The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on 15th March 2021 has notified the Draft Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021 which lays down the the procedure for establishment of Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility and it shall apply to all vehicles and their last registered owners, Automobile collection centres, Automotive Dismantling, Scrapping and Recycling Facilities and recyclers of all types of automotive waste products.
The RVSF shall be provided connectivity and access to the VAHAN database of vehicle registration with password protected user ID and shall be authorized to make suitable entries regarding scrapping of the vehicle and issuance of Certificate of Deposit and Certificate of Scrapping, either directly or through their collection centre.
The RVSF may be owned and operated by any legal entity, be it a person, firm, society or trust established in accordance with the applicable laws.
An applicant may make an application in the prescribed Form-1, or any other form as may be prescribed by the designated Registration Authority of the State or Union Territory Government and the Applicants that are accepted are to be issued a Registration Certificate in Form-1A
The Registration shall be valid for an initial period of 10 years, which shall be renewable for another 10 years at a time and the registration issued under this rule shall not be transferable.
