Offences and Penalties under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 read with
Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019
As per Schedule II of Notification No. 208-WT/3M-128/97 (Pt. III)(D) Dated, Kolkata, the 24th
January., 2022 of Transport Department, Govt. of West Bengal
Schedule II
| SL No. |
Nature of Offence |
Violation of Section of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 |
Penal Section of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 under which offence committed is to be compounded |
Penal Measures |
| 1st Offence |
2nd and subsequent offence |
| 1 |
Non Possession of DL,CF Permit, Insurance |
130(1), (2), (3), & (4) and other offences where specifically no penalty is provided for the offence |
177 |
Rs. 500/= |
Rs. 1500/= |
| 2 |
Holder of CC permit refuses to ply or carry passengers |
|
178(3) |
Rs. 500/= |
|
| 3 |
Disobedience of order given by the concerned authority |
|
179(1) |
Rs. 2000/= |
|
| 4 |
Withholds or gives false information to the concerned authority |
|
179(2) |
Rs. 2000/= |
|
| 5 |
Plying vehicle without effective and valid Driving Licence |
3, 4 & 5 |
180 & 181 |
Rs. 5000/= |
|
| 6 |
Driving by person disqualified for holding/ obtaining DL |
|
182(1) |
Rs. 10000/= |
|
| 7 |
Unauthorised alteration by OEM/dealer etc. |
|
182A(1) |
Rs. 1,00,000/= per such motor vehicle |
|
| 8 |
Unauthorised alteration of vehicle by owner |
|
182A(4) |
Rs. 5000/= per such alteration |
|
| SL No. |
Nature of Offence |
Violation of Section of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 |
Penal Section of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 under which offence committed is to be compounded |
Penal Measures |
| 1st Offence |
2nd and subsequent offence |
| 9 |
Prohibition of registration and issuance of CF to oversized vehicle |
62A |
182B |
Rs. 10000/= |
|
| 10 |
Driving at excessive speed |
112 |
183/1 |
(i) for LMV Rs. 1000/= (ii) for MGV/MPV/HGV/HP V Rs. 2000/= |
(i) for LMV Rs. 2000/= (ii) for MGV/MPV/HGV/ HPV Rs. 4000/= DL of the driver shall be impounded u/s 206(4) |
| 11 |
Driving dangerously |
|
184 |
Rs. 5000/= |
If committed within three years of previous similar offence, Rs. 10,000/= |
| 12 |
Driving when mentally or physically unfit |
|
186 |
Rs. 1000/= |
Rs. 2000/= |
| 13 |
Unauthorized racing of speed |
|
189 |
Rs. 5000/= |
Rs. 10000/= |
| 14 |
Violation of standards prescribed in relation to road safety, control of noise and air pollution |
|
190(2) |
Rs. 10000/= and the driver of the vehicle shall be disquilified for holding licence for a period of three months |
Rs. 10000/= and the driver of the vehicle shall be disquilified for holding licence for a period of three months |
| 15 |
Plying vehicle without valid Registration of vehicle |
39 |
192 |
Rs. 5000/= |
Rs. 10000/= |
| 16 |
Plying vehicle without valid Certificate of Fitness |
56 |
192 |
Rs. 10000/= |
Rs. 10000/= |
| 17 |
Plying vehicle without valid permit |
66 |
192A |
Rs. 10000/= |
Rs. 10000/= |
| 18 |
Carrying excess load |
113, 114 |
194, 194(1), 194(1A), 194(2) |
Fine to be realized in terms of notification no. 2023-WT/3M/128/1997 (Part IIID) dated 30.07.2021 annexed herewith |
| SL No. |
Nature of Offence |
Violation of Section of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 |
Penal Section of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 under which offence committed is to be compounded |
Penal Measures |
| 1st Offence |
2nd and subsequent offence |
| 19 |
Carrying excess passenger in transport vehicle |
|
194A |
Rs. 200/= per excess passenger and offloading of excess passengers and arrangement of alternative transport for them by the offender |
|
| 20 |
Use of safety belts by driver, seating passenger and children below 14 years |
|
194B |
Rs. 1000/= |
|
| 21 |
Violations of safety measures for two wheeler riders |
128 |
194C |
Rs. 1000/= and the offender shall be disquilified for holding driving licence for three |
|
| 22 |
Not wearing protective headgear |
129 |
194D |
Rs. 1000/= and the offender shall be disquilified for holding driving licence for three |
|
| 23 |
Failure to allow free passage to Emergency vehicles |
|
194E |
Rs. 10000/= |
|
| 24 |
Use of horns in silence zone |
|
194F |
Rs. 1000/= |
Rs. 2000/= |
| 25 |
Nessecity for insurance against third party risk |
146 |
196 |
Rs. 2000/= |
Rs. 4000/= |
| 26 |
Umauthorised interference with vehicles |
|
198 |
Rs. 1000/= |
|
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