Draft Central Motor Vehicles (…Amendment) Rules, 2022
The Ministry of Transport and Highways of January 14, 2022 has issued the Central Motor Vehicles (……………Amendment) Rules, 2022 to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. The following amendment has been made: “(9B) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub rule (9) and (9A), for the purpose of this rule following definitions and provisos shall apply: Vehicles of category M1, manufactured after 01st October 2022, shall be fitted with two side/side torso air bags, one each for the persons occupying front row outboard seating positions and two side curtain/tube air bags, one each for the persons occupying outboard seating positions and the requirement for such airbags shall be verified with compliance to AIS-099, as amended from time to time, till the corresponding Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016).
