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Mobile crane, P£560 93+11 log P 90+11 log P
self-loading concrete
mixer
Note : The permissible sound power level shall be rounded to the nearest whole number
(less than 0.5 use lower number; greater than or equal to 0.5 use higher number). The
engine gross power P shall be determined according to TAP 115/116/AIS 137.]

121. Painting of motor vehicles
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(1) [No motor vehicle including [agricultural tractor, construction equipment
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vehicle and combine harvester] shall be painted in olive green colour except those
belonging to the Defence Department.
(2) No contract carriage other than a tourist vehicle covered by permit under
sub-section (9) of section 88 shall be painted in the manner specified in sub-rule (11) of
rule 128.
(3) No goods carriage other than a goods carriage covered by national permit shall
be painted in the manner specified in sub-rule (1) of rule 90.
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[(4) The body of quadricycle shall prominently carry a label “Q” in capital and
Arial font in black or any contrasting color in front and at the rear of vehicle and that
the said label shall have suitable dimensions so that total display area is not less than
225 sq. cm.]
Chassis Number and Engine Number
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[122. [Embossment of the chassis number and engine number or in the case of
Battery Operated Vehicles, motor number and month of manufacture]
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[(1) Every L, M and N categories of motor vehicles, manufactured on and after 1st
day of April, 2009, shall bear the identification number including month and year of
manufacture, embossed or etched or punched on it, in accordance with AIS 065:2005 till
the corresponding BIS specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards
Act, 1986 (63 of 1986):
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PROVIDED that every [N category vehicle, Goods Quadricycle, E-rickshaw and
E-cart] manufactured on and after 1.4.2009, shall bear the manufacturer’s plate as
prescribed in AIS 065:2005 till the corresponding BIS specifications are notified under
the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986):]
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[PROVIDED FURTHER that on and after 1st October, 2014, the requirements
under this rule shall be applicable to every quadricycle:]

1 Substituted for “No motor vehicle” vide GSR 642(E), dt. 28-7-2000.
2 Substituted for "agricultural tractor and construction equipment vehicle” vide GSR 212(E), dt. 20-3-2015,
w.e.f. 1-4-2015.
3 Inserted vide GSR 99(E), dt. 19-2-2014, w.e.f. 1-10-2014.
4 Substituted vide GSR 338(E), dt. 26-3-1993.
5 Substituted for "Embossment of the chassis number and engine number and date of manufacture" vide
GSR 589(E), dt. 16-9-2005, w.e.f. 1-4-2006.
6 Substituted vide GSR 784(E), dt. 12-11-2008, w.e.f. 1-4-2009.
7 Substituted for “N category vehicle and Goods Quadricycle” vide GSR 709(E), dt. 8-10-2014, w.e.f.
8-10-2014.
8 Inserted vide GSR 99(E), dt. 19-2-2014, w.e.f. 1-10-2014.