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EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 593] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY , OCTOBER 17 , 2023/ ASVINA 25, 1945 CG-DL-E-18102023-249512 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHW AYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1 6th October, 2023 G.S.R. 746(E).—Whereas, the draft of certain 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. 476(E), dated the 3rd July, 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 within a period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette contain ing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas, copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 4th July, 2023; And whereas, objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the sa id draft rules have been duly 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 th e Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement - (1) These rules may be called as the Central Motor Vehicles (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gaz ette. 2. In the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, after rule 125L, the following rule shall be inserted, namely: - “125M - Type approval of liquid or compressed gaseous hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicles - The safety and procedural requirements f or type approval of internal combustion engine vehicles of M and N categories powered by l iquid or compressed gaseous hydrogen shall be in accordance with AIS 195:2023, till corresponding BIS specification is notified under the Bureau of Indian Standard Ac t, 1986 (63 of 1986): Provided that the hydrogen fuel specifications for internal combustion engine vehicles shall be in accordance with IS 16061: 2021.” [F. No. RT -11036/211/2021 -MVL] MAHMOOD AHMED , Addl . Secy . Note : The principal rules were publishe d 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 lastly amended vide notification number G.S.R. 720(E) dated the 4th October, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printi ng at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.