Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules
The Home Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 486, Home (Transport-III), dated 15 November 2021, amending the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. The amendment requires every battery operated auto rickshaw to have a bottle green body on all sides, with a highway yellow band measuring fifteen centimetres wide around the central portion of the vehicle body.
What the amendment does
The Home Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 486, Home (Transport-III), dated 15 November 2021. It adds a further proviso to rule 364 of the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
The amendment establishes a specific colour scheme for every battery operated auto rickshaw. It does not concern land ownership, land use, planning permission or property registration.
Required colour scheme
The amendment to the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, requires every battery operated auto rickshaw to be painted as follows:
- The body of the vehicle must be bottle green on all sides.
- A highway yellow band must be placed on the central portion of the vehicle body.
- The highway yellow band must be fifteen centimetres wide.
The wording applies to every battery operated auto rickshaw. The Gazette text does not set out different colour requirements for different models or uses of battery operated auto rickshaws.
Legal basis
The Government of Tamil Nadu made the amendment using the powers conferred by Section 111 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, identified in the notification as Central Act 59 of 1988.
The notification also records that the amendment had previously been published as required by sub-section (1) of Section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The new requirement is inserted after the existing proviso in rule 364 as an additional proviso.
Who is affected
The colour requirement directly concerns battery operated auto rickshaws in Tamil Nadu. Owners, operators and professionals dealing with the appearance or regulatory compliance of these vehicles should note the prescribed body colour and band dimensions.
The amendment is limited in the supplied text to the painting of battery operated auto rickshaws. It does not describe registration procedures, permit conditions, penalties or colour requirements for other types of motor vehicles.
Gazette publication
The amendment was published by authority in Part III, Section 1(a) of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 1 December 2021. The notification is numbered SRO A-24/2021 and is signed by S.K. Prabakar, Additional Chief Secretary to Government.
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Common questions
What colour must a battery operated auto rickshaw be in Tamil Nadu?
Its body must be painted bottle green on all sides, with a highway yellow band on the central portion of the vehicle body.
How wide must the highway yellow band be?
The highway yellow band must be fifteen centimetres wide.
Does the amendment apply to every battery operated auto rickshaw?
Yes. The amendment expressly states that the painting requirement applies to every battery operated auto rickshaw.
Does this Gazette notification change any land or property rule?
No land or property rule is addressed in the supplied text. The notification amends the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, concerning the colour scheme of battery operated auto rickshaws.
