The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) on January 06, 2025, issued the Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025.
They shall come into force from April 01, 2025.
These rules shall apply to, –
• the producer, registered owner of vehicles, bulk consumers, Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility, collection centres, automated testing stations and entities involved in testing of vehicles, handling, processing and scrapping of End-of-Life vehicles, but shall not apply to:
o waste batteries covered under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022;
o plastic packaging as covered under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016;
o waste tyres and used oil as covered under Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016;
o E-waste as covered under E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022.
• all types of vehicles defined in clause (28) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and includes an electric vehicle, battery operated vehicle, e-rikshaw or e-cart, but shall not apply to:
o agricultural tractor;
o agricultural trailer;
o combine harvester; and
o power tiller.
The following provisions have been stated:
• Responsibilities of producer –
(1) Every producer must,-
(i) fulfil the obligation of Extended Producer Responsibility for the vehicles that the producer has introduced or introduces in the domestic market, including vehicles put to self-use to ensure the scrapping targets as specified in the Schedule;
(ii) meet the scrapping targets of End-of-Life vehicles as mentioned in the Schedule for vehicles the producer has introduced or introduces in the domestic market;
(iii) take necessary measures to encourage End-of-Life vehicles are deposited at the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility or designated Collection Centres;
(iv) fulfil the Extended Producer Responsibility either through purchase of Extended Producer Responsibility certificate generated by its own Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility or by any entity having Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility;
(v) deploy any schemes such as buy back scheme, deposit refund scheme or any other, and designate any other entity to fulfil the obligation of Extended Producer Responsibility;
• Responsibilities of registered owner and bulk consumer –
(1) Every registered owner and bulk consumer must ensure that the vehicle is tested in accordance with the section 56 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and rule 52 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
(2) When a vehicle becomes an End-of-Life vehicle as per the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicles Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021, the registered owner or bulk consumer must deposit the End-of-Life vehicle at any of the producer’s designated sales outlet or designated Collection Centre or Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility within a period of one hundred and eighty days from the date the vehicle becomes the End-of-Life vehicle.
Please refer to the notification provided below for further details.
[Notification No S.O. 98(E)]
