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108 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 92

CHAPTER V
CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Preliminary
91. Definitions
In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,— 91
(a) “class label”, in relation to any dangerous or hazardous goods, means the
class label specified in column 3 of the Table to rule 137;
(b) “consignor”, in relation to dangerous or hazardous goods intended for
transportation by a goods carriage, means the owner of such dangerous or
hazardous goods;
(c) “dangerous or hazardous goods”, means the goods of dangerous or
hazardous nature to human life specified in Tables I, II and III to rule 137;
(d) “emergency information panel”, means the panel specified in rule 134;
(e) “primary risk”, in relation to any dangerous or hazardous goods, means the
most potent risk which such goods give rise to;
(f) “subsidiary risk”, in relation to any dangerous or hazardous goods, means
the subsidiary risk which such goods are likely to give rise to in addition to
the primary risk.
92. General
(1) No person shall use or cause or allow to be used in any public place any motor
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vehicle which does not comply with the provisions of this Chapter:
1
[PROVIDED that nothing contained in this rule shall apply to vehicles
manufactured prior to the coming into force of Central Motor Vehicles (Amdt.) Rules,
1993].
(2) Nothing in this rule shall apply to a motor vehicle—
(a) which has been damaged in an accident or to a vehicle stopped or impeded
owing to shortage of fuel or other temporary defects while at the place at
which the accident or defect occurred;
(b) which is defective or damaged and is being removed to the nearest place of
repair or disposal; or
2
[(c) which is registered as Vintage Motor Vehicle;]
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[(d) which is manufactured for the purposes of export including the movement
of such vehicle by road from manufacturing plant to port of the export as
well as any other location relevant for the purposes of facilitating such
export, under the supervision of the vehicles manufacturer or dealer, as the
case may be.]

1 Inserted vide GSR 338(E) dt. 26-3-1993.
2 Substituted vide GSR 492(E), dt. 15-7-2021, w.e.f. 16-7-2021.
3 Inserted vide GSR 584(E), dt. 25-9-2020, w.e.f. 1-10-2020.