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RULE 48 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 63

change in the particulars contained in the certificate of registration as a result of any
alteration or retro fitment, to any registering authority in the State in which he has the
residence or place of business where the vehicle is normally kept or in which the
alteration is made, in Form 22D electronically on a Portal, either accessed by the
applicant himself or with the help of a Facilitation Centre, or otherwise, which shall be
accompanied by the certificate of registration and the appropriate fee as specified in rule
81:
PROVIDED that in case of an application for endorsement of alteration or
retrofitment, for any alteration or retrofitment made as per sub-rule (2) of rule 112,
pursuant to directions issued by the Central Government under sub-sections (1A) and
(2) of section 52, no fees shall be payable under rule 81:
PROVIDED FURTHER that in case no application for prior approval is made under
sub-rule (1) of rule 47A, the application for endorsement of alteration or retrofitment
shall be made within fourteen days from the date of making of the alteration or
retrofitment.
(2) Where any motor vehicle is altered to convert it into an adapted vehicle, as per
rule 112A, the owner of the vehicle shall make an application for making an entry of the
adapted vehicle in the certificate of registration, in the State in which he has the residence
or place of business where the vehicle is normally kept or in which the alteration is made,
in Form 22E electronically on a Portal, either accessed by the applicant himself or with
the help of a Facilitation Centre, or otherwise, along with the certificate of registration;
(3) Upon receipt of an application under sub-rule (1) or (2), the registering authority
shall, subject to receipt of certificate of compliance in Form 22F or Form 22G, make an
entry of alteration or retrofitment or adapted vehicle in the certificate of registration,
within seven days from the date of receipt of the application;
(4) A registering authority other than the original registering authority making any
such endorsement under sub-rule (3) shall intimate the original registering authority
about the endorsement:
PROVIDED that recording of the entry of the alteration in the certificate of
registration on the Portal for motor vehicles or the Portal for National Register of Motor
Vehicles shall be deemed to be sufficient communication to the original registering
authority.]
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[48. Issue of certificate of registration for a fully built motor vehicle
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(1) On submission of an application by a dealer for registration of a fully built new
motor vehicle in accordance with the second proviso of sub-section (1) of section 41 or,
by the owner for registration of a fully built new motor vehicle if it is being registered
in State other than the State in which the dealer is situated, and payment of fees and
taxes in accordance with rule 47 on the Portal, for registration of a fully built motor
vehicle, a registration mark shall be generated immediately:
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[PROVIDED that application for registration of vehicle under BH series, opted
voluntarily by the vehicle owner, shall be made to any registering authority of the State,
in which the vehicle owner has either permanent residence or place of work and the
registration mark shall be generated randomly through the portal after verification of
working certificate in Form 60 or Official identity card/Service Certificate, as the case
may be, by the registering authority.]]

1 Substituted vide GSR 240(E), dt. 31-3-2021, w.e.f. 1-4-2021.
2 Substituted vide GSR 879(E), dt. 14-12-2022. Earlier, it was inserted vide GSR 594(E), dt. 26-8-2021, w.e.f.
15-9-2021 and read as under:
“PROVIDED that, in case of application for registration of vehicle under BH series, opted voluntarily by
the vehicle owner, the registration mark shall be generated randomly through the portal after verification
of working certificate in Form 60 or Official identity card, as the case may be, by the registering authority.”