The Government of Kerala on November 25, 2024, notified Kerala Legal Metrology (Enforcement) (Amendment) Rules, 2024 to amend the Kerala Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2012.
The following has been stated: -
•In rule 2, in sub-rule (1), after clause (a) the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
(aa) “Fineness” means parts of the precious metal in thousands of parts of the alloy of the metal by mass.
•In Rule 4, for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:—
(2) The Secondary Standards shall be kept at the Central Laboratory of Legal Metrology, Kakkanad, Ernakulam District, and other places specified by the Controller by general or special order. They shall be in the custody of the Legal Metrology Officer authorized by the Controller on this behalf.
They shall come into force at once.
The detailed notification is given in the document below.
[Notification No. S. R. O. No. 1072/2024]
