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The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

Power of Central Government to make rules

In force From 01 Jul 1989 Act 59 of 1988 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 59 of 1988 Ministry Road Transport and Highways Enacted 14 Oct 1988 In force 01 Jul 1989 Cited by 1 provision Instruments 6

Section 137 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with power of Central Government to make rules. The Central Government may make rules to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-- (a) the occasions on which signals shall be made by drivers of motor vehicles and such signals under section 121; The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.

The Central Government may make rules to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--

(a) the occasions on which signals shall be made by drivers of motor vehicles and such signals under section 121;

1[(aa) providing for the standards of protective headgear and measures for the safety of children below the age of four years riding under section 129;]

(b) the manner in which the licences and certificates may be produced to the police officer under section 130.

1[(c) providing for limits of urban city by the State Governments under sub-section (1) of section 136A; and

(d) providing for electronic monitoring and enforcement under sub-section (2) of section 136A.]

Section 137, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).

Cross-references

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

This section refers to

  1. s. 121 Signals and signalling devices
  2. s. 129 Wearing of protective headgear
  3. s. 130 Duty to produce licence and certificate of registration
  4. s. 136A Electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 138 Power of State Government to make rules

Made under this section, and citing it

6 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 137

What does Section 137 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?

Section 137 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Power of Central Government to make rules". The Central Government may make rules to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-- (a) the occasions on which signals shall be made by drivers of motor vehicles and such signals under section 121;

How do I find court cases under Section 137 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 137, section 137 MV Act, section 137 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 137 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 121 (Signals and signalling devices), section 129 (Wearing of protective headgear), section 130 (Duty to produce licence and certificate of registration), section 136A (Electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 6: most recently 2nd GSR 126(E) dated 15.02.2022 safety features for child (2022), then 17th GSR 575 (E) 11 August 2021 (2021), and 4 more.

When did Section 137 of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?

Section 137 of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 137, 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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