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Some of the penalties and offences under the Act of 1988 are given below :

Given below are the basic rules of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 

According to Section 3 of the Act, no person can drive a vehicle without any authorized driving
license, and without any driving license authorizing a person to drive a transport he cannot drive
such a vehicle.

Section 4 states that unless a person attains the age of majority (18 years) he cannot drive a vehicle.

From Section 35 to Section 65 procedure for the registration of the vehicle has been laid down and it
has been made mandatory to get one’s vehicle registered.

It is necessary for the vehicle owner to get third party insurance as stated from Sections 145 to 164.

As per Section 181 of the act if a person drives a vehicle without his driving license or drives before
he attains the age of majority then he will be punished with a fine which may extend up to Rs 500/-
or shall be imprisoned for a term which may extend to three months, or with both.

According to Section 183(1)  if a person drives his vehicle at a speed which is beyond the speed limit
mentioned in Section 112 of the Act then he will have to pay the penalty which may extend up to Rs
400. In case he is convicted second time for the same offence under this section then the fine will be
extended up to Rs 1,000/-.

Section 184 of the Act imposes a fine up to Rs 1,000/-, or with a term of imprisonment which may
extend to six months if a person drives at a very dangerous speed risking the lives of people on the
road.

If a person drives a vehicle while he is under the influence of drugs then he will have to pay a fine
which may extend up to Rs 2,000/-, or with a period of imprisonment which may extend to six
months. This is according to Section 185 of the Act.

Section 190(1) – As per this section if a person drives a vehicle which is not fit for driving and he is
aware of that defect then he will be punished with a fine of Rs 250/-.  If because of this, an accident
is caused resulting in injury or some property damage then he will be punished with imprisonment
for three months, or with a fine which may extend to Rs1,000/-, or with both.