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As amended by Ntfn 4 (RE-2001) dated 31.03.2001
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(I) |
A second
hand or used vehicle (including all the vehicles other than
Railway or
Tramway) for the purposes of this Chapter shall mean a vehicle
that :- |
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a. |
has been sold, leased or
loaned prior to importation into India; or |
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b. |
has been registered for
use in any country according to the laws of that country,
prior to importation into India; |
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(II) |
The import
of second hand or used vehicles shall be subject to the following
conditions :- |
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a. |
The second hand or used
vehicle shall not be older than three years from the date
of manufacture; |
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b. |
The second
hand or used vehicle shall : |
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(i)
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have right
hand steering, and controls (applicable on vehicles other
than two and three wheelers); |
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(ii) |
have a speedometer
indicating the speed in Kilometres; and |
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(iii) |
have
photometry of the headlamps to suit "keep left"
traffic. |
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c. |
In addition to the conditions
specified in (a) and (b) above, the second hand or used
vehicle shall confirm to the provisions of the Motor Vehicle
Act, 1988 and the rules made thereunder. |
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d. |
Whoever being
an importer or dealer in motor vehicles who imports of
offers to import a second hand or used vehicle into India
shall, |
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(i)
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At the time
of importation, submit a certificate issued by a testing
agency, which the Central Government may notify in this
regard, that the second hand or used vehicle being imported
into India has been tested immediately before shipment
for export to India and the said vehicle conforms to all
the regulations specified in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
of India and the rules made thereunder. |
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(ii) |
At the time
of importation, submit a certificate issued by a testing
agency, which the Central Government may notify in this
regard, that the second hand or used vehicle being imported
into India has been tested immediately before shipment
for export to India and the said vehicle conforms to the
original homologation certificate issued at the time of
manufacture. |
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(iii) |
On
arrival at the Indian port but before clearance for home
consumption, submit the vehicle for testing by the Vehicle
Research and Development Establishment, Ahmednagar of
the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India or
Automotive Research Association of India, Pune or Central
Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute, Budni,
Madhya Pradesh for tractors, and such other agencies as
may be specified by the Central Government, for granting
a certificate by that agency as to the compliance of the
provisions of the Motor Vehciles Act, 1988 and any rules
made thereunder. |
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(iv)
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Import of these vehicles shall be allowed only through
the customs port at Mumbai. |
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e. |
The second hand or used
vehicles imported into India should have a minimum roadworthiness
for a period of 5 years from the date of importation into
India with assurance for providing service facilities
within the country during the five year period. For this
purpose, the importer shall, at the time of importation,
submit a declaration indicating the period of roadworthiness
in respect of every individual vehicle being imported,
supported by a certificate issued by any of the testing
agencies, which the Central Government may notify in this
regard. |
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