General provision regarding construction and maintenance of vehicles
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Summary
Every motor vehicle must be built and maintained so the driver can keep effective control at all times. Vehicles should have right hand steering control unless they are fitted with a prescribed mechanical or electrical signalling device. The Central Government can notify standards manufacturers must follow by publishing an order in the Official Gazette.
Example
Ravi buys a small delivery van with left-side steering and no special signalling device. Under this provision the van must either have right-hand steering or be fitted with the prescribed mechanical or electrical signalling device. If it does not, the van fails the statutory construction and maintenance requirement and must be corrected.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Every motor vehicle shall be so constructed and so maintained as to be at all times under the effective control of the person driving the vehicle.
(2) Every motor vehicle shall be so constructed as to have right hand steering control unless it is equipped with a mechanical or electrical signalling device of a prescribed nature.
(3) If the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in public interest, it may by order published in the Official Gazette, notify that any article or process used by a manufacturer shall conform to such standard as may be specified in that order.
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