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6 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 2

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[(t) "International Driving Permit" means the licence issued by a licensing
authority in India under Chapter II of the Act to an Indian National
authorising the person specified therein to drive any categories of motor
vehicles as specified in Form 6A in the areas or territories of countries other
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than India [that are parties to the Convention on Road Traffic signed at
Geneva on 19-9-1949];]
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[(u) "Battery Operated Vehicle" means a vehicle adapted for use upon roads and
powered exclusively by an electric motor whose traction energy is supplied
exclusively by traction battery installed in the vehicle:
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[PROVIDED that a two wheeled battery operated vehicle shall not be
deemed to be a motor vehicle if all the following conditions are verified and
authorised by any testing agency specified in rule 126, namely:—
(a) vehicle is equipped with an electric motor having thirty minute power
less than 0.25 kW;
(b) maximum speed of the vehicle is less than 25 km/hr;
(c) vehicle is fitted with suitable brakes and retro-reflective devices, i.e.
one white reflector in the front and one red reflector at the rear;
(d) unladen weight (excluding battery weight) of the vehicle is not more
than 60 kg;
(e) in case of pedal assisted vehicle equipped with an auxiliary electric
motor, in addition to above, the thirty minute power of the motor is
less than 0.25 kW, whose output is progressively reduced and finally
cut off as the vehicle reaches a speed of 25 km/hr, or sooner, if the
cyclist stops pedalling.]
Explanation : The thirty minute power of the motor is defined in AIS:049:2003
and method of verification is prescribed in AIS:041:2003, till the
corresponding BIS specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian
Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986);
(v) "Power tiller" means an agricultural machinery used for soil preparation
having a single axle in which the direction of travel and its control for field
operation is performed by the operator walking behind it. This equipment
may or may not have a riding attachment and when coupled to a trailer can
be used for the transportation of goods. The maximum speed of the power

1 Inserted vide GSR 720(E), dt. 10-9-2003, w.e.f. 10-10-2003.
2 Substituted for “but excluding the countries with whom there are no diplomatic relations” vide GSR 276(E),
dt. 10-4-2007, w.e.f. 10-4-2007.
3 Inserted vide GSR 589(E), dt. 16-9-2005, w.e.f. 16-9-2005.
4 Substituted vide GSR 291(E), dt. 24-4-2014, w.e.f. 24-4-2014. Prior to substitution, proviso read as under:
“PROVIDED that if the following conditions are verified and authorized by any testing agency specified
in rule 126, the battery operated vehicle shall not be deemed to be a motor vehicle:—
(i) the thirty minute power of the motor is less than 0.25 kW;
(ii) the maximum speed of the vehicle is less than 25 km/h;
(iii) bi-cycles with pedal assistance which are—(a) equipped with an auxiliary electric motor having a thirty
minute power less than 0.25 kW, whose output is progressively reduced and finally cut off as the vehicle
reaches a speed of 25km/h, or sooner, if the cyclist stops pedalling; and (b) fitted with suitable brakes and
retro-reflective devices, i.e. one white reflector in the front and one red reflector at the rear.”