Executive Summary:
This document, titled the Petroleum Amendment Rules, 2019, amends the Petroleum Rules, 2002. It was published by authority on May 29, 2019. The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. It addresses updates to forms and conditions related to petroleum vehicles and refueling operations.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to the Petroleum Rules, 2002:
* These rules may be called the Petroleum Amendment Rules, 2019.
* They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Form VIII Amendments:
* Part A, i: Replaces serial number 6 with a requirement for the name and address of users or area of operation, including details for site refuelling of aircrafts, heavy vehicles, or stationary equipment, along with specifics of the vehicles being refueled.
* Part II, i: In serial number 4, "or typical layout" is inserted after "site plan."
* Part II, ii: In serial number 5, "or Type" is inserted after "List".
* Part II, iii: Inserts item 7: "Standard operating procedures for filling and decantation of refueller".
Form IX Amendments:
* Adds item vii after item vi under "Documents required to be submitted with this application for a Licence in Forms XIV, XV, XVI or special Forms": Requires four sets of site layout plans showing the proposed parking area for refuellers.
Form XIX Amendments:
* a: In serial number 1, "Form XIV or" is inserted after "licensed in".
* b: In serial number 2, "type of" is inserted after "and the".
* c: Substitutes condition 6, specifying loading requirements for licensed vehicles at licensed storage premises, including conditions for Class B vehicles loaded at service stations (Form XIV) with specific safety measures and dimensions.
* d: Substitutes condition 12, detailing minimum distance requirements for vehicles during refuelling, unauthorized persons, and smoking restrictions, including exceptions for Class B refuellers up to 3000 litres and specifications for fill point clearance and hose length.
* e: In clause b of condition 13, the words "The earthing arrangements shall be ensured" shall be inserted.
* f: Substitutes condition 14, outlining procedures for unloading petroleum, prevention of spills, conditions for filling equipment, and requirements for emergency plans and standard operating procedures.
* g: Substitutes condition 21, mandating immediate reporting of accidents, fires, or explosions involving loss of life, injury, or property to authorities.
Impact Analysis:
Petroleum Industry Stakeholders (Users/Operators, Licensees):
* Impact: Must adhere to the updated rules and procedures for petroleum handling, storage, and refuelling operations.
* Action Required: Review and update operational procedures, site layouts, and emergency plans to comply with the new amendments.
Licensing Authorities:
* Impact: Responsible for enforcing the amended rules and ensuring compliance among licensees.
* Action Required: Update inspection protocols and licensing procedures to reflect the changes in the Petroleum Rules, 2002.
Vehicle Operators/Refuellers:
* Impact: Must comply with the revised conditions for vehicle operation, including loading, parking, and refuelling procedures.
* Action Required: Ensure that vehicles and equipment meet the specified safety standards and that personnel are trained on the updated operating procedures.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum Act, 1934: The primary legislation being amended by this notification.
Petroleum Rules, 2002: The rules which are being amended by this notification.
Petroleum Amendment Rules, 2019: The name given to the new set of rules resulting from the amendments.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The Indian government ministry responsible for the notification and the Petroleum Rules.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Chief Controller of Explosives: The authority responsible for approving the Standard Operating Procedure
Form XIV: A form related to licensing of storage premises for loading tank lorries.
District Authority: Authority to whom specific emergency plan needs to be submitted.
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िवचार 8कया गया ;
अतः अब केGHीय सरकार पे(cid:3)ोिलयम अिधिनयम, 1934 (1934 का 30) क(cid:30) धारा 4,5,14,21,22 और धारा
29 क(cid:30) उपधारा (1) 7ारा (cid:24)दK शि;य< का (cid:24)योग करते Lए पे(cid:3)ोिलयम िनयम 2002 का और संशोधन करने के
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2 पे(cid:3)ोिलयम िनयम, 2002 म-1
(1) दसू री अनुसूची म1 (cid:24)(cid:25)प VIII म-1
(क) भाग क म1,-
(i) Qम संRया 6 से, िनMिलिखत अंतः Tथािपत 8कया जाएगा अथाBत:् -
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उन भारी यान< क(cid:30) िविशि]यां िजसम1 यान और पुनः ईधन भरा जाना (cid:24)Tतािवत ह।ै "
(ख) भाग II म-1
(i) Qम संRया 4 म1 " Tथल न-शे " श?द< के प^ात् " अथवा (cid:24)ा(cid:25)िपक िवGयास" श?द अंतःTथािपत 8कए
जांएग;े
(ii) Qम संRया 5 मे " सूची" श?द< के प^ात् "अथवा (cid:24)कार" श?द अंतः Tथािपत 8कए जाएगं े,
(iii) Qम संRया 6 के प^ात ् िनMिलिखत मद अंतःTथािपत क(cid:30) जाएगी, अथातB :्-
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(2) (cid:24)(cid:25)प IX म1, \ट_पिणय< के प^ात् (cid:24)(cid:25)प XIV, XV, XVI या िवशेष (cid:24)(cid:25)प म1 अनुaिF के िलए इस आवेदन के
साथ (cid:24)Tतुत 8कए जाने के िलए अपेि"त दTतावेज" शीषBक के अधीन (cid:24)िवि]य< म1 मद संRया (VI) के प^ात ्
िनMिलिखत मद अंतःTथािपत 8कया जाएगा, अथातB :्-
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अंतः Tथािपत 8कए जाएगं े।
(ख) Qम संRया 2 म1 वणBन के अधीन “और” श?द< के प^ात् “(cid:24)कार का" श?द< को अंतःTथािपत 8कया
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सcवस Tटेशन म1 िविनeद] (cid:25)प से तैयार mोत के अनुaा (cid:24)दान क(cid:30) जाएगी।
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क के िलए Gयूनतम 9 मीटर क(cid:30) दरू ी रखी जाएगी।
परGतु वायुयान के टgक म1 पुनः ईधन भरने के मामले म1 8कसी संरि"त कायB से Gयूनतम 9 मीटर क(cid:30) दरू ी रखी
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लाइट1, मोबाइल फोन, पदाथB या स"म पदाथB नहq लाएगा।
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(क) पे(cid:3)ोिलयम वगB ख के िलए तीन हजार लीटर तक क(cid:30) "मता वाले अनुaिF के पुनः ईधन भरने वाल े का
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रख-रखाव 8कया जाएगा ;
(ख) भरने का िबGद ुतीन मीटर के समTतरीय िनकासी और 1.2 मीटर चारो और "ैितज िनकासी होगा।
(ग) यान ईधन भरते समय चालन क(cid:30) िTथित स ेबाहर होगा।
(घ) sविन क(cid:30) लंबाई और इले-(cid:3)ािनक (cid:25)प से लगातार होज 10 मीटर से अनिधक होगी";
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श?द अंतःTथािपत 8कए जाएगं े ।
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(ख) (cid:24)vयेक दखे भाल 8कसी wने या सीवर या पि?लक रोड म 1 पे(cid:3)ोिलयम के बचाव को रोकने के िलए क(cid:30)
जाएगी ;
(ग) पे(cid:3)ोिलयम 8कसी उपTकर म1 नहq भरा जाएगा जब उ; उपTकर (cid:24)चालन क(cid:30) िTथित मे हो ;
(घ) (cid:24)vयेक "े' के िलए िविनeद] आपात योजना को आपात के मामले म1 8QयाGयवयन हते ु तैयार क(cid:30)
जाएगी और ऐसे आपात योजन क(cid:30) (cid:24)ित िजला (cid:24)ािधकारी को सxप दी जाएगी।
(ङ) िवTफोटक< के मुRय िनयं'क 7ारा यथा अनुमोदन (cid:24)ाF मानक (cid:24)चालन (cid:24)8Qया का इसके साथ
अनुपालन 8कया जाएगा”।
(छ) शतB 21 के Tथान पर िनMिलिखत शतB रखी जाएगी, अथाBत ् :-
‘’21. अनुaF यान म1 होने वाले 8कसी दघु Bटना, अिh या िवTफोटक िजसमे मानव जीवन क(cid:30) "ित :ि; या संपिK
को गंभीर "ित Lई हो 8क \रपोटB तुरGत िनकटतम मिजT(cid:3)ेट या अिधका\रता रखने वाले िनकटतम पिु लस Tटेशन के
भारसाधक अिधकारी को क(cid:30) जाएगी और मुRय िनयं'क को टेलीफ़ोन या फै-स या ईमेल 7ारा भी क(cid:30) जाएगी”।
[फा. सं. पी-11021/01/2018-िवतरण]
आशुतोष {जदल, संयु; सिचव (िवपणन)
(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)टटटट(cid:24)(cid:24)(cid:24)(cid:24)पपपपणणणण :::: मूल िनयम भारत के राजप', असाधारण, भाग, II खंड 3,उपखंड (i) अिधसूचना सं.सा.का.िन. 204 (अ)
तारीख 13 माचB 2002 7ारा और सा.का.िन. 857 (अ)1 8दसंबर 2011 7ारा (cid:24)कािशत 8कए गए थे और
अंितम संशोधन अिध. स.ं सा.का.िन. 762 (अ) तारीख 10 अगTत 2018 7ारा 8कया गया था।
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th May, 2019
G.S.R. 384(E).—WHEREAS a draft Petroleum (Amendment) Rules, 2018, were published as
required by sub sections (2) and (3) of section 29 of the Petroleum Act 1934 (30 of 1934) under
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, dated, the
5th October, 2018, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide
number GSR 997 (E), dated the 5th October, 2018, inviting objections or suggestions from all
persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of forty five days from the date on which
notification was made available to the public;
AND WHEREAS, the said notification was made available to the public on the 5th October,
2018;
AND WHEREAS, objections and suggestions received from the public on the draft rules have
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NOW, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4,5,14,21,22 and sub- section (1)
of section 29 of the Petroleum Act, 1934 (30 of 1934), the Central Government hereby makes the
following rules further to amend the Petroleum Rules, 2002, namely :-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Petroleum (Amendment) Rules, 2019.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official
Gazette.
2. In the Petroleum Rules, 2002,-
(1) in the Second Schedule, in Form VIII,-
(a) in Part A-
(i) for serial number 6, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“6. Name and full postal address of users or area of operation giving details of
locality, taluka, district, state and of the place where the vehicle normally will be
transporting petroleum Class A or Class B for the purpose of the site refuelling of
aircraft’s, heavy vehicles or machineries, stationery equipment. Particulars of heavy
vehicles which are proposed to be refueled by the vehicle”;
(b) in Part II-
(i) in serial number 4, after the words "site plan" the words “or typical layout" shall
be inserted;
(ii) in serial number 5, after the words "List" the word “or Type" shall be
inserted;
(iii) after serial number 6 , the following item shall be inserted, namely:-
"7. Standard operating procedures for filling and decantation of refueller";
(2) in Form IX, after Notes, in the entries under the heading “Documents required to be
submitted with this application for a Licence in Forms XIV, XV, XVI or special Forms”,
after item number (vi) the following item shall be inserted, namely:-
"(vii) In case the licensed premises is to be used for parking refueller, four sets of site
layout plan showing the proposed area in the premises where the refueller is to be
parked.";
(3) in Form XIX,-
(a) in serial number 1 under Description , after the words "licensed in" the words and
figures "Form XIV or" shall be inserted;
(b) in serial number 2 under Description, after the words "and the" the word "type of”
shall be inserted;
(c) for condition 6, the following condition shall be substituted, namely:-
"6. The licensed vehicle shall be loaded at a storage premises licensed in
special form or Form XV having tank lorry loading facilities or premises
licensed in Form XIV. The Class B licensed petroleum vehicle may be loaded
at a specially prepared area attached to a service station licensed in Form XIV6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
and the area shall have rigid pipeline drawn from the underground tank in
service station, delivery pump and space for parking such vehicle shall be
segregated from facilities within service station by providing 60 cm brick wall
with chain link fencing of total height 1.2 m and 1.8 m high brick wall
segregating the same from protected works. The space for parking and filling
point shall observe at least 4.5 m clearance all round within the fencing. The
size of such premises shall be minimum 10 m x 10 m. Parking of the
Refueller(s) shall also be permitted at specially prepared area in service station
approved by the licensing authority.";
(d) for condition 12, the following condition shall be substituted, namely:-
"12. Vehicle shall be kept at a minimum nine metres distance for Petroleum
Class A and minimum six metres distance for Petroleum Class B from any
protected works all-round during refuelling the tanks of heavy vehicles or
machineries and stationery equipments as the case may be:
Provided that in case of refuelling of tanks of aircraft, vehicle shall be kept at
a minimum nine metres distance from any protected works. Unauthorized
person shall not be permitted within the distance during refuelling. No
smoking board in vernacular and English shall be displayed prominently near
the premises of refuelling the tanks of aircraft, heavy vehicles or machinery
and stationery equipments. No person shall smoke or carry matches, fire,
lights, mobile phones, articles or substance capable of causing ignition of
petroleum in the vicinity of refueling:
Provided that -
(a) refueller of licensed capacity up to three thousand litres for Petroleum
Class B shall be kept at a distance of minimum of 4.5 metres distance from
any protected works all-round during refuelling. The distance shall be
maintained by barricading;
(b) the fill point shall be at a horizontal clearance of three metres and
vertical clearance of 1.2 metres all-around;
(c) the vehicle shall be in drive out position while refueling;
(d) the length of the sound and electrically continuous hose shall not exceed
10 metres";
(e) in clause (b) of condition 13, after the words "as the case may be" the words
"The earthing arrangements shall be ensured" shall be inserted.
(f) for condition 14, the following condition shall be substituted, namely:-
“14 (a) Petroleum shall be unloaded only through the pump, namely,
motoring devices mounted on the vehicle;
(b) Every care shall be taken to prevent escape of petroleum into any
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(c) Petroleum shall not be filled into equipments while the said equipment is in
operating condition;
(d) Specific emergency plan for each site shall be prepared for implementation
in case of emergency and the copy of such emergency plan shall be
submitted to the District Authority.
(e) Standard Operating Procedure as approved by the Chief Controller of
Explosives shall be complied with”.
(g) for condition 21, the following condition shall be substituted, namely:-
“21. Any accident, fire or explosion occurring in the licensed vehicle, which is
attended with loss of human life or serious injury to person or property shall be
immediately reported to the nearest Magistrate or to the officer in-charge of the
nearest police station having jurisdiction and by telephone or fax or e-mail to the
Chief Controller”.
[F. No. P-11021/01/2018-Dist. ]
ASHUTOSH JINDAL, Jt. Secy. (M)
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 204(E), dated the 13th March, 2002 and G.S.R.857(E),
dated the 1st December, 2011 last amended vide notification number G.S.R.762(E), dated
the 10th August, 2018.
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