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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006

61 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, extent, commencement and application
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD
  5. 3Establishment and incorporation of the Board
  6. 4Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and other members
  7. 5Term of office, conditions of service, etc. of Chairperson and other members
  8. 6Powers of Chairperson
  9. 8Meetings of the Board
  10. 9Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Board
  11. 10Officers and other employees of the Board
  12. III — FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE BOARD
  13. 12Powers regarding complaints and resolution of disputes by the Board
  14. 13Procedure of the Board
  15. IV — REGISTRATION AND AUTHORISATION
  16. 14Register
  17. 15Registration of entities
  18. 16Authorisation
  19. 17Application for authorisation
  20. 18Publicity of applications
  21. 19Grant of authorisation
  22. 20Declaring, laying, building, etc., of common carrier or contract carrier and city or local natural gas distribution network
  23. 21Right of first use, etc
  24. 22Transportation tariff
  25. 23Suspension or cancellation of authorisation
  26. V — SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
  27. 24Board to settle disputes
  28. 25Filing of complaints
  29. 26Power to investigate
  30. 27Factors to be taken into account by the Board
  31. 28Civil penalty for contravention of directions given by the Board
  32. 29Orders passed by Board deemed to be decrees
  33. VI — APPEALS TO APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
  34. 30Appellate Tribunal
  35. 31Technical Member (Petroleum and Natural Gas)
  36. 32Terms and conditions of service of Technical Member (Petroleum and Natural Gas)
  37. 33Appeals to Appellate Tribunal
  38. 34Procedure and powers of the Appellate Tribunal
  39. 35Power of Appellate Tribunal to make rules
  40. 36Orders passed by Appellate Tribunal to be executable as a decree
  41. 37Appeal to Supreme Court
  42. VII — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  43. 38Grants by Central Government
  44. 39Fund
  45. 40Accounts and audit
  46. 41Annual report and its laying before Parliament
  47. VIII — POWER OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
  48. 42Power of Central Government to issue directions
  49. 43Taking over control and management of facilities and business premises of any entity and retail outlets in public interest
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  51. 44Punishment for contravention of directions of the Board
  52. 45Penalty for wilful failure to comply with orders of Appellate Tribunal
  53. 46Punishment for unauthorised activities
  54. 47Punishment for establishing or operating a liquefied natural gas terminal without registration
  55. 48Punishment for laying, building, operating or expanding a common carrier or contract carrier without authorisation
  56. 49Punishment for wilful damages to common carrier or contract carrier
  57. 50Offences by companies
  58. X — MISCELLANEOUS
  59. 51Maintenance of data bank and information
  60. 52Obligations of entities
  61. 53Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government
  62. 54Chairperson, members, etc., to be public servants
  63. 55Protection of action taken in good faith
  64. 56Civil courts not to have jurisdiction
  65. 57Cognizance of certain offences
  66. 58Delegation
  67. 59Power to remove difficulties
  68. 60Power of Central Government to make rules
  69. 61Power of Board to make regulations
  70. 62Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
  71. 63Transitional arrangements