Amendment in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-17052026-272641 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 330] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026/VAISAKHA 24, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th May, 2026 G.S.R. 364(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, number G.S.R 100 (E), dated the 30th January, 2026 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 30th January, 2026, 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 were made available to the public on 30th January, 2026; 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 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 the Central Motor Vehicles (Seventh 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, in rule 93, in sub-rule (1), in clause (A); (a) in sub-clause (VI), under the sub-heading "Motor vehicle Category N", after the sixth proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- “Provided also that in case of a motor vehicle of category N2 or N3 engaged in transportation of white goods or photovoltaic solar panels or modules packaged and stacked on the load body in multiple layers, the overall height of the motor vehicle shall not exceed 4.50 meters."; (b) in sub-clause (VII), under the sub-heading "Trailers Category T" after the fourth proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: - “Provided also that in case of a truck trailer or tractor trailer or Semi-trailer engaged in transportation of white goods or photovoltaic solar panels or modules packaged and stacked on the load body in multiple layers, the overall height of the motor vehicle shall not exceed 4.50 meters.". [F. No. RT-11028/05/2018-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 G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and lastly amended vide G.S.R. 349(E) dated the 8th May, 2026