Motor Vehicles Act Section 192B — Offences relating to registration
CHAPTER XIII OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
Civil
Summary
Sub-section (1) covers a vehicle owner who fails to apply for registration of the vehicle as required under section 41(1). The penalty for this is a fine equal to whichever is higher: five times the annual road tax, or one-third of the lifetime tax of the vehicle.
Sub-section (2) covers a dealer who fails to apply for registration of a new motor vehicle as required under the second proviso to section 41(1). The penalty for this is a fine equal to whichever is higher: fifteen times the annual road tax, or the lifetime tax of the vehicle.
Sub-section (3) covers a vehicle owner who obtains a registration certificate using documents or factual representations that were false in any material detail, or where the engine number or chassis number embossed on the vehicle differs from what is entered in the registration certificate. The penalty is imprisonment for a term of not less than six months and up to one year, along with a fine equal to whichever is higher: ten times the annual road tax, or two-thirds of the lifetime tax of the vehicle.
Sub-section (4) covers a dealer who obtains a registration certificate using documents or factual representations that were false in any material detail, or where the engine number or chassis number embossed on the vehicle differs from what is entered in the registration certificate. The penalty is imprisonment for a term of not less than six months and up to one year, along with a fine equal to whichever is higher: ten times the annual road tax, or two-thirds of the lifetime tax of the vehicle.
Official Text
(1) Whoever, being the owner of a motor vehicle, fails to make an application for registration of such motor vehicle under sub-section (1) of section 41 shall be punishable with fine of five times the annual road tax or one-third of the lifetime tax of the motor vehicle whichever is higher.
(2) Whoever, being a dealer, fails to make an application for the registration of a new motor vehicle under the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 41 shall be punishable with fine of fifteen times the annual road tax or the lifetime tax of the motor vehicle whichever is higher.
(3) Whoever, being the owner of a motor vehicle, obtains a certificate of registration for such vehicle on the basis of documents which were, or by representation of facts which was, false in any material particular, or the engine number or the chassis number embossed thereon are different from such number entered in the certificate of registration shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but may extend to one year and with fine equal to ten times the amount of the annual road tax or two-third the lifetime tax of the motor vehicle, whichever is higher.
(4) Whoever, being a dealer, obtains a certificate of registration for such vehicle on the basis of documents which were, or by representation of facts which was, false in any material particular, or the engine number or the chassis number embossed thereon are different from such number entered in the certificate of registration shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but may extend to one year and with fine equal to ten times the amount of annual road tax or two-third the lifetime tax of the motor vehicle, whichever is higher.]