Section 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.’. 48. 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 (d) providing for electronic monitoring and enforcement under sub-section (2) of section 136A.”. 49. In section 138 of the principal Act, after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:— “(1A) The State Government may, in the interest of road safety, make rules for the purposes of regulating the activities and access of non-mechanically propelled vehicles and pedestrians to public places and national highways: Provided that in the case of national highways, such rules shall be framed in consultation with the National Highways Authority of India.”. 50. Chapter X in the principal Act shall be omitted. 51. For Chapter XI of the principal Act, the following Chapter shall be substituted, namely:— Insertion of new section