The Central Motor Vehicles Rules,1989
Section 125. Safety belt, collapsible steering column, autodipper and padded dash boards
1[Safety belt, collapsible steering column, autodipper and padded dash boards.2[(1)] One year from the date of commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules,1993, the manufacturer of every motor vehicle other than motor cycles and three-wheelers of engine capacity not exceeding 500 cc, shall equip every such vehicle with a seat belt for the driver and for the person occupying the front seat.
3[(1-A) The manufacturer of every motor vehicle of M-l category shall equip every motor vehicle with a seat belt for a person occupying the front facing rear seat:
Provided that the specifications of Safety Belt Assemblies and Safety Belt Anchorages in motor vehicles shall conform to AIS: 005-2000 and AIS: 015-
2000 specifications, respectively, as may be amended from time to time, till such time as corresponding Bureau of Indian Standards specifications are notified:
Provided further that on and after 1st October,2002, the specification of Safety Belt Assemblies and Safety Belt Anchorages in motor vehicles shall conform to AIS: 005-2000 and AIS: 015-2000 specifications, respectively.]
(2) Six months from the date of commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules 1993, all motor vehicles shall be equipped with rear view mirror.
4[Provided that 5[on and from 1st May,2003], the rear view mirror specifications and installation requirements shall be as specified by AIS: 001- 2001 and AIS: 002-2001 respectively, as may be amended from time to time, till such time as corresponding Bureau of Indian Standards specifications are notified.]
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8[(5) On and after 1st January,2003, the size and specifications on seats, their Anchorages and Head Restraints (excluding luggage retention) on M-l vehicle category shall conform to A1S : 016-2000 specifications, as may be amended from time to time, till such time as corresponding Bureau of Indian Standards specifications are notified.]
9[(6) On and from the 1st day of October,2007, the seats, their anchorages and their head restraints for M2, M3, Nl, N2 and N3 category of vehicles, shall be in accordance with AIS:023:2005 as amended from time to time till the corresponding BIS specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act,1986 (63 of 1986).]
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1. R. 125 substituted by G.S.R. 338(E), dated 26-3-1993 (w.e.f. 26-3-1993).
2. R. 125 renumbered as sub-R. (1) thereof by G.S.R. 720(E), dated 10-9-2003 (w.e.f. 10-10- 2003).
3. Sub-R. (1-A) substituted by G.S.R. 400(E), dated 31 -5-2002 (w.e.f. 31-5-2002).
4. Inserted by G.S.R. 400(E), dated 31-5-2002 (w.e.f. 31-5-2002).
5. Substituted by G.S.R. 845(E), dated 27-12-2002, for “on and from 1st January,2003” (w.e.f. 27-12-2002).
6. Sub-R. (3) omitted by G.S.R. 29(E), dated 15-1-1998 (w.e.f. 15-1-1998).
7. Sub-R. (4) omitted by G.S.R. 659(E), dated 12-9-2001 (w.e.f. 12-9-2001).
8. Inserted by G.S.R. 400(E),dated 31-5-2002 (w.e.f. 31-5-2002).
9. 348 Sub-R. (6) inserted by G.S.R. 589(E), dated 16-9-2005 (w.e.f. 16-9-2005).
