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

(ii) for the words “which may extend to five thousand rupees but shall not
be less than two thousand rupees”, the words “of ten thousand rupees”
shall be substituted;
(iii) for the words “three months”, the words “six months” shall be
substituted;
(iv) for the words “which may extend to ten thousand rupees but shall not
be less than five thousand rupees”, the words “of ten thousand rupees”
shall be substituted.
1 76. Insertion of new section 192B
After section 192A of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted,
namely:—
“192B. Offences relating to registration
(1) Whoever, being the owner of a motor vehicle, fails to make an
application for registration of such motor vehicle under sub-section (1) of section
41 shall be punishable with fine of five times the annual road tax or one-third
of the lifetime tax of the motor vehicle whichever is higher.
(2) Whoever, being a dealer, fails to make an application for the registration
of a new motor vehicle under the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 41
shall be punishable with fine of fifteen times the annual road tax or the lifetime
tax of the motor vehicle whichever is higher.
(3) Whoever, being the owner of a motor vehicle, obtains a certificate of
registration for such vehicle on the basis of documents which were, or by
representation of facts which was, false in any material particular, or the engine
number or the chassis number embossed thereon are different from such number
entered in the certificate of registration shall be punishable with imprisonment
for a term which shall not be less than six months but may extend to one year
and with fine equal to ten times the amount of the annual road tax or two-third
the lifetime tax of the motor vehicle, whichever is higher.
(4) Whoever, being a dealer, obtains a certificate of registration for such
vehicle on the basis of documents which were, or by representation of facts
which was, false in any material particular, or the engine number or the chassis
number embossed thereon are different from such number entered in the
certificate of registration shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term
which shall not be less than six months but may extend to one year and with
fine equal to ten times the amount of annual road tax or two-third the lifetime
tax of the motor vehicle, whichever is higher.”.
77. Amendment of section 193
In the principal Act,—
1 (A) in section 193, in the marginal heading, for the words “agents and
canvassers”, the words “agents, canvassers and aggregators” shall be
substituted;

1. Enforced w.e.f. 1-4-2021 vide SO 1433(E), dt. 31-3-2021.