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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-08082025-265299
EXTRAORDINARY
PART III—Section 4
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 548]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025/SHRAVANA 16, 1947
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd July, 2025
F. No. PNGRB/Tech/18-penalty-T4SReg./(9)/2024/(E-5488)/3.-In exercise of the powers
conferred by section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), the
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board hereby makes the following Regulations further to amend the
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Integrity Management System for Natural Gas Pipelines)
Regulations, 2012, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement:
(1) These regulations may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Integrity
Management System for Natural gas pipelines) Amendment Regulations, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Integrity Management System for Natural gas
pipelines) Regulations, 2012, -
(a) existing Regulation 7, shall be substituted as under:
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(1) There shall be an established comprehensive system to ensure compliance with the provisions
of these regulations, encompassing the conduct of technical and safety audits throughout the
stages of design, pre-construction, construction, commissioning, and operation, and also on an
ongoing basis, as periodically specified.
(2) The Board shall monitor the compliance of these regulations, either directly or through an
accredited third party via separate regulations on third-party conformity assessment.
(3) In event of any default or deviation or shortfall under these Regulations, the authorized entity
shall qualify as defaulting entity under the Regulation 16 of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Natural Gas
Pipelines) Regulations, 2008.
(4) For the purpose of these Regulations, until authorization is granted by the Board or for
dedicated pipelines, in event of any default or deviation or shortfall, the entity shall be liable to
face the imposition of civil penalty as per Section 28 of the PNGRB Act, 2006 and/or
suspension/termination of operation, as per following procedure:
(a) The Board shall issue a notice to the entity, allowing it a reasonable time period to fulfil its
obligations under the regulations;
(b) No punitive action shall be taken in case remedial action is taken by the entity, to the
satisfaction of the Board, within the time period specified by the Board;
(c) In case the entity fails to undertake remedial action within such time period, the Board may,
after giving such entity an opportunity of being heard, by order in writing, direct that,
without prejudice to any other penalty which the entity may be liable for, such entity shall
pay, by way of civil penalty, an amount which shall not exceed one crore rupees for each
contravention, and in case of a continuing failure, additional penalty which may extend to ten
lakh rupees for every day. In addition, the Board, if it deems appropriate, may direct for
suspension or termination of operations of the said entity.
(d) If the entity fails to comply with the directions passed by the Board, as provided in clause
(c), the Board may take appropriate action as prescribed for offences and punishment under
Chapter IX of the Act.
(5) Notwithstanding the procedure contained in sub-regulation (3) or sub-regulation (4), in cases:
(i) where the violation on the part of the entity poses an imminent danger to public safety or
(ii) where the Board determines, in public interest or in the interest of State security, that it
is so required,
the Board may, apart from requiring the entity to take immediate remedial action, also direct for
immediate suspension of operations of the said entity and in such cases, an opportunity of being
heard may be deferred and afforded subsequently to the entity by the Board.
Note 1: Planned projects shall include all greenfield projects and, in the case of brownfield
projects, shall encompass any addition to storage, handling, or processing capacity, increase in
manpower, or increase in risk level of any installation/facility.
ANJAN KUMAR MISHRA, Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./281/2025-26]
Foot Note:
1. The principal regulations, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Integrity Management
System for Natural Gas Pipelines), Regulations, 2012, was published in Gazette of India, Part III,
Sec. 4, on 6th November 2012, vide F. No. Infra/IM/NGPL/1/2010.
2. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Integrity Management System for Natural Gas
Pipelines), Amendment Regulations, 2020, was published in Gazette of India, Part III, Sec. 4, on
24th November 2020, vide F. No. PNGRB/Tech/14-IMSNGPL/(1)/2019 (P-216).
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