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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.

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

1. s. 113 Limits of weight and limitations on use
2. s. 114 Power to have vehicle weighed
3. s. 115 Power to restrict the use of vehicles

Referred to by 1

1. s. 200 Composition of certain offences

Questions about Section 194

What does Section 194 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?

Section 194 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Driving vehicle exceeding permissible weight". Whoever drivers a motor vehicle or causes or allows a motor vehicle to be driven in contravention of the provisions of section 113 or section 114 or section 115 shall be punishable with minimum fine of two thousand rupees and an additional amount of one thousand rupees per tonne of excess load, toge

How do I find court cases under Section 194 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 194, section 194 Motor Vehicles Act, section 194 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 194 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 113 (Limits of weight and limitations on use), section 114 (Power to have vehicle weighed), section 115 (Power to restrict the use of vehicles), 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

• 51. Special provisions regarding motor vehicle subject to hire-purchase agreement, etc1658 words
• 217. Repeal and savings1639 words
• 88. Validation of permits for use outside region in which granted1606 words
• 149. 1094 words
• 96. Power of State Government to make rules for the purposes of this Chapter980 words
• 2. Definitions947 words

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