This document is a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, dated August 8, 2017, announcing a draft of amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. These amendments, titled the Central Motor Vehicles Amendment Rules, 2017, pertain to the installation of air conditioning systems or truck cabin ventilation systems in vehicles.
Specifically, the draft rules propose that vehicles referred to in sub-rule 3 of rule 125C of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, must be fitted with either an air conditioning system for the cabin or a truck cabin ventilation system conforming to AIS-056 Rev1:2017, effective from January 1, 2018.
The notification solicits objections or suggestions from the public regarding these draft rules. Interested parties are invited to submit their feedback within 30 days of the notification's publication in the official Gazette to:
Joint Secretary (Transport)
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street
New Delhi-110001
or via email at jstpt@gov.in.
The Central Government will consider all feedback received within the specified timeframe. The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection i vide G.S.R. 590E, dated the 2nd June, 1989.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: A set of rules pertaining to motor vehicles, which is being amended by the current notification.
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: The Act of Parliament that confers powers to the Central Government, under which the Central Motor Vehicles Rules are made and amended.
Central Motor Vehicles Amendment Rules, 2017: The short title of the rules that are being introduced via this notification to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for road transport and highways in India, which is issuing the notification.
New Delhi: The location of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, and place of publication of the notification.
Joint Secretary Transport: The position within the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to whom objections or suggestions to the draft rules should be sent.
AIS056 Rev1:2017: A standard related to truck cabin ventilation systems.
Abhay Damle: Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99
EXTRAORDINARY
II— — (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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No. 680] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2017/SRAVANA 17, 1939
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् गमत्रं ालय
अधिसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 8 अर्स्त, 2017
सा.का.धन. 999(अ).—केन्द्रीय मोटि यान धनयम, 1989 का औि संशोिन किन े के धलए कधतपय धनयमों का
धनम्नधलधित प्रारूप, धजस े केन्द्रीय सिकाि, मोटि यान अधिधनयम, 1988 (1988 का 59) की िािा 110 द्वािा प्रि्त शधियों
का प्रयोर् कित े हुए, बनाने का प्रस्ताव किती ह,ै उि अधिधनयम की िािा 212 की उपिािा (1) की अपेक्षानुसाि उन सभी
व्यधियों की जानकािी के धलए, धजनके उससे प्रभाधवत होने की संभावना ह,ै प्रकाधशत दकया जाता ह ै ; औि यह सूचना िी
जाती ह ै दक उि प्रारूप धनयमों पि, उस तािीि से, धजसको भाित के िाजपत्र म ें यथा प्रकाधशत इस अधिसूचना की प्रधतया ं
जनता को उपलब्ि किा िी जाती ह,ैं तीस दिन की अवधि की समाधि के पश्चात ्धवचाि दकया जाएर्ा ;
आक्षेप या सुझाव, यदि कोई हों, संयुक् त सधचव पपरिवहन,, सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मत्रं ालय, परिवहन भवन,
संसि ्मार्,ग नई दिल्ल ी-110001 को ऊपि या js-tpt@gov.in धवधनर्िष्ग ट अवधि के भीति भेजे जा सकेंर्े
केंरीय सिकाि द्वािा उक्त प्राुपप धनयमों की बाबत, ऐसे दकन्द् हीं आक्षेपों औि सुझावों पि, जो दकसी य यधक्त से इस
प्रकाि धवधनर्िष्ग ट अवधि की समाध त से पूवग प्रा त हों, धवचाि दकया जाएर्ा ;
प्रारूप धनयम
1. प1, इन धनयमों का संधक्ष त नाम केंरीय मोटि यान पसंशोिन, धनयम, 2017 ह ै
प2, य ेिाजपत्र म ेंइनके अंधतम प्रकाशन की तािीि को प्रवृत् त होंर्े
2. केन्द् रीय मोटि यान धनयम, 1989 के उपधनयम 4 म,ें पिंतुक के स् थान पि धनन धलधित पिंतुक ििा जाएर्ा, अथागत्:--
''पिंतु उपधनयम प3, म ें धनर्िष्ग ट यानों में 1 जनविी, 2018 से एआईएस-056 पिेव 1,:2017 के अनुसाि केधबन के
धलए वातानुकूलन प्रणाली या ट्रक केधबन संवातन के साथ लर् ेहोंर्े ''
[फा. सं. आिटी-11028/02/2016-एमवीएल]
अभय िामल,े संयुक् त सधचव
4797 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
रटप ण : मलू धनयम, में अधिसूचना सं. सा.का.धन. 590पअ,, तािीि 2 जून, 1989 द्वािा भाित के िाजपत्र, असािािण,
भार् II, िंड 3, उप-िंड पi, द्वािा प्रकाधशत दकए र्ए थे औि इनमें अंधतम संशोिन अधिसूचना सं. सा.का.धन. ......पअ,,
तािीि.......... द्वािा दकया र्या
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th August, 2017
G.S.R. 999(E).—The following draft of certain rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles
Rules, 1989, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by
section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) is hereby published as required by sub-section (1)
of Section 212 of the said Act for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby
given that the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration after expiry of a period of thirty days from the
date on which the copies of this notification as published in the official Gazette are made available to the
Public;
Objections or suggestions, to these draft rules, if any, may be sent to the Joint Secretary (Transport),
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001, within
the period, specified above or email at js-tpt@gov.in ;
The objections or suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft
rules within the period as specified shall be considered by the Central Government.
DRAFT RULES
1. Short title and commencement.—
(1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (------ Amendment) Rules, 2017.
(2) These rules shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, in rule 125C, in sub-rule (4), for the proviso, the following
proviso shall be substituted, namely:—
“Provided that the vehicles, referred to in sub-rule (3) shall with effect from the 1st day of January, 2018,
shall be fitted with an airconditioning system for the cabin or with the truck cabin ventilation system in
accordance with AIS-056 (Rev1):2017.”
[F. No. RT-11028/02/2016-MVL]
ABHAY DAMLE, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and last amended vide
G.S.R. __________dated _________.
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