Court to disqualify |
| 36 | Certain provisions of Chapter II to apply to conductor's licence |
| 37 | Savings |
| 38 | Power of State Government to make rules |
| 39 | Necessity for registration |
| 40 | Registration, where to be made |
| 41 | Registration, how to be made |
| 42 | Special provision for registration of motor vehicles of diplomatic officers, etc |
| 43 | Temporary registration |
| 44 | Production of vehicle at the time of registration |
| 45 | Refusal of registration or renewal of the certificate of registration |
| 46 | Effectiveness in India of registration |
| 47 | Assignment of new registration mark on removal to another State |
| 48 | No objection certificate |
| 49 | Change of residence or place of business |
| 50 | Transfer of ownership |
| 51 | Special provisions regarding motor vehicle subject to hire- purchase |
| 52 | Alteration in motor vehicle |
| 53 | Suspension of registration |
| 54 | Cancellation of registration suspended under section 53 |
| 55 | Cancellation of registration |
| 56 | Certificate of fitness of transport vehicles |
| 57 | Appeals |
| 58 | Special provisions in regard to transport vehicles |
| 59 | Power to fix the age limit of motor vehicle |
| 60 | Registration of vehicles belonging to the Central Government |
| 61 | Application of Chapter to trailers |
| 62 | Information regarding stolen and recovered motor vehicles |
| 63 | Maintenance of State Registers of Motor Vehicles |
| 64 | Power of Central Government to make rules |
| 65 | Power of State Government to make rules |
| 66 | Necessity for permits |
| 67 | Power to State Government to control road transport |
| 68 | Transport Authorities |
| 69 | General provision as to applications for permits |
| 70 | Application for stage carriage permits |
| 71 | Procedure of Regional Transport Authority in considering |
| 72 | Grant of stage carriage permits |
| 73 | Application for contract carriage permits |
| 74 | Grant of contract carriage permit |
| 75 | Scheme for renting of motor cabs |
| 76 | Application for private service vehicle permit |
| 77 | Application for goods carriage permits |
| 78 | Consideration of application for goods carriage permits |
| 79 | Grant of goods carriage permit |
| 80 | Procedure in applying for and granting permits |
| 81 | Duration and renewal of permits |
| 82 | Transfer of permit |
| 83 | Replacement of vehicles |
| 84 | General conditions attaching to all permits |
| 85 | General form of permits |
| 86 | Cancellation and suspension of permits |
| 87 | Temporary permits |
| 88 | Validation of permits for use outside region in which granted |
| 89 | Appeals |
| 90 | Revision |
| 91 | Restriction of hours of work of drivers |
| 92 | Voidance of contracts restrictive of liability |
| 93 | Agent or canvasser to obtain licence |
| 94 | Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts |
| 95 | Power of State Government to make rules |
| 96 | Power of State Government to make rules for the purposes of this Chapter |
| 97 | Definition |
| 98 | Chapter to override Chapter V and other laws |
| 99 | Preparation and publication of proposal regarding |
| 100 | Objection to the proposal |
| 101 | Operation of additional services by a State transport |
| 102 | Cancellation or modification of scheme |
| 103 | Issue of permits to State transport undertakings |
| 104 | Restriction on grant of permits in respect of a notified area or notified route |
| 105 | Principles and method of determining compensation and payment thereof |
| 106 | Disposal of article found in vehicles |
| 107 | Power of State Government to make rules |
| 108 | Certain powers of State Government exercisable |
| 109 | General provision regarding construction and maintenance of vehicles |
| 110 | Power of Central Government to make rules |
| 111 | Power of State Government to make rules |
| 112 | Limits of speed |
| 113 | Limits of weight and limitations on use |
| 114 | Power to have vehicle weighed |
| 115 | Power to restrict the use of vehicles |
| 116 | Power to erect traffic signs |
| 117 | Parking places and halting stations |
| 118 | Driving regulations |
| 119 | Duty to obey traffic signs |
| 120 | Vehicles with left hand control |
| 121 | Signals and signalling devices |
| 122 | Leaving vehicle in dangerous position |
| 123 | Riding on running board, etc |
| 124 | Prohibition against travelling without pass or ticket |
| 125 | Obstruction of driver |
| 126 | Stationary vehicles |
| 127 | Removal of motor vehicles abandoned or left unattended on a public place |
| 128 | Safety measures for drivers and pillion riders |
| 129 | Wearing of protective headgear |
| 130 | Duty to produce licence and certificate of registration |
| 131 | Duty of the driver to take certain precautions |
| 132 | Duty of driver to stop in certain cases |
| 133 | Duty of owner of motor vehicle to give information |
| 134 | Duty of driver in case of accident and injury to a person |
| 135 | Schemes to be framed for the investigation of accident cases |
| 136 | Inspection of vehicle involved in accident |
| 137 | Power of Central Government to make rules |
| 138 | Power of State Government to make rules |
| 139 | Power of Central Government to make rules |
| 140 | Liability to pay compensation in certain cases on the principle of no fault |
| 141 | Provisions as to other right to claim compensation |
| 142 | Permanent disablement |
| 143 | Applicability of Chapter to certain claims under Act 8 of 1923 |
| 144 | Overriding effect |
| 145 | Definitions. In this Chapter |
| 146 | Necessity for insurance against third party risk |
| 147 | Requirements of policies and limits of liability |
| 148 | Validity of policies of insurance issued in reciprocating countries |
| 149 | Duty of insurers to satisfy judgments and awards |
| 150 | Rights of third parties against insurers on insolvency of the insured |
| 151 | Duty to give information as to insurance |
| 152 | Settlement between insurers and insured persons |
| 153 | Saving in respect ofsections150, 151and152 Saving in respect |
| 154 | Insolvency of insured persons not to affect liability of insured |
| 155 | Effect of death on certain causes of action |
| 156 | Effect of certificate of insurance |
| 157 | Transfer of certificate of insurance |
| 158 | Production of certain certificates, licence and permit in certain cases |
| 159 | Production of certificate of Insurance on application for authority to use vehicle |
| 160 | Duty to furnish particulars of vehicle involved in accident |
| 161 | Special provisions as to compensation in case of hit and run motor accident |
| 162 | Refund in certain cases of compensation paid under section 161 |
| 163 | Scheme for payment of compensation in case of hit and run motor accidents |
| 164 | Power of Central Government to make rules |
| 165 | Claims Tribunals |
| 166 | Application for compensation |
| 167 | Option regarding claims for compensation in certain cases |
| 168 | Award of the Claims Tribunal |
| 169 | Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunals |
| 170 | Impleading insurer in certain cases |
| 171 | Award of interest where any claim is allowed |
| 172 | Award of compensatory costs in certain cases |
| 173 | Appeals |
| 174 | Recovery of money from insurer as arrear of land revenue |
| 175 | Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts |
| 176 | Power of State Government to make rules |
| 177 | General provision for punishment of offences |
| 178 | Penalty for traveling without pass or ticket and for dereliction |
| 179 | Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information |
| 180 | Allowing unauthorised persons to drive vehicles |
| 181 | Driving vehicles in contravention of section 3 or section 4 |
| 182 | Offences relating to licences |
| 183 | Driving at excessive speed, etc |
| 184 | Driving dangerously |
| 185 | Driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugs |
| 186 | Driving when mentally or phycically unfit to drive |
| 187 | Punishment for offences relating to accident |
| 188 | Punishment for abetment of certain offences |
| 189 | Racing and trials of speed |
| 190 | Using vehicle in unsafe condition |
| 191 | Sale of vehicle in or alteration of vehicle to condition contravening this Act |
| 192 | Using vehicle without registration or permit |
| 193 | Punishment of agents and canvassers without proper authority |
| 194 | Driving vehicle exceeding permissible weight |
| 195 | Imposition of minimum fine under certain circumstances |
| 196 | Driving uninsured vehicle |
| 197 | Taking vehicle without authority |
| 198 | Unauthorised interference with vehicle |
| 199 | Offences by companies |
| 200 | Composition of certain offences |
| 201 | Penalty for causing obstruction to free flow of traffic |
| 202 | Power to arrest without warrant |
| 203 | Breath tests |
| 204 | Laboratory test |
| 205 | Presumption of unfitness to drive |
| 206 | Power of police officer to impound document |
| 207 | Power to detain vehicles used without certificate of registration permit, etc |
| 208 | Summary disposal of cases |
| 209 | Restriction on conviction |
| 210 | Courts to send intimation about conviction |
| 211 | Power to levy fee |
| 212 | Publication, commencement and lying of rules and notifications |
| 213 | Appointment of motor vehicles officers |
| 214 | Effect of appeal and revision on orders passed by original authority |
| 215 | Road Safety Councils and Committees |
| 216 | Power to remove difficulties |
| 217 | Repeal and savings |
| Schedule | |
| Part A | Mandatory Signs |
| Part B | Part B |
[14th October, 1988.]
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to motor vehicles.