Govemment of Kerala Gabg cuddnod 2012 — THE LEGAL METROLOGY ACT, 2009

Ci Seal Govemment of Kerala Gabg cuddnod 2012 Reg: No. e2 mmud KLTVNN/12/12-14 KERALA GAZEFTE Gcog umuoq EXTRAORDINARY Gmuocoogdo PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY (B10 Wleool82307 (nmuleuoayszoozano; Thiruvananthapuram Fridav @Iojalmdoa /}@o 001g2} I7th August 2012 2012 @Duxug 17 26th Sravana 1934 1934 (Uoonkmo 26 Vol. LVHI No. 1724 mid apnujo 57 GOVERNMENT OF KERALA Consumcr Affairs Dcpartment NOTIFICATION G.O. (Ms:) No. S/2012/CAD. Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 20 July, 2012. S. R 0. No. 584/2012.-In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 53 of thc Legal Metrology Act; 2009 (Central Act 1 of 2010), the Government of Kerala hercby make the following rules, the same having been previously published as notification G. 0. (Ms:) No.1/2011/CAD dated the IOth January, 2011 in Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 42 dated the Ilth January, 2011, as requircd by sub-section (4) of scction 53 of the said Act; namely: RULES 1: Short Iitle and commencemenl: '(1) These rulcs may be called the Kerala Lcgal Mctrology (Enforccment) Rulcs, 2012. (2) They shal] comc into force al once. PRINTED ANI) /"UIJLISLIED BY THL SUPERINT FNDENT OF GOVERNMENT PRESSES Ar TIIE GOVERNMENT "ENTRAL PRESS. 'rHIRUVANANTIAPURAM, 2012 33/3521/20[2/DTP 2 In these rules; unless the context otberwise requires 2 Definitions: (1) Metrology Act; 2009 (Act 1 of 2010) (a) 'Act" means the Legal "Government" means the Govemmeht of: Kerala (6) means laboratory set up by the (c) "Reference Standards Laboratory" WhcTe Reference Standards, Secondary Central Government under the Act; Standards and Working Standards are maintained; schedule appended to these rules. (d) "Schedule" means used in these rules and not defined but (2) Words and expressions respectively assigned to them in the defined in the Act shall have the meanings Act: