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Date: 2025-08-07 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act

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Executive Summary: This document contains amendments to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Petroleum Refineries and Gas Processing Plants Regulations, 2023. The amendment, titled the 2025 Amendment Regulations, focuses on compliance with technical and safety standards, including audits and penalties for non-compliance. It comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Key Points / Main Content: * **Compliance and Audits:** * Requires a comprehensive system for technical and safety audits throughout all stages of a project (design, pre-construction, construction, commissioning, and operation). * Mandates submission of project details (DFR, layout, PESO approval, Environmental Clearance, etc.) to the Board at least one month before construction begins. * The Board will monitor compliance directly or through accredited third parties. * **Penalties for Non-Compliance:** * In the event of default, deviation, or shortfall, entities are liable for civil penalties and/or suspension/termination of operations, as per Section 28 of the PNGRB Act, 2006. * The Board will issue a notice allowing a reasonable time for compliance. * No punitive action will be taken if remedial action is satisfactory to the Board within the specified time. * Failure to undertake remedial action may result in a civil penalty up to one crore rupees per contravention, with an additional penalty up to ten lakh rupees for every day of continuing failure, and potential suspension/termination of operations. * Failure to comply with the Board's directions may lead to further action under Chapter IX of the Act. * **Immediate Action for Safety Violations:** * In cases of imminent danger to public safety or State security, the Board may direct immediate suspension of operations and require immediate remedial action, deferring the opportunity to be heard. * **Project Scope:** * Planned projects include greenfield projects and, for brownfield projects, any addition to storage, handling, or processing capacity, increase in manpower, or increase in risk level. Impact Analysis: * **Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB):** * *Impact:* Increased responsibility for monitoring and enforcing compliance with technical and safety standards, including conducting audits and imposing penalties. * *Action Required:* Establish processes for monitoring compliance, conducting audits (directly or through third parties), issuing notices for non-compliance, and levying penalties. * **Petroleum Refineries and Gas Processing Plants:** * *Impact:* Must establish comprehensive systems for technical and safety audits and ensure ongoing compliance with regulations to avoid penalties, suspension, or termination of operations. Increased scrutiny and potential for financial penalties for non-compliance. * *Action Required:* Review and update existing systems for compliance, ensure timely submission of project details to the Board, and promptly address any notices of non-compliance. * **Accredited Third Parties:** * *Impact:* Potential opportunity to conduct conformity assessments on behalf of the Board, as per separate regulations. * *Action Required:* Stay informed about forthcoming regulations on third-party conformity assessments and prepare to offer services in this area.

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Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board: A regulatory body in India responsible for regulating the petroleum and natural gas sector. Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006: An Indian law that establishes and empowers the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board. Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Petroleum Refineries and Gas Processing Plants Regulations, 2023: A set of regulations established by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board regarding technical and safety standards for petroleum refineries and gas processing plants. Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Petroleum Refineries and Gas Processing Plants Amendment Regulations, 2025: Amendments made in 2025 to the 2023 regulations concerning technical and safety standards. New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued. PESO: An agency responsible for approval of Detailed Feasibility Report DFR, layout and Environmental Clearance. Section 61: Section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006, confers powers to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board. Section 28 of the PNGRB Act, 2006: Section 28 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 outlines civil penalties in event of default or deviation or shortfall.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एलxx.x-GअID.-E1x2x0x 82025-265345 CG-DL-E-12082025-265345 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 556] िई दिल्ली, ब ृ स्ट्प जतवार, अगस्ट्त 7, 2025/श्रावण 16, 1947 No. 556] 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)/11—पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोड ड अजधजियम, 2006 (2006 का 19) की धारा 61 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए एतद्द्वारा पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड परे ोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (पेरोजलयम ररफाइिररयों और गैस प्रोसेससंग संयंत्रों के जलए सुरक्षा मािकों सज त तकिीकी मािक और जवजिजियां) जवजियम, 2023 को और संिोजधत करि े के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जवजियम बिाता ै, अर्ाडत:् — 1. लघ ुिीर्कड और प्रारंभण: (1) इि जवजियमों को पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (पेरोजलयम ररफाइिररयों और गैस प्रोसेससंग संयंत्रों के जलए सुरक्षा मािकों सज त तकिीकी मािक और जवजिजियां) संिोधि जवजियम 2025 क ा िाएगा। (2) ये सरकारी रािपत्र में इिके प्रकािि की तारीख स ेलागू ोंगे। 1. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (पेरोजलयम ररफाइिररयों और गैस प्रोसेससंग संयंत्रों के जलए सुरक्षा मािकों सज त तकिीकी मािक और जवजिजियां) जवजियम, 2023 म,ें - (a) मौिूि जवजियमि 8 के स्ट्र्ाि पर जिम्नािुसार को प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा: “ (1) इि जवजियमों के प्रावधािों का अिुपालि सुजिजित करि े के जलए एक स्ट्र्ाजपत व्यापक प्रणाली ोगी, 5296 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 जिर्ििड सतत आधार पर भी ोगा। (2) दकसी भी जियोजित पररयोििा का जववरण जवस्ट्तृत व्यव ायडता ररपोटड (डीएफआर), लेआउट, पीईएसओ अिुमोिि और पयाडवरणीय मिं ूरी आदि सज त, िो भी लाग ू ो, जिमाडण िुरू करि े से कम से कम एक म ीिे पूवड बोड ड के समक्ष प्रस्ट्ततु दकया िाएगा। (3) ‘बोडड’ सुरक्षा मािक सज त 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। (4) 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 अजधसचू िा िारी करेगा, जिसमें उसे जवजियमों के त त अपिे िाजयत्वों को पूरा करिे के जलए एक उजचत समय अवजध िी िाएगी; (ख) यदि बोडड द्वारा जिर्ििड समयावजध के भीतर बोडड की संतुजि के जलए इकाई द्वारा सुधारात्मक कारडवाई की िाती ैतो कोई िडं ात्मक कारडवाई ि ीं की िाएगी; (ग) यदि इकाई ऐसी समयावजध के भीतर सुधारात्मक कारडवाई करि े म ें जवफल र ती ै, तो बोड ड ऐसी इकाई को सुिवाई का अवसर िेिे के बाि जलजखत आििे द्वारा जििेि िे सकता ै दक इकाई पर लगिे वाल े दकसी अन्य िडं पर प्रजतकूल प्रभाव डाल े जबिा, ऐसी इकाई को जसजवल िंड के रूप म ें ऐसी राजि का भुगताि करिा ोगा, िो प्रत्येक उल्लघं ि के जलए एक करोड़ रुपये से अजधक ि ीं ोगी तर्ा लगातार उल्लंघि की जस्ट्र्जत म,ें अजतररि िडं िो प्रजतदिि िस लाख रुपये तक ो सकता ।ै इसके अजतररि, यदि बोडड उजचत समझे, तो उि इकाई के संचालि को जिलंजबत या समाप्त करि े का जििेि ि ेसकता ।ै (घ) यदि इकाई खडं (ग) म ें दिए गए अिुसार बोडड द्वारा पाररत जिििे ों का पालि करिे म ें जवफल र ती ,ै तो बोडड अजधजियम के अध्याय IX के त त अपराधों और िंड के जलए जिधाडररत उजचत कारडवाई कर सकता ।ै बिते दक उप-जवजियम (3) के खंड (क) स े(घ) म ेंजिज त दकसी भी बात के बाविूि, ऐसे मामलों में: (i) जिसम े इकाई की ओर से उल्लंघि सावडिजिक सुरक्षा के जलए आसन्न िोजखम उत्पन्न करता ैया (ii) जिसम े बोडड सावडिजिक ज त में या राज्य सुरक्षा के ज त म ें य जिधाडररत करता ै दक ऐसा करिा आवश्यक ,ै ‘बोडड’ इकाई को तत्काल उपचारात्मक कारडवाई करि े की आवश्यकता के अलावा, उि इकाई के पररचालि 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 पररयोििाओं म ें सभी ग्रीिफील्ड पररयोििाएं िाजमल ोंगी और ब्राउिफील्ड पररयोििाओं 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./289/2025-26][भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 पाि रटप्पणी : 1. प्रमुख जवजियम, पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (पेरोजलयम ररफाइिररयों और गैस प्रोसेससंग संयंत्रों के जलए सुरक्षा मािकों सज त तकिीकी मािक और जवजिजियां) जवजियम, 2023, भारत के रािपत्र, भाग 3, खंड 4 में दििांक 29 माचड 2023 को फा. सं. पीएििीआरबी/टेक/8-टी4एसआरएंडिीपी/(1)/2023 (पी-4247) के त त 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)/11—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 Petroleum Refineries and Gas Processing Plants) Regulations, 2023, 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 Petroleum Refineries and Gas Processing Plants) 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 Petroleum Refineries and Gas Processing Plants) Regulations, 2023,— (a) existing Regulation 8, 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. 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 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] 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./289/2025-26] Foot Note: 1. The principal regulations, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Petroleum Refineries and Gas Processing Plants) Regulations, 2023, was published in Gazette of India, Part 3, Sec.4, on 29th March 2023, vide F. No. PNGRB/Tech/8- T4SR&GP/(1)/2023 (P-4247). ” 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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