Amendment to Notification No. 462/86-C.E. [Ch. 87] - 259/88 - Central Excise - Tariff

Amendment to Notification No. 462/86-C.E. [Ch. 87]

Notification No. 259/88-C.E.

Dated 30-9-1988

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in public interest so to do, hereby makes the-following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 462/86-Central Excise, dated the 9th December, 1986, namely :-

In the said notification, for the Explanation the following Explanation shall be substituted, namely :-

"Explanation - For the purposes of this notification, "fuel efficient light commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle which satisfies the specific fuel consumption and kilometers or net - tonne kilometers moved per litre of diesel as specified in columns (3), (4) & (5) of the Table hereto annexed, with further upgradation of kilometers or net tonne kilometers norms from the date from which such upgraded norms shall be applicable, as specified in column (6) of the said table,

and certified accordingly by an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Industry, Department of Industrial Development on the basis of the tests (hereinafter referred to as Fuel Efficiency Test) carried out by the Vehicle Research Development Establishment of the Ministry of Defence, Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) or the Automotive Research Association of India, Pune (Maharashtra) having regard to the following, namely :-

(a) the fuel efficiency test shall be conducted for the rated GVW or the payload of the vehicle as specified in the Table, regardless of whether it is used for passenger transport or goods transport,

(b) the vehicle shall be tested with cab and body as follows :-

(i) where the vehicle is having production cab and body as standard fitment, the same shall be used; and

(ii) where the vehicle is not having standard production cab; and

(iii) where the vehicle is not having standard production of body or is having more than one version of standard production of body, the following allowances shall be applied :

Allowances in Weight

GVW Range		Body Wt.
(i)	Below 3000 kgs.	120 kgs
(ii)	3000 kgs and above and upto 4000 kgs	200 kgs
(iii)	4000 kgs and above but below 6000 kgs	400 kgs

(c) the fuel efficiency test shall be conducted using diesel having cetane level of 42;

(d) the fuel efficiency tests shall be carried out on a selected level test rack at a steady speed of 40, 50 and 60 kilometers per hour as specified in the Table annexed for a minimum stretch of one kilometre and the average of 20 runs, comprising 10 runs in each direction, shall be taken for carrying out tests and the test figures shall be corrected to sea level altitude and to +25 degree Centigrade ambient temperature;

(e) the specific fuel consumption shall be taken as the minimum value at full load and full throttle in accordance with the testing conditions stipulated in IS: 10000 (Part - VIII) 1980; and

(f) detailed fuel efficiency testing procedures shall be as specified by the Ministry of Industry (Department of Industrial Development).

TABLE

S. No.	Description of the vehicle	Specific fuel consumption per KW hour - not exceeding	Kms per Ltr. of Diesel at 50 KMPH - not less than	NTKMPL of diesel - Not less than			Upgradation
				At 40 KMPH	At 60 KMPH
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)			(6)
1.	Commercial Motor Vehicle of pay load not exceeding 2500 kgms.	240 gms.	115	Not applicable			Norms specified in Col. 4 shall be upgraded by 5% with effect from 1-4-1990
2.	Commercial Motor Vehicle of pay load exceeding 2500 Kgms. but not exceeding 4000 Kgms.	240 gms.	Not applicable	100t 3.4 + 1.53t		100t 2.7 + 2.35t	Norms specified in Col. 5 shall be upgraded by 5% with effect from 1-4-1989

Note :- Where W is the GVW of the vehicle in tonnes and t is the pay load in tonnes.

NTKMPL - Net Tonne Kilometre per Litre.