Act 1 of 2010

The Legal Metrology Act, 2009

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 of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  • Department of Consumer Affairs
  • Enacted 2010-01-13
  • 57 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Provisions of this Act to override provisions of any other law. Read
4 Units of weights and measures to be based on metric system. Read
5 Base unit of weights and measures. Read
6 Base unit of numeration. Read
7 Standard units of weights and measures. Read
8 Standard weight, measures or numeral. Read
9 Reference, secondary and working standard. Read
10 Use of weight or measure for particular purposes. Read
11 Prohibition of quotation, etc., otherwise than in terms of standard units of weight, measure or numeration. Read
12 Any custom, usage, etc., contrary to standard weight, measure or numeration to be void. Read
13 Appointment of Director, legal metrology officers and other employees. Read
14 Appointment of Controller, legal metrology officers and other employees. Read
15 Power of inspection, seizure, etc. Read
16 Forfeiture. Read
17 Manufacturers, etc., to maintain records and registers. Read
18 Declarations on prepackaged commodities. Read
19 Registration for importer of weight or measure. Read
20 Non-standard weights and measures not to be imported. Read
21 Training in Legal Metrology. Read
22 Approval of model. Read
23 Prohibition on manufacture, repair or sale of weight or measure without licence. Read
24 Verification and stamping of weight or measure. Read
25 Penalty for use of non-standard weight or measure. Read
26 Penalty for alteration of weight and measure. Read
27 Penalty for manufacture or sale of non-standard weight or measure. Read
28 Penalty for making any transaction, deal or contract in contravention of the prescribed standards. Read
29 Penalty for quoting or publishing, etc., of non-standard units. Read
30 Penalty for transactions in contravention of standard weight or measure. Read
31 Penalty for non-production of documents, etc. Read
32 Penalty for failure to get model approved. Read
33 Penalty for use of unverified weight or measure. Read
34 Penalty for sale or delivery of commodities. etc., by non-standard weight or measure. Read
35 Penalty for rendering services by non-standard weight, measure or number. Read
36 Penalty for selling, etc., of non-standard packages. Read
37 Penalty for contravention by Government approved Test Centre. Read
38 Penalty for non-registration by importer of weight or measure. Read
39 Penalty for import of non-standard weight or measure. Read
40 Penalty for obstructing Director, Controller or legal metrology officer. Read
41 Penalty for giving false information or false return. Read
42 Vexatious search. Read
43 Penalty for verification in contravention of Act and rules. Read
44 Penalty for counterfeiting of seals, etc. Read
45 Penalty for manufacture of weight and measure without licence. Read
46 Penalty for repair, sale, etc., of weight and measure without licence. Read
47 Penalty for tampering with licence. Read
48 Compounding of offences. Read
49 Offences by companies and power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., for companies convicted. Read
50 Appeals. Read
51 Provisions of Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply. Read
52 Power of the Central Government to make rules. Read
53 Power of State Government to make rules. Read
54 Delegation of Powers. Read
55 Act not to apply in certain cases. Read
56 Existing Director, Controller and legal metrology officer not to be affected by the new qualification to be prescribed. Read
57 Repeal of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985. Read
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