On and from the date of commencement of Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 1993, every 105 [manufacturer or importer] of motor vehicles other than trailers and semi-trailers shall submit the prototype of the vehicle 106[to be manufactured or imported by him] for test by the Vehicle Research and Development Establishment of the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India or Automotive Research Association of India, Pune, 150[or the Central Farm Machinery Testing and Training Institute, Budni (MP)], or the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, 151[or the Central Institute of Road Transport", Pune, or the International Centre for Automotive Technology, Manesar,] and such other agencies as may be specified by the Central Government for granting a certificate by that agency as to the compliance of provisions of the Act and these rules:] 25[Provided that the procedure for type approval and certification of motor vehicles for compliance to these rules shall be in accordance with the AIS:017-2000, as amended from time to time:] 19[Provided further that in respect to the vehicles imported into India as completely built units (CBU), the importer shall submit a vehicle of that particular model and type to the testing agencies for granting a certificate by that agency as to the compliance to the provision of the Act and these rules.”
