The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI) on March 11, 2024, notified the Electrical Appliances for domestic water heating (Quality Control) Order, 2023.
It shall come into force on the expiry of six months from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
The following has been stated-
•Goods or articles specified in Table mentioned to the document attached shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard and the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards as per Scheme-1 of Schedule-II to 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 in relation to micro enterprises, as defined under clauses (h) and (m), respectively of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, it shall come into force on the expiry of twelve month from the date of publication of this notification: Provided also that in relation to small enterprises, as defined under clauses (h) and (m), respectively of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, it shall come into force on the expiry of nine month from the date of publication of this notification.
•The Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and enforcing authority for the goods or articles specified in the Table.
•Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Order shall be punishable under the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.
[Notification No. S.O. 1253(E)]
