[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii)]  
Government of India  
Ministry of Textiles  
 
Order  
New Delhi, the       December, 2022.  
 
S.O.------(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 16 read 
with section 17 and sub -section (3) of section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 
of 2016), the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary so to do in the public intere st 
and after consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards, hereby makes the following Order, namely: - 
1. Short title and commencement. – (1) This Order may be called the Protective Textiles 
(Quality Control) Order, 2022.  
(2) It shall come into force on the 180 days after  its publication in the Official Gazette.  
2.  Application  – This Order shall apply to goods or article specified in column (2) of the 
Schedule annexed to this Order, but shall not apply to such goods or art icle meant for 
export.  
3. Compulsory use of Standard Mark. – The goods or article specified in column (2) of the 
said Schedule shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard specified in column (3) 
thereof and shall bear the Standard Mark under a licen ce from the Bureau in accordance 
with Scheme -I of Schedule -II to the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) 
Regulations, 2018.  
4. Certification and enforcement authority. – The Bureau shall be the certifying and 
enforcing authority in respect o f the goods or article specified in column (2) of the said 
Schedule.  
5. Penalty for contravention . – Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Order 
shall be punishable in accordance with the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards 
Act, 2016 ( 11 of 2016).  
Schedule  
Sl. No.  Goods or article  Indian Standard 
(IS) Title of Indian Standard  
(1) (2) (3) (4) 
1 Curtains and Drapes  IS 15741 : 2007  Textiles – Resistance to ign ition of 
curtains and drapes - Specification  
2 Upholstered 
composites used for 
non-domestic furniture  IS 15768 : 2008  Textiles - Resistance to ignition of 
upholstered composites used for 
non-domestic furniture – 
Specification  
3 Protective clothing for 
firefighters  IS 16890 : 2018  Textiles - Protective Clothing fo r 
Firefighters – Specification   
4 Protective gloves for 
firefighters  IS 16874 : 2018  Textiles - Protective Gloves for 
Firefighters - Specification  5 Protective clothing for 
industrial workers 
exposed to heat  IS 15748 : 2022  Textiles - Protective clothing for 
Industrial workers exposed to heat 
(excluding firefighters' and welders' 
clothing)  
6 Clothing made of 
limited flame spread 
materials and material 
assemblies affording 
protection against heat 
and flame  IS 15742 : 2007  Textiles - requirements for clothing 
made of limited flame spread 
materials and material assemblies 
affording protection against heat 
and flame - specification  
7 High visibility Warning 
Clothes  IS 15809 : 2017  High visibility warning clothes - 
Specificati on (first revision)  
8 Protective Clothing for 
use in welding and 
allied processes  IS 16655 : 2017  Textiles - Protective clothing for use 
in welding and allied processes  
9 Tactical 3 point sling  IS 16725 : 2018  Textiles - Tactical 3 point  sling 
universal - Specification  
10 Pouch for ammunition 
and grenades made of 
disruptive pattern 
nylon -66 IS 16726 : 2018  Textiles - Pouch for ammunition 
and grenades made of disruptive 
pattern nylon 6 6 - Specification  
11 Bullet resistant jackets  IS 17051 : 2018  Textiles - Bullet resistant jackets - 
Performance requirements  
12 Water -proof 
multipurpose rain 
poncho  IS 17286 : 2019  Textiles - Water -proof multipurpose 
rain poncho with convertibility as 
bivouac - Specification  
 
Note:  For the purposes of the Schedule, it is clarified that the latest version of Indian Standards 
established and published by the Bureau from time to time in accordance with the 
provisions of clause (17) of section 2 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of  
2016), shall apply from the date of such publication.  
[No.6/1/2021 -R&D(Pt.3)]  
 
(Rajeev Saxena)  
Joint Secretary to the Government of India