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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
No. 753]
CG-DL-E-14112025-267659
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2025/ KARTIKA 22, 1947
7566 GI/2025
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY
[PART II-SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th November, 2025
G.S.R. 839(E).—Whereas the draft of certain rules further to amend the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016, was
published, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department for
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade vide number, G.S.R. 527(E), dated the 4th August, 2025, published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, 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 notification were made available to the public on the 4th August, 2025;
And whereas, objections and suggestions received from the public within the said period have been duly
considered by the Central Government;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5 and 7 of the Explosives Act, 1884
(4 of 1984), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Gas Cylinders Rules,
2016, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Gas Cylinders (Fourth Amendment)
Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016, in rule 2, for clause (xxviii), the following clause shall be substituted,
namely;
'(xxviii) "gas cylinder" or "cylinder" means any closed metal container having a volume exceeding five
hundred mililitre but not exceeding one thousand liters intended for the storage and transport of compressed
gas, including any liquefied petroleum gas container or liquefied natural gas container or compressed natural
gas cylinder or compressed hydrogen gas cylinder fitted to a motor vehicle as its fuel tank but not including
any other such container fitted to a special transport or undercarriage and includes a composite cylinder and
cryogenic container; however, the water capacity of cylinder used for filling and storage of Compressed
hydrogen gas, Compressed natural gas, nitrogen, compressed air may exceed one thousand liters up to three
thousand liters provided the diameter of the nitrogen, compressed air cylinder does not exceed sixty
centimeters and the diameter of Compressed hydrogen gas, Compressed natural gas cylinder does not exceed
eighty centimeters.
[F. No. P-13033/32/2021-EXPLOSIVE-Part(1)]
Dr. SANDHYA BHULLAR, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Official Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R., 1081(E) dated the 22nd November, 2016 and subsequently amended vide
numbers G.S.R. 189(E), dated the 27th February, 2018, G.S.R. 231(E), dated the 15th March 2018, G.S.R.
44(E), dated the 23rd January, 2019, G.S.R. 44(E), dated the 20th January 2022, G.S.R. 225(E), dated the 11th
April, 2025, G.S.R.386 (E), dated the 16th June, 2025 and G.S.R. 501(E), dated the 28th July, 2025.
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