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ROAD TRANSPORT AND

SAFETY BILL 2015

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ROAD TRANSPORT AND SAFETY BILL 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY..................................................................................................... 15

(1) Short title, extent and commencement. ....................................................................... 15

(2) Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union. ............................................... 15

(3) Definitions................................................................................................................... 15

CHAPTER II: NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY AND VEHICLE REGULATION AUTHORITY

OF INDIA ..................................................................................................................................... 24

(4) Establishment of National Road Safety and Vehicle Regulation Authority of India. 24

(5) Composition of the National Authority. ..................................................................... 24

(6) Selection committee for appointing the Chairperson and the members of the National

Authority. .................................................................................................................................. 25

(7) Terms of service of Chairperson and members. ......................................................... 26

(8) Resignation of Chairperson and members. ................................................................. 26

(9) Removal of Chairperson or Members. ........................................................................ 26

(10) Restrictions on employment. ...................................................................................... 27

(11) Officers and employees of the National Authority. .................................................... 27

(12) Objectives and Duties of the National Authority. ....................................................... 28

(13) Regulations by the National Authority. ...................................................................... 29

(14) Proceedings of the National Authority. ...................................................................... 35

(15) Power of the National Authority to make regulations. ............................................... 36

(16) Process for making regulations. .................................................................................. 36

(17) Emergency regulation making. ................................................................................... 38

(18) Functions of the Chairperson. ..................................................................................... 39

(19) Technical Working Groups. ........................................................................................ 40

(20) Procedure for appointing Technical Working Groups ................................................ 42

(21) Power of the National Authority to delegate. ............................................................. 43

(22) National Authority and State Safety Authority. .......................................................... 43

(23) State Safety Authority. ................................................................................................ 43

(24) Composition of the State Safety Authority. ................................................................ 44

(25) Selection committee for appointing the Chairperson and the members of the State

Safety Authority. ....................................................................................................................... 45

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(26) Terms of service of Chairperson and members. ......................................................... 45

(27) Resignation of Chairperson and members. ................................................................. 46

(28) Removal of Chairperson or Members. ........................................................................ 46

(29) Restrictions on employment. ...................................................................................... 47

(30) Functions of State Safety Authority. ........................................................................... 47

(31) National Authority to perform functions in certain cases. .......................................... 48

(32) Grants, loans, the National Road Safety Fund and State Road Safety Fund. ............. 48

(33) Accounts and audit. ..................................................................................................... 50

(34) Budget. ........................................................................................................................ 51

(35) Reports. ....................................................................................................................... 52

(36) General principles to be followed in administration of the Act. ................................. 52

(37) Maintenance of a National Unified Information System including for Driving

Licences, Motor Vehicle Registrations, Insurance, Vehicle Data from Manufacturers, Permits,

Road Crashes, Offences and Penalties. ..................................................................................... 53

CHAPTER III MOTOR VEHICLE REGULATIONS .............................................................. 55

(38) Construction, maintenance, use of equipment, design and manner of use of motor

vehicles and non-motorised transport on roads ......................................................................... 55

(39) Breach of requirement as to weight: goods vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers, passenger

vehicles and mobile machinery. ................................................................................................ 58

(40) Breach of other construction, maintenance, equipment, design and use requirements.

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(41) Breach of requirement as to brakes, steering-gear or tyres. ........................................ 59

(42) Breach of requirement as to speed assessment and control equipment, vehicle locator

equipment, fuel monitoring equipment devices. ....................................................................... 59

(43) Authorisation of use on roads of special vehicles not complying with regulations. ... 60

(44) Vehicle Type Approval Requirements. ....................................................................... 60

(45) Vehicle Type Approval for sale or use of Motor Vehicles in a public place in India. 62

(46) Conditions of suspension/cancellation of Type Approval Certificates. ...................... 64

(47) Certificates of Conformity. ......................................................................................... 65

(48) Supplementary provisions as to Type Approval certificates and Certificates of

Conformity. ............................................................................................................................... 65

(49) Vehicle and parts not to be sold without required certificate of conformity. ............. 66

(50) Fitting and supply of defective or unsuitable vehicle parts. ....................................... 67

(51) Retrofitting of vehicle parts. ....................................................................................... 69

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(52) Setting of Vehicle Safety Standards. .......................................................................... 70

(53) Operators duty to inspect and keep records of inspection of goods and passenger

transport vehicles....................................................................................................................... 70

(54) Safety Assessment Tests. ............................................................................................ 71

(55) Recall of Vehicles. ...................................................................................................... 72

(56) Liability of Manufacturers. ......................................................................................... 73

(57) Obligation of Manufacturers. ...................................................................................... 73

(58) Fuel Efficiency ............................................................................................................ 74

(59) Fuel Quality and Emission .......................................................................................... 75

(60) Alternative Vehicle Fuels ........................................................................................... 75

(61) Effects of Technology ................................................................................................. 75

CHAPTER IV- UNIFIED DRIVER LICENSING SYSTEM ...................................................... 76

(62) Necessity for licence. .................................................................................................. 76

(63) Person to have only one valid licence. ........................................................................ 76

(64) Categories of licence. .................................................................................................. 77

(65) Eligibility for driving a vehicle. .................................................................................. 77

(66) Grant of licence. .......................................................................................................... 78

(67) Unified Driver Licensing System. ..