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THE MOTOR VEHICLES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019 (xxix)

(2) Subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the State
Government, a person in whose name a certificate of registration has been issued
shall not be required to produce the vehicle registered or transferred before a
registering authority.”.
1 20. Amendment of section 49
In section 49 of the principal Act,—
(i) in sub-section (1), for the words “registering authority, to that other
registering authority”, the words “State, to any registering authority in
that State” shall be substituted;
(ii) after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—
“(1A) The intimation under sub-section (1) may be sent to the
appropriate registering authority in electronic form along with the
electronic form of such documents, including proof of authentication in
such manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.”;
(iii) in sub-section (2), for the words “one hundred rupees”, the words “five
hundred rupees” shall be substituted.
21. Amendment of section 52
In section 52 of the principal Act,—
2 (i) in sub-section (1), for the second proviso, the following proviso shall be
substituted, namely:—
“PROVIDED FURTHER that the Central Government may prescribe
specifications, conditions for approval, retrofitment and other related
matters for the alteration of motor vehicles and in such cases, the warranty
granted by the manufacturer shall not be considered as void for the
purposes of such alteration or retrofitment.”;
1 (ii) after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—
“(1A) A manufacturer of a motor vehicle shall on the direction issued
by the Central Government, alter or retrofit safety equipment, or any
other equipment in accordance with such standards and specifications
as may be specified by the Central Government.”;
2 (iii) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted,
namely:—
“(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), any
person may, with the subsequent approval of the registering authority,
alter or cause to be altered any vehicle owned by him to be converted
into an adapted vehicle:
PROVIDED that such alteration complies with such conditions as
may be prescribed by the Central Government.”;
2 (iv) in sub-section (3), the words, brackets and figure “or by reason of
replacement of its engine without such approval under sub-section (2)”
shall be omitted.

1. Enforced w.e.f. 1-9-2019 vide SO 3110(E), dt. 28-8-2019.
2. Enforced w.e.f. 1-4-2021 vide SO 1433(E), dt. 31-3-2021.