4th amendment GSR 246(E) 29.03.2019

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th March, 2019 G.S.R. 246(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 vide number G.S.R 119 (E), dated the 15 th day of February, 2019, 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 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 the 15 th day of February, 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 as the Central Motor Vehicles ( third Amendment) Rules, 2019 (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, in rule 125C.- (a) In clause (a) of sub-rule (7), for the words and figures “seating capacity of 13 passengers or above excluding driver” the words and figures “seating capacity exceeding 22 passengers excluding driver” shall be substituted; (b) in clause (b) of sub-rule (7), in TABLE I for serial number 6 and serial number 7 and entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be substituted, namely:- “6. Improved Braking Performance, Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Vehicle Stability Control System (EVSC) and Other requirements. AIS:150 and AIS:153 1st April 2023 7. Fire Detection Alarm (FDAS) and AIS:135 and AIS:153 1st April 2019 (other than school buses) 1st April 2019 (FDAS for school buses) st April 2020 (FDSS for school buses).”. 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 2 nd June, 1989 and lastly amended vide notification number GSR 174 (E) dated the 1 st March, 2019 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) dated the 1st March, 2019. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. MANOJ KUMAR VERMA