Publication of notification

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01072026-273980 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 482] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026/ASHADHA 10, 1948 4886 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th June, 2026 G.S.R. 540(E).— Whereas, the draft 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 vide number G.S.R. 27 (E), dated the 20th March, 2026, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date of which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 24th March, 2026; And whereas no objections and suggestions have been received from the public in respect of the said draft rules. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by 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 as the Central Motor Vehicles (Tenth Amendment) Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred as the said rules), in rule 126E, after sub-rule (9), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely: - "(10) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules (2), (4) and (7) above, on and after the 1st day of October, 2027, the applicable standard for the assessment or evaluation under those sub-rules shall be as per AIS-197 (Revision 1), as amended from time to time." 3. In the said rules, in Form 70A, on and after the 1st day of October, 2027, for the letters and figures "AIS-197", the letters, figures, word and brackets “AIS-197 (Revision 1)" shall be substituted. [F. No. RT-11036/76/2023-MVL] MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl. Secy. Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section(i) vide number G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and last amended vide G.S.R. 458(E) dated the 8th June, 2026. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.