APPLICABILITY OF MOTOR VEHI

CLE ACT IN INDIA

Submitted by :- Submitted to :-
Princy Francis Mr. Narendra Kumar
 What is Motor Vehicle Act?

The Motor Vehicles Act was passed in the year

1988 and regulates almost all aspects of road
transport vehicles. It provides detailed
guidelines on licensing of the drivers and
conductors, registration of motor vehicles, the
provision on controlling their permits, traffic
regulations, related insurances, liabilities, and
penalties. The motor vehicle act makes it
mandatory for any driver to have a valid driving
licence and no vehicle can be driven without
being registered under the motor vehicle act
 Driving Licenses under the Act

According to section 3 of the Act, it is necessary to ha

ve a driving license for any person to drive a motor ve
hicle at any public place. Section 4 of the Act prescrib
es the age limit to hold a driver’s license. A driver’s li
cense can be issued to a person once he/she attains the
age of 18. One exception to this is the motor cycle wit
h engine capacity for not more than 50 cc which can b
e ridden by any person above the age of 16 years and
a transport vehicle shall only be driven by a person ab
ove the age of 20 years.
 Control of Traffic:

 Section 119 of the Act imposes a duty on every driver of a motor vehicle to obey traff
ic signs and shall obey all instructions given by any police officer for the time being e
ngaged in regulating traffic in any public place.
 Section 128 of the Act provides for safety measures for drivers and riders, according
to which a driver of a two-wheeled motor cycle is not allowed to carry more than one
person in addition to himself on the motor cycle.
 Section 129 of the Act makes it mandatory for every person driving or riding a motor
vehicle to wear protective headgear (i.e., Helmet) while in a public place. However, t
his section shall not apply to a person who is a Sikh, if he is, while driving or riding o
n the motor cycle, in a public place, wearing a turban.
 Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019
 According to the 2018 report of the World Health Organization, the highest number of road accide
nts occur in India worldwide. Even China, the most populous country, is behind us in this regard.
 As per the report of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, 2017; there are about 5 lakh ro
ad accidents occurred in India every year in which around 1.5 lakh people are killed.
 There are around 1.49 lakh people died in 2018 in the road accidents with Uttar Pradesh registerin
g the maximum spike .
 So in order to prevent the menace of road accidents; the central government has amended the Mot
or Vehicle 1988 by the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2019. This new act is being passed by th
e Lok Sabha on July 23, 2019 and by Rajya Sabha on July 31, 2019.
 Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019 has been implemented throughout the country since Sept
ember 1, 2019. Now the penalty has been increased 10 times on various violations.
 Objective
With every step towards increased urbanisation, it is evident that the traffic on roads has increased. N
owadays, each household in almost every city or town has at least one motor vehicle. With this incre
asing traffic on roads the probability of accidents increases. This probability matches with the reality.
The number of road accidents is on the rise.

The reasons are many, like negligent and rash driving, dishonouring the traffic rules, unavailability o
f an efficient enforcement mechanism for traffic rules, inefficient traffic police force etc. The Motor
Vehicles Act’s recent Amendment was done keeping in view these factors.

This Act majorly aims at ensuring road safety, compensation for the victims of accidents, third party
insurance and the health of the vehicles.
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The important features of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 are as under-

Road Safety
This Amendment vehemently propagates the increase in the penalty for traffic rule offenders. This is
done in the hope that this increased fine would force the drivers to be more alert and careful on the r
oads. This amendment provides more rules for offences like , drunken driving, over speeding, overlo
ading and driving without a license. Stricter punishment for those driving without helmets is also ma
de in this Amendment.
Compensation For Victims Of Road Accidents
Provisions have been made for cashless treatment of victims of road accidents, during the golden ho
ur. Golden hour is the time period up to one hour from the time of the accident. This is the time perio
d in which the chances of survival , if proper treatment is given are maximum. An effort to make this
whole process cashless is also made by this Act.
The important features of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 are as under-

Training of drivers
This Amendment strengthens the process of driving training. This would lead to a faster issuance of l
icenses. This Amendment comes in the wake of a shortage of commercial drivers in the country. It pr
opagates the opening up of more driver training institutes for ensuring the production of better comm
ercial drivers in India.
Online Driving Licences
This Act makes a provision for online issuance of learner’s license, mandating an online identity veri
fication. This would improve efficiency and limit to a large extent issuance of fake licenses. In additi
on to increasing transparency, this Act also provides commercial licenses to be valid up to a period o
f five years instead of three years. There would now be driver training schools for the production of
better drivers on roads.
 Benefits
The main benefits of the amendment Acts are as follows-

 E-Governance is the major highlight of this amendment. With this, it is no longer necessary to hav
e certain specified educational qualifications for acquiring transport licenses. This provides online
learning for licences and increases the driving licence’s validity period.
 The biggest benefit of this amendment for the ordinary man is the increase in compensation to vict
ims and their families and better and quicker insurance facilities.
 Provisions have been made to improve the registration process of vehicles by making this process
more convenient with the use of ‘Sarathi’ and ‘Vahan’ platforms. Provisions have been made to en
able registration of vehicles at the end of the dealer. Also, temporary registrations have been disco
uraged.
 With stricter rules on the fitness of vehicles, the air pollution level in cities is expected to significa
ntly drop.
 With digitalization and e-governance, the system is expected to be more efficient in its undertakin
g, minimizing risks.
 Conclusion

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act of 2019 seeks to bring about changes in the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988.
This is in solving some major issues of road safety. Guidelines for cabs have also been issued, which would later be
finalised. The digitalisation of some related services like issuance of licences, change in address, to ensure better
efficiency has been done. The state governments are to constantly monitor state highways, national highways, and
urban roads through electronic mode. Some major amendments are also done in the compensation schemes and
insurance provisions. All these have benefited the drivers of India, although some have raised their concerns.
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