Gazette notification on Automobile Wheel Rims

7815 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5150] NEW DELHI, TUES DAY , DECEMBER 19, 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 28, 1945 CG-DL-E-19122023-250756 [फा. सं. 12(67)/2019 -AEI (20457)] MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES ORDER New Delhi, the 1 9th December , 2023 S.O. 5379(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 16, read with section 17 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central Government, after consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards, is of the opinion that it is necessary so to do in the public interest, hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Automobile Wheel Rim Component (Quality Control) Order, 2 020, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement. – 1. This Order may be called the Automobile Wheel Rim Component (Quality Control) Amendment Order -II, 2023. 2. It shall come into force on 22.12.2023 or the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, which ever is later. 2. In the Automobile Wheel Rim Component (Quality Control) Order dated 21st September 2020, in paragraph 1, sub - paragraph (3) shall be substituted as follows: - (3) It shall apply to goods or articles specified in the table: provided that nothing in this order shall apply to said goods or articles meant for the following; namely: - i. automobile wheel rims meant for export; ii. up to five wheel rims per vehicle w.r.t. rule 126A of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, which grants relaxation from test, if number of vehicles sold in India for a given base model and its variants is less than 250 in any consecutive period of six months in a year; iii. import of up to 5,000 units of 4 -Wheeler Automotive Wheel Rims (for 1,250 vehicles), by a 4 -Wheeler vehicle manufacturer per financial year, for repairs or after sales service purposes. iv. import of up to 10,000 units of 4 -Wheeler Automotive Wheel Rims (for 2,500 vehicles), per financial year, per 4 -Wheeler vehicle manufacturer for R & D purposes. v. import of up to 50,000 units of 4 -Wheeler Automotive Wheel Rims (for 10,000 vehicles) per financial year, per 4 -Wheeler vehicle manufacturer for manufacturing 4 -Wheeler vehicles in India. vi. import of up to 24,000 units of 2 -Wheeler Automotive Wheel Rims (for 12,000 ve hicles) per financial year, per 2 -wheeler vehicle manufacturer for repairs or after sales service purposes. vii. import of up to 10,000 units of 2 -Wheeler Automotive Wheel Rims (for 5,000 vehicles) per financial year, per two-wheeler vehicle manufacturer for R & D purposes. viii. import of up to 70,000 units of 2 -Wheeler Automotive Wheel Rims (for 35,000 vehicles) per financial year, per 2 -wheeler vehicle manufacturer for manufacturing 2 -Wheeler vehicles in India, subject to not more than 25,000 Automobile Wheel Rim u nits of one type . [F. No. 12(67)/2019 -AEI (20457)] Dr. HANIF QURESHI, Jt. Secy. Note: The principal Order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (ii) vide number S.O.3227(E), dated the 21st September, 2 020, Amended -1 vide notification number S.O. 2132(E), dated: 28th May, 2021 , Amended -2 vide notification number S.O. 4493(E), dated: 22nd October, 2021, Amended -3 vide S.O. 2634(E), dated: 8th June, 2022 an d lastly amended vide S. O. 2657 (E), dated: 15th June, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.