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Amendment to the Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Rules, 2016.

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This notification by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) publishes the Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Amendment Rules, 2025. These rules, enacted under the powers conferred by sections 5 and 7 of the Explosives Act, 1884, further amend the Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Rules, 2016. The draft rules were previously published on August 14, 2024, and no objections or suggestions were received within the stipulated period. The amendments involve changes to Schedule-I of the 2016 rules. Specifically, the reference to applicable rules in Schedule-I is updated to include rules 13, 18, 19, 22, 33, and 43, and a new section 'C' is inserted detailing the fees payable to the Inspector, Competent Person, or Third Party Inspection Agency for various services including appraisal of design drawing/calculation (Rule 13), appraisal of fabrication drawing for repair (Rule 13), stage-wise inspection (Rule 13), testing and certification of safety valves (Rule 18), periodic testing of pressure vessels (Rule 19) with varying fees for different types, and issuance of Certificates of Safety for premises (Rule 33) based on categories and for transport vehicles (Rule 43). The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-02052025-262837 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 240] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2025/VAISAKHA 11, 1947 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th April, 2025 G.S.R. 283(E).—WHEREAS the draft of certain rules further to amend the Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Rules, 2016, were published, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) number, G.S.R. 498 (E), dated the 14th August, 2024, in the Gazette of India, Extra-ordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), inviting objections or 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 Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; AND WHEREAS the copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 14th August, 2024; AND WHEREAS no objection or suggestions received from the public within the said period; 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 Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Rules, 2016, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Amendment Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Rules, 2016, in the Schedule -I, under the heading “SCHEDULE-I" i. for the words and figures "(see rules 4, 6, 11, 12, 35, 46, 49, 50, 53, 54, 60, 61)", the words and figures "(See rules 4, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 22, 33, 35, 43, 46, 49, 50, 53, 54, 60 and 61)" shall be substituted; ii. after Table B and entries relating thereto the following shall be inserted, C. Fees payable to the Inspector or Competent Person or Third Party Inspection Agency for inspection, testing and certification +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | Sl. No. | Purpose | Fees | | | | (in Rupees) | +========+=================================================================================+=============+ | 1. | Appraisal of design drawing and design calculation of each pressure vessel under | 2000 | | | Rule 13. | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | 2. | Appraisal of fabrication drawing for repairing of pressure vessel under Rule 13. | 2000 | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | 3. | Stage-wise inspection and issue of certificate of control under Rule 13 for each | 4000 | | | pressure vessel. | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | 4. | Testing and certification of each safety valve mounted on pressure vessel under | 1000 | | | rule 18. | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | 5. | Periodic testing of each pressure vessel and its certification under Rule 19. | | | | i. Above ground horizontal or vertical vessel. | 3000 | | | ii. Horton Sphere. | 5000 | | | iii. Underground or mounded vessel. | 5000 | | | iv. Transport Vessel. | 3000 | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | 6. | Certificate of Safety under Rule 33. | | | | i. Premises covered under Table 1, 2 and 3 of Rule 22. | 3000 | | | ii. Premises covered under Table 4 and 5 of Rule 22. | 5000 | | | iii. Premises covered under Table 6 and 7 of Rule 22. | 1000 | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | 7. | Certificate of safety for transport vehicle under rule 43. | 2000 | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ [F. No. P-13033/68/2023-EXPLOSIVE] Dr. SANDHYA BHULLAR, Jt. 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. 1109(E), dated the 1st December, 2016 and subsequently amended vide G.S.R 388(E), dated the 20th April, 2018; G.S.R 148(E), dated the 25th February, 2019; and last amended vide G.S.R. 609(E) dated 31st August, 2021.

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