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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

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Executive Summary: This document contains amendments to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Integrity Management System for Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines Regulations, 2021, under powers conferred by section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006. These amendments, titled the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Integrity Management System for Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines Amendment Regulations, 2025, come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, August 7, 2025. The amendments focus on compliance, monitoring, and penalties for defaults, deviations, or shortfalls. Key Points / Main Content: Compliance and Monitoring: * A comprehensive system must be established to ensure compliance with regulations through technical and safety audits across all stages (design, pre-construction, construction, commissioning, and operation) and on an ongoing, periodically specified basis. * The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (the Board) will monitor compliance directly or via accredited third parties, according to separate regulations on third-party conformity assessment. Penalties for Non-Compliance: * Any default, deviation, or shortfall qualifies the authorized entity as a defaulting entity under Regulation 16 of the Authorizing Entities Regulations, 2010. * Prior to authorization or for dedicated pipelines, entities facing default, deviation or shortfall are liable for civil penalties under Section 28 of the PNGRB Act, 2006, and/or suspension/termination of operation, following a specific procedure: * The Board issues a notice allowing a reasonable time to fulfill obligations. * No punitive action is taken if remedial action is satisfactory to the Board within the specified time. * If remedial action fails, the Board may, after a hearing, direct a civil penalty not exceeding one crore rupees per contravention, and an additional penalty of up to ten lakh rupees for every day of continuing failure. The Board may also suspend or terminate operations. * Failure to comply with the Board's directions may result in further action as prescribed under Chapter IX of the Act. * Notwithstanding the above, in cases of imminent danger to public safety or in the interest of State security, the Board may direct immediate suspension of operations, with a hearing afforded subsequently. Note: * Planned projects include all greenfield projects and, in the case of brownfield projects, any addition to storage, handling, or processing capacity, increase in manpower, or increase in risk level of any installation/facility. Impact Analysis: Authorized Entities/Operators of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines: Impact: Subject to stricter compliance monitoring, potential penalties for non-compliance, and possible suspension or termination of operations. Action Required: Review and enhance integrity management systems to ensure compliance with the amended regulations, including conducting thorough technical and safety audits. Implement remedial actions promptly upon identification of any defaults, deviations, or shortfalls. Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB): Impact: Increased responsibility for monitoring compliance, conducting audits (directly or through third parties), and enforcing penalties for violations. Action Required: Establish or refine processes for monitoring compliance, accrediting third-party auditors, and issuing notices and penalties for non-compliance. Accredited Third-Party Auditors: Impact: Potential role in conducting compliance assessments and audits on behalf of the Board. Action Required: Stay informed of the latest regulations and guidelines, and develop expertise in assessing compliance with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Integrity Management System for Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines Regulations.

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Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board: A regulatory body established by the Government of India to oversee 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 Integrity Management System for Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines Regulations, 2021: Regulations established by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board concerning the integrity management system for petroleum and petroleum products pipelines. Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Integrity Management System for Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines Amendment Regulations, 2025: Amendment regulations to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Integrity Management System for Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines Regulations, 2021. Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines Regulations, 2010: Regulations pertaining to the authorization of entities involved in laying, building, operating, or expanding petroleum and petroleum products pipelines. Section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006: Section of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006, that confers powers related to regulations. Section 28 of the PNGRB Act, 2006: Section of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 pertaining to civil penalties. Anjan Kumar Mishra: Secretary of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board.
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L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एलxx.x-GअID.-E0x8x0x 82025-265307 CG-DL-E-08082025-265307 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 549] िई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, अगस्ट्त 7, 2025/श्रावण 16, 1947 No. 549] 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)/4—पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोड डअजधजियम, 2006 (2006 का 19) की धारा 61 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का उपयोग करत े हुए, पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड एतद्द्वारा पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (पेरोजलयम और पेरोजलयम उत्पाि पाइपलाइिों के जलए एकीकृत प्रबंधि प्रणाली) जवजियम, 2021 को और संिोजधत करिे के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जवजियम बिाता ह,ै अर्ाडत:् - 1. लघ ुिीर्कड और प्रारंभण: (1) इि जवजियमों को पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (पेरोजलयम और पेरोजलयम उत्पाि पाइपलाइिों के जलए एकीकृत प्रबंधि प्रणाली) संिोधि जवजियम, 2025 कहा िाएगा। (2) ये सरकारी रािपत्र में प्रकािि की तारीख से लाग ूहोंगे। 2. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (पेरोजलयम और पेरोजलयम उत्पाि पाइपलाइिों के जलए एकीकृत प्रबंधि प्रणाली) जवजियम, 2021 म,ें - (a) मौिूिा जवजियम 7 को जिम्नािसु ार प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा: 5289 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (1) इि जवजियमों के प्रावधािों का अिुपालि सुजिजित करिे के जलए एक स्ट्र्ाजपत व्यापक प्रणाली होगी, जिसमें रूपरेखा, पूवड-जिमाडण, जिमाडण, िुरुआत और संचालि के चरणों के िौराि तकिीकी और सरु क्षा ऑजडट का संचालि िाजमल होगा सार्-ही-सार् समय-समय पर जिर्िष्ट सड सतत आधार पर भी होगा। (2) ‘बोडड’ सुरक्षा मािक सजहत तकिीकी मािकों और जवजििेिों के अिुपालि की जिगरािी प्रत्यक्ष या दकसी मान्यता प्राप्त तीसरे पक्ष के माध्यम से तीसरे पक्ष के अिरूु पता मूल्यांकि पर अलग जवजियमों के माध्यम स े करेगा। (3) इि जवजियमों के अंतगडत दकसी चूक या जवचलि या कमी की जस्ट्र्जत म,ें प्राजधकृत इकाई पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोड ड (पेरोजलयम और पेरोजलयम उत्पाि पाइपलाइि जबछािे, जिमाडण, संचालि या जवस्ट्तार करिे के जलए इकाइयों को प्राजधकृत करिा) जवजियम, 2010 के जवजियम 16 के अंतगतड अजधकृत इकाई चूककताड ईकाई के रूप म ेंअहतड ा प्राप्त करेगी। (4) इि जवजियमों के प्रयोिि के जलए, िब तक बोड ड द्वारा प्राजधकरण प्रिाि िहीं दकया िाता ह ै या समर्पडत पाइपलाइिों के जलए, दकसी भी चूक या जवचलि या कमी की जस्ट्र्जत में, इकाई पीएििीआरबी अजधजियम, 2006 की धारा 28 के अिसु ार िागररक िडं और/या जिम्नजलजखत प्रदिया के अिुसार संचालि के जिलंबि/समाजप्त का सामिा करिे के जलए उत्तरिायी होगी: (क) बोडड इकाई को एक अजधसचू िा िारी करेगा, जिसमें उसे जवजियमों के तहत अपि े िाजयत्वों को पूरा करि े के जलए एक उजचत समय अवजध िी िाएगी; (ख) यदि बोडड द्वारा जिर्िष्ट सड समयावजध के भीतर बोड ड की संतुजष्ट स के जलए इकाई द्वारा सुधारात्मक कारडवाई की िाती ह ैतो कोई िंडात्मक कारडवाई िहीं की िाएगी; (ग) यदि इकाई ऐसी समयावजध के भीतर सुधारात्मक कारडवाई करिे म ें जवफल रहती है, तो बोडड ऐसी इकाई को सुिवाई का अवसर िेिे के बाि जलजखत आिेि द्वारा जिििे िे सकता ह ै दक इकाई पर लगिे वाल े दकसी अन्य िंड पर प्रजतकूल प्रभाव डाल े जबिा, ऐसी इकाई को जसजवल िडं के रूप म ें ऐसी राजि का भुगताि करिा होगा, िो प्रत्येक उल्लंघि के जलए एक करोड़ रुपय े से अजधक िहीं होगी तर्ा लगातार जवफलता की जस्ट्र्जत म,ें अजतररि िडं िो प्रजतदिि िस लाख रुपये तक हो सकता ह।ै इसके अजतररि, यदि बोडड उजचत समझ,े तो उि इकाई के संचालि को जिलंजबत या समाप्त करि े का जिििे ि ेसकता ह।ै (घ) यदि इकाई खंड (ग) में दिए गए अिुसार बोडड द्वारा पाररत जििेिों का पालि करिे में जवफल रहती ह,ै तो बोडड अजधजियम के अध्याय IX के अतं गतड अपराधों और िडं के जलए जिधाडररत उजचत कारडवाई कर सकता ह।ै (5) उप-जवजियम (3) या उप-जवजियम (4) म ेंजिजहत प्रदिया के बाविूि, जिम्नजलजखत मामलों म:ें (i) जिसमे इकाई की ओर से उल्लंघि सावडिजिक सुरक्षा के जलए आसन्न िोजखम उत्पन्न करता ह ैया (ii) जिसमे बोडड सावडिजिक जहत में या राज्य सुरक्षा के जहत में यह जिधाडररत करता ह ै दक ऐसा करिा आवश्यक ह,ै ‘बोडड’ इकाई को तत्काल उपचारात्मक कारडवाई करिे की आवश्यकता के अलावा, उि इकाई के पररचालि को तत्काल जिलंजबत करिे का जिििे भी िे सकता ह ै तर्ा ऐसे मामलों म,ें बोडड द्वारा इकाई की सुिवाई का अवसर स्ट्र्जगत दकया िा सकता ह ैऔर बाि में प्रिाि दकया िा सकता ह।ै ध्याि ि ें 1: जियोजित पररयोििाओं म ें सभी ग्रीिफील्ड पररयोििाएं िाजमल होंगी और ब्राउिफील्ड पररयोििाओं के मामल े म,ें भंडारण, हडैं ललगं या प्रसंस्ट्करण क्षमता म ें कोई वृजि, िििजि में वृजि या दकसी भी स्ट्र्ापिा/सुजवधा के िोजखम स्ट्तर म ेंवृजि िाजमल होगी। अंिि कुमार जमश्रा, सजचव [जवज्ञापि-III/4/असा./282/2025-26][भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 पाि रटप्पणी : 1. प्रमुख जवजियम, पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (पेरोजलयम और पेरोजलयम उत्पाि पाइपलाइिों के जलए एकीकृत प्रबंधि प्रणाली) जवजियम, 2021, भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, खंड 4 में दििांक 8 जसतंबर 2021 को एफ. संख्या पीएििीआरबी/तकिीकी/15-आईएमएसपीपीएलपंिीकरण./(1)/2021-खंड (3) (पी- 3385) के तहत प्रकाजित दकए गए र्े। PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd July, 2025 F. No. PNGRB/Tech/18-penalty-T4SReg./(9)/2024/(E-5488)/4—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 (Integrity Management System for Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) Regulations, 2021, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement: (1) These regulations may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Integrity Management System for Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) 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 (Integrity Management System for Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) Regulations, 2021, - (a) existing Regulation 7, shall be substituted as under: “ (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. (2) The Board shall monitor the compliance of these regulations, either directly or through an accredited third party via separate regulations on third-party conformity assessment. (3) In event of any default or deviation or shortfall under these Regulations, the authorized entity shall qualify as defaulting entity under the Regulation 16 of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) Regulations, 2010. (4) For the purpose of these Regulations, until authorization is granted by the Board or for dedicated pipelines, 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:4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (a) The Board shall issue a notice to the entity, allowing it a reasonable time period to fulfil its obligations under the regulations; (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. (5) Notwithstanding the procedure contained in sub-regulation (3) or sub-regulation (4), 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./282/2025-26] Foot Note: 1. The principal regulations, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Integrity Management System for Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) Regulations, 2021, was published in Gazette of India, Part III, Sec.4, on 8th September 2021, vide F. No. PNGRB/Tech/15- IMSPPPLReg. /(1)/2021-Volume (3) (P-3385). 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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