In view of complaints that some of the States have been registering even prototype vehicles, the Centre has issued an advisory to all the State Transport Authorities to register vehicles that are certified by the Government based on the Motor Vehicle Act. Directives also come ahead of the Centre all set to implement Bharat Stage VI vehicle emission with effect from April 1, 2020.
The Road Transport Ministry in its advisory has stated that it has come to the notice to the Ministry that in some States, vehicles are not being registered in spite of vehicles having Valid Type Approval (Road Worthiness, Certificate from authorized testing agencies) and that each model of the vehicle is subjected to physical inspection by the State Transport Department before their registration in the States. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued an advisory to all State /UT Administrations to implement system of vehicle registration as per Rules notified under the Central Motor Vehicle Act 1988.
A senior MoRTH official said that all authorized testing agencies carry out testing of prototype of the model and provide the type approval certificate and in this regard a specific quality certificate for compliance with pollution standards, safety standards of components and road worthiness are issued.
Manufacturers of all kinds of motor vehicles as also E-rickshaws and E-carts will have to give detailed declaration about the make and emission levels of the vehicle they have manufactured. Through a recent notification, Ministry amended Form 22 through which manufacturers provide the Initial Certificate of Compliance with Pollution Standards, Safety Standards of Components Quality and Road -Worthiness certificate for all vehicles.