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The dealer license is mandatory for any person or company involved in the trading and marketing weights and measures. To obtain the dealer license, an applicant shall follow the provisions of the Legal Metrology Act. Suppose the importer or manufacturer wants to act as the dealer of the weighing equipment. In that case, they must […]

LMPC License or Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Certificate is a mandatory requirement for packaged commodities under the legal metrology act, where all importers and manufacturers handle importing pre-packaged goods to India. Rule 27 of the LMPC (Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Rules), 2011[1], every packer & importer of pre-packed products must register and obtain an LMPC […]

The Legal Metrology Act regulates the respective seller, manufacturer or dealer of such weight and measurement products, as per section 23 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. Every dealer of weight and measurement products must get a license from its respective zonal of the Legal Metrology Authority of its state before starting the sales of […]

A Government Approved Test Centre is a private counterpart of the legal metrology office with a principal officer responsible for the laboratory operations required to verify the weights or measures. As per the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, the nodal officer verifies the weights and measures to approve the Legal Metrology certificate. The Government approved test […]

The Legal Metrology (Packaging Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2023, mandates the importer to comply with the rules of the Act within the stipulated time limit. The Legal Metrology (Packaging Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2023 helps ensure that all manufacturer, importer or packager abide by the rules that declare the net weight, volume, and quantity to be provided […]

The Legal Metrology Act establishes and ensures uniform standards of weights and measures that regulate the trade in weights and other goods sold or distributed by weight, measure or number. Section 11 under Legal Metrology Act, 2009 prohibits quotation in the package, otherwise than in terms of standard units of weight, measure or numeration and […]

The Legal Metrology Act is enacted to regulate the trading and usage of weights and measures and measuring units in India. Section 10 under Legal Metrology Act, 2009 ensures that the use of weight or measure for particular purposes, that is, for any transaction of goods, dealing or contract in respect of any goods as […]

The main objective of the Legal Metrology Act is to regulate the laws relating to measurements and measuring tools that have to be precise regarding actual measurements, reference material of instruments, instruments used for measurements, or the measuring framework which is required for characterisation, moderation, acknowledgement, or imitation of a unit of measurement. Section 48 […]

The Legal Metrology Act has been enacted to regulate and enforce the standards of weights and measures. The Act is responsible for maintaining uniformity and accuracy in the weights and measures used by traders in India. Section 26 under Legal Metrology Act, 2009 provides a penalty for alteration of weight and measure. When any person […]

According to the Legal Metrology Act 2009, any person involved in the sale or distribution of weights or measures and measuring instruments or any import and export that deals with weights and measures needs to obtain the Legal Metrology Licence. Section 52(1) under Legal Metrology Act, 2009 ensures that the Central Government may, by notification […]

The role of the Legal Metrology Act 2009 is to ensure the correct and accurate usage of weights and measures. Any person who manufactures, distributes or sells weights and measures should mandatorily obtain the Legal metrology certificate to run their business in India. Section 47 under legal metrology act, 2009 penalizes anyone tampering with a […]

Section 23 under Legal Metrology Act, 2009 ensures that the weights or measures are not manufactured, repaired or sold without a licence. The Legal Metrology Act is enacted to regulate and control unlawful activities regarding weights and measures in India. Every business that handles weights and measures in India is impacted by the Laws and […]

Section 49 under Legal Metrology Act, 2009, a company should nominate anyone responsible for conducting its Business. So the person responsible for any offences by companies and the court’s power to publish the name, place of Business, etc., of companies convicted. These rules and procedures help the Business to assure their credibility towards their Business […]

The correctness and accuracy of India’s weights and measures, and measuring instruments are regulated and licensed by Legal Metrology Act, 2009. Suppose the weights and measures with such license create consumer trust. Section 44 under Legal Metrology Act, 2009 penalizes the person involved in counterfeits. They shall be punished with imprisonment for not less than […]