Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

Section 210BPenalty where an enforcing authority itself commits an offence

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988) · inserted by the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019

Text as inserted in 2019

Any authority that is empowered to enforce the provisions of this Act shall, if such authority commits an offence under this Act, shall be liable for twice the penalty corresponding to that offence under this Act.

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