The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (MoCAF&PD) on January 10, 2025, issued Draft Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Amendment Rules, 2025 further to amend the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013.
The following has been stated: -
•For sub-rule (1) of rule 5, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-
(1)Any person desirous of obtaining recognition under these rules for carrying out verification of weights or measures specified in these rules shall make an application to the Joint Secretary, in the Department of Consumer Affairs in the form as specified in the Second Schedule.
•For sub-rule (1) of rule 7, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
The fee payable to a test center for verification or re-verification of weights or measures shall be as prescribed in the fifth schedule.
•After sub-rule (3) of rule 8, the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-
(4)The test center shall issue separate verification certificates for all weights and measures verified by them i.e. one certificate for one instrument”.
Comments from all stakeholders should be submitted by February 10, 2025.
The detailed notification is given in the document below.
[Notification No. I-30/10/2022-W&M]
