Page 94 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

66 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 50
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and their dealers or by the [licence plate manufacturers or their dealers
approved by the State Government or Union Territory Administration]. The
Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi or any agency authorised under
rule 126 shall approve the security registration as per the provisions of this
rule];
(vi) the size of the plate for different categories of vehicles shall be as follows:—
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For [two wheelers, three wheelers, quadricycles, E-rickshaws and E-carts]:
200 x 100 mm
For Light Motor Vehicles/Passenger cars : 340 x 200 mm/500 x 120 mm
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[For medium commercial vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles and
Trailer/combination:340 x 200 mm/500 x 120 mm] :
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[PROVIDED that the High Security Registration Plate including the third
registration mark, wherever required, shall be supplied by the vehicle manufacturers
along with the vehicles manufactured on or after the 1st day of April, 2019 to their dealers
and dealers shall place a mark of registration on such plates and affix them on the vehicle:
PROVIDED FURTHER that the dealers of the vehicle manufacturers may also affix
such plates, supplied by the vehicle manufacturers, on old vehicles after placing the
registration mark of registration thereon:]]
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[PROVIDED [ALSO] that the size of the registration plates for agricultural
tractors shall be as follows:
Front — 285 x 45 mm
Rear — 200 x 100 mm:]
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[PROVIDED ALSO that the size of registration plate for combine harvester shall
be 340 mm x 200 mm and exhibited at the front and at the rear of combine harvester and
at the rear of trailer for header assembly used during transport:]
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[PROVIDED ALSO that the size of registration plate for power tiller shall be
285x45 mm and shall be exhibited at the front. Further, in case of trailer coupled to power
tiller, the size of registration plate shall be 200 x 100 mm and shall be exhibited on its
rear:]
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[PROVIDED ALSO that in case of Construction Equipment Vehicles, the size of
plate shall be 500 x 120 mm or 340 x 200 mm or 200 x 100 mm or 285 x 45 mm, depending
on the equipment size and availability of space.]
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[PROVIDED ALSO that in case of a motor cycle, the size of 285 x 45 mm for front
registration plate shall also be permitted.]

1 Substituted for “approved licence plate manufacturers or their dealers” vide GSR 640(E), dt. 18-8-2022,
w.e.f. 18-8-2022.
2 Substituted for “two wheelers, three wheelers and quadricycles” vide GSR 709(E), dt. 8-10-2014, w.e.f.
8-10-2014.
3 Substituted for “For medium commercial vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles and Trailer/ combination :
340 x 200 mm” vide GSR 104(E), dt. 11-02-2020, w.e.f. 11-02-2020.
4 Substituted vide GSR 1162(E), dt. 4-12-2018, w.e.f. 1-4-2019. Prior to substitution, proviso read as under:
“PROVIDED that this sub-rule shall apply to already registered vehicles two years from the date of
commencement:”
5 Inserted vide GSR 720(E), dt. 10-9-2003, w.e.f. 10-10-2003.
6 Substituted for “FURTHER” vide GSR 1162(E), dt. 4-12-2018, w.e.f. 1-4-2019.
7 Inserted vide GSR 212(E), dt. 20-3-2015, w.e.f. 1-4-2015.
8 Inserted vide GSR 589(E), dt. 16-9-2005, w.e.f. 16-9-2006.
9 Inserted vide GSR 104(E), dt. 11-02-2020, w.e.f. 11-02-2020.