MV Act194B
MV Act Section 194B: Use of safety belts and the seating of children
Punishment
- (1) shall be [liable for a penalty] of one thousand rupees: Provided that the State Government, may by notification in the Official Gazette, exclude the application of this sub-section to transport vehicles to carry standing passengers or other specified classes of transport vehicles
- (2) shall be [liable for a penalty] of one thousand rupees
Depends on which sub-section applies. Copied verbatim from the text below.
Verbatim · MV Act194B. Use of safety belts and the seating of children.—(1) Whoever drives a motor vehicle without wearing a safety belt or carries passengers not wearing seat belts shall be [liable for a penalty] of one thousand rupees: Provided that the State Government, may by notification in the Official Gazette, exclude the application of this sub-section to transport vehicles to carry standing passengers or other specified classes of transport vehicles.(2) Whoever drives a motor vehicle or causes or allows a motor vehicle to be driven with a child who, not having attained the age of fourteen years, is not secured by a safety belt or a child restraint system shall be [liable for a penalty] of one thousand rupees.
Cite as: Section 194B, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act No. 59 of 1988)