Traffic Laws

Motor Vehicle Act, 1988

The vehicles, be it public or private, small or big, plying in the territories of India are governed under the Motor Vehicles Act that came into force with gazzette notification no. 59 in 1988. The Motor Vehicle Act defines all the aspects related to a Motor Vehicle; licensing, registration, permit, taxes, offences, construction, maintenance, authorities and their powers etc. In this section of Surfindia automobile we give you details of the traffic laws or rather traffic safety laws in India. The table given below gives a glimpse about vehicle traffic laws in India.

This table shows the chapter of the law along with the sections and for what the sections are dedicated. Find out your field of interest from the table and refer to the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 to get word to word explanations.