The Welding Rods and Electrodes (Quality Control) Order, 2023

4559 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3024 ] NEW DEL HI, MON DAY, JULY 17, 2023/ASHADHA 26, 194 5 CG-DL-E-17072023-247374 (1) (2) (3) MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department For Promot ion of Industry and Internal Trade ) ORDER New Delhi, the 14th July, 2023 S.O. 3153 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 16 read with section 17 and sub -section (3) of section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Ac t, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central Government, after consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards, is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, hereby makes the following Order, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Order may be called The Welding Rods and Electrodes (Quality Control) Order, 2023. (2) It shall come into force with effect from six months from the date of publication of this notification: Provided that for Small Enterprises , as defined under The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), it shall come into force with effect from nine months from the date of publication of this notification. Provided that for Micro Enterprises , as defin ed under The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), it shall come into force with effect from twelve months from the date of publication of this notification. 2. Compulsory use of Standard Marks. - Goods or articles specifie d in the column (1) of the Table below shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard specified in column (2) of the said Table and shall bear the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau as per Scheme -1 of Schedule -II of the Bureau of Indian Stan dards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018: Provided that nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles manufactured domestically meant for export: Provided further that nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles manufactured dome stically by an enterprise, registered under "Udyam portal" of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, wherein the investment in plant and machinery or equipment at original cost does not exceed twenty -five lakh and the turnover does not exceed two crore rupees for the previous financial year as certified by a Chartered Accountant. 3. Certification and enforcing authority. - The Bureau shall be the certifying and enforcing authority for the goods or articles specified in the column (1) of the sai d Table. 4. Penalty for contravention. - Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Order shall be punishable under the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016. TABLE Goods or articles Indian Standard Title of Indian Standard (1) (2) (3) Welding Rods and Electrodes 814:2004 Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of carbon and carbon manganese steel 6419:1996 Welding rods and bare electrodes for gas shielded arc welding of structural steel Note: For the purposes of this Table, the latest version of Indian Standards including the amendments issues thereof, as notified by the Bureau of Indian Standards from time to time shall apply from the date of such notification. [F. No. P -29026/9/2022 -LEI] SANJIV, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.