1st amendment GSr 37(E) 17 Jan 2020

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 35] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020/PAUSHA 27, 1941 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th January, 2020 G.S.R. 37(E).—Whereas, the draft of certain 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 number G.S.R. 522(E), dated the 24 th July, 2019, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section (3), Sub-section (i), dated the th July, 2019, 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, copies of the said official Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 24th July, 2019; And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by 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 the Central Motor Vehicles (First Amendment) Rules, 2020. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (herein after referred as the said rules), - (i) in rule 115B,in sub- rule (1), after para BB, the following para shall be inserted, namely; - ―BC. O.E. or Converted, Dual Fuel or Dedicated Dual Fuel (for vehicles GVW below 3.5 T), Vehicles having Diesel with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Bio-Compressed Natural Gas (Bio-CNG) or Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as dual fuel.- (I) For O.E. CNG or Bio-CNG or LNG dual fuel or dedicated dual fuel vehicles having (a) (i) in case of CNG or Bio-CNG or LNG fitments by vehicle manufacturers on new diesel vehicles, each model manufactured by vehicle manufacturers shall be type approved as per the prevailing mass emission norms as applicable for the category of new vehicles in respect of the place of its use; (ii) the test applicability requirements for dual fuel engine shall depend on the Gas Energy Ratio (GER) measured over test-cycle, applicable as per prevailing norms and the GER classification shall be as per the MoRTH/CMVR/TAP- 115/116(as amended from time to time) and notifications issued by the central Government from time to time under the applicable law: Provided that the O.E. CNG or Bio-CNG or LNG dual fuel or dedicated dual fuel engine approved for specific engine capacity may be installed on the base model and its variant; (b) tests for particulate matter and emission of visible pollutants (smoke) under these rules shall be applicable for dual fuel or dedicated dual fuel CNG or Bio- CNG or LNG engine or vehicle; (c) prevailing COP procedure shall also be applicable; (d) prevailing mass emission and OBD norms stipulated in rule 115 for diesel mode shall also be applicable for dual fuel or dedicated dual fuel mode; (e) mass emission standards for CNG or Bio-CNG or LNG dual fuelor dedicated dual fuel vehicles shall be same as are applicable for diesel vehicles with exception that HC shall be replaced by NMHC (Non-Methane Hydrocarbon) on measurement basis. (II) For CNG or Bio-CNG or LNG dual fuel or dedicated dual fuelvehicles having GVW below 3.5 T, conversion by modification of engines of in-use diesel vehicles – (a) type approval for in-use diesel engines retrofitted or modified for CNG or Bio- CNG or LNG dual fuel or dedicated dual fuel conversion by modification of engines of in-use diesel vehicles shall be given for specific make and model of vehicle and shall meet applicable type approval norms of diesel vehicles corresponding to the year of manufacture of such diesel vehicle; (b) CNG or Bio-CNG or LNG dual fuel or dedicated dual fuel kit approved on the vehicle for specific engine capacity can be installed on the base model and its variant fitted with the same capacity engine; (c) Vehicles offered for type approval to the testing agency as referred to in rule 126 shall have to comply with the applicable fitness requirement, under these rules; (d) prevailing and applicable tests for particulate matter and emission of visible pollutants (smoke) provided under rule 115 shall be applicable for dual fuel or dedicated dual fuel CNG or Bio-CNG or LNG engine or vehicle; (e) separate type approval shall be required for mechanically controlled and electronically controlled diesel fuel injected vehicles when modified for dual fuel or dedicated dual fuelCNG or Bio-CNG or LNG operation; (f) mass emission standards for CNG or Bio CNG or LNG dual fuel or dedicated dual fuel vehicles shall be same as are applicable for diesel vehicles with exception that HC shall be replaced by NMHC (Non-Methane Hydrocarbon) on measurement basis. Explanation.-In the case of OE or conversion of ―In-Use‖ vehicles by modification – (a) for the purpose of grantingtype approval to the vehicle fitted with dual fuel or dedicated dual fuel CNG or Bio-CNG or LNG engine (converted from diesel engine) as O.E., or conversion by modification of ―In-use‖diesel vehicles, performance tests shall be carried as per Table given below by the test agencies, namely: - TABLE Sl. No. Test Reference Document 1. Mass emission testsfor dual fuel CNG/Bio-CNG/LNG vehicles shall be as per prevailing norms, as applicable for diesel vehicles. MoRTH/CMVR/TAP-115/116 and notifications issued by Government of India in this regard. 2. Engine performance test MoRTH/CMVR/TAP-115/116 or IS:14599- 1999 (as applicable) and notifications issued by the Central Government in this regard. 3. Gradeability test In accordance with notification issued under rule 124 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. 4. Fuel consumption test Sl.no 31 of notification no S.O. 1365 (E), dated the 13 th December, 2004. 5. Electromagnetic In accordance with notification issued under rule 124 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. 6. Range test of at least 250 kms for buses AIS:55 7. Cooling performance IS: 14557,1998 Note : Mass emission tests shall be carried out on chassis dynamometer, as applicable; (b) test procedure and safety guidelines and code of practice for dual fuel or dedicated dual fuel CNG or Bio-CNG or LNG vehicles, kit components including installation thereof, shall be as per AIS-024 and AIS-028(Rev.1), as amended from time to time, till such time as corresponding Bureau of Indian Standards specifications are notified; (c) for O.E. fitment and retro fitment or modification on ―In-Use‖vehicles the responsibility of type approval shall be that of vehicle manufacturer and kit manufacturer or supplier, respectively; (d) the type approval certificate of CNG or Bio-CNG or LNG dual fuel or dedicated dual fuel kit for retro fitment shall be valid for three years from the date of issue; (e) The retro fitment of duly type approved CNG or Bio-CNG or LNG dual fuel or dedicated dual fuel kits on in-use vehicles shall be carried out by workshops authorised by the kit manufacturer or supplier or vehicle manufacturers, as the case may be.‘‘; (a) in the marginal heading, for the letters, figures and words ―M15 or M100 and Methanol MD 95‖,the letters, figures and words ―M15 or M100 or M85 and Methanol MD 95‖ shall be substituted; (b) in sub-rule (1), for the words, brackets, letters and figures ―gasoline or a mixture of fifteen percent methanol in gasoline (M15) or one hundred percent methanol (M100)‖,the words, brackets,letters and figures ―gasoline or a mixture of fifteen percent methanol in gasoline (M15) or up to eighty-five per cent methanol blend (M85) or hundred percent methanol (M100)‖ shall be substituted; (c) in sub-rule (3), for the letters and figures ―M15/M100/MD95‖,the letters and figures ―M15/M85/M100/MD95‖ shall be substituted; (d) in sub-rule 4,- (1) in TABLE1,- (a) against Sr. No(s). 1 and 2, under the column heading ‗Applicability‘ for the existing entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:- ―On both Gasoline and M15 or M85 or M100 fuel (As per prevailing gasoline emission norms)‖ (b) against Sr. No. 6, under the column heading ‗Applicability‘ for the existing entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:- ―On both Gasoline and M15 or M85 or M100 fuel (As per prevailing gasoline emission norms‖; (2) in TABLE 2, - (a) against Sr. No(s). 1 and 2, under the column heading ‗Applicability‘ for the existing entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:- ―On both gasoline and M15 or M85 or M100 fuel (As per prevailing gasoline emission norms)‖; (b) against Sr. No. 6, under the column heading ‗Applicability‘ for the existing entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:- ―On both Gasoline and M15 or M85 or M100 fuel(As per prevailing gasoline emission norms)‖ shall be substituted. (3) in the Notes occurring after TABLE 3,- (A) in item 5, for the letters, figures and words ―M15,M100 and MD95‖,the letters, figures and words ―M15,M85,M100 and MD95‖shall be substituted; (B) in item 6, for the letters, figures and words ―M15,M100 and MD95‖ shall be substituted by letters, figures and words ―M15,M85,M100 and MD95‖; (C) in item 7,for the words and letters ―Annexure IV- Z and Annexure IV – ZA‖, the words, and letters ―Annexure IV- Z, Annexure IV – ZA and Annexure – ZB‖shall be substituted; (D) initem 13, for the words,letters and figures ―gasoline and M15 or M100‖ the words, letters and figures ―gasoline and M15 or M85 or M100‖shall be substituted;. (iii) after rule 115H, the following rule shall be inserted, namely: – ―115-I. Mass emission standards for Di-Methyl Ether (DME or D100) Vehicles.- (1) The newly manufactured vehicles fitted with compression ignition engine compatible to run on diesel or hundred per cent Di-Methyl Ether (D100) (hereinafter referred to as the DME vehicle in this rule), shall be type approved as per prevailing diesel emission norms. (2) The DME vehicle shall be specified by the vehicle manufacturer by affixing clearly visible sticker. (3) Test requirements for the type approval and extension for different classes of vehicles shall be as per the following Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3, respectively namely:- TABLE 1 Test requirements for type approval and extension for Four Wheeled Vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight less than or equal to 3,500 kilogram Sl. No. Test DME vehicle 1. Gaseous pollutants (Type I test) On Diesel and D100 fuel (as per prevailing emission norms) 2. Free acceleration smoke ( type II Test) 3. Durability (Type V), if opted for instead of fixed Deterioration Factor (DF) Only on Diesel fuel 4. Onboard diagnostics (OBD II) On both Diesel and D100 fuel TABLE 2 Test requirements for type approval and extension for three wheeled vehicles Sr. No. Test DME vehicle 1. Gaseous pollutants (Type I test) On Diesel and D100 fuel (as per prevailing emission norms) 2. Free acceleration smoke ( type II Test) 3. Durability (Type V), if opted for instead of fixed Deterioration Factor (DF) Only on Diesel fuel TABLE 3 Test requirements for type approval and extension for Four Wheeled Vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight greater than 3,500 kg Sr. No. Test Flex-fuel methanol vehicle 1. Gaseous pollutants (Type I test) On Diesel and D100 fuel (as per prevailing emission norms) 2. Free acceleration smoke ( type II Test) 3. Durability (Type V), if opted for instead of fixed Deterioration Factor (DF) Only on Diesel fuel 4. Onboard diagnostics (OBD II) On both Diesel and D100 fuel Notes:- 1. Mass emission tests shall be carried out as per MoRTH/CMVR/TAP-115/116 Issue 4 and its subsequent issues or amendments, as applicable, and suitable Updation of the ratio of gas component densities to exhaust gas density, hydrogen-carbon-oxygen ratio and fuel consumption formula shall be done in type approval procedure. 2. Vehicle manufacturer shall submit the vehicle to any of the test agencies specified in rule 126, for type approval. 3. (i) DME vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight less than or equal to 3.5 ton shall be tested on chassis dynamometer using the prevailing diesel vehicle emission driving cycle. (ii) D100 fuel vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight greater than 3.5 ton shall be tested on engine dynamometers using the prevailing diesel engine emission driving cycle. 4. DME vehicles shall be tested with reference fuel (as per ISO 16861:2015)as specified in Annexure IV-ZC to these rules. 5. For Conformity of Production test applicability, refer to MoRTH/CMVR/TAP-115/116 Issue 4 and its subsequent issues or amendments, as applicable; and for fuel requirement for applicable tests, refer to Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3 above. 6. The Conformity of Production (CoP) frequency and sampling shall be as per requirements specified in MoRTH/CMVR/TAP-115/116 Issue 4 and its subsequent issues or amendments, as applicable, according to category of vehicle. 7. Deterioration factors shall be as per prevailing emission norms and according to the vehicle categories.‖ 3. In the said rules,after ‗ANNEXURE IV-ZA‘, the following ‗Annexures‘ shall be inserted, namely: - “ANNEXURE IV-ZB TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE REFERENCE FUEL M85 Sl. No. Parameter Unit Limits Test method Minimum Maximum 1. Research octane number, RON 107.0 109.0 EN ISO 5164 2. Motor octane number, MON 99.0 104.0 EN ISO 5163 3. Density at 15 °C kg/m Report ISO 3675 (DVPE) Sulphur content EN ISO 20884 6. Oxidation stability minutes 360 EN ISO 7536 Existent gum content (solvent washed) Ethanol and higher alcohols EN 14517 10. Petrol 11. Phosphorus mg/l 0.2 ASTM D 3231 13. Inorganic chloride content mg/l 1 ISO 6227 Copper strip corrosion Rating Class 1 EN ISO 2160 Acidity, (as acetic acid CH3COOH) % m/m (mg/l) ASTM D 1613 Notes.- 1. The values quoted in the specifications are nominal values and tolerances are specified in ISO 4259. 2. In case of dispute, the procedure for dissolving the dispute and interpretations of the results based on test method precision, as described in EN ISO 4259 shall be used. 3. In case of national dispute concerning sulphur content, either EN ISO 20846 or EN IS20884,as the case may be, shall be called up. 4. The actual sulphur content of the fuel used for the Type I Test shall be reported. 5. The unleaded petrol content can be determined as hundred minus the sum of the percent content of water and alcohol. 6. There shall be no intentional addition of compounds containing phosphorus, iron, manganese or lead to this reference fuel. ANNEXURE IV-ZC [Refer rule 115 I] Technical specifications of the reference fuel DME or D100 Sr. No. Characteristic Requirement (Maximum) Units Test Method 1 DME Purity 98.5 % by mass ISO 16861: 2015 2 Methanol 0.05 % by mass ISO 17196:2014. 3 Water 0.03 % by mass ISO 17197:2014. 4 Hydrocarbons upto C4 1.00 % by mass ISO 17196:2014 5 Carbon Dioxide 0.10 % by mass ISO 17196:2014 6 Carbon Monoxide 0.010 % by mass ISO 17196:2014 7 Methyl Formate 0.05 % by mass ISO 17196:2014 8 Ethyl Methyl Ether 0.20 % by mass ISO 17196:2014 9 Evaporation Residues 0.0070 % by mass ISO 17786:2015 10 Total Sulphur 3.0 mg/kg ISO 17198:2014.‖. PRIYANK BHARTI, 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 2nd June, 1989 and lastly and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. MANOJ KUMAR VERMA