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Date: 2025-11-06 Category: Not Applicable State: Gujarat Country: India

Part IV-A Extra Ports & Transport Department

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The Gujarat Government Gazette, Extraordinary, published by authority on Thursday, November 6, 2025, contains a notification from the Ports and Transport Department regarding an amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The notification, No. G/PT/2025/26/PTD/MRT/e-file/22/2023/1291/KH-PF2, amends the Government Notification No: PT/2019/12/MVD/102014/165/KH, dated the 12th September, 2019. The amendment concerns penalties for driving a transport vehicle carrying more passengers than authorized in the registration certificate. The amendment introduces a new entry, "24A", in the schedule. Officers of the Motor Vehicle Department of and above the rank of Assistant Inspector of Motor Vehicles on checking duty, and officers of the police department of and above the rank of Head Constable of Police in all cities and municipal towns when performing traffic regulation duty, are empowered to enforce this rule. Section 194A addresses the offence. The penalty for a first offence is ₹200 per excess passenger. The notification is issued by order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat by Harendrasinh Parmar, Deputy Secretary to Government.

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: The primary legislation being amended. Gujarat: The state where the notification is applicable. Ports and Transport Department: The government department responsible for the notification.
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Extra No. 155 © The Gujarat Government Gazette EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY Vol. LXVI ] THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2025 / KARTIKA 15, 1947 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a Separate Compilation. PART IV-A Rules and Orders (Other than those published in Parts I, I-A, and I-L) made by the Government of Gujarat under the Central Acts PORTS AND TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 6th November, 2025 MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988. No. G/PT/2025/26/PTD/MRT/e-file/22/2023/1291/KH-PF2: In the exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Government of Gujarat hereby amend the Government Notification, Ports and Transport Department No: PT/2019/12/MVD/102014/ 165/KH, dated the 12th September, 2019 as under: IV-A Ex.-155 155-1155-2 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EX., 06-11-2025 [ PART IV-A In the said Notification, in the schedule, "After Serial No. 24, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:- Amount for Amount for Second or Sr. With beief description of Officers exercising powers Section first offence in subsequent No. offence Rs. offence in Rs. 1 2 3 4 5 6 “24A 1. Officers of the Motor 194A Whoever drives a transport 200 Vehicle Department of and vehicle or causes or allows a Per excess above the rank of Assistant transport vehicle to be driven passenger Inspector of Motor Vehicles while carrying more on checking duty. passengers than is authorized in the registration certificate 2. Officer of the police of such transport vehicle or the permit conditions department of and above the applicable to such transport rank of Head Constable of vehicle. Police in all cities and municipal towns when performing traffic regulation duty. By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat, HARENDRASINH PARMAR, Deputy Secretary to Government. ---------- Government Central Press, Gandhinagar.

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