{"id":45170,"date":"2022-07-09T14:20:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-09T08:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=45170"},"modified":"2022-07-09T14:20:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T08:50:24","slug":"key-legal-metrology-rules-applicable-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/key-legal-metrology-rules-applicable-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Legal Metrology Rules Applicable in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Legal Metrology Rules is a term that defines the regulations over the provisions set for the scientific study of weights and measurement instruments to be implicated in accordance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/legal-metrology-act-registration\"><strong>Legal Metrology Act<\/strong><\/a>, 2009. The Legal Metrology Rules govern the distribution of all packaged commodities in India, which can be exporting goods, food items, consumer products, etc. All manufacturers, traders, packagers, importers and exporters need to obtain a Legal Metrology Certificate to be issued from the Metrology Department of Consumer Affairs in accordance with the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Constitutional Provisions of Legal Metrology Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nconstitutional provisions governing the Legal Metrology Rules is listed under\nEntry 50 of the Union List, which specifies the forming of Acts and Rules,\nSpecifications provided for Standards and International Relations, etc. Along\nwith that, the enforcement of Legal Metrology is mentioned in Entry 33A of the\nConcurrent List.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legal Metrology Rules under Legal Metrology Act<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nfollowing Rules are enforced in India that are to be enacted in accordance with\nthe Legal Metrology Act, 2009 &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The\nLegal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011<\/li><li>The\nLegal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011<\/li><li>The\nLegal Metrology (Approval of Models) Rules, 2011<\/li><li>The\nLegal Metrology (National Standards) Rules, 2011<\/li><li>The\nLegal Metrology (Numeration) Rules, 2011<\/li><li>The\nIndian Institute of Legal Metrology Rules, 2011<\/li><li>The\nLegal Metrology (Government Approved Test Center) Rules, 2013<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Legal\nMetrology (General) Rules, 2011 governs over forty various types of Weights and\nMeasuring Devices, which includes devices such as electronic weighing devices,\nweighbridges, fuel pumps, etc. The Weights and Measurement devices are to be\nevaluated on a regular basis by the applicable State Government Authorised\nPersonnel in accordance with the standards specified for Weights and Measures in\nthe Rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Legal\nMetrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, states the Rules for Pre-Packaged\nCommodities in India, which mandates the regulations for compliance with\nlabelling standards prior to the sale of the packaged commodity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\naccordance with the Legal Metrology Rules for packaged Commodities, the\nfollowing declarations mentioned below are required to mandatorily be mentioned\nin the labels of the Pre-Packaged Commodity &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Name\nand Residential Address of the Manufacturer or Packager or Importer<\/li><li>Country\nof origin if the Packaged Commodities is imported<\/li><li>The\nGeneric Name of the Packaged Commodities contained in the package<\/li><li>Net\nquantity in accordance with the Standard Unit of Weight or Measurement or Number<\/li><li>The\nFull Date of Manufacturing, Packaging and Importing<\/li><li>Retail\nSale Price to be specified in accordance with the Maximum Retail Price, which\nis also known as MRP that is Inclusive of all applicable taxes<\/li><li>Consumer\nCare Contact Details <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Legal Metrology (Approval of Models) Rules, 2011<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Legal\nMetrology (Approval of Models) Rules, 2011 is outlined in accordance with the\nCentral Government under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 that specifies the\nStandard measurement or numbers along with the procedure for the Pre-Packaged Commodities\nthat are to bear the Assertions and other needed particulars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Legal Metrology (National Standards) Rules, 2011<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Legal\nMetrology (National Standards) Rules, 2011 was enacted to clarify the\ndefinitions of the terms mentioned below &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The Specifications of the Base Units of Measurements\nalong with the Base units of Mass<\/li><li>Different Standards<\/li><li>The required times of Verification for the Norms<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Legal Metrology (Numeration) Rules, 2011<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Legal\nMetrology (Numeration) Rules, 2011 was enacted to specify the numerical\nmarkings of the applicable weights and measurement instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Indian Institute of Legal Metrology Rules, 2011<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indian Institute of Legal Metrology is situated in Ranchi, which is a Training Institute established for the training the Legal Metrology Officers from all States and Union Territories in the field of Legal Metrology with the authorisation of executive control of the department. Under the authorisation of <strong>the Indian Institute of Legal Metrology Rules<\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/consumeraffairs.nic.in\/acts-and-rules\/legal-metrology\/iilm-rules-2011\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup>, 2011, provisions in regard to the Courses are needed to be communicated at the Institute premises, mandating the obligations to be followed by the Institute. The Rules also specify the qualifications needed by any person to be eligible to get admitted to the Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Center)\nRules, 2013<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Legal\nMetrology Rules for Government Approved Test Centers, which is also known as\nGATC, regulates over the approval process of the GATCs where the weights and\nmeasurement instruments are verified by the authorised State Governmental\nOfficers. The specific regulations for the verification of weights and\nmeasurement instruments authorised under the GATC are mentioned below &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Water\nMeters<\/li><li>Sphygmomanometers<\/li><li>Clinical\nThermometers<\/li><li>Automatic\nRail Weighbridges<\/li><li>Tape\nMeasurements<\/li><li>Non-Automatic\nWeighing Instrument of Accuracy Class-IIII or Class-III, which cannot weigh\nmore than 150kgs<\/li><li>Load\nCells<\/li><li>Beam\nScales<\/li><li>Counter\nMachines<\/li><li>Weights\nof all possible Categories<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> The Legal Metrology Rules provide essential provisions that assist in ensuring the maintenance of all compliance measures necessary to be followed in accordance with the Standards set in the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. This ensures the consumers are protected from fraudulent activities and promoters fair trade business traders, retailers, manufacturers, packagers and the consumers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our Article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/compliance-under-legal-metrology\/\">Compliance under Legal Metrology \u2013 An Overview<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Legal Metrology Rules is a term that defines the regulations over the provisions set for the scientific study of weights and measurement instruments to be implicated in accordance with the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. The Legal Metrology Rules govern the distribution of all packaged commodities in India, which can be exporting goods, food items, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":45172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2114],"tags":[2489],"acf":{"service_id":"436"},"authorName":"Sushree Dash","authorImageUrl":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MicrosoftTeams-image-9.jpg","authorDescription":"Sushree Dash has completed BBA-LLB with a specialization in IPR Laws from KIIT University. As a recent graduate, she has both legal and management internship experience in international law firms, Indian law firms and under Indian litigation. She secures good drafting skills for various legal documents in multiple fields of law. 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