Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
Section 177A — Penalty for contravention of road regulations made under section 118
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988) · inserted by the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019
Text as inserted in 2019
Whoever contravenes the regulations made under section 118, shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than five hundred rupees, but may extend to one thousand rupees.”. 60. In section 178 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), in clause (b), for the words “two hundred rupees”, the words “five hundred rupees” shall be substituted. 61. In section 179 of the principal Act,— (i) in sub-section (1), for the words "five hundred rupees", the words “two thousand rupees” shall be substituted; (ii) in sub-section (2), for the words "five hundred rupees", the words “two thousand rupees” shall be substituted. Amendment of section 168. Amendment of section 169. Amendment of section 170. Amendment of section 173. Amendment of section 177. Insertion of section
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