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The Motor Vehicles Act

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In force Act 59 of 1988 As on 18 Oct 2026

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Act 59 of 1988

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 145 of the Motor Vehicles Act deals with definitions. In this Chapter,- (a) "authorised insurer" means an insurer for the time being carrying on general insurance business in India under the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972, (57 of 1972) and any Government insurance fund authorised to do general insurance business under that Act;

In this Chapter,- (a) "authorised insurer" means an insurer for the time being carrying on general insurance business in India under the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972, (57 of 1972) and any Government insurance fund authorised to do general insurance business under that Act;

(b) "certificate of insurance" means a certificate issued by an authorised insurer in pursuance of sub-section (3) of section 147 and includes a cover note complying with such requirements as may be prescribed, and where more than one certificate has been issued in connection with a policy, or where a copy of a certificate has been issued, all those certificates or that copy, as the case may be; 1. Subs. by Act 54 of 1994, s. 44, for "any other right (hereafter" (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).

(c) "liability", wherever used in relation to the death of or bodily injury to any person, includes liability in respect thereof under section 140;

(d) "policy of insurance" includes "certificate of insurance";

(e) "property" includes goods carried in the motor vehicle, roads, bridges, culverts, causeways, trees, posts and milestones;

(f) "reciprocating country" means any such country as may on the basis of reciprocity be notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette to be a reciprocating country for the purposes of this Chapter;

(g) "third party" includes the Government.

Section 145, The Motor Vehicles Act (Act 59 of 1988).

Cross-references

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This section refers to

  1. s. 140 Liability to pay compensation in certain cases on the principle of no fault
  2. s. 147 Requirements of policies and limits of liability

Questions about Section 145

What does Section 145 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?

Section 145 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Definitions". In this Chapter,- (a) "authorised insurer" means an insurer for the time being carrying on general insurance business in India under the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972, (57 of 1972) and any Government insurance fund authorised to do general insurance business under that Act;

How do I find court cases under Section 145 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 145, section 145 Motor Vehicles Act, section 145 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 145 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 140 (Liability to pay compensation in certain cases on the principle of no fault), section 147 (Requirements of policies and limits of liability), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

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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