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PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (1)

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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA; EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC, 3(i)]

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 10th October, 2002

G.S.R.699(E).— 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), in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II,

Section 3, Sub-section (I), dated the 27^th September, 2002 In the notification of Government

of India In the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number G.S.R. 669 (E), dated the

27^th September, 2002, inviting objections or suggestions from all persons likely to be

affected thereby within a period of seven days from the date on which copies of the Gazette

of India, In which the said notification was published, were made available to the public;

And whereas the copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the

30^th September, 2002;

And whereas no objections or suggestions have been received from the public In

respect of the said draft rules within the said specified period;

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Now, therefore, In exerdse of the powers conferred by clause 0) of sub-section of

(1) of section 110

of the said Act, 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 (Fourth Amendment)

Rules, 2002.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication In the Official

Gazette.

2.

In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, In rule 138, for sub-rule (3), the

following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"(3) In a motor vehicle, In which seat-belts have been provided under sub-rule (1)

or sub-rule (1A) of rule 125 or rule 125A, as the case may be, it shall be ensured

that the driver, and the person seated In the front seat or the persons occupying

front facing rear seats, as the case may be, wear the seat belts while the vehicle is

In motion,"

[F. No. KM1028/12/2O02-MVL]

ALOKRAWAT, Jt Secy.

Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India yjdfi G.S.R. 590 (E)

dated 2^nd June, 1989 and last amended yjde G.S.R. 400 (E) dated 31^st May, 2002.

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