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Issues quality control order mandating Standard Mark for domestic water heating electrical appliances under Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, superseding 2023 order.

Detailed Summary

This notification by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry mandates compulsory quality control for domestic water heating electrical appliances. Effective from the date of publication in the Gazette, it requires these appliances to conform to specified Indian Standards and bear the Standard Mark under BIS license. Exemptions include domestically manufactured goods for export and up to 200 imported items annually per manufacturer for research and development, provided they are not sold commercially and are properly disposed of as scrap. Micro and small enterprises have extended implementation timelines as specified in the attached table. The Bureau of Indian Standards is designated as the certifying and enforcing authority, and contravention of this order is punishable under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-23012025-260384 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 352] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025/MAGHA 1, 1946 [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE) ORDER NOTIFICATION New Delhi, 16th January, 2025 S.O. 355(E).β€”In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016) and in supersession of the Electrical Appliance for domestic water heating (Quality Control) Order, 2023, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, 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 Electrical Appliances for domestic water heating (Quality Control) Order, 2025. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the official Gazette. 2. Compulsory use of Standard Mark.- Goods or articles specified in column (1) of the Table shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard specified in column (2) of the 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 Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018: Provided that nothing in this order shall apply to goods or articles manufactured domestically for export: Provided further that the micro enterprises and small enterprises, as defined under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006) shall conform to such Indian Standards from the date specified in the corresponding entry under columns (5) and (6) of the Table respectively: Provided also that nothing in this order shall apply for two hundred numbers of goods or articles imported for the purpose of research and development by manufacturers of electric appliances for domestic water heating per year and such imported goods and articles shall not be sold commercially and can be disposed of as a scrap and the manufacturers shall maintain a year-wise record of such goods or articles and furnish to the Central Government. 3. Certification and enforcement authority.- The Bureau shall be the certifying and enforcing authority for the goods or articles specified in the 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 | Indian | Title of Indian | Date of | Date of | Date of | | articles | Standard | Standard | implementation in | implementation for | implementation for | | | | | general | micro enterprises | small | | | | | (other than micro | | enterprises | | | | | and small | | | | | | | enterprises) | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | +===================================+=================+=================================================================+==============================+==============================+==============================+ | Electrical | 302(Part 2/ | Appliances for | 1st March, 2025 | 1st September, 2025 | 1st June, 2025 | | appliances for | Sec 21): 2018 | Stationary | | | | | domestic | | storage type | | | | | water heating | | electric water | | | | | | | heaters | | | | | | 302 (Part 2/ | Appliances for | | | | | | Sec 35): 2017 | electric | | | | | | | instantaneous | | | | | | | water heaters | | | | | | 368:2014 | Electric | | | | | | | Immersion | | | | | | | Water Heaters | | | | | | 2082:2018 | Stationary | | | | | | | storage type | | | | | | | electric water | | | | | | | heaters | | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+ [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY +-----------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+ | | 17150:2019 | Mini domestic | | | | | | | water heater for | | | | | | | use with piped | | | | | | | natural gas | | | | | | | (PNG) | | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+ Note. - For the purposes of this Table, the latest version of Indian Standards including the amendments thereof, as notified by the Bureau from time to time shall apply. [F. No. P-29026/8/2024-LEI] SANJIV, Jt. Secy. 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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