Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: The existing punishment for offences relating to construction and maintenance of vehicles provided under Section 182A is rupees one thousand for the first offence and rupees five thousand for any subsequent offence.
Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019: Amendment to Section 182A enhances penalties for contravention of chapter VII (Construction and maintenance of vehicles) by manufacturers, dealers, importers and owners of motor vehicles. It also provides a penalty for registration and issuance of certificate of fitness to oversized vehicles.
- The penalty for sale or offering to sell or alter in contravention of chapter VII shall be an
imprisonment of up to one year or a fine which may extend to one lakh rupees. - The penalty for failing to comply with the provisions of chapter VII during manufacture shall be a
term which may extend to one year or a fine which may extend to rupees one hundred crore.
The penalty to offer to sell or sell safety components not in compliance with chapter VII shall be an imprisonment of one year and a fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.
Analysis: Enhancing the penalties for construction and maintenance of motor vehicles by a manufacturer to up to rupees one hundred crore will ensure that manufacturers are held accountable for any defect in the vehicle.
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