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RULE 126D THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 309
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[126C. On and from the date of final publication of this notification, the testing

agencies specified in rule 126 shall, in accordance with the procedure laid down by the
Central Government, upload information regarding vehicle type approval on the portal
http://www.vahan.nic.in/makermodel/:
PROVIDED that the test agencies shall also enter the legacy data of type approvals
for the period from the 1st January, 2013 till 17th November, 2014.]
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126D

[126D. After Eighteen months from the date of publication of this notification in the

Official Gazette, the testing agencies referred to in rule 126, shall conduct Whole Vehicle
Safety Conformity of Production (WVSCoP) tests as specified in AIS-017-Part 6:2020, as
amended from time to time, in accordance with the procedures laid down therein, on
vehicles, manufactured or imported on and after the said date drawn from the
manufacturer’s plant(s) or the importer’s premise(s), to verify whether these vehicles
conform to the rules to which they have been type approved under rule 126:
PROVIDED that nothing in this rule shall apply to the vehicles exempted by the
Central Government from type approval requirements as per rule 126 or conformity of
production requirements.]

1 Rule 126B omitted vide GSR 173(E), dt. 11-3-2021, w.e.f. 1-4-2021. Prior to omission, rule 126B read as under:
“126B. Prototype of every construction equipment vehicle and combine harvester to be subject to test
(1) On and from the date of commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (6th Amendment) Rules, 2000,
every manufacturer of construction equipment vehicle shall submit the prototype of the construction
equipment vehicle to be manufactured by him for test by any of the agencies referred to in rule 126 for
granting a certificate by that agency as to the compliance of provisions of the Act and these rules.
(1A) On and from the date of commencement of Central Motor Vehicle (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2015,
every manufacturer of combine harvester shall submit the prototype of the combine harvester to be
manufactured by him for test by any of the agencies referred to in rule 126 for granting a certificate by that
agency as to the compliance of the provisions of the Act and these rules.
(2) The testing agencies referred to in rule 126 shall in accordance with the procedure laid down by the
Central Government conduct tests on vehicles drawn from the production line of the manufacturer to verify
whether the vehicles conform to the provisions of the Act, or rules or orders issued thereunder shall be
re-numbered as sub-rule (1) thereof and after sub-rule (1) as so, renumbered:
PROVIDED that the provisions of this sub-rule shall not be applicable in respect of any construction
equipment up to and including 26th August, 2002.
(2A) The testing agencies referred to in rule 126 shall, in accordance with the procedure laid down by the
Central Government, conduct tests on combine harvesters drawn from the production line of the
manufacturer to verify whether the combine harvesters conform to the provisions of the Act, or rules, or
orders issued thereunder:
PROVIDED that the provisions of this sub-rule shall not be applicable in respect of any combine harvester
up to and including the 1st day of April, 2015.
2 Inserted vide GSR 810(E), dt. 17-11-2014, w.e.f. 17-11-2014.
3 Inserted vide GSR 393(E), dt. 7-6-2021, w.e.f. 8-6-2021.