Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways amends the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. It addresses changes to the specifications and issuance of vehicle registration plates. The amendments come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette, following consideration of public feedback on draft rules published on July 18, 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
Registration Plate Specifications:
* DIN 1745 DIN 1783 or ISO 7591 is replaced by AIS:159:2019 (amended), until BIS specification is notified or ISO:7591.
* The number of years for which information must be retained is amended from seven to ten years.
* License plates must be fastened with a non-removable, non-reusable snap lock fitting system on the rear of the vehicle.
* Registration authorities or vehicle manufacturers and their dealers shall issue the license plates with specific registration details for new vehicles and existing old registered vehicles.
Registration Plate Issuance:
* The Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, or an agency authorized under rule 126, shall approve security registration.
Registration Plate Dimensions:
* For medium commercial vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles, and Trailer-combination, the plate sizes are modified to include 340x200 mm or 500 x 120 mm.
* Construction Equipment Vehicles may use plates of size 500x120 mm, 340x200 mm, 200x100mm, or 285x45mm, depending on equipment size and space availability.
* Motor cabs under rent a cab schemes, Battery-operated or electrically powered motor cabs under rent a cab schemes and motor cycles, have specific color background rules.
Display of Registration Mark:
* The registration mark in the front may be in one line if a 200mm x 100mm size plate does not provide sufficient space; otherwise, it may be exhibited in two lines.
Table Amendment (Rule 51):
* A table heading "Dimensions in mm not less than" is inserted.
* New entries for Construction Equipment Vehicles are added to the table, specifying front and rear letter/numeral dimensions for plate sizes 500x120 mm, 340x200 mm, 200x100 mm and 285x45 mm.
Impact Analysis:
Registering Authority/Vehicle Manufacturers and their dealers:
Impact: Responsible for issuing license plates for new and old registered vehicles, and to ensure the non-removable and non-reusable snap lock fitting system is implemented.
Action Required: Implement the revised specifications for registration plates and issuance procedures.
Approved License Plate Manufacturers and their dealers:
Impact: May issue license plates for existing old registered vehicles.
Action Required: Comply with the latest specifications and fitting requirements for license plates.
Vehicle Owners (Existing and New):
Impact: Affected by changes in registration plate specifications, fitting requirements, and potentially, the process of obtaining plates.
Action Required: Ensure vehicles comply with the new registration plate rules when obtaining or replacing license plates.
Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi/Authorized Agencies:
Impact: Responsible for approving the security registration.
Action Required: Approve security registrations as per the new provisions.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the formulation and administration of rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, transport research and in also to promote road safety.
New Delhi: The capital of India, where the notification was issued.
Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: A set of rules established by the Indian central government to regulate motor vehicles.
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: An act of the Parliament of India that regulates all aspects of road transport vehicles.
Central Motor Vehicles Second Amendment Rules, 2019: Amendment rules to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
Bureau of Indian Standard Act, 2016: The Act to provide for the establishment of the Bureau of Indian Standards for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi: An agency that approves the security registration as per the provisions of the rule.
Rent a cab scheme, 1989: A scheme related to motor cabs.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 86] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, फरवरी 11, 2020/माघ 22, 1941
No. 86] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020/MAGHA 22, 1941
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 11 फरवरी, 2020
सा.का.जन. 104(अ).— केन्द्रीय मोटर यान जनयम, 1989 का और संिोधन करने के जलए भारत सरकार के
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग ग मंत्रालय की भारत के रािपत्र असाधारण, भाग II, खंड (3), उपखंड (i) अजधसूचना
सा.का.जन. 512(अ) तारीख 18 िलु ाई 2019 द्वारा प्रारुप जनयम प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े जिसम े उन सभी व्यजियों स े
जिनके उनस े प्रभाजवत होने की संभावना थी, उस तारीख स े जिसको उि अजधसूचना म ें अतं र्वगष्ट रािपत्र की प्रजतया ं
िनता को उपलब्ध करा िी थी, तीस दिन की अवजध के अवसान के पूवग आक्षेप और सूझाव आमंजत्रत दकए गय ेथ;े
और उि रािपत्र अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां िनता को 18 िुलाई 2019 को उपलब्ध करा िी गई थी;
और उि प्रारुप जनयमों के संबंध म ेंिनता स ेप्राप्त आक्षेपों और सूझावों पर केंरीय सरकार द्वारा जवचार दकया
गया ह;ै
अतः अब केंरीय सरकार मोटर यान अजधजनयम,1988 (1988 का 59) की धारा 110 द्वारा प्रित िजियों का
प्रयोग करते हुए केन्द्रीय मोटर यान जनयम 1989 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै
अथागतः-
833 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
1. सजं क्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ – (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम केन्द्रीय मोटर यान (जद्वतीय संिोधन) जनयम, 2019 ह।ै
(2) ये जनयम रािपत्र में अपने प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत होंग।े
2. केन्द्रीय मोटर यान जनयम, 1989 म ें( जिसे इसम ेंइसके पश्चात उि जनयम कहा गया ह)ै , जनयम 50 म ेंउपजनयम 1
म,ें -
(क) खंड (i) म ें “डीआईएन 1745/ डीआईएन 1783 या आईएसओ 7591” िब्िों और आकड़ों के स्ट्थान पर समय-
समय पर यथा-संिोजधत एआईएसः 159: 2019 (ऐसे समय तक बीआईएस जवजनर्िष्टग भारतीय मानक व्यूरो
अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 11) अथवा आईएसओः 7591 के अधीन अजधसूजचत दकया गया ह)ै ” जनम्नजलजखत िब्ि
आकड़े और कोष्ठक रखे िाएंग;े
(ख) खंड (iii) “सात” िब्ि के स्ट्थान पर “िस” िब्ि रखा िाएगा ;
(ग) खंड (iv) म,ें
(i) “अनज्ञु जप्त प्लेट जवजनमागता का रजिस्ट्रीकृत प्राजधकारी/अनुमोदित डीलर” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “ रजिस्ट्रीकृत
प्राजधकारी/वाहन जवजनमागता और उसके डीलर” जनम्नजलजखत िब्ि रखे िाएगे ;
(ii) “ जवजनर्मगत अनुज्ञजप्त प्लेट या उसके डीलर” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “रजिस्ट्रीकृत प्राजधकारी / वाहन के जवजनमागता
और उसके डीलर” जनम्नजलजखत िब्ि रखे िाएगे ;
(घ) खंड (v) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत खंड रखा िाएगा अथागतः-
“(v) प्लेट को वाहन के रीयर पर अस्ट्थानानतरणीय/गरै –पुनःप्रयोग करने वाले स्नेप लॉक दफटटंग प्रणाली के
साथ बंधन दकया िाएगा ;
नय े वाहन के जलए सभी उपयुगि जवजनिेि और जवजनर्िष्टग रजिस्ट्रीकरण के साथ अनज्ञु जप्त प्लेट को
रजिसरीकरण प्राजधकारी अथवा वाहन जवजनमागताओं और उनके डीलरों द्वारा िारी दकया िाएगा और जवद्यमान पुरान े
रजिस्ट्रीकृत वाहन को जलए रजिसरीकरण प्राजधकारी अथवा वाहन जवजनमागताओं और उनके डीलरों अथवा अनुमोदित
अनुज्ञजप्त प्लेट जवजनमागताओं या उनके डीलरों द्वारा िारी दकया िाएगा । जनयम 26 के अधीन केन्द्रीय सड़क अनुसंधान
संस्ट्थान, नई दिल्ली अथवा दकसी प्राजधकृत अजभकरण को इस जनयम के उपबंधों के अनुसार सुरक्षा रजिस्ट्रीकरण का
अनुमोिन दकया िाएगा ।”
(ङ) खंड (VI) म,ें -
(i ) “मध्यम वाजणजययक वाहनों, भारी वाजणजययक वाहनों और रेलर/संयोिनः 340×200 जमलीमीटर” िब्िों
आंकड़ों और अक्षरों के स्ट्थान पर “मध्यम वाजणजययक वाहनों, भारी वाजणजययक वाहनों और रेलर/संयोिनः
340×200 जमलीमीटर/ 500×120 जमलीमीटर” जनम्नजलजखत िब्ि आंकड़े और िब्ि रखे िाएगे ;
(ii) पांचवे परन्द्तुक के पश्चात जनम्नजलजखत परन्द्तुक अंतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा अथागत,-
“परन्द्तु यह और दक जनमागण उपकरण वाहन के मामले म ेंउपकरण आकार और स्ट्थान की उपलब्धा के आधार
पर प्लेट का आकार 500×120 जमलीमटर या 340×200 जमलीमीटर या 200×100 जमलीमीटर या 285×45
जमलीमीटर होगा ।”
3. उि जनयम म ें, जनयम 50 म ेंउप-जनयम (2) म ेंखंड (घ) म ेंउप-जनयम (अ) के पश्चात जनम्नजलजखत उप-जनयम
रखा िाएगा, अथागतः-भाग II–खण् ड 3(i) भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
“(अ आ) दकराए पर कैब स्ट्कीम, 1989 के अधीन मोटर कैब या दकराए पर मोटर साईदकल स्ट्कीम 1997 के अधीन
मोटर साईदकल (एल-1 और एल-2 प्रवग ग िो पजहया), काले रंग की पष्ठृ भूजम पर पीला रंग, तथाजप दकराए पर कैब
स्ट्कीम 1989 के अधीन बैटरी प्रचाजलत या इलेक्ट्रॉजनकी पावर की मोटर अथवा दकराए पर मोटर साईदकल स्ट्कीम
1997 के अधीन मोटर साईदकल के मामले म,ें हरे पष्ठृ भूजम पर काले रंग म ें; और”।
4. उि जनयम म,ें जनयम 50 म,ें उप-जनयम (3) म ेंपहले परन्द्तुक के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत परन्द्तुक रखा िाएगा
अथागतः-
“परन्द्तु यह दक रजिस्ट्रीकृत जचन्द्ह सामन ेएक पंजि म ेंहो सकता ह,ै 200 जममी×100 जममी साइि की प्लेट के
मामले म ेंयह ििागने का कोई पयागप्त स्ट्थान नहीं दक रजिस्ट्रीकृत जचन्द्ह एक पंजि म ेंहो, रजिस्ट्रीकरण जचन्द्ह िो पंजियों म ें
प्रिर्िगत दकया िा सकता ह ै। ” ।
5. उि जनयम म ेंजनमय 51 म,ें -
(क) आरंजभक पैरा के पश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत िीर्ग अन्द्तःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथागतः-
“सारणी” ;
(ख) नीच ेिीर्ग सारणी को इस प्रकार अन्द्तःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, जिसके सामन ेक्रम संख्या स ेसंबंजधत पंजि स े
सामन,े “स ेअन्द्यून आयाम ” प्रजवष्टी के स्ट्थान पर “स ेअन्द्यून आयाम (जममी म)ें ” जनम्नजलजखत प्रजवष्टी रखी िाएगी ;
(ग) सारणी म,ें क्रम संख्या 11 और उससे संबंजधत प्रजवजष्टयों के पश्चात जनम्नजलजखत क्रम संख्या और प्रजवजष्टयां रखी
िाएगी, अथागतः-
“12 जनमागण उपकरण वाहन सामन ेऔर पीछे के अक्षर और अंक 65 10 10
(क) प्लेट आकार 500×120 जममी. या
340×200 जममी.
(ख) प्लेट आकार 200×100 जममी. 35 7 5
(ग) प्लेट आकार 285×45 जममी. 30 5 5”
[ फा. स.ं आरटी-11028/01/2018 एमवीएल]
जप्रयांक भारती, संयुि सजचव
रटप्पणः- मूल जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाराधारण भाग-II खंड 3 उपखंड (i) अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 590
(अ) तारीख 2 िून, 1989 द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए थे और अजं तम संिोधन अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन.
37 (अ) तारीख 17 फरवरी, 2019 द्वारा दकया गया था ।
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th February, 2020
G.S.R. 104(E).—Whereas, the draft rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules,
1989 were published as required under sub-section (1) of section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
(59 of 1988), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
vide number G.S.R. 512 (E), dated the 18th day of July, 2019, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part
II, Section (3), Sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
thereby before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date of which copies of the Gazette containing
the said notification were made available to the public;
And whereas, copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 18th July,
2019;
And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules
have been considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act,
1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central
Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement. -(1) These rules may be called as the Central Motor Vehicles (Second
Amendment) Rules, 2019.
(2) These rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (herein after referred as the said rules); in rule 50, in
sub-rule 1,-
(a) in clause (i), for the words and figurers “DIN 1745/DIN 1783 or ISO 7591” the following words,
figures and brackets “AIS:159:2019 as amended from time to time (till such time BIS specification is
notified under the Bureau of Indian Standard Act, 2016 (11 of 2016) or ISO:7591” shall be substituted;
(b) in clause (iii) for the word “seven” the word “ten” shall be substituted;
(c) in clause (iv),-
(i) for the words “registering authorities/approved dealers of the licence plates manufacturers”, the
following words “registering authority/vehicle manufacturer and their dealers” shall be
substituted;
(ii) for the words “licence plate manufactured or his dealers” the following words “registering
authority/vehicles manufacturer and their dealers: shall be substituted;
(d) for clause (v), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: -
“(v) the plate shall be fastened with non-removable / non- reusable snap lock fitting system on
rear of the vehicle;
The license plates with all the above specifications and the specified registrations for a new
vehicle shall be issued by the registering authority or vehicle manufacturers and their dealers
and for existing old registered vehicle shall be issued by registering authority or vehicle
manufacturers and their dealers or by the approved licence plate manufacturers or their
dealers. The Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi or any agency authorised under rule
126 shall approve the security registration as per the provisions of this rule”
(e) in clause (vi),-
(i) for the words and figures and letters “For medium commercial vehicles, heavy commercial
vehicles and Trailer/combination: 340 x 200 mm” the following words, figure and letters “For
medium commercial vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles and Trailer/combination: 340x200
mm/500 x 120 mm” shall be substituted;
(ii) after the fifth proviso the following proviso shall be inserted namely, -
“Provided also that in case of Construction Equipment Vehicles, the size of plate shall be 500x120 mm
or 340x200 mm or 200x100mm or 285x45mm, depending on the equipment size and availability of
space.”.
3. In the said rules, in rule 50, in sub-rule (2), in clause (d), after the sub-clause (A), following sub- clause shall
be inserted, namely. -
“(AB) in case of motor cab under rent a cab scheme, 1989 or motor cycle (L1 and L2 category two
wheeler) under rent a motor cycle scheme 1997, in yellow colour on black background, however in case
of battery operated or electrically powered motor cab under rent a cab scheme 1989 or motor cycle
under rent a motor cycle scheme 1997, in black colour on green background; and”.भाग II–खण् ड 3(i) भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
4. In the said rules, in rule 50, in sub-rule (3) for first proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted,
namely. -
“Provided that the registration mark in the front may be in one line, in case, in 200mm x 100mm size
plate, there is no sufficient place to exhibit the registration mark in one line, the registration mark may
be exhibited in two lines:”.
5. In the said rules, in rule 51, -
(a) after the opening paragraph, the following heading shall be inserted, namely: -
“Table”;
(b) below the heading Table as so inserted, against the row relating to Serial number (S.No.), for
the entry “Dimensions not less than” the following entry shall be substituted “Dimensions (in mm) not
less than ;
(c) in the Table, after S.No.11 and entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be
inserted, namely: -
“12 Construction Front and rear letters and
Equipment Vehicles numerals.-
a) With plate size 65 10 10
500x120 mm or
340x200 mm
b) With plate size
35 7 5
200x100 mm
c) With plate size
285x45 mm 30 5 5”
[F. No. RT-11028/01/2018-MVL]
PRIYANK BHARTI, Jt. Secy.
Note.- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i),vide notification number G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and lastly amended
vide notification number G.S.R 37 (E) dated 17th January, 2020.
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