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RULE 130 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 319

mark of the class label appropriate to the type of dangerous or hazardous
goods specified in column 3 of the Table I to rule 137;
(ii) in the case of packages containing goods listed in Table III in rule 137 and
which represents two hazards as given in column 2 thereof, such packages
shall display distinct labels to indicate both the hazards;
(iii) every package containing dangerous or hazardous goods shall display the
distinct class labels appropriate to the type of dangerous or hazardous
goods specified in column 3 of the Table I to rule 137;
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[(iv) every goods carriage carrying any dangerous or hazardous goods shall be
equipped with safety equipments for preventing fire, explosion or escape
of hazardous or dangerous goods];
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[(v) every vehicle of categories N2 and N3, manufactured on and after the 1st
Day of September, 2022, in the case of new models, and 1st day of January,
2023, in the case of existing models, carrying dangerous or hazardous goods,
shall be fitted with a vehicle tracking system device as per AIS 140.
Explanation : For the purpose of this clause, the expression,—
(a) “existing model” in respect of a vehicle of category N2 or category N3,
means the vehicle in respect of which a type-approval certificate has been
issued under section 110B of the Act, on or before the commencement of the
Motor Vehicles (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2022;
(b) “new model” in respect of a vehicle of category N2 or category N3, means
the vehicle in respect of which a type-approval certificate has been issued
under section 110B of the Act, after the commencement of the Motor
Vehicles (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2022.]
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[(2) One year from the date of commencement of Central Motor Vehicles
(Amendment) Rules, 1993, every goods carriage carrying goods of dangerous or
hazardous nature to human life, shall be fitted with technograph (an instrument to
record the lapse of running time of the motor vehicle; time speed maintained,
acceleration, deceleration, etc.,) conforming to the specifications of the Bureau of Indian
Standards].
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[129A. Spark arrester
129A
Six months from the date of commencement of Central Motor Vehi c l es
(Amendment) Rules, 1993, every goods carriage carrying goods of dangerous or
hazardous nature to human life shall be fitted with a spark arrester].
130. Manner of display of class labels
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(1) Where a class label is required to be displayed on a vehicle, it shall be so
positioned that the size of the class label is at an angle of 45 degrees to the vertical and
the size of such label shall not be of less than twenty-five millimetres square which may
be divided into two portions, the upper half portion being reserved for the pictorial
symbol and the lower half for the text:
PROVIDED that in the case of smaller packages a suitable size of the label may be
adopted.
(2) Where the class label consists of adhesive material, it shall be waterproof and
where it consists of metal or other substance on which the pictorial symbol and the text
are printed, painted or affixed, they shall be affixed directly on such material and in
every case, the surface of the vehicle surrounding the label shall be of a colour that
contrasts vividly with the background of the class label.

1 Inserted vide GSR 338(E), dt. 26-3-1993.
2 Inserted vide GSR 617(E), dt. 3-8-2022, w.e.f. 4-8-2022.
3 Substituted vide GSR 338(E), dt. 26-3-1993.