Motor Vehicles Act to Become Applicable from Next Month

• Enhanced Penalties Under Amended Motor Vehicles Act to Become Applicable from Next Month
• Centre has Notified Some Provisions of the Act Yesterday

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified Yesterday, through S.O. No 3110(E), the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019 that will be applicable with effect from 1st of September 2019. These are provisions which require no further amendments in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989. Important among the provisions notified yesterday are the provisions for enhanced penalties.

For the remaining provisions, the Ministry has initiated the process of formulating draft rules. As and when the process is completed, the relevant provisions would be notified for implementation.

The attached table gives a brief of the provisions that have been notified Yesterday and would be applicable from the 1st of September 2019: