  
[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 -----, 2020  
 
S.O.-------- (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 16 read with 
sub-section (3) of section 25 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 nece ssary or 
expedient so to do in the public interest, hereby makes the following Order, namely: - 
 
1.     Short title, commencement. – (1) This Order may be called the Press Tool - Punches (Quality 
Control) Order, 2020.  
 (2) It shall come into force after six months  from the date of its publication in the official Gazette.  
 
2.    Compulsory use of Standard Mark. - Goods or articles specified in the column (1) of the Table 
shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard specified in column (2) of the said Tab le and shall 
bear the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau as per Scheme -I of Schedule -II of Bureau of 
Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018:  
Provided that nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles meant for expor t. 
 
3. Certification and Enforcement Authority. - The Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying 
and enforcing authority for the goods or articles specified in the column  (1) of the said Table.  
Table  
Goods or articles  Indian Standard  Title of Indian  Standard  
(1) (2) (3) 
Press 
Tool -     Punches  IS 4296 (Part 1): 2016  Tools for Pressing     Part 1 Round Punches with 
60 Degrees Conical Head and Straight Shank  
IS 4296 (Part 2): 2015  Tools for Pressing     Part 2 Punches with 
Cylindrical Head and Straight or Reduced Shank  
IS 4296 (Part 3): 2015  Tools for Pressing     Part 3 Round Punches with 
60 Degrees Conical Head and Reduced Shank  
Note: For the purposes of this Table, the latest version of Indian Standards including the amendments 
issued thereof, as may be notified by the Bureau of Indian Standards from time to time,  shall apply 
from the date of such notification.  
  
F. No. P -29026/2/2019 -LEI 
  
(Anil Agrawal)  
 Joint Secretary  