Electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety
Section 136A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety. The State Government shall ensure electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety in the manner provided under sub-section (2) on national highways, state highways, roads or in any urban city within a State which has a population up to such limits as may be prescribed by the Central Government. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.
1[136A. Electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety. --(1) The State Government shall ensure electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety in the manner provided under sub-section (2) on national highways, state highways, roads or in any urban city within a State which has a population up to such limits as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(2) The Central Government shall make rules for the electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety including speed cameras, closed-circuit television cameras, speed guns, body wearable cameras and such other technology.
Explanation.--For the purpose of this section the expression "body wearable camera" means a mobile audio and video capture device worn on the body or uniform of a person authorised by the State Government.]
Section 136A, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).
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Questions about Section 136A
What does Section 136A of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?
Section 136A of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety". [136A. Electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety.
How do I find court cases under Section 136A 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: MV Act 136A, section 136A MV Act, section 136A 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 136A of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently 17th GSR 575 (E) 11 August 2021 (2021).
When did Section 136A of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?
Section 136A of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 136A, came into force on 01 Jul 1989, having been enacted on 14 Oct 1988. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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