Section 130 of MVA : Section 130: Duty To Produce Licence And Certificate Of Registration

Explanation using Example

Imagine John is driving his car through a busy market area when he is flagged down at a random checkpoint by a police officer in uniform. The officer approaches John and asks him to produce his driving licence for examination. John complies with the request and hands over his licence to the officer. This is a direct application of Section 130(1) of The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which requires drivers to produce their licence upon demand by a police officer.

In another scenario, Sarah, who works as a bus conductor, is approached by an officer from the Motor Vehicles Department during her shift. The officer requests to see her conductor's licence. Sarah promptly provides the licence for the officer's examination, adhering to the requirement under Section 130(2) of the Act.

Lastly, consider a situation where Alex, the owner of a delivery truck, is asked by a registering authority to show the truck's certificate of insurance and fitness certificate while the vehicle is parked at a loading dock. Alex realizes he doesn't have the documents on hand but assures the officer that he will produce attested photocopies within fifteen days as per the instructions. This situation falls under Section 130(3) and (4) of the Act, which allows a grace period to produce the required documents if they are not immediately available.