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Date: 2025-07-28 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Gas Cylinders (Third Amendment) Rules, 2025

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Executive Summary: This notification announces amendments to the Gas Cylinder Rules, 2016, under the Explosives Act of 1884. These amendments, referred to as the Gas Cylinders Third Amendment Rules, 2025, incorporate updated standards for gas cylinders, valves, LPG regulators, and hydrogen systems. The rules came into force on July 28, 2025, the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. Key Points / Main Content: General Amendments: * The rules may be called the Gas Cylinders Third Amendment Rules, 2025. * The rules came into force on July 28, 2025. Rule 4 Amendments: * Subrule 1(a)(viii): Container standards IS 18608 or ISO 21011 must be conformed to. * Subrule 1(a)(ix): The letters, figure and word CGA V1 or must be conformed to. Rule 19 Amendments: * After subrule 4: New subrule 5 mandates that materials used for manufacturing gas cylinders, valves, and LPG regulators must conform to IS/ISO 111141 and IS/ISO 111142 standards. Other gases must have suitable metallic and nonmetallic materials, with approval of Chief Controller. Rule 21 Amendments: * After subrule 7: New subrule 8 states that the roof of hydrogen storage systems must conform to CGAPS46 standard. Rule 35 Amendments: * After subrule 4: New subrule 5 specifies that cylinders used for hydrogen service shall be subjected to the following tests: * ISO 17081 * ISO 10587 * ISO 16573 * ISO 15330 Schedule V Amendments: * In FORM H, in CONDITIONS, after serial number 11: New serial number 11a states that the fuel system of vehicles operating on hydrogen must conform to ISO 212661 or ISO 212662, or any other code accepted by the Chief Controller. Impact Analysis: Manufacturers of Gas Cylinders, Valves, and LPG Regulators: * Impact: Required to adhere to updated material standards (IS/ISO 111141 and IS/ISO 111142). * Action Required: Ensure manufacturing processes and materials comply with the new standards. Manufacturers and Operators of Hydrogen Storage Systems: * Impact: Must ensure the roof of hydrogen storage systems conform to CGAPS46. Cylinders used for hydrogen service must undergo specific tests (ISO 17081, ISO 10587, ISO 16573, ISO 15330). * Action Required: Modify system designs and testing protocols to meet the new requirements. Vehicle Manufacturers Using Hydrogen Fuel Systems: * Impact: Fuel systems must conform to ISO 212661 or ISO 212662, or other codes accepted by the Chief Controller. * Action Required: Update fuel system designs to comply with specified ISO standards or obtain approval from the Chief Controller for alternative codes. Chief Controller: * Impact: Responsible for approving materials for gas cylinders, valves, and regulators used for all other gases besides LPG. Responsible for approving alternative codes to ISO 212661 or ISO 212662 for hydrogen fuel systems. * Action Required: Review and assess material compliance and alternative codes.

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Gas Cylinder Rules, 2016: The principal rules being amended by this notification. Explosives Act, 1884: Act of Parliament under which the Central Government is conferred power to make rules. Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The ministry responsible for the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade: The department within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry that issued the notification. New Delhi: Location of the notification issuance. Central Government: The governing authority issuing the notification. Dr. SANDHYA BHULLAR: The Joint Secretary who signed the notification. Gas Cylinders Third Amendment Rules, 2025: The name of the rules introduced by the notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-28072025-265039 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DLxx-ExG-I2D8E0x7x2x0 25-265039 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 458] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िलु ाई 28, 2025/श्रावण 6, 1947 No. 458] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025/SHRAVANA 6, 1947 वाजणज्य और उद्योग मत्रं ालय (उद्योग सवं धनध और आतं ररक व्यापार जवभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 28 िुलाई, 2025 सा.का.जन. 501(अ).— गैस जसलेंडर जनयम, 2016 में और संिोधन करने के जलए कजतपय जनयमों का प्रारूप, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खण् ड (i) म ेंतारीख 21 अप्रलै , 2025 को भारत सरकार के वाजणज्य और उद्योग मंत्रालय (उद्योग संवधधन और आंतररक व् यापार जवभाग) की अजधसूचना संखयांक सा.का.जन. 241(अ), तारीख 15 अप्रलै , 2025 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकया गया था, जिसमें ऐस े सभी व् यजियों से, जिनके उससे प्रभाजवत होन े की संभावना ह,ै उि अजधसूचना को अंतर्वधष्ट करन े वाली रािपत्र की प्रजतयां िनता को उपलब्ध कराए िान े की तारीख से तीस दिन की अवजध के समाप् त होने से पूव ध आक्षेप या सुझाव आमंजत्रत दकए गए थे; और उक्त रािपत्र अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां 21 अप्रलै , 2025 को िनता को उपलब्ध करा िी गई थी; और उक्त अवजध के िौरान िनता से कोई आक्षेप या सुझाव प्राप् त नहीं हुए। अतः अब, केंद्रीय सरकार, जवस्ट् फोटक अजधजनयम 1884 (1884 का 4) की धारा 5 और धारा 7 द्वारा प्रित् त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, गैस जसलडें र जनयम, 2016 म ेंऔर संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्न जलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाधत ः- 1.सजं क्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ - (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम गसै जसलेंडर (तीसरा संिोधन) जनयम, 2025 ह।ै (2) य ेरािपत्र में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे। 5038 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 2. गसै जसलडें र जनयम, 2016 (जिस ेइसम ेंइसके पश्चात उि जनयम कहा गया ह)ै के जनयम 4 के उपजनयम (1) म,ें (क) खंड (viii) म,ें “आधानों को दफट दकए गए वाल्व के संबंध म”ें िब्िों के पश्चात जनम्नजलजखत िब्ि, अक्षर और अंक, अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंग:ें– “आईएस 18608 या आईएसओ 21011 के अनुरूप या”; (ख) खंड (ix) म ें “ मुखय जनयंत्रक द्वारा अनुमोदित” िब्िों के पश्चात, “सीिीए वी-1 या” िब्ि अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगें। 3. उि जनयमों म,ें जनयम 19 के उपजनयम (4) के पश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत उपजनयम अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथातध : – “(5) गैस जसलडें र, वाल्व और एलपीिी रेगुलेटर के जवजनमाधण के जलए उपयोग की िानेवाली सामग्री आईएस/आईएसओ 11114-1 और आईएस/ आईएसओ 11114-2 मानकों के अनरूु प होगी और अन्य सभी गैसों के जलए उपयोग दकए िानेवाल ेजसलेंडर, वाल्व और रेगलु ेटर, मखु य जनयंत्रक के अनुमोिन से उपयिु धाजत्वक और गरै - धाजत्वक सामग्री के होंगे।" 4. उि जनयमों म,ें जनयम 21 के उपजनयम (7) के पश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत उपजनयम अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथातध : – (8) “हाइड्रोिन भंडारण प्रणाली की छत सीिीएपीएस-46 मानकों के अनुरूप होगी”। 5. उि जनयमों के, जनयम 35 म,ें उपजनयम (4) के पश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत उपजनयम अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथातध : – “(5) हाइड्रोिन सर्वधस के जलए उपयोग दकए िान े वाल ेजसलडें र जनम्नजलजखत परीक्षणों के अध्यधीन होंग”े अथाधत: – (क) आईएसओ 17081: जवद्युत-रासायजनक तकनीक द्वारा धातओंु म ें हाइड्रोिन पारगमन के मापन और हाइड्रोिन अविोषण और पररवहन के अवधारण की पद्धजत; (ख) आईएसओ 10587: धाजत्वक और अन्य अकाबधजनक कोटटंग्स - बाह्य रूप से थ्रेडडे धाजत्वक-कोटेड और अनकोटेड िोनों प्रकार की वस्ट्तओंु और रॉड्स के अवजिष्ट भगं ुरता के जलए परीक्षण - इंक्लाइंड वेि पद्धजत; (ग) आईएसओ 16573: इस्ट्पात – उच्च क्षमता वाल े इस्ट्पात के हाइड्रोिन भगं ुरता प्रजतरोध के मल्ू यांकन के जलए मापन पद्धजत भाग 1: जस्ट्थर भार परीक्षण; (घ) आईएसओ 15330: फास्नसध - हाइड्रोिन भंगरु ता का पता लगाने के जलए प्री-लोडडंग परीक्षण - समानांतर बेयटरंग सतह पद्धजत”। 6. उि जनयमों की, अनसु चू ी 5 म,ें प्ररूप ि की ितों म,ें क्रम सखं याकं 11 के पश्चात जनम्नजलजखत क्रम सखं याकं अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथातध : - “(11क) हाइड्रोिन से चाजलत यान की ईंधन प्रणाली, यथाजस्ट्थजत, आईएसओ 21266-1 या आईएसओ 21266-2, के ससु ंगत उपबधं ों या मुखय जनयंत्रक द्वारा स्ट्वीकृत दकसी अन्य कोड के अनुरूप होगी।” [फा. सं.पी-13033/32/2021-जवस्ट्फोटक-भाग (1)] डॉ. सध्ं या भुल्लर, संयुक्त सजचव रटप्प ण- मूल जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) में अजधसूचना सखं यांक सा.का.जन. 1081(अ), तारीख 22 नवंबर, 2016 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और तत्प श्च ात जनम्नजलजखत अजधसूचना सखं यांक द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए थे, 1. सा.का.जन. 189 (अ), तारीख 27 फरवरी, 2018; 2. सा.का.जन. 231 (अ), तारीख 15 माचध 2018; 3. सा.का.जन. 44 (अ), तारीख 23 िनवरी, 2019; 4. सा.का.जन. 44 (अ), तारीख 20 िनवरी, 2022; 5. सा.का.जन. 225 (अ), तारीख 11 अप्रैल, 2025; और 6. सा.का.जन. 386 (अ), तारीख 16 िनू , 2025।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th July, 2025 G.S.R. 501(E).— Whereas, the draft of certain rules further to amend the Gas Cylinder Rules, 2016, were published, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department for th Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) number, G.S.R.241(E), dated 15 April, 2025 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) dated the 21st April, 2025, inviting objections or suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notifications were made available to the public; And whereas, the copy of the said Gazette notification was made available to the public on the st 21 April, 2025; And whereas, no objection or suggestions received from the public within the said period; Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5 and 7 of the Explosives Act,1884 (4 of 1884), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Gas Cylinder Rules, 2016, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These rules may be called the Gas Cylinders (Third Amendment) Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 4, in sub-rule (1), — (a) in clause (viii), after the word “container”, the words, letters and figures “conforming to IS 18608 or ISO 21011 or” shall be inserted; (b) in clause (ix) after the words “conforming to”, the letters, figure and word “CGA V-1 or”, shall be inserted. 3. In the said rules, in rule 19, after sub-rule (4), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely: - “(5) The materials used for manufacturing gas cylinders, valves and LPG regulators shall be conforming to IS/ISO 11114-1 and IS/ISO 11114-2 standards and cylinders, valves and regulators used for all other gases shall have suitable metallic and non-metallic materials, with approval of Chief Controller.”. 4. In the said rules, in rule 21, after sub-rule (7), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:- “(8) The roof of hydrogen storage system shall conform to CGAPS-46 standard.”. 5. In the said rules, in rule 35, after sub-rule (4), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely: - “(5) The cylinder used for hydrogen service shall be subjected to following tests, namely: - (a) ISO 17081: Method of measurement of hydrogen permeation and determination of hydrogen uptake and transport in metals by an electrochemical technique; (b) ISO 10587: Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Test for residual embrittlement in both metallic-coated and uncoated externally-threaded articles and rods —Inclined wedge method; (c) ISO 16573: Steel — Measurement method for the evaluation of hydrogen embrittlement resistance of high strength steels Part1: Constant load test; (d) ISO 15330: Fasteners — Preloading test for the detection of hydrogen embrittlement—Parallel bearing surface method.”.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 6. In the said rules, in Schedule V, in FORM H, in CONDITIONS, after serial number 11, the following serial number shall be inserted namely: - “(11a) The fuel system of the vehicle operating on hydrogen shall conform to the relevant provisions of ISO 21266-1 or ISO 21266-2, as the case may be, or any other code accepted by the Chief Controller.” [F. No. P-13033/32/2021-EXPLOSIVE-Part(1)] Dr. SANDHYA BHULLAR, Jt. Secy. Note:- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R.1081(E) dated 22nd November, 2016 and subsequently amended vide notification number, 1. G.S.R.189 (E) dated the 27th February, 2018; th 2. G.S.R.231 (E) dated the 15 March, 2018; 3. G.S.R.44 (E), dated the 23rd January, 2019; 4. G.S.R.44 (E), dated the 20th January, 2022; 5. G.S.R.225 (E), dated 11th April, 2025; and 6. G.S.R.386 (E), dated the 16th June, 2025. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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