The Government of Himachal Pradesh on March 31, 2026, issued the Shimla Road Users and Pedestrians (Public Safety and Convenience) Amendment Bill, 2026 to further amend the Shimla Road Users and Pedestrians (Public Safety and Convenience) Act, 2007.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In section 6 of the Shimla Road Users and Pedestrians (Public Safety and Convenience) Act, 2007,
(a) in sub-section (2), for the figures “100/-”, the figures “500” shall be substituted; and
(b) in sub-section (3), for the figures “2500/-” the figures “10,000” shall be substituted.
• In section 7 of the principal Act,—
(a) in sub-section (1), for the words “Deputy Commissioner”, the words “Secretary in the Home Department” shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-section (2), for the figures “100/-”, the figures “500” shall be substituted; and (c) in sub-section (3), for the figure “1000”, the figure “5000” shall be substituted.
• In section 8 of the principal Act,—
(a) in sub-section (3), for the figures “200/-”, the figures “1000” shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-section (4), for the figures “100” the figures “500” shall be substituted; and
• For section 12 of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
“12.Penalities.—(1) Whoever contravenes any of the terms and conditions of the pass, shall be punishable with a fine of Rs. 2000 or undergo simple imprisonment of 10 days in default thereof:
Provided that each such offence may be compounded on the spot by a Police Officer in uniform not below the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector for a compounding fee of Rs. 1000.
(2) The penalty for plying a vehicle without a valid pass shall be Rs. 5000 on a restricted road and Rs. 10,000 on a sealed road : Provided that a police officer in uniform not below the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector may compound the offence for a compounding fee equal to fifty percent of the prescribed penalty.
(3) Subject to sub-section (1), whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act, shall be punishable with a fine of Rs. 3000 or undergo simple imprisonment of 15 days, in default thereof:
Provided that a police officer in uniform not below the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector may compound the offence on the spot for a compounding fee of Rs. 1500.
[Bill No. 6 of 2026]
