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REGISTERED No. D. (D.N.)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (11)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 446] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1982/ASHVINA 9, 1904

Separate paging is given to this part in order that It may be filed as a separate

compilation

797 GI/82

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MINISTRY OF SHUTTING AND TRANSPORT

(Transport Wing)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, 1st October, 1982

S.O. 706(E).—The following draft of the rules which tho Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 69B of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939), is hereby published as lequired by sub- section (1) of section 133 of tho said Act, for the information of all persons likely to br affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the sale draft shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of 30 days from the date on which the Gazette copy containing the said draft rules is made available to the gonoral public.

Any objection or suggestion which may be lecoived fiom any person with rt spect to the said draft rules, before tne period specified above, will be considered by the Secretary, Ministry of Shipping and Transport, Government of India, New Delhi on 12-U-1982 at 3.00 P.M.

Draft

1. Shoit Title Extent and commencement—(1) Those rulos may be called Overall Dimensions of Transport Vehicles and Tyros Rulos, 1982.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.

2, Definition—In those rules, unless the'o is any thing le- pugnant in the subject or context—

(i) "Act" means the Motor Vohicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939).

(ii) The words and expressions used, but not denned in these rules, but defined In Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, shall have tho meanings assigned to them in that Act. 3. Ovorall width of motor vehiclos,—(1) Tho ovorall width of every motor vohlcle moasuio at right angles to th" exis of the motor vehicle between perpendicular pianos enclosing the extreme points shall not exceed,—

(i) in the case of any motor vohiclo oxoluding a private servico vehicle or a transport vehicle but including a motor cab, 2.~ metios;

(ii) in tho case of a private service vehicle or a transport vehicle othor than a motor cab, 2.5 metres.

Provided that in the case of a tractor not used for towing trailers carrying goods or passonge-s the ovo all width may ox- tend to 2.7 metres:

Provided further that if the State Government is satisfied that a particular vehicle or class of vehicles having over, all width in excess of tho width specified in this sub-rule i¹* found suitable for carrying out any work of public purpose the State Government may, by notification in tho official gazette, exempt from the provisions of this rule such a vohiclo. or class of vehilces either generally or in such area or areas on such route or routes and subject to such condi- tions, if any, as may bo specified in the notification.

Explanation ;—For the purpose of this rule, a driving mirror or a direction indicator, when in operation, shall not be takon into consideration in measuring tho overall width of motor vehicle.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-rule (1),—

(a) the Chairman, State Trampoit Authority may autho- rise tho use of a motor vohiclo other than a transport vehicle but including a motor cab with oveiwall width upto 2,5 metres;

(b) The Regional Transport Authority or tho State Transport Authority, as the caso may be, or the Chair- man of that authority, if authorised in this behalf by that authority, may authorise the uso of transport vehicles having an overall width exceeding 2.5 motrei but not exceeding 2.7 meties on a spedified route or routes or In a specified area within the State;

(c) Where the transport authority takes action under this sub-rule, it shall enter in tho certificates of registration of the vehicle particulars of the route or routes on which or the area in which the vehicle may be used,

4. Overall length of motor vehicles :—(1) The overall length of eve-y motor vehicle other than a trailer shall not exceed,—

(i) in the caso of any motoi vehicle other than a trans- port vehicle or a private sotvico vehicle, having not more than 2 axles, 9.5 metres;

(ii) in the case of a transport vehicle or a private service vehicle, having two or more axles, 10 metres;

(in) in the case of an articulated vehicle having more than two axles, 16 metres:

Provided that in such areas or on such routes as tho State Gove.nment may specify in this behalf, an overalHength of stage carriage or a contract carriage may exceed 9.5 metres but shall not exceed 11 metres :

Provided further that if the State Government is satisfied that a particular vehicle or class of vehicles having ovo-all longth in excess of the length specified in this sub-rule is found suitable for carrying out any woik of public pubrpose, the State Government may, by notification in the official gazette exempt from the provisions of this sub-rule such vehicle or

class of vehicles oitho" gene'ally or In suoh area or areas or on such route or routes and subject to such conditions, if any, as may bo specified in the notification;

Provided also that the Regional Transport Authority 01 tho Stato Transport Authority, or its Chaiiman, if authoiised in this behalf by the Regional Transport Authority or State Trtim- sport Authority as the care may be may authorise ihe u-c of a transport vehicle other than the articulated vehicle having an overall length exceeding 9.5 metres but not exceeding 16 met'os on a specified route or routes, or in a specifiod area within the State. Whe-e a Transport Authority takes action accordingly it shall onte- in tho co'tificate or registration of tho vehicle the route or routes on which or the area in which the vohicle may be used.

(2) In the case of an articulated vehicle or a t actor trailer combination specially constructed and used for the conveyance of Indivisible loads of exceptional length,—>

(I) if all the whools of the vohicle ate not fitied with pneu-

matic tyres, or

(ii) if all the wheels of tho vehicle aie not fitted with pneu- matio tyres so long as the vehicle Is not driven at a speed exceeding twentyfive kilomotres per hour, the overall length may extend upto 18 meties.

Explanation :—In this rule "ove-all length" moans the length of the vehicle measured between parallol planes pass- ing through the oxtreme projection points of the vehicle cx- olusryo of—

(i) any starting handle;

(ii) any hood when down;

(lii) any ladder forming part of a turn table flre-escapo fixed

to a vehicle;

(iv) any post office letter box the length of whioh rncusu ed parallel to the axis of the vohiclo does not exceed 30 5 centimetres;

(v) any ladde- used for loading or unloading fi om tho roof of the vohicle, or any tail or indicator lamp or number plate fixed to a vehicle;

(vi) any spare wheel or spa--o wheel bracket fitted to a

vehicle;

(vii) any towing hook or othe- fitment which doos not projeot boyond any fitment ooverad by clauses (in) to (vi) of this sub-rulo.

5. Ove-all height of motor vehicles.—(1) The ove all height of a motor vehicle other than a doublo-dockod motor vehicle measured from the surface on which the motor vohiclo rests shall not excood 3.8 meties.

(2) The ovorall height of a double-docked motor vehiclo

shall not exceed 4.75 metros ;

(3) This rulo shall not apply to fire-escapos town-wagons and oth"" special purposo vehicles exempted by tho geno'al or special order of the registering authority.

6. Overhang of motor vehicles.—(1) The overhang ofa

tractor shall not exceed 1.85 meties.

(2) The overhang of a motor vohiclo other than a tractor shall not exceed sixty per cont of the distance between the plan perpondicular to the axis of the motor vehiole which passes through the centre or centres of the front whoel or wheels and the foremost vertical place from which the ovorhang is to be moasured as defined in sub-rule ("0 ; 797 GI/82—2

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Provided that the State Government ma> exempt fi om thi provisions of suh-iulc any motor vehicle or clf.ss of motoi vohioles in such aiea or a eas ot on such route oi roulos and sub- ject to such conditions, if ony, as may he specified in the o.dei if it is satinfied that such vehicle ot class of vehicles having a ove hang in e\cev> of that spocified in this sub-rule can be used in a public place without any dange' to public safety

bxplanation ;—Foi the purposes of this rule, "ove hang" moans tho distanco measu ed hoi izontally and pauillcl to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle between two \e lical planes at right angles to such axis passing th'ough Ihc two points speci- fied in paragaphs I and II of this definition, lospcctivcly.

I. The rearmost point of the vehicle exclusive of—•

(i) any hood when down;

(ii) any post offic lettc -box, the length of which measu ed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, does not exceed thirty centimet cs;

(m) any ladder forming part of a turn-table riie-c^cupe

fixed to a vehicle;

(iv) any ladder used when the vehicle is at icst for loading or unloading f>om tho loof of the vehicle, oi any tail lamp or number plate fixed to a vehicle;

(v) any spaTc wheel or spate wbeol bracket fitted to a

vehicle;

(vij any luggage cariie fitted to a motor vehicle construct- od solely for carnage of passongcis and thcii ellccts and adapted to cany not mo:e than scvon passengers exclusive of the d i i r e;

(vii) any towing hook o; other fitment which does not pro- ject beyond any fitment mentioned in clauses (ii) to (vl) above:

Piovided that, in the case of a stage carnage—• (a) the projection of any bumper or adve ticement panal fitted at the iear of the vehicle shall not c\ceod 15 con- timetros; and

(b) the projection in respect of an advertisement panel shall not be such as to obstruct cithe tho vision from the lear view minor oi project thiough the erne gency exit at the rear oi both.

H. (i) in the case of a motor vehicle having only two axles, one of which is not a stoe ing axle, the centro point of that axle, or

(ii) In the case of a motor vehicle having only th'ce axles wbo'C the front axle is the only slee ing axle; a point 102 millimetres in rear of the centre of a stiaight line joining the cent e points of the rear and middle axlo, or

(iii) In any other case a point situated on the longitudinal axis of tho vehicle and such that a line drawn from it at light angles to that axis will pass through the centre of the minimum turning ci cle of the vehicle

(iv) In the case of any motor vehicle registe ed in India before the fust day of Apnl 1940, it shall suihee if the ove hang does not exceed 7/24th of ihc ov" all longth of the vehicle.

7. Side Ovchang of stajjc carnages :—In Ihe case of vehiclo

used as a staga carnage, no part of the vehicle other than a di eciion indicatoi, when in operation, or a duvir.g muror shall project latetallv moic than 355 millimetres beyond the CLTUIC line of the icai wheels in tho case of single rcai wheels or more than 152 milhmotics beyond the extreme outor odge of the outer tyies in tha case of dual loai whcols.

8. Turning Circle :—Every motor vehicle shall be so construc- ted as to be capable of turning in either direction in a minimum turning circle not exceeding 24.4 metres in diameter. For the purposes of this rule, such diameter shall be dete, mined by reference to extreme outer edge of the wheel tiack at ground level.

9. Size and nature of tyres : The following size of tyres shall be fitted to a transport vehicle for carrying the maximum weight shown against each size of tyre together with the ply rating specified by the manufacturer of tyres :

Size of Tyi e

Ply rating speci- fied by the manufacturers

Maximum weight permit- ted to carry

6.00—20 6.50—20 7.00—17 7.00—20 7.50—20 7.50—20 8.25—20 8.25—20 8.25—20 9.00—20 9.00—20 9.00—20 10.00—20 10.00—20 10.00—24 10.50—16 10.50—16 11.00—20 11.00—20 11.00—24 12.00—20 12.00—20 12.00—20 14.00—20 14.00—20 14.00—20

8 8 8 10 10 12 10 12 14 12 14 16 14 16 14 12 16 14 16 14 14 16 18 18 20 22

850 Kgs. 990 Kgs. 935 Kgs. 1195 Kgs. 1400 Kgs. 1495 Kgs. 1510 Kgs. 1690 Kgs. 1745 Kgs. 2030 Kgs. 2185 Kgs. 2255 Kgs. 2365 Kgs. 2535 Kgs. 2615 Kgs. 2030 Kgs. 2370 Kgs. 2600 Kgs. 2875 Kgs. 2840 Kgs. 2730 Kgs. 2925 Kgs. 3250 Kgs. 3960 Kgs. 4110 Kgs. 4990 Kgs.

10. No transport vehicle, other than a light transport \ehicle, shall be fitted with less than two tyres on each end of each of the rear axles.

11. Eve-y transpo-t vehicle shall be fitted with tyies which are in good condition and which have not become bold or whose canvass has become visible because of wear and tear.

12. Solid Tyres :—(1) The tyie of each wheel of a vehicle fitted with solid tyres shall be smooth and "h£>ll, where the tyre touches the surface of the road o • other base whe eon the vehicle moves or rests be flat :

Provided that the edges of the ty.e m?y be as rounded to the extend in the case of each edge of not mo.e than 12.5 milli- metres :

Provided fu the that if the ty e is constructed of separate plates, the plates may be separated by parallel spaces which shall be disposed throughout the oute; sutface of the tyres, so that nowhere shall be aggregate extent of the space or spaces in the course of a straight line drawn horizontally across the cir- cumfe ence of the wheel exceed one-eight part of the width of the tyre.

(2) The width of a solid tyre shall not be less than 76 milli- metres in the case of a wheel fitted to a trailer and 127 milli- metres in any other case.

(3) In the case of vehicles fitted with worn solid rubber tyre the thickness shall be uniform and not less than shown below :—•

Tyre width Minimum uniform thickness

127 millimetres 22 millimetres

127 millimetres— 25'4 millimetres

203 millimetres

203 millimetres and 28.5 millimetres

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Provided two tyres are fitted to a rim tha width for the pur- poses of this rule shall be the combined width of the two tyres.

13. Size of wheels :—The diameter of any wheel fitted by a

vehicle with solid tyres shall not be less than 60 centimetres.

[F. No. TW/TGM(26)/82)]

GOVINDJEE MISRA Jt. Secy.

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