Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019: New Traffic Rules in India

  Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019: New Traffic Rules in India

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Today we will discuss about Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019. Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019 came into effect on September 1, 2019. According to Road, Transport and Highways Ministry half a million accidents are reported in India every year, in which 150,000 people lose their lives. The new law also allows the centre to ask manufactures to recall vehicles in case of defects that cause harm to the environment. The Bill was introduced in Parliament by Road Transport and Highway Ministry in 2016. Let’s discuss about Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019 in detail.

Aim of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019:

This Act aims to make Indian roads safer, reduce corruption and use technology to overhaul the country’s transportation system. The Act focuses on:

1. Improving Road Transport.

2. Citizen’s facilitation while dealing with transport department.

3. Strengthening rural transport.

4. Last-mile connectivity and public transport.

5. Automation, computerization and enabling online services.

Accidental Cases in India:

1. According to 2018 report of World Health Organization (WHO) the highest number of road accidents occurs in India worldwide. Even China the most populous country behinds us in this regard.

2. According to Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways 2017 report there are about 5 lakh road accidents occurred in India every year in which around 1.5 lakh people are killed.

3. There are about 1.49 lakh people died in 2018 in road accidents with Uttar Pradesh registering the maximum spike in fatalities.

Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019:

Key Features:
Central Government has amended the Motor Vehicles Act 1988. The new rules have been implemented throughout the country from 1 September, 2019. Now the penalty has been increased 10 times on various violations.

1. Compensation for road accident victims:

Hit and Run Cases	Penalty
1. In case of death	Rs. 25000 to Rs. 2 lakh
2. In case of grievous injury	Rs. 12500 to Rs. 50,000

2. Recall of Vehicles: The new Bill allows Central Government to order for recall of vehicles that are defected and causing harm to the environment or driver or other road users.

3. Offence and Fine:

Offence	Fine (Earlier)		Fine (Now)
Drink and Driving	Rs. 2000	Rs. 10,000 & 6 Months imprisonment
Repetition of Drunk and Driving Act	--------	Rs. 15000
Rash Driving	Rs. 1000	Rs. 5000
Driving without driving license	Rs. 500	Rs. 5000
Overspeed/Racing	Rs. 500	Rs. 5000

4. Offence by Juveniles: Now guardian of juveniles/owner of vehicle will be fined Rs. 25000 with imprisonment of 3 Years. Registration of Motor Vehicle shall be cancelled under section 199 of Act.

5. In case of failure of Motor Vehicles Standard: Fine up to Rs. 100 crore or imprisonment of up to One Year or both under Section 198 of Act. 

6. Penalty in case of contractor fails to comply with road design Standards: Rs. 1 Lakh…

7. Section 196 of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019: Driving without insurance fined will be Rs. 2000.

8. Section 194D of Act: Riding without helmet will be fined Rs. 1000 and disqualification for 3 months for license.

9. Section 194B of Act: Driving without seat belt will be fined Rs. 1000.

10. Section 194E of Act: Not providing way for emergency vehicles will cost Rs. 10,000.

Some new Provisions in Act:

1. Expiry of Driving License: As per this new act, an individual can apply for renewal of driving license any time between one year before its expiry and up to one year after its expiry. For example: If your driving license is expiring in October, 2020 then you can apply for renewal from October 2019 till October 2021.

2. Change in residence address: If you want to change the residence address or place of business in your driving license, then you can do it online or you can apply for this to any registering authority within the state.

3. Good Samaritan and cashless treatment during Golden Hour: Good Samaritan is a person that helps road accident victims and renders emergency assistance to the victim at site of accident. The Act also includes provisions for cashless treatment of road accident victims during golden hours.

4. Motor Vehicle Accident Fund: This fund will provide compulsory insurance cover to all road users in India. The accident fund will be used for treatment of road accident victims, compensation to relatives in case of death by road accident.

5. Cab Aggregators: Under this Act app based Cab Aggregators like Ola and Uber will be recognized. The aggregators will also be required to comply with Information Technology Act 2000.

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 to Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019:

Section		Description	Older Provisions (Fine)	New Provisions (Fine)
199	Offence by Juvenile		New Provision		Owner of Vehicle will be fined Rs. 25000 with imprisonment of 3 years
198	Failure of Motor Vehicles Standard		New Provision		Rs. 100 Crore fine or imprisonment up to 1 year or both
194(B)	Without seat belt		New Provision		Rs. 1000
194 E	Not providing way for emergency vehicles		New Provision		Rs. 10,000
196	Driving without insurance		Rs. 1000 or punishment up to 3 months		Rs. 2000 and imprisonment up to 3 months
194(1)	Overloading		Rs. 2000 and Rs. 1000 per excess tonne		Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 2000 per excess tonne
190(2)	Without pollution Norms		Rs.1000		Rs. 10,000 and imprisonment up to 3 months
194(A)	Carrying of excess passenger		New Provision		Rs. 200 per excess passengers

 

States which have not implemented Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019:

1. Punjab.

2. Madhya Pradesh.

3. Telangana.

Hope you will like this article as New Traffic Rules have been implemented in India from 1 September, 2019. I will also publish Separate Article with respect to what are the issues with this new act, how it is affecting common man and what can be the best solution.

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