194B. Use of safety belts and the seating of children
194B. 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.
Amendment notes (2)
- 1Ins w.e.f. 1-9-2019 Ins. by Act 32 of 2019,s. 79, (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).
- 2Subs w.e.f. 15-8-2026 Subs. by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch. for “punishable with a fine” (w.e.f. 15-8-2026).