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The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

(MVA 1988)

Chapter 13: OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

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 182A
Punishment for offences relating to construction, maintenance, sale and alteration of motor vehicles and components.
Section 182B
Punishment for contravention of section 62A.
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
[Omitted].
Section 192
Using vehicle without registration.
Section 192A
Using vehicle without permit.
Section 192B
Offences relating to registration.
Section 193
Punishment of agents, canvassers and aggregators without proper authority.
Section 194
Driving vehicle exceeding permissible weight.
Section 194A
Carriage of excess passengers.
Section 194B
Use of safety belts and the seating of children.
Section 194C
Penalty for violation of safety measures for motor cycle drivers and pillion riders.
Section 194D
Penalty for not wearing protective headgear.
Section 194E
Failure to allow free passage to emergency vehicles.
Section 194F
Use of horns and silence zones.
Section 195
[Omitted].
Section 196
Driving uninsured vehicle.
Section 197
Taking vehicle without authority.
Section 198
Unauthorised interference with vehicle.
Section 198A
Failure to comply with standards for road design, construction and maintenance.
Section 199
Offences by companies.
Section 199A
Offences by juveniles.
Section 199B
Revision of fines.
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.
Section 210A
Power of State Government to increase penalties.
Section 210B
Penalty for offence committed by an enforcing authority.
Section 210C
Power of Central Government to make rules.
Section 210D
Power of State Government to make rules.

Penalty for travelling without pass or ticket and for dereliction of duty on the part of conductor and refusal to ply contract carriage, etc.

Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information.

Allowing unauthorised persons to drive vehicles.

Driving vehicles in contravention of section 3 or section 4.

Offences relating to licences.

Punishment for offences relating to construction, maintenance, sale and alteration of motor vehicles and components.

Punishment for contravention of section 62A.

Driving at excessive speed, etc.

Driving dangerously.

Driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugs.

Driving when mentally or physically unfit to drive.

Punishment for offences relating to accident.

Punishment for abetment of certain offences.

Racing and trials of speed.

Using vehicle in unsafe condition.

[Omitted].

Using vehicle without registration.

Using vehicle without permit.

Offences relating to registration.

Punishment of agents, canvassers and aggregators without proper authority.

Driving vehicle exceeding permissible weight.

Carriage of excess passengers.

Use of safety belts and the seating of children.

Penalty for violation of safety measures for motor cycle drivers and pillion riders.

Penalty for not wearing protective headgear.

Failure to allow free passage to emergency vehicles.

Use of horns and silence zones.

[Omitted].

Driving uninsured vehicle.

Taking vehicle without authority.

Unauthorised interference with vehicle.

Failure to comply with standards for road design, construction and maintenance.

Offences by companies.

Offences by juveniles.

Revision of fines.

Composition of certain offences.

Penalty for causing obstruction to free flow of traffic.

Power to arrest without warrant.

Breath tests.

Laboratory test.

Presumption of unfitness to drive.

Power of police officer to impound document.

Power to detain vehicles used without certificate of registration permit, etc.

Summary disposal of cases.

Restriction on conviction.

Courts to send intimation about conviction.

Power of State Government to increase penalties.

Penalty for offence committed by an enforcing authority.

Power of Central Government to make rules.

Power of State Government to make rules.