## Report on Amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, specifically concerning the display of vehicle fitness certificate validity and registration mark. The core purpose of this amendment is to mandate and standardize the way this information is exhibited on various vehicle types, including heavy goods/passenger vehicles, light motor vehicles, auto/e-rickshaws, and motorcycles. Key findings include the specification of sticker formats, color schemes, and placement locations for each vehicle category, aiming to improve visibility and enforcement.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of a recent amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, as published in the Gazette of India. The analysis focuses solely on the information contained within the provided text of the notification. The purpose of this report is to inform affected parties of the key changes and their potential implications.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Amendment:** This notification is an amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective of this amendment, as inferred from the text, is to standardize and mandate the display of vehicle fitness certificate validity and registration mark on motor vehicles to improve clarity and potentially aid enforcement.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This is an amendment; therefore, the focus is on the reason for *this specific change*. The likely reason for this amendment is to address inconsistencies or a lack of clarity in the existing rules regarding the display of fitness certificate validity and registration marks. The amendment aims to ensure that this information is readily visible and uniformly presented across different vehicle types, potentially improving enforcement and compliance. This suggest previously there may have been no mandated format or location.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This amendment introduces the following key changes to Rule 62 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989:
* **Specific Part of Original Policy Changed:** Sub-rule 5 of Rule 62 is being amended by inserting a new proviso after the first proviso.
* **New Rule/Provision:** The new proviso mandates that the validity of the fitness certificate (in DDMMYYYY format) and the registration mark of the motor vehicle must be exhibited on the vehicle in a specified manner. This includes:
* **Heavy Goods/Passenger Vehicles, Medium Goods/Passenger Vehicles, and Light Motor Vehicles:** Displayed on the upper edge of the left side of the windscreen in yellow color on a blue background using Type Arial Bold Script.
* **Autorickshaws, Erickshaws, E-carts, and Quadricycles:** Displayed on the upper edge of the left side of the windscreen (if fitted) in the same format. If a windscreen is not fitted, the sticker must be displayed on a conspicuous part of the vehicle.
* **Motorcycles:** Displayed on a conspicuous part of the vehicle in the same format.
* **Difference/Effect of Change:** This amendment introduces *mandatory* standards for displaying fitness certificate validity and registration marks, including specific formats, colors, fonts, and locations. This likely replaces any previous discretionary guidelines with concrete requirements. It also creates a visual standard for quick inspection.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the primary target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this amendment are:
* Owners and operators of:
* Heavy Goods/Passenger Vehicles
* Medium Goods/Passenger Vehicles
* Light Motor Vehicles
* Autorickshaws
* Erickshaws
* E-carts
* Quadricycles
* Motorcycles
* Vehicle manufacturers (regarding windscreen specifications and conspicuous parts).
* Enforcement agencies responsible for monitoring and verifying compliance.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agencies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is the responsible agency, as indicated by the notification's origin and the contact information provided for objections and suggestions.
* **Timelines:** The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. There is a period of thirty days for public feedback.
* **Specific to Amendment:** Vehicle owners will need to procure and affix the specified stickers to their vehicles according to the prescribed formats and locations upon enforcement. Enforcement agencies will likely need to update their inspection protocols to verify compliance with the new display requirements during routine checks.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcome of these specific changes introduced by the amendment is:
* **Improved Visibility:** Standardized placement and format will make the fitness certificate validity and registration mark more easily visible to enforcement personnel and potentially other road users.
* **Enhanced Enforcement:** Clear guidelines should facilitate easier verification of vehicle fitness and registration, potentially reducing instances of non-compliance.
* **Uniformity:** Consistent application of the rules across different vehicle types will ensure uniformity in the display of essential vehicle information.
* **Reduced Ambiguity:** This change clearly defines the requirement and reduces ambiguity.
**9. Conclusion:**
The amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, regarding the display of vehicle fitness certificate validity and registration mark, represents a significant step towards standardization and enhanced enforcement. By mandating specific formats, colors, and locations for this information, the amendment aims to improve visibility, promote compliance, and ultimately contribute to safer roads. Affected industries need to be aware of these new requirements and implement necessary changes to ensure compliance.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: A set of rules related to motor vehicles in India, being amended by the current notification.
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: The Act under which the Central Government exercises powers to make rules regarding motor vehicles. Specifically, sub sections 6 and 7 of section 56 are mentioned.
Central Motor Vehicles Amendment Rules, 2022: The name given to the amendments being introduced to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for the notification and the amendment of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules.
New Delhi: The city where the notification was issued and the location of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Amit Varadan: Jt. Secy. (Joint Secretary) who signed the notification.
Parliament Street, New Delhi110 001: Address of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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स.ं 163] नई ददल्ली, सोमवार, फरवरी 28, 2022/फाल्ग ना 9, 1943
No. 163] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2022/PHALGUNA 9, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 28 फरवरी, 2022
सा.का.जन. 166(अ).—केंद्रीय मोटर यान जनयमावली, 1989, जजनमें केंद्र सरकार मोटर यान अजधजनयम,
1988 (1988 का 59) की धारा 56 की उप धारा (6) और (7) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए संिोधन करन े
का प्रस्ट्ताव करती ह,ै में और अजधक संिोधन करते हुए जनम्नजलजखत प्रारूप कजतपय जनयमों को इस अजधजनयम की धारा
212 की उप-धारा (1) के द्वारा यथावश्यक इसके द्वारा प्रभाजवत होन े की संभावना वाल े सभी यक्जियों की जानकारी के
जलए एतदद्वारा प्रकाजित दकया जाता ह;ै और एतदद्वारा नोरटस ददया जाता ह ै दक प्रारूप जनयमों को उस तारीख स े तीस
ददन की अवजध समाप्त होने के बाद जवचाराथग स्ट्वीकार कर जलया जाएगा जजसको सरकारी राजपत्र में यथा प्रकाजित इस
अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां जनता के जलए उपलब्ध करायी जाती हैं;
इन प्रारूप जनयमों के प्रजत आपज तयों एवं साझावों, यदद कोई हो, को संयाि सजचव (एमवीएल, पररवहन और टोल),
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग ग मंत्रालय, पररवहन भवन, संसद मागग, नई ददल्ली-110001 या ईमेल: comments-
morth@gov.in, के माध् यम से भेजा जा सकता ह ै
जवजनर्ददष्ट अवजध समाप्त होने के पहले उक्त प्रारूप जनयमों के संबंध में दकसी भी यक्जि स ेप्राप्त होने वाली आपजत्तयों या
साझावों पर केंद्र सरकार द्वारा जवचार दकया जाएगा
मसौदा जनयम
1. (1) इन जनयमों को केन्द्द्रीय मोटर यान (... ...संिोधन) जनयम, 2022 कहा जाएगा
(2) ये आजधकाररक राजपत्र में प्रकािन की तारीख से लागू होंगे
1395 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
2. केन्द्द्रीय मोटर यान जनयमावली, 1989 (इसमें इसके बाद उि जनयमों के रूप में उजल्लजखत) में जनयम 62 के उप
जनयम (5) म,ें पहल े परंताक के पश् चात् जनम्नजलजखत परंताक अतं ्स्ट्थाजपत दकया जाएगा, अथातग ्:-
"बित,े इसके अलावा मोटर वाहन के दफटनेस प्रमाण पत्र की वैधता (ददनांक-माह-वर्ग प्रारूप म)ें और पंजीकरण जचह्न
को नीचे जनर्ददष्ट तरीके से वाहनों पर प्रदशितित दकया जाएगा-
भारी माल / यात्री वाहनों, मध्यम माल / यात्री वाहनों और हल्के मोटर वाहनों के मामल े में, यह ववड स्ट्रीन के बाईं
ओर के ऊपरी दकनारे पर नील े रंग की पष्ठृ भूजम पर पील े रंग में टाइप एररयल बोल्ड जस्ट्रप्ट में प्रदशितित दकया जाएगा
जस्ट्टकर का जचत्रण प्रदिगन-I में जनर्ददष्टानासार होगा
प्रदिगन - I
नोट – पररमाप जममी म,ें वणों की ऊंचाई के जलए लागू टॉलरेंस +/- 10% ह ैऔर लाइनों के बीच खाली स्ट्थ ान ह ै
ऑटो-ररक्िा, ई-ररक्िा, ई-काटग और क्वाजिसाइदकल के मामले में, इसे ववड स्ट्रीन,यदद दफट दकया गया ह,ै के बाईं ओर के
ऊपरी दकनारे पर नील े रंग की पृष्ठभूजम पर टाइप एररयल बोल्ड जस्ट्रप्ट म ें प्रदशितित दकया जाएगा यदद ऐसे वाहनों म ें ववड
स्ट्रीन नहीं लगाई जाती ह,ै तो इसे वाहन के सास्ट् पष्ट भाग पर प्रदशितित दकया जाएगा जस्ट्टकर का जचत्रण प्रदिगन-II म ें
जनर्ददष्टानासार होगा
मोटर साइदकल के मामल े म,ें इसे वाहन के सास्ट् पष्ट भाग पर नील े रंग की पृष्ठभूजम पर पीले रंग म ें टाइप एररयल बोल्ड
जस्ट्रप्ट में प्रदशितित दकया जाएगा जस्ट्टकर का जचत्रण प्रदिनग - II में जनर्ददष्टानासार होगा
प्रदिगन – II
नोट - पररमाप जममी म,ें वणों की ऊंचाई के जलए लागू टॉलरेंस +/- 10% ह ैऔर लाइनों के बीच खाली स्ट्थ ान
ह ै
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अजमत वरदान, संयाि सजचव[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
रटप्पण: माख्य जनयम अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. ......, ददनांक....... के माध्यम से भारत के राजपत्र, असाधारण, भाग
II, धारा 3, उप-धारा (i) में प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और जपछली बार अजधसूचना संख्या सा. का. जन._____ (अ) ददनाकं
______ के माध्यम से संिोजधत दकए गए थे 9999
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th February, 2022
G.S.R. 166(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 sub section (6) and (7)
of section 56 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 the expiry 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 and suggestions to
these draft rules, if any, may be sent to the Joint Secretary (MVL, Transport & Toll), Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110 001 or on the email: comments-morth@gov.in;
The objections or suggestions which may be received from any person in respect of the said draft rules before
the expiry of the aforesaid period will be considered by the Central Government.
Draft Rules
1. (1) These rules may be called as Central Motor Vehicles (…. Amendment) Rules, 2022.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in sub rule (5) of Rule 62,
after the first proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
“Provided further that validity of fitness certificate (in format DD-MM-YYYY) and registration mark of the
motor vehicle shall be exhibited on the vehicles in the manner specified below-
In case of heavy goods / passenger vehicles, medium goods/ passenger vehicles, and light motor vehicles, it shall
be exhibited on the upper edge of the left side of the wind screen in yellow colour on blue background in Type
Arial Bold Script. Depiction of the sticker shall be as specified in Exhibit-I.
Exhibit - I
Note - Dimensions in mm, applicable tolerance is +/- 10% for height of characters, and the space between
the lines.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
In case of auto-rickshaw, e-rickshaw, e-cart, and quadricycle, it shall be exhibited on the upper edge of the left
side of the wind screen, if fitted, in yellow colour on blue background in Type Arial Bold Script. If wind screen is
not fitted in such vehicles, it shall be exhibited on the conspicuous part of the vehicle. Depiction of the sticker shall
be as specified in Exhibit-II.
In case of Motor cycle, it shall be exhibited on the conspicuous part of the vehicle, in yellow colour on blue
background in Type Arial Bold Script.Depiction of the sticker shall be as specified in Exhibit-II.
Exhibit - II
Note - Dimension in mm, applicable tolerance is +/- 10% for height of characters, and the space between
the lines.
[F. No. RT-23013/2/2021-T]
AMIT VARADAN, Jt. Secy.
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vide notification number G.S.R…………, dated the ………… and last amended vide notification number …. ….(E),
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