MINISTRYOFROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 12th February, 2001

G.S.R.93(E).— The

following

draft

the

Central

Motor

Vehicles(Amenclment) Rules, 2001 which the Central Government proposes to

make in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (p) of Section 64 read with

sub-section (1) of Section 52 and section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act,

1988(59 of 1988) to amend the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 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 will be taken into consideration after expiry of the period

of 30 days from the date on which the copies of this notification as published in

the Gazette of India are made available to the Public.

The objections or suggestions to these rules may be sent to the Joint

Secretary (Transport), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport

Bhawan, New Delhi, within the above specified period. Any objections or

suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to the said

draft rules before the expiry of the period so specified will be considered by the

Central Government.

DRAFT RULES

(1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles(

Amendment) Rules, 2001.

(2)

They shall come into force after one month from the date of their

final Publication in the Official Gazette.

After rule 115B of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, the following

rule shall be inserted, namely:-

"115C. Mass emfssion standards for Liquid

Petroleum Gas (LPG)

driven vehicles:-

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC, 3(i)l

(1)(a)

In case

liquid

petroleum

gas

fitment

dona

vehicle

manufacturers

on new petrol

vehicles,

each

model

made by vehicle manufacturer shall be as type approved as per

prevailing type

approval

emission

norms and these rules as

applicable.

(b) Base model and variants of such vehicle shall conform to these

rules as applicable and type approval emission norms in petrol

mode as specified in these Rules. In the case of Liquid Petroleum

Gas mode, it shall meet mass emission

norms as specified

rule 115 only

excluding crankcase and evaporative emission

norms.

capacity not exceeding 5 litres, 3 litres and 2 litres on 4-wheeler, 3-

wheeler and 2-wheeler respectively shall be exempted from mass

emission tests, crank case emission test and evaporative emission

test in petrol mode as specified in these rules, but shall, comply with

other provisions of these rules as applicable.

(d) Such vehicle shall be capable of bi-fuel operation such as Liquid

Petroleum Gas (LPG) and petrol.

(e) Prevalent Conformity of Production (COP) Procedure shall also be

applicable.

(2)

In case of retrofitment of in-use petrol vehicles,-

(a) the in-use vehicles fitted with liquid petroleum gas kits shall

meet the emission norms specified

in these

rules

for

gasoline

vehicles

as applicable to the prevailing norms

corresponding to the year of manufacture of vehicles subject to

minimum Conformity of Production (COP) norms as applicable

under these rules during the Year 1991. For the vehicles

manufactured during 1st April, 1991 to 31^8t March, 1996, type

approval norms as applicable under these rules during the year

1991 shall be applicable. For vehicles manufactured during 1st

April, 1996 to 31 March, 2000, type approval norms as applicable

under these rules during the year 1996 shall be applicable. For

vehicles manufactured after 1^8t April, 2000, the next enforcement

of emission norms, type approval norms as applicable on 1^st April,

2000 under these rules shall be applicable. For purposes of Liquid

Petroleum Gas kit approval, the kit supplier shall obtain certificate

from any of the test agencies authorized under rule 126.

(b)

for retrofitment of liquid petroleum gas kit on in-use gasoline

vehicle, no mass emission test shall be carried out on gasoline

mode.

Petroleum Gas and petrol.

(d)

prevalent

Conformity of Production Procedure under these rules

shall also be applicable.

(e)

separate type approval of kits shall be required for 'carburetted

and electronically controlled' gasoline fuel injected vehicles when

converted for Liquid Petroleum Gas(LPG) operation.

3.(a) Liquid Petroleum Gas kit approved on gasoline vehicle for a specific

model and engine capacity of such vehicle can be installed on

different vintage of vehicle model and its variant subject to the

condition that

the validity of Liquid Petroleum Gas kit for the

purposes of retrofitment shall be based on worst case criteria

principle, that is, if the kit is approved for a specific model and

specifrc engine capacity of vehicle manufactured in the year 1985

and meets Conformity Of Production (COP) norms (gasoline) as

applicable under these rules during the year 1991, the same kit can

be installed on any of the vehicles of the same model and engine

capacity manufactured during the year 1985 to 1991. For the

vehicle manufactured during the years 1991 to 1996, if the kit is

approved on a vehicle manufactured after 1^st April, 1991 and meets

type approval norms as applicable under these rules on 1 st April,

1991, the same kit can be installed on the same model and engine

capacity manufactured during the years 1991 to 1st April, 1996.

Such principle shall also be applied in respect of vehicles

manufactured during period between 1st April, 1996 to 1"* April,

2000.

(b)

Special exemption shall be available for kits fitted on vehicles

manufactured after 1"* April, 1991. In case a kit fitted on a vehicle

manufactured in the year 1991 and after 1** April, 1991, meets

the India Stage I or Bharat Stage II norms under these rules, the

same kit can be installed on the same model and engine capacity

along with its variants, manufactured up to the validity of such

India Stage I or Bharat Stage II norms respectively. In case the kit

installed in a vehicle manufactured after 1^st April, 1991 and before

1* April, 2000, meets any of the norms specified during such

period under these rules, the same kit can be installed on any

vehicle manufactured between 1

st April, 1991 to 1

st April, 2000.

(c)

For new vehicle fitment, responsibility

of type approval under

these rules and continued compliance thereto, shall be on the

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA . EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SBC. 3(i)l

vehicle manufacturer. For retrofitment of kit on in-use vehicles,

the responsibility of type approval under these rules and

continued compliance thereto shall be on the kit manufacturer or

importer of the kit, as the case may be.

4. (a) The type approval of Liquid Petroleum Gas kit retrofitment under

these rules shall be valid for three years from the date of such

approval and shall be renewable for three years at a time.

(b) The

retrofitment of

Liquid Petroleum Gas

kits

for in-use

vehicles under these rules, shall be carried by workshops

authorized by the kit manufacturer or kit supplier, who shall

have to comply with the

conditions

guidelines

may

issued

the

Central Government in this

regard.

and other procedures OF guidelines

for Liquid Petroleum Gas converted vehicles shall be as

determined by the Central Government from time to time keeping

in view the safety of vehicles and emission norms for protection

of environment,

(d)

The type approval of a conversion kit under this rule may

be revoked

by the approving authority if the kit

or any

component thereof is found to be unsafe in service or if

the

circumstances of use of the conversion kit or any component

thereof is altered from as specified in these rules".

[F. No, RT-11011/33/2000-MVL]

ALOKRAWAT. Jt. Secy.

NOTE: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India

Extraordinary vide notification number G.S.R, 590(E) dated the 02^nd

June, 1989 and were last amended vide notification number G.S.R.

642(E), dated the 23^th July, 2000