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The Motor Vehicles Act

Production of certificate of Insurance on application for authority to use vehicle

In force Act 59 of 1988 As on 18 Oct 2026

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Act 59 of 1988 Cited by 1 provision

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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 159 of the Motor Vehicles Act deals with production of certificate of Insurance on application for authority to use vehicle. A State Government may make rules requiring the owner of any motor vehicle when applying whether by payment of a tax or otherwise for authority to use the vehicle in a public place to produce such evidence as may be prescribed by those rules to the effect that either- (a) on the date when the author

A State Government may make rules requiring the owner of any motor vehicle when applying whether by payment of a tax or otherwise for authority to use the vehicle in a public place to produce such evidence as may be prescribed by those rules to the effect that either- (a) on the date when the authority to use the vehicle comes into operation there will be in force the necessary policy of insurance in relation to the use of the vehicle by the applicant or by other persons on his order or with his permission, or (b) the vehicle is a vehicle to which section 146 does not apply. 1. Subs. by Act 54 of 1994, s. 49, for sub-section (6) (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).

Section 159, The Motor Vehicles Act (Act 59 of 1988).

Cross-references

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This section refers to

  1. s. 146 Necessity for insurance against third party risk

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 164 Power of Central Government to make rules

Questions about Section 159

What does Section 159 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?

Section 159 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Production of certificate of Insurance on application for authority to use vehicle". A State Government may make rules requiring the owner of any motor vehicle when applying whether by payment of a tax or otherwise for authority to use the vehicle in a public place to produce such evidence as may be prescribed by those rules to the effect that either- (a) on the date when the author

How do I find court cases under Section 159 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 159, section 159 Motor Vehicles Act, section 159 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 159 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 146 (Necessity for insurance against third party risk), 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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