Draft Notification issued for amendments in the rules for “RECOGNITION, REGULATION AND CONTROL OF AUTOMATED TESTING STATIONS (ATS)

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Draft Notification issued for amendments in the rules for "RECOGNITION, REGULATION AND CONTROL OF AUTOMATED TESTING STATIONS (ATS)"

Posted Date:- Mar 27, 2022

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a  draft notification dated 25th March, 2022  to carry out certain amendments in the rules for "RECOGNITION, REGULATION AND CONTROL OF AUTOMATED TESTING STATIONS (ATS)", which were earlier published on 23 September 2021.

These draft rules  propose amendments in the following aspects: eligibility criteria for establishing these stations,  automatic transmission of test results from equipment to the server, enabling vehicles registered in one state to be tested in another state , and the criteria to declare a vehicle as end-of-life vehicle . Certain minor changes have also been proposed in two tables, which provide the list of tests to be conducted and  specifications of the equipment to be installed in an ATS. Certain new equipments have also been added for the testing of Electric Vehicles. A new standardized format has been added for  test results. The endeavour is to facilitate owners of vehicles and promote ease of doing business.

This notification will remain in the public domain for 30 days (till 24th April 2022) for comments and suggestions from all  stakeholders .

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