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MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the UthDecember, 2001

G.S.R.901(E).—WHEREAS clause (d) of sub-rule (2) of rule 50 was amended by the Central

Motor Vehicles (l" Amendment) Rules, 2001;

AND WHEREAS the said amended clause (d) came into force from 28^lh March, 2001; and

whereas the said amended clause (d) provided that for all the motor vehicles, a registration mark

i.e. letters and figures be embossed and hot-stamped and shall be shown-

(A) in the case of transport vehicles in black colour on yellow background; and

(B) in other cases in black colour on white background;

AND WHEREAS some difficulties in implementation of the same have been brought to the

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notice of Central Government, particularly delay in availability of new high security

registration plates;

AND WHEREAS suggestions have been received from different quarters that in the first

instance, the change in colour scheme of transport vehicles should be carried out and

thereafter, the other vehicles should be covered;

AND WHEREAS the draft of certain 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) with the notification of Government of India in the Ministry

of Road Transport and Highways, number G.S.R. 702 (E) dated the 28^1h September, 2001,

the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i), dated the 28^lh

September, 2001 inviting objections from all persons likely to be affected thereby within a

period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the said notification as published in

the Gazette of India were made available to the public;

AND WHEREAS the copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on l^sl

October, 2001;

AND WHEREAS objections and suggestions received from the public in the said draft rules

have been considered by the Central Government;

NOW, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 64, sub-section (14) of

section 88 and section 110 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby makes the

following rules further to amend thf Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (8^th Amendment)

Rules, 2001.

(2)

They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official

Gazette.

In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, in rule 50, in sub-rule (2), in proviso, for

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

"(d) the letters of the registration mark shall be in English and the figures shall be in

Arabic numerals and shall be shown:-

(A)

in the case of transport vehicles in Black colour on Yellow background; and

(B)

in other cases, in Black colour on White background,

the registration mark on the trailer shall be exhibited on the left hand side in Black colour

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on yellow background. In addition, the registration mark on the drawing vehicle shall be

exhibited on the trailer also and this shall be done on the right hand side at the rear of the

trailer or the last trailer as the case may be, in Black colour on retro-reflective tyre yellow

background.

Provided that where provisions of this clause have not been complied with in

respect of motor vehicle, on or before the commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles

(8^lh Amendment) Rules, 2001, then the provisions shall be complied with,-

(i)

in respect of transport vehicle, on or before 1^st February, 2002; and

(ii)

in other cases, on or before l^sl July. 2002".

[F. No. RT-1JO28/3/200O-MVL]

ALOK RAWAT. Jt. Secy.

Note: The principal rules were notified vide G.S.R. 510(E), dated 2nd June, 1989 and were last amended vide

G.S.R. 853(E), dated 19thNovember, 2001.

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