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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-04022026-269821
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 98]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2026/MAGHA 15, 1947
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd February, 2026
G.S.R.103(E).—The draft of the following rules to amend the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 which the
Central Government proposes to make, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5 and 7 of the
Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884), is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of section 18 of the said
Act, for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft
shall be taken into consideration after Thirty (30) days from the date on which the copies of this notification
as published in the Official Gazette are made available to the public;
Objections or suggestions, if any, to these draft rules may be sent to the Director (Explosives),
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Room No.
252-A, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi – 110001 or Email: expl-dipp@nic.in; within the period specified above.
The objections or suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft
rules, within the period so specified will be considered by the Central Government.
Draft rules
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Gas Cylinders (Amendment) Rules,
2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as said rules), in the sub-rule 5 of rule 3, after the
words, "touching Indian port" and before the words, "could be filled with such gas", the words, "or cylinders
and valves imported by establishments of Ministry of Defense, Department of Space and their Public Sector
Undertakings for their own use,” shall be inserted.
3. In rule 32 of the said rules, after sub-rule 1, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: -“Provided that
such landing permission shall not be required for (a) empty cylinders without valves (b) Valves and LPG
regulators, imported from the foreign manufacturing plants approved by the Chief Controller and having
valid import licence in Form-D.", .
4. In rule 48 of the said rules, in clause (b) of sub-rule 3, after the words, “Liquified Petroleum Gas" and before
the words, "in cylinders, the words, “or other flammable gases”, shall be inserted.
[F.No. P-13018/8/2025-EXPLOSIVE-Part(1)]
JAI PRAKASH SHIVAHARE, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the official Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) vide notification number 1081(E) dated 22nd November, 2016 and subsequently amended vide
notification number G.S.R. 189(E) dated 27th February, 2018, G.S.R. 231(E) dated 15th March 2018, G.S.R.
44(E) dated 23rd January, 2019, G.S.R. 44(E) dated 20th January 2022, G.S.R. 225(E) dated 11th April, 2025,
G.S.R. 386(E), dated 16th June, 2025, G.S.R. 501(E) dated 28th July 2025 and G.S.R. 839(E) dated
12th November, 2025.