Gazette notification G.S.R. 5(E) of Kerosene Industry

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd January, 2019 G.S.R.... 5(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Environment 1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2018. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, in the Schedule – I, after serial number 112 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:— Sl. No. Industry Parameter Standard “113 Kerosene standards Characteristic Requirement Grade A Grade B Appearance Clear and bright. Free from un- dissolved water, foreign matter and other visible impurities Clear and bright. Free from un- dissolved water, foreign matter and other visible impurities Acidity, inorganic Nil Nil Burning quality (a) Char value, mg/kg of oil consumed, Max (b) Bloom on glass Chimney Not darker than grey Not darker than grey Colour (a) Saybolt (in case of undyed Kerosene) Min (b) Visual (in case of dyed Kerosene) Blue Blue Copper strip corrosion for 3 h at 50 C Not worse than No.1 Not worse than No.1 Density at 150C, kg/m3 Not limited, but to be reported Not limited, but to be reported Distillation (a) Percent recovered below 200 C, percent (v/v), Min (b) Final boiling point, C, Max Flash point (Abel), 0C, Min Smoke point , mm, Min 18 18 Total sulphur content, percent m/m, Max *The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas shall make efforts to produce and supply Grade A Kerosene by 2020. NOTES: (1) In case of dispute, this shall be the referee method. (2) This test is to be done at refinery end. (3) Where Saybolt chromo meter is not available Lovibond colour of the sample kept in an 18 cell may be measured according to IS 1448: P-13 in which case the colour shall not be deeper than standard white (IP 4.0), however, in case of dispute [P:14] shall be referee method. (4) For supplies to Defence and Railway signal lamps the smoke point of the product shall be 22 mm, Minimum. (5) For all other specifications i.e. test methods, scope, references, grades, requirements, packing and marketing and sampling. It is require to meet Indian Standard IS 1459:2018 for Kerosene – Specifications (Fourth Revision), ICS No. 75.160.20, published in July, 2018”. Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number S.O. 844 (E), dated the 19 th November, 1986 and last amended vide notification G.S.R. 1095(E), dated the 9 th November, 2018. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. MANOJ KUMAR VERMA