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786 THE C.M.V.R. (ACCREDITATION OF.....BUILDERS) ORDER, 2012

4. Bus Body Builders
Bus Body Builders shall be categorised on the basis of the activities undertaken by
them as indicated in the Table given below:—
Category Activities undertaken

A Bus Manufacturer having capability to manufacture fully built buses
either of integral type or buses built on rigid chassis, based on their own
type approved designs and drawings.
B Bus Body Builder having capability to fabricate the bus bodies as per their
own designs and drawings or as per the drawings and designs supplied
by any third party or customer. Bus Body Builder of this category shall
have fabrication capability and technical competence.

5. Responsibility
(1) Testing agencies shall be responsible to plan, conduct and control the audit
based on the request submitted by the Bus Body Builder and to generate the audit report
and to release the accreditation certificate.
(2) Overall supervision and control of subject accreditation system shall be the
responsibility of the testing agencies.
6. Requirements
Without prejudice to the stakeholders and no compromise on the issue of road
safety and environment the Bus Body Builder with complete understanding of the spirit
of the requirements shall organise his manufacturing facility and apply for the
accreditation and/any issue of disagreement between Bus Body Builder and
Accreditation agency shall be resolved on the basis of meritorious technical evidence
and justification.
7. Application for accreditation
Every Bus Body Builder shall make an application in the given Form No. BBB:01
to any Accreditation agency, furnishing the pertinent details and justifying the
requirements.
(i) Description of types of buses built : Applicant shall furnish the details of
types of buses designed and built as well as types of buses built as per the
drawings and design supplied by the customer as applicable.
(ii) Manufacturing process : A flow chart showing a broad manufacturing
process having quality check points for inward inspection, in process
quality check, and final quality inspection shall be provided. Typical flow
chart is shown for reference as Chart No. BBB:06.
(iii) Manufacturing facility : Manufacturing plant shall have—
(a) at least one thousand square metre area having covered work place to
accommodate at least one bus to carry out bus body building;
(b) adequate covered place and commensurate painting system to carry
out bus body painting;
(c) adequate and commensurate welding facility to carry out quality body
building work;
(d) adequate and commensurate antirust treatment facility for protection
against corrosion; and
(e) adequate and commensurate water shower facility to check leakages.