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1/2010 - The Legal Metrology Act, 2009 ▶

Act Number: 1

Act Name: The Legal Metrology Act, 2009

Year: 2010

Enactment Date: 2010-01-13

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

Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.

    (1) This Act may be called the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India.
     (3) It shall come into force on such date¹ as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.

Notes:

¹. 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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