The Legal Metrology (General) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2026

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-04072026-274089 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 510] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2026/ASHADHA 12, 1948 MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department of Consumer Affairs) Notification New Delhi, the 3rd July, 2026 G.S.R. 568(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clauses (c), (f), (h), (i) and (s) of sub-section (2) of section 52 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Legal Metrology (General) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011,- (i) in the Seventh Schedule, in Heading-A, in Part II, in paragraph 9, in sub-paragraph (2) for clause (ii), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- "(ii) Substitution of standard weights at verification: (a) When testing instruments at the place of use, any constant load may be employed in substitution of standard weights, subject to the condition that standard weights of not less than one half of the maximum capacity shall be used. (b) Where the repeatability error does not exceed 0.3e, the portion of standard weights required under item (a) may be reduced to one third of the maximum capacity. (c) Where the repeatability error does not exceed 0.2e, the portion of standard weights required under item (a) may be reduced to one fifth of the maximum capacity. (d) The repeatability error shall be determined with a load, whether consisting of weights or any other constant load, of approximately the value at which substitution is made, by placing such load three times upon the load receptor."; (ii) in the Twelfth Schedule, against Sl No. 2, for the letters and figures "Rs. 5,000", the letters and figures "Rs. 50,000.00" shall be substituted. [F. No. I-9/9/2025-W&M] ANUPAM MISHRA, Addl. Secy. Note:- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.71(E), dated the 7th February, 2011 and was last amended, vide number G.S.R 175(E), dated the 12th March, 2026. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.