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

1 53. Amendment of section 166
In section 166 of the principal Act,—
(i) in sub-section (1), after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted,
namely:—
“PROVIDED FURTHER that where a person accepts compensation
under section 164 in accordance with the procedure provided under
section 149, his claims petition before the Claims Tribunal shall lapse.”.
(ii) in sub-section (2), the proviso shall be omitted;
(iii) after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—
“(3) No application for compensation shall be entertained unless it
is made within six months of the occurrence of the accident.”.
(iv) in sub-section (4), for the words, brackets and figures “sub-section (6) of
section 158”, the word and figures “section 159” shall be substituted;
(v) after sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—
“(5) Notwithstanding anything in this Act or any other law for the
time being in force, the right of a person to claim compensation for injury
in an accident shall, upon the death of the person injured, survive to his
legal representatives, irrespective of whether the cause of death is
relatable to or had any nexus with the injury or not.”.
1 54. Amendment of section 168
In section 168 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),—
(i) for the word and figures “section 162”, the word and figures “section
163” shall be substituted;
(ii) the proviso shall be omitted.
1 55. Amendment of section 169
In section 169 of the principal Act, after sub-section (3), the following sub-section
shall be inserted, namely:—
“(4) For the purpose of enforcement of its award, the Claims Tribunal
shall also have all the powers of a Civil Court in the execution of a decree
under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), as if the award were a
decree for the payment of money passed by such court in a civil suit.”.
1 56. Amendment of section 170
In section 170 of the principal Act, for the word and figures “section 149” the word
and figures “section 150” shall be substituted.
1 57. Amendment of section 173
In section 173 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), for the words “ten thousand”,
the words “one lakh” shall be substituted.

1. Enforced w.e.f. 1-4-2022 vide SO 859(E), dt. 25-2-2022.