The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on 14th September 2022, has published the Central Motor Vehicles (Fifteenth Amendment) Rules, 2022 which shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of November, 2022. The Trade certificate granted or renewed, before the date of enforcement of these amended rules, shall continue to remain in force till the date of their expiry, subsequent renewal of such trade certificates shall be as per amended rules.
Through this amendment, the condition for exemption from registration under rule 33 has been substituted as follows:
A motor vehicle in the possession of any manufacturer or dealer or importer of motor vehicle or testing agency specified under rule 126, shall be exempt from the necessity of registration, subject to the condition that such manufacturer or dealer or importer of motor vehicle or testing agency obtain a trade certificate from the registering authority having jurisdiction in the area in which the said manufacturer or dealer or importer of motor vehicle or testing agency have places of business, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
Further under rule 35 which deals with Grant or renewal of trade certificate has been substituted as follows:
On receipt of an application for the grant or renewal of a trade certificate, the registering authority may, if satisfied, issue to the applicant trade certificate, electronically on portal, in downloadable and printable form in Form 17, within thirty days from the date of receipt of the application
If application is not disposed of within the said period of thirty days, the application shall be deemed to be approved and trade certificate shall be deemed to be granted or renewed through the portal.
A trade registration mark shall be the trade certificate number followed by four digit numerals starting from 0001 to 9999, for example: AB 12 A 1234 TC 0001, in which, –
- AB—Represents State Code,
- 12—Represents RTO Code,
- A – Represents serial number of class of vehicle as prescribed in Rule 34(2) i.e. from A to J,
- 1234- Represents four digit unique identification number to be assigned by the concerned authority to the holder of a trade certificate,
- TC—Represent trade certificate.
No application for trade certificate shall be refused by the registering authority unless the applicant is given an opportunity of being heard and reasons for such refusal are given in writing. Trade certificate along with dealership authorisation certificate shall be exhibited at a conspicuous place at show room and workshop or service center.”
Further under rule 35, An application for the grant of additional trade registration mark shall be made electronically on portal in Form 17A to the registering authority which granted the trade certificate and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee.
