The Central Motor Vehicles (Draft Amendment) Rules, 2022.
Every manufacturer or importer of M2, M3 and N2 vehicle category, except Tippers, with gross vehicle weight between three and a half tonnes (3.5 T) and twelve tonnes (12.0 T), manufactured or imported for sale in India, shall, on and from the 1st day of April, 2023, be tested for Constant Speed Fuel Consumption standard and comply with the Fuel consumption target, as notified under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.
Draft Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2022
Objections and suggestions to these draft rules, if any, may be sent to the Joint Secretary (MVL), email: comments-morth@gov.in within 30 days of publication of this notification.
Delhi Maintenance and Management of Parking Places ( Amendment) Rules, 2022
The Amendment is brought under rule 16 which deals with towing chargers in which the following second proviso has been inserted: Provided that the Commissioner of Transport may waive off/reduce the parking/custody charges by general or specific order.
National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2022
The amendment has empowered the executing authority or the concessionaire to establish fee plaza on the national highway or expressway on which the closed user fee collection system has been installed.
Draft Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2022
Objections and suggestions to these draft rules, if any, may be sent to the, email: comments-morth@gov.in within thirty days of issue of this notification.
BIS formulates performance standards for Electric Vehicle Batteries.
Electric vehicles are vehicles that operate on electric motor and rechargeable batteries. Over the past decade, Electric vehicles have grown in terms of visibility and availability in the market. For safety of consumer, reliability and safety, Energy storage systems become critical part of any EV. Most of the EVs use Lithium-ion batteries because of its high power to weight ratio.
Draft Guidelines for Operationalization of Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax ferry service along the coast of India issued for Stakeholder Consultation.
These guidelines will homogenize and streamline the development and operations of ferry services, along with, promoting ease of doing business by eliminating unnecessary delays, disagreements and introducing digital interventions at customer interface.
Inland Vessels (Registration and other technical issues) Rules 2022.
Every certificate of registration issued in respect of a mechanically propelled vessel under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, shall be valid and effective as a certificate of registration issued under the Act and the relevant provisions of the Act shall apply in relation to such vessel as they apply to an inland mechanically propelled vessel registered under these regulations and the Act.
Inland Vessels (Fire Fighting Appliances) Rules, 2022
The amendment provides that any particular piece of equipment or machinery that the inland vessels shall be provided with or carried onboard shall be in accordance with a national or international standard such as the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) or the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Inland Vessels (Survey and Certification) Rules 2022
Issuance of certificate of survey shall be in Form No. 1 appended to the rules and the relevant details shall be
furnished in Form No. 7 appended to the rules. The certificate of survey shall specify that the inland vessel is fit for a particular Zone of operation.
