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MV Act: sections with instruments beneath them (0)
Text
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 [A10-1CB]
As at 6 September 2026. In force from 1 July 1989.
Clauses (24)
Chapter II. Licensing of Drivers of Motor Vehicles
Chapter IV. Registration of Motor Vehicles
Chapter VIII. Control of Traffic
Chapter XI. Insurance of Motor Vehicles Against Third Party Risks
Chapter XIII. Offences, Penalties and Procedure
Clause 2(9). driver
Clause 2(14). goods carriage
Clause 2(28). motor vehicle
Clause 2(31). permit
Clause 2(35). public service vehicle
Section 3. Necessity for driving licence [S10-31C]
Section 4. Age limit in connection with driving of motor vehicles [S10-32A]
Section 8. Grant of learner's licence [S10-338]
Section 9. Grant of driving licence [S10-346]
Section 15. Renewal of driving licences [S10-354]
Section 39. Necessity for registration [S10-370]
Section 41. Registration, how to be made [S10-38Y]
Section 50. Transfer of ownership [S10-39W]
Section 122. Leaving vehicle in dangerous position [S10-3AT]
Section 128. Safety measures for drivers and pillion riders [S10-3BR]
Section 129. Wearing of protective headgear [S10-3CP]
Section 130. Duty to produce licence and certificate of registration [S10-3DM]
Section 132. Duty of driver to stop in certain cases [S10-3EJ]
Section 146. Necessity for insurance against third party risk [S10-3FG]
Section 177. General provision for punishment of offences [S10-3GB]
Section 185. Driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugs [S10-3H9]
Section 194D. Penalty for not wearing protective headgear [S10-3JF]
Section 196. Driving uninsured vehicle [S10-3KD]
Made under
No recital of a power is printed.
Acts on (0)
none
Acted on by (5)
Amends: Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 [A10-29D], 15 February 2022.
Amends: Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 [A10-29D], 1 September 2019.
Amends: Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 [A10-29D], 1 September 2019.
Amends: Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 [A10-29D], 1 September 2019.
Amends: Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 [A10-29D], 1 September 2019.
Not held (0)
none
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