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Draft notification proposing to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, to require air-conditioning systems in N2 and N3 category vehicle cabins.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, by G.S.R. 492(E) dated 10th July 2023, publishes draft rules under Section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, as required by sub-section (1) of Section 212 of the Act, inviting objections or suggestions within thirty days of the draft's publication, to be sent to the Additional Secretary (MVL) at [email protected]; the draft, to be called the Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2023, proposes inserting a further proviso in sub-rule (4) of Rule 125C requiring that vehicles of category N2 and N3 manufactured on or after 1st January 2025 be fitted with a cabin air-conditioning system tested per IS14618:2022 as amended; the principal rules were originally published vide G.S.R. 590(E) dated 2nd June 1989; issued under F. No. RT-11028/02/2016-MVL and signed by Mahmood Ahmed, Additional Secretary.

Full Text

EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 393] NEW DEL HI, MOND AY, JULY 10, 2023/ASHADHA 19, 194 5 CG-DL-E-10072023-247201 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th July, 2023 G.S.R . 492(E).—The following draft rules to further amen d the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 110 of the Motor V ehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) is hereby published as required by sub -section (1) of Section 212 of the said Act for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules shall be taken into considera tion after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of this notifica tion, as published in the Gazette of India, are made available to the public. The objections or suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules before the expiry of the period aforesaid will be considered by the Cent ral Government; Objections and suggestions to these draft rules, if any, may be sent to the Additional Secretary (MVL), email: comments [email protected], Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi -110 001. Draft R ules 1. Short title and commencement - (1) These rules may be called as the Central Motor Vehicles (……………Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall com e into force from the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Moto r Vehicles Rules, 1989, in rule 125C, in sub -rule (4), after the second proviso, following shall be inserted: - “Provided further that vehicles manufactured on or after 1st January 2025 shall be fitted with an air conditioning system for cabin of vehicle s of N2 and N3 category. The testing of the cabin fitted with air -conditioning system shall be as per IS14618:2022, as amended from time to time." [F. No. RT-11028/02/2016 -MVL] MAHMOOD AHMED , Addl. Secy. Note :—The principal rules were published in the Gaz ette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section(i) vide G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and lastly amended vide G.S.R. …..(E) dated the ………………. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publicatio ns, Delhi -110054.

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