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The Central Government, through this notification, introduces the Legal Metrology (General) Seventh Amendment Rules, 2025, to further amend the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) issued Notification G.S.R. 905(E) on December 18, 2025, exercising powers under 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). This notification introduces the Legal Metrology (General) Seventh Amendment Rules, 2025, which come into force on their publication date in the Official Gazette. The amendment substitutes clause (a) in sub-rule (2) of rule 27 of the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011. The new clause (a) specifies a period of 'twenty-four months for all weights, capacity measures, length measures, tape, beam scale, counter machine and fuel dispensers (petrol and diesel)'. The principal rules were published as G.S.R.71(E) on February 7, 2011, and were last amended by G.S.R 875(E) on November 28, 2025.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-22122025-268727 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 819] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 27, 1947 MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department Of Consumer Affairs) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th December, 2025 G.S.R. 905(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 (1) These rules may be called the Legal Metrology (General) Seventh Amendment Rules, 2025. 2. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. In the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011, in rule 27, in sub-rule (2), for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- "(a) twenty-four months for all weights, capacity measures, length measures, tape, beam scale, counter machine and fuel dispensers (petrol and diesel),". [F. No. I-9/12/2025-W&M] ANUPAM MISHRA, Jt. 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 875(E), dated the 28th November, 2025. 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.

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