Central Motor Vehicles (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2021
No: 270 Dated: May, 19 2021
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
G.S.R. 336(E).—Whereas, the draft rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, were published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways G.S.R 56(E), dated the 29th January, 2021, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section (3), sub-section (i) inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;
Whereas, copies of the said official Gazette in which the said notification were made available to the public on the 29th January, 2021;
And, whereas, no objections and suggestions were received from the public in respect of the said draft rules;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, namely: —
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called as the Central Motor Vehicles (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2021.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), after rule 115-AA, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- “115AB. Mass emission standards for CNG, Bio-CNG, LNG driven agriculture tractors, power tillers, construction equipment vehicles and combine harvesters.- (I) For conversion by modification of engines of In-use Diesel Vehicle
(a) In case of agriculture tractors, power tillers, construction equipment vehicles and combine harvesters, Type approval for diesel engine retrofitted for dedicated CNG/ Bio-CNG/LNG operation shall be given for specific make and model of the vehicle, and shall be approved as per the prevailing mass emission standards applicable for diesel engines of agriculture tractors, power tillers, construction equipment vehicles and combine harvesters, with the exception that the HC (Hydrocarbon) shall be replaced by NMHC (Non-Methane Hydrocarbon) on measurement basis, as detailed in rule 115 AA;
(b) Test for particulate matter and emission of visible pollutants (smoke) under these rules shall not applicable;
(c) CNG/Bio-CNG/LNG kit approved on the vehicle for specific engine capacity can be installed on specific make and model of vehicle and its variants fitted with the same capacity engine;
(d) The CNG/Bio-CNG/LNG composition used for carrying out emissions shall meet the fuel specifications as notified by the Central Government from time to time;
(e) Separate type approval is required for mechanically controlled and electronically controlled diesel Fuel injected vehicles when retrofitted for CNG /Bio-CNG/LNG operation;
(f) For retrofitment on “in-use” vehicles, the responsibility of the Type Approval and COP shall be that of the kit manufacturer or supplier. Prevailing COP procedure will also be applicable;
(g)The type approval certificate of CNG or Bio-CNG or LNG for replacement engine shall be valid for three years from the date of the issue of type approval certificate and shall be renewable for three years at a time;
(h) For the purpose of granting type approval to the agriculture tractor, power tiller, construction equipment vehicle/combine harvester fitted with CNG/Bio-CNG/LNG engine (converted from Diesel engine) as O.E. or retrofitment of ‘In-use diesel vehicle’, following performance Tests shall be carried out as per the table given below by the test agencies, namely:-