Section 4 in The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Regulations, 2008
4. Scope.
(a)These regulations cover the design, materials, fabrication, installation, inspection and testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance, modifications and abandonment of CGD network for domestic, commercial and industrial users.(b)Requirements of these regulations shall apply to all pipelines, distribution mains and piping facilities downstream of inlet isolation valve of city gate station (CGS) up to and including consumer meter for commercial or industrial customer and up to final isolation valve including connecting hose to gas appliance for domestic consumer.(c)Design, materials, fabrication, installation, inspection and testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance, modifications and abandonment of steel pipeline between city gate station and natural gas pipeline (sub transmission pipeline) shall be as per separate regulations.(d)[ The CNG Station shall be designed, operated and maintained in line with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Retail Outlets dispensing Petroleum, Auto LPG and CNG) Regulations, 2018.] [Substituted by Notification F.No. PNGRB/Tech/1-T4SCGD/(1)/2019, dated 7.11.2019 (w.e.f. 27.8.2008).](e)These regulations also cover safety aspects of operation and maintenance of CGD network and the requirements covered herein these regulations are meant to supplement the safety requirements already covered under ASME B 31.8.
