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RULE 125 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 293

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[(1-A) The manufacturer of every motor vehicle of M-1 category shall equip every
motor vehicle with a seat belt for a person occupying the front facing rear seat:
PROVIDED that the specifications of Safety Belt Assemblies and Safety Belt
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Anchorages in motor vehicles shall conform to [IS : 15140-2003 and IS : 15139-2002
respectively]:
PROVIDED FURTHER that on and after 1st October, 2002, the specification of
Safety Belt Assemblies and Safety Belt Anchorages in motor vehicles shall conform to
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[IS : 15140-2003 and IS : 15139-2002, respectively].
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[1-B) On and after the 1st day of October, 2009, the front under run protective on
or after 1-10-2009 shall comply with the requirements specified in AIS : 069-2006, till the
corresponding BIS specifications are devices fitted on N2 and N3 categories of motor
vehicles, manufactured or notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63
of 1986).
(1-C) on and after 1-4-2009, the temporary cabin fitted on drive away chassis
vehicles of category M and N, manufactured on and after 1-10-2008 that are driven off
from the factory premises for purposes of body building, shall comply with the
requirements specified in AIS : 070-2004, till the corresponding BIS specifications are
notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986):]
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[PROVIDED that this sub-rule is applicable only to those drive away chassis
vehicles driven on road, whenever and wherever, by its own wheels using own power
and not applicable to those drive away chassis vehicles that are transported upon trailers
or by any other mode of transportation.]
(2) Six months from the date of commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles
(Amendment) Rules, 1993, all motor vehicles shall be equipped with rear view mirror:
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[PROVIDED that—
(a) for L5 category (three wheeled vehicles) without body work and L1 and L2
categories (two wheeled vehicles) manufactured on and after the 1st day of
October, 2019, the rear view mirror specification and installation
requirements shall be as specified in AIS-001 (Part 2) (Rev. 1):2011 and
AIS-002 (Part 2) (Rev. 1):2011 standard respectively, 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);

1 Substituted vide GSR 400(E), dt. 31-5-2002, w.e.f. 31-5-2002.
2 Substituted for “AIS : 005-2000 and AIS : 015-2000 specifications, respectively, as may be amended from
time to time, till such time as corresponding Bureau of Indian Standards specifications are notified” vide
GSR 784(E), dt. 12-11-2008, w.e.f. 1-4-2009.
3 Substituted for “AIS : 005-2000 and AIS : 015-2000 specifications, respectively,” vide GSR 784(E), dt.
12-11-2008, w.e.f. 1-4-2009.
4 Inserted, ibid, w.e.f. 12-11-2008.
5 Inserted vide GSR 121(E), dt. 10-2-2017, w.e.f. 10-2-2017.
6 Substituted vide GSR 1192(E), dt. 10-12-2018. Prior to substitution, Ist and 2nd provisos read as under:
“PROVIDED that on and from 1st May, 2003, the rear view mirror specifications and installation
requirements shall be as specified by AIS : 001-2001 and AIS : 002-2001 respectively, as may be amended
from time to time, till such time as corresponding Bureau of Indian Standards specifications are notified:
PROVIDED FURTHER that on and after 1st October, 2014, the requirements under this rule shall be
applicable to every quadricycle.”