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RULE 115C THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 257
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[(c) vehicle models and variants having option for bi-fuel operation and fitted
with limp-home Gasoline tank of capacity not exceeding two litres, three
litres and five litres respectively on two-wheeler, three-wheeler and
four-wheeler shall be exempted from mass emission tests including all tests
specified under sub-rule (2), Notes 6 and 7 mentioned below clause (c) of
sub-rule (14) and Notes 6, 7, 15 and 16 of sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of
sub-rule (15) of rule 115 in Gasoline mode;
(d) prevalent conformity of production procedure shall also be applicable.]
(3) For in-use gasoline vehicles,—
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[(a) On and after expiry of one year from the date of publication of the Central
Motor Vehicles (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2005 in the Official Gazette, the
in-use vehicles fitted with LPG kits shall meet the type approval emission
norms specified in these rules for gasoline vehicles as applicable to the
corresponding year of manufacture of such vehicle, subject to the following
minimum norms:—
(i) for the vehicles manufactured upto the 31st day of March, 2000, the
type approval norms equivalent to India-2000 (India Stage-I) norms as
applicable under these rules;
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[(ii) for the vehicles manufactured on or after the 1st April, 2000, and up
to the 30th September, 2010, the type approval norms as specified in
the Bharat State-II norms;]
(iii) for the vehicles manufactured after the 1st day of April, 2005, the type
approval norms as applicable subject to minimum of Bharat Stage-III
emission norms in case of four wheelers and Bharat Stage-II emission
norms for two and three wheelers:
PROVIDED that in respect of vehicle model/conversion kits/engine
replacements type approved and certified under rule 115C prior to
commencement of these rules (as per notification number G.S.R.
284(E), dated the 24th April, 2001), such certificates shall cease to be
valid after one year from the date of publication of the Central Motor
Vehicles (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2005, in the Official Gazette
notwithstanding the period of validity specified in such certificates.
Such certificates need to be revalidated by testing agencies in terms of
these rules:
PROVIDED FURTHER that respective kit manufacturer/retrofitter/
converters shall be free to obtain from testing agencies type approval
in terms of new rules even prior to commencement of these rules.]
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[(iv) for the vehicles manufactured on and after the 1st day of April, 2010,
the type approval norms as applicable, subject to minimum of Bharat
Stage-IV emission norms for Category M and Category N vehicles with
Gross Vehicle Weight not exceeding 3,500 kg and Bharat Stage-III
emission norms for two and three wheelers.]
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[(v) For the vehicles manufactured on and after the 1st day of April, 2016,
the type approval norms as applicable subject to minimum of Bharat
Stage-IV emission norms for two and three wheeler.]

1 Substituted for existing clauses (c), (d) and (e) vide GSR 84(E), dt. 9-2-2009, w.e.f. 9-2-2009.
2 Substituted vide GSR 589(E), dt. 16-9-2005, w.e.f. 16-9-2005.
3 Substituted vide GSR 498(E), dt. 16-6-2015, w.e.f. 16-6-2015.
4 Inserted vide GSR 84(E), dt. 9-2-2009, w.e.f. 9-2-2009.
5 Inserted vide GSR 625(E), dt. 11-8-2022, w.e.f. 12-8-2022.