The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on June 09, 2026, issued the Central Motor Vehicles (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2026 to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, in rule 126, for the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, nineth and tenth provisios, the following provisios shall be substituted, namely:-
“Provided also that altered, retrofitted or adapted motor vehicles shall be tested and type approved by the testing agencies specified in this rule, or self-certified by original equipment manufacturers, or self-certified by the work-shops authorised by the State Government, in accordance with section 52 of the Act and the rules made thereunder:
Provided also that in respect of vehicle manufacturer, importing into India unused completely built units or completely knocked down units of right hand steering control vehicles, directly or through their authorised representative, up to 2500 units of M 1 or L category of vehicles, as the case may be, and up to 500 units of other categories of vehicles annually, compliant with international standard, namely European Economic Community (EEC) or Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) or Japanese, the compliance of such vehicle shall be deemed to be established for sale and registration under rule 47, by a certificate of compliance for the relevant standard issued by an authorised agency or accredited certifying agency and such imported vehicles if registered as Transport vehicles shall comply with rule 118 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989:
Provided also that for all imported L and M1 category gasoline-fuelled vehicles equipped with positive ignition engine, the vehicle manufacturer in addition to whole vehicle type approval certificate as per European Economic Community (EEC), Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), or Japanese standards shall provide a Type-I exhaust emission compliance report performed on E20 reference fuel (as per IS :17943), issued by an authorised test agency listed in the rule 126 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, or by an authorized test agency issuing vehicle type approval certificate or by type approval authorities and technical services as per European Economic Community (EEC), Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), or Japanese standards, performed on emission test cycle applicable in international standard, namely European Economic Community (EEC), Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) or Japanese. The vehicle manufacturers along with the said report shall submit a declaration for material compatibility for E 20 fuel to the authorised test agency:
Provided also that the procedure for type approval and certification of agricultural tractors shall be in accordance with AIS-017(Part 2) (Rev.2): 2016 standard:
Provided also that in respect of unused right-hand steering control vehicles compliant with the international standard namely, European Economic Community (EEC), Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), or Japanese standards, imported into India as completely built units, for the purpose of personal use, demonstration, testing, research or scientific work, the compliance of such vehicles shall be deemed to be established for registration under rule 47, by a certificate of compliance for the relevant standard issued by an authorised agency or accredited certifying agency:
Provided also that the steering control in construction equipment vehicles may be provided on either side and in agricultural tractor may be provided at the centre on the front or rear side:
Provided also that the administrative procedure to deal with corrigendum, amendments or revisions to Automotive Industry Standards, Type Approval Procedures 115/116, Indian Standards and International Organisation for Standardisation standards, shall be in accordance with AIS-000:2013: Provided also that prototype of truck bodies may be submitted for testing and type approval to engineering colleges specified by the State Government or the State Road Transport Undertakings duly approved by the State Government.”.
They shall come into force on June 09, 2026.
[Notification No. G.S.R. 458(E)]
