Legal Metrology & Rules- Scheme & Compliance
India, being a signatory to the Metre Convention ( Convention Du Metre ), is a member state of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) and International Bureau of Weight & Measures (BIPM), thus, India was under obligation to implement the suggestions on weights and measures and the changes suggested by General Conference of Weights & Measures (CGPM). In view of the revision by CGPM, Union Government enacted the Standards of Weights & Measures Act, 1976 which remain in force till late 2010, thereafter, due to technological advancements, it becomes imperative to review the enactments and remove anomalies from the existing law, accordingly, the Legal metrology Act, 2011 came in force effective from 01.04.2011. The Act sought to achieve and enforce standards of weights and measures, regulate trade and commerce in weights, measures and other goods which are sold or distributed by weights, measure or number. In other words, standardization is indispens...