The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
jharkhand · 2010
- S. 11st March, 2011, vide notification No
- S. 2Definitions
- S. 3Provisions of this Act to override provisions of any other law
- S. 4Units of weights and measures to be based on metric system
- S. 5Base unit of weights and measures
- S. 6Base unit of numeration
- S. 7Standard units of weights and measures
- S. 8Standard weight, measure or numeral
- S. 9Reference, secondary and working standard
- S. 10Use of weight or measure for particular purposes
- S. 11Prohibition of quotation, etc
- S. 12Any custom, usage, etc
- S. 13Appointment of Director, legal metrology officers and other employees
- S. 14Appointment of Controller, legal metrology officers and other employees
- S. 15Power of inspection, seizure, etc
- S. 16Forfeiture
- S. 17Manufacturers, etc
- S. 18Declarations on pre-packaged commodities
- S. 19Registration for importer of weight or measure
- S. 20Non-standard weights and measures not to be imported
- S. 21Training in Legal Metrology
- S. 22Approval of model
- S. 23Prohibition on manufacture, repair or sale of weight or measure without licence
- S. 24Verification and stamping of weight or measure
- S. 25Penalty for use of non-standard weight or measure
- S. 26Penalty for alteration of weight and measure
- S. 27Penalty for manufacture or sale of non-standard weight or measure
- S. 28Penalty for making any transaction, deal or contract in contravention of the prescribed standards
- S. 29Penalty for quoting or publishing, etc
- S. 30Penalty for transactions in contravention of standard weight or measure
- S. 31Penalty for non-production of documents, etc
- S. 32Penalty for failure to get model approved
- S. 33Penalty for use of unverified weight or measure
- S. 34Penalty for sale or delivery of commodities, etc
- S. 35Penalty for rendering services by non-standard weight, measure or number
- S. 36Penalty for selling, etc
- S. 37Penalty for contravention by Government approved Test Centre
- S. 38Penalty for non-registration by importer of weight or measure
- S. 39Penalty for import of non-standard weight or measure
- S. 40Penalty for obstructing Director, Controller or legal metrology officer
- S. 41Penalty for giving false information or false return
- S. 42Vexatious search
- S. 43Penalty for verification in contravention of Act and rules
- S. 44Penalty for counterfeiting of seals, etc
- S. 45Penalty for manufacture of weight and measure without licence
- S. 46Penalty for repair, sale, etc
- S. 47Penalty for tampering with licence
- S. 48Compounding of offences
- S. 49Offences by companies and power of court to publish name, place of business, etc
- S. 50Appeals
- S. 51Provisions of Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply
- S. 52Power of the Central Government to make rules
- S. 53Power of State Government to make rules
- S. 54Delegation of Powers
- S. 55Act not to apply in certain cases
- S. 56Existing Director, Controller and legal metrology officer not to be affected by the new qualification to be prescribed
- S. 57Repeal of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985
- S. 2009(2) It extends to the whole of India