1 - Short title, extent and commencement.
2 - Definitions.
2A - e-cart and e-rickshaw.
2B - Promotion of innovation
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3 - Necessity for driving licence.
4 - Age limit in connection with driving of motor vehicles.
5 - Responsibility of owners of motor vehicles for contravention of sections 3 and 4.
6 - Restrictions on the holding of driving licences.
7 - Restrictions on the granting of learner's licences for certain vehicles.
8 - Grant of learner's licence.
9 - Grant of driving licence.
10 - Form and contents of licences to drive.
11 - Additions to driving licence.
12 - Licensing and regulation of schools or establishments for imparting instruction in driving of motor vehicles
13 - Extent of effectiveness of licences, to drive motor vehicles.
14 - Currency of licences to drive motor vehicles.
15 - Renewal of driving licences.
16 - Revocation of driving licence on grounds of disease or disability.
17 - Orders refusing or revoking driving licences and appeals therefrom.
18 - Driving Licences to drive motor vehicles, belonging to the Central Government.
19 - Power of licensing authority to disqualify from holding a driving licence or revoke such licence.
20 - Power of Court to disqualify.
21 - Suspension of driving licence in certain cases.
22 - Suspension or cancellation of driving licence on conviction.
23 - Effect of disqualification order.
24 - Endorsement.
25 - Transfer of endorsement and issue of driving licence free from endorsement.
25A - National Register of Driving Licences.
26 - Maintenance of State Registers of Driving Licences.
27 - Power of Central Government to make rules.
28 - Power of State Government to make rules.
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29 - Necessity for conductor's licence.
30 - Grant of conductor's licence.
31 - Disqualifications for the grant of conductor's licence.
32 - Revocation of a conductor's licence on grounds of disease or disability.
33 - Orders refusing, etc, conductor's licences and appeals therefrom.
34 - Power of licensing authority to disqualify.
35 - Power of Court to disqualify.
36 - Certain provisions of Chapter II to apply to conductor's licence.
37 - Savings.
38 - Power of State Government to make rules.
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39 - Necessity for registration.
40 - Registration, where to be made.
41 - Registration, how to be made.
42 - Special provision for registration of motor vehicles of diplomatic officers, etc.
43 - Temporary registration.
44 - Production of vehicle at the time of registration.
45 - Refusal of registration or renewal of the certificate of registration.
46 - Effectiveness in India of registration.
47 - Assignment of new registration mark on removal to another State.
48 - No objection certificate.
49 - Change of residence or place of business.
50 - Transfer of ownership.
51 - Special provisions regarding motor vehicle subject to hire-purchase agreement, etc.
52 - Alteration in motor vehicle.
53 - Suspension of registration.
54 - Cancellation of registration suspended under section 53.
55 - Cancellation of registration.
56 - Certificate of fitness of transport vehicles.
57 - Appeals.
58 - Special provisions in regard to transport vehicles.
59 - Power to fix the age limit of motor vehicle.
60 - Registration of vehicles belonging to the Central Government.
61 - Application of Chapter to trailers.
62 - Information regarding stolen and recovered motor vehicles to be furnished by the police to the State Transport Authority.
62A - Prohibition of registration and issuance of certificate of fitness to oversized vehicles.
62B - National Register of Motor Vehicles.
63 - Maintenance of State Registers of Motor Vehicles.
64 - Power of Central Government to make rules.
65 - Power of State Government to make rules.
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66 - Necessity for permits.
66A - National Transportation Policy.
66B - No bar against permit holders to apply and hold licences under schemes.
67 - Power to State Government to control road transport.
68 - Transport Authorities.
69 - General provision as to applications for permits.
70 - Application for stage carriage permit.
71 - Procedure of Regional Transport Authority in considering application for stage carriage permit.
72 - Grant of stage carriage permits.
73 - Application for contract carriage permit.
74 - Grant of contract carriage permit.
75 - Scheme for renting of motor cabs.
76 - Application for private service vehicle permit.
77 - Application for goods carriage permit.
78 - Consideration of application for goods carriage permit.
79 - Grant of goods carriage permit.
80 - Procedure in applying for and granting permits.
81 - Duration and renewal of permits.
82 - Transfer of permit.
83 - Replacement of vehicles.
84 - General conditions attaching to all permits.
85 - General form of permits.
86 - Cancellation and suspension of permits.
87 - Temporary permits.
88 - Validation of permits for use outside region in which granted.
88A - Power of Central Government to make schemes for national, multimodal and inter-State transport of passengers and goods.
89 - Appeals.
90 - Revision.
91 - Restriction of hours of work of drivers.
92 - Voidance of contracts restrictive of liability.
93 - Agent or canvasser or aggregator to obtain licence.
94 - Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts.
95 - Power of State Government to make rules as to stage carriages and contract carriages.
96 - Power of State Government to make rules for the purposes of this Chapter.
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97 - Definition.
98 - Chapter to override Chapter V and other laws.
99 - Preparation and publication of proposal regarding road transport service of a State transport undertaking.
100 - Objection to the proposal.
101 - Operation of additional services by a State transport undertaking in certain circumstances.
102 - Cancellation or modification of scheme.
103 - Issue of permits to State transport undertakings.
104 - Restriction on grant of permits in respect of a notified area or notified route.
105 - Principles and method of determining compensation and payment thereof.
106 - Disposal of article found in vehicles.
107 - Power of State Government to make rules.
108 - Certain powers of State Government exercisable by the Central Government.
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109 - General provision regarding construction and maintenance of vehicles.
110 - Power of Central Government to make rules.
110A - Recall of motor vehicles.
110B - Type of approval certificate and testing agencies.
111 - Power of State Government to make rules.
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112 - Limits of speed.
113 - Limits of weight and limitations on use.
114 - Power to have vehicle weighed.
115 - Power to restrict the use of vehicles.
116 - Power to erect traffic signs.
117 - Parking places and halting stations.
118 - Driving regulations.
119 - Duty to obey traffic signs.
120 - Vehicles with left hand control.
121 - Signals and signalling devices.
122 - Leaving vehicle in dangerous position.
123 - Riding on running board, etc.
124 - Prohibition against travelling without pass or ticket.
125 - Obstruction of driver.
126 - Stationary vehicles.
127 - Removal of motor vehicles abandoned or left unattended on a public place.
128 - Safety measures for drivers and pillion riders.
129 - Wearing of protective headgear.
130 - Duty to produce licence and certificate of registration.
131 - Duty of the driver to take certain precautions at unguarded railway level crossing.
132 - Duty of driver to stop in certain cases.
133 - Duty of owner of motor vehicle to give information.
134 - Duty of driver in case of accident and injury to a person.
134A - Protection of Good Samaritans.
135 - Schemes to be framed for the investigation of accident cases and wayside amenities, etc.
136 - Inspection of vehicle involved in accident.
136A - Electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety.
137 - Power of Central Government to make rules.
138 - Power of State Government to make rules.
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139 - Power of Central Government to make rules.
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140 - Omitted.
141 - Omitted.
142 - Omitted.
143 - Omitted.
144 - Omitted.
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145 - Definitions.
146 - Necessity for insurance against third party risk.
147 - Requirements of policies and limits of liability.
148 - Validity of policies of insurance issued in reciprocating countries.
149 - Settlement by insurance company and procedure therefor.
150 - Duty of insurers to satisfy judgments and awards against persons insured in respect of third party risks
151 - Rights of third party against insurers on insolvency of insured
152 - Duty to give information as to insurance.
153 - Settlement between insurers and insured persons.
154 - Saving in respect of sections 151, 152 and 153.
155 - Effect of death on certain causes of action.
156 - Effect of certificate of insurance.
157 - Transfer of certificate of insurance.
158 - Production of certain certificates, licence and permit in certain cases.
159 - Information to be given regarding accident.
160 - Duty to furnish particulars of vehicle involved in accident.
161 - Special provisions as to compensation in case of hit and run motor accident.
162 - Scheme for golden hour.
163 - Refund in certain cases of compensation paid under section 161.
164 - Payment of compensation in case of death or grevious hurt, etc.
164A - Scheme for interim relief for claimants
164B - Motor Vehicle Accident Fund
164C - Power of Central Government to make rules.
164D - Power of State Government to make rules.
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165 - Claims Tribunals.
166 - Application for compensation.
167 - Option regarding claims for compensation in certain cases.
168 - Award of the Claims Tribunal.
169 - Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunals.
170 - Impleading insurer in certain cases.
171 - Award of interest where any claim is allowed.
172 - Award of compensatory costs in certain cases.
173 - Appeals.
174 - Recovery of money from insurer as arrear of land revenue.
175 - Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts.
176 - Power of State Government to make rules.
177 - General provision for punishment of offences.
177A - Penalty for contravention of regulations under section 118.
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178 - Penalty for travelling without pass or ticket and for dereliction of duty on the part of conductor and refusal to ply contract carriage, etc.
179 - Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information.
180 - Allowing unauthorised persons to drive vehicles.
181 - Driving vehicles in contravention of section 3 or section 4.
182 - Offences relating to licences.
182A - Punishment for offences relating to construction, maintenance, sale and alteration of motor vehicles and components.
182B - Punishment for contravention of section 62A.
183 - Driving at excessive speed, etc.
184 - Driving dangerously.
185 - Driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugs.
186 - Driving when mentally or physically unfit to drive.
187 - Punishment for offences relating to accident.
188 - Punishment for abetment of certain offences.
189 - Racing and trials of speed.
190 - Using vehicle in unsafe condition.
191 - Omitted.
192 - Using vehicle without registration.
192A - Using vehicle without permit.
192B - Offences relating to registration.
193 - Punishment of agents, canvassers and aggregators without proper authority.
194 - Driving vehicle exceeding permissible weight.
194A - Carriage of excess passengers.
194B - Use of safety belts and the seating of children.
194C - Penalty for violation of safety measures for motor cycle drivers and pillion riders.
194D - Penalty for not wearing protective headgear
194E - Failure to allow free passage to emergency vehicles.
194F - Use of horns and silence zones.
195 - Omitted.
196 - Driving uninsured vehicle.
197 - Taking vehicle without authority.
198 - Unauthorised interference with vehicle.
198A - Failure to comply with standards for road design, construction and maintenance.
199 - Offences by companies.
199A - Offences by juveniles.
199B - Revision of fines.
200 - Composition of certain offences.
201 - Penalty for causing obstruction to free flow of traffic.
202 - Power to arrest without warrant.
203 - Breath tests.
204 - Laboratory test.
205 - Presumption of unfitness to drive.
206 - Power of police officer to impound document.
207 - Power to detain vehicles used without certificate of registration permit, etc.
208 - Summary disposal of cases.
209 - Restriction on conviction.
210 - Courts to send intimation about conviction.
210A - Power of State Government to increase penalties.
210B - Penalty for offence committed by an enforcing authority
210C - Power of Central Government to make rules.
210D - Power of State Government to make rules.
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211 - Power to levy fee.
211A - Use of electronic forms and documents.
212 - Publication, commencement and laying of rules and notifications.
213 - Appointment of motor vehicles officers.
214 - Effect of appeal and revision on orders passed by original authority.
215 - Road Safety Councils and Committees.
215A - Power of Central Government and State Government to delegate.
215B - National Road Safety Board
215C - Power of Central Government to make rules.
215D - Power of State Government to make rules.
216 - Power to remove difficulties.
217 - Repeal and savings.
217A - Renewal of permits, driving licences and registration granted under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939.
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