[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii)] 
  
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA  
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY  
(DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE)  
  
ORDER 
                                                                                            New Delhi, the _____, 2023    
  
S.O.--------(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian 
Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central Government, after consulting the Bureau of 
Indian Standards, is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, 
hereby makes the following Order, namely:- 
  
1.Short title and commencement. –  (1) This order may be called the Sports Goods (Quality 
Control) Order, 2023. 
  
(2) It shall come into force on the expiry of six months from the date of publication of this 
notification in the official Gazette. 
  
2.Compulsory use of Standard Mark. –  Goods or articles specified in column (1) of the 
Table-1 and Table-2 shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard mentioned in 
column (2) of the said Tables and shall bear the Standard Mark under a license from the 
Bureau as per Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity 
Assessment) Regulations, 2018: 
  
Provided that nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles manufactured domestically 
for export: 
  
Provided further that nothing in this order shall apply to micro and small enterprises, as 
defined under clauses (h) and (m), respectively, of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium 
Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), till the expiry of twelve months from the 
date of publication of this notification. 
  
Provided also that nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles as specified in Table-
2, till the expiry of eighteen months from the date of publication of this notification: 
  
Provided further that nothing in this order shall apply to goods or articles manufactured 
domestically by an enterprise, registered under "Udyam portal" of the Ministry of Micro, 
Small and Medium Enterprises, wherein the investment in plant and machinery or equipment 
at original cost does not exceed twenty-five lakh rupees and the turnover does not exceed two 
crore rupees for the previous financial year as certified by a Chartered Accountant shall be 
exempted from implementation of this order. 
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3.Certification and enforcing authority. – The Bureau shall be the certifying and enforcing 
authority for the goods or articles specified in column (1) of the Table-1 and Table-2. 
  
4.Penalty for Contravention. – Any person who contravenes the provisions of this order shall 
be punishable under the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016. 
  
TABLE-1  
Goods or articles  Indian Standard  Title of Indian Standard  
(1) (2) (3) 
Sports goods 2463:2022 Rings used in gymnastics 
4386:2022 Putting shots 
5460:2022 Soft balls 
12425:2022 Steeplechase Hurdles 
4630:2022 Barbell set 
  
TABLE-2  
Goods or articles  Indian Standard  Title of Indian Standard  
(1) (2) (3) 
Sports goods 415:2022 Shuttlecocks 
4385:2022 Throwing Hammers 
  
Note.- For the purposes of this Table, the latest version of Indian Standards including the 
amendments thereof, as notified by the Bureau of Indian Standards from time to time, shall 
apply.   
  
(File No. P-14031/1/2023-CI)) 
  
(Sanjiv) 
Joint Secretary to the Government of India