15 Disember 2011  
15 December 2011  
P.U. ( A) 409   
  
 
WARTA KERAJAAN PERSEKUTUAN  
 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT  
GAZETTE  
 
 
 
KAEDAH -KAEDAH KENDERAAN MOTOR (PEMBINAAN 
DAN PENGGUNAAN)(PINDAAN) 2011  
 
 
MOTOR VEHICLES (CON STRUCTION AND USE)  
(AMENDMENT) RULES 2011  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
DISIARKAN OLEH/  
PUBLISHED BY  
JABATAN PEGUAM NEGARA/ 
ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS  
 
 
  P.U. (A) 409  
 
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 AKTA PENGANGKUTAN JALAN 1987  
 
KAEDAH -KAEDAH KENDERAAN MOTOR (PEMBINAAN DAN PENGGUNAAN)  
(PINDAAN) 2011  
 
 
PADA menjalankan  kuasa yang diberikan  oleh  seksyen 66 Akta  Pengangkutan  Jalan 
1987 [ Akta 333 ], Menteri  membuat  kaedah -kaedah  yang berikut:  
 
 
Nama  dan  permulaan  kuatkuasa  
1. (1) Kaedah -kaedah ini bolehlah dinamakan Kaedah -Kaedah Kenderaan 
Motor (Pembinaan dan Penggunaan) (Pindaan) 2011 .  
 
(2) Kaedah -Kaedah ini mula berkuat kuasa pada  1 Januari 2012.  
 
Kaedah  baru 9A  dan 9B  
2. Kaedah -Kaedah Kenderaan Motor (Pembinaan dan Penggunaan) 1959              
[L.N. 170/1959 ], yang disebut “Kaedah -Kaedah ibu” dalam Kaedah -Kaedah ini,  dipinda 
dengan memasukkan selepas kaedah 9 kaedah yang berikut:  
 
    “Approval for 
construction  
of motor 
vehicle  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9A.  (1)   A motor vehicle shall not be constructed  unless — 
 
(a) prior approval has been obtained from the 
Director General of its particular, type, design 
and suitability to be used as a vehicle;  
 
(b) the body of the motor vehicle is made in 
accordance with the plan and elevation general 
arrangement drawings which have been 
approved by the Director General;  
 
(c) conform to the specifications as specified in 
the Third Schedule; or  
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  Requirements 
for electric 
motor vehicle  (d) in accordance with any other requirement  as 
the Director General may determine , 
             as the case may be.  
 
(2) A motor vehicle referred to in subrule (1) shall include 
an electric motor vehicle.  
 
 
9B.   An electric motor vehicle shall — 
 
(a) bear a clear, distinct and untampered motor serial 
number and chassis number;  
 
(b) have a maximum design speed exceeding 50  km/h;  
 
(c) have a climbing capability exceeding 20 percent 
gradient;  
 
(d) use a battery , including its installation , that is certified 
by a competent body recognized by the Director 
General;  
 
(e) use an electrical wiring system from an electrical 
resistant material and certified by a competent body 
recognized by the Director General; and  
 
(f) in respect of an electric motorcycle, conform to the 
specifications of  MS 2413 Specification for Electric 
Motorcycles .”. 
  
 
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 3. Kaedah -Kaedah  ibu dipinda  dengan  memasukkan  selepas  Jadual  Kedua  jadual 
yang berikut:  
 
“THIRD SCHEDULE  
(Rule 9A)  
 
SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION  OF MOTOR VEHICLE S 
 
The construction of a motor vehicle shall conform to the following specifications , as the 
case requires:  
 
1. UN ECE Regulation 3 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Retro -
Reflecting Devices for Power -Driven Vehicles and Their Trailers;  
 
2. UN ECE Regulation 6 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Direction 
Indicators for Motor Vehicles and Their Trailers;  
 
3. UN ECE Regulation 7 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Front and 
Rear Position (Side) Lamps, Stop -Lamps and End -Outline Marker Lamps for 
Motor Vehicles (Except Motorcycles) and Their  Trailers;  
 
4. UN ECE Regulation 13 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
of Categories M, N and O With Regard to Braking;  
 
5. UN ECE Regulation 13-H Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of 
Vehicles of Categories M, N and O With Regard to Braking;  
 
6. UN ECE Regulation 14 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to Safety -Belt Anchorages, Isofix Anchorages Systems and Isofix 
Top Tether Anchorages;  
 
7. UN ECE Regulation 17 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Veh icles 
With Regard to the Seats, Their Anchorages and any Head Restraints;  
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 8. UN ECE Regulation 25 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Head 
Restraints (Headrests), Whether or Not Incorporated in Vehicle Seats;  
 
9. UN ECE Regulation 28 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of  Audible 
Warning Devices and of Motor Vehicles With Regard to Their Audible Signals;  
 
10. UN ECE Regulation 39 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to the Speedometer Equipment Including its Installation;  
 
11. UN ECE Regulation 40 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of 
Motorcycles Equipped With a Positive -Ignition Engine With Regard to the 
Emission of Gaseous Pollutants by the Engine;  
 
12. UN ECE Regulation 41 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of 
Motorcycles With Regard to Noise;  
 
13. UN ECE Regulation 43 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Safety 
Glazing Materials and Their Installation on Vehicles;  
 
14. UN ECE Regulation 46 Uniform  Provisions Concerning the Approval of Devices 
for Indirect Vision and of Motor Vehicles With Regard to the Installation of These 
Devices;  
 
15. UN ECE Regulation 48 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to the Installation of Lighting -Signa lling Devices;  
 
16. UN ECE Regulation 50 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Front 
Position Lamps, Rear Position Lamps, S top Lamps, Direction Indicators a nd Rear -
Registration -Plate Illuminating Devices for Mopeds, Motorcycles and Vehicles 
Treated as Such;  
 
17. UN ECE Regulation 51 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor 
Vehicles Having At Least Four Wheels With Regard to Their Noise Emissions;  
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 18. UN ECE Regulation 53 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Category 
L3 Vehicles With Regard to the Installation o f Lighting and Light -Signalling 
Devices ; 
 
19. UN ECE Regulation 58 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of:  
 
(a) Rear Underrun Protective Devices (R UPD s); 
(b) Vehicles With Regard to the Installation of an R UPD  of an Approve d Type;  
(c) Vehicles With Regard to Their Rear Underrun Protection (R UP); 
 
20. UN ECE Regulation 69 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval o f Rear 
Marking Plates for Slow Moving Vehicles (By Construction) and Their Trailers;  
 
21. UN ECE Regulation 70 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Rear 
Marking Plates for Heavy and Long Vehicles;  
 
22. UN ECE Regulation 73 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Goods 
Vehicles Trailers, Trailers and Semi -Trailers With Regard to Their Lateral 
Protection;  
 
23. UN ECE Regulation 75 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval o f 
Pneumatic Tyres  for Motorcycles and Mopeds;  
 
24. UN ECE Regulation 78 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
of Category L With Regard to Braking;  
 
25. UN ECE Regulation 79 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to Steering Equipment;  
 
26. UN ECE Regulation 81 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Rear View 
Mirrors of Two -Wheeled Power -Driven Vehicles With or Without Side Car, With 
Regard to the Mounting of Rear -View Mirrors on Handlebars;  
  P.U. (A) 409  
 
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 27. UN ECE Regulation 83 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to t he Emission of Pollutants According to Engine Fuel 
Requirements;  
 
28. UN ECE Regulation 90 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval o f 
Replacement Brake Lining Assemblies  and Drum Brake Linings for Power -Driven 
Vehicles and Their Trailers;  
 
29. UN ECE Regulation 93 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval o f:   
 
(a) Front Underrun Protective Devices (F UPDs ); 
(b) Vehicles With Regard to the Installation of an FUPD  of an Approved Type;  
(c) Vehicles With Regard to Their Front Underrun Protection (FUP) ; 
 
30. UN ECE Regulation 94 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard t o the Protection of the Occupants in the Event of a Frontal 
Collision;  
 
31. UN ECE Regulation 95 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to the Protection of the Occupants in the Event of a  Lateral 
Collision;  
 
32. UN ECE Regulation 100 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Battery 
Electric Vehicles With Regard to Specific Requirements for t he Instruction, 
Function al Safety and Hydrogen Emission;  
 
33. UN ECE Regulation 104 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Retro -
Reflective Markings for Heavy and Long Vehicles and Their Trailers;  
 
34. UN ECE Regulation 112 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor 
Vehicle Headlamps Emitting an Asymmetrical Passing Beam o r a Driving Beam 
or Both and Equipped With Filament Lamps; and  
  P.U. (A) 409  
 
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 35. UN ECE Regulation 113  Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor 
Vehicle Headlamps Emitting a Symmetrical Passing Beam or a Driving Beam or 
Both a nd Equipped With Filament Lamps. ”. 
 
Dibuat  9 Disember 2 011  
[KP/PUU/0.440/W/B D/9; PN(PU2) 460/LXIV ] 
 
               DATO’ SERI KONG CHO HA  
                  Menteri  Pengangkutan  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  P.U. (A) 409  
 
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 ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1987  
MOTOR VEHICLES (CON STRUCTION AND USE)(AMENDMENT) RULES 2011  
 
IN exercise of the power s conferred by section 66 of the Road Transport Act 1987       
[Act 333 ], the Minister makes the following rules:  
 
Citation and commencement  
1. (1) These rules may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) 
(Amendment) Rules 2011 . 
 
(2) These Rules come into operation on 1 January 2012.  
 
New rules 9A and 9B  
2. The Motor Vehicle s (Construction and Use) Rules 1959 [ L.N. 170/1959 ], which 
are referred to as the “principal Rules”  in these Rules, are amended by inserting after 
rule 9 the following rule s: 
 
“Approval for 
construction 
of motor 
vehicle  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9A.   (1)   A motor vehicle shall not be constructed  unless — 
 
(a) prior approval has been obtained from the    
Director General of its particular, type, design 
and suitability to be used as a vehicle;  
 
(b) the body  of the motor vehicle  is made  in 
accordance with the plan and elevation general 
arrangement drawings which have been 
approved by the Director General;  
 
(c) conform to the specifications as specified in the 
Third Schedule; or  
 
(d) in accordance with any other requirement as the  
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Requirements  
for electric 
motor vehicle  Director General may determine,  
             as the case may be.  
 
(2) A motor vehicle referred to in subrule (1) shall include 
an electric motor vehicle.  
 
 
9B.   An electric motor vehicle shall — 
 
(a) bear a clear, di stinct and untampered motor serial 
number and chassis number;  
 
(b) have a maximum design speed exceeding 50  km/h;  
 
(c) have a climbing capability exceeding 20 percent 
gradient;  
 
(d) use a battery , including its installation , that is certified 
by a competent body recognized by the Director 
General;  
 
(e) use an electrical wiring system from an electrical 
resistant material and certified by a competent body 
recognized by the Director General; and  
 
(f)    in respect of an electric motorcycle, conform to the 
specifications of  MS 2413 Specification for Electric 
Motorcycles.”.  
 
 
 
 
  P.U. (A) 409  
 
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 3. The principal Rules are amended by inserting after the Second Schedule the 
following schedule:  
 
“THIRD SCHEDULE  
(Rule 9A)  
 
SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES  
 
The construction of a motor vehicle shall conform to the following specifications, as the 
case requires:  
 
1. UN ECE Regulation 3 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Retro -
Reflecting Devices for Power -Driven Vehicles and Their Trailers;  
 
2. UN ECE Regulation 6 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Direction 
Indicators for Motor Vehicles and Their Trailers;  
 
3. UN ECE Regulation 7 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Front and 
Rear Position (Side) Lamps, Stop -Lamps and End -Outline Marker Lamps for 
Motor Vehicles (Except Motorcycles) and Their T railers;  
 
4. UN ECE Regulation 13 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
of Categories M, N and O With Regard to Braking;  
 
5. UN ECE Regulation 13 -H Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of 
Vehicles of Categories M, N and O With Regard to Braking;  
 
6. UN ECE Regulation 14 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to Safety -Belt Anchorages, Isofix Anchorages Systems and Isofix 
Top Tether Anchorages;  
 
  P.U. (A) 409  
 
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 7. UN ECE Regulation 17 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Veh icles 
With Regard to the Seats, Their Anchorages and any Head Restraints;  
 
8. UN ECE Regulation 25 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Head 
Restraints (Headrests), Whether or Not Incorporated in Vehicle Seats;  
 
9. UN ECE Regulation 28 Uniform Provision s Concerning the Approval of  Audible 
Warning Devices and of Motor Vehicles With Regard to Their Audible Signals;  
 
10. UN ECE Regulation 39 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to the Speedometer Equipment Including its Installati on; 
 
11. UN ECE Regulation 40 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of 
Motorcycles Equipped With a Positive -Ignition Engine With Regard to the 
Emission of Gaseous Pollutants by the Engine;  
 
12. UN ECE Regulation 41 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval o f 
Motorcycles With Regard to Noise;  
 
13. UN ECE Regulation 43 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Safety 
Glazing Materials and Their Installation on Vehicles;  
 
14. UN ECE Regulation 46 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Devices 
for Indirect Vi sion and of Motor Vehicles With Regard to the Installation of These 
Devices;  
 
15. UN ECE Regulation 48 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to the Installation of Lighting -Signalling Devices;  
 
16. UN ECE Regulation 50 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Front 
Position Lamps, Rear Position Lamps, Stop Lamps, Direction Indicators and  
Rear -Registration -Plate Illuminating Devices for Mopeds, Motorcycles and 
Vehicles Treated as Such;  
  P.U. (A) 409  
 
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 17. UN ECE Regulation 51 Uniform Provision s Concerning the Approval of Motor 
Vehicles Having At Least Four Wheels With Regard to Their Noise Emissions;  
 
18. UN ECE Regulation 53 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Category 
L3 Vehicles With Regard to the Installation of Lighting and Light -Signalling 
Devices ; 
 
19. UN ECE Regulation 58 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of:  
 
(a)    Rear Underrun Protective Devices (RUPDs);  
(b) Vehicles With Regard to the Installation of an R UPD  of an Approved Type;  
(c) Vehicles With Regard to Their Rear Underrun Protection (RUP);  
 
20. UN ECE Regulation 69 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Rear 
Marking Plates for Slow Moving Vehicles (By Construction) and Their Trailers;  
 
21. UN ECE Regulation 70 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Rear 
Marking Plates  for Heavy and Long Vehicles;  
 
22. UN ECE Regulation 73 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Goods 
Vehicles Trailers, Trailers and Semi -Trailers With Regard to Their Lateral 
Protection;  
 
23. UN ECE Regulation 75 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of 
Pneumatic Tyres for Motorcycles and Mopeds;  
 
24. UN ECE Regulation 78 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
of Category L With Regard to Braking;  
 
25. UN ECE Regulation 79 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to St eering Equipment;  
 
  P.U. (A) 409  
 
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 26. UN ECE Regulation 81 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Rear View 
Mirrors of Two -Wheeled Power -Driven Vehicles With or Without Side Car, With 
Regard to the Mounting of Rear -View Mirrors on Handlebars;  
 
27. UN ECE Regulation 83 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to the Emission of Pollutants According to Engine Fuel 
Requirements;  
 
28. UN ECE Regulation 90 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of 
Replacement Brake Lining Assemblies and Drum Brake Linings for Power -Driven 
Vehicles and Their Trailers;  
 
29. UN ECE Regulation 93 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of:   
 
(a) Front Underrun Protective Devices (FUPDs);  
(b) Vehicles With Regard to the Installation of an FUPD of an Approved Type;  
(c) Vehicles With Regard to T heir Front Underrun Protection (FUP) ; 
 
30. UN ECE Regulation 94 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to the Protection of the Occupants in the Event of a Frontal 
Collision;  
 
31. UN ECE Regulation 95 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to the Protection of the Occupants in the Event of a Lateral 
Collision;  
 
32. UN ECE Regulation 100 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Battery 
Electric Vehicles With Regard to Specific Requirements for the Instruction, 
Functional Safety and Hydrogen Emission;  
 
33. UN ECE Regulation 104 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Retro -
Reflective Markings for Heavy and Long Vehicles and Their Trailers;  
  P.U. (A) 409  
 
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34. UN ECE Regulation 112 Uniform Provisions Concerning th e Approval of Motor 
Vehicle Headlamps Emitting an Asymmetrical Passing Beam or a Driving Beam 
or Both and Equipped With Filament Lamps; and  
 
35. UN ECE Regulation 113  Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor 
Vehicle Headlamps Emitting a Symmetrical Passing Beam or a Driving Beam or 
Both and Equipped With Filament Lamps.”.  
 
Made  9 December 201 1 
[KP/PUU/0.440/W/BD/9;  PN(PU2) 460/LXIV ] 
 
               DATO’ SERI  KONG CHO HA  
                       Minister  of  Transport