In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections
(1) and (2) of section 16 read with sub-section (3) of
section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016),
the Central Government, after consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards, is of
the opinion that it is necessary in the public interest, hereby makes the
following Order, namely: (1)
This Order may be called the Cables
(Quality Control) Order, 2020. (2)
It shall come into force with effect
from 01.08.2020. Goods
or articles specified in column (2) of the below mentioned Table shall conform
to the corresponding Indian Standard as specified in column (3) of the said
Table and shall bear the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau of
Indian Standards as per Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian
Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018: Provided
that nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles meant for export. The
Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and enforcing authority for
the goods or articles specified in the column (2) of the Table. TABLE Sl. No. Goods and articles Indian Standard Title of Indian Standard (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. Heavy Duty Electric Cables IS 1554 (Part 1): 1988 Specification for PVC Insulated (Heavy Duty) Electric Cables Part 1 For Working Voltages up to and Including 1100 V IS 1554 (Part 2): 1988 Specification for PVC Insulated (Heavy Duty) Electric Cables Part 2 For Working Voltages from 3.3 kV up to and Including 11 kV 2. Cross-linked Polyethylene Insulated Sheathed Cables IS 7098 (Part 1): 1988 Specification for Crosslinked Polyethylene Insulated PVC Sheathed
Cables Part 1 for working voltages up to and including 1100 V IS 7098 (Part 2): 2011 Crosslinked polyethylene insulated Thermoplastics sheathed
cables-Specification Part 2 for working voltages from 3.3 kV up to and including 33 kV IS 7098 (Part 3): 1993 Cross-Linked Polyethylene Insulated Thermoplastics Sheathed Cables Part 3 For Working Voltages from 66 kV Up to and Including 220 kV 3. Aerial Bunched Cables IS 14255: 1995 Aerial Bunched Cables-For Working Voltages Up to and Including 1100
Volts-Specification 4. Elastomer Insulated Cables IS 9968 (Part 2): 2002 Specification for Elastomer Insulated Cables Part 2 For Working Voltages form 3.3 kV Up to and Including 33 kV 5. Thermocouple Compensating Cables IS 8784: 1987 Specification for Thermocouple Compensating Cables 6. Welding Cables IS 9857: 1990 Welding Cables-Specification 7. Elastomer Insulated Flexible Cables for use in mines IS 14494: 2019 Elastomer Insulated Flexible Cables for Use in Mines-Specification 8. Flexible Cables for Miner's Cap Lamps IS 2593: 1984 Specification for Flexible Cables for Miner's Cap-Lamps 9. Shot Firing Cables IS 5950: 1984 Specification for Shot Firing Cables (for use other than in shafts) 10. Halogen Free Flame Retardant (HFFR) Cables IS 17048: 2018 Halogen Free Flame Retardant (HFFR) Cables for Working Voltages Up to
and Including 1100 V-Specification Note:
For the purposes of this Table, the latest version of Indian Standards
including the amendments issued thereof, as may be notified by the Bureau of
Indian Standards from time to time, shall apply from the date of such
notification. CABLES (QUALITY
CONTROL) ORDER, 2020
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