Draft amendment to the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (25 III 1a v4)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Home (Transport-III) Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 218 dated 2nd June 2021, proposing a draft amendment to the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. The proposal would require every battery operated auto rickshaw to have a bottle green body on all sides, with a highway yellow band fifteen centimetres wide around the central portion.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Home (Transport-III) Department, published G.O. Ms. No. 218 dated 2nd June 2021 as a draft amendment to the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. It was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 23rd June 2021 for the information of people likely to be affected.
The draft was proposed under powers conferred by the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. It was not presented in the Gazette as a final amendment. The notification invited objections and suggestions before the Government of Tamil Nadu considered the proposal.
Proposed vehicle colour requirement
The draft amendment would add a further proviso to rule 364 of the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. Its proposed requirements are:
- Every battery operated auto rickshaw must be painted bottle green on all sides of the vehicle body.
- A highway yellow band must be painted on the central portion of the vehicle body.
- The highway yellow band must be fifteen centimetres wide.
The text applies specifically to battery operated auto rickshaws. It does not describe requirements for land, buildings, property registration or land ownership.
Who may be affected
The proposed amendment is relevant to owners and operators of battery operated auto rickshaws, as well as others responsible for ensuring that these vehicles comply with the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. The Gazette states that the draft was published for all persons likely to be affected.
Property buyers and landowners are not given any obligations under the text. The subject of the notification is the external colour and band marking of a class of motor vehicle.
Objections and suggestions
The Government of Tamil Nadu stated that the draft amendment would be considered on or after thirty days from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. Any objection or suggestion received before that period expired would be considered.
Objections and suggestions were required to be submitted in duplicate to the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Chennai, 600 009.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect my land or property purchase?
The notification does not set out any requirement concerning land, buildings, ownership or property registration. It concerns the colour and band marking proposed for battery operated auto rickshaws.
What colour would a battery operated auto rickshaw need to be?
The draft amendment proposes bottle green on all sides of the vehicle body, with a highway yellow band fifteen centimetres wide on the central portion.
Was this published as a final amendment?
No. The Gazette describes it as a draft amendment that would be considered after the stated objection and suggestion period.
Where were objections or suggestions to be sent?
They were to be submitted in duplicate to the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Chennai, 600 009.
