# India

Govt issues notification prescribing norms for safety of children

A notification to this effect, issued under Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, mandates that the central government may, by rules, provide for measures for the safety of children below four years of age, riding or being carried on a motorcycle.

Statesman News Service | New Delhi | February 16, 2022 8:33 pm

Govt issues notification prescribing norms for safety of children

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways today prescribed norms relating to safety measures for children below four years of age, riding or being carried on a motorcycle.

A notification to this effect, issued under Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, mandates that the central government may, by rules, provide for measures for the safety of children below four years of age, riding or being carried on a motorcycle.

Further, it specifies the use of a safety harness and crash helmet. It also restricts the speed of such motorcycles to 40 kmph.

These rules will come into force after one year from the date of publication of the Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022, an official release said.