Date: 2025-08-07Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
Executive Summary:
This notification announces the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for dispensing of Automotive Fuels Amendment Regulations, 2025. These regulations, effective upon publication in the Official Gazette, further amend the 2018 regulations. The key change involves revisions to the handling of defaults and consequences related to compliance with technical and safety standards.
Key Points / Main Content:
Compliance System:
* Establishes a comprehensive system for technical and safety audits at all stages: design, pre-construction, construction, commissioning, and ongoing operation.
* Requires submission of planned project details, including Detailed Feasibility Reports (DFR), layouts, PESO approval, and Environmental Clearance, to the Board one month prior to construction.
* The Board will monitor compliance directly or via accredited third parties.
Default and Penalties:
* In case of default, deviation, or shortfall, entities are liable for civil penalties under Section 28 of the PNGRB Act, 2006, and/or suspension/termination of operation.
* The Board will issue a notice to the entity, allowing time to fulfill obligations.
* No punitive action if remedial action is taken to the Board's satisfaction within the specified time.
* Failure to undertake remedial action may result in a civil penalty up to one crore rupees per contravention, and an additional penalty up to ten lakh rupees for every day of continuing failure, along with potential suspension or termination of operations.
* Non-compliance with Board directions may result in actions prescribed under Chapter IX of the Act.
* In cases of imminent danger to public safety or state security interests, the Board may direct immediate suspension of operations, with a subsequent opportunity for the entity to be heard.
Note:
* Planned projects include greenfield projects, and brownfield projects that increase storage, handling, processing capacity, manpower, or risk level.
Impact Analysis:
Regulated Entities:
* Impact: Stricter enforcement of technical and safety standards, potential for significant financial penalties and operational disruptions due to non-compliance.
* Action Required: Implement and maintain a robust compliance system, conduct thorough technical and safety audits, submit project details to the Board in a timely manner, and take immediate remedial action upon identification of any defaults or deviations.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board:
* Impact: Increased responsibility for monitoring and enforcing compliance with technical and safety standards.
* Action Required: Establish procedures for monitoring compliance, conducting audits, and imposing penalties, as well as develop separate regulations on third-party conformity assessment.
Accredited Third Parties:
* Impact: Potential opportunity to conduct third-party conformity assessments.
* Action Required: Follow separate regulations on third-party conformity assessment.
Public:
* Impact: Increased safety due to stricter enforcement of regulations.
* Action Required: No action required.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board: A regulatory body established by the Government of India to regulate the petroleum and natural gas sector.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006: The Act of the Indian Parliament that established the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board and defines its powers and functions.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for dispensing of Automotive Fuels Regulations, 2018: A set of regulations established by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board concerning technical standards, specifications, and safety standards for dispensing automotive fuels.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for dispensing of Automotive Fuels Amendment Regulations, 2025: Amendment regulations to the 2018 regulations, concerning technical and safety standards for dispensing automotive fuels.
Section 28 of the PNGRB Act, 2006: Section of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 that pertains to the imposition of civil penalties.
Chapter IX of the Act: Chapter of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 that prescribes offences and punishments.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued, New Delhi, Delhi.
Anjan Kumar Mishra: Secretary of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 557] िई दिल्ली, बिृ स्ट्प जतवार, अगस्ट्त 7, 2025/श्रावण 16, 1947
No. 557] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025/SHRAVANA 16, 1947
परे ोजलयम एव ंप्राकृजतक गसै जवजियामक बोडड
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 23 िुलाई, 2025
फा. स.ं पीएििीआरबी/तकिीकी/18-िमु ािड ा-टी4एसपिं ीकरण./(9)/2024/(ई-5488)/12—पेरोजलयम और
प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोड ड अजधजियम, 2006 (2006 का 19) की धारा 61 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए,
पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड एतद्द्वारा पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (ऑटोमोटटव ईंधि
के जवतरण के जलए सुरक्षा मािकों सजित तकिीकी मािक और जवजििेि) जवजियम, 2018 को और संिोजधत करिे के जलए
जिम्नजलजखत जवजियम बिाता ि,ै अर्ाडत:् —
1. लघ ुिीर्कड और प्रारंभण
1. इि जवजियमों को पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (ऑटोमोटटव ईंधि के जवतरण के जलए सरु क्षा
मािकों सजित तकिीकी मािक और जवजििेि) संिोधि जवजियम, 2025 किा िाएगा।
2. ये सरकारी रािपत्र में इिके प्रकािि की तारीख स ेलागू िोंगे।
2. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (ऑटोमोटटव ईंधि के जवतरण के जलए सुरक्षा मािकों सजित तकिीकी
मािक और जवजििेि) जवजियम, 2018 म,ें -
(a) जवजियमि 8 म,ें िीर्डक "चूक और पटरणाम" के अंतगडत, सभी जवद्यमाि खंड िटा दिए िाएगं ,े और उिके स्ट्र्ाि
पर जिम्नजलजखत प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकए िाएंगे, अर्ाडत्: —
“
(1) इि जवजियमों के प्रावधािों का अिुपालि सुजिजित करि े के जलए एक स्ट्र्ाजपत व्यापक प्रणाली िोगी,
5297 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
जिसमें रूपरेखा, पूवड-जिमाडण, जिमाडण, िुरुआत और संचालि के चरणों के िौराि तकिीकी और सरु क्षा
ऑजडट का संचालि िाजमल िोगा सार् िी सार् समय-समय पर जिर्िष्टड सतत आधार पर भी िोगा। दकसी
भी जियोजित पटरयोििा का जववरण जवस्ट्तृत व्यविायडता टरपोट ड (डीएफआर), लेआउट, पीईएसओ
अिुमोिि और पयाडवरणीय मिं ूरी आदि सजित, िो भी लाग ू िो, जिमाडण िुरू करि े से कम से कम एक
मिीिे पूवड बोड ड के समक्ष प्रस्ट्ततु दकया िाएगा।
(2) ‘बोडड’ सुरक्षा मािक सजित तकिीकी मािकों और जवजििेिों के अिुपालि की जिगरािी प्रत्यक्ष या दकसी
मान्यता प्राप्त तीसरे पक्ष के माध्यम से तीसरे पक्ष के अिुरूपता मूल्यांकि पर अलग जवजियमों के माध्यम स े
करेगा।
(3) इि जवजियमों के प्रयोिि के जलए, दकसी भी चूक या जवचलि या कमी की जस्ट्र्जत में, इकाई
पीएििीआरबी अजधजियम, 2006 की धारा 28 के अिुसार जसजवल िंड लगाि े और/या जिम्नजलजखत
प्रदिया के अिुसार संचालि के जिलंबि/समाजप्त का सामिा करिे के जलए उत्तरिायी िोगी:
(क) बोडड इकाई को एक अजधसूचिा िारी करेगा, जिसमें उसे जवजियमों के तित अपि े िाजयत्वों को पूरा
करिे के जलए एक उजचत समय अवजध िी िाएगी;
(ख) यदि बोड ड द्वारा जिर्िष्टड समयावजध के भीतर बोड ड की संतजु ष्ट के जलए इकाई द्वारा सुधारात्मक कारडवाई
की िाती ि ैतो कोई िंडात्मक कारडवाई ििीं की िाएगी;
(ग) यदि इकाई ऐसी समयावजध के भीतर सुधारात्मक कारडवाई करि े म ें जवफल रिती िै, तो बोड ड ऐसी
इकाई को सुिवाई का अवसर िेिे के बाि जलजखत आििे द्वारा जििेि ि े सकता ि ै दक इकाई पर लगि े
वाले दकसी अन्य िडं पर प्रजतकूल प्रभाव डाले जबिा, ऐसी इकाई को जसजवल िंड के रूप म ें ऐसी राजि
का भुगताि करिा िोगा, िो प्रत्येक उल्लंघि के जलए एक करोड़ रुपय े से अजधक ििीं िोगी तर्ा
लगातार उल्लघं ि की जस्ट्र्जत में, अजतटरि िडं िो प्रजतदिि िस लाख रुपय े तक िो सकता ि।ै इसके
अजतटरि, यदि बोड ड उजचत समझे, तो उि इकाई के संचालि को जिलंजबत या समाप्त करिे का जििेि
िे सकता ि।ै
(घ) यदि इकाई खंड (ग) म ें दिए गए अिुसार बोड ड द्वारा पाटरत जििेिों का पालि करि े म ें जवफल रिती िै,
तो बोड ड अजधजियम के अध्याय IX के तित अपराधों और िंड के जलए जिधाडटरत उजचत कारडवाई कर
सकता ि।ै
बिते दक उप-जवजियम (3) के खंड (क) स े(घ) म ेंजिजित दकसी भी बात के बाविूि, ऐसे मामलों म ें
(i) जिसम े इकाई की ओर से उल्लंघि सावडिजिक सुरक्षा के जलए आसन्न िोजखम उत्पन्न करता ि ैया
(ii) जिसम े बोडड सावडिजिक जित में या राज्य सुरक्षा के जित में यि जिधाडटरत करता ि ै दक ऐसा करिा आवश्यक
ि,ै
‘बोडड’ इकाई को तत्काल उपचारात्मक कारडवाई करि े की आवश्यकता के अलावा, उि इकाई के पटरचालि को तत्काल
जिलंजबत करि े का जििेि भी ि े सकता ि ै तर्ा ऐसे मामलों म,ें बोडड द्वारा इकाई की सुिवाई का अवसर स्ट्र्जगत दकया िा
सकता ि ैऔर बाि म ेंप्रिाि दकया िा सकता ि।ै
ध्याि ि ें 1: जियोजित पटरयोििाओं म ें सभी ग्रीिफील्ड पटरयोििाएं िाजमल िोंगी और ब्राउिफील्ड पटरयोििाओं के
मामले म,ें भंडारण, संभालिे या प्रसंस्ट्करण क्षमता में कोई वृजि, िििजि में वृजि या दकसी भी स्ट्र्ापिा/सुजवधा के िोजखम
स्ट्तर में वृजि िाजमल िोगी।
”
अंिि कुमार जमश्रा, सजचव
[जवज्ञापि-III/4/असा./290/2025-26]
पाि टटप्पणी :[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
1. मुख्य जवजियम, पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (पेरोजलयम, ऑटो एलपीिी और सीएििी
जवतटरत करि े वाल ेखुिरा िकु ािों के जलए सुरक्षा मािकों सजित तकिीकी मािक और जवजिििे ) जवजियम, 2018,
भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, खंड 4 में दििांक 26 िवंबर 2018 को एफ. सं. इन्रा/टी4एस/एससी-6/4/18 के
तित प्रकाजित दकए गए र्।े
2. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (पेरोजलयम, ऑटो एलपीिी और सीएििी जवतटरत करि े वाल े
खुिरा िकु ािों के जलए सुरक्षा मािकों सजित तकिीकी मािक और जवजििेि) संिोधि जवजियम, 2020, भारत के
रािपत्र, भाग III, खंड 4 में दििांक 18 जसतंबर 2020 को फा. स.ं पीएििीआरबी/तकिीकी/5-
टी4एसआरओ/(2)/2020 के तित प्रकाजित दकए गए र्े।
3. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (ऑटोमोटटव ईंधि के जवतरण के जलए सुरक्षा मािकों सजित
तकिीकी मािक और जवजििेि) संिोधि जवजियम, 2022, भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, खंड 4 म ें 14 दिसंबर
2022 को फा. स.ं पीएििीआरबी/टेक/5-आरओ/(1)/2022 (पी-3803) के तित प्रकाजित दकए गए र्।े
4. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोड ड (ऑटोमोटटव ईंधि के जवतरण के जलए सुरक्षा मािकों सजित
तकिीकी मािक और जवजििेि) संिोधि जवजियम, 2023, भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, खंड 4 में 2 िवंबर 2023
को फा. सं. पीएििीआरबी/तकिीकी/5-आरओ/(1)/2022 (पी-3803) के तित प्रकाजित दकए गए र्।े
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd July, 2025
F. No. PNGRB/Tech/18-penalty-T4SReg./(9)/2024/(E-5488)/12—In exercise of the powers conferred by
section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), the Petroleum and Natural Gas
Regulatory Board hereby makes the following Regulations further to amend the Petroleum and Natural Gas
Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for dispensing of Automotive
Fuels) Regulations, 2018, namely: —
1. Short title and commencement:
(1) These regulations may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and
Specifications including Safety Standards for dispensing of Automotive Fuels) Amendment Regulations, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety
Standards for dispensing of Automotive Fuels) Regulations, 2018, -
(a) In Regulation 8, under heading “Default and Consequences.”, all the existing clauses shall be omitted, and the
following shall be substituted namely: -
“
(1) There shall be an established comprehensive system to ensure compliance with the provisions of these
regulations, encompassing the conduct of technical and safety audits throughout the stages of design, pre-
construction, construction, commissioning, and operation, and also on an ongoing basis, as periodically
specified. Details of any planned project along with Detailed Feasibility Report (DFR), layout, PESO
approval and Environmental Clearance etc. as may be applicable, shall be submitted to Board at least one
month prior to commencing the construction.
(2) The Board shall monitor the compliance with Technical Standards and Specifications, including Safety
Standards, either directly or through an accredited third party via separate regulations on third-party
conformity assessment.
(3) For the purpose of these Regulations, in event of any default or deviation or shortfall, the entity shall be
liable to face the imposition of civil penalty as per Section 28 of the PNGRB Act, 2006 and/or
suspension/termination of operation, as per following procedure:
(a) The Board shall issue a notice to the entity, allowing it a reasonable time period to fulfil its obligations
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(b) No punitive action shall be taken in case remedial action is taken by the entity, to the satisfaction of the
Board, within the time period specified by the Board;
(c) In case the entity fails to undertake remedial action within such time period, the Board may, after
giving such entity an opportunity of being heard, by order in writing, direct that, without prejudice to
any other penalty which the entity may be liable for, such entity shall pay, by way of civil penalty, an
amount which shall not exceed one crore rupees for each contravention, and in case of a continuing
failure, additional penalty which may extend to ten lakh rupees for every day. In addition, the Board, if
it deems appropriate, may direct for suspension or termination of operations of the said entity.
(d) If the entity fails to comply with the directions passed by the Board, as provided in clause (c), the
Board may take appropriate action as prescribed for offences and punishment under Chapter IX of the
Act.
Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in clauses (a) to (d) of sub-regulation (3), in cases
(i) where the violation on the part of the entity poses an imminent danger to public safety or
(ii) where the Board determines, in public interest or in the interest of State security, that it is so required,
the Board may, apart from requiring the entity to take immediate remedial action, also direct for immediate
suspension of operations of the said entity and in such cases, an opportunity of being heard may be deferred
and afforded subsequently to the entity by the Board.
Note 1: Planned projects shall include all greenfield projects and, in the case of brownfield projects, shall
encompass any addition to storage, handling, or processing capacity, increase in manpower, or increase in
risk level of any installation/facility.
”
ANJAN KUMAR MISHRA, Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./290/2025-26]
Foot Note:
5. The principal regulations, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and
Specifications including Safety Standards for Retail Outlets dispensing Petroleum, Auto LPG and CNG)
Regulations, 2018, was published in Gazette of India, Part III, Sec. 4, on 26th November 2018, vide F. No.
INFRA/T4S/SC-6/4/18.
6. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety
Standards for Retail Outlets dispensing Petroleum, Auto LPG and CNG) Amendment Regulations, 2020, was
published in Gazette of India, Part III, Sec. 4, on 18th September 2020, vide F. No. PNGRB/Tech/5-
T4SRO/(2)/2020.
7. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety
Standards for dispensing of Automotive Fuels) Amendment Regulations, 2022, was published in Gazette of
India, Part III, Sec.4, on 14th December 2022, vide F. No. PNGRB/Tech/5-RO/(1)/2022 (P-3803).
8. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety
Standards for dispensing of Automotive Fuels) Amendment Regulations, 2023, was published in Gazette of
India, Part III, Sec.4, on 2nd November 2023, vide F. No. PNGRB/Tech/5-RO/(1)/2022 (P-3803).
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