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The Motor Vehicles Act

Power to have vehicle weighed

In force Act 59 of 1988 As on 18 Oct 2026

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Act 59 of 1988 Cited by 1 provision

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Haryana's shelf as well as under Parliament, and the text is the same enactment. Read it at The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which is the record this site keeps current.

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 114 of the Motor Vehicles Act deals with power to have vehicle weighed. }[Any officer of the Motor Vehicles Department authorized in this behalf by the State Government shall, if he has reason to believe that a goods vehicle or trailor is being used in contravention of section 113] require the driver to convey the vehicle to a weighing device, if any, within a distance

(1) }[Any officer of the Motor Vehicles Department authorized in this behalf by the State Government shall, if he has reason to believe that a goods vehicle or trailor is being used in contravention of section 113] require the driver to convey the vehicle to a weighing device, if any, within a distance of ten kilometres from any point on the forward route or within a distance of twenty kilometres from the destination of the vehicle for weighment; and if on such weighment the vehicle is found to contravene in any respect the provisions of section 113 regarding weight, he may, by order in writing, direct the driver to off-load the excess weight at his own risk and not to remove the vehicle or trailer from that place until the laden weight has been reduced or the vehicle or trailer has otherwise been dealt with so that it complies with section 113 and on receipt of such notice, the driver shall comply with such directions.

(2) Where the person authorised under sub-section (1) makes the said order in writing, he shall also endorse the relevant details of the overloading on the goods carriage permit and also intimate the fact of such endorsement to the authority which issued that permit.

Section 114, The Motor Vehicles Act (Act 59 of 1988).

Cross-references

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This section refers to

  1. s. 113 Limits of weight and limitations on use

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 194 Driving vehicle exceeding permissible weight

Questions about Section 114

What does Section 114 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?

Section 114 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Power to have vehicle weighed". }[Any officer of the Motor Vehicles Department authorized in this behalf by the State Government shall, if he has reason to believe that a goods vehicle or trailor is being used in contravention of section 113] require the driver to convey the vehicle to a weighing device, if any, within a distance

How do I find court cases under Section 114 of the Motor Vehicles Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Motor Vehicles Act 114, section 114 Motor Vehicles Act, section 114 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 114 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 113 (Limits of weight and limitations on use), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the Motor Vehicles Act enacted?

Motor Vehicles Act was enacted in 1988 as Act 59 of 1988. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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