Executive Summary:
This notification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) amends the Bureau of Indian Standards Hallmarking Regulations, 2018. These amendments, which come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette (October 27, 2021), address aspects of hallmarking including registration, certificate renewals, and permissible alterations to hallmarked jewellery. The amendments are made under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General Amendments:**
* The word "Renewal" is omitted from the Chapter heading of Chapter I.
* Several instances of "or nonrenewal" and related phrases are omitted from regulation 7.
* Schedule I and Form III are omitted entirely.
* Amendments related to striking out inapplicable words from Form II.
* **Registration of Jewellers:**
* A jeweller must apply for a certificate of registration to sell precious metal articles.
* Application shall be made in Form I.
* Rejection decisions from the Bureau must be communicated in writing.
* Jewellers with five or more outlets in India can opt for a corporate-level certificate.
* **Certificate of Registration:**
* Subregulation 1 of regulation 4 is omitted.
* The term for certificate validity is changed from "a period of five years" to "lifetime".
* **Hallmarking of Jewellery:**
* Alterations up to 50% of the jewellery's weight or two grams (whichever is lower) are permitted, with the jeweller responsible for purity.
* Regulation 6 is omitted.
* BIS may relax hallmarking fees as and when required.
* **Assaying and Hallmarking Centres:**
* Recognized Assaying and Hallmarking centers can set up offsite centers according to BIS guidelines.
* **Form I Amendments:**
* "Validity" is omitted from item 7b.
* "attach proof" is omitted from item 8.
* Item 11 is omitted.
Impact Analysis:
**Jewellers:**
* Impact: Changes to registration processes, removal of renewal requirements, new allowances for jewellery alterations, and potential for relaxed hallmarking fees.
* Action Required: Familiarize themselves with the updated regulations, particularly regarding registration applications and permissible jewellery alterations. Apply for registration using Form I.
**Assaying and Hallmarking Centres:**
* Impact: Opportunity to establish offsite centers based on BIS guidelines.
* Action Required: Understand and adhere to BIS guidelines for setting up offsite Assaying and Hallmarking centres.
**Bureau of Indian Standards:**
* Impact: Changes to regulatory and administrative processes related to hallmarking.
* Action Required: Update internal processes and guidelines to reflect the amended regulations.
**Consumers:**
* Impact: Indirectly affected by changes in hallmarking processes and jeweller compliance.
* Action Required: Be aware of hallmarking regulations and jewellers' responsibility for purity when purchasing altered jewellery.
Key Entities Referenced
Bureau of Indian Standards: An organization responsible for standardization, marking and quality certification of goods in India.
Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016: The legal act that provides the framework and powers for the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Bureau of Indian Standards Hallmarking Regulations, 2018: Regulations pertaining to the hallmarking of precious metals by the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Bureau of Indian Standards Hallmarking Amendment Regulations, 2021: Amendments made in 2021 to the existing Bureau of Indian Standards Hallmarking Regulations, 2018.
Department of Consumer Affairs: The government department overseeing consumer affairs, including the Bureau of Indian Standards.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued. New Delhi, Delhi
Central Government: The national government of India, which provides approval for the regulations made by the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Official Gazette: The official government publication where the regulations are published to come into effect.
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भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
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स.ं 516] नइ ददल्ली, बुधिार, ऄक्त बू र 27, 2021/कार्ततक 5, 1943
No. 516] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2021/KARTIKA 5, 1943
भारतीय मानक ब्यरू ो
(ईपभोक्ता मामल ेजिभाग)
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 27 ऄक्तूबर 2021
फा. स.ं बीएस/11/05/2018.—ब्यूरो, भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो ऄजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 11) की धारा 13
और 14 के साथ पठित धारा 39 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केंद्रीय सरकार के पूि व ऄनुमोदन स,े भारतीय
मानक ब्यूरो (हॉलमार्ककग) जिजनयम, 2018 का और संिोधन के जलए एतद ्द्वारा जनम्नजलजखत जिजनयम बनाता ह,ै ऄथावत:्-
1. (1) आन जिजनयमों का संजिप्त नाम भारतीय मानक ब्यरू ो (हॉलमार्ककग) संिोधन जिजनयम, 2021 ह।ै
(2) ये राजपत्र म ें ईनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे।
2. भारतीय मानक ब्यरू ो (हॉलमार्ककग) जिजनयम, 2018 (जजसे आसम ें आसके पश्चात ् ईक्त जिजनयम कहा गया ह)ै , म ें
ऄध्याय 1 के ऄध्याय िीर्वक म ें'निीकरण' िब्द का लोप दकया जाएगा।
3. ईक्त जिजनयमों म,ें जिजनयम 3 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत जिजनयम रखा जाएगा ऄथावत्:-
"3. रजजस्ट्रीकरण प्रमाण-पत्र हते ु अिेदन: - (1) कोइ अभूर्ण जिक्रेता ऄजधजनयम की धारा 14 की ईप-धारा (1) के ऄधीन
ऄजधसूजचत बहुमूल्य धात ुकी िस्ट्तुओं की जबक्री करन े के जलए रजजस्ट्रीकरण प्रमाण-पत्र प्रदान करने के जलए अिेदन करेगा।
(2) ईप-जिजनयम (1) के ऄधीन अिेदन, आन जिजनयमों से ईपाबंद्ध प्ररूप 1 म ें ब्यूरो को दकया जाएगा।
6206 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
(3) ब्यूरो का जिजनश्चय ऄस्ट्िीकृजत के अधारों के साथ अिेदक को जलजखत रूप म ें संसूजचत दकया जाएगा।
(4) यदद दकसी अभूर्ण जिक्रेता के भारत म ें कहीं भी पांच या ऄजधक खुदरा अईटलेट ह,ैं तो िह एक प्रमाणपत्र म ें जिजभन्न
खुदरा दकु ानों को अजिष्ट करत ेहुए कॉपोरेट स्ट्तर पर रजजस्ट्रीकरण प्रमाणपत्र का जिकल्प चनु सकता ह।ै "
4. ईक्त जिजनयमों म,ें जिजनयम 4 म,ें -
(क) ईप-जिजनयम (1) का लोप दकया जाएगा;
(ख) ईप-जिजनयम (2) म,ें "पांच साल की ऄिजध के जलए" िब्दों के स्ट्थान पर "जीिन-पयवन्त" िब्द रख े जाएंगे।
5. ईक्त जिजनयमों म,ें जिजनयम 5 म,ें ईप-जिजनयम (3) के पश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत ईप-जिजनयम, ऄंतः स्ट्थाजपत दकया जाएगा,
ऄथावत:् -
“(3क) हॉलमावक िाल ेअभूर्णों म ें पठरितवन अभूर्णों के भार के पचास प्रजतित या दो ग्राम तक, जो भी कम हो, अभूर्ण
जिक्रेता पर िुद्धता की जजम्मेदारी के ऄध्यधीन ऄनुज्ञात होगा।
6. ईक्त जिजनयमों म,ें जिजनयम 6 का लोप दकया जाएगा ।
7. ईक्त जिजनयमों म,ें जिजनयम 7 म,ें -
(i) “या गरै -निीकरण” िब्दों, जहां कहीं िे अते ह,ैं का लोप दकया जाएगा।
(ii) ईप-जिजनयम (1) म ें "या निीकरण नहीं कर सकेगा " और ईप-जिजनयम (2) म ें िब्दों "या आसके निीकरण न करन"े
का लोप दकया जाएगा;
(iii) ईप-जिजनयम (8) म ें "या निीनीकृत नहीं दकया ह,ै" और ईप-जिजनयम (10) म ें िब्दों "या निीनीकृत न दकय े गए" का
लोप दकया जाएगा;
(iv) ईप-जिजनयम (12) म,ें ",गैर-निीकरण" िब्दों का लोप दकया जाएगा।
8. ईक्त जिजनयमों म,ें जिजनयम 8 म,ें ईप-जिजनयम (12) के पश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत ईप-जिजनयम ऄंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया जाएगा,
ऄथावत:्-
"(13) कोइ भी मान्यताप्राप्त परख और हॉलमार्ककग केंद्र, ब्यूरो द्वारा जारी ददिा-जनदेिों के ऄनुसार एक ऑफसाआट परख
और हॉलमार्ककग केंद्र स्ट्थाजपत कर सकेगा।"
9. ईक्त जिजनयमों म,ें जिजनयम 10 म,ें ईप-जिजनयम (10) के पश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत ईप-जिजनयम ऄंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया
जाएगा, ऄथावत:् -
"(10क) जब कभी ऄपेजित हो, ब्यूरो ईप-जिजनयम (10) के ऄधीन जिजनर्ददष्ट हॉलमार्ककग फीस म ें छूट द ेसकेगा।"
10. ईक्त जिजनयमों म,ें ऄनुसूची I का लोप दकया जाएगा।
11. ईक्त जिजनयमों म,ें प्ररूप 1 म,ें -
(i) मद 7 म,ें ईप-मद (ख) म,ें "िैधता" िब्द का लोप दकया जाएगा।
(ii) मद 8 म,ें "(प्रमाण संलग्न करें)" कोष्ठक और िब्दों का लोप दकया जाएगा।
(iii) मद 11 का लोप दकया जाएगा ।
12. ईक्त जिजनयमों म,ें प्ररूप 2 म,ें -[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
(क) पैरा 1 म,ें "/प्रमाणपत्र का निीकरण (यथा-ऄनुप्रयोज्य काट दें)” िब्दों और कोष्ठक का लोप दकया जाएगा।
(ख) परै ा 3 म,ें "….. तक िैध होगा और संबंजधत जिजनयमों के ऄनुसार आसका निीकरण दकया जायेगा" िब्दों के स्ट्थान पर
"िैध होगा" िब्द रखे जाएगं े।
13. ईक्त जिजनयमों म,ें प्ररूप 3 का लोप दकया जाएगा।
ले. कनलव (सेिाजनिृत्) कुमार िांतन,ु सजचि
[जिज्ञापन-III/4/ऄसा./382/2021-22]
ठटप्पण: मलू जिजनयम, भारत के राजपत्र, ऄसाधारण, भाग 3, खंड 4 म ें फा.स.ं बीएस/11/05/2018 तारीख
14.06.2018 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकये गय े और तत्पश्चात ् फा.स.ं बीएस/11/05/2018 तारीख 12.10.2018 द्वारा
संिोजधत दकये गये।
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
(Department of Consumer Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th October, 2021
F. No. BS/11/05/2018. —In exercise of the powers conferred by section 39 read with sections 13 and 14 of
the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Bureau, with the previous approval of the Central
Government, hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Bureau of Indian Standards (Hallmarking)
Regulations, 2018, namely:-
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Bureau of Indian Standards (Hallmarking) Amendment Regulations,
2021.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Bureau of Indian Standards (Hallmarking) Regulations, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as the said
regulations), in Chapter heading of Chapter I, the word „Renewal‟ shall be omitted.
3. In the said regulations, for regulation 3, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
“3. Application for certificate of registration. - (1) A jeweller shall apply for grant of certificate of registration to
sell precious metal articles notified under sub-section (1) of section 14 of the Act.
(2) The application under sub-regulation (1) shall be made to the Bureau in Form-I, annexed to these
regulations.
(3) The decision of the Bureau with the grounds of rejection shall be communicated in writing to the applicant.
(4) If a jeweller has five or more outlets anywhere in India, he can opt for the certificate of registration at
corporate level covering various retail outlets in one certificate.”
4. In the said regulations, in regulation 4, -
(i) sub-regulation (1) shall be omitted;
(ii) in sub-regulation (2), for the words “a period of five years”, the word “lifetime” shall be substituted.
5. In the said regulations, in regulation 5, after sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulation shall be
inserted, namely:-
“(3A) Alteration in the hallmarked jewellery upto fifty per cent. of the weight of jewellery or upto two grams,
whichever is lower, shall be permitted subject to the responsibility of purity on the jeweller.”
6. In the said regulations, regulation 6 shall be omitted.
7. In the said regulations, in regulation 7, -4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
(i) the words “or non-renewal”, wherever they occur, shall be omitted;
(ii) in sub-regulations (1) and (2), the words “or not renew” shall be omitted;
(iii) in sub-regulations (8) and (10), the words “or not renewed” shall be omitted;
(iv) in sub-regulation (12), the words “, non-renewal” shall be omitted.
8. In the said regulations, in regulation 8, after sub-regulation (12), the following sub-regulation shall be
inserted, namely:-
“(13) Any recognised Assaying and Hallmarking centre may setup an offsite Assaying and Hallmarking centre in
accordance with the guidelines issued by the Bureau.”
9. In the said regulations, in regulation 10, after sub-regulation (10), the following sub-regulation shall be
inserted, namely:-
“(10A) The Bureau may relax the hallmarking fee specified under sub-regulation (10) as and when required.”
10. In the said regulations, Schedule I shall be omitted.
11. In the said regulations, in Form I, -
(i) in item 7, in sub-item (b), the words “Validity:” shall be omitted.
(ii) in item 8, the brackets and words “(attach proof)” shall be omitted.
(iii) item 11 shall be omitted.
12. In the said regulations, in Form II, -
(i) in paragraph 1, the words and brackets “/renews the certificate granted to (strike out as applicable)” shall be
omitted.
(ii) in paragraph 3, the words “to -------and may be renewed in accordance with the said Regulations” shall be
omitted.
13. In the said regulations, Form III shall be omitted.
Lt Col (Retd.) KUMAR SHANTANU, Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./382/2021-22]
Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 vide F. No.
BS/11/05/2018 dated the 14th June 2018 and subsequently amended vide F. No. BS/11/05/2018 dated the 12th
October 2018.
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