Punishment for offences relating to construction, maintenance, sale and alteration of motor vehicles and components
Section 182A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with punishment for offences relating to construction, maintenance, sale and alteration of motor vehicles and components. Imprisonment up to one year, or a fine of ₹1,00,000 per such motor vehicle, or both. Whoever, being a manufacturer, importer or dealer of motor vehicles, sells or delivers or alters or offers to sell or deliver or alter, a motor vehicle that is in contravention of the provisions of Chapter VII or the rules and regulations made thereunder, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.
1[182A. Punishment for offences relating to construction, maintenance, sale and alteration of motor vehicles and components.-- (1) Whoever, being a manufacturer, importer or dealer of motor vehicles, sells or delivers or alters or offers to sell or deliver or alter, a motor vehicle that is in contravention of the provisions of Chapter VII or the rules and regulations made thereunder, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine of one lakh rupees per such motor vehicle or with both:
Provided that no person shall be convicted under this section if he proves that, at the time of sale or delivery or alteration or offer of sale or delivery or alteration of such motor vehicle, he had disclosed to the other party the manner in which such motor vehicle was in contravention of the provisions of Chapter VII or the rules and regulations made thereunder.
(2) Whoever, being a manufacturer of motor vehicles, fails to comply with the provisions of Chapter VII or the rules and regulations made thereunder, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to one hundred crore rupees or with both.
(3) Whoever, sells or offers to sell, or permits the sale of any component of a motor vehicle which has been notified as a critical safety component by the Central Government and which does not comply with Chapter VII or the rules and regulations made thereunder shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine of one lakh rupees per such component or with both.
(4) Whoever, being the owner of a motor vehicle, alters a motor vehicle, including by way of retrofitting of motor vehicle parts, in a manner not permitted under the Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine of five thousand rupees per such alteration or with both.]
Section 182A, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).
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… The 2 nd respondent herein has filed a claim petition in M.C.O.P.No.06 of 2008 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Cum Sub Court, Virudhunagar, Virudhunagar District, under Sections 140, 141, 142, 163A, 163B, 166 and 182A of the Motor Vehicles Act, claiming a sum of Rs.26,737/- (Rupees Twenty Six Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Seven Only ) as compensation for the damage of vehicle in a road traffic accident. The learned Tribunal, by the order/award dated 05.01.2008, has partly allowed the petition against the respondents and …
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Questions about Section 182A
What does Section 182A of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?
Section 182A of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Punishment for offences relating to construction, maintenance, sale and alteration of motor vehicles and components". [182A. Punishment for offences relating to construction, maintenance, sale and alteration of motor vehicles and components.-- (1) Whoever, being a manufacturer, importer or dealer of motor vehicles, sells or delivers or alters or offers to sell or deliver or alter, a motor vehicle that is in contrav
How do I find court cases under Section 182A 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 182A, section 182A MV Act, section 182A 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 182A of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently 5th G.S.R 173(E) dated 11.03.2021 Committee D (2021).
When did Section 182A of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?
Section 182A of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 182A, 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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- 96. Power of State Government to make rules for the purposes of this Chapter995 words
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