Key Points in Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (Part 2)
This is the second and final post on Motor vehicle act amendments, 2016 presented to Lok Sabha. We have also made a video for the same.
Speedy assistance to accident victims
Protection of Good Samaritans who help accident victims
Heavy Penalties on those not giving way to ambulance
Cashless treatment during golden hour
Faster and hassle-free provisions for compensation of Rs five lacs for grievous hurt and ten lac for death
Enhanced compensation of Rs two lacs in case of death and fifty thousand for grievous hurt for victims of hit and run accidents
Simplification and Citizen Facilitation
Permitting issue of driving license anywhere in state
Facilitating grant of online learning license
Registration of new vehicles at the dealer’s end including grant of registration number before the delivery of the vehicle is given
Increasing the timeline for the renewal of driving license from on month to six months before and after the expiry date
Renewal of transport license after five years as against present provision of three years
Renewal of driving license up to the age of sixty years for 10 years
Reforms
National Register of Driving License
National Register of vehicle registrations
Documentation permissible in electronic form
Innovation to be promoted. Government allowed to grant exemption from any provision of the act to permit innovation
Provision for recycling of vehicles
Insurance litigation can be continued by the successors of the deceased victims
NHAI empowered for National Highways traffic
Transport License
Requirement of Educational qualification done away
Requirements of one year gap between permanent license and transport license can be removed if the person undergoes a prescribed training in a recognized driving school
Renewal of Transport license after five years against present provision of three years
For hazardous vehicles the validity of license increased from one year to three years
Hired Driver brought under the insurance cover
Aggregators
Aggregators recognized as a legal entity
Aggregators brought within the ambit of licensing mechanism with guidelines to be framed by central government
Licenses to be granted by states
For citizen facilitation aggregators play an important role but they have to comply with the regulations laid down by regulators
Penalty provision for violating to the extent of Rs 25000 to Rs 1 lac per default
Automation and Computerization
Prompting use of electronic forms and documents
Migration from state registers of driving license and vehicle registration to national
Promoting innovation
Recognition and regulation of aggregators for facilitation services to citizens
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