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The Legal Metrology Act, 2009

37 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
  5. 5Base unit of weights and measures
  6. 6Base unit of numeration
  7. 7Standard units of weights and measures
  8. 8Standard weight, measure or numeral
  9. 9Reference, secondary and working standard
  10. 10Use of weight or measure for particular purposes
  11. 11Prohibition of quotation, etc., otherwise than in terms of standard units of weight, measure or numeration
  12. 12Any custom, usage, etc., contrary to standard weight, measure or numeration to be void
  13. III — APPOINTMENT AND POWERS OF DIRECTOR, CONTROLLER AND LEGAL METROLOGY OFFICERS
  14. 13Appointment of Director, legal metrology officers and other employees
  15. 14Appointment of Controller, legal metrology officers and other employees
  16. 15Power of inspection, seizure, etc
  17. 16Forfeiture
  18. 17Manufacturers, etc., to maintain records and registers
  19. 18Declarations on pre-packaged commodities
  20. 21Training in Legal Metrology
  21. 23Prohibition on manufacture, repair or sale of weight or measure without licence
  22. IV — VERIFICATION AND STAMPING OF WEIGHT OR MEASURE
  23. 24Verification and stamping of weight or measure
  24. V — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
  25. 28Penalty for making any transaction, deal or contract in contravention of the prescribed standards
  26. 29Penalty for quoting or publishing, etc., of non-standard units
  27. 35Penalty for rendering services by non-standard weight, measure or number
  28. 36Penalty for selling, etc., of non-standard packages
  29. 37Penalty for contravention by Government approved Test Centre
  30. 40Penalty for obstructing Director, Controller or legal metrology officer
  31. 41Penalty for giving false information or false return
  32. 42Vexatious search
  33. 44Penalty for counterfeiting of seals, etc
  34. 48Compounding of offences
  35. 49Offences by companies and power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., for companies convicted
  36. 50Appeals
  37. 51Provisions of Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply
  38. 52Power of the Central Government to make rules
  39. 53Power of State Government to make rules
  40. 54Delegation of Powers
  41. 56Existing Director, Controller and legal metrology officer not to be affected by the new qualification to be prescribed
  42. 57Repeal of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985