A Treatise on Legal Metrology Act, 2009

Act No. 1 of 2010, Dt. 13.01.2010, w.e.f. 01.04.2011
Covering Latest Amendments by Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities)
Amendment Rules, 2021 w.e.f. 01.04.2022
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Description
Keeping the tradition to provide social justice and motto of "NO LESS, NO MORE BUT JUST EXACT", the amalgamation of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and the Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985 is presented as The Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010). All the sub-ordinate legislations made thereunder have also been incorporated in the book. A confusing definition of intra-State, inter-State trade and transactions and related Rules have been abrogated. A provision to get newer weights and measures, which our State Governments are unable to verify due to lack of proper technical backup, verified by Government approved centers has been added. This provision is likely to change the face of Legal Metrology Department. Rapid advancement of science and technology with globalizations has made it necessary to include electronic weighing and measuring instruments. Testing procedures for the purpose of Approval of Models of such electronic instruments, detailed specifications for test conditions, sequence of conducting various tests are described in the Legal Metrology (General) Rules. As in the earlier book on this subject, this book also contains section by section technical comments, suggestions and court cases relevant to the section.
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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.
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