3rd G.S.R 148(E) dated 02.04.2021 airbag

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 107] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021/PHALGUNA 12, 1942 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd March, 2021 G.S.R. 148(E).—Whereas, the draft 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 G.S.R 757(E), dated the 11 th December,2020, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section (3), Sub-section (i) inviting objections and suggestions from persons likely to be affected before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas, copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on 11 th December, And whereas, objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been duly considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 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 as the Central Motor Vehicles (Third Amendment) Rules, 2021. (2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, after sub-rule (9) of rule 125, the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:- “(9A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub rule (9), vehicles manufactured on and after the 1 st Day of April, 2021, in the case of new models, and 31 st day of August, 2021, in the case of existing models, shall be fitted with airbag for the person occupying the front seat, other than the driver and the requirement for such airbag shall be as per AIS 145, as amended from time to time, till the corresponding Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016).”. AMIT VARADAN, Jt. Secy. 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 2 nd June, 1989 and last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 21(E), dated the 13 th January, 2021. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. ALOK KUMAR