For the purposes of section 56 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, an "authorised testing station" means:

For the purposes of s.56 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as amended by the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, an authorised testing station means any facility, including automated testing facilities, authorised by the State Government for fitness testing of motor vehicles (formerly, a vehicle service station or garage specified by the State Government in accordance with rules made by the Central Government). Registration as a shop or establishment, or approval by the Central Government alone, does not suffice.