Page 334 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

306 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 126
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[125K. Safety requirements for Road Train

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The procedure for type approval and certification of Road Train, shall be in
accordance with AIS-113, as amended from time to time, till the corresponding BIS
specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act,2016 (11 of 2016).]
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[125L. Specific exemptions for Armoured Vehicles
125L
(1) Every armoured vehicle shall comply with the standards laid down in these
rules, subject to the exemptions specified in AIS-194:2022, as amended from time to time.
(2) In this rules, “Armoured Vehicles” means a special purpose vehicle of category
M and N which is intended for the protection of conveyed persons or goods with
anti-bullet armour plating.]
126. Prototype of every motor vehicle to be subject to test
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On and from the date of commencement of Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment)
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Rules, 1993, every [manufacturer or importer] of motor vehicles [including
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[agricultural Tractor, Construction Equipment vehicle, Combine Harvester, Power
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Tillers,] trailers, semi-trailers and modular hydraulic trailer] [including registered
association (identified by the concerned State Transport Department) for E-rickshaw,
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wherever applicable] shall submit the prototype of the vehicle [to be manufactured or
imported by him] for test by the Vehicle Research and Development Establishment of
the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India or Automotive Research Association
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of India, Pune, [or the Central Farm Machinery Testing and Training Institute, Budni
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(MP)] or the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, [or the Central Institute of Road
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Transport, Pune, or the International Centre for Automotive Technology, Manesar] [or
the Northern Region Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute, Hissar (for testing
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of combine harvester] [or the Global Automotive Research Centre, Chennai] [or the
National Automotive Test Tracks (NATRAX), Indore] and such other agencies as may
be specified by the Central Government for granting a certificate by that agency as to
the compliance of provisions of the Act and these Rules:
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[PROVIDED that all the testing agencies specified in this rule, shall establish
compliance with the quality standard, specifically AIS (Automotive Industry Standard),
within one year from the date of publication of such standards under this rule, and the
testing agencies to be notified under this rule shall be in compliance with the standards
from the date of notification of such standards or date of application under this rule,
whichever is later:
PROVIDED FURTHER that for the purpose of accreditation, registration and
regulation of testing agencies under this sub-rule, the quality control and procedure
prescribed in AIS notified under this rule shall be followed:
PROVIDED ALSO that the procedure for type approval and certification of motor
vehicles for compliance to these rules shall be in accordance with the AIS : 017-2000 as
1 Inserted vide GSR 200(E), dt. 14-3-2022, w.e.f. 14-3-2022.
2 Inserted vide GSR 863(E), dt. 1-12-2022, w.e.f. 2-12-2022.
3 Substituted for "manufacturer" by CMV (Amdt.) Rules, 2004 vide GSR 111(E), dt. 10-2-2004, w.e.f. 10-8-2004.
4 Substituted for “other than trailers and semi-trailers” vide GSR 212(E), dt. 20-3-2015, w.e.f. 1-4-2015.
5 Inserted vide GSR 173(E), dt. 11-3-2021, w.e.f. 1-4-2021.
6 Inserted vide GSR 709(E), dt. 8-10-2014, w.e.f. 8-10-2014.
7 Substituted for "to be manufactured by him" by CMV (Amdt.) Rules, 2004 vide GSR 111(E), dt. 10-2-2004,
w.e.f. 10-8-2004.
8 Substituted for "or the Central Machinery Testing and Training Institute, Budni (MP)" vide GSR 207(E), dt.
10-4-2007, w.e.f. 10-4-2007.
9 Inserted vide GSR 276(E), dt. 10-4-2007, w.e.f. 10-4-2007.
10 Inserted vide GSR 84(E), dt. 9-2-2009, w.e.f. 9-2-2009.
11 Inserted vide GSR 247(E), dt. 15-3-2017, w.e.f. 15-3-2017.
12 Inserted vide GSR 511(E), dt. 18-7-2019, w.e.f. 18-7-2019.
13 First, second, third, fourth and fifth provisos substituted vide GSR 173(E), dt. 11-3-2021, w.e.f. 1-4-2021.