Page 93 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

RULE 50 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 65
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[50. Form and manner of display of registration marks on the motor vehicles
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[(1) On or after commencement of this rule, the registration mark referred to in
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sub-section (6) of section 41 shall be displayed both at the front and at the rear of all
motor vehicles clearly and legibly in the form of security licence plate of the following
specifications, namely:—
(i) the plate shall be a solid unit made of 1.0 mm aluminium conforming to
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[AIS:159:2019 as amended from time to time (till such time BIS specification
is notified under the Bureau of Indian Standard Act, 2016 (11 of 2016) or
ISO :7591]. Border edges and corners of the plate shall be rounded to avoid
injuries to the extent of approx. 10 mm and the plates must have an
embossed border. The plate shall be suitable for hot stamping and reflective
sheet has to be guaranteed for imperishable nature for minimum five years.
The fast colouring of legend and border to be done by hot stamping;
(ii) the plate shall bear the letters “IND” in blue colour on the extreme left center
of the plate. The letter should be one-fourth of the size of letters mentioned
in rule 51 and should be buried into the foil or applied by hot stamping and
should be integral part of the plate;
(iii) each plate shall be protected against counterfeiting by applying
chromium-based hologram, applied by hot stamping. Stickers and adhesive
labels are not permitted. The plate shall bear a permanent consecutive
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identification number of minimum [ten] digits, to be laser branded into the
reflective sheeting and hot stamping film shall bear a verification
inscription;
(iv) apart from the registration marks on the front and rear, the third registration
mark in the form of self destructive type, chromium based hologram sticker
shall be affixed on the left-hand top side of the windshield of the vehicle.
The registration details such as registration number, registering authority,
etc., shall be printed on the sticker. The third registration mark shall be
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issued by the [registering authority/vehicle manufacturer and their
dealers] alongwith the regular registration marks, and thereafter if such
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sticker is destroyed it shall be issued by the [registering authority/vehicles
manufacturer and their dealers];
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[(v) the plate shall be fastened with non-removable/non-reusable snap lock
fitting system on rear of the vehicle;
The license plates with all the above specifications and the specified
registrations for a new vehicle shall be issued by the registering authority
or vehicle manufacturers and their dealers and for existing old registered
vehicle shall be issued by registering authority or vehicle manufacturers

1 Substituted vide GSR 338(E), dt. 26-3-1993, w.e.f. 26-3-1993.
2 Substituted vide GSR 221(E), dt. 28-3-2001, w.e.f. 28-9-2001.
3 Substituted for “DIN 1745/DIN 1783 or ISO 7591” vide GSR 104(E), dt. 11-02-2020, w.e.f. 11-02-2020.
4 Substituted for “seven”, ibid.
5 Substituted for “registering authorities/approved dealers of the licence plates manufacturers”, ibid.
6 Substituted for “licence plate manufactured or his dealers”, ibid.
7 Substituted vide GSR 104(E), dt. 11-02-2020, w.e.f. 11-02-2020. Prior to substitution, clause (v) read as under:
“(v) the plate shall be fastened with non-removable/non-reusable snap lock fitting system on rear of the
vehicle at the premises of the registering authority;
The licence plates with all the above specifications and the specified registrations for a vehicle shall be
issued by the registering authority or approved the licence plates manufacturers or their dealers. The
Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi or any of the agency authorized by the Central Government
shall approve the licence plates manufacturers to the above specification;”