Legal Metrology Means that part of Metrology which treats units of weighment and measurement, methods weighment and measurement and weighing and measuring instruments in relation to the mandatory technical and legal requirement which have the object of ensuring public guarantee from the point of view of security and accuracy of weighment and measurement.
In order to ensure uniform enforcement of laws related to matters in Legal Metrology throughout the country, the Govt. has enacted :
(1) The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
(2) The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011
(3) The Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011
The government through the aforementioned laws and statutory requirement, enunciates duties and mandatory compliances to be adhered by manufacturer, packer, importer which are as follows:
● Obtaining registration as Manufacturer/Packer or Importer
● Ensure compliance of mandatory declarations to be mentioned on the packaging label ofpre-packaged commodities.
It would be relevant to mention here that non- compliance of the legal provisions enumerated in the Legal Metrology Act and Rules also invite penalties for the manufacturer, packer or importer of a weight or measure.
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