**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Amendment Order, 2026, to update the principal order from 2001. Notified on April 17, 2026, and published on April 21, 2026, the amendment redefines aviation fuel specifications and aligns search and seizure procedures with modern criminal procedure laws. The order became effective immediately upon its publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Updated Fuel Definitions**
* "Aviation turbine fuel" is now defined as a complex mixture of hydrocarbons conforming to IS 1571 specifications.
* The definition is expanded to include blends of hydrocarbons with synthesized hydrocarbons as specified under IS 17081.
* **Organizational Omissions**
* The letters and words “IBP Co. Limited” are officially omitted from the sub-clause (v) of the principal order.
* **Revised Legal Procedures for Enforcement**
* Provisions regarding search and seizure under this order are now governed by Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023).
* These legal provisions apply to all searches and seizures conducted under the authority of the Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Order.
* **Commencement and Scope**
* The order is officially titled the Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Amendment Order, 2026.
* It came into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (April 21, 2026).
**Impact Analysis**
**Aviation Fuel Suppliers and Marketers**
**Impact**
Suppliers are now permitted to market aviation turbine fuel blended with synthesized hydrocarbons, provided they meet the specific IS 17081 and IS 1571 standards.
**Action Required**
Ensure that all fuel stocks and blends comply with the updated technical specifications (IS 1571 and IS 17081) as defined in the 2026 amendment.
**Regulatory and Enforcement Authorities**
**Impact**
The legal framework for conducting inspections, searches, and seizures has shifted to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
**Action Required**
Update internal protocols and training for enforcement officers to ensure that any search and seizure actions comply with Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Key Entities Referenced
Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Amendment Order, 2026: The specific regulation introduced to update the definition of aviation turbine fuel and revise search and seizure procedures.
Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Order, 2001: The principal regulatory framework governing the marketing of aviation fuel which is being amended by this notification.
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: The parent legislation that empowers the Central Government to regulate the marketing and distribution of aviation turbine fuel.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The primary regulatory authority responsible for the formulation and notification of this policy.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023: The legislative code whose provisions now govern the procedures for search and seizure under this order.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
सं. 277] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, अप्रलै 21, 2026/विै ाख 1, 1948
No. 277] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026/VAISAKHA 1, 1948
परे ोजलयम एव ंप्राकृजतक गसै मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 17 अप्रलै , 2026
सा. नि. का. 301(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, आवश्यक वस्ट्तु अजधजनयम, 1955 (वर् ष 1955 का 10) की धारा 3
द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, जवमानन टरबाइन ईंधन (जवपणन जवजनयमन) आिेि, 2001 में और संिोधन
करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत आििे करती ह,ै अर्ाषत्:-
1. संजिप्त नाम और प्रारंभ:-
(1) इस आिेि का संजिप्त नाम जवमानन टरबाइन ईंधन (जवपणन जवजनयमन) संिोधन आिेि, 2026 ह।ै
(2) यह रािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की जतजर् को प्रवृत्त होगा।
2. जवमानन टरबाइन ईंधन (जवपणन जवजनयमन) आिेि, 2001 (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात मलू जनयम कहा गया ह)ै के
खंड 2 म,ें
(i) उपखंड (ii) के स्ट्र्ान पर जनम्नजलजखत उपखडं रखा िाएगा, अर्ाषत्:
"जवमानन टरबाइन ईंधन" आईएस 1571 जवजनिेि के अनरूु प या आईएस 17081 म ें जवजनर्िषष्ट संश्लेजर्त
हाइड्रोकाबषन के सार् इसका जमश्रण, हाइड्रोकाबषन का एक िटटल जमश्रण ह।ै
(ii) उपखंड (v) म,ें "आईबीपी कंपनी जलजमटेड" अिरों और िब्िों का लोप दकया िाएगा।
2823 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
3. मलू आिेि के, खंड 8 के, उपखंड (ग) के स्ट्र्ान पर जनम्नजलजखत उपखंड रखा िाएगा, अर्ातष ्:-
"(ग) भारतीय नागटरक सुरिा संजहता, 2023 (2023 का 46) की धारा 103 के उपबंध, िो तलािी और अजभग्रहण स े
संबंजधत ह,ैं इस आिेि के अधीन तलािी और अजभग्रहण पर यर्ासंभव लाग ू होंगे।"
[फा. सं. पी-13032(18)/3/2024-सीसी (ई-49214)]
प्रवीन एम. खनूिा , अपर सजचव
नोट: मूल आििे भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म ें संख्याक सा. जन. का. 241(अ), दिनााँक 31
माचष, 2001 को प्रकाजित दकए गए र् े और तत्पश्चात,् संख्याक सा. जन. का. 917(अ), दिनााँक 26 दिसंबर, 2014 द्वारा
संिोजधत दकए गए र्े।
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th April, 2026
G.S.R. 301(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955
(10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following order further to amend the Aviation Turbine Fuel
(Regulation of Marketing) Order, 2001, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement:-
(1) This order may be called the Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Amendment Order,
2026.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Order, 2001 (hereinafter referred to as the principal
order), in clause 2,
(i) for sub-clause (ii), the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely :
“aviation turbine fuel” is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons conforming to IS 1571 specification or its
blend with synthesised hydrocarbons as specified in IS 17081.
(ii) in sub-clause (v), the letters and words “IBP Co. Limited” shall be omitted.
3. In the principal order, in clause 8, for sub-clause (C), the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely :
“(C) the provisions of section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023), relating
to search and seizure shall, as far as may be, apply to searches and seizures under this order”.
[F. No. P-13032(18)/3/2024-CC(E-49214)]
PRAVEEN M. KHANOOJA, Addl. Secy.
Note: The principle order was published in the Gazette of India, extraordinary, part II, Section 3, Sub section (i),
vide number G.S.R. 241(E), dated 31st March, 2001 and subsequently amended vide number G.S.R. 917(E), dated
26th December, 2014.
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