Section 194A: Carriage of excess passengers.

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

[194A. Carriage of excess passengers.-- Whoever drives a transport vehicle or causes or allows a transport vehicle to be driven while carrying more passengers than is authorised in the registration certificate of such transport vehicle or the permit conditions applicable to such transport vehicle shall be punishable with a fine of two hundred rupees per excess passenger:

Provided that such transport vehicle shall not be allowed to move before the excess passengers are off-loaded and an alternative transport is arranged for such passengers.]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
Section	194A
Marginal note	Carriage of excess passengers.
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.

inserted. . Ins. by s. 79, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).

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