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Guideline for the setting up of testing station in the state |



Setting up of Testing Stations for the issue of
Pollution under Control Certificate
- Revised Guidelines -

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORT(M) DEPARTMENT G.O(MS) No48/96/PW&T
                                                              Dated 15.2.1996
                                                             Thiruvananthapuram
Read:
        1. G.O (MS) No.82/93/ PW&T dated 24.8.93.
        2. G.O (MS) No.52/94/PW&T dated 27.6.94.
        3. D.O letter fromNo.S1/205/TC/96 dated 19.1.96 and 12.2.96 from the Transport            Commissioner, Thiruvananthapuram.


ORDER


In the Government Orders read above, Government have issued guidelines for setting up of Testing Stations for issue of Pollution Under Control Certificate. As per the letters cited, the Transport Commissioner has proposed certain modifications to these guidelines and sought Government approval. Government have examined the revised proposals in details and are pleased to approve the same.

The revised guidelines approved by Government is appended.

                                                  BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR,
                                                  Sd/-
                                                  P. NARENDRAN NAIR,
                                                  Joint Secretary

To
The Transport Commissioner, Thiruvananthapuram.
The Advocate General, Ernakulam (with C/L).
All Regional Transport Officers (Through Transport Commissioner)
All Joint Regional Transport Officers (Through Transport Commissioner)

GUIDELINES  FOR  THE SETTING UP OF TESTING
STATIONS IN THE STATE

A.   Testing stations for the issue of Pollution Under Control Certificate

1.      Testing of motor vehicles and issuing of Pollution Under Control Certificate as provided under Rule 115(7) of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 shall be done by a Testing Station authorised by the State Government for the purpose under a licence issued by the Regional Transport Officer. The validity of the certificate shall be for a period of six months. 

2.      A testing station set up for testing petrol driven vehicle only shall have at least one Gas Analyser. A testing station intended solely for diesel driven vehicles shall possess at least one Smoke Meter. In the case of testing station set up for testing both petrol and diesel driven vehicle, it shall possess at least one Gas Analyser and one Smoke Meter. 

3.      The person conducting the emission test in a testing station shall have the following qualification:-

               (i)                 S.S.L.C. or equivalent.
               (ii)               National Trade Certificate in Mechanical(Diesel) or Mechanical (M.V.).
                                                                                                                                   or        
                                     One year  experience in a Government approved workshop.

4.      The testing station shall have minimum space for parking two light motor vehicles. 

5.      The application for the licence for conducting emission test for petrol/diesel/both petrol and diesel driven vehicles shall be made to the Regional Transport Officer concerned in Form ETSA in duplicate.

6.      The Regional Transport Officer on satisfying the requirements specified in paras 2, 3 and 4 above, shall intimate the applicant to remit the licence fee of Rs.1,000/- in any office of the Motor Vehicles Department and produce the receipt thereof to the Regional Transport Officer.

7.      On receipt of proof of remittance, the Regional Transport Officer shall issue the licence in Form ETSL to the applicant for conducting the Testing Station. 

8.      The Regional Transport Officer, may after giving an opportunity of hearing to the licencee may by order either suspend the licence temporarily or revoke it if he has reason to believe that the reading of emission test are faulty or the tests are not being carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Act or the Rules thereunder or the licencee fails to comply with any general instructions issued by the Government/ Transport Commissioner.

9.      The Regional Transport Officer may if necessary seek the advice of the Technical Advisor attached to the Office of the Transport Commissioner on technical matters. 

B. Duties of the licencee

The licencee  

(i)                 shall display the licence, the standards prescribed for pollutants and normal   working hours of the testing station at prominent place in the premises of the testing station.

(ii)               shall not alter the place of business specified in the licence without the prior approval of the Regional Transport Officer.

(iii)             keep the premises open during the working hours for inspection by an officer not below the rank of Motor Vehicles Inspector or any other officer authorised in this behalf and afford such facilities as are responsible for inspection by such officers.

C. Appeals

1.      Any person aggrieved by an order of the Regional Transport Officer under para 7 may, within 30 days from the date of receipt of the order, appeal to the Deputy Transport Commissioner of the concerned zone, who shall dispose of the appeal after giving the appellants an opportunity of being heard.

2.      Any person aggrieved by an order of the Deputy Transport Commissioner under para 10 may, within 30 days from the date of receipt of such order prefer a revision petition before the Transport Commissioner and the Transport Commissioner may after giving notice to the petitioner dispose of such revision petition within a period of 2 months from the date receipt of such petition.

D.    Issue of Certificate

1.      The licencee shall conduct the emission test and issue the ‘Pollution Under Control Certificate’ with six months validity in the Form ETSC.

(a)   on the request of the vehicle owner.

(b)   when the vehicle is being directed under Rule 116(1) of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.

The name and designation of the directing authority and the number and date of request shall be noted in the certificate.

2.      The licencee shall prepare the certificate in duplicate.  The certificate shall be arranged in the form of books containing 100 continuously machine numbered certificates.

3.      The licencee shall issue one copy of the Pollution Under Control Certificate, to the driver or the person in charge or control of the vehicle, after obtaining acknowledgement for the same and the duplicate copy shall be retained by the Station as Office copy.

4.      The licencee shall levy a fee for the conduct of the emission test as specified below on issuing a receipt therefore:-

(a)   the test being carried out, under Rule 116(1) of Central Motor vehicles Rules, 1989 or at the request of the owner or a person in charge of a vehicle for a certificate in form ETSC.                       .                             

Class of vehicle                                              Fee

Two wheelers                                                        Rs.25/-

Three wheelers including Auto rickshaw                  Rs.25/-

Light Motor Vehicles                                             Rs.40/-

Medium Motor Vehicles                                        Rs.50/-

Heavy Motor Vehicles                                           Rs.50/-

            The fee shall include the charges for minor adjustments of the carburetor in the case of petrol driven vehicles.

(b)   in case where the ‘Pollution Under Control Certificate’ cannot be issued for want of compliance of emission standards or when the certificate in Form – ETSC is not insisted by the owner or the person in charge of the vehicle, the licencee shall intimate the person in charge of the vehicle, emission test results in writing after levying the fee specified below:-

            Two wheelers                                                     Rs.10/-

            Three wheelers including Auto rickshaw                Rs.10/-

             Light Motor Vehicles                                           Rs.15/-

             Medium Motor Vehicles                                      Rs.20/-

            Heavy Motor Vehicles                                          Rs.20/-

E.     Directing the vehicle to the testing Station by the competent officer as contemplated in Rule-116(1) of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 shall be in the Form ETSN.

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