The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on March 03, 2021 has issued the Legal Metrology (General) (Amendment) Rules, 2021 to further amend the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011.
The following amendments have been made:
• Rule 27(1), which specifies that every weight or measure shall be verified, has been substituted, namely:
“Every weight or measure used or intended to be used in any transaction or for protection of living beings or things in clause (k) of section 2 shall be verified and stamped by the legal metrology officer of the State of manufacture or import or at the place of installation as specified in clause (iv) of sub-rule (5) and be re-verified and stamped at periodical intervals by the legal metrology officer in the State in which such weight or measure is put to use.”
• Rule 27(2), which specifies that the weights or measures which are used by the industries for their internal use need no verification, a new proviso has been inserted, namely:
“Provided that such weights or measures which are used by the industries for their internal use and which do not affect the quantity delivered to the consumers or are not used in any transaction or for protection, shall not require such re-verification.”
• Rule 27(5), which specifies the procedure for the first verification of weights and measures, has been inserted, namely:
“For adopting a uniform procedure throughout the country and to avoid double stamping of the same weights and measures, the first time verification and stamping of weights and measures, sent from one State to another State, shall follow the following procedure, namely:
1. all types of weights and measures and such weighing and measuring instruments which are not required to be installed or calibrated at the place of use shall be verified in the State of manufacture or import.
2. all types of weights and measures meant for domestic use shall be verified in the State of manufacture or import.
3. all non-automatic weighing instruments, upto maximum capacity of 50 kg shall be verified in the State of manufacture or import, if it is not dismantled or do not require calibration before putting into use.
4. all other weights and measures and such weighing and measuring instruments which are required to be installed or calibrated at the place of use shall be verified and stamped at the place of installation.”
[Notification No. G.S.R. 149(E)]
