Section 14 in Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Procedure For Development Of Technical Standards And Specifications Including Safety Standards) Regulations, 2009
14. Miscellaneous. - If any dispute arises with regards to the interpretation of any of the provisions of this regulation, the decision of the Board shall be final.
ANNEXURE I Petroleum And Natural Gas Regulatory BoardCode Of Conduct For The Members Of The Technical Committees Or Expert GroupsThis Code of Conduct is for all the members of the technical committees or expert groups who are responsible for development of Technical Standards for Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board as per the general provisions contained at regulation 5(8).Principles and procedures to be followed :-(i)Meeting with respect to development of standards or any matter related to standard development process shall be conducted with the prior notice and adequate records for the committee meetings and other relevant deliverable, decisions and action taken thereof shall be maintained by the Member-Secretary.(ii)The Chairman or the Member-Secretary of the technical committee shall ensure that that standard development process will not give any privilege to or favour the interests of a particular supplier, country or region.(iii)A structural mode of exchange of information shall be maintained among the members or between members and SDO so that standard developing process is transparent.(iv)Every member shall be given equal opportunity to express his views and the chairman of the technical committee shall ensure that no discrimination prevails against any of the member of the technical committee or expert groups.(v)Procedure shall be established so that adequate time and opportunities are provided to all the members for written comments.(vi)Misutilisation of information for individual gain or organisational gain shall be avoided.(vii)The standard developed shall not be intended to discriminate any product on the basis of place of origin and shall take care or remove the potential for future instances.(viii)Technical committee shall take all efforts to harmonize the standards with balancing approach giving equal opportunities to all interested parties including the members of the Technical Committees and the Expert Groups.(ix)The standards shall be drafted in plain language to improve clarity and simplicity, to reduce uncertainty and discrepancies and to enable to have better understanding of the implications of the standards.(x)Use of name for any patent or copyright item shall be avoided in writing the technical standard. Standard shall not incorporate any copyrighted material, in whole or in part, without prior permission from the copyright holder.(xi)All the members of the technical committee or expert groups can take advice or seek information from any other sources as deemed fit within the jurisdiction decided by the SDO or the Board.(xii)All members of the technical committee or expert group shall respond to any request made by the SDO or the Board for any clarification and information related to Standard Development process.(xiii)Any complaint concerning the technical committee or the members of the technical committee or expert groups shall be resolved by the concerned authority.(xiv)If the above steps of complaint redressal fail, the matter shall be referred to the Board with detailed supporting documents. Decision of the Board in such cases shall be final and binding.(xv)Any members found for misconduct and not following the standard practices defined in this code or any international mandatory practices can be replaced with a new member with the approval of the Board.(xvi)Each member shall submit his professional engagement including membership of other professional bodies and also clarify the conflict of interests due to his being nominated to the technical committee.ANNEXURE II [Refer regulation 6(1)]Form For Submitting Proposal To The Petroleum And Natural Gas Regulatory BoardforFormulation of a standard or revising, amending, or cancelling an established standard
