Mera Samvidhaan All of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

Chapter XI · Insurance of Motor Vehicles Against Third Party Risks

157Transfer of certificate of insurance.

Section 157 · Chapter XI · pages 90–91 of the Act

(1) Where a person, in whose favour the certificate of insurance has been issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, transfers to another person the ownership of the motor vehicle in respect of which such insurance was taken together with the policy of insurance relating thereto, the certificate of insurance and the policy described in the certificate shall be deemed to have been transferred in favour of the person to whom the motor vehicle is transferred with effect from the date of its transfer.

Explanation.—For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that such deemed transfer shall include transfer of rights and liabilities of the said certificate of insurance and policy of insurance.

(2) The transferee shall apply within 1[thirty days] from the date of transfer in the prescribed form to the insurer for making necessary changes in regard to the fact of transfer in the certificate of insurance and the policy described in the certificate in his favour and the insurer shall make the necessary changes in the certificate and the policy of insurance in regard to the transfer of insurance.

1 Subs. by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch., for “fourteen days” (w.e.f. 15-08-2026).

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