TNPSC Thervupettagam

Revising Huge Fines under Motor Vehicles Act

September 12 , 2019 1818 days 798 0
  • Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has said that states have “the authority to revise fines” levied under the new Motor Vehicles Act.
  • Motor Vehicles Act falls in the concurrent list so states as well as the Centre can revise and frame rules under the amended act.
  • The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, came into effect on 9 August.
  • 63 clauses from the Act, including penalty provisions were implemented from September 1, 2019.
  • States can revise fines for as many as two dozen clauses.
  • Gujarat government has already reduced fine amounts stipulated in the new Motor Vehicles Act.

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