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

1 46. Amendment of section 135
In section 135 of the principal Act,—
(i) in sub-section (1),—
(a) in clause (c), the word “and” shall be omitted;
(b) in clause (d), for the word “highways”, the words “highways;
and” shall be substituted; and
(ii) after clause (d), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
“(e) any other amenities in the interests of the safety and the
convenience of the public.”;
(iii) after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—
“(3) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, make one or more schemes to conduct in-depth studies on the
causes and analysis of road accidents.”.
2 47. Insertion of new section 136A
After section 136 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted,
namely:—
‘136A. Electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety
(1) The State Government shall ensure electronic monitoring and
enforcement of road safety in the manner provided under sub-section (2) on
national highways, State highways, roads or in any urban city within a State
which has a population up to such limits as may be prescribed by the Central
Government.
(2) The Central Government shall make rules for the electronic monitoring
and enforcement of road safety including speed cameras, closed-circuit
television cameras, speed guns, body wearable cameras and such other
technology.
Explanation : For the purpose of this section the expression “body wearable
camera” means a mobile audio and video capture device worn on the body or
uniform of a person authorised by the State Government.’.
1 48. Amendment of section 137
In section 137 of the principal Act,—
(i) after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
“(aa) providing for the standards of protective headgear and measures
for the safety of children below the age of four years riding under
section 129;”;
(ii) after clause (b), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:—
“(c) providing for limits of urban city by the State Governments under
sub-section (1) of section 136A; and

1. Enforced w.e.f. 1-9-2019 vide SO 3110(E), dt. 28-8-2019.
2 Enforced w.e.f. 15-7-2021 vide SO 2806(E), dt. 12-7-2021.