The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide its notification dated 29th January 2021 has issued the Central Motor Vehicle Draft Amendment Rules, 2021 and has invited Objections and suggestions from the public which may be addressed to the Joint Secretary (MVL, Transport, Toll), email: comments-morth@gov.in, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110 001 within 30days.
The Amendment brings in a new rule 115 AB which prescribes the Mass emission standards for CNG, Bio-CNG, LNG driven agriculture tractors, power tillers, construction equipment vehicles and combine harvesters.
The mass emission test shall be carried out on engine dynamometer, as applicable and the testing agency shall complete the test and give necessary certificate within three months of the same being submitted for test.
Further the testing agencies will be required to indicate specifically, the models and their variants on which the replacement of new engine will be valid.
