Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry amends the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016. The amendment was drafted and published on July 17, 2017, and made available to the public on the same day. The new rules, called the Gas Cylinders Amendment Rules, 2018, come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, February 27, 2018.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment Title:** Gas Cylinders Amendment Rules, 2018
* **Effective Date:** Date of publication in the Official Gazette, February 27, 2018.
* **Amendments to Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016:**
* **Insertion of Clause (ia) in Rule 2:** Defines "Auto LNG" as liquefied natural gas meant for automotive fuel.
* **Amendment to Rule 2(b):** Modifies the definition of "gas cylinder or cylinder" to mean any closed metal container with a volume exceeding 500 ml but not exceeding 1000 liters for compressed gas storage and transport, including LPG or LNG containers or CNG cylinders fitted to motor vehicles; it includes composite and cryogenic containers. The water capacity of cylinders for CNG, nitrogen, or compressed air may exceed 1000 liters (up to 3000 liters) if the diameter does not exceed 60 cm.
* **Insertion of Clause (xxxviiia) in Rule 2:** Defines "liquefied natural gas" as a fluid in the cryogenic liquid state composed predominantly of methane.
Impact Analysis:
* **Gas Cylinder Manufacturers and Suppliers:**
* *Impact:* Must adhere to the new definitions and regulations for gas cylinders, including those related to "Auto LNG" and the revised specifications for cylinder capacity and dimensions.
* *Action Required:* Update manufacturing processes and product specifications to comply with the amended rules.
* **Automotive Fuel Industry:**
* *Impact:* Must comply with the definition of "Auto LNG" and related regulations when using liquefied natural gas for automotive fuel.
* *Action Required:* Ensure compliance with the new definition of "Auto LNG".
* **Regulators and Inspectors:**
* *Impact:* Need to enforce the amended rules and definitions during inspections and regulatory oversight of gas cylinder manufacturing, storage, and transportation.
* *Action Required:* Update inspection protocols and regulatory frameworks to reflect the changes introduced by the amendment.
* **Users of Gas Cylinders (including CNG, Nitrogen, and Compressed Air):**
* *Impact:* Need to be aware of the revised regulations regarding cylinder capacity, especially for CNG, nitrogen, and compressed air cylinders exceeding 1000 liters.
* *Action Required:* Ensure that the cylinders in use comply with the revised capacity and dimension specifications.
Key Entities Referenced
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016: A set of rules pertaining to gas cylinders, which is being amended by this notification.
Explosives Act, 1884: The act under which the Gas Cylinders Rules are formulated and amended.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The ministry under which the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion operates.
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion: The department within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for issuing the notification regarding amendments to the Gas Cylinders Rules.
Gas Cylinders Amendment Rules, 2018: The amendment rules to the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016, as per this notification.
Liquefied Natural Gas: A type of gas that is included in the definition of gases covered by the Gas Cylinders Rules.
Compressed Natural Gas: A type of gas that is included in the definition of gases covered by the Gas Cylinders Rules.
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th February, 2018
G.S.R. 189(E). — WHEREAS the draft of the amendment of 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 17th July, 2017, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion), number, G.S.R. 886(E), dated the 17th July, 2017 inviting ob-
jections or suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of forty five days from the date on
which the said notification was made available to the public;
AND WHEREAS, the said notification was made available to the public on the 17th July, 2017;
AND WHEREAS, no objection or suggestion has been received;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5 and 7 of the Explosives Act, 1884
(4 of 1884), the Central Government thereby 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 (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, in rule 2,-
(a) after clause (i), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
‘(ia) “Auto LNG” means a liquefied natural gas meant for automotive fuel;’;¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
(b) for the portion beginning with the brackets, figures and words ‘ (xxiii) “gas cylinder” or “ cylinder” ’ and
ending with the words and figures “ such cylinder does not exceed 60 cm”, the following shall be substi-
tuted, namely :-
‘(xxviii) “gas cylinder” or “cylinder” means any closed metal container having a volume exceeding 500 ml
but not exceeding 1000 liters intended for the storage and transport of compressed gas, including any lique-
fied petroleum gas (LPG) container or liquefied natural gas (LNG) container or compressed natural gas
(CNG) cylinder fitted to a motor vehicle as its fuel tank but not including any other such container fitted to
a special transport or undercarriage and includes a composite cylinder and cryogenic container, however,
the water capacity of cylinder used for storage of CNG, nitrogen or compressed air may exceed 1000 liters
up to 3000 liters provided the diameter of such cylinder does not exceed 60 cm;’;
(c) after clause (xxxviii), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :-
‘(xxxviii-a) “liquefied natural gas” means a fluid in the cryogenic liquid state composed predominantly of
methane;’.
[F. No. 2(1)/2017-Expls.]
SHAILENDRA SINGH, Addl. Secy.
Note: – The principlal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)
vide notification number G.S.R. 1081(E), dated the 22nd November, 2016.
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