Applicability
of Emission Norms for Registration of Motor Vehicles
Reference Date for Applicability of New Emission
Standards is the ‘Date of Manufacture’ and not the ‘Date
of Registration’
There was confusion galore among RTOs in some parts of the
country as to whether the date for applicability of new
emission norms is the date of registration or the date of
manufacture. Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways,
vide its letter No. RT 11011/11/2009/MVL dated 28th May
2010 has removed all confusion by clarifying that the emission
norms apply to a vehicle manufactured on or after a certain
date and not with effect from the date on which it is registered.
In other words, reference date for applicability of new
emission norms is the date of manufacture and not the date
of registration.
Text of the letter dated 28th May 2010 addressed by the
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways to Transport Commissioners/Secretaries
(Transport)/Transport Authorities of all States & Union
Territories is reproduced below for the information of automobile
dealers.
“As you are aware, vide notification number G.S.R. 84 (E)
dated 9th November, 2009, the Government had notified the
applicability of Bharat Stage-III and Bharat Stage-IV norms
for different categories of motor vehicles in various part
of the county. Keeping in view some unforeseen circumstances,
certain provisions of rule 115 of the Central Motor Vehicles
Rules, 1989 have again been amended vide notification number
G.S.R. 443 (E) dated 21st May 2010. A copy of the same is
available on the web site of this Ministry.
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Now
with the amendments having been carried out in the
rules, the position with regard to applicability
of emission norms for registration of motor vehicles
in different parts of the county is as under:-
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Bharat
Stage-III emission norms shall be applicable- |
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in
the National Capital Region and the
cities of Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai,
Bangalore, Hyderabad including Secunderabad,
Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat, Kanpur, Agra,
Sholapur and Lucknow in respect of two
and three wheeler vehicles manufactured
on or after 1st April 2010. |
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in
the rest of the country in respect of
two and three wheeler vehicles manufactured
on or after 1st October 2010. |
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in
all the States/UTs except the National
Capital Region and the cities of Mumbai,
Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad
including Secunderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune,
Surat, Kanpur,Agra, Sholapur and Lucknow
in respect of four wheeler vehicles
manufactured on or after 1st October
2010. |
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| b. |
Bharat
Stage-IV emission norms shall be applicable
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in
the National Capital Region and the
cities of Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai,
Bangalore, Hyderabad including Secunderabad,
Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat, Kanpur and Agra
in respect of four wheeler vehicles
manufactured on or after 1st April 2010. |
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in
Sholapur and Lucknow in respect of four
wheeler vehicles manufactured on or
after 1st June 2010. |
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It
has been brought to the notice of the Government
that some confusion prevails in some part of the
country with regard to registration of motor vehicles.
It may be noted that the emission norms apply to
a vehicle, manufactured on or after a certain date
and not with effect from the date on which it is
registered. The following may, therefore, be kept
in view while registering a motor vehicle:
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| i) |
Bharat
Stage-III compliant four wheeler vehicles,
manufactured up to 31st March 2010 would
be eligible for registration in the National
Capital Region and the cities of Mumbai,
Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad including
Secunderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat, Kanpur
and Agra till the accumulated stock is exhausted. |
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| ii) |
Bharat
Stage-III compliant four wheeler vehicles,
manufactured up to 31st May 2010 would be
eligible for registration in Sholapur and
Lucknow till the accumulated stock is exhausted. |
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Bharat
Stage-II compliant four wheeler vehicles,
manufactured up to 30th September 2010 would
be eligible for registration in the country
except the National Capital Region and the
cities of Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore,
Hyderabad including Secunderabad, Ahmedabad,
Pune, Surat, Kanpur, Agra, Sholapur and Lucknow
till the accumulated stock is exhausted. |
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Bharat
Stage-II compliant two and three wheeler vehicles,
manufactured up to 31st March 2010 would be
eligible for registration in the National
Capital Region and the cities of Mumbai, Kolkata,
Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad including Secunderabad,
Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat, Kanpur, Agra, Sholapur
and Lucknow till the accumulated stock is
exhausted. |
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| v) |
Bharat
Satage-II compliant two and three wheeler
vehicles, manufactured up to 30th September
2010 would be eligible for registration in
the rest of the country till the accumulated
stock is exhausted. |
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You
may obtain the details of all the vehicles that
are in the accumulated stock of the concerned dealers/manufacturers
and issue guidelines to all the registering authorities
to follow the principles enumerated in Para 3 above.
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Saroj Kumar Dash
Joint Secretary to the Government of India”
Tamil
Nadu s One-Time Scheme for the Settlement of Sales Tax Arrears
As announced in the Budget for the year 2008-09, the Tamil
Nadu Sales Tax (Settlement of Arrears) Act, 2008 was enacted
and an opportunity was provided to the trading community
to settle the arrears that accrued before 01.04.02.
Again, considering the representations from the Associations
of Trade and Industry and the introduction of Tamil Nadu
Value Added Tax Act from 1.07.07, it has been again announced
in the Budget for the year 2010-2011 that a similar scheme
will be introduced. As per the above announcement, Tamil
Nadu Sales Tax (Settlement of Arrears) Act, 2010 was enacted
and it has come into effect from 1.06.10.
The trade and mercantile community are requested to utilize
this opportunity effectively and to settle the arrears relating
to the demands raised on the assessment orders passed under
the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 and Central Sales
Tax Act, 1956, before 1.07.07, under the said Scheme.
(Press Release from Commercial Taxes Department,
Government of Tamil Nadu)
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