Page 104 - The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

90 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 SECTION 110

110. Power of Central Government to make rules
(1) The Central Government may make rules regulating the construction,
equipment and maintenance of motor vehicles and trailers with respect to all or any of
the following matters, namely,—
(a) the width, height, length and overhang of vehicles and of the loads carried;
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[(b) the size, nature, maximum retail price and condition of tyres, including
embossing thereon of date and year of manufacture, and the maximum
load carrying capacity;]
(c) brakes and steering gear;
(d) the use of safety glasses including prohibition of the use of tinted safety
glasses;
(e) signalling appliances, lamps and reflectors;
(f) speed governors;
(g) the emission of smoke, visible vapour, sparks, ashes, grit or oil;
(h) the reduction of noise emitted by or caused by vehicles;
(i) the embossment of chassis number and engine number and the date of
manufacture;
(j) safety belts, handle bars of motorcycle, auto-dippers and other equipments
essential for safety of drivers, passengers and other roads users;
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(k) standards of the components [, including software] used in the vehicle as
in-built safety devices;
(l) provision for transportation of goods of dangerous or hazardous nature to
human life;
(m) standards for emission of air pollutants;
3 [(n) installation of catalytic convertors in the class of vehicles to be prescribed;
(o) the placement of audio-visual or radio or tape recorder type of devices in
public vehicles;
(p) warranty after sale of vehicle and norms therefor:]
PROVIDED that any rules relating to the matters dealing with the protection of
environment, so far as may be, shall be made after consultation with the Ministry of the
Government of India dealing with environment.
(2) Rules may be made under sub-section (1) governing the matters mentioned
therein, including the manner of ensuring the compliance with such matters and the
maintenance of motor vehicles in respect of such matters, either generally in respect of
motor vehicles or trailers or in respect of motor vehicles or trailers of a particular class
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or in particular circumstances [and such rules may lay down the procedure for
investigation, the officers empowered to conduct such investigations, the procedure
for hearing of such matters and the penalties to be levied thereunder].
1 Substituted by Act 54 of 1994, w.e.f. 14-11-1994.
2 Inserted by the Motor Vehicles (Amdt.) Act, 2019 (32 of 2019), dt. 9-8-2019, w.e.f. 1-4-2021 vide SO
1231(E), dt. 11-3-2021.
3 Inserted by Act 54 of 1994, w.e.f. 14-11-1994.