Section 210A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Power of State Government to increase penalties

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Section 210A: Power of State Government to increase penalties

1[210A. Power of State Government to increase penalties.–Subject to conditions made by the Central Government, a State Government, shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify a multiplier, not less than one and not greater than ten, to be applied to each fine under this Act and such modified fine, shall be in force in such State and different multipliers may be applied to different classes of motor vehicles as may be classified by the State Government for the purpose of this section.]

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