Motor Vehicles Act Section 194A — Carriage of excess passengers

CHAPTER XIII OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

Civil

Summary

A person who drives a transport vehicle, or who causes or allows such a vehicle to be driven, while it is carrying more passengers than the number authorised in the vehicle's registration certificate or its permit conditions, will be fined two hundred rupees for each extra passenger.

However, the transport vehicle will not be permitted to move until the extra passengers are taken off the vehicle and alternative transport is arranged for them.

Official Text

Whoever drives a transport vehicle or causes or allows a transport vehicle to be driven while carrying more passengers than is authorised in the registration certificate of such transport vehicle or the permit conditions applicable to such transport vehicle shall be punishable with a fine of two hundred rupees per excess passenger:

Provided that such transport vehicle shall not be allowed to move before the excess passengers are off-loaded and an alternative transport is arranged for such passengers.