This blog post is about the introduction of the new traffic fines under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2019.
List
of the proposed changes under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2019:
On July 23, 2019 Lok Sabha (Lower House) passed the Motor
Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2019. This bill is to amend the provisions under
the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988. The same bill was introduced in the
month of April 2017 but lapsed due to not getting clearance from the RajyaSabha (Upper House) and dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha.
Motor
Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2019 was introduced by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highway, Mr. Nitin Gadkari on July 22, 2019. Through this bill,
the government want to enforce stricter penalties for the traffic
violations.
| Section/ Offence | Old Penalty | New Penalty (Minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 of orders of authorities (179) | Rs 500 | Rs 2000 |
| Unauthorized use of vehicles without licence (180) | Rs 1000 | Rs 5000 |
| Driving without licence (181) | Rs 500 | Rs 5000 |
| Driving without qualification (182) | Rs 500 | Rs 10,000 |
| Oversized vehicles (182B) | New | Rs 5000 |
| Over speeding (183) | Rs 400 | Rs 1000 for LMV, Rs 2000 for Medium Passenger Vehicle |
| Dangerous driving penalty (184) | Rs. 1,000 | Upto Rs 5000 |
| Drunken driving (185) | Rs 2000 | Rs 10,000 |
| Speeding/ Racing (189) | Rs 500 | Rs 5,000 |
| Vehicle without permit (192A) | Upto Rs 5000 | Upto Rs 10,000 |
| Aggregators (violations of licencing conditions) (193) | New | 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) | N.A. | 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) | New | Rs 10,000 |
| Driving without insuarance (196) | Rs 1,000 | Rs 2,000 |
| Offences by Juveniles (199) | New | 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) | N.A. | Suspension of driving licence under sections 183, 184, 185, 189, 190, 194C, 194D, 194E, |
| Offences committed by enforcing authorities (210B) | N.A. | Twice the penalty under the relevant section |
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