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(2) The manufacturer or importer of motor vehicles including trailers, semi-
trailers, modular hydraulic trailers and side cars shall submit the prototype of
the vehicle to be manufactured or imported for test to a testing agency for
obtaining a type-approval certificate by such agency.
(3) The Central Government shall make rules for the accreditation,
registration and regulation of testing agencies.
(4) The testing agencies shall conduct tests on vehicles drawn from the
production line of the manufacturer or obtained otherwise to verify the
conformity of such vehicles to the provisions of this Chapter and the rules and
regulations made thereunder.
(5) Where the motor vehicle having a type-approval certificate is recalled
under section 110A, the testing agency which granted the certificate to such
motor vehicle shall be liable for its accreditation and registration to be
cancelled.”.
1 41. Amendment of section 114
In section 114 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words “authorised
in this behalf by the State Government”, the words “or any other person authorised
in this behalf by the State Government” shall be substituted.
1 42. Amendment of section 116
In section 116 of the principal Act,—
(i) after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—
“(1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the
National Highways Authority of India constituted under the National
Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988) or any other agency
authorised by the Central Government, may cause or permit traffic signs,
as provided in the First Schedule, to be placed or erected or removed on
national highways for the purpose of regulating motor vehicle traffic
and may order the removal of any sign or advertisement which in its
opinion is so placed as to obscure any traffic sign from view or is so
similar in appearance to a traffic sign as to mislead or is likely to distract
the attention or concentration of the driver:
PROVIDED that for the purposes of this sub-section, the National
Highways Authority of India or any other agency authorised by the
Central Government may seek assistance from the authorities of the State
Government and the said State Government shall provide such
assistance.”;
(ii) in sub-section (3), after the words, brackets and figure “provided by sub-
section (1)”, the words, brackets, figure and letter “or sub-section (1A)”
shall be inserted.
1 43. Amendment of section 117
In section 117 of the principal Act, the following provisos shall be inserted,
namely:—

1. Enforced w.e.f. 1-9-2019 vide SO 3110(E), dt. 28-8-2019.