Act Info:
Preamble - THE LEGAL METROLOGY ACT, 2009
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section4 - Units of weights and measures to be based on metric system
Section5 - Base unit of weights and measures
Section6 - Base unit of numeration
Section7 - Standard units of weights and measures
Section8 - Standard weight, measure or numeral
Section9 - Reference, secondary and working standard
Section10 - Use of weight or measure for particular purposes
Section11 - Prohibition of quotation, etc., otherwise than in terms of standard units of weight, measure or numeration
Section12 - Any custom, usage, etc., contrary to standard weight, measure or numeration to be void
Chapter III Section13 - Appointment of Director, legal metrology officers and other employees
Section14 - Appointment of Controller, legal metrology officers and other employees
Section15 - Power of inspection, seizure, etc.
Section16 - Forfeiture
Section17 - Manufacturers, etc., to maintain records and registers
Section18 - Declarations on pre-packaged commodities
Section19 - Registration for importer of weight or measure
Section20 - Non-standard weights and measures not to be imported
Section21 - Training in Legal Metrology
Section22 - Approval of model
Section23 - Prohibition on manufacture, repair or sale of weight or measure without licence
Chapter IV Section24 - Verification and stamping of weight or measure
Chapter V Section25 - Penalty for use of non-standard weight or measure
Section26 - Penalty for alteration of weight and measure
Section27 - Penalty for manufacture or sale of nonstandard weight or measure
Section28 - Penalty for making any transaction, deal or contract in contravention of the prescribed standard
Section29 - Penalty for quoting or publishing, etc., of non-standard units
Section30 - Penalty for transactions in contravention of standard weight or measure
Section31 - Penalty for non-production of documents, etc.
Section32 - Penalty for failure to get model approved
Section33 - Penalty for use of unverified weight or measure
Section34 - Penalty for sale or delivery of commodities, etc, by non-standard weight or measure
Section35 - Penalty for rendering services by non-standard weight, measure or number
Section36 - Penalty for selling, etc., of non-standard packages
Section37 - Penalty for contravention by Government approved Test Centre
Section38 - Penalty for non-registration by importer of weight or measure
Section39 - Penalty for import of nonstandard weight or measure
Section40 - Penalty for obstructing Director, Controller or legal metrology officer
Section41 - Penalty for giving false information or false return
Section42 - Vexatious search
Section43 - Penalty for verification in contravention of Act and rules
Section44 - Penalty for counterfeiting of seals, etc.
Section45 - Penalty for manufacture of weight and measure without licence
Section46 - Penalty for repair, sale, etc., of weight and measure without licence
Section47 - Penalty for tampering with licence
Section48 - Compounding of offences
Section49 - Offences by companies and power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., for companies convicted
Section50 - Appeals
Section51 - Provisions of Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply
Section52 - Power of the Central Government to make rules
Section53 - Power of State Government to make rules
Section54 - Delegation of Powers
Section55 - Act not to apply in certain cases
Section56 - Existing Director, Controller and legal metrology officer not to be affected by the new qualification to be prescribed
Section57 - Repeal of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985