The Smart Meters (Quality Control) Order, 2023

4560 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3025 ] NEW DEL HI, MON DAY, JULY 17, 2023/ASHADHA 26, 194 5 CG-DL-E-17072023-247365 (1) (2) (3) MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department For Promotion of Industry And Internal Trade ) NOTIFICATI ON New Delhi, the 14th July, 2023 S.O. 3154 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 16 read with section 17 and sub -section (3) of section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central Government, after consulting the Bur eau of Indian Standards, is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, hereby makes the following Order, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement. - (i) This Order may be called The Smart Meters (Quality Control) Order , 2023. (2) It shall come into force with effect from six months from the date of publication of this notification: Provided that for Small Enterprises, as defined under The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), it shall c ome into force with effect from nine months from the date of publication of this notification. 2. Compulsory use of Standard Mark. - Goods or articles specified in the column (1) of the Ta ble below shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard specifie d in column (2) of the said Table and shall bear the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau as per Scheme -1 of Schedule -II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018: Provided that nothing in this Order shall apply t o goods or articles manufactured domestically for export. 3. Certification and enforcing authority. - The Bureau shall be the certifying and enforcing authority for the goods or articles s pecified in the column (1) of the said Table. 4. Penalty for contravention. - Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Order shall be punishable under the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016. TABLE Goods or articles Indian St andard Title of Indian Standard (1) (2) (3) Smart Meter IS 16444 Part 1 A.C. STATIC DIRECT CONNECTED WATT HOUR SMART METER CLASS 1 AND 2 IS 16444 Part 2 A.C. STATIC TRANSFORMER OPERATED WATTHOUR AND VAR -HOUR SMART METERS, CLASS 0.2S, 0.5S AND 1.0S Note.- For the purposes of this Table, the latest version of Indian Standards including the amendments issues thereof, as notified by the Bureau of Indian Standards from time to time shall apply from the date of such notification. [F. No . P-29026/4/2022 -LEI] SANJIV, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, D elhi-110054.