new vehicle category under CMVR

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-29062024-255025 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 331] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2024/ASHADHA 7, 1946 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th June, 2024 G.S.R. 354(E).—WHEREAS, the draft rules to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, were published, as required by sub-section (1) of section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), vide notification of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number G.S.R. 150(E), dated the 29th February, 2024, 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 before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; AND WHEREAS, the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public on the 29th February, 2024; AND WHEREAS, no objections and suggestions were received from the public in respect of the said draft rules; NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 27, 41, 109 and 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 (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2024. (2) Unless and otherwise specified, these rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the principal rules), in rule 2, after clause (id), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- '(ie) "Category L2-5" means a three wheeled motor vehicle, with a 2 wheeler-3 wheeler combination module, constructed in such a way that a two-wheeled vehicle of category L2 is combined with a non-self- propelled rear module unit. It can be separated or combined, as and when required: Provided that at any point of time, either a two-wheeler of Category L2 or a three-wheeled vehicle of Category L5 can only be used; (if) "Category L2 – 5 M" means a category L2-5 vehicle on account of technical features intended to carry passengers; (ig) "Category L2 – 5 N” means a category L2-5 vehicle on account of technical features intended to carry goods: Provided that category L2-5 vehicle may fall under the category of L2-5M for passenger carrier or L2-5N for goods carriage, depending on the weight of persons including driver for whom seating arrangements are provided is more than or less than the weight of goods carried and this shall be as per conditions specified in IS 14272:2011, as amended from time to time for L5 category of vehicles.'. 3. In rule 50 of the principal rules, after sub-rule (8), the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely: - "(9) In case of L2-5 category of vehicles, a single registration number shall be allotted for both the configurations, namely separated two-wheeled vehicle of L2 category or combined three wheeled vehicles of L5 category; and at any point of time there shall be only one registration mark displayed on the front and one on the rear of the vehicle irrespective of the configuration. (10) Dimensions for plate for L2-5 category of vehicle shall be 200 X 100 mm.". 4. In rule 122 of the principal rules, after sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely: - "(4) In case of L2-5 category of vehicles, the identification number including month and year of manufacture, embossed or etched or punched on it shall be in accordance with AIS 177:2021, as amended from time to time, till the corresponding Bureau of Indian Standards specification are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016).". 5. In the principal rules, after rule 125N, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- "125P: All L2-5 Category of vehicles shall conform to the requirements specified in AIS 177:2021, as amended from time to time, till the corresponding Bureau of Indian Standards specification are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016).". [No. RT-11036/104/2023-MVL] MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl. Secretary Note.- The principal rules were published 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 last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 195(E) dated the 14th March, 2024. 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.