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Central Motor Vehicles (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2023 amending Forms 20, 21, 22B, 23A, 23B, 25, 41, 42, 43, 46, 47 and 51 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 to add standing and sleeper capacity fields.

Detailed Summary

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notification G.S.R. 720(E) dated 4 October 2023 makes the Central Motor Vehicles (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2023, in exercise of powers under section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), following draft rules published as G.S.R. 405(E) dated 30 May 2023 under sub-section (1) of section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (no objections were received); the amendment inserts or substitutes entries for "Standing capacity" and "Sleeper capacity" (and related seating-capacity fields) across FORM 20 (after serial no. 24), FORM 21 Part IV (after serial no. 9), FORM 22B (serial no. 6.19), FORM 23A (Machine Readable Zone, serial no. 3 row 6), FORM 23B (row 12), FORM 25 (after serial no. 11), FORM 41 (serial no. 13), FORM 42 (after serial no. 14), FORM 43 (after serial no. 10), FORM 46 (serial no. 10), FORM 47 (serial no. 11) and FORM 51 (after serial no. 5), effective on publication; signed by Mahmood Ahmed, Additional Secretary, under file number RT-11036/163/2022-MVL; the principal rules (G.S.R. 590(E) dated 2 June 1989) were last amended by G.S.R. 698(E) dated 27 September 2023.

Full Text

6308 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 567] NEW DEL HI, THURS DAY , OCTOBER 5, 2023/ ASVINA 13, 1945 CG-DL-E-07102023-249240 24ख. ियन क े स्ट्थान ..................................... ”; 9ख. ियन क े स्ट्थान ................................. ”; खड़े होने क े स्ट्थान ..................................... ......... ियन क े स्ट्थान......................................... ”; “11क. खड़े होने क े स्ट्थान .................. ................. ........... 11ख. ियन क े स्ट्थान......................................... ”; 13क. खड़े होने क े स्ट्थान .............................................. 13ख. ियन क े स्ट्थान......................................... ”; 14क. खड़े होने क े स्ट्थान .............................................. 14ख. ियन क े स्ट्थान......................................... ”; “10क. खड़े होने क े स्ट्थान .............................................. 10ख. ियन क े स्ट्थान......................................... ”; “10.मोटर यान का आय भार ................................................. 10 ख. ियन क े स्ट्था न ...... ................................... ”; 11क. ियन क े स्ट्थान ......................................... ”; 5ग. ियन क े स्ट्थान .................................... ” MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 4th October , 2023 G.S.R. 720(E).—Whereas, the draf t 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 o f the Govern ment of India in the Ministry of Road Transport an d Highways number G.S.R. 405(E), dated the 30th May, 2023 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 th irty days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette containing the draft rules were made available to the public; And whereas, copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 31st May, 2023; And whereas, no objections and suggestions were 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. (1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Offic ial Gazette. 2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, - (a) in FORM 20, after serial number 24 and entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely: - “24A. Standing capacity ……………………………… 24B. Sleeper Capacity ………………… …………….”; (b) in FORM 21, in Part IV, after serial number 9 and entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely: - “9A. Standing capacity ……………………………… 9B. Sleeper capacity ………………………………”; (c) in FORM 22B, for serial number 6.19 and entries relating thereto , the following serial number and entri es shall be substituted, namely: - “6.19 Designed Seating Capacity (including Driver)/ Standing Capacity/ Sleeper Capac ity Note: Enclose a sheet indicating calculations of the seating, standing and sleeper passenger capacity based on the procedure specified in the bus body code along with layout of seats, standees and sleeper area. ”; (Yes/No) (d) in FORM 23A, unde r the heading Machine Readable Zone, against serial number 3, for entries in row number 6, the following entries shall b e substituted, namely: - “Seating capacity including driver”; (e) in FORM 23B, for row number 12 and the entries relating thereto, the following rows and entries shall be substituted, namely: - “Seating capacity including driver …………………………………. Standing capacity …………………………………. Sleeper capacity ………………………………….”; (f) in FO RM 25, after serial number 11 and entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entr ies shall be inserted, namely: - “11A. Standing capacity …………………………….... 11B. Sleeper capacity …………… …………………”; (g) in FORM 41, for serial number 13 and entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be substituted, namely: - “13. Seating capacity including driver ………………………… 13A. Standing capacity ……………….......... 13B. Sleeper capacity .....……………………..”; (h) in FORM 42, after serial number 14 and entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely: - “14A. Standing c apacity ………………………………………. 14B. Sleeper capacity ………………………………………”; (i) in FORM 43, after serial number 10 and entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely: - “10A. Standing capacity ………………………….. 10B. Sleeper capacity …………………………..”; (j) in FORM 46, for serial number 10 and entries relating thereto, the following seria l numbers and entries shall be substituted, namely: - “10. P ay load of the motor vehicle ………………………………. 10A. Seating capacity (including driver) …………………………. 10B. Sleeper capacity ……… ………………….”; (k) in FORM 47, for serial number 11 a nd entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be substituted, namely: - “11. Seating capacity (including driver) ………………………. 11A. Sleeper capacity ………………………….”; (l) in FORM 51, after serial number 5 and entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely: - “5A. Seating capacity (including driver) ………………………………… ……. 5B. Standing capacity ……………………………………….. 5C. Sleeper capacity ………………………………………..”. [F. No. RT-11036/163/2022 -MVL ] MAHMOOD AHMED , Addl. Secy . Note . The principal rules were published in th e Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II, Section 3, Sub -section (i), vide notification number G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2 nd June, 1989 and lastly amended vide Notification number G.S.R. 698(E), dated the 27th September , 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Print ing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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