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[(6) On and from the 1st day of October, 2007, the seats, their anchorages and their
head restraints for M2, M3, N1, N2 and N3 Category of vehicles, shall be in accordance
with AIS : 023-2005, as amended from time to time till the corresponding BIS
specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986).]
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[(7) On and after 1st October, 2014, the seats, their anchorages and head restraints
for quadricycles shall be in accordance with the specifications of vehicle Group B as
specified in AIS 023:2005 as amended from time to time till the corresponding BIS
specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986).]
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[ [[(8)] Motor vehicles of category M1 excluding transport vehicles and special
purpose vehicles manufactured on and after 1st April, 2015, shall have a provision for
installation of at least one category of child restraint system for all weight groups on at
least one of the seating positions, as specified in AIS:072-2009, as amended from time to
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time, till the corresponding Bureau of [xxx] Standards specifications are notified under
the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986):
PROVIDED that the manufacturer or importer or dealer of the child restraint
system shall provide the guidelines for fitment and use of such system to the buyer of
such vehicles:
PROVIDED FURTHER that for such vehicles, vehicle manufacturer or importer or
dealer of the motor vehicle shall provide the guidelines for recommended position in
the vehicle.]
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[(9) Motor vehicles of category M1, manufactured on and after the 1st day of July,
2019, shall comply with the additional safety features and its requirements stipulated
in AIS-145-2017, as amended from time to time.]
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[(9A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (9), vehicles manufactured
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on and after 1st Day of April, 2021, in the case of new models, and [31st December,
2021], in the case of existing models, shall be fitted with airbag for the person occupying
the front seat, other than the driver and the requirement for such airbag shall be as per
AIS 145, as amended from time to time, till the corresponding Bureau of India Standards
(BIS) specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of
2016).]
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[(10) Vehicles of Category M2, Category M3 and Category N (except tractors
including puller tractor for semi-trailers, trailers and modular hydraulic trailers),
manufactured on and after the 1st April, 2020, shall be fitted with the vehicle reverse
parking alert system complying with the requirements of AIS-145:2017, as amended
from time to time, till the corresponding Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) specifications
are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016).

1 Inserted vide GSR 589(E), dt. 16-9-2005, w.e.f. 16-9-2005.
2 Inserted vide GSR 99(E), dt. 19-2-2014, w.e.f. 1-10-2014.
3 Inserted vide GSR 291(E), dt. 24-4-2014, w.e.f. 1-4-2014.
4 Corrected vide Noti. No. GSR 1483(E), dt. 7-12-2017.
5 The word “Indian” is missing in Gazette.
6 Inserted vide GSR 1483(E), dt. 7-12-2017, w.e.f. 7-12-2017.
7 Inserted vide GSR 148(E), dt. 2-3-2021, w.e.f. 3-3-2021.
8 Substituted for “31st day of August, 2021” vide GSR 595(E), dt. 26-8-2021, w.e.f. 27-8-2021.
9 Inserted vide GSR 1225(E), dt. 20-12-2018, w.e.f. 20-12-2018.