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Notification amending the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022 to postpone the effective date of the earlier amendment under the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs), by G.S.R. 714(E) dated 30 September 2023, in exercise of powers under sub-section (1) read with clauses (j) and (q) of sub-section (2) of section 52 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010), notified the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. The amendment substitutes, in rule 1, sub-rule (2) of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022, the commencement date "1st day of October, 2023" with "1st day of January, 2024", thereby further deferring applicability of the 2022 amendment rules. The notification was issued by Nidhi Khare, Special Secretary, under file number I-10/22/2021-WM. The 2022 amendment rules were originally published vide G.S.R. 226(E), dated 28th March, 2022, and were last amended vide G.S.R. 640(E), dated 30th August, 2023.

Full Text

EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 561] NEW DEL HI, TUESDAY , OCTOBER 3, 2023/ ASVINA 11, 1945 CG-DL-E-03102023-249118 MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department of Consumer Affairs) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th September, 2023 G.S.R. 714(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1), read with clauses (j) and (q) of sub - section (2), of section 52 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010), the Central Government he reby makes the following rules further to amend the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, namely: - 1. (1) These rules may be called the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 20 22, in rule 1, in sub -rule (2), for the figures, letters and words “1st day of Octo ber, 2023”, the figures, letters and words “1st day of January , 2024” shall be substituted. [F. No. I-10/22/2021 -WM] NIDHI KHARE, Special Secy . Note: The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub -section (i) vide number G.S.R. 226 (E), dated the 28th March, 2022 and last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 640 (E), dated the 30th August, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printi ng at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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