Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024

[15th January 2024]

Whereas the draft rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, were published, as required by 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. 723(E), dated the 5th October, 2023, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 6th October, 2023 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby 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 the public;

And whereas copies of the said notification were made available to the public on the 6th October, 2023;

And whereas no objections and suggestions were received from the public in respect of the said draft rules;

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:-

Rule - 1.

(1)     These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024.

(2)     They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Rule - 2.

In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989(hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 15, in sub-rule(3),-

(a)      in clause (a), for the words "rear-view mirror", the words " rear-view mirror or device for indirect vision " shall be substituted;

(b)      in clause (f), for the words "rear-view mirror", the words " rear-view mirror or device for indirect vision " shall be substituted;

(c)      in clause (r), for the words "rear-view mirror", the words " rear-view mirror or device for indirect vision " shall be substituted;

(d)      in clause (v), in sub-clause (ii), for the words "rear-view mirror", the words " rear-view mirror or device for indirect vision " shall be substituted.

Rule - 3.

In rule 31 of the said rules, in sub-rule (1), under the heading "A. DRIVING THEORY-I", against serial number 2, for the words "Rear-view mirror", the words "Rear-view mirror or device for indirect vision " shall be substituted.

Rule - 4.

In rule 62 of the said rules, in sub-rule (1), in the first proviso, in Table, against serial number (6), in column 2, for the words "Rear View Mirror", the words " Rear view mirror or device for indirect vision " shall be substituted.

Rule - 5.

In rule 93 of the said rules,-

(a)      in sub-rule (1), in clause B,-

(i)       in sub-clause (i), for the words "rear-view mirror", the words " rear view mirror or device for indirect vision " shall be substituted;

(ii)      in sub-clause (iii), in item number (b), in Explanation III, in Note, for the words "Rear view mirrors", the words " device for indirect vision " shall be substituted;

(b)      in sub-rule (2), in clause (2), in first Explanation, in item (A), in sub-item(viii), in first proviso, in paragraph (b), for the words "rear view mirror", the words " device for indirect vision " shall be substituted;

(c)      in sub-rule (3), for the words " a driving mirror ", the words " device for indirect vision" shall be substituted;

(d)      in sub-rule (4), for the words " a driving mirror ", the words " device for indirect vision" shall be substituted.

Rule - 6.

In rule 124 of the said rules, in sub-rule (4), in Table, against serial number 8, in column (2), for the words "Rear view mirror", the words "device for indirect vision" shall be substituted.

Rule - 7.

In rule 125 of the said rules, in sub-rule(2),-

(a)      for the words "with rear view mirror", the words "with rear view mirror or device for indirect vision " shall be substituted;

(b)      in the first proviso,-

(i)       after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

"(b-1) for L5 category (three wheeled vehicles) with body work manufactured on and after the twelve months from the date of commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024, the device for indirect vision specification and installation requirements shall be as specified in AIS-001 (Part 1) (Rev. 2): 2023 and AIS-002 (Part 1) (Rev. 2): 2023 standard respectively, as amended from time to time, till such time corresponding BIS specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016);";

(ii)      after clause (c), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

"(c-1) for M and N category vehicles manufactured on and after the twelve months from the date of commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024, the devices for indirect vision specification and installation requirements shall be as specified in AIS-001 (Part 1) (Rev. 2): 2023 and AIS-002 (Part 1) (Rev. 2): 2023 standard respectively, as amended from time to time, till such time corresponding BIS specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016):";

(c)      after the second proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

"Provided further that, for L7 category vehicles manufactured on and after the twelve months from the date of commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024, the devices for indirect vision specification and installation requirements shall be as specified in AIS-001 (Part 1) (Rev. 2): 2023 and AIS-002 (Part 1) (Rev.2): 2023 standard respectively, as amended from time to time, till such time corresponding BIS specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016):";

(d)      after the fourth proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

"Provided also that for agricultural tractors manufactured on and after the twelve months from the date of commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024, the devices for indirect vision specifications and installation requirements shall conform to AIS-001(Part 1) (Rev.2): 2023 and AIS:114-2009 standards respectively as amended from time to time, till the corresponding BIS specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016):".

Rule - 8.

In rule 125A of the said rules, for the words "rear view mirror", in both the places where they occur, the words, "rear view mirror or device for indirect vision" shall be substituted.

Rule - 9.

In rule 125C of the said rules, in sub-rule (3), in TABLE 1, against serial number 22, in column (2), for the words "Rear view mirror", the words " Rear view mirror or device for indirect vision " shall be substituted.

Rule - 10.

In rule 128 of the said rules, in clause (13), in sub-clause (i), for the words "rear-view mirrors", the words "rear view mirror or device for indirect vision " shall be substituted.

Rule - 11.

In Form 22B of the said rules, in PART A, against serial number 6.22, for the words "rear view mirrors", the words "rear view mirror or device for indirect vision " shall be substituted.

Rule - 12.

In Motor Vehicles (Driving) Regulations, 2017 for the words "rear view mirror", wherever they occur, the words "rear view mirror or devices for indirect vision" shall be substituted.