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THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES

(ACCREDITATION OF BUS BODY
BUILDERS) ORDER, 2012

[SO 2356(E), dt. 3-10-2012]

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 109 of the Motor
THE C.M.V.R. (ACCREDITATION OF.....BUILDERS) ORDER, 2012
Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) and in supersession of the Central Motor Vehicles
(Accreditation of Bus Body Builders) Order, 2007, except as respects things done or
omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the
following Order to specify such norms and process in respect of the accreditation of Bus
Body Builders, namely:—
1. (1) This Order may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (Accreditation of Bus Body
Builders) Order, 2012.
(2) It shall come into force on the 31st day of December, 2012.
2. Definitions
In this order, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Accreditation” means the process of evaluating, assessing and approving
the capabilities and capacities of a Bus Body Builder to consistently produce
specified quality of bus bodies by the competent authority;
(b) “Accreditation agency” means a testing agency notified under rule 126 of
the rules responsible for implementation of the process of accreditation
under the supervision of CMVR-TSC;
(c) “Act” means the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988);
(d) “Assessor” means a technical expert from the testing agency to carry out
the inspection of Bus Body Builders and bus bodies as per the prescribed
norms, standards and procedures;
(e) “Bus Body Builder (BBB)” means a firm engaged in the manufacturing of
buses or bus bodies;
(f) “Governing Body” means the Central Motor Vehicles Rules - Technical
Standing Committee constituted by the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways, Government of India, to implement and monitor the function of
accreditation of Bus Body Builder’s facility (hereinafter referred to as
CMVR-TSC);
(g) “Rules” means the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989;
(h) the terms not specifically defined in this Order, but defined either in the Act
or in the Rules shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the same
meaning as defined in the Act or the Rules, as the case may be.
3. Application
Accreditation of Bus Body Builders shall be applicable to all entities like companies,
individuals engaged in the activities of bus manufacturing or bus body building of M2
and M3 type of vehicles having seating capacity of thirteen or more passengers and all
types buses covered under bus code.