The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha on July 15, 2019, by the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Mr Nitin Gadkari. The Bill seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to provide for road safety. The Act provides for the grant of licenses and permits related to motor vehicles, standards for motor vehicles, and penalties for violation of these provisions.
Here the Changes
| SECTION | Old Penalty as per Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 | New Penalty as per Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act, 2019 |
| General (177) | Rs 100 | Rs 500 |
| Rules of road regulation violation (new 177A) | Rs. 100 | Rs 500 |
| Travelling without a ticket (178) | Rs 200 | Rs 500 |
| Disobedience to the orders of authorities (179) | Rs 500 | Rs 2000 |
| Unauthorized use of vehicles without a licence (180) | Rs 1000 | Rs 5000 |
| Driving without a licence (181) | Rs 500 | Rs 5000 |
| Driving without qualification (182) | Rs 500 | Rs 10,000 |
| Oversized vehicles (182B) | – | Rs 5000 |
| Over speeding (183) | Rs 400 | Rs 1000 for LMV, Rs 2000 for Medium Passenger Vehicle |
| Dangerous driving penalty (184) | Rs. 1,000 | Up to Rs 5000 |
| Drunken driving (185) | Rs 2000 | Rs 10,000 |
| Speeding/ Racing (189) | Rs 500 | Rs 5,000 |
| A vehicle without a permit (192A) | Up to Rs 5000 | Up to Rs 10,000 |
| Aggregators (violations of licencing conditions) (193) | – | Rs 25,000 to Rs 1,00,000 |
| Overloading (194) | Rs 2,000, and Rs 1,000 per extra tonne | Rs 20,000, and Rs 2,000 per extra tonne |
| Overloading of Passengers (194A) | – | Rs 1000 per extra passenger |
| Seat Belt (194 B) | Rs 100 | Rs 1,000 |
| Overloading of two-wheelers (194 C) | Rs 100 | Rs 2,000, Disqualification of licence for 3 months |
| Not providing way for emergency vehicles (194E) | – | Rs 10,000 |
| Driving without insurance (196) | Rs 1,000 | Rs 2,000 |
| Offences by Juveniles (199) | – | Guardian/ Owner shall be deemed guilty. Rs 25,000 with 3 years imprisonment. Juvenile to be tried under JJ Act. Registration of Motor Vehicle to be cancelled. |
| Power of officers to impound documents (206) | – | Suspension of driving licence under sections 183, 184, 185, 189, 190, 194C, 194D, 194E |
| Offences committed by enforcing authorities (210B) | – | Twice the penalty under the relevant section. |
