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

may extend to one year, or with fine of one lakh rupees per such motor vehicle
or with both:
PROVIDED that no person shall be convicted under this section if he
proves that, at the time of sale or delivery or alteration or offer of sale or delivery
or alteration of such motor vehicle, he had disclosed to the other party the
manner in which such motor vehicle was in contravention of the provisions of
Chapter VII or the rules and regulations made thereunder.
(2) Whoever, being a manufacturer of motor vehicles, fails to comply with
the provisions of Chapter VII or the rules and regulations made thereunder,
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one
year or with fine which may extend to one hundred crore rupees or with both.
(3) Whoever, sells or offers to sell, or permits the sale of any component of
a motor vehicle which has been notified as a critical safety component by the
Central Government and which does not comply with Chapter VII or the rules
and regulations made thereunder shall be punishable with imprisonment for a
term which may extend to one year or with fine of one lakh rupees per such
component or with both.
(4) Whoever, being the owner of a motor vehicle, alters a motor vehicle,
including by way of retrofitting of motor vehicle parts, in a manner not permitted
under the Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder shall be punishable
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine of
five thousand rupees per such alteration or with both.
182B. Punishment for contravention of section 62A
Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 62A, shall be punishable
with fine which shall not be less than five thousand rupees, but may extend to
ten thousand rupees.”.
1 66. Amendment of section 183
In section 183 of the principal Act,—
(i) in sub-section (1),—
(a) after the words “Whoever drives”, the words “or causes any
person who is employed by him or subjects someone under his
control to drive” shall be inserted;
(b) for the words “with fine which may extend to four hundred
rupees, or, if having been previously convicted of an offence under
this sub-section is again convicted of an offence under this sub-
section, with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees”,
the following shall be substituted, namely:—
“in the following manner, namely:—
(i) where such motor vehicle is a light motor vehicle with
fine which shall not be less than one thousand rupees
but may extend to two thousand rupees;
(ii) where such motor vehicle is a medium goods vehicle
or a medium passenger vehicle or a heavy goods
vehicle or a heavy passenger vehicle with fine which
1. Enforced w.e.f. 1-9-2019 vide SO 3110(E), dt. 28-8-2019.