A Treatise on Legal Metrology Act, 2009

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Description
Act No. 1 of 2010, Dt. 13.01.2010, w.e.f. 01.04.2011
As amended by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions)Act, 2023 (18 of 2023), dt. 11-08-2023, w.e.f. 1-10-2023
The Book captioned as "A Treatise on Legal Metrology Act, 2009 not only contains The Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the operative Rules framed under it but also The Institute of Legal Metrology Rules, 2011. This is important for the State Administrator to know the powers and responsibilities of the Institute and the expected services from the institute. Simpler and useful formats with blank tables have been given for recording the test data and final result for sample checking of the net content of packages of pre-packed commodities for the purpose of updating the knowledge about the base units of the International System of Units, the latest definitions of base units have been cited as comments. Emphasis has been given that there is no separate class for supplementary units. These are dimensionless derived units. All our efforts have been made to include all the Rules made under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010).
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Contents
The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
Chapter 1.    Preliminary
Chapter 2.    Standard Weights and Measures
Chapter 3.    Appointment and Powers of Director, Controller and Legal Metrology Officers
Chapter 4.    Verification and Stamping of Weights or Measures
Chapter 5.    Offences and Penalties
The Model of Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2010
Rules 1 - 27
Schedule I - XI
The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011
Chapter 2.    Provisions Applicable to Packages Intended for Retail Sale
Chapter 3.    Provision Applicable to Wholesale Packages
Chapter 4.    Export of Packaged Commodities
Chapter 5.    Exemptions
Chapter 6.    Registration of Manufacturers, Packers and Importers
Chapter 7.    General
Schedules
The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2015
The Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011
Chapter 1.    Preliminary
Chapter 2.    Specifications of Standards of Weights or Measures
Chapter 3.    Specifications of Standard Equipment
Chapter 4.    Weights or Measures and Weighing and Measuring Instruments
Chapter 5.    Import of Weights and Measures
Chapter 6.    Non-Standard Weight of Measure to be used for Scientific Investigation or Research
Chapter 7.    Miscellaneous
Schedule I - XIII
The Legal Metrology (Approval of Models) Rules, 2011
Chapter 1.    Preliminary
Chapter 2.    Recognition of Laboratories
Chapter 3.    Approval of Models
•    Formates of Application for Approval of Model and for Recognition of Laboratories under the
     Legal Metrology (Approval of models) Rulesm 2011
•    Certain Laboratories for Testing the models of weight and measures recognised and notified.
The Legal Metrology (National Standards) Rules, 2011
Chapter 1.    Preliminary
Chapter 2.    Units of Weight or Measure
Chapter 3.    National Standards
Chapter 4.    Reference, Secondary and Working Standards
Schedules
The Legal Metrology (Numeration) Rules, 2011
Rule 1 - 5
Schedule
The Indian Institute of Legal Metrology Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 10
The Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013
Chapter 1.  Preliminary
Chapter 2.  Verification of Weights and Measures in Government Approved Test Centre
Chapter 3.  Approval of Government Approved Test Centre
Chapter 4.  Cerificate of Government Approved Test Centre
The Andhra Pradesh Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 33
Schedule I - XIII
The Assam Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 25
Schedule I - XI
The Delhi Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 26
Schedule I - XI
The Goa Legal Metrology Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 25
Schedule I - IV
The Gujarat Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 26
Schedule I - XIV
The Himachal Pradesh Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 21
Schedule I - XI
The Karnataka Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 8
Schedule I - XI
The Maharashtra Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 25
Schedule I - XIV
The Madhya Pradesh Legal Metrology Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 23
Schedule I - X
The Mizoram Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2010
Rules 1 - 28
Schedule I - XI
The Orissa Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 28
Schedule I - XI
The Puducherry Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 26
Schedule I - XI
The Rajasthan Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 26
Schedule I - XI
The Sikkim Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 28
Schedule I - XI
The Tami Nadu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 25
Schedule I - XI
The West Bengal Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011
Rules 1 - 26
Schedule I - XI
Guidelines for Implementation of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 & the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011
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Author Details
Dr. S. V. Gupta  : The author Dr. S. V. Gupta has masters degree in Physics from Allahabad University and in Mathematics from Agra University. He did his PhD degree in Diffrimoscopic images form Delhi University. The author has undergone advanced Training of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, BIPM, France; International Organisation of Legal Metrology, OIML, Paris Franse; National Physical Laboratory UK; PTB (Physikalicsh Technische Budesanstalt), Germany. He has been associated with various projects with National Institute for Standards and Technology, NIST, USA, and PTB, Germany. The Author is one of pioneers in the field of Metrology and has been associated with Legal Metrology right from the drafting stage of Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1956 and metrication in India.