The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on December 08, 2023, issued the Central Motor Vehicles (Tenth Amendment) Rules, 2023, to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
The following amendment has been stated:
• In rule 125C, which states “Body-building and approval”, in sub-rule (4), after the second proviso, the following provisos have been inserted, namely:
“Provided also that the vehicles manufactured on or after October 01, 2025, shall be fitted with an air-conditioning system for the cabin of vehicles of N2 and N3 category and the testing of the cabin fitted with the air-conditioning system shall be as per IS14618:2022, as amended from time to time:
Provided also that any vehicle of N2 and N3 category, manufactured in the form of drive-away chassis, on or after October 01, 2025, the chassis manufacturer shall supply a type approved kit of air conditioning system as per IS 14618:2022 to facilitate the body-builder in installing the kit.".
This notification will come into force after the expiry of eighteen months from December 08, 2023.
[Notification No G.S.R. 886(E)]
