Section 179: Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information.

The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988Central Act · Act 59 of 1988

(1) Whoever wilfully disobeys any direction lawfully given by any person or authority empowered under this Act to give such direction, or obstructs any person or authority in the discharge of any functions which such person or authority is required or empowered under this Act to discharge, shall, if no other penalty is provided for the offence be punishable with fine which may extend to [two thousand rupees].

(2) Whoever, being required by or under this Act to supply any information, wilfully withholds such information or gives information which he known to be false or which he does not believe to be true, shall, if no other penalty is provided for the offence, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to [two thousand rupees], or with both.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
Section	179
Marginal note	Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted. . Subs. by s. 61, ibid., for "five hundred rupees" (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).

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