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Notification under section 52 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, further amending the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, to defer the commencement date of the 2022 Amendment Rules from 1st July 2023 to 1st September 2023.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) issued G.S.R. 463(E) dated 28th June 2023, 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), making the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023, effective on the date of publication. The amendment substitutes, in rule 1, sub-rule (2) of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022, the commencement date 1st day of July, 2023 with 1st day of September, 2023, thereby deferring by two months the date on which the 2022 amendment rules take effect. 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. 412(E) dated 5th June 2023. File No. I-10/22/2021-WM; signed by Nidhi Khare, Additional Secretary.

Full Text

EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 374] NEW DELHI, WEDN ESDAY, JUNE 28, 2023/ASHADHA 7, 194 5 CG-DL-E-30062023-246862 MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department of Consumer Affairs) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28 th June, 2023 G.S.R. 463(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 hereby 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 O fficial 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 July, 2023”, the figures, letters and words “1st day of September , 2023” shall be substitu ted. [F. No. I-10/22/2021 -WM] NIDHI KHARE , Addl . 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. 412 (E), dated the 5th June, 2023. 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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