Page 174 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

146 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 110
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[109. Parking light
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[ [Every construction equipment vehicle, combine harvester and motor vehicle]
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other than] [xxx] motor cycles and three wheeled invalid carriages shall be provided
with one white or amber parking light on each side in the front. In addition to the front
lights, two red parking lights one on each side in the rear shall be provided. The front
and rear parking lights shall remain lit even when the vehicle is kept stationary on the
road:
PROVIDED that these rear lamps can be the same as the rear lamps referred to in
rule 105, sub-rule (2):
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[x x x]
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[PROVIDED ALSO that construction equipment vehicles [and combine
harvesters], which are installed with flood light lamps or spot lights at the front, rear or
side of the vehicle for their off-highway or construction operations, shall have separate
control for such lamps or lights and these shall be permanently switched off when the
vehicle is travelling on the road.]
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[110. [Lamps on three wheelers]
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Every [three wheeler] shall be fitted with one front head lamp and two side white
or amber lights] or two front lamps on the body. In addition to the front lamp or side
lights, it shall be fitted with two rear lamps showing to the rear a red light visible from
a distance of 75 metres and a white light illuminating the registration mark exhibited
on the rear of the vehicle so as to render it legible from a distance of 15 metres; and also
two red reflex reflectors each having a reflecting area of not less than seven square
centimetres:
PROVIDED that in case where these vehicles are attached with trailers, the rear
fitments mentioned in this rule and direction indicator system mentioned in rule 102
shall also be provided at the rear of the trailer:]
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[PROVIDED FURTHER that fitment of one head lamp shall be applicable only
in case of three wheelers with overall width not exceeding 1400 mm and in such cases
the side lights shall be amber in colour:]
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[PROVIDED ALSO that the first and second proviso shall not apply to three
wheelers with overall width not exceeding 1400 mm manufactured on and after the 1st
day of October, 2019:]

1 Substituted vide GSR 338(E), dt. 26-3-1993, w.e.f. 26-3-1993.
2 Substituted for “Every motor vehicle other than three wheelers” vide GSR 642(E), dt. 28-7-2000, w.e.f.
28-7-2000.
3 Substituted for “Every construction equipment vehicle and every motor vehicle” vide GSR 212(E), dt.
20-3-2015, w.e.f. 1-4-2015.
4 Words "three wheelers of engine capacity not exceeding 500 cc" omitted vide GSR 589(E), dt. 16-9-2005,
w.e.f. 1-4-2006.
5 Existing second proviso omitted by CMV (Amdt.) Rules, 2004, vide GSR 111(E), dt. 10-2-2004, w.e.f.
10-8-2004.
6 Inserted vide GSR 642(E), dt. 28-7-2000, w.e.f. 28-7-2000.
7 Inserted vide GSR 212(E), dt. 20-3-2015, w.e.f. 1-4-2015.
8 Substituted for "Lamp on auto-rickshaws and three-wheelers with engine capacity not exceeding 500 cc"
vide GSR 589(E), dt. 16-9-2005, w.e.f. 1-4-2006.
9 Substituted for "auto-rickshaw and three-wheeler of capacity not exceeding 500 cc", ibid.
10 Inserted vide GSR 589(E), dt. 16-9-2005, w.e.f. 1-4-2006.
11 Inserted vide GSR 1192(E), dt. 10-12-2018.