Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways amends the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. It addresses the registration of modular hydraulic trailers and clarifies the independent registration of trailers and semi-trailers, while also providing an option for joint registration with a towing vehicle under specific conditions. These rules, known as the Central Motor Vehicles Eighteenth Amendment Rules, 2017, take effect from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989:
* These rules are called the Central Motor Vehicles Eighteenth Amendment Rules, 2017.
* The amendments come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
Rule 47 Amendment:
* Replaces "3 The modular hydraulic trailers registered under these rules" with "4 The modular hydraulic trailers registered under these rules" in sub-rule 3.
Registration of Trailers and Semi-Trailers:
* All trailers and semi-trailers covered under rule 125D must be registered independently.
* Allows for joint registration of a trailer or semi-trailer with a compatible towing vehicle as a single vehicle, if requested by the owner or registering party.
Impact Analysis:
Vehicle Owners/Registering Parties:
* Impact: New regulations affect how trailers and semi-trailers are registered, offering both independent and joint registration options.
* Action Required: Understand the new registration rules for trailers and semi-trailers and decide whether to register them independently or jointly with a towing vehicle.
Registering Authorities:
* Impact: Must implement the amended rules for trailer and semi-trailer registration, including the option for joint registration.
* Action Required: Update registration procedures to accommodate both independent and joint registration of trailers and semi-trailers as per the new rules.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: A set of rules pertaining to motor vehicles, which is being amended by this notification.
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: An act of the Indian Parliament related to motor vehicles, under which the Central Motor Vehicles Rules are framed and amended. Specifically sections 64 and 212 are mentioned.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for road transport and highways, which issued the notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Central Motor Vehicles Eighteenth Amendment Rules, 2017: The short title of the rules introduced by this notification amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
Gazette of India: The official government gazette in which the notification and principal rules were published.
G.S.R. 1116E, dated the 29th August, 2017: The Gazette notification which published the draft rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
Abhay Damle: Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, whose name appears at the end of the notification.
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MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th December, 2017
G.S.R. 1482(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. 1116(E),
dated the 29th August, 2017 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) dated
the 29th August, 2017 inviting objections and suggestions from affected persons before the expiry of the period of thirty
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 29th August, 2017;
And, whereas, no objections and suggestions have been received from the public in respect of the said draft
rules;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 64 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. (1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (Eighteenth Amendment) Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal rules), in rule 47, in sub rule
(3), for the figure and words “(3) The modular hydraulic trailers registered under these rules”, the figure and words “(4)
The modular hydraulic trailers registered under these rules”, shall be substituted.
3. In the Principal rules, in rule 47, after sub-rule (4), following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-
“(5) All types of trailers and semitrailers covered under rule 125D, shall be registered independently.
Provided that, if the owner or registering party, requests to register the trailer or semitrailer jointly with
compatible towing vehicle as a single vehicle, the registering authority shall register them as a single vehicle.”.
[F. No. RT-11042/04/2015-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 last amended vide notification number
G.S.R. 1461(E), dated the 27th November, 2017.
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