Rule, 2017

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EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 20th November, 2017

G.S.R. 1433(E).—Whereas the draft of certain rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, were published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number

G.S.R. 999 (E), dated the 8 th August, 2017 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from affected persons before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to public; And whereas, copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 8 th August, And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been duly considered by the Central Government;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, namely: —

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (Twelvth Amendment) Rules, 2017.

(2) These rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, in rule 125C, in sub-rule (4), for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:— “Provided that the vehicles, manufactured on and after the 1 st January, 2018 shall be fitted with an airconditioning system for the cabin or with the truck cabin ventilation system in accordance with AIS-056 (Rev1):2017, as amended from time to time, till the corresponding BIS specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016):

Provided further that in regard to the vehicles which are sold in the form of drive-away chassis, the manufacturer shall supply a type approved kit of forced ventilation items as defined in AIS-056 (Rev. 1):2017 to facilitate the body builder in installing the kit as specified within such standard.”. ABHAY DAMLE, Jt. Secy.

Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide

G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2 nd June, 1989 and last amended vide

G.S.R. 1361(E), dated 02.11.2017. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

ALOK KUMAR

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