Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways announces the Central Motor Vehicles Seventh Amendment Rules, 2017. These rules, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (May 1st, 2017), amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. The amendments concern regulations related to vehicle lights and their usage under specific conditions.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989:
* **Rule 108 Amendment:** Rule 108 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, is amended.
* **Sub-rule 1 Amendment:**
* Clause (ii) is substituted to include amber lights displayed by direction indicators or as top lights on vehicles operating within premises like airports, ports, mines, and project sites without using public roads.
* Clauses (iii) and (v) are omitted.
* **Sub-rules 2 and 3 Omission:** Sub-rules 2 and 3 are omitted.
* **Sub-rule 4 Amendment:** The words "emergency duties and shall be specifically specified by State Governments" are replaced with "such emergency and disaster management duties as may be specified by the Central Government".
* **Sub-rules 5 and 6 Omission:** Sub-rules 5 and 6 are omitted.
Impact Analysis:
Stakeholders Impacted:
* Vehicle Operators and Owners:
* Impact: Changes in regulations regarding the use of amber lights and other lighting systems on vehicles, especially those operating in specific premises.
* Action Required: Understand and comply with the new rules regarding permissible lighting and usage conditions, particularly for vehicles operating within private premises.
* State and Central Government Transport Authorities:
* Impact: Shift in specification authority for emergency and disaster management duties from State Governments to the Central Government.
* Action Required: Implement and enforce the revised rules, particularly concerning emergency and disaster management duties specified by the Central Government.
* Manufacturers of Vehicle Lighting Systems:
* Impact: Potential changes in demand for specific types of lighting systems based on the revised regulations.
* Action Required: Adapt production and sales strategies to align with the updated regulations and demand for compliant lighting systems.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: A set of rules pertaining to motor vehicles, amended by this notification.
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: The principal act governing motor vehicles, under which the Central Motor Vehicles Rules are framed.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for road transport and highways.
Central Motor Vehicles Seventh Amendment Rules, 2017: The short name for the rules introduced by this notification, amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
G.S.R. 423(E): The notification number for this specific amendment.
Abhay Damle: Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, signatory of the notification.
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi: Place where the document was printed
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MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st May, 2017
G.S.R. 423(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 number G.S.R. 397 (E), dated
the 20th April, 2017 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (i) inviting objections and
suggestions from affected persons before the expiry of the period of ten days from the date on which copies of the
Gazette containing the said notification were made available to public;
Whereas, copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 20th April, 2017;
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, (59 of 1988), the
Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989,
namely:—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, in rule 108,—
(a) in sub-rule (1), in the proviso,—
(i) for clause (ii), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—
“(ii) the amber light, if displayed by any direction indicator or as top light used on vehicle for operating
within the premises such as airports, ports, mines and project sites, without going outside the said
premises on to public roads;”
(iii) clause (iii) shall be omitted;
(iv) clause (v) shall be omitted;
(b) sub-rules (2) and (3) shall be omitted;
(c) in sub-rule (4), for the words “emergency duties and shall be specifically specified by State
Governments”, the words “such emergency and disaster management duties as may be specified by the
Central Government” shall be substituted;
(d) sub-rules (5) and (6) shall be omitted.
[F. No. RT-11036/24/2017-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
notification number G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and was last amended vide notification number
G.S.R. 271(E), dated 21.03.2017.
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