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68 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 51
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[(3) The registration mark shall be exhibited in two lines, the State code and
registering authority code forming the first line and the rest forming the second line,
one below the other:
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[PROVIDED that the registration mark in the front may be in one line, in case, in
200 mm x 100 mm size plate, there is no fufficient place to exhibit the registration mark
in one line, the registration mark may be exhibited in two lines:]
PROVIDED FURTHER that in models of two vehicles having no sufficient
provision at the rear to exhibit the registration mark in two lines, it shall be sufficient if
in such vehicles registration mark is exhibited in a single line:
PROVIDED FURTHER that registration mark on a light motor vehicle may be in
the centre with illumination.
(4) Every motor vehicle, except motor cab and motor car, manufactured on and
from the date of commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (Amdt.) Rules, 1993, shall
be provided with sufficient space in the rear for display of registration mark in two lines.
(5) In case of agricultural tractors, the registration mark need not be inclined to the
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[vertical plane by more than 45 degrees].
(6) The registration mark of the drawing agricultural tractor may not be exhibited
on the agricultural trailer or trailers.]
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[(7) The registration mark of the modular hydraulic trailer may not be exhibited
on the puller tractor.]
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[(8) The registration mark for BH-series vehicle generated randomly through the
portal shall be in black on white background and shall be exhibited in the following
manner, namely:—
XX XX ####XX

Last two digits of the Bharat Series code 4 numerals 0001 to 9999 followed
year of registration code (2) letters as “BH” by letter(s) A, B, C ....and then AA,
AB.....AZ, BA, BB....to ZZ excluding
‘I’ & ‘O’]
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[51. Size of letters and numerals of the registration mark
The dimension of letters and figures of the registration mark and the space between
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different letters and numerals and letters and edge of the plain surface shall be as
follows:—

1 Inserted vide GSR 338(E) dt. 26-3-1993.
2 Substituted vide GSR 104(E), dt. 11-02-2020, w.e.f. 11-02-2020. Prior to substitution, proviso read as under:
“PROVIDED that the registration mark in the front may be exhibited in one line in case, in 200 mm x 100
mm size plate, there is no sufficient space to exhibit the registration mark in one line, the alpha numeric of
the registration mark shall be displayed as under:
“(i) where the total number of alpha numeric characters in the registration mark is even, then, equal number
of alpha numeric character in each line; and
(ii) where the total number of alpha numeric characters in the registration mark is odd, then any extra alpha
numeric character shall be exhibited on the second line,
and all dimensions shall be maintained as per rule 51 without disturbing security features in the plate:”
3 Substituted for “vertical by more than 30 degrees” by CMV (Amdt.) Rules, 2004 vide GSR No. 111(E), dt.
10-2-2004, w.e.f. 10-8-2004.
4 Inserted vide GSR 212(E), dt. 20-3-2015, w.e.f. 1-4-2015.
5 Inserted vide GSR 594(E), dt. 26-8-2021, w.e.f. 15-9-2021.
6 Substituted vide GSR 338(E), dt. 26-3-1993.