Motor Vehicles Act Section 136A — Electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety

CHAPTER VIII CONTROL OF TRAFFIC

Civil

Summary

Sub-section (1) requires the State Government to ensure electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety on national highways, state highways, roads, or in any urban city within the State that has a population up to limits set by the Central Government. The manner of this monitoring and enforcement is to be as provided under sub-section (2).

Sub-section (2) states that the Central Government will make rules for electronic monitoring and enforcement of road safety, including the use of speed cameras, closed-circuit television cameras, speed guns, body wearable cameras, and other similar technology. The explanation clarifies that a 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.

Official Text

(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.]