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This notification introduces the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Amendment Regulations, 2025, to further amend the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Regulations, 2007.

Detailed Summary

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), exercising powers under clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 61 read with clause (g) of section 11 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), issued new regulations on 14th July, 2025, in New Delhi, under reference PNGRB/Fin/8-OC(1)/2018 (P-3264). These regulations, titled the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Amendment Regulations, 2025, amend the principal Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Regulations, 2007, which were originally published vide G.S.R. 732(E) on 26th November, 2007. The amendments substitute S. No. 12, S. No. 13, and the accompanying Note in the table of regulation 3 of the 2007 Regulations. New S. No. 12 specifies a fee of Rs. 20,00,000 per GA/Pipeline for applications involving renunciation of authorization, transfer of authorization with at least 51% majority equity shareholding/stake, or transfer of authorization between an entity and its wholly owned subsidiary or vice versa. New S. No. 13 sets a fee of Rs. 10,00,000 per GA/Pipeline for applications involving transfer of less than 51% equity shareholding/stake. The updated Note clarifies that applications for S. No. 12 and 13 must follow provisions of the PNGRB (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Regulations 2008, PNGRB (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Natural Gas Pipelines) Regulations, 2008, and PNGRB (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) Regulations, 2010. For single applications covering multiple GAs or pipelines under S. No. 12 or 13, an additional 25% fee is levied per subsequent GA or pipeline after the first. Furthermore, a fee of Rs. 10,00,000 per instance is introduced for conversion of a private to a public limited company, or vice versa, and for any shareholding change required under the Companies Act or other statutory requirements. The regulations come into force on their publication date in the Official Gazette and were signed by ANJAN KUMAR MISHRA, Secy. Previous amendments to the 2007 Regulations are also referenced, including those from 2010, 2013, 2018, 2020 (two), 2021, and 2022.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-17072025-264742 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 511] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025/ASHADHA 25, 1947 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD NOTIFICATION New Delhi, 14th July, 2025 PNGRB/Fin/8-OC(1)/2018 (P-3264):—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 61 read with clause (g) of section 11 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 (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Regulations, 2007, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement: (1) These regulations may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) 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 (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Regulations, 2007:— (a) in regulation 3, in table, S. No. 12, S. No. 13 and Note, shall be substituted as under: +----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ | 12 | a) Application for renunciation of authorization in favour of another entity; (or) | Rs. 20,00,000 per GA/ | | | (Refer No. 2) | Pipeline | | | b) Application for transfer of authorization involving transfer of majority equity | | | | shareholding/stake (at least 51%); (or) (Refer No. 2) | | | | c) Application for transfer of authorisation by the entity to its wholly owned | | | | subsidiary company (Refer No. 2); (or) | | | | d) Transfer of authorisation by the wholly owned subsidiary company to its parent | | | | company (Refer No. 2). | | +----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ | 13 | Application for transfer of less than 51% equity shareholding/ stake (Refer No. 3) | Rs. 10,00,000 per GA | | | | / Pipeline | +----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ Note: 1. Applications for S. No. 12 and 13 shall be submitted as per provisions of PNGRB (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Regulations 2008; PNGRB (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Natural Gas Pipelines) Regulations, 2008; PNGRB (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) Regulations, 2010, as applicable. 2. Where an entity submits a single application for multiple GAs or pipelines, under one of the categories prescribed at S.12, then Rs. 20,00,000 for the first GA or pipeline plus additional amount of 25% per each subsequent GA or pipeline. 3. Where an entity submits a single application for transfer of less than 51% equity shareholding/stake as mentioned at S.13, then Rs. 10,00,000 for the first GA or pipeline plus additional amount of 25% per each subsequent GA or pipeline. 4. In case of conversion of a private limited company to a public limited company or vice versa, as well as for any change in shareholding required under the Companies Act or any other statutory requirement – Rs. 10,00,000 per instance ANJAN KUMAR MISHRA, Secy. [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./244/2025-26] Foot Note: 1. The principal regulations, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Regulations, 2007, was published in Gazette of India, Part II, Sec. 3(i), on 26th November, 2007, vide G.S.R. 732(E). 2. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Amendment Regulations, 2010, was published in Gazette of India, Part II, Sec. 3(i), on 7th June, 2010, vide G.S.R. 477(E). 3. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Amendment Regulations, 2013, was published in Gazette of India, Part III, Sec.4, on 21st June, 2013, vide F. No. Legal/50/2013. 4. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Amendment Regulations, 2018, was published in Gazette of India, Part III, Sec. 4, on 8th January 2019, vide F. No. PNGRB/F&C/Amendment PNGRB Regulations. 5. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Amendment Regulations, 2020, was published in Gazette of India, Part III, Sec.4, on 14th May, 2020, vide F. No. PNGRB/Fin/8-OC(1)/2018. 6. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Second Amendment Regulations, 2020, was published in Gazette of India, Part-III, Sec.4, on 29th September, 2020, vide F. No. PNGRB/Fin/8-OC(1)/2018(P-836). 7. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Amendment Regulations, 2021, was published in Gazette of India, Part-III, Sec.4, on 8th September, 2021, vide No. PNGRB/Fin/8-OC(2)/2018(P-3270). 8. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Amendment Regulations, 2022, was published in Gazette of India, Part-III, Sec.4, on 2nd August, 2022, vide No. PNGRB/Fin/8-OC(1)/2018(P-3264). Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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