Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry publishes draft rules to amend the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016. The amendments are issued under the Explosives Act, 1884. Public comments on the draft rules are invited within 30 days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendments to Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016:**
* The rules are called the Gas Cylinders Fourth Amendment Rules, 2025.
* They will come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Definition of Gas Cylinder:**
* The definition of "gas cylinder" or "cylinder" in subrule xxviii of rule 2 is amended.
* It now means any closed metal container with a volume exceeding 500 ml but not exceeding 1000 liters for storing and transporting compressed gas.
* This includes LPG, LNG, CNG, and compressed hydrogen gas cylinders fitted to motor vehicles.
* It excludes containers fitted to special transport or undercarriages.
* It includes composite cylinders and cryogenic containers.
* **Capacity Exceptions:**
* Water capacity for CHG, CNG, nitrogen, and compressed air cylinders may exceed 1000 liters, up to 3000 liters.
* Diameter restrictions apply: nitrogen and compressed air cylinders must not exceed 60 cm, and CHG and CNG cylinders must not exceed 80 cm.
* Composite cylinders for CHG shall not be wrapped with glass fibre.
Impact Analysis
* **Gas Cylinder Manufacturers and Suppliers:**
* Impact: Must adhere to the revised definition of gas cylinders and the updated capacity and diameter restrictions.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with the new rules in the manufacturing, storage, and transport of gas cylinders.
* **Users of Gas Cylinders (including Motor Vehicle Owners):**
* Impact: Affected by the updated definition of gas cylinders, particularly concerning cylinders fitted to motor vehicles.
* Action Required: Understand the updated regulations regarding gas cylinders used in vehicles and ensure compliance.
* **Regulatory Authorities:**
* Impact: Responsible for enforcing the amended Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016.
* Action Required: Update inspection and enforcement procedures to reflect the changes in the rules.
* **General Public:**
* Impact: Affected through the enhanced safety measures for gas cylinders.
* Action Required: Be aware of the updated regulations and report any non-compliance to the relevant authorities.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for international trade and commerce.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016: The principal rules being amended by this notification.
Explosives Act, 1884: The act under which the Gas Cylinders Rules are made.
Gas Cylinders Fourth Amendment Rules, 2025: The new rules being introduced to amend the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016.
Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi: Location of office of Director Explosives, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Official Gazette: The official government publication where the notification and amendments are published.
Dr. Sandhya Bhullar: Joint Secretary in the government, as indicated by the signature.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 484] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, अगस्ट्त 4, 2025/श्रावण 13, 1947
No. 484] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025/SHRAVANA 13, 1947
वाजणज्य और उद्योग मत्रं ालय
(उद्योग सवं धनध और आतं ररक व्यापार जवभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 4 अगस्ट्त, 2025
सा.का.जन. 527(अ).— गैस जसलेंडर जनयम, 2016 का संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयमों का प्रारूप, िो
केन्द्रीय सरकार, जवस्ट्फोटक अजधजनयम, 1884 (1884 का 4) की धारा 5 और 7 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए
बनाने का प्रस्ट्ताव करती ह,ै ऐसे सभी व्यजियों की िानकारी के जलए, जिनके इनसे प्रभाजवत होने की संभावना ह,ै उि
अजधजनयम की धारा 18 की उप-धारा (1) की अपेक्षानुसार प्रकाजित दकया िाता है; और यह सूचना िी िाती ह ै दक उि
प्रारूप पर, उस तारीख से जिसको रािपत्र में प्रकाजित अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां िनता को उपलब्ध करा िी िाती हैं, तीस
(30) दिन के पश्चात ्जवचार दकया िाएगा;
इन प्रारूप जनयमों पर आपजत्तयां अथवा सुझाव, यदि कोई हों, जनर्िधष्ट अवजध के भीतर जनिेिक (जवस्ट्फोटक), उद्योग
संवधधन और आतं ररक व्यापार जवभाग, वाजणज्य एंव उद्योग मंत्रालय को कक्ष संख्या 252-ए, उद्योग भवन, नई दिल्ली-
110001 अथवा ई-मले : expl-dipp@nic.in; पर भेिे िा सकते ह;ैं
उि प्रारूप जनयमों के संबंध म ें दकसी भी व्यजि से जनर्िधष्ट अवजध के भीतर प्राप्त होने वाली आपजत्तयों या सुझावों
पर केंर सरकार द्वारा जवचार दकया िाएगा।
5185 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
प्रारूप जनयम
1. सजं क्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ (1) इन जनयमों को गैस जसलडें र (चौथा संिोधन) जनयम, 2025 कहा िाएगा।
(2) य ेरािपत्र में इनके अंजतम रूप से प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे।
2. गैस जसलडें र जनयम, 2016 (जिन्द्ह ें इसके पश्चात उि जनयम कहा गया ह)ै के जनयम 2के उप जनयम (xxviii) म ें
जनम्नजलजखतको अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाधत:–
"गैस जसलडें र" या "जसलेंडर" से संपीजडत गैस के भंडारण और पररवहन के जलए अजभप्रेत धातु का कोई भी बंि
कंटेनर, जिसका आयतन पांच सौ जमली स ेअजधक परंतु एक हिार लीटर स े अनजधक हो, जिसमें दकसी मोटर वाहन म ेंईंधन
टैंक के रूप म ें लगाया गया कोई भी रवीकृत पेरोजलयम गैस कंटेनर या रवीकृत प्राकृजतक गैस कंटेनर या संपीजडत प्राकृजतक
गैस जसलडें र या संपीजडत हाइड्रोिन गैस जसलडें र िाजमल है, लेदकन इसमें दकसी जविेष पररवहन या अंडरकैररि में लगाया
गया कोई अन्द्य कंटेनर िाजमल नहीं ह ैऔर इसमें एक कंपोजिट जसलेंडर और क्रायोिेजनक कंटेनर िाजमल हैं,
तथाजप, सीएचिी, सीएनिी, नाइरोिन, संपीजडत वायु आदि के भरण और भंडारण के जलए उपयोग दकए िान े
वाले जसलेंडर की िल क्षमता एक हिार लीटर से तीन हिार लीटर तक हो सकती है, बिते नाइरोिन, संपीजडत वायु जसलेंडर
का व्यास साठ सेमी से अजधक न हो; और सीएचिी, सीएनिी जसलेंडर का व्यास अस्ट्सी सेमी से अनजधक होना चाजहए।
बिते दक, सीएचिी के जलए कंपोजिट जसलेंडर को ग्लास फाइबर से नहीं लपेटा िाएगा;
[फा. स.ं पी-13033/32/2021-जवस्ट्फोटक-भाग (1)]
डॉ. सध्ं या भुल्लर, संयक्ु त सजचव
रटप्प णः मूल जनयम अजधसूचना संख्या 1081(अ), तारीख 22 नवंबर, 2016 द्वारा भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II,
खंड 3, उप-खडं (i) म ें प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और तत्प श् चात् अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन.189(अ)
तारीख 27 फरवरी, 2018, सा.का.जन. 231(अ) तारीख 15 माच,ध 2018, सा.का.जन. 44(अ) तारीख 23 िनवरी,
2019, सा.का.जन. 44(अ) तारीख 20 िनवरी, 2022, सा.का.जन. 225 (अ) तारीख 11 अप्रलै , 2025, सा.का.जन.
386(अ) तारीख 16िनू , 2025 और सा.का.जन. 501(अ) तारीख 28 िलु ाई,2025 द्वारा इनमें संिोधन
दकया गया।
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th August, 2025
G.S.R. 527(E).— The draft of the following rules to amend the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 which the Central
Government proposes to make, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5 and 7 of the Explosives Act, 1884
(4 of 1884), is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of section 18 of the said Act, for information of all
persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft shall be taken into consideration after
Thirty (30) days from the date on which the copies of this notification as published in the Official Gazette are made
available to the public;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
Objections or suggestions, if any, to these draft rules may be sent to the Director (Explosives), Department for
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Room No. 252-A, Udyog Bhavan, New
Delhi – 110001 or Email: expl-dipp@nic.in; within the period specified above.
The objections or suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules,
within the period so specified will be considered by the Central Government.
Draft rules
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Gas Cylinders (Fourth Amendment)
Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as said rules), in sub-rule (xxviii)of rule 2, the
following shall be substituted, namely;
"gas cylinder" or "cylinder" means any closed metal container having a volume exceeding five
hundred mililitre but not exceeding one thousand liters intended for the storage and transport of compressed
gas, including any liquefied petroleum gas container or liquefied natural gas container or compressed natural
gas cylinder or compressed hydrogen gas cylinder fitted to a motor vehicle as its fuel tank but not including
any other such container fitted to a special transport or undercarriage and includes a composite cylinder and
cryogenic container.
However, the water capacity of cylinder used for filling and storage of CHG, CNG, nitrogen,
compressed air may exceed one thousand liters up to three thousand liters provided the diameter of the nitrogen,
compressed air cylinder does not exceed sixty centimeters and the diameter ofCHG, CNG cylinder does not
exceed eighty centimeters.
Provided that Composite cylinders for CHG shall not be wrapped with glass fibre; ’’
[F. No. P-13033/32/2021-EXPLOSIVE-Part(1)]
Dr. SANDHYA BHULLAR, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the official Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section
(i) vide notification number 1081(E) dated 22nd November, 2016 and subsequently amended vide notification
number G.S.R. 189(E) dated 27thFebruary, 2018, G.S.R. 231(E) dated 15th March 2018, G.S.R. 44(E) dated
23rd January, 2019, G.S.R. 44(E) dated 20th January 2022, G.S.R. 225(E) dated 11th April, 2025, G.S.R. 386(E),
dated 16th June, 2025and G.S.R. 501(E) dated 28th July 2025.
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