Legal Metrology Act, 2009

The Legal Metrology Act, 2009

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Act ID:	201001
Act Number:	01
Enactment Date:	2010-01-13
Act Year:	2010
Short Title:	The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
Long Title:	An Act to establish and enforce standards of weights and measures, regulate trade and commerce in weights, measures and other goods which are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Ministry:	Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Department:	Department of Consumer Affairs
Enforcement Date:	01-03-2011
Notification:	1st March, 2011, vide notification No. S.O. 1(E), dated 31st December, 2010, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Sec. 3(ii).

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

CHAPTER III

APPOINTMENT AND POWERS OF DIRECTOR, CONTROLLER AND LEGAL METROLOGY OFFICERS

CHAPTER IV

VERIFICATION AND STAMPING OF WEIGHT OR MEASURE

CHAPTER V

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES


Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement. Show Related Subordinates
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Provisions of this Act to override provisions of any other law.
Section 4. Units of weights and measures to be based on metric system.
Section 5. Base unit of weights and measures.
Section 6. Base unit of numeration.
Section 7. Standard units of weights and measures.
Section 8. Standard weight, measures or numeral.
Section 9. Reference, secondary and working standard.
Section 10. Use of weight or measure for particular purposes.
Section 11. Prohibition of quotation, etc., otherwise than in terms of standard units of weight, measure or numeration.
Section 12. Any custom, usage, etc., contrary to standard weight, measure or numeration to be void.
Section 13. Appointment of Director, legal metrology officers and other employees.
Section 14. Appointment of Controller, legal metrology officers and other employees.
Section 15. Power of inspection, seizure, etc.
Section 16. Forfeiture.
Section 17. Manufacturers, etc., to maintain records and registers.
Section 18. Declarations on prepackaged commodities.
Section 19. Registration for importer of weight or measure.
Section 20. Non-standard weights and measures not to be imported.
Section 21. Training in Legal Metrology.
Section 22. Approval of model.
Section 23. Prohibition on manufacture, repair or sale of weight or measure without licence.
Section 24. Verification and stamping of weight or measure.
Section 25. Penalty for use of non-standard weight or measure.
Section 26. Penalty for alteration of weight and measure.
Section 27. Penalty for manufacture or sale of non-standard weight or measure.
Section 28. Penalty for making any transaction, deal or contract in contravention of the prescribed standards.
Section 29. Penalty for quoting or publishing, etc., of non-standard units.
Section 30. Penalty for transactions in contravention of standard weight or measure.
Section 31. Penalty for non-production of documents, etc.
Section 32. Penalty for failure to get model approved.
Section 33. Penalty for use of unverified weight or measure.
Section 34. Penalty for sale or delivery of commodities. etc., by non-standard weight or measure.
Section 35. Penalty for rendering services by non-standard weight, measure or number.
Section 36. Penalty for selling, etc., of non-standard packages.
Section 37. Penalty for contravention by Government approved Test Centre.
Section 38. Penalty for non-registration by importer of weight or measure.
Section 39. Penalty for import of non-standard weight or measure.
Section 40. Penalty for obstructing Director, Controller or legal metrology officer.
Section 41. Penalty for giving false information or false return.
Section 42. Vexatious search.
Section 43. Penalty for verification in contravention of Act and rules.
Section 44. Penalty for counterfeiting of seals, etc.
Section 45. Penalty for manufacture of weight and measure without licence.
Section 46. Penalty for repair, sale, etc., of weight and measure without licence.
Section 47. Penalty for tampering with licence.
Section 48. Compounding of offences.
Section 49. Offences by companies and power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., for companies convicted.
Section 50. Appeals.
Section 51. Provisions of Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply.
Section 52. Power of the Central Government to make rules. Show Related Subordinates
Section 53. Power of State Government to make rules.
Section 54. Delegation of Powers.
Section 55. Act not to apply in certain cases.
Section 56. Existing Director, Controller and legal metrology officer not to be affected by the new qualification to be prescribed.
Section 57. Repeal of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985.

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Year	Description	Files
07-01-2011	Legal Metrology Numeration Rules, 2011
31-01-2011	Legal Metrology National Standards Rules, 2011
07-02-2011	Legal Metrology General Rules, 2011
08-02-2011	IILM Rules 2011
01-03-2011	Legal Metrology Approval of Models Rules 2011
07-03-2011	Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Rules, 2011
05-09-2013	Legal Metrology GATC Rules 2013

Year	Description	Files
31-12-2010	Legal Metrology Act Enforcement 2010
07-01-2011	LM Numeration Rules 2011
31-01-2011	LM National Standards Rules 2011
31-01-2011	Rescindment Order 2011
07-02-2011	LM General Rules 2011
08-02-2011	IILM Rules 2011
23-02-2011	Numeration Amendment Rules 2011
01-03-2011	LM Approval of Model Rules 2011
07-03-2011	LM Packaged Commodities Rules 2011
13-04-2011	Corrigendum to General Rules 2011
23-11-2011	Corrigendum to Packaged Commodities Third Amendment Rules 2011
05-06-2012	Packaged Commodities Second Amendment Rules 2012
05-06-2012	Packaged Commodities Amendment Rules 2012
06-06-2013	Packaged Commodities Amendment Rules 2013
05-09-2013	GATC Rules 2013
19-03-2014	Model Approval Rules
16-06-2014	Packaged Commodities Amendment Rules 2014
14-05-2015	Packaged Commodities Amendment Rules 2015
20-01-2016	GATC Amendment Rules 2016
07-09-2016	Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2016.
09-09-2016	LM General Amendment Rules
23-06-2017	LM Packaged Commodities Amendment Rules 2017
07-11-2017	Corrigendum to Packaged Commodities Rules 2017
05-07-2019	Legal Metrology National Standards Amendment Rules 2019