CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989

Government of india

The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

Published vide Notification G.S.R. 590 (E), dated 2.6.1989, published in the Gazette of IndiaIndia Bharat Varsha (Jambu Dvipa) is the name of this land mass. The people of this land are Sanatan Dharmin and they always defeated invaders. Indra (10000 yrs) was the oldest deified King of this land. Manu's jurisprudence enlitened this land. Vedas have been the civilizational literature of this land. Guiding principles of this land are : सत्यं वद । धर्मं चर । स्वाध्यायान्मा प्रमदः । Read more, Extraordinary, Part, 2, Section 3, dated 2.6.1989

CHAPTER-I
PRELIMINARY

1. Short title and commencement

2. Definitions

CHAPTER II
LICENSING OF DRIVERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES
GENERAL

3. General.

4. EvidenceEvidence All the means by which a matter of fact, the truth of which is submitted for investigation, is established or disproved. Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Adhiniyam 2023 is to the correctness of address and age.

5. Medical certificate

6. Exemption from production of medical certificate

7. Affixing of photograph to medical certificate.

8. [Omitted]

9. Educational qualifications for drivers of goods carriages carrying dangerous or hazardous goods

LEARNER’S LICENCE

10. Application for learner’s licence

11. Preliminary test

12. Consent of parent or guardian in the case of application by minor

13. Form of learner’s licence

DRIVING LICENCE

14. Application for a driving licence

15. Driving test

16. Form of driving licence.

17. Addition to driving licence

18. Renewal of driving licence

19. Refund of fee

20. Driving licence to drive motor vehicle belonging to the Defence Department

DISQUALIFICATION

21. Powers of licensing authority to disqualify

ENDORSEMENT IN DRIVING LICENCE

22. Endorsement by courts

STATE REGISTER

23. State Register of driving licences

DRIVING SCHOOL AND ESTABLISHMENTS

24. Driving schools and establishments

25. Duration of a licence renewal thereof.

26. Issue of duplicate licence

27. General conditions to be observed by the holder of licence

28. Power of the licensing authority to suspend or revoke licence.

29. Appeal.

30. Procedure for appeal.

31. Syllabus for importing instruction in driving of motor vehicles.

31A. Temporary licence.

32. Fees

CHAPTER III
REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
TRADE CERTIFICATE

33. Condition for exemption from registration

34. Trade certificate.

35. Grant or renewal of trade certificate.

36. Refund.

37. Period of validity

38. Issue of duplicate certificate

39. Use of trade registration mark and number.

40. Restrictions on use of trade certificate or trade registration mark and number.

41. Purposes for which motor vehicle with trade certificate may be used.

42. Delivery of vehicle subject to registration.

43. Register of trade certificate.

44. Suspension or cancellation of trade certificate.

45. Appeal.

46. Procedure for appeal

REGISTRATION

47. Application for registration of motor vehicles.

48. Issue of certificate of registration.

49. Registration records to be kept by the registering authority.

50. Form and manner of display of registration marks on the motor vehicles.

51. Size of letters and numerals of the registration mark.

52. Renewal of certificate of registration

53. Issue of duplicate certificate of registration

54. Assignment of new registration mark.

55. Transfer of ownership.

56. Transfer of ownership on death of owner of the vehicle.

57. Transfer of ownership of vehicle purchased in public auction.

58. No-objection certificate.

59. Change in residence.

60. Endorsement of hire-purchase agreements, etc.

61. Termination of Hire-purchase agreements, etc.

CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS

62. Validity of certificate of fitness

63. Regulation and control of authorised testing station.

64. Duration of letter of authority.

65. General conditions to be observed by the holder of letter of authority.

66. Issue of duplicate letter of authority.

67. Supervision of authorised testing stations.

68. Power of registering authority or Regional Transport Authority to call for information.

69. Power of registering authority to suspend or cancel the letter of authority or forfeit security deposit

70. Appeal.

71. Procedure for appeal.

72. Voluntary surrender of letter of authority

73. Tax clearance certificate to be submitted to the testing station

REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES BELONGING TO THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
USED FOR DEFENCE PURPOSE

74. Assignment of registration marks to the vehicles belonging to the Central Government used for defence purposes

STATE REGISTER OF MOTOR VEHICLES

75. State Register of Motor Vehicles.

SPECIAL PROVISIONFOR REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
OF DIPLOMATIC OFFICERS, ETC.

76. Registration of vehicles of diplomatic and consular officers

76A. Application of rules 76 to 80 to organisations notified under the United NationsUNO The main bodies of the United Nations are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the UN Secretariat. All were established under the UN Charter when the Organization was founded in 1945. It has 193 members. (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947

77. Exhibition of registration mark.

78. Assignment of new registration mark on removal of vehicle to another State.

79. Suspension and cancellation of registration of vehicle registered under rule 76.

80. Transfer or disposal of motor vehicle registered under rule 76.

FEES

81. Fees.

CHAPTER IV
CONTROL OF TRANSPORT VEHICLES
TOURIST PERMITS

82. Tourist permits.

83. Authorisation fee.

84. Right of operation.

85. Additional conditions of tourist permit.

85B. Additional conditions of every tourist permit in respect of motor cabs.

NATIONAL PERMITS

86. Application for national permit.

87. Form, contents and duration of authorisation.

88. Age of motor vehicle for the purpose of national permit.

89. Quarterly return to be filed by a national permit holder.

90. Additional conditions for national permit.

CHAPTER V
CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
OF MOTOR VEHICLES
PRELIMINARY

91. Definitions.

92. General.

OVERALL DIMENSION

93. Overall dimension of motor vehicles.

SIZE, NATURE AND CONDITION OF TYRES

94. Condition of tyres.

95. Size and ply rating of tyres.

BRAKES, STEERING GEARS, SAFETY GLASS AND WINDSCREEN WIPERS

96. Brakes.

97. Brakes for trailers.

98. Steering gears.

99. Forward and backward motion.

100. Safety glass.

101. Windscreen wiper.

102. Signalling devices, direction indicators and stoplights.

103. Position of the indicator.

104. Fitment of reflectors.

105. Lamps.

106. Deflection of lights.

107. Top lights.

108. Use of red or white light.

109. Parking light.

110. Lamp on auto-rickshaws and three-wheelers with engine capacity not exceeding 500 cc.

111. Prohibition of spotlights, etc.

SMOKE, VAPOUR, SPARK, ASHES, GRIT AND OIL

112. Exhaust gases.

113. Location of exhausts pipes.

114. Exhaust pipes of public service vehicles.

115. Emission of smoke, vapour, etc. from motor vehicles.

116. Test for smoke emission level and carbon monoxide level for vehicles.

SPEED GOVERNORS

117. Speedometer.

118. Speed governor.

REDUCTION OF NOISE

119. Horns.

120. Silencers.

121. Painting of motor vehicles.

CHASSIS NUMBER AND ENGINE NUMBER

122. Embossment of the chassis number and engine number and date of manufacture.

SAFETY DEVICES
SAFETY DEVICES FOR DRIVERS, PASSENGERS AND ROAD USERS

123. Safety devices in motor cycle.

124. Safety, standards of components.

125. Commencement

126. Prototype of every motor vehicle to be subject to test.

126A. Testing agencies.

127. Quality certificate by manufacturer.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

128. Tourist vehicles other than motor cabs, etc.

129. Transportation of goods of dangerous or hazardous nature to human life.

129A. Spark arrester.

130. Manner of display of class labels.

131. Responsibility of the consignor for safe transport of dangerous or hazardous goods.

132. Responsibility of the transporter or owner of goods carriage.

133. Responsibility of the driver.

134. Emergency information panel.

135. Driver to be instructed.

136. Driver to report to the police station about accident.

137. Class labels.

CHAPTER VI
CONTROL OF TRAFFIC

138. Signals and additional safety measures for motor cycle.

139. Production of licence and certificate of registration.

CHAPTER VII
INSURANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLES AGAINST THIRD PARTY RISKS

140. Definitions.

INLAND INSURANCE

141. Certificate of insurance.

142. Cover notes.

143. Issue of certificate and cover notes.

144. Transfer of certificate of insurance.

145. Exclusion of advertising matter.

146. Certificates or cover notes lost, destroyed, torn, soiled, defaced or mutilated.

147. Records to be maintained by authorised insurers.

148. Record of exempted vehicles.

149. Supply of information.

150. Furnishing of copies of reports to Claims Tribunal.

151. Establishment of fund.

152. Amount of the fund.

153. Investment of the fund.

154. Securities held as a deposit in the fund.

155. Deposit procedure.

156. Interest on deposit.

157. Withdrawal.

158. Settlement of claims.

FOREIGN INSURANCE

159. List of foreign insurers.

160. Guarantor of foreign insurer.

161. Endorsement of certificate of foreign insurance.

162. Validity of certificate of foreign insurance.

163. Maintenance of records by the guarantor.

CHAPTER VIII
OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

164. Offences for the purpose of section 208.

FORMS
ANNEXURES
APPENDIX
SCHEDULE

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