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130 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 96C
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[PROVIDED FURTHER that construction equipment vehicle manufactured on
and after the 1st day of April, 2021 shall be provided with the braking system having
performance requirements stipulated in AIS:143-2017 as amended from time to time.]
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[ [96B. High speed braking requirements]
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For high speed braking, the following test procedure shall be followed, namely:—
(a) in the case of Category M-1, the P type, service brake test as defined under
IS : 11852-2001-Part 3, shall be carried out in the engine connected mode at
a test speed of 120 km/h or at 80% of the designed maximum speed of the
vehicle, whichever is lower.
(b) the stopping distance requirements shall be according to the following
formula, namely:—
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S £0.1 V + (V /130):
where, S is the Stopping Distance in mtrs.
V is the test speed in km/h, and
Control force F £500 Newtons :
PROVIDED that this sub-rule shall be applicable in case of new vehicles yet to be
type approved after six months, and in case of already type approved vehicles, twelve
months, from the date of the commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (Third
Amendment) Rules, 2002:]
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[PROVIDED FURTHER that M1 category of vehicles manufactured on and from
1st day of April, 2021 in case of new models and 1st day of April, 2022 in case of all
models, having braking system conforming to IS:15986:2015 or AIS:151:2018, as amended
from time to time, shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this rule.]
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[96C. Brakes for agricultural tractor

96C
The braking system of the agricultural tractor shall conform to IS : 12061-1994 and
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[IS : 12207-2014], as amended from time to time:]
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[PROVIDED that every agricultural tractor manufactured on or after the 1st
February, 2016 and coupled with agricultural trailer, shall meet the following
requirements to facilitate agricultural trailer having hydraulic brake system as per
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AIS:043-2005 specification [xxx], namely:—
(a) a hydraulic pump and valve with suitable pipe connections on the tractor;
(b) a hydraulic piping and pressure lines on the tractor supplied by the Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) as accessories, to be fitted on the tractor
by their dealers which shall be terminated at the rear end of the tractor, to
facilitate tapping of hydraulic line for trailer;
(c) the hydraulic line pressure available at the rear end of the tractor shall be
clearly specified by the manufacturer for each type and model of the tractor
in the owner’s manual;

1 Inserted vide GSR 673(E), dt. 27-10-2020, w.e.f. 27-10-2020.
2 Inserted vide GSR 400(E), dt. 31-5-2002, w.e.f. 31-5-2002.
3 Substituted for "96A. High Speed Braking Requirements" vide GSR 720(E), dt. 10-9-2003, w.e.f. 10-10-2003.
4 Inserted vide GSR 173(E), dt. 1-3-2019, w.e.f. 1-3-2019.
5 Inserted by CMV (Amdt.) Rules, 2004 vide GSR 111(E), dt. 10-2-2004, w.e.f. 10-8-2004.
6 Substituted for “IS : 12207-1999” vide GSR 1461(E), dt. 27-11-2017, w.e.f. 27-5-2018.
7 Substituted vide GSR 492(E), dt. 15-6-2015, w.e.f. 15-6-2015.
8 Words “referred to in sub-rule (3) of rule 97” omitted vide GSR 1464(E), dt. 27-11-2017, w.e.f. 28-11-2017.