MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

NOTDJICATION

New Delhi, the 23rd February, 2001

G.S.R. io6(E).— The following draft rules further to amend the Central Motor

Vehicles Rules 1989, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of

the powers conferred by section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) 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 rules will be taken into consideration after expiry of the period of

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

Gazette of India, are made available to the public;

Any objections or suggestions which may be received from any person with

respect to the said draft rules within the expiry of the period specified above will be

considered by the Central Government;

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

(Transport), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, New

Delhi, within the period, specified above.

DRAFT RULES

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

Amendment)

Rules, 2001

(ii) They shall come into force-

(a) in the National Capital Territory of Delhi^after six months from the

date of their final publication in the Official Gazette; and

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(b) in respect of the commercial vehicles

which are plying on inter-

State routes or on national permits within the jurisdiction of National

Capital Territory of Delhi and in respect of any vehicles in other areas

of the country, from such date as the Central Government may, by

notification appoint in the Official Gazette; and different dates may be

appointed for different areas.

2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, in rule 115, in sub-rule (11), after

clause(B), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely: -

" (C) Transport Vehicles with GVW equal to or less than 3500 kg shall conform

the following norms.-

(g/kWh)

Limit Values for Type Approval (TA)

HC (g/kWh)

1.1

NOx (g/kWh)

7.0

as well as (COP)

PM (g/kWh)

0.15

Or Chassis Dynamometer Test

Class

III

Ref. Mass (rw)

Rw<1250

1250 <rw< 1700

1700 <rw

Mass of (

Gasoline

2.2

4.0

5.0

:O(g/km)

Diesel

1.0

1.25

1.5

Mass HC+NOx (g/km)

Gasoline

0.5

0.6

0.7

Diesel

0.7

1.0

1.2

Mass of

PM g/km

0.08

0.12

0.17

NOTES:

(a)

There shall be no relaxation for COP purposes.

(b)

The tests shall be on the engine dynamometer as specified in

Annexure IV A of the principal rules.

(c)

The reference fuel shall be of a maximum of 0.05% sulphur contents.

Commercial fuel for meeting above norms shall be up to 0.05% mass

maximum sulphur content.

3. The emission of visible pollutants (smoke) shall not exceed the limit value

to smoke density, when expressed as light absorption coefficient for

various nominal flows as in Annexure-I to rule 115 (9) when tested at

constant speeds over full load.

4. The free acceleration smoke for naturally aspirated and turbo-charged

engines shall not exceed the smoke density limit value as in rule 115 (2)(c).

(D)

Vehicles with GVW exceeding 3500 kg shall conform the following

norms:-

Limit Values for Type Approval (TA) as well as (COP)

(g/kWh)

HC (g/kWh)

1.1

NOx (g/kWh)

7.0

PM (g/kWh)

0.15

NOTES:

1 (a)There shall be no relaxation for COP purposes.

(b) The tests shall be carried out on the engine dynamometer as specified

in Annexure IV A of the Principal rules.

2 Commercial fuel for meeting above norms shall be up to 0.05%

mass maximum sulphur content.

3. The emission of visible pollutants (smoke) shall not exceed the limit

value

to smoke density, when expressed as light absorption

coefficient for

various nominal flow as in Annexure-I to rule 115

(9) when tested at constant speeds over full load.

4. The free acceleration smoke for naturally aspirated and turbo-

charged-engines shall not exceed the smoke density limit value as in

Rule 115(2) (c)."

[F.No. RT-11011 /2/2001 -MVL]

ALOKRAWAT, Jt. Secy.

Note:-- The Principal rules were notified vide G.S.R. 590(E) dated 02^nd June,

1989 and were last amended vide G.S.R. 642(E) dated 28^th July, 2000.

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