The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide its notification dated 18th March 2020 has issued the draft Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2020.
Key Highlights from the amendment :
- The Amendment prescribes the minimum training requirements for driving E-rickshaw or E-cart. The Applicant shall undergo 10 days training and shall obtain the certificate of training from any institution authorized by the State Government.
- Every applicant for a learner’s license shall Within seven days of submitting an application shall complete a tutorial on safe driving, electronically on a Portal, either accessed by the applicant himself or with the help of a Facilitation Centre.
- The Central Government shall notify and maintain a Portal for National Register of Driving Licenses, which shall be a repository of electronic records containing all particulars pertaining to licenses issued and renewed in each State in Form 10A.
- If the owner of a motor vehicle intends to alter or retrofit the motor vehicle he shall seek the prior approval of the registering authority, either electronically through the Portal or in physical form, in Form 22C.
- An application for making an entry of hire-purchase, lease or hypothecation agreement in the certificate of registration of a motor vehicle, shall be made in Form 34 duly signed by the registered owner of the vehicle and the financier and shall be accompanied by the certificate of registration and the appropriate fee.
- Any alteration or retro fitment to a motor vehicle including but not limited to change in fuel, conversion of propulsion system, replacement of engine, replacement of chassis or modification in body structure, shall be in compliance with the conditions, standards and specifications notified by the Central Government.
The draft rules shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of this notification as published in the Gazette of India. Objections or suggestions, if any, may be sent within such period, to the Joint Secretary (MVL), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110 001, Email: jspb-morth@gov.in.
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