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RULE 104A THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 139
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[104A. [Fitment of reflectors on construction equipment vehicles and combine
harvestors
All construction equipment vehicles and combine harvesters shall be fitted with—]
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(i) two white reflex reflectors in the front of the vehicle on each side and visible
to on-coming vehicles from the front at night:
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[PROVIDED that in case of combine harvester, the height of front white
reflex-reflector shall not be more than 2100 mm above the ground in the case
of unobstructed vision from the front and the implement or device shall not
obstruct the visibility of the front reflex-reflectors to the oncoming vehicles;]
(ii) two red reflectors in the rear of the vehicle, one each at right and left corners,
at a height not exceeding 1500 mm above the ground in the case of
unobstructed vision from the rear and the implement or device shall not
obstruct the visibility of the reflectors to the following vehicle:
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[PROVIDED that in case of combine harvester, the height shall not exceed
2100 mm above the ground;]
(iii) two sets of amber coloured side reflex reflectors, one each on left hand and
right hand sides of the vehicle, one set as close to the front end and the other
set as close to the rear end as possible to the basic machine without
attachments and if the distance between the two amber side reflex reflectors
is more than 3 meters additional intermediate amber side reflex reflectors
shall be fitted so that the distance between any adjacent amber side reflex
reflector is not more than 3 meters:
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[PROVIDED that the fitment of reflex reflectors on the implements such as
booms of cranes and arms of shovels, shall not be mandatory. However,
wherever possible the fitment of these reflectors may be done considering
the working environment/nature of these machines in the fields;]
(iv) the reflecting area of each reflex reflector shall not be less than 28.5 sq. cms;
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(v) the construction equipment vehicle [and combine harvester] shall be fitted
with a retro-reflective tape or retro-reflective paint of not less than 20
millimeteres width, running across the width of the body at the front and
rear, and the colour of the reflective tape or reflective paint shall be white
at the front and red at the rear;
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[(vi) the reflect reflectors referred to in this sub-rule, shall be reflex type
conforming to AIS-057 (Rev. 1):2010 standard as amended from time to time,
till such time the corresponding BIS specifications are notified under the
Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016) for the vehicles
manufactured on and after the 1st day of October, 2019.]

1 Inserted vide GSR 642(E), dt. 28-7-2000.
2 Substituted for “Fitment of reflectors on construction equipment vehicles
All construction equipment vehicles shall be fitted with—” vide GSR 212(E), dt. 20-3-2015, w.e.f. 1-4-2015.
3 Inserted, ibid.
4 Substituted vide GSR 116(E), dt. 27-2-2002, w.e.f. 27-8-2002.
5 Inserted vide GSR 212(E), dt. 20-3-2015, w.e.f. 1-4-2015.
6 Substituted vide GSR 1192(E), dt. 10-12-2018. Prior to substitution, sub-rule (vi) read as under:
“(iv) the reflectors referred to in this rule, shall be of reflex type conforming to Indian Standard IS : 8339
specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards;”
7 The word “reflect” should be read “reflex”