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122 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 95A
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[(5) Every tyre manufacturer shall, in addition to any trade mark or size of the
tyre, also emboss on it the following, namely:—
(i) Week and Year code or month and year code of manufacture; and
(ii) Maximum load carrying capacity.]
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[(6) In the case of Indian manufactured vehicles and imported vehicles (new and
old), the sizes of tyres if included in the International Standards namely, ECE, JATMA,
ETRTO and T & RA besides Bureau of Indian Standards may also be accepted under
this rule:
PROVIDED that the following conditions shall be complied with:—
(i) that testing agencies referred to in Rule 126 shall satisfy themselves about
the load and speed rating of the tyre with reference to the Indian conditions;
(ii) that the test report/certificate issued by the testing agency of the country of
origin shall be verified for acceptance by the testing agency referred to in
Rule 126;
(iii) that for tubeless tyres fitted on imported vehicles confirming to conditions
(i) and (ii) shall also be allowed.]
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[(7) Temporary use spare wheel or tyre and Run Flat Tyre for vehicles of categories
L7, M1 and N1, if they are different from the normal tyre used on the vehicle shall
conform to AIS 110-2009, as amended from time to time, till the corresponding BIS
specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986).]
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[(8) The vehicles categories M1 up to maximum mass of 3.5 T and N1
manufactured after the 1st October, 2020 fitted with tyre pressure monitoring system
shall confirm to AIS - 154; as amended from time to time, till the corresponding BIS
specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016):
PROVIDED that vehicles fitted with tyre pressure monitoring system approved as
per AIS 110 shall deem to comply with requirements of AIS 154.]
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[95A. Size and ply rating of tyres for agricultural tractor
(1) The tyre of the agricultural tractor shall have load carrying capacity as may be
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specified by the tyre manufacturer, subject to the condition that the maximum load
specified by the agricultural tractor manufacturer shall not be greater than the load
permitted by the tyre manufacturer.
(2) The agricultural tractor manufacturer shall select only that rim size as
recommended by the tyre manufacturer.
Note : For compliance to the above two sub-rules, the following shall be referred
to IS : 13154-1991, as amended from time to time—Tyres for agricultural tractor,
implements and power tillers. In case a particular size of tyres is not listed in IS :
13154-1991, any equivalent International Standard like Economic Commission of

1 Inserted vide GSR 221(E), dt. 28-3-2001, w.e.f. 28-9-2001.
2 Inserted vide GSR 400(E), dt. 31-5-2002, w.e.f. 31-5-2002.
3 Substituted vide GSR 518(E), dt. 1-6-2018, w.e.f. 1-6-2018. Prior to substitution, sub-rule (7) read as under:
“(7) Temporary use spare wheel or tyre and Run Flat Tyre for vehicles of categories M1 and N1, if they are
different from the normal tyre used on the vehicle shall conform to AIS 110:2009, as amended from time to
time, till the corresponding BIS specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986
(63 of 1986)”
4 Inserted vide GSR 457(E), dt. 20-7-2020, w.e.f. 20-7-2020.
5 Inserted by CMV (Amdt.) Rules, 2004 vide GSR 111(E), dt. 10-2-2004, w.e.f. 10-8-2004.