PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART II SECTION 3 SUB SECTION i

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-14012026-269342 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 28] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2026/PAUSHA 24, 1947 288 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th January, 2026 G.S.R. 28(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 467(E), dated the 11th July, 2025, 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 on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas, copies of the said Gazette notification was made available to the public on 14th July, 2025; And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (h), (i), (k), (n) and (p) of section 64 and sub-clause (v) of clause (b) of sub-section (14) of section 88 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 (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred as the said rules), in rule 2,- (a) in clause (zd), for the words "transport.", the words "transport;" shall be inserted; (b) after clause (zd), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: – '(ze) "unpaid user fee" means the user fee payable by a motor vehicle for use of a section of a National Highway, where the Electronic Toll Collection Infrastructure has recorded the passage of such vehicle but has not received the applicable user fee levied under the provisions of section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) and rules made thereunder.'. 3. In the said rules, in rule 55, in sub-rule (2), after clause (iv), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: - "(v) No objection certificate in Form 28.". 4. In the said rules, in rule 58, (a) in sub-rule (3), after the words "applicant duly signed", the words and letters “or issue the filled in Part-III electronically on the Portal" shall be inserted; (b) in sub-rule (4), for the word "thereof.”, the word "thereof:" shall be substituted; (c) after sub-rule (4), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: "Provided that the registering authority shall not grant the no-objection certificate until unpaid user fee is paid by the applicant.". 5. In the said rules, in rule 62, in sub-rule (1), – (a) in the fifth proviso, for the words "date of registration.", the words "date of registration:" shall be substituted; (b) after fifth proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: "Provided also that a certificate of fitness shall not be renewed or generated until unpaid user fee is paid by the applicant.". 6. In the said rules, in rule 90, after clause (6), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: "(7) The vehicle shall not have any unpaid user fee.". 7. In the said rules, in FORM 28, under the heading ‘PART I – APPLICATION', after serial number 10. and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: "10A. Whether any demand of unpaid user fee is pending, if so, give details " [F. No. RT-11028/01/2025-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 notification number G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and was lastly amended vide notification number G.S.R. 7 (E) dated the 02.01.2026 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.