The Ministry of Steel (MoS) on August 30, 2024, issued the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024.
The following has been stated:
• Application:
This Order shall apply to steel and steel products specified in column (3) of Schedule 1 and goods or articles specified in column (2) of Schedule 2, annexed to this Order, except steel and steel products manufactured domestically for export which conform to any other specification required by a foreign buyer.
• Compulsory use of Standard Mark:
o Every steel and steel products specified in column (3) of Schedule 1 shall bear the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards in accordance with Scheme–I of Schedule–II to the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.
o The sub-standard or defective steel and steel product, which do not conform to the specified standard, shall be disposed off as scrap in such a way so that there is no violation of the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 17 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016).
This notification will come into force on August 30, 2024.
[Notification No S.O. 3716(E)]
