The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 132] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1980/VAfSAKHA 24, l902
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512 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART H—SEC. 3(i)3 MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT (Transport Wing)' NOTIFICATIONNew Delhi, the 14th May, 1980
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And whereas the said Gazette was made available to the
public on the 15th October, 1979 ;
And whereas the objections and suggestions received on the said draft rules have been considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred < by section 85-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939), read with section 22 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1> These rules may be called this Motor Vehicles (Protective Headgears) Rules, 1980.
(2) They shall come into force on the %st November, 1980.
2. Specification of the description of a protective head- gear.—Every person driving or riding (otherwise than in a side car) on a motor cycle of any class shall, while in a pub- lie place, wear a protective headgear of;: such description as conforms to the Indian Standards Institution Specification No. IS : 4151-1976 as amended from time to time.
3. Exception in the case of Sikh women.—The provisions of section 85-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939) shall not apply to a woman who is a Sikh.
[F. No. TW/TGM(54)/78-II]
B. B. MAHAJAN, Jt. Secy.