Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1914

Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1914

Imperial Legislative Council
Territorial extent	British India
Enacted by	Central Legislative Assembly
Enacted by	Council of State
Date commenced	1914
Date repealed	1940
Amendments
Indian Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1920 Indian Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1924
Repealing legislation
Motor Vehicles Act, 1939
Status: Repealed

The Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1914 was a central legislation passed and applicable in British India. Some princely states followed suit, with local modifications.^[1] Motor vehicles were first introduced in India towards the end of the 19th century, and the 1914 Act was the first legislation to regulate their use.^[2] It had 18 sections, and gave local governments the responsibility of registering and licensing vehicles and motorists, and enforcing regulations.^[1] It was replaced by the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, which came into force in 1940.

Amendments

The Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1914 was amended by the Indian Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1920 (Act No. XXVII of 1920) passed by the Imperial Legislative Council. It received assent from the Governor General of India on 2 September 1920. The Act amended sections 11 and 18 of the 1914 Act.^[3]

The Act was amended again by the Indian Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1924 (Act No. XV of 1924). The Act received assent from the Governor General on 18 September 1924. It had the title, "An Act further to amend the Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1914, for certain purposes" and amended section 11 of the 1914 Act by inserting the words "and the duration for which" after the words "area in which" in clause (a) of subsection (2) of section 11.^[4]

References

1 2 "An efficient and vibrant Road Transport System". Orissa Motor Vehicles Department. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
↑ Debroy, Bibek; Kaushik, P.D. "Background Paper on Barriers to Inter-State Trade and Commerce: The Case of Road Transport". Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies. Retrieved 6 October 2014. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
↑ Imperial Legislative Council; Governor General of India (1921). "The Acts passed by the Governor General of India in Council in the year 1920" (PDF). http://lawmin.nic.in. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India. p. 166. Retrieved 6 July 2014. External link in |website= (help) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
↑ Imperial Legislative Council; Governor General of India. "Titles of the Acts of the Indian Legislature and of the Governor General for the year 1924" (PDF). http://lawmin.nic.in. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India. p. 211. Retrieved 6 July 2014. External link in |website= (help) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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Pre-Independence	Age of Consent Act, 1891 Criminal Tribes Act Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1914

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