Publicationo of notification reg Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-27072026-274853 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 602] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd July, 2026 G.S.R. 664(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. 2. In the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, in Rule 115, for sub-rule (7) and its proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely: "(7) Every vehicle shall carry a valid “Pollution Under Control" certificate issued by an agency authorised for this purpose by the State Government. Such certificate shall be produced on demand by the officers referred to in sub-rule (1) of Rule 116. Such Certificate when granted or renewed shall be valid for the period as indicated below:- +---------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | Sl. No. | Vehicle Category | Validity of Pollution Under Control Certificate | +=========+=================================================+===================================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +---------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 1. | All motor vehicles complying with BS-I, BS-II | 3 months | | | and BS-III emission norms | | +---------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 2. | All motor vehicles complying with BS-IV | 6 months | | | emission norms | | +---------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 3 | All Non-Transport motor vehicles complying with | From the date of first registration: | | | BS-VI emission norms | (a) Up to 6 years - 3 years; | | | | (b) More than 6 years but not more than | | | | 10 years - 1 year; and | | | | (c) More than 10 years – 6 months. | +---------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 4 | All Transport motor vehicles complying with | From the date of first registration: | | | BS-VI emission norms | (a) Up to 6 years – 2 years; | | | | (b) More than 6 years but not more than | | | | 10 years - 1 year; and | | | | (c) More than 10 years – 6 months. | +---------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ Provided that, in the case of a Pollution Under Control Certificate issued before the commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2026, the validity period specified under this sub-rule shall apply only upon the first renewal of such certificate after such commencement: Provided further that, in case where the renewal of Pollution Under Control Certificate is sought: a. within ten days preceding the date of its expiry, the renewed certificate shall take effect from the date of its expiry, and b. in all other cases after the date of expiry, the renewed certificate shall take effect from the date of such renewal." [F. No. RT-11036/94/2020-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 ............