NO MORE VIOLATION OF ROAD SAFETY LAWSHello happy readers! How are you all? Today's point of discussion is New Motor Vehicle Act.
Amended act passed on September 1 by the Parliament of India. New act is very crucial in terms of penalty that can give dent to the monthly budget if not followed right.Road accidents in recent years increased rapidly and only reason was not following traffic rules.
In today's condition of India is less incline of towards safety measures like Helmet,seat belts etc which results to fatal accidents.
In 2015, there were about five lakh road accidents in India, which killed about 1.5 lakh people and injured about five lakh people.Keeping this figure in mind and being a signatory to the Brasilia declaration, intends to reduce road accidents and traffic fatalities by 50% by 2022. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016 has been listed for consideration and passage in the current Budget Session of Parliament. It seeks to address issues related to road accidents, third party insurance and road safety measures.LIST OF DECLARED AMENDMENT BY TRANSPORT MINISTRY
- Enhancement in penalty
The new Motor Vehicles Act has enhanced the penalties for driving errors. According to the transport ministry's press release explaining the summary of changes in the Motor Vehicle Act, it has enhanced "penalty for offences where no penalty is specifically provided for- first offence from up to Rs 100 to Rs 500 and second/subsequent offence from up to Rs 300 to Rs 1,500."
- Expiry of driving licence
As per the new Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, an individual can apply for renewal of driving licence any time between one year before its expiry and up to one after its expiry. This would mean that if your driving licence is expiring in October 2020, then you can apply for renewal from October 2019 till October 2021.
However, if you apply for renewal after one year of expiry of licence then you will be required to undertake the driving licence test once again.
Starting from September 1, if you wish to change the residence address or place of business in your driving licence, then same can be done online and you can apply for this to any registering authority within the state.However, if you apply for renewal after one year of expiry of licence then you will be required to undertake the driving licence test once again.
- Change in residence address
- If your minor kid is held for driving the motor vehicle
Giving your minor child the keys to your car will become an
expensive affair from September 1. As per the new law, if the motor vehicle is used by the child, then the registration of your vehicle may be cancelled for one year. Once the period of one year is over, you will have to submit a fresh application for the registration of your vehicle.
As per newly inserted section, 199A and 199B of the Act, you will be fined a sum of Rs 25,000 and face imprisonment of up to three years. As for th .
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As per newly inserted section, 199A and 199B of the Act, you will be fined a sum of Rs 25,000 and face imprisonment of up to three years. As for th .
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Complete knowledge n great knowledge thanks for making us aware of these new laws....impressive👍
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