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Date: 30-Aug-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Potable Water Bottles Quality Control Amendment Order 2024

Issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry · DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

Description of the Gazette Notification

  • This gazette notification announces the Potable Water Bottles (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2024. This amendment modifies the original Potable Water Bottles (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (issued on March 5th, 2024).
  • The amendment provides a six-month grace period for manufacturers and importers of potable water bottles who had already manufactured or imported goods before the amendment's effective date.

Key Changes

  • A new proviso is added to paragraph 2 of the Potable Water Bottles (Quality Control) Order, 2024.
  • This proviso allows manufacturers and importers who had already manufactured or imported potable water bottles before the amendment's effective date a six-month grace period to sell their existing stock.
  • To avail this grace period, manufacturers and importers must declare this to the Bureau of Indian Standards, with the declaration certified by a Chartered Accountant.
  • The amendment came into effect on August 30th, 2024, the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Manufacturers and Importers

  • After the six-month grace period, all manufacturers and importers must comply with the amended order.

Impact on Consumers

  • In the long term, consumers will benefit from improved quality control standards for potable water bottles.

Impact on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

  • Improved enforcement of quality control standards for potable water bottles after the six-month grace period.

Suggested Action Items

  • Public awareness campaigns should be launched to inform consumers about the amendment and the potential for non-compliant products during the grace period.

Key Entities Referenced

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS): The regulatory body responsible for setting and enforcing quality control standards for various products in India, including potable water bottles. The amendment requires interaction with the BIS for declarations. Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade): The government ministry that issued the amendment order. Potable Water Bottles (Quality Control) Order, 2024: The original order that was amended by this notification. Potable Water Bottles (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2024: The amendment to the original order, detailed in this gazette notification. Chartered Accountant: A professional required to certify the declarations submitted by manufacturers and importers. Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016): The legislation that grants the Central Government the power to issue and amend the Potable Water Bottles (Quality Control) Order.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-30082024-256795 CG-DxLx-xEG-I3D0H0x8x2x0 24-256795 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 3373] नई ददल्ली, िुक्रवार, अगस्ट्त 30, 2024/भाद्र 8, 1946 No. 3373] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2024/BHADRA 8, 1946 वाजणज्य और उद्योग मत्रं ालय उद्योग सवं धनध और आतं ररक व्य ापार जवभाग आदेि नई ददल्ली, 29 अगस्ट् त, 2024 का.आ. 3702(अ).—भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 11) की धारा 16 के साथ परित धारा 17 और धारा 25 की उप-धारा (3) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए केंद्र सरकार का, भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो स े परामि ध करने के बाद, यह मत ह ै दक यह िनजहत म ें आवश्यक अथवा जहतकर ह,ै अत: एतद्द्वारा पोटेबल वॉटर बॉटल्स (गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदिे , 2024 म ें संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत आदेि करती ह,ै नामत: - 1. (1) इस आदेि को पोटेबल वॉटर बॉटल्स (गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण) सिं ोधन आदेि, 2024 कहा िाएगा। (2) यह आदेि आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ें इसके प्रकािन की तारीख स े लागू होगा। 2. पोटेबल वॉटर बॉटल्स (गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 2024 के, पैराग्राफ 2 म,ें दसू रे परंतुक के पश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक को िोडा िाएगा, नामतः “बिते यह भी दक इस आदिे म ें स े कुछ भी ब्यरू ो द्वारा प्रमाजणत जनमाधता या प्रमाणन के जलए ब्यूरो को आवेदन करने वाल े जनमाधता अथवा प्रासजं गक वस्ट्तओंु और सामानों के जलए आयातक द्वारा इस आदेि के प्रारंभ की तारीख से पहल े घरेलू रूप स े जनर्मधत या आयाजतत वस्ट्तओंु या सामानों पर लागू नहीं होगा और ऐस े जनमाधता या आयातक को घरेलू उपयोग के जलए पोटेबल वॉटर बॉटल्स (गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण) संिोधन आदेि, 2024 के प्रारंभ की तारीख स े छह महीने तक ऐस े 5547 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] घोजित स्ट्टॉक को बेचने अथवा प्रदर्िधत करने अथवा बेचने का प्रस्ट्ताव करने की अनुमजत इस ितध के अधीन होगी दक ऐसा जनमाधता अथवा आयातक चाटधड ध अकाउंटेंट द्वारा प्रमाजणत इस आिय की घोिणा ब्यूरो को करेगा।” [फा. स.ं पी-14031/12/2023-सीआई] संिीव, संयुि सचिव नोट:- मूल आदेि, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (ii) में अजधसूचना संख्या सां. आ. 1071(अ), ददनांक 5 माचध, 2024 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकया गया था। MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE) ORDER New Delhi, the 29th August, 2024 S.O. 3702(E).––In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 read with section 17 and sub-section (3) of section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central Government, after consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, hereby makes the following Order to amend the Potable Water Bottles (Quality Control) Order, 2024, namely :— 1. (1) This Order may be called the Potable Water Bottles (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2024. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Potable Water Bottles (Quality Control) Order, 2024, in paragraph 2, after second proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— “Provided also that nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles domestically manufactured or imported before the date of commencement of this Order by the manufacturer certified by the Bureau or manufacturer who has applied to the Bureau for certification or by the importer for the relevant goods and articles and such manufacturer or importer shall be permitted to sell or display or offer to sell such declared stock up to six months from the date of commencement of the Potable Water Bottles (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2024 subject to the condition that such manufacturer or importer shall make a declaration to this effect certified by a Chartered account to the Bureau.” [F. No. P-14031/12/2023-CI] SANJIV, Jt. Secy. Note: The principal Order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II, Section 3, sub-section(ii) vide notification number S.O. 1071(E), dated the 5th March, 2024. 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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