Motor Vehicle Rules Amendments Re-invited on Registration of New
Vehicles, Driving Licences, and Recall of Old
Vehicles
Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways has re-invited suggestions and comments from all stake holders
including general public on the proposed amendment in the Motor Vehicle Rules
regarding registration of new vehicles, driving licences,
and recall of old vehicles on 3 June 2020. These notifications were earlier
issued on 18th of March this year. However, it was felt that the stakeholders
need adequate opportunity to examine the notification again and provide
comments and suggestions which in earlier case got affected due to conditions
of Lockdown.
Two Notifications to this
effect have been issued on the 29th May 2020, which can be seen at
www.morth.gov.in.
The draft Notification no.
336(E) covers section 4-28 of the MVAA. It covers the following Important aspects:
• Use of Electronic forms and
documents (Medical Certificate, Learners License, Surrender of DL, Renewal of
DL)
• Online learner’s License
• National Register.
• Dealer point Registration.
• Renewal of Registration 60
days in advance
• Temporary registration for
06 months with extensions of 30 days (Body building etc).
• Trade certificate -
electronic
• Alteration, retro fitment
to vehicles and adapted vehicles.
• Insurance in case of Altered vehicles.
The other draft Notification
no. 337(E) covers section 39-40 of the MVAA. It includes aspects like:
•Recall Policy of defective
vehicles.
i. Procedure for Recall
ii. procedure
to detail Investigating Officer
iii.Investigation Procedure- time bound manner (06months)
iv. Role of Testing Agencies
•Obligations of
Manufacturers, Importers & Retrofitters.
•Accreditation of Testing agencies.
The suggestions or comments
can be sent to the Joint Secretary (Transport), Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways, Transport Bhavan, Parliament Street, New
Delhi-110001 (email: jspb-morth@gov.in) within sixty days from the date of
publication of these notifications. The comments sent earlier are not required
to be sent again.