Executive Summary:
This notification announces amendments to the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016, as per the Explosives Act, 1884. It addresses public feedback received after the draft rules were published on January 4, 2018. The amendments, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette, concern No Objection Certificates, license cancellations, and document submission requirements.
Key Points / Main Content:
No Objection Certificate (NOC) Requirements:
* An NOC is not required for licenses in Form F for storage of flammable, toxic, or corrosive gases forming part of a cylinder filling plant.
* An NOC is not required for storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in cylinders, but an NOC from the local body (Gram Panchayat or urban local body) is mandatory.
License Cancellation:
* Any license or approval granted under these rules will be cancelled if the licensee loses the right to the licensed premises.
Form C Amendment (Document Requirements):
* The requirement for a lease agreement is removed from the document submission requirements for a license in Form E, F, and G.
* A No Objection Certificate from the District Authority is required for a license in Form G to dispense Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) as automotive fuel or a License in Form F to store flammable or Toxic or corrosive gases for the purpose of sale or trading.
* This requirement does not apply to licenses in Form F for storage of flammable, toxic, or corrosive gases as part of a cylinder filling plant.
* For a license in Form F for storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in cylinders, No objection Certificate is required from the local body such as Gram Panchayat or the Urban local Body concerned.
Form G Amendment (Condition):
* In Form G, in condition 1, in subcondition b, for the words and figure in condition 6 of the license, the words and figures, Table II of condition 7 of the license in Form G shall be substituted.
Impact Analysis:
License Holders/Applicants:
* Impact: Changes to NOC requirements and potential license cancellation due to site rights affect current and future operations. Altered requirements for document submission for licenses in Form E, F and G.
* Action Required: Review current licenses and ensure compliance with new NOC rules. Verify site rights to avoid potential cancellation. Ensure compliance with changes to document submission requirements
Central Government:
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016.
* Action Required: Update relevant guidelines, forms, and procedures to reflect the new amendments.
Local Authorities (Gram Panchayat/Urban Local Body):
* Impact: Responsible for issuing NOCs for LPG storage in cylinders.
* Action Required: Establish procedures for issuing NOCs related to LPG storage in cylinders.
District Authorities:
* Impact: Issuance of NOCs is required for license in Form G to dispense Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) as automotive fuel or a License in Form F to store flammable or Toxic or corrosive gases for the purpose of sale or trading.
* Action Required: Establish procedures for issuing NOCs related to dispensing of CNG/CBG or to store flammable or Toxic or corrosive gases for the purpose of sale or trading.
Key Entities Referenced
Explosives Act, 1884: An Indian legislation governing explosives, referenced in the context of amending rules related to gas cylinders.
Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016: The principal rules being amended by this notification, concerning the regulation of gas cylinders.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for industrial policy and promotion, under which this notification is issued.
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion: The department within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for formulating and implementing industrial policy.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Gram Panchayat: A type of local body in India, specifically mentioned in relation to obtaining No Objection Certificates for storing Liquefied Petroleum Gas.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas: A flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as fuel in heating appliances, cooking equipment, and vehicles.
Compressed Natural Gas: Natural gas stored under high pressure. It is used as an alternative fuel for internal combustion engines.
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का (ा)प िव+फोटक अिधिनयम, 1884 (1884 का 4) क2 धारा 18 क2 अपे3ानुसार भारत सरकार के वािण7य और उ9ोग
मं:ालय (औ9ोिगक नीित और संवध(cid:13)न िवभाग) क2 अिधसूचना स<ं या सा.का.िन. 09(अ), तारीख 04.01.2018 @ारा भारत
के राजप: असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i), तारीख 4 जनवरी, 2018 म (cid:28) (कािशत (cid:4)कया गया था, िजसम (cid:28) ऐसे सभी
DिEय’ स,े िजनक2 इसस े(भािवत होन ेक2 सभं ावना ह,ै उस तारीख, िजसको अिधसूचना जनता को उपलHध करा दी गई थी,
से तीस (cid:4)दन क2 समािI से पहले आ3ेप या सझु ाव आमिं :त (cid:4)कए गए थ े;
और, उE अिधसूचना जनता को 4 जनवरी, 2018 को उपलHध करा दी गई थी;
और, उE (ा)प के सLब(cid:20)ध म(cid:28) जनता से (ाI Nए आ3ेप’ और सुझाव’ पर के(cid:20)(cid:21)ीय सरकार @ारा सLयकत: िवचार कर
िलया गया ह ै;
अतः, अब, के(cid:20)(cid:21)ीय सरकार िव+फोटक अिधिनयम, 1884 (1884 का 4) क2 धारा 5 और धारा 7 @ारा (दS शिEय’
का (योग करते Nए, गैस िसलTे डर िनयम, 2016 का और सशं ोधन करने के िलए िनUिलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथा(cid:13)त ्:-
1. ससससििंंििंं(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:26) ननननाााामममम औऔऔऔरररर (cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:27)ाााारररर(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)भभभभ - (1) इन िनयम’ का सिं 3I नाम गसै िसलेTडर (दसू रा संशोधन) िनयम, 2018 ह ै।
(2) य ेराजप: म (cid:28)इनके (काशन क2 तारीख को (वृS ह’गे ।
2. गसै िसलेTडर िनयम, 2016 (िजस े इसम(cid:28) इसके पYात ् उE िनयम कहा गया ह)ै , के िनयम 48 म(cid:28), उप-िनयम (3) के +थान
पर िनUिलिखत रखा जाएगा, अथा(cid:13)त ्:-
“(3) उप-िनयम (1) के अधीन “अनापिS (माणप:” क2 अप3े ा िनUिलिखत के सLब(cid:20)ध म(cid:28) ()प ‘च’ म(cid:28) अनु[िI के
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(क) 7वलनशील या िवषलै ी या सं3ारक गैस’ के भंडारण के िलए, जो भरण सयं ं: का भाग ह ै; और
(ख) िसलेTडर’ म(cid:28) (cid:21)िवत पे^ोिलयम गैस के भंडारण के िलए बशत _ ''अनापिS (माणप:'' +थानीय िनकाय जैस े
‘ाम पंचायत या सLबa शहरी +थानीय िनकाय स ेअिभ(ाI (cid:4)कया जाएगा ।”
3. उE िनयम के िनयम 57 म,(cid:28) खंड 4 के पYात् िनUिलिखत खंड अ(cid:20)तः+थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, अथा(cid:13)त् :-
“(5) इन िनयम’ के अधीन अनदु S (bयके अन[ु िI या अनमु ोदन रc हो जाएगा, य(cid:4)द अनु[िIधारी, अन[ु I साइट
या अनमु ो(cid:4)दत पdरसर का कोई अिधकार नह\ रखता ह ै।”
4. उE िनयम’ के ()प ‘ग’ म(cid:28), ()प 'ड़', ()प ‘च’ और ()प ‘छ’ म (cid:28)अनु[िI के िलए इस आवेदन के साथ (+तुत (cid:4)कए जाने
वाल ेअपिे 3त द+तावेज, शीष(cid:13) के अधीन :-
(क) मद (iv) म(cid:28) ''पeा करार'' शHद ’ का लोप (cid:4)कया जाएगा;
(ख) मद (vi) के +थ ान पर, िनLन िलिखत मद रखी जाएगी, अथा(cid:13)त:्--
“(vi) सपं ीिडत (ाकृितक गसै या संपीिडत बायो गसै ऑटोमोdटव gधन के )प म(cid:28) िवतdरत करने के िलए ()प ‘छ’ म (cid:28)
अनु[िhत या िबi2 या Dापार के (योजन के िलए 7 वलनशील गसै ’ या िवषाE गसै ’ या स3ं ारक गसै ’ के भंडारण के िलए
()प ‘च’ म (cid:28)अनु[िI के िलए आवेदन क2 दशा म (cid:28)िनयम 48 के अधीन, िजला (ािधकारी से अनापिS (माणप: ;
परंत ु7वलनशील गैस’ या िवषाjत गसै ’ या सं3ारक गैस’ के भडं ारण के िलए, जो भरण सयं ं: का भाग ह,ै ()प ‘च’
म(cid:28) अनु[िI या िसल(cid:20)ै ड र’ म (cid:28) (cid:21)िवत पे^ोिलयम गसै के भंडारण के िलए ()प ‘च’ म(cid:28) अनु[िI के िलए िजला (ािधकारी स े
अनापिS (माणप: क2 अप3े ा, लागू नह\ होगी ।
परंतु यह और (cid:4)क िसलेTडर’ म (cid:28) (cid:21)िवत पे^ोिलयम गसै के भंडारण के िलए, ()प ‘च’ म(cid:28) अन[ु िI के िलए, +थानीय
िनकाय, जैस े‘ाम पंचायत या सLबि(cid:20)धत शहरी +थानीय िनकाय स े“अनापिS (माणप:” अपिे 3त होगा ।”
5. उE िनयम के ()प 6 क2 शत(cid:13) 1 क2 उप-शत(cid:13) (ख) म (cid:28) “अन[ु िI क2 शत(cid:13) 6 म”(cid:28) शHद’ और अंक’ के +थान पर, “()प ‘छ’ म (cid:28)
अनु[िI क2 शत(cid:13) 7 क2 सारणी 2” शHद और अकं रखे जाएगं े ।
[फा. सं. 17(20)/2017-िव+फोटक]
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(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)टटटट पपपपणणणण ::::———— मूल िनयम भारत के राजप: असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म(cid:28) सा.का.िन. 1081(अ), तारीख
22 नवंबर, 2016 को (कािशत (cid:4)कए गए थ ेऔर तbपYात ्सा.का.िन. 189(अ), तारीख 27 फरवरी, 2018 @ारा
संशोिधत (cid:4)कए गए ।
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th March, 2018
G.S.R. 231(E).—WHEREAS the draft of certain rules further to amend the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 was
published as required by section 18 of the Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884) in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 4th January 2018 vide Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry
of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion), number, GSR 09(E), dated 4th January, 2018¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
inviting objections or suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of thirty days from the
date on which the notification was made available to the public;
AND WHEREAS, the said notification was made available to the public on the 4th January, 2018.
AND WHEREAS, objections and suggestions received from the public on the said draft have been duly
considered by the Central Government;
NOW WHEREAS, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5 and 7 of the Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of
1884), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016,
namely :-
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Gas Cylinders (Second amendment)
Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 48, for sub-rule (3), the
following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(3) The requirement of the “No Objection Certificate” under sub-rule (1) shall not be applicable for a license in
form “F”, -
(a) for storage of flammable or toxic or corrosive gases forming part of cylinder filling plant ; and
(b) for storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in cylinders, provided “No Objection Certificate” shall be obtained
from the local body such as Gram Panchayat or the urban local body concerned.”
3. In the said rules, in the rule 57, after clause (4), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :-
“(5) Every licence or approval granted under these rules shall stand cancelled, if the licensee ceases to have any
right to the site of the licensed or approved premises.”
4. In the said rules, in form ‘C’, under the heading DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED WITH
THIS APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE IN FORM ‘E’, ‘F’ and ‘G’ :-
(a) in item (iv), the words “lease agreement” shall be omitted;
(b) for item (vi), the following item shall be substituted, namely :-
“(vi) No Objection Certificate from the District Authority under rule 48 in the case of application for a licence in
Form “G” to dispense Compressed Natural gas or Compressed Bio Gas as automotive fuel or a Licence in Form “F”
to store flammable or Toxic or corrosive gases for the purpose of sale or trading ;
Provided that the requirement of No Objection Certificate from the District Authority shall not be
applicable for a licence in form “F” for storage of flammable or toxic or corrosive gases forming part of cylinder
filling plant or licence in form “F” for storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in cylinders:
Provided further that for a licence in form ‘F’ for storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in cylinders, “No
objection Certificate” shall be required from the local body such as Gram Panchayat or the Urban local Body
concerned.”
5. In the said rules, in Form “G”, in condition 1, in sub-condition (b), for the words and figure “in condition 6 of the
licence”, the words and figures, “Table II of condition 7 of the licence in Form G” shall be substituted.
[F. No. 17(20)/2017-Expl.]
SHAILENDRA SINGH, Addl. Secy.
Note :— The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide
notification G.S.R. 1081(E), dated the 22nd November, 2016 and subsequently amended vide G.S.R 189(E),
dated the 27th February, 2018.
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