Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (India)

E509515

Act of Parliament of India Indian statute

The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (India) is the primary legislation governing the licensing, registration, operation, and safety standards of motor vehicles and road traffic across India.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988	28
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (India) canonical	10
Motor Vehicles Act of India	2
Central Motor Vehicles Rules	1
Indian Motor Vehicles Act	1
Motor Vehicles Act framework	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5300794 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (India)
Context triple: [UP-32, regulatoryFramework, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (India)]

A. National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established nationwide vehicle safety standards and empowered the government to set and enforce regulations to reduce traffic accidents and injuries.
B. Road Traffic Act 1934 (United Kingdom)
The Road Traffic Act 1934 (United Kingdom) was a major piece of legislation that reintroduced a national speed limit and strengthened road safety measures in response to rising motor traffic and accidents.
C. Transport Act 1947
The Transport Act 1947 was a major piece of post-war British legislation that nationalised the country’s railways, long-distance road haulage, and other key transport services, creating the British Transport Commission.
D. Convention on Road Traffic (1949)
The Convention on Road Traffic (1949) is an international treaty that established early standardized rules and regulations to facilitate international road traffic and improve road safety among participating countries.
E. Convention on Road Traffic (1968)
The Convention on Road Traffic (1968) is an international treaty that standardizes road traffic rules and vehicle requirements to facilitate international road travel and improve road safety among participating countries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (India)
Target entity description: The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (India) is the primary legislation governing the licensing, registration, operation, and safety standards of motor vehicles and road traffic across India.

A. National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established nationwide vehicle safety standards and empowered the government to set and enforce regulations to reduce traffic accidents and injuries.
B. Road Traffic Act 1934 (United Kingdom)
The Road Traffic Act 1934 (United Kingdom) was a major piece of legislation that reintroduced a national speed limit and strengthened road safety measures in response to rising motor traffic and accidents.
C. Transport Act 1947
The Transport Act 1947 was a major piece of post-war British legislation that nationalised the country’s railways, long-distance road haulage, and other key transport services, creating the British Transport Commission.
D. Convention on Road Traffic (1949)
The Convention on Road Traffic (1949) is an international treaty that established early standardized rules and regulations to facilitate international road traffic and improve road safety among participating countries.
E. Convention on Road Traffic (1968)
The Convention on Road Traffic (1968) is an international treaty that standardizes road traffic rules and vehicle requirements to facilitate international road travel and improve road safety among participating countries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of India ⓘ Indian statute ⓘ
2019AmendmentFeatures	enhanced penalties for traffic violations ⓘ provisions for electronic enforcement ⓘ provisions for protection of Good Samaritans ⓘ provisions for recall of defective vehicles ⓘ
actNumber	59 of 1988 ⓘ
administeredBy	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India
amendedBy	Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1994 ⓘ Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 ⓘ
appliesTo	all Indian states ⓘ all Union territories of India ⓘ
contains	provisions on liability and compensation for motor accidents ⓘ provisions on road safety standards ⓘ provisions on traffic regulation ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
dateOfCommencement	1 July 1989 ⓘ
defines	conductor ⓘ driver ⓘ driving licence ⓘ goods carriage ⓘ learner’s licence ⓘ motor vehicle ⓘ owner ⓘ permit ⓘ stage carriage ⓘ transport vehicle ⓘ
empowers	Central Government to make rules ⓘ State Governments to make rules ⓘ
enactedBy	Parliament of India ⓘ
establishes	Regional Transport Authorities ⓘ linked to: Regional Transport Offices State Transport Authorities ⓘ licensing authorities ⓘ registering authorities ⓘ
jurisdiction	Union of India ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to motor vehicles ⓘ
providesFor	Central Motor Vehicles Rules ⓘ State Motor Vehicles Rules ⓘ
regulates	construction and maintenance of motor vehicles ⓘ control of transport vehicles ⓘ insurance of motor vehicles against third-party risk ⓘ issuance of driving licences ⓘ issuance of permits ⓘ registration of motor vehicles ⓘ renewal of driving licences ⓘ traffic offences and penalties ⓘ transfer of vehicle ownership ⓘ
repealed	Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 ⓘ
requires	compulsory third-party insurance ⓘ
shortTitle	Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 ⓘ linked to: Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (India)
subjectMatter	driver licensing ⓘ motor vehicles ⓘ road safety ⓘ road traffic regulation ⓘ vehicle registration ⓘ
subjectTo	concurrent legislative powers on road transport ⓘ
yearEnacted	1988 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited