Executive Summary:
This notification amends the Bureau of Energy Efficiency Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Tubular Fluorescent Lamps Regulations, 2018. It modifies the application process for obtaining permission and label requirements for tubular fluorescent lamps. The regulations come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette (June 18th, 2020).
Key Points / Main Content:
Application and Fees:
* For obtaining permission, applicants must register online for every brand separately using Form I, accompanied by a label security fee.
* The label security fee is one lakh rupees, but twenty-five thousand rupees for small-scale industries.
* An application fee of two thousand rupees per model is payable electronically.
* Documents specified in Form I must be sealed, stamped, and uploaded online; no hard copies are required.
Renewal of Permission:
* Permittees must apply for renewal of permission six to three months before expiry, with a fee of one thousand rupees payable electronically.
Label Specifications:
* The dimensions of labels on outer casings and tubular fluorescent lamps may be reduced relative to the size, maintaining the aspect ratio.
* The unique label series code must be mentioned on the label affixed to the outer casing/sleeve of the lamp.
* Clause "a" is omitted from the label requirements as specified in the schedule.
Impact Analysis:
Permittees (Manufacturers/Sellers of Tubular Fluorescent Lamps):
* Impact: Changes to application procedures, fee structures, renewal processes, and label specifications.
* Action Required: Implement the new online application process, adjust label designs to meet the revised specifications, and adhere to the updated fee payment methods.
Small Scale Industries:
* Impact: Benefit from a reduced label security fee.
* Action Required: Ensure they meet the criteria for small-scale industry to avail the reduced fee during the application process.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency:
* Impact: Changes to the administration and processing of applications and label approvals.
* Action Required: Update internal processes and online portals to reflect the new regulations, including the acceptance of electronic payments and online document submissions.
Key Entities Referenced
Bureau of Energy Efficiency: An organization responsible for promoting energy efficiency and conservation in India.
Energy Conservation Act, 2001: A law in India providing the legal framework for energy efficiency initiatives.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Tubular Fluorescent Lamps Amendment Regulations, 2020: The name of the regulations being amended.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Tubular Fluorescent Lamps Regulations, 2018: The regulations that are being amended by the 2020 amendment.
Abhay Bakre: Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency.
Official Gazette: A publication of the Government of India in which official notifications are published.
Central Government: The national government of India, which provides approval for the regulations.
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भाग III—खण्ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 217] नई ददल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतिार, िून 18, 2020/ज्य ष्े ि 28, 1942
No. 217] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020/JYAISHTHA 28, 1942
ऊिा ादक्षता ब्य रू ो
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 18 , 2020
स.ं /एस ए एल/ ए एल/63/2020-21.— प्रारूप ( ब लु
ल स ल ल लों पर उनके प्रदिान की जिजिजियां औ रीजत) स , 2019, तारीख 06 , 2019
स स बीईई / एस एंड एल / टीएफएल / 63 / 2019-20 द्वारा दकए गए , िैसा दक
स , 2001 (2001 का 52) 58 उ - (1) अधीन यथा अपेजक्षत ह,ै जिसमें प्रारूप
जि म ें अतं र्विष्ट उक्त अजधस के होने की तारीख से स म ें
व् यजययों की रर स े स आमंजित दकया िाता , स स उ ल या गया था;
औ िबदक उक्त 06 , 2019 लए उ ल कराई गई थीं;
औ उपरोक्त अंद उक्त प्रारूप जि स स हुए ह;ैं
अत: अब ऊिाा संरक्षण अजधजनयम 2001 (2001 का 52) की धारा 58 की उपधारा (2) के खंड (झ) और धारा
13 की उपधारा (2) के खडं (ढ) के साथ पठित धारा 14 के खडं (घ) द्वारा प्रदत् त िजययों का प्रयोग करत े हुए ब् यरू ो, केन्द रीय
सरकार के पूि ा अनुमोदन स े ऊिाा दक्षता ब् यरू ो (ट्यूबलु र फ्लोरसेंट लपैं के लेबलों पर उनके प्रदिना की जिजिजियां और
रीजत) अजधजनयम, 2018 को संिोजधत करके जनम्न जलजखत जिजनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाात ् :-
(1) इन जिजनयमों का संजक्षप् त नाम ऊिा ा दक्षता ब्यरू ो (ट्यूबुलर फ्लोरसेंट लैम्पों के लेबलों पर उनके प्रदिान
की जिजिजियां और रीजत), संिोधन जिजनयमन, 2020 ह।ै
(2) ये रािपि में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत् त होंगे।.
2643 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
2. ऊिाा दक्षता ब् यूरो (ट्यूबलु र फ्लोरसेंट लैम्पों पर उनके प्रदिना की जिजिजियां और रीजत) जिजनयम 2018
(जिसे इसके पश् चात ् उक्त जिजनयम कहा गया) के जिजनयम 6 में, -
(i) उप जिजनयम (2) के स्ट्थ ान पर जनम्न जलजखत रखा िाएगा, अथाात् :-
“(2) उप-जिजनयम (1) के अधीन ब्यूरो की अनुमजत अजभप्राप्त करन े के प्रयोिन के जलए,
अनुज्ञाधारक को हर ब्ांड के जलए अलग स े पंिीकरण कराने के जलए प्ररूप 1 के अनुसार ऑनलाइन
आिेदन करना होगा, जिसके साथ एक लाख रुपए की लेबल प्रजतभूजत फीस दये होगी, िो केिल
भुगतान के दकसी भी स्ट्िीकाय ा इलेक्रॉजनक मोड द्वारा देय होगी।
परंत ुलघु उद्योग के जलए लेबल प्रजत भूजत िल्ु क पच् चीस हिार रुपए होगा; "
(ii) उप-जिजनयम (3) म ें खंड (क) और (ख) के स्ट् थान पर जनम्न जलजखत खंड रख ेिाएंग,े अथाात ् :-
“(क) भुगतान के दकसी भी स्ट्िीकाय ा इलेक्रॉजनक मोड द्वारा दये प्रजत मॉडल दो हिार रुपए की आिेदन
फीस; और
“ख) ऑनलाइन आिेदन िमा करते समय पोटाल पर प्ररूप 1 म ें जिजनर्ददि दस्ट्तािेिों को सम् यक सीलबंद
रूप म ेंऔर मुहर लगाकर अपलोड दकया िाएगा;
परंत,ु ऑनलाइन आिेदन की कोई हाडा कॉपी, प्ररूप 1 और अन्दय दस्ट्तािेिों को ऊिाा दक्षता ब् यूरो के
कायाालय को भेिने की आिश् यकता नहीं ह।ै ''
(3) उक्त जिजनयमों के जिजनयम (7) म,ें उप जिजनयम (4) के स्ट् थान पर जनम्न जलजखत उपजिजनयम रखा िाएगा,
अथाात ् :-
“(4) निीकरण अनुमजत के जलए अनुज्ञाधारक इसके समाप् त होने के हह महीन े स े पहले, लदे कन इसकी
समाजप्त स े तीन महीने पहल े नहीं, आिेदन करेगा, और दकसी भी स्ट्िीकाय ा इलेक्रॉजनक मोड द्वारा दये
एक हिार रुपए की फीस के साथ होगा। ”
(4) उक्त जिजनयमों की अनुसूची म,ें -
(क) परै ा (1) म,ें -
(I) उप पैरा (झ) के,-
(i) खंड (क) लोप दकया िाएगा;
खंड (ख) के स्ट्थ ान पर जनम्न जलजखत रखा िाएगा, अथाता ् :-
(i) बाहरी आिरण या स्ट् लीि पर लगाए िाने िाले लेबल के आयाम
ठटप्प ण : बाहरी आिरण के आकार के अनुसार लेबल के आयाम अपेक्षाकृत कम हो सकत ेहैं, बिते दक लेबल के
पहलू अनुपात समान बन ेरह।ें[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपि : असाधारण 3
(ii) ट्यूबुलर फ्लोरसेंट लैंप पर मुरांकन करन े के जलए लेबल का आकार
ठटप्प ण : लबेल के आयामों को ट्यूबुलर फ्लोरसेंट लपैं के व्यास के अनुसार अपक्षे ाकृत कम दकया िा सकता है,
बिते दक लेबल के पहलू अनुपात समान बन ेरह।ें
(II) उप परै ा (ii) में , -
(i) खंड (क) लोप दकया िाएगा;
(ii) खंड (ख) के स्ट्थ ान पर जनम्न जलजखत रखा िाएगा, अथाता ् :-
(ख) उपाबंध के प्ररूप II म,ें परै ा 3 में उप-पैरा (1) के, -
(i) खंड (क) लोप दकया िाएगा;
(ii) खंड (ख) के स्ट्थ ान पर जनम न् जलजखत रखा िाएगा, अथाात ् :-
पि म ें प्रदान दकए गए अजद्वतीय लेबल श्ृंखला कोड को ट्यूबुलर फ्लोरोसेंट लैंप के बाहरी आिरण / स्ट्ल ीि पर
जचपकाए गए लेबल म ें उजल्लजखत दकया िाना ह।ै
अभय बाकरे, महाजनदेिक, ऊिा ा दक्षता ब्यरू ो
[जिज्ञापन-III/4/असा./78/2020-21]
ठटप्प ण : ऊिाा दक्षता ब्यरू ो (ट्यूबुलर फ्लोरसेंट लैम्पों के लबे लों पर उनके प्रदिान की जिजिजियां और रीजत) जिजनयम,
2018 भारत के रािपि असाधारण भाग III खंड 4 में अजधसूचना संख् या बीईई/एसएण् डएल/टीएफएल/
63/2017-18 तारीख 09 माच,ा 2018 के द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
THE BUREAU OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th June, 2020
No. BEE/S&L/TFL/63/2020-21.—Whereas the draft regulations namely, the Bureau of Energy
Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Tubular Fluorescent Lamps) Amendment
Regulations, 2019, were pre-published vide notification number No. BEE/S&L/TFL/63/2019-20, dated the
6th November, 2019, as required under sub-section (1) of section 58 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001
(52 of 2001), inviting objections or suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby within the period
of thirty days from the date on which the said notification containing the said draft regulations as published
in the Official Gazette was made available to the public;
And whereas copies of the said Official Gazette were made available to the public on the 6th
November, 2019;
And whereas no suggestions have been received with respect to the said draft regulations within the
aforesaid period;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of section 14 read with clause (i)
of sub-section (2) of section 58 and clause (n) of sub-section (2) of section 13 of the Energy Conservation
Act, 2001 (52 of 2001), the Bureau, with the previous approval of the Central Government, hereby makes
the following regulations to amend the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their
Display on Labels of Tubular Fluorescent Lamps) Regulations, 2018, namely:-
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their
Display on Labels of Tubular Fluorescent Lamps) Amendment Regulations, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Tubular
Fluorescent Lamps) Regulations, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations), in regulation 6,-
(i) for sub-regulation (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(2) For the purposes of obtaining permission of the Bureau under sub-regulation (1), the
permittee shall make online application as per Form I to register himself for every brand
separately, accompanied by a label security fee of one lakh rupees, payable by any
acceptable electronic mode of payment:
Provided that the label security fee for small scale industry shall be twenty-five thousand
rupees.”;
(ii) in sub-regulation (3), for clauses (a) and (b), the following clauses shall be substituted,
namely:-
“(a) an application fee of two thousand rupees per model, payable by any acceptable
electronic mode of payment; and
“(b) the documents specified in Form I shall be duly sealed and stamped and uploaded on
the portal while submitting application online:
Provided that no hard copy of such online application, Form I and other documents are
required to be send to the office of Bureau.”.
3. In regulation 7 of the said regulations, for sub-regulation (4), the following sub-regulation shall be
substituted, namely:-
“(4) The permittee shall apply for renewal of permission before six months but not later
than three months before its expiry and shall be accompanied by a fee of one thousand
rupees payable by any acceptable electronic mode of payment.”.
4. In the Schedule to the said regulations,-
(A) in paragraph (1),-
(I) in sub-paragraph (i),-[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपि : असाधारण 5
(i) clause (a) shall be omitted;
(ii) for clause (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(i) Dimension of the label to be affixed on outer casing or sleeve
Note: The dimensions of label may be relatively reduced in accordance with the size of the outer
casing, provided the aspect ratio of the label shall remain the same.
(ii) Dimension of the label to be stamped on the tubular fluorescent lamp
Note: The dimensions of label may be relatively reduced in accordance with the diameter of the
tubular fluorescent lamp, provided the aspect ratio of the label shall remain the same.”;
(II) in sub-paragraph (ii),-
(i) clause (a) shall be omitted;
(ii) for clause (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“
”;
(B) in Form II, in the Annexure, in paragraph 3, in sub-paragraph (1),-
(i) clause (a) shall be omitted;
(ii) for clause (b) the following shall be substituted, namely:-
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The unique label series code provided in the letter has to be mentioned in the label affixed on the outer
casing/ sleeve of the tubular fluorescent lamp.”.
ABHAY BAKRE, Director Gen. Bureau of Energy Efficiency
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./78/2020-21]
Note: The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Tubular
Fluorescent Lamps) Regulations, 2018 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III,
section 4 vide notification number No. BEE/S&L/TFL/63/2017-18, dated the 9th March, 2018.
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