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Guide to Motor Vehicles

Guide to Motor Vehicles. MOTOR VEHICLE.

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Guide to Motor Vehicles

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  1. Guide to Motor Vehicles

  2. MOTOR VEHICLE MEANS ANY MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE ADAPTED FOR USE UPON ROADS WHETHER THE POWER OF PROPULSION IS TRANSMITTED THERETO FROM AN EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL SOURCE AND INCLUDES A CHASSIS TO WHICH A BODY HAS NOT BEEN ATTACHED AND A TRAILER; BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE A VEHICLE RUNNING UPON FIXED RAILS OR A VEHICLE OF A SPECIAL TYPE ADAPTED FOR USE ONLY IN A FACTORY OR IN ANY OTHER ENCLOSED PREMISES OR A CAPACITY OF NOT EXCEEDING THIRTY FIVE CUBIC CENTIMETRES VEHICLE HAVING LESS THAN FOUR WHEELS FITTED WITH ENGINE

  3. GENERAL CLASSFICATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE • LIGHT MOTOR VEHICLE (LMV) -MEANS A TRANSPORT VEHICLE OR OMNIBUS THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF EITHER OF WHICH OR A MOTOR CAR OR TRACTOR OR ROAD-ROLLER THE UNLADEN WEIGHT OF ANY OF WHICH, DOES NOT EXCEED 6,000 KILOGRAMS • MEDIUM MOTOR VEHICLE (MMV) - MEANS A TRANSPORT VEHICLE OR OMNIBUS THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF EITHER OF WHICH OR A MOTOR CAR OR TRACTOR OR ROAD-ROLLER THE UNLADEN WEIGHT OF ANY OF WHICH, DOES NOT EXCEED 12,000 KILOGRAMS • HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLE (HMV) - MEANS A TRANSPORT VEHICLE OR OMNIBUS THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF EITHER OF WHICH OR A MOTOR CAR OR TRACTOR OR ROAD-ROLLER THE UNLADEN WEIGHT OF ANY OF WHICH, DOES EXCEED 12,000 KILOGRAMS

  4. OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS • MOTOR CYCLE - MEANS A TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLE, INCLUSIVE OF ANY DETACHABLE SIDE-CAR HAVING AN EXTRA WHEEL, ATTACHED TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE • MOTOR CAR - MEANS ANY MOTOR VEHICLE OTHER THAN A TRANSPORT VEHICLE, OMNIBUS, ROAD-ROLLER, TRACTOR, MOTOR CYCLE OR INVALID CARRIAGE • MOTOR CAB - MEANS ANY MOTOR VEHICLE, CONSTRUCTED OR ADAPTED TO CARRY NOT MORE THAN SIX PASSENGERS EXCLUDING THE DRIVER FOR HIRE OR REWARD • MAXI CAB - MEANS ANY MOTOR VEHICLE CONSTRUCTED OR ADAPTED TO CARRY MORE THAN SIX PASSENGERS, BUT NOT MORE THAN TWELVE PASSENGERS, EXCLUDING THE DRIVER, FOR HIRE OR REWARD

  5. OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS • OMNIBUS - MEANS ANY MOTOR VEHICLE CONSTRUCTED OR ADAPTED TO CARRY MORE THAN SIX PERSONS EXCLUDING THE DRIVER • GOODS CARRIAGE - MEANS ANY MOTOR VEHICLE CONSTRUCTED OR ADAPTED FOR USE SOLELY FOR THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS, OR ANY MOTOR VEHICLE NOT SO CONSTRUCTED OR ADAPTED WHEN USED FOR THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS GOODSINCLUDES LIVE-STOCK, AND ANYTHING (OTHER THAN EQUIPMENT ORDINARILY USED WITH THE VEHICLE) CARRIED BY A VEHICLE EXCEPT LIVING PERSONS, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE LUGGAGE OR PERSONAL EFFECTS CARRIED IN A MOTOR CAR OR IN A TRAILER ATTACHED TO A MOTOR CAR OR THE PERSONAL LUGGAGE OF PASSENGERS TRAVELLING IN THE VEHICLE

  6. OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS • INVALID CARRIAGE - MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE SPECIALLY DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED, AND NOT MERELY ADAPTED, FOR THE USE OF A PERSON SUFFERING FROM SOME PHYSICAL DEFECT OR DISABILITY, AND USED SOLELY BY OR FOR SUCH PERSON • EDUCATIOAL INSTITUTIONAL BUS - MEANS AN OMNIBUS, WHICH IS OWNED BY A COLLEGE, SCHOOL OR OTHR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AND USED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTING STUDENTS OR STAFF OF THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF ITSACTIVITIES • MEDIUM PASSENGER VEHICLE - MEANS ANY PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE OR PRIVATE SERVICE VEHICLE, OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION BUS OTHER THAN A MOTOR CYCLE, INVALID CARRIAGE, LIGHT MOTOR VEHICLE OR HEAVEY PASSENGER VEHICLE • HEAVY PASSENGER VEHICLE - MEANS ANY PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE OR PRIVATE SERVICE VEHICLE, OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION BUS OR OMNIBUS BUT THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF ANY OF WHICH, OR A MOTOR CAR THE UNLADEN WEIGHT OF WHICH, EXCEEDS 12,000 KILOGRAMS

  7. OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS • PRIVATE SERVICE VEHICLE - MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE CONSTRUCTED OR ADAPTED TO CARRY MORE THAN SIX PERSONS EXCLUDING THE DRIVER AND ORDINARILY USED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF SUCH VEHICLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING PERSONS FOR, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, HIS TRADE OR BUSINESS OTHERWISE THAN FOR HIRE OR REWAD BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE A MOTOR VEHICLE USED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES • PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE - MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE CONSTRUCTED OR ADAPTED FOR CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS FOR HIRE OR REWARD, AND INCLUDES A MAXI-CAB, CONTRQCT CARRIAGE, AND STAGE CARRIAGE • STAGE CARRIAGE - MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE CONSTRUCTED OR ADAPTED TO CARRY MORE THAN SIX PASSENGERS EXCLUDING THE DRIVER FIR HIRE OR REWARD AT SEPARATE FARES PAID BY OR FOR INDIVIDUAL PASSENGERS, EITHER FOR THE WHOLE JOURNEY OR FOR STAGES OF THE JOURNEY • TOURIST VEHICLE - MEANS A CONTRACT CARRIAGE CONSTRUCTED OR ADAPTED AND EQUIPPED AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH SPECIFICATIONS AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED IN THIS BEHALF

  8. OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS • HEAVY GOODS VEHICLE - MEANS ANY GOODS CARRIAGE THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF WHICH, OR A TRACTOR OR A ROAD ROLLER THE UNLADEN WEIGHT OF EITHER OF WHICH , EXCEEDS 12,000 KILOGRAMS • MEDIUM GOODS VEHICLE - MEANS ANY GOODS CARRIAGE OTHER THAN A LIGHT MOTOR VEHICLE OR A HEAVY GOODS VEHICLE • ARTICULATED VEHICLE - MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE TO WHICH A SEMI-TRAILER IS ATTACHED • CONTRACT CARRIAGE - MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH CARRIES PASSENGER OR PASSENGERS FOR HIRE OR REWARD AND IS ENGAGED UNDER A CONTRACT, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OF THE USE OF SUCH VEHICLE AS A WHOLE FOR THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS MENTIONED THEREIN AND ENTERED INTO BY A PERSON WITH A HOLDER OF A PERMIT IN RELATION TO SUCH VEHICLE OR ANY PERSON AUTHORISED BY HIM IN THIS BEHALF ON A FIXED OR AN AGREED RATE OR SUM – a) ON A TIME BASIS, WHETHER OR NOT WITH REFERENCE TO ANY ROUTE OR DISTANCE ; OR b) FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER, AND IN EITHER CASE, WITHOUT STOPPING TO PICK UP SET DOWN PASSENGERS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT ANYWHERE DURING THE JOURNEY, AND INCLUDES:- i) A MAXI-CAB; AND ii) A MOTOR-CAB NOTWITHSTANDING THAT SEPARATE FARES ARE CHARGED FOR ITS PASSENGERS

  9. OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS • TRACTOR - MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS NOT ITSELF CONSTRUCTED TO CARRY ANY LOAD (OTHER THAN EQUIPMENT USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROPULSION); BUT INCLUDES A ROAD-ROLLER • TRAILER - MEANS ANY VEHICLE, OTHER THAN A SEMI-TRAILER AND A SIDE-CAR, DRAWN OR INTENDED TO BE DRAWN BY A MOTOR VEHICLE • SEMI-TRAILER - MEANS A TRAILER DRAWN BY A MOTOR VEHICLE AND SO CONSTRUCTED THAT A PART OF IT SUPER-IMPOSED ON,, AND A PART OF ITS WEIGHT IS BORNE BY, THE DRAWING VEHICLE

  10. OTHER DEFINITIONS • OWNER - MEANS A PERSON (OR A FIRM OR A COMPANY) IN WHOSE NAME A MOTOR VEHICLE STANDS REGISTERED, AND WHERE SUCH PERSON IS A MINOR, THE GUARDIAN OF SUCH MINOR, AND IN RELATION TO A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF A HIRE-PURCHASE AGREEMENT, OR AN AGREEMENT OF LEASE OR AN AGREEMENT OF HYPOTHECATION, THE PERSON IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE UNDER THAT AGREEMENT • DRIVER - INCLUDES, IN RELATIOIN TO A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS DRAWN BY ANOTHR MOTOR VEHICLE, THE PERSON WHO ACTS AS A STEERMAN OF THE DRAWN VEHICLE • LEARNER’S LICENCE - MEANS THE LICENCE ISSUED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY AUTHRISING THE PERSON TO DRIVE AS A LEARNER, A MOTOR VEHICLE OR A MOTOR VEHICLE OF ANY SPECIFIED CLASS OR DESCRIPTION • DRIVING LICENCE - MEANS THE LICENCE ISSUED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY AUTHRISING THE PERSON TO DRIVE, OTHERWISE THAN AS A LEARNER, A MOTOR VEHICLE OR A MOTOR VEHICLE OF ANY SPECIFIED CLASS OR DESCRIPTION

  11. OTHER DEFINITIONS • LICENSING AUTHORITY - MEANS AN AUTHORITY EMPOWERED TO ISSUE LICENCES • REGISTERING AUTHORITY - MEANS AN AUTHORITY EMPOWERED TO REGISTER MOTOR VEHICLES • CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION - MEANS THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY A COMPETENT AUTHORITY TO THE EFFECT THAT A MOTOR VEHICLE HAS BEEN DULY REGISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACT • PERMIT - MEANS A PERMIT ISSUED BY A STATE OR REGINAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY OR AN AUTHORITY PRESCRIBED IN THIS BEHALF UNDER THIS ACT AUTHORISING THE USE OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE AS A TRANSPORT VEHICLE (AS A CONTRACT CARRIAGE OR STAGE CARRIAGE, OR A PRIVATE CARRIER, OR A PUBLIC CARRIER) PERMIT RELATES TO A SPECIFIED VEHICLE AND NOT TO ANY VEHICLE WHICH THE HOLDER OF A PERMIT MAY POSSESS OR OWN. CONSEQUENTLY OF A VEHICLE TO WHICH THE PERMIT RELAES BECOMES UNSERVICEABLE AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LW, THE HOLDER OF THE PERMIT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE ANY OTHER VEHICLE FOR THE NEW VEHICLE DULY REPLACED THE PERMIT AS AMENDED IS A PERMIT AS CONTEMPLATED BY THE LAW AND CONSEQUENTLY THE OBTAINING OF AN ORDER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE OLD VEHICLEAND ASO SECURING THE SUITABLE AMENDEMENT OF THE PERMIT WILL, IN THE EYE OF THE LAW, AMOUNT TO THE OBTAINING OF A PERMIT.

  12. OTHER DEFINITIONS • UNLADEN WEIGHT - MEANS THE WEIGHT OF A VEHICLE OR TRAILER INCLUDING ALL EQUIPMENT ORDINARILY USED WITH THE VEHICLE OR TRAILER WHEN WORKING, BUT EXCLUDING THE WEIGHT OF A DRIVER OR ATTENDANT; AND WHERE ALTERNATIVE PARTS OR BODIES ARE USED THE UNLADEN WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE MEANS THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE HEAVIEST SUCH ALTERNATIVE PART OR BODY • REGISTERED LADEN WEIGHT OR GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT - MEANS, IN RESPECT OF ANY VEHICLE, THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND LOAD CERTIFIED AND REGISTERED BY THE REGISTERING AUTHORITY AS PERMISSIBLE FOR THE SPECIFIED MOTOR VEHICLE • REGISTERED AXLE WEIGHT - MEANS, IN RESPECT OF THE AXLE OF ANY VEHICLE, THE AXLE WEIGHT CERTIFIED AND REGISTERED BY THE REGISTERING AUTHORITY AS PERMISSIBLE FOR THAT AXLE

  13. VEHICLE THE WORD “VEHICLE “ ITSELF CONNOTES THAT IT IS A CONTRIVANCE WHICH MOVES. A VEHICLE WHICH MERELY MOVES FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER NEED NOT NECESSARILY BE A MOTOR VEHICLE. IF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT USE THE PUBLIC ROAD IT CAN NOT BE TAXED “TRACTOR” IS NOT A VEHICLE TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT “TRACTOR” IS NOT A MOTOR VEHICLE BUT A “TRACTOR” WITH A TRAILER IS A MOTOR VEHICE A TRAILER COMES WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF A “GOODS VEHICLE” A “GOODS VEHICLE” IS A GOODS VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES WHETHER OR NOT IT IS ACTUALLY CARRYING GOODS

  14. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL BE MADE IN FORM 20 AS PRESCRIBED IN MOTOR VEHICLES ACT TO THE REGISTERING AUTHORITY WITHIN A PERIOD OF TWO DAYS FROM TAKING DELIVERY OF SUCH VEHICLE, EXCLUDING THE PERIOD OF JOURNEY AND SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY – • SALE CERTIFICATE IN FORM 21; • VALID INSURANCE CERTIFICATE; • COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY APPROVING THE DESIGN IN THE CASE OF TRAILER OR SEMI-TRAILER; • ORIGINAL SALE CERTIFICATE FROM THE CONCERNED AUTHORITIES IN FORM 21 IN THE CASE OF EX-ARMY VEHICLES; • PROOF OF ADDRESS BY WAY OF DOCUMENTS OF ANY ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS NAMELY

  15. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION a) RATION CARD b) ELECTORAL ROLL c) LIFE INSURANCE POLICY d) PASSPORT e) ELECTRICITY OR TELEPHONE BILL f) PAY SLIP ISSUED BY ANY OF THE OFFICE OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OR A STATE GOVENEMENT OR A LOCAL BODY f) HOUSE TAX RECEIPT g) SCHOOL CERTIFICATE h) BIRTH CERTIFICATE • TEMPORARY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, IF ANY; • ROAD-WORTHINESS CERTIFICATE IN FORM 22 FROM THE MANUFACTURERS; • CUSTOM CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE IN CASE OF IMPORTED VEHICLES ALONG WITH THE LICENCE AND BOND, IF ANY; AND • APPROPRIATE FEE AS SPECIFIED

  16. CERTIFICATE OF FITTNESS A CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS IN RESPECT OF A TRANSPORT VEHICLE GRANTED UNDER SECTION 56 AND SUCH CERTIFICATE WHEN GRANTED OR RENEWED SHALL BE VALID FOR THE PERIOD AS INDICATED BELOW :- A) NEW TRANSPORT VEHICLE - TWO YEARS B) RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE OF FITTNESS IN RESPECT OF VEHICLES MENTIONED IN (A) ABOVE, TILL SUCH TIME THE VEHICLE COMPLETES TEN YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ITS FIRST REGISTRATION AS A NEW VEHICLE- ONE YEAR C) RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS THERAFTER - SIX MONTHS • FOR IMPORTED VEHICLES - SAME PERIOD AS IN THE CASE OF VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN INDIA HAVING REGARD TO THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE

  17. OVERALL DIMENSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE • THE OVERALL WIDTH OF A MOTOR VEHICLE MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE AXIS OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE BETWEEN PERPENDICULAR PLANES ENCLOSING THE EXTREME POINTS, SHALL NOT EXCEED :- i) IN CASE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, OTHER THAN A TRANSPORT VEHICLE, 2.5 METRES; ii) IN THE CASE OF A TRANSPORT VEHICLE, 2.7 METRES FOR THIS PURPOSE, A REAR VIEW MIRROR, OF GUARD RAIL OR A DIRECTION INDICATOR (WHEN IN OPERATION) SHALL NOT BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION 2. THE OVERALL LENGTH OF MOTOR VEHICLE, OTHER THAN A TRAILER, SHALL NOT EXCEED :- i) IN CASE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OTHER THAN A TRANSPORT VEHICLE HAVING NOT MORE THAN TWO AXLES, 9.5 METRES; ii) IN CASE OF TRANSPORT VEHICLE WITH RIGID FRAME HAVING TWO OR MORE AXLES, 11.25 METRES; iii) IN THE CASE OF AN ARTICULATED VEHICLE HAVING MORE THAN TWO AXLES, 16 METRES; iv) IN THE CASE OF TRUCK TRAILER OR TRACTOR TRAILER COMBINATION, 18 METRES

  18. OVERALL DIMENSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE • IN THE CASE OF AN ARITCUALTED VEHICLE OR A TRACTOR TRAILER COMBINATION SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED AND USED FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF INDIVISIBLE LOAD OF EXCEPTIONAL LENGTH :- i) IF ALL THE WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE ARE FITTED WITH PNEUMATIC TYRES, OR ii) IF ALL THE WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE ARE NOT FITTED WITH PNEUMATIC TYRES, SO LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN AT A SPEED EXCEEDING TWENTY FIVE KILOMETRES PER HOUR, THE OVERALL LENGTH SHALL NOT EXCEED 18 METRES OVERALL LENGTH MEANS THE LENGTH OF THE VEHICLE MEASURED BETWEEN PARALLEL PLANES PASSING THROUGH THE EXTREME PROJECTION POINTS OF THE VEHICLE EXCLUSIVE OF :- i) A STARTING HANDLE; ii) ANY HOOD WHEN DOWN; iii) ANY FIRE-ESCAPE FIXED TO THE VEHICLE; iv) ANY POST OFFICE LETTER BOX, THE LENGTH OF WHICH MEARSURED PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF THE VEHICLE, DOES NOT EXCEED 30 CENTIMETRES; v) ANY LADDER USED FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE OR ANY TAIL OR INDICATING LAMP OR NUMBER PLATE FIXED TO THE VEHICLE; vi) ANY SPARE WHEEL OR SPARE WHEEL BRACKET OR BUMPER FITTED TO THE VEHICLE; vii) ANY TOWING HOOK OR OTHER FITMENT WHICH DOES NOT PROJECT BEYOND ANY FITMENT COVERED BY CLAUSES (iii) TO (vi)

  19. OVERALL DIMENSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE • THE OVERALL HEIGHT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE MEASURED FROM THE SURFACE ON WHICH THE VEHICLE RESTES :- i) IN CASE OF A VEHICLE OTHER THAN A DOUBLE- DECKED MOTOR VEHICLE, SHALL NOT EXCEED 3.8 METRES; ii) IN THE CASE OF A DOUBLE-DECKED MOTOR VEHICLE, SHALL NOT EXCEED 4.75 METRES; iii) IN THE CASE OF LADEN TRAILER CARRYING ISO SERIES 1 FREIGHT CONTAINER, SHALL NOT EXCEED 4.2 METRES; PROVIDED THAT THE PROVISIONS OF CLAUSES (i) TO (iii) SHALL NOT APPLY TO FIRE-ESCAPE TOWER WAGONS AND OTHER SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES EXEMPTED BY GENERAL OR SPECIAL ORDER OF THE REGISTERING AUTHORITY. • THE OVERHANG OF A TRACTOR SHALL NOT EXCEED 1.85 METRES. • THE OVERHANG OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OTHER THAN A TRACTOR SHALL NOT EXCEED SIXTY PERCENT OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH PASSES THROUGH THE CENTRE OR CENTRES OF THE FRONT WHEEL OR WHEELS AND THE FOREMOST VERTICAL PLANE FROM WHICH THE OVERHANG TO BE MEASURED.

  20. OVERALL DIMENSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OVERHANG MEANS THE DISTANCE MEASURED HORIZONTALLY AND PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE VEHICLES BETWEEN TWO VERTICAL PLANES AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SUCH AXIS PASSING THROUGH THE TWO POINTS SPECIFIED HEREUNDER : A. THE REARMOST POINT OF THE VEHICLE EXCLUSIVE OF – i) ANY HOOD WHEN DOWN ii) ANY POST OFFICE LETTR-BOX, THE LENGTH OF WHICH MEASURED PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE VEHICLE, DOES NOT EXCEED THIRTY CENTIMETRES; iii) ANY LADDER FORMING PART OF A TURN-TABLE FIRE ESCAPE FIXED TO A VEHICLE; iv) ANY LADDER USED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT REST FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHILCE, OR ANY TAIL LAMP OR NUMBER PLATE FIXED TO A VEHICLE; v) ANY SPARE WHEEL OR SPARE WHEEL BRACKET FITTED TO A VEHICLE; vi) ANY LUGGAGE CARRIER FITTED TO A MOTOR VEHICLE CONSTRUCTED SOLELYFOR CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS AND THEIR DFFECTS AND ADOPTED TO CARRY NOT MORE THAN SEVEN PASSENGERS EXCLUSIVE OF THE DRIVER; vii) ANY TOWING HOOK OR OTHER FITMENT WHICH DOES NOT PROJECT BEYOND ANY FITMENT IN CLAUSES (ii) TO (vi) :

  21. OVERALL DIMENSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE PROVIDED THAT IN THE CASE OF A STAGE CARRIAGE :- a) THE PROJECTION OF ANY BUMPER OR ADVERTISEMENT PANEL FITTED AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTEEN CENTIMETRES; b) THE PROJECTION IN RESPECT OF AN ADVERTISEMENT PANEL SHALL NOT BE SUCH AS TO OBSTRUCT EITHER THE VISION FROM THE REAR VEIW MIRROR OR PROJECT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY EXIT AT THE REAR OR BOTH. • i) IN THE CASE OF A VEHICLE HAVING ONLY TWO AXLES, ONE OF WHICH IS NOT A STEERING AXLE, THE CENTRE POINT OF THAT AXLE; OR ii) IN THE CASE OF VEHICLE HAVING ONLY THREE AXLES AND THE FRONT AXLE IS THE ONLY STEERING AXLE; A POINT 102 MILLIMETRES IN REAR OF THE CENTRE OF A STRAIGHT LINE JOINING THE CENTRE POINTS OF THE REAR AND MIDDLE AXLE; iii) IN THE CASE OF ANY VEHICLE REGISTERED IN INDIA BEOFRE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THESE RULES IT SHALL SUFFICE IF THE OVERHANG DOES NOT EXCEED 7/24TH OF THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE VEHICLE; iv) IN THE CASE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING ONLY THREE AXLES WHERE TWO FRONT AXLES ARE STEERING AXLES, THE CENTRE POINT OF REAR MOST AXLE;

  22. OVERALL DIMENSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE v) IN THE CASE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING FOUR AXLES, WHERE TWO FRONT AXLES ARE STEERIG AXLES, A POINT OF 102 MILLIMETRES IN REAR OF THE CENTRE OF A STRIGHT LINE JOINING THE CENTRE POINTS OF THE REAR-MOST TWO AXLES; vi) IN ANY OTHER CASE, A POINT SITUATED ON THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE VEHICLE SUCH THAT A LINE DRAWN FROM IT AT RIGHT ANGLE TO THAT AXIS WILL PASS THROUGH THE CENTRE OF THE MINIMUM TURNING CIRCLE OF THE VEHICLE; vii) NO PART OF THE VEHICLE OTHR THAN A DIRECTION INDICATOR, WHEN IN OPERATION, OR A DRIVING MIRROR, SHALL PROJECT LATERALLY MORE THAN 355 MILLIMETRES BEYOND THE CENTRE LINE OF THE REAR WHEELS, IN THE CASE OF A SINGLE REAR WHEEL OR MORE THAN 152 MILLIMETRES BEYOND THE EXTREME OUTER EDGE OF THE OUTER TYRES, IN THE CASE OF DUAL REAR WHEELS. • TURNING CIRCLE : EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL BE SO CONSTRUCTED AS TO BE CAPABLE OF TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION IN A MINIMUM TURNING CIRCLE NOT EXCEEDING 24.4 METRES IN DIAMETER. FOR THIS PURPOSE OF THIS RULE, SUCH DIAMETER SHALL BE DETERMINED BY REFERENCE TO EXTEME OUTER EDGE OF THE WHEEL TRACK AT GROUND LEVEL.

  23. LOAD RESTRICTIONS NO MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL BE LOADED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE LOAD OR ANY PART THEREOF EXTENDS, - i) LATERALLY BEYOND THE SIDE OF THE BODY; ii) TO THE FRONT BEYOND THE FOREMOST PART OF THE LOAD BODY OF THE VEHICLE; iii) TO THE REAR BEYOND THE REAR-MOST PART OF THE VEHICLE; iv) TO HEIGHT BEYOND THE LIMITS SPECIFIED BELOW :- THE OVERALL HEIGHT MEASURED FROM THE SURFACE ON WHICH THE VEHICLE RESTES :- i) IN CASE OF A VEHICLE OTHER THAN A DOUBLE-DECKED MOTOR VEHICLE, SHALL NOT EXCEED 3.8 METRES; ii) IN THE CASE OF A DOUBLE-DECKED MOTOR VEHICLE, SHALL NOT EXCEED 4.75 METRES; iii) IN THE CASE OF LADEN TRAILER CARRYING ISO SERIES 1 FREIGHT CONTAINER, SHALL NOT EXCEED 4.2 METRES;

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