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434 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 175

(ix) “net worth” for a financial year means the difference between total assets
and total liabilities;
(x) “operator” means a person including any individual or company or
association or body of individuals or special purpose vehicle or State
Government, authorised by the Registering Authority of the State
Government to undertake the responsibility of managing the affairs and
operations of the automated testing station such as hiring of staff, conduct
of fitness testing of vehicles, ensuring the integrity of the whole operations,
issuance and renewal of certificate of fitness and facilitating the conduct of
the audit and assessment in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;
(xi) “End of Life Vehicle” means any vehicle,—
(a) which is no longer validly registered; or
(b) of which registration has been cancelled under Chapter IV of the Act;
or
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[(c) which has been declared End of Life Vehicle under the provisions of
this Chapter; or]
(d) which is self-declared by the legitimate registered owner as a waste
vehicle due to any circumstances that may arise from fire, damage,
natural disaster, riots or accidents.
(2) Words and expression used herein and not defined, but defined in the Act shall
have the same meanings, as respectively, assigned to them in the said Act.
175. Registration Procedure for Automated Testing Station
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(1) No operator of an automated testing station shall issue or renew a certificate of
fitness to any vehicle or commence any operations without having a Registration
Certificate, granted to it by the registering authority in Form 62.
(2) In case of a new automated testing station, the application for grant of
Registration Certificate shall be preceded by the grant of a Preliminary Registration
Certificate for construction or establishment of such station and thereafter, upon setting
up or construction or establishment of the automated testing station and its successful
precommissioning audit and assessment, the applicant can submit an application for
grant of Registration Certificate to start operations.
(3) The application for grant of Preliminary Registration Certificate under sub-rule
(2) shall be made in Form 63 by the owner or operator to the registering authority and
shall be accompanied by the fee as specified in rule 188.
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[(3A) The Central Government shall set up an electronic portal for Single Window
Clearance on which the applicant will apply and upload documents and required fee
for registration.]
(4)(i) The registering authority, shall, while considering an application for the
grant of a Preliminary Registration Certificate, ensure that the applicant
satisfies all the requirements as specified in rule 176.

1 Substituted for “(c) which has been declared unfit after undergoing test or re-test as specified under the
provisions of this chapter; or” vide GSR 797(E), dt. 31-10-2022, w.e.f. 1-11-2022.
2 Inserted, ibid.