MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

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Parent: THE LEGAL METROLOGY ACT, 2009 (6c47b40e9fd21d66ece8bfff8559412f60fc57c4)

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MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department orConsumer Affairs) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th March, 2011 G.S.R.10l(E)·-Inexercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause U) and (q) of sub-section (2) of section 52 of the Legal Metrology Act 2009, (1 of 2010), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:- 1. Short title, and Commencement.- These rules may be called The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules,2011. They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2011. 2. Definitions:- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "Act" meansthe Legal Metrology Act 2009, (1 of 2010); (b) "dealer" in relation to any commodity in packaged form, means a person who, or a firm which carries on directly or otherwise, the business of buying, selling, supplying or distributing any such commodity whether for cash or for [PART II SEC 3(i)} deferred payment or for commission, remuneration or other valuable consideration, and includes a commissionagent who carries on such businesson behalf of any principal, but does not include a manufacturer who manufactures any commodity which is sold or distributed in a packaged form except where such commodity is sold by such manufacturer to any other person other than a dealer; (c) "lot" means- (i) in the case of packages which have been stored, the total number of such packagesstored; and (il) in the case of packages which are on or at the end of the packing line, the maximum hourly output of packages;' (d) "manufacturer" in relation to any commodity in packaged form, means a ' pcr~on who or a firm which produces, makes or manufactures such commodity a Id includes a person or firm which puts, or causesto be put, any mark on any packagedcommodity, not prod

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1 · Short title, and Commencement.-

2 · Definitions:-

8 · Declaration where to appear.-

10 · Declaration of name and address of the manufacturer, etc.-(1) Subject to the provisions of rule 6, every package kept, offered or exposed for sale or sold shall bear conspicuouslyon it, the name and complete addressof the manufacturer, or where the manufacturer is not the packer, the name and address of the manufacturer and the packer and in case of imported packages, the name and addressof the importer:

14 · Declarations with regard to dimensions of certain commodities.-

15 · Declaration with rega'rd to dimensions and weight to be made on packages in certain cases.Where the dimensions and weight, or combination thereof, of a commodity has or have a relationship to the price of that commodity, the declaration of quantity on the package containing such commodity, shall also include a declaration as to such dimensions, weight or

19 · Inspection of quantity and error in packages at the premises of the manufacturer 01" packel'.-··(1) With a view to ascertaining whether any packageor lot of packagescomplieswith provisions of these rules in all respects, the Director, Controller or any Legal Metrology Officer empowered to inspect under section 15 of the Act (hereafter referred to in these rules as the "authorized person") may examine the packages and carry out the tests at the premises of the manufacturer or where the manufacturer is not the packer, of the packer and when he carries out such examination or tests, he shall draw samples from such lot of packages, in such manner and in such number as are specified in the Fifth Schedule and the tests aforesaid shall be carried out in accordancewith the method specified in the Sixth Schedule.

20 · Action to be taken on completion of inspection of packagesat the premisesof the manufacturer or the packer.-

22 · Establishment of maximum permissible error on package.-

23 · Deceptive packages to be repacked or in default to be seized.-

24 · Declarations applicable to be made on every wholesale package

27 · Registration of manufacturers, packers and importers.-

29 · Registration of manufacturers and packers, etc.-

32 · Penalty for contravention of Rules

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1 · kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 20 kg, 25 kg, 40 kg (for White cement only) ami 50 kg.

50 · ml, 100 ml, 200 ml, 500 ml, 1 litre, 2 litre, 3 litre, 4 litre, 5 litre and thereafter in multiples of 5 litre.

450 · ml, 500 ml, 900 ml, 925 ml, 950 ml, 975 rnl, 1 litre, 3.6 litre, 3.7 litre. 3.8 litre, 3.9 litre and 4 litre and no restriction above 4 litre.'

51 · No.

900 · G1/11-11

1 · 200