Rule 2 has clauses (a) to (s), including later inserted clauses (aa), (bb), (bc), (bd), (be) and (bf). Key points: a manufacturer includes anyone who puts their mark on a product as if they made it; a packer pre-packs in units suitable for sale; a retail package is for sale to the ultimate...
Read Complete Guide →The rules were made by the Central Government under section 52 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and came into force on the 1st day of April, 2011. A model is the final physical representation of a weight or measure with all its components assembled, so that every piece produced to it is similar in...
The list of recognised laboratories is notified from time to time (rule 3). A laboratory applies to the Director through its Principal Officer, the Director has it inspected, and one of the conditions checked is a certificate from the National Accreditation Board of Laboratories (NABL) for the...
The application is made to the Director and states the applicant's name and address (for an imported model, the manufacturer's and the dealer in India), a brief description, technical data, the manufacturer's test procedure, the trade name and type, and the fee. Not less than two copies of drawings...
The applicant deposits the testing fee under rule 19 to the credit of the recognised laboratory. Installation, tests and removal are at the applicant's cost and risk. A model not removed within six months of the certificate being granted or refused is forfeited to the Central Government. Where...
The laboratory sends a report with its recommendation to the Director; the Director either asks for further tests or recommends the issue of the certificate to the Central Government, which issues it and authorises the Director to authenticate it. A provisional certificate cannot remain valid for...
The certificate shows its number, a description of the model, the assigned mark, the category, a statement of test results, special conditions and the places for the seal or stamp (rule 11). Since 2019 the Director publishes the certificates on the website of the Department. The mark is IND, the...
A manufacturer who starts manufacturing with a substitute material must send it to the Director within seven days of starting; the laboratory decides whether it serves the purpose for which the model was approved, and if not the model is treated as a new model. The testing fee for a substitute...
A Government Approved Test Centre (GATC) is a person approved by the Central Government to verify weights or measures specified in the rules. The First Schedule, as substituted on 8 May 2026, lists 23 kinds of weights and measures, from water meters to hydrogen dispensers, plus any other weight or...
Anyone who wants to verify weights or measures specified in the rules applies to the Joint Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs (rule 5(1), 2025), in the Second Schedule form, through the Principal Officer. The Director inspects and recommends; an officer equivalent to or above the level of...
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