India expands aviation fuel definition to bbbinclude ethanol blends
→ATF suppliers must certify fuels to IS 17081 before supply; non-compliant shipments risk seizure
Change
India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has amended the Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Order, 2001—effective on its Official Gazette publication—to bind aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to conform to IS 1571 or blends with synthesised hydrocarbons per IS 17081 and to subject searches and seizures under the order to section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Why it matters
The amendment is notified under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The amendment removes the reference to IBP Co. Limited from sub‑clause (v), eliminating a company‑specific mention from the ATF marketing rules.
Implications
- — Compliance teams at aviation turbine fuel marketing companies in India must update product specifications and conformity documentation immediately to demonstrate compliance with IS 1571 or IS 17081 — failure exposes consignments and records to searches and seizures under section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
- — Operations and terminal managers at airport fuel storage and supply companies in India must segregate and verify tank stocks and dispatch paperwork before supplying aircraft immediately — failure exposes stocks and shipments to searches and seizures under section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
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