amendment in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989

The Gazette of India

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EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 411] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026/JYAISTHA 19, 1948

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th June, 2026

G.S.R. 458(E).— Whereas the draft rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 were
published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), vide
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide number G.S.R 99(E),
dated the 02nd February, 2026 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section (3), Sub-section (i),
dated the 3rd February, 2026, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before
the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification
were made available to the public;

And whereas, copies of the said Gazette notification was made available to the public on 3rd February, 2026;
And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have
been considered by the Central Government.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 110 of the
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend
the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, namely:-

1. Short title and Commencement: (1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (Ninth
Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, in rule 126, for the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, nineth
and tenth provisios, the following provisios shall be substituted, namely:-

“Provided also that altered, retrofitted or adapted motor vehicles shall be tested and type approved by the
testing agencies specified in this rule, or self-certified by original equipment manufacturers, or self-certified by the
work-shops authorised by the State Government, in accordance with section 52 of the Act and the rules made
thereunder:

Provided also that in respect of vehicle manufacturer, importing into India unused completely built units or
completely knocked down units of right hand steering control vehicles, directly or through their authorised
representative, up to 2500 units of M 1 or L category of vehicles, as the case may be, and up to 500 units of other
categories of vehicles annually, compliant with international standard, namely European Economic Community (EEC)
or Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) or Japanese, the compliance of such vehicle shall be deemed to be
established for sale and registration under rule 47, by a certificate of compliance for the relevant standard issued by an
authorised agency or accredited certifying agency and such imported vehicles if registered as Transport vehicles shall
comply with rule 118 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989:

Provided also that for all imported L and M1 category gasoline-fuelled vehicles equipped with positive
ignition engine, the vehicle manufacturer in addition to whole vehicle type approval certificate as per European
Economic Community (EEC), Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), or Japanese standards shall provide a Type-I
exhaust emission compliance report performed on E20 reference fuel (as per IS :17943), issued by an authorised test
agency listed in the rule 126 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, or by an authorized test agency issuing
vehicle type approval certificate or by type approval authorities and technical services as per European Economic
Community (EEC), Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), or Japanese standards, performed on emission test
cycle applicable in international standard, namely European Economic Community (EEC), Economic Commission for
Europe (ECE) or Japanese. The vehicle manufacturers along with the said report shall submit a declaration for
material compatibility for E 20 fuel to the authorised test agency:

Provided also that the procedure for type approval and certification of agricultural tractors shall be in
accordance with AIS-017(Part 2) (Rev.2): 2016 standard:
Provided also that in respect of unused right-hand steering control vehicles compliant with the international
standard namely, European Economic Community (EEC), Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), or Japanese
standards, imported into India as completely built units, for the purpose of personal use, demonstration, testing,
research or scientific work, the compliance of such vehicles shall be deemed to be established for registration under
rule 47, by a certificate of compliance for the relevant standard issued by an authorised agency or accredited certifying
agency:
Provided also that the steering control in construction equipment vehicles may be provided on either side and
in agricultural tractor may be provided at the centre on the front or rear side:

Provided also that the administrative procedure to deal with corrigendum, amendments or revisions to
Automotive Industry Standards, Type Approval Procedures 115/116, Indian Standards and International Organisation
for Standardisation standards, shall be in accordance with AIS-000:2013:

Provided also that prototype of truck bodies may be submitted for testing and type approval to engineering
colleges specified by the State Government or the State Road Transport Undertakings duly approved by the State
Government.”.

[F. No RT-11028/09/2025-MVL]
MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl. Secy.

Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part lI, Section 3, sub-section(i) vide
G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and lastly amended vide G.S.R. 417(E) dated the 25th May, 2026.

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