Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 162 : 1.[Scheme for golden hour : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the General Insurance Companies (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 or any other law for the time being in force or any instrument having the force of law, the insurance companies…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 161 : 1.[Special provisions as to compensation in case of hit and run motor accident : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force or any instrument having the force of law, the Central…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 160 : 1.[Duty to furnish particulars of vehicle involved in accident : A registering authority or the officer-in-charge of a police station shall, if so required by a person who alleges that he is entitled to claim compensation in respect…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 159 : 1.[Information to be given regarding accident : The police officer shall, during the investigation, prepare an accident information report to facilitate the settlement of claim in such form and manner, within three months and containing such particulars and…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 158 : 1.[Production of certain certificates, licence and permit in certain cases : (1) Any person driving a motor vehicle in any public place shall, on being so required by a police officer in uniform authorised in this behalf by…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 157 : 1.[Transfer of certificate of insurance : (1) Where a person, in whose favour the certificate of insurance has been issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, transfers to another person the ownership of the motor vehicle…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 156 : 1.[Effect of certificate of insurance : When an insurer has issued a certificate of insurance in respect of a contract of insurance between the insurer and the insured person, then - (a) if and so long as the…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 155 : 1.[Effect of death on certain causes of action : Notwithstanding anything contained in section 306 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, the death of a person in whose favour a certificate of insurance had been issued, if it…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 154 : 1.[Saving in respect of sections 151, 152 and 153 : (1) For the purposes of sections 151, 152 and 153, a reference to "liabilities to third parties" in relation to a person insured under any policy of insurance…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 153 : 1.[Settlement between insurers and insured persons : (1) No settlement made by an insurer in respect of any claim which might be made by a third party in respect of any liability of the nature referred to in…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 152 : 1.[Duty to give information as to insurance : (1) No person against whom a claim is made in respect of any liability referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 147 shall, on demand by or…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 151 : 1.[Rights of third party against insurers on insolvency of insured : (1) Where under any contract of insurance affected in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, a person is insured against liabilities which he may incur to…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 150 : 1.[Duty of insurers to satisfy judgments and awards against persons insured in respect of third party risks : (1) If, after a certificate of insurance has been issued under sub-section (3) of section 147 in favour of the…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 149 : 1.[Settlement by insurance company and procedure therefor : (1) The insurance company shall, upon receiving information of the accident, either from claimant or through accident information report or otherwise, designate an officer to settle the claims relating to…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 148 : 1.[Validity of policies of insurance issued in reciprocating countries : Where, in pursuance of an arrangement between India and any reciprocating country, the motor vehicle registered in the reciprocating country operates on any route or within any area…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 147 : 1.[Requirements of policies and limits of liability : (1) In order to comply with the requirements of this Chapter, a policy of insurance must be a policy which - (a) is issued by a person who is an…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Section 146 : 1.[Necessity for insurance against third party risk : (1) No person shall use, except as a passenger, or cause or allow any other person to use, a motor vehicle in a public place, unless there is in force,…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 1.[Chapter XI : Insurance of Motor Vehicles Against Third Party Risks : Section 145 : Definitions : In this Chapter, (a) "authorised insurer" means an insurer for the time being carrying on general insurance business in India and granted a certificate…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Chapter X ( Section 140 to 144 ) : Liability Without Fault In Certain Cases : Section 140 : Liability to pay compensation in certain cases on the principle of no fault : Omitted 'CHAPTER X' by Act No. 32 of…
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Chapter IX : Motor Vehicles Temporarily Leaving Or Visiting India : Section 139 : Power of Central Government to make rules : (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for all or any of the…