Motor Vehicles Act Section 119 — Duty to obey traffic signs
CHAPTER VIII CONTROL OF TRAFFIC
Civil
Summary
Sub-section (1) requires every driver of a motor vehicle to drive in line with any indication given by a mandatory traffic sign, and also in line with the driving regulations made by the Central Government. The driver must also obey all directions given by any police officer who is currently engaged in regulating traffic in any public place.
Sub-section (2) defines what a mandatory traffic sign means for this section. It is a traffic sign that is included in Part A of the Schedule, or any traffic sign of a similar form — meaning a sign that consists of or includes a circular disc displaying a device, word, or figure, and that has a red ground or border. Such a sign must be placed or erected for the purpose of regulating motor vehicle traffic under sub-section (1) of section 116.
Official Text
(1) Every driver of a motor vehicle shall drive the vehicle in conformity with any indication given by mandatory traffic sign and in conformity with the driving regulations made by the Central Government, and shall comply with all directions given to him by any police officer for the time being engaged in the regulation of traffic in any public place.
(2) In this section “mandatory traffic sign” means a traffic sign included in Part A of the Schedule, or any traffic sign of similar form (that is to say, consisting of or including a circular disc diplaying a device, word or figure and having a red ground or border) placed or erected for the purpose of regulating motor vehicle traffic under sub-section (1) of section 116.