The Central Motor Vehicles Rules,1989
Section 124A. Safety standards of components for agricultural tractors
SAFETY DEVICES
Safety devices for drivers, passengers and road users
1[Safety standards of components for agricultural tractors. (1) The bulbs ofthe following lamps used on agricultural tractors shall conform to IST606-1979, asamended from time to time.
(a) Head light main and dip;
(b) Parking light;
(c) Direction indicator lamp;
(d) Tail lamp;
(e) Reversing lamp;
(f) Stop lamp;
(g) Rear Registration mark indicating lamp; and
(h) Top light.
(2) The lighting and light signalling devices for agricultural tractor shall be in accordance with AIS:030, as amended from time to time, till such time the corresponding BIS standard is notified:
Provided that the performance requirements of the lighting, light signalling and indicating systems of agricultural tractor manufactured on and from 57[ 1st October,2005] shall be in accordance with safety standard AIS:062, as amended from time to time, till such time corresponding BIS standards are notified.
(3) The hydraulic brake hoses wherever used in agricultural tractor and its trailer shall be in accordance with IS:7079-1995, as amended from time to time.
(4) The vegetable, non-mineral based hydraulic fluids wherever used in agricultural tractor shall be in accordance with IS:8654-1986, as amended from time to time.
(5) The tow hook wherever used in agricultural tractor shall be in accordance with IS:12362 (Part 2), as amended from time to time.
(6) The fuel tanks of agricultural tractor shall comply with the requirements laid down in IS: 12056-1987, as amended from time to time:
Provided that the clause 3.2.1 of IS:12056-1987 be exempted for agricultural tractor that have a gravity feed fuel flow system.
(7) The wheel nuts and hub caps used in agricultural tractor shall be in accordance with IST3941-1994, as amended from time to time.]
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1. Inserted by G.S.R. 111(E), dated 10-2-2004 (w.e.f. 10-8-2004) and as corrected by vide G.S.R. 176(E), dated 5-3-2004.
