Motor Vehicle Act
Chapter 13
Offences, Penalties & Procedure
Chapter 13 Overview
This chapter of Motor Vehicle Act focuses on Offences, Penalties & Procedure. It contains 33 sections that provide detailed legal provisions, definitions, procedures, and regulations related to this specific area of law.
Each section within this chapter addresses specific aspects of Offences, Penalties & Procedure, providing clarity on legal requirements, obligations, rights, and procedures. These provisions are designed to ensure proper implementation and understanding of the law in this domain.
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Section 178
Penalty for travelling without pass or ticket and for dereliction of duty on the part of conductor and refusal to ply contract carriage, etc
Section 179
Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information
Section 180
Allowing unauthorised persons to drive vehicles
Section 181
Driving vehicles in contravention of section 3 or section 4
Section 182
Offences relating to licences
Section 183
Driving at excessive speed, etc
Section 184
Driving dangerously
Section 185
Driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugs
Section 186
Driving when mentally or physically unfit to drive
Section 187
Punishment for offences relating to accident
Section 188
Punishment for abetment of certain offences
Section 189
Racing and trials of speed
Section 190
Using vehicle in unsafe condition
Section 191
Sale of motor vehicle in contravention of section 76
Section 192
Using vehicle without registration
Section 193
Punishment of agents, canvassers and aggregators without proper authority
Section 194
Driving vehicle exceeding permissible weight
Section 195
Punishment for taking or driving a motor vehicle without authority
Section 196
Driving uninsured vehicle
Section 197
Taking vehicle without authority
Section 198
Unauthorised interference with vehicle
Section 199
Offences by companies
Section 200
Composition of certain offences
Section 201
Penalty for causing obstruction to free flow of traffic
Section 202
Power to arrest without warrant
Section 203
Breath tests
Section 204
Laboratory test
Section 205
Presumption of unfitness to drive
Section 206
Power of police officer to impound document
Section 207
Power to detain vehicles used without certificate of registration permit, etc
Section 208
Summary disposal of cases
Section 209
Restriction on conviction
Section 210
Courts to send intimation about conviction