The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCAF&PD) on November 03, 2026, issued the Bureau of Indian Standards (Amendment) Rules, 2026 to further amend the Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018.
The following amendments have been stated:
In rule 27, for the proviso to sub-rule (3), the following provisos shall be substituted, namely: -
“Provided that the provisional Indian standards notified under sub-rule (2) shall be valid for a period up to two years, as may be determined by the Bureau on the recommendations of the sectional committee:
Provided further that the Bureau may, on the recommendations of the sectional committee, extend the validity of such provisional Indian Standard for a period not exceeding two years:
Provided also that any further extension of the validity of such Provisional Indian Standard shall be made only on the recommendations of the sectional committee with the prior approval of the Central Government.”
They shall come into force from November 03, 2026.
[Notification No. G.S.R. 969(E)]
