Page 861 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

RULE 9 MOTOR VEHICLES (REGISTRATION.....FACILITY) RULES, 2021 833

(iv) Vehicles which have been declared obsolete or surplus or beyond economic
repair by the Central or State Organisations of the Government and have
been offered for scrapping.
(v) Vehicles bought by any agency including Registered Vehicle Scrapping
Facility in an auction for scrapping the vehicles.
(vi) Vehicles which have outlived their utility or application particularly for
projects in mining, highways, power, farms, etc. as may be self-certified
by the owner.
(vii) Manufacturing rejects, test vehicles, prototype, vehicles damaged during
transportation from vehicle Original equipment manufacturer to dealers
or Unsold or unregistered vehicles as may be certified by the vehicle
original equipment manufacturer.
(viii) Auctioned, impounded or abandoned vehicles by any enforcement agency.
(ix) Any other vehicle voluntarily offered to a Registered Vehicle Scrapping
Facility for scrapping, by the owner.
9. Right to inspection
(1) The Registered Scrapper shall maintain in the Registered Vehicle Scrapping
Facility, the records regarding the transaction of vehicles and scrap generation and
its responsible disposal to authorised recyclers, and all the machinery, equipment and
apparatus in the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility premises, ready for inspection
by the Registration Authority or Designated Officer of the State Government or Union
territory Government.
(2) Physical inspection and site visits may be carried out after execution of process
as listed below,—
(i) when a report of non-compliance by the appropriate authority or a public
complaint has been received by the Registration Authority in respect of
the Registered Scrapper;
(ii) such complaint has been forwarded to the Registered Scrapper to file a
written response within seven working days;
(iii) the response has been scrutinised and an opportunity has been provided
to the Registered Scrapper to provide further clarifications within three
working days.
(iv) the response and clarifications provided are inadequate in the opinion of
the Registration Authority, and a site visit is warranted.
(3) Such site visit shall be duly authorized by the Registration Authority.
(4) The report of the inspection team shall be submitted to the Registration
Authority and a copy of the same shall be provided to the Registered Scrapper.
(5) In case of non-compliance of these rules the Registration Authority may after
providing an opportunity to the Registered Scrapper of being heard, pass a speaking
order to cancel or suspend the registration for the facility.