The Ministry of road transport and highways in its gazette notification dated 11th May 2020 has published the Central Motor Vehicles (Draft Amendment) Rules, 2020 which shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
The ministry has amended Form 22 – ROAD-WORTHINESS CERTIFICATE – under the Central Motor Vehicles Act, which provides the certification of compliance with pollution standards, safety and quality of the components and road-worthiness of the vehicles.
The new form will include the brand, chassis number, engine number (motor number, in case of battery-operated or electric vehicles) and emission norms of the vehicle and will specify the levels of each pollutant like carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, non-methane HC, NOx, HC + NOx, PM etc. for petrol and diesel vehicles. It will also mention the sound level for horn and pass-by noise values.
The manufacturers or Importer or Registered Association in case of E-rickshaw or E-carto will have to provide emission details for each vehicle.
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