EX T RA 0 R D I N A R Y PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY Tpel, Thursday, Mard 24 , 2011 — THE LEGAL METROLOGY ACT, 2009

MANIPUR GAZETTE Tt474a EX T RA 0 R D I N A R Y PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY Tpel, Thursday, Mard 24 , 2011 1 583 (dtuiba 3, 193) GOVERNMENT OF MANIPUR SECRETARIAT: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT NQTIFICATIQN Imphal, the Zist March, 2011 Notitied /0 pubishept;mthereaa the draft notified Manipur Legal Metrology_(Enforcement) Rules, 2011 was under sub-section (4) of hectianip Gazette Extra Ordinary No474 datementi2oule 53 of the Legal Metrology as required suggestions/objections from the Act, 2009 (No.1 of 2010) inviting the date Ofs publecatfon ofothethaidntezested eersons torsaid draft Rules within 15 (fifteen) daysvirorg draft Rules in the official Gazette And, whereas, no suggestions/objections have been received within the stipulated period_ Now, Act;, 2009 thehserefogo in exercise of the powers conferred by section 53 of the Legal Metrology Government hereby makes the following Rules, namely: € THE MANIPUR LEGAL METROLOGY (ENFORCEMENT) RULES, 2011 Short title and commencement-(1)These rules Metrology (Enforcement) Rules; 20111 may be called the Manipur Legal (2) They extend to the whole of Manipur: (3) They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2011- 2 Definitions In these rules, unless the context (a "Act" means the Legal Metrology Act; 2009_ otherwise requires Undeeferencet Standards Laboratory means a laboratory set up by the Central Government areleraihtained; where Reference Standards, Secondary Standards and Working Standards c) "Schedule means a schedule appended to these rules: (d)Words and expressions used in these rules and not defined but defined have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the in the Act shall Act. 3 Reference Standards The Reference Standards manner shall and in such custody as be kept at such place, in