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142 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 105
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(2) Every such motor vehicle other than [xxx] a three wheeler shall also carry—
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(i) [two lamps (hereinafter referred to as the “rear lamp”) showing to the rear
a red light visible in the rear from a distance of one hundred and fifty-five
metres; and in the case of a motor cycle one lamp showing the red light of
the rear visible from a distance of seventy-five metres;] and
(ii) lamp, which may be the rear lamp or some other device, illuminating with
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a white light the whole of the registration mark exhibited [ [on the rear of
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the vehicle including a construction equipment vehicle [and combine
harvester]], and on the side in the case of construction equipment vehicle
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[and combine harvester]] so as to render it legible from a distance of fifteen
metres to the rear:
PROVIDED that when a motor vehicle is drawing another vehicle or vehicles and
the distance between such vehicles does not exceed 1.5 metres, it shall be sufficient if
the last drawn vehicle carries a rear lamp or a lamp illuminating the rear registration
mark:
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[PROVIDED FURTHER that every construction equipment vehicle shall also
carry two lamps showing to the rear red light visible in the rear from a distance of one
hundred and fifty-five meters.]
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[(3) On and from the commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment)
Rules, 1993, all the obligatory front head lamps of a motor vehicle other than motor
cycles shall be as nearly as possible of the same power and fixed at a height as specified
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in Indian Standards [IS : 8415-1977] (clause 4.1):
PROVIDED that in the case of four-wheel drive cross country vehicles, the
maximum height of the said front head lamps may be as per limits specified in Indian
Standards IS: 8415 (clause 4.1.1):
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[x x x]
PROVIDED FURTHER that on and from the commencement of the Central Motor
Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 1993, all vehicles other than three-wheelers of engine
capacity less than 500cc motor cycles and three-wheeled invalid carriages manufactured
shall be fitted with two rear lamps showing red light to the rear.]
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[(3A) On and from the commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (6th
Amendment) Rules, 2000, all the obligatory front head lamps of a construction
equipment vehicle shall be as nearly as possible of the same power and fixed at a height
so that front visibility is maintained and farthermost point of equipment/attachment is
clearly seen by on coming traffic.]
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[(3B) All the obligatory front head lamps of a combine harvester shall be as nearly
as possible of the same power and fixed at a height so that front visibility is maintained
and farthermost point of equipment or attachment is clearly seen by oncoming traffic.]

1 Words “a motor cycle and” omitted vide GSR 214(E), dt. 18-3-1999.
2 Substituted vide GSR 214(E), dt. 18-3-1999.
3 Substituted for “on the rear of the vehicle” by GSR 642(E), dt. 28-7-2000.
4 Substituted for "on the rear of the vehicle", 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 Inserted vide GSR 642(E), dt. 28-7-2000.
7 Substituted vide GSR 338(E), dt. 26-3-1993.
8 Existing second proviso omitted by CMV (Amdt.) Rules, 2004 vide GSR 111(E), dt. 10-2-2004, w.e.f.
10-8-2004.