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    10/24/24, 9:12 AM MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 Section 110 - Power of Central Government to make rules

    MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988

    Section 110 - Power of Central Government to make rules

    (1) The Central Government may make rules regulating the construction, equipment and
    maintenance of motor vehicles and trailers with respect to all or any of the following matters,
    namely:-

    (a) the width, height, length and overhand of vehicles and of the loads carried;

    1[(b) the size, nature, maximum retail price and condition of tyres, including embossing
    thereon of date and year of manufacture, and the maximum load carrying capacity;]

    (c) brakes and steering gear;

    (d) the use of safety glasses including prohibition of the use of tinted safety glasses;

    (e) signalling appliances, lamps and reflectors;

    (f) speed governors;

    (g) the emission of smoke, visible vapour, sparks, ashes, grit or oil;

    (h) the reduction of noise emitted by or caused by vehicles;

    (i) the embossment of chassis number and engine number and the date of manufacture;

    (j) safety belts, handle bars of motor cycles, auto-dippers and other equipments essential
    for safety of drivers, passengers and other road user;

    (k) standards of the components 3[, including software,] used in the vehicle as inbuilt safety
    devices;

    (l) provision for transportation of goods of dangerous or hazardous nature to human life;

    (m) standards for emission of air pollutants;

    2[(n) installation of catalytic convenors in the class of vehicles to be prescribed;

    (o) the placement of audio-visual or radio or tape recorder type of devices in public
    vehicles;

    (p) warranty after sate of vehicle and norms therefore:]

    Provided, that any rules relating to the matters dealing with the protection of
    environment, so far as may be, shall be made after consultation with the Ministry of
    the Government of India dealing with environment.

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    (2) Rules may be made under sub-section (1) governing the matters mentioned therein, including
    the manner of ensuring the compliance with such matters and the maintenance of motor vehicles
    in respect of such matters, either generally in respect of motor vehicles or trailers or in respect of

    motor vehicles or trailers of a particular class or in particular circumstances 3[and such rules may
    lay down the procedure for investigation, the officers empowered to conduct such investigations,
    the procedure for hearing of such matters and the penalties to be levied there under].

    3[(2A) Persons empowered under sub-section (2) to conduct investigations referred to in sub-
    section (2) shall have all the powers of a civil court, while trying a suit under the Code of Civil
    Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) in respect of the following matters, namely:--

    (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;

    (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document;

    (c) receiving evidence on affidavit; and

    (d) any other matter as may be prescribed.]

    (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section,-

    (a) the Central Government may exempt any class of motor vehicles from the provisions of
    this Chapter;

    (b) a State Government may exempt any motor vehicle or any class or description of motor
    vehicles from the rules made under sub-section (1) subject to such conditions as may be
    prescribed by the Central Government.

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    1. Substituted by Act 54 of 1994, section 32, for clause (b) (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).

    2 . Inserted by Act 54 of 1994, section 32 (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).

    3. Inserted by Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, w.e.f. 01.04.2021 vide Notification No. SO1231(E) dated 11.03.2021,

    except in the States of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.

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