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[(4) The vehicles referred to in] sub-rule (3) shall, on and after the 1st day of
October, 2018, comply with the provisions of the AIS specified in column (3) of the Table
I of the said sub-rule, in respect of the test parameters specified in the corresponding
column (2) of the said table.; and on and after the 1st day of October, 2019, comply with
the provisions of the AIS specified in column (3) of Table II, in respect of the test
parameters specified in the corresponding column (2), of the said table:
PROVIDED that the manufacturers or the body builder of the vehicles referred to
in sub-rule (3) shall, with effect from the 1st day of April, 2017, be fitted with an air
conditioning system for the cabin.]
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[ [(5)] On and after expiry of six months from the date of commencement of the
Central Motor Vehicles (14th Amendment) Rules, 2016, the testing and approval for
body building of sleeper coaches shall be in accordance with AIS-119 (Rev.1):2016, as
amended from time to time, for vehicles mentioned therein, till the corresponding
Bureau of Indian Standards specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian
Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986):]
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[PROVIDED that the vehicles, manufactured on and after the 1st January, 2018
shall be fitted with an airconditioning system for the cabin or with the truck cabin
ventilation system in accordance with AIS-056 (Rev. 1):2017, as amended from time to
time, till the corresponding BIS specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian
Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016):
PROVIDED FURTHER that in regard to the vehicles which are sold in the form of
drive-away chassis, the manufacturer shall supply a type approved kit of forced
ventilation items as defined in AIS-056 (Rev. 1):2017 to facilitate the body builder in
installing the kit as specified within such standard.]
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[ [(6)] On and after the expiry of six months from the date of commencement of
the Central Motor Vehicles (Third Amendment) Rules, 2017, the testing and approval
for body building of double decked buses shall be in accordance with AIS-139:2016, as
amended from time to time, till the corresponding Bureau of Indian Standard
specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986).]
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[(7) (a) Fully built buses, with a [seating capacity exceeding 22 passengers
excluding driver], manufactured on and after the 1st April, 2019, by
Original Equipment Manufacturers shall be in accordance with
AIS:153, as amended from time to time, till the corresponding BIS
specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act,
2016 (11 of 2016);
(b) The buses approved as per clause (a) shall also comply with the
requirements, as specified in the following Table 1, namely:—

1 Substituted for “3. The vehicles referred to in” vide GSR 756(E), dt. 30-6-2017.
2 Inserted vide GSR 905(E), dt. 23-9-2016, w.e.f. 23-9-2016.
3 Sub-rule (4) renumbered as sub-rule (5) vide GSR 367(E), dt. 13-4-2018, w.e.f. 13-4-2018.
4 Substituted vide GSR 1433(E), dt. 20-11-2017, w.e.f. 20-11-2017.
5 Inserted vide GSR 240(E), dt. 14-3-2017, w.e.f. 14-3-2017.
6 Sub-rule (5) renumbered as sub-rule (6) vide GSR 367(E), dt. 13-4-2018, w.e.f. 13-4-2018.
7 Inserted, ibid.
8 Substituted for “seating capacity of 13 passengers or above excluding driver” vide GSR 246(E), dt. 29-3-2019,
w.e.f. 29-3-2019.