Amendment in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-22052026-272755 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 347] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026/VAISAKHA 30, 1948 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 14th May, 2026 G.S.R. 382(E). -The following draft of certain rules further to amend 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 Vehicles 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 will be taken into consideration after the expiry of thirty days from the date on which the copies of this notification as published in the Gazette of India, are made available to the public; The objections or suggestions which may be received from any person in respect of the said draft rules before the expiry of the aforesaid period will be considered by the Central Government. Objections and suggestions to these draft rules, if any, may be sent to the Additional Secretary (MVL, Transport & Road Safety), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110 001 or on the email: [email protected]; Draft Rules 1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (.......... Amendment) Rules, 2026. (2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY 3 2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred as the said rules), for the existing rule 125-F, the following shall be substituted, namely; "125-F. Type Approval of Road Ambulances of Vehicle Categories L and M.- 1. Road Ambulances of categories L and M manufactured on and after 1st April 2018, shall be in accordance with AIS 125 (Part 1)-2014, as amended from time to time, for all ambulances specified therein. 2. 3. Road ambulances of category M of Type B, Type C and Type D, manufactured on and after three months from the date of the final notification, shall be equipped with emergency and safety/rescue equipment as specified in AIS 125 (Part 1), as amended from time to time. All Pure Electric Road Ambulances (E-Ambulances), manufactured on and after 1st October 2026, shall be equipped with additional batteries to power the medical devices carried on board. The specifications of additional batteries shall be as specified in AIS 125 (Part 1), as amended from time to time. " [F. No. RT-11028/10/2013-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. .....(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 Publications, Delhi-110054. KUMER CHAND CHAND MEENA Digitally signed by KUMER MEENA Date: 2026.05.22 11:48:55 +05'30'