Publication of notification under Motor Vehicles Act 1988

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-08072026-274252 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3517] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026/ASHADHA 16, 1948 5089 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th July, 2026 S.O. 3679(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (n) of sub-section (3) of section 66 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, vide number S.O. 5333 (E) dated the 18th October, 2018, the Central Government hereby orders that, for a period of seven years from the date of publication of this notification, the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 66 of the said Act shall not apply to the following types of transport vehicles used, or to be used, for the purpose of carriage of goods or passengers as the case may be, namely:- "(i) a Battery-Operated Vehicle as defined under clause (u) of rule 2 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989; (ii) a vehicle driven on methanol fuel; (iii) a vehicle driven on ethanol fuel; and (iv) a vehicle driven on Hydrogen fuel. The vehicles specified in items (i) to (iv) above shall be fitted with a vehicle location tracking device complying with the specifications given in AIS-140, as amended from time to time". [F. No. RT-11036/80/2012-MVL(Part-IV)] MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl. Secy. 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. VINOD KUMAR Digitally signed by VINOD KUMAR Date: 2026.07.08 15:05:39 +05'30'