This notification, S.O. 3881(E), issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on August 6, 2018, amends notification S.O. 3467(E) dated July 16, 2018, concerning motor vehicle regulations. The amendment revises the maximum safe axle weight for a single axle with two tires, increasing it to 7.0 tonnes. This revised weight will be considered when reassessing the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of existing vehicle models manufactured according to type approval certificates granted before July 16, 2018, while remaining within the overall limits specified in paragraph 2 of the principal notification. The notification is issued under the authority of subsection 1 of Section 58 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Joint Secretary, Abhay Damle, is listed under F. No. RT11028112017MVL. The original notification, S.O. 3467(E), was published on July 16, 2018, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection ii.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the formulation and administration of policies for road transport, national highways and transport research.
New Delhi: The capital city of India, where the notification was issued.
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: An act of the Parliament of India that regulates all aspects of road transport vehicles.
S.O. 3467E: The notification number of the Government of India, dated 16th July, 2018, which is being amended by this notification.
16th July, 2018: The date of the original notification (S.O. 3467E) that is being amended.
Central Government: The executive authority of the Union of India.
Gross Vehicle Weight: The maximum operating weight/mass of a vehicle as specified by the manufacturer including the vehicle's chassis, body, engine, fuel, accessories, driver, passengers and cargo.
Abhay Damle: The Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
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4601 GI/2018 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th August, 2018
S.O. 3881(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 58 of the Motor
Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the
notification of the Government of India, number S.O. 3467(E), dated the 16th July, 2018, namely:—
2. In the said notification,—
(i) in the table, for the Sl. No. 1.2 and entries relating thereto, the following Sl. No. and entries shall
be substituted, namely :-
Sl. No. Axle Type Maximum Safe Axle Weight
“1.2 Single Axle with two Tyres 7.0 tonnes” ;
(ii) After paragraph number 3 and before the explanation, the following paragraph shall be inserted,
namely:
“4. The above maximum safe axle weight shall be considered for revising the Gross Vehicle Weight
of the vehicles, subject to overall limits specified in paragraph 2 for the existing vehicle models, that
are manufactured in accordance with the type approval certificate granted prior to 16th July, 2018.”
[F. No. RT-11028/11/2017-MVL]
ABHAY DAMLE, Jt. Secy.
Note : Principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (ii), dated 16th July, 2018 vide S.O. 3467(E), dated 16th July, 2018.
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