The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on November 2, 2021 has issued the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2021 to further amend the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
The amendment in the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 are as follows: -
• In Rule 4(2) which specifies “When one or more packages intended for retail sale are grouped together for being sold as a retail package on promotional offer, every package of the group shall comply with provisions of rule 6”, has been inserted.
• Rule 5 which specifies “Specific commodities to be packed and sold in recommended standard packages”, has been omitted.
• In Rule 6 (11) which specifies “The unit sale price declared”, has been inserted.
• In Rule 13(5)(ii) which specifies “for items sold by number, the number or unit or piece or pair or set or such other word which represents the quantity in the package shall be mentioned.”, has been substituted.
This shall come into force from April 1, 2022.
[Notification No- G.S.R. 779(E)]
