Gas Cylinders (Amendment) Rules, 2022

[20th January 2022]

G.S.R. 44(E).-WHEREAS the draft of certain rules further to amend the Gas Cylinder Rules, 2016 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), dated the 25th June, 2021, vide number G.S.R. 462 (E), dated the 25th June, 2021, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made Available to the public;

AND WHEREAS, the copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on 25th June, 2021;

AND WHEREAS, objections and suggestions received from the public on the said draft rules were considered;

NOW, THEREFORE, 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 Cylinder Rules, 2016, namely:-

Rule - 1. Short title and commencement.

(1)     These rules may be called the Gas Cylinders (Amendment) Rules, 2022.

(2)     They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Rule - 2.

In the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 in rule 6, in Sub-rule (2) after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

"(c) All the high pressure cylinders and Cryogenic containers used for filling of Non-Toxic, Non-Flammable Gases and Liquids shall have permanent and tamper proof marking in form of Bar Code or RFID or QR code or any means of electronic identification number at conspicuous place on cylinders and containers.

Provided that for the cylinders manufactured before the publication of these rules shall have above said permanent and tamper proof marking, before expiry of six months in case of oxygen cylinders and one year in case of other non-toxic and non-flammable gas cylinders from the date of publication of these rules."