Act Number: 59

Act Name: The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

Year: 1988

Enactment Date: 1988-10-14

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to motor vehicles.

Ministry: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Department:

Section 194F: Use of horns and silence zones.
    1[194F. Use of horns and silence zones.-- Whoever--
         (a) while driving a motor vehicle--
             (i) sounds the horn needlessly or continuously or more than necessary to ensure safety, or
             (ii) sounds the horn in an area with a traffic sign prohibiting the use of a horn, or
         (b) drives a motor vehicle which makes use of a cut-out by which exhaust gases are released other than through the silencer,
     shall be punishable with a fine of one thousand rupees and for a second or subsequent offence with a fine of two thousand rupees.]
    
Notes:
1. Ins. by s. 79, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).
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