Section 278 in The West Bengal Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
278. Generator of producer.
(1)On any motor vehicle if any part of generator is so placed as to be within a distance of 15 centimetres in a horizontal plane from any part of the vehicle. the vehicle shall be inserted lated from the generator by a sheet of asbestos one-quarter of 2.5 centimetres thick or by such other insulating material. and of such thickness as the State Transport Authority may by general or special order in writing specify in that behalf but not less than the height of the generator including the hopper and of such a width as -(a)where the generator is recessed, completely to line the recess;(b)where the generator is not recessed, to project for distance of not less than 15 centimetres on either side of the generator.(2)No part of a generator shall have a clearance between it and the insulating material prescribed in that behalf.(3)The joints in any insulating materials as aforesaid shall be either-(a)overlapped by not less than 8 centimetres; or(b)butted with a covering butt-strap of the same material and thickness not less than 13 centimeters wide, and overlapping the butt-joint equally by not less than 6 centimetres.(4)The clearance between the ground and the lowest part of any producer plant shall not less than 31 centimetres.
