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Core Purpose

Notification amending the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 to extend the effective date of a prior amendment.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) issued Notification G.S.R. 640(E) dated 30th August 2023 (F. No. I-10/22/2021-WM), exercising 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), to make the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023, further amending the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. The amendment substitutes, in rule 1, sub-rule (2) of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022, the commencement date "1st day of September, 2023" with "1st day of October, 2023," thereby extending the effective date by one month. The rules come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette. The note clarifies that the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022 were originally published vide G.S.R. 226(E) dated 28th March 2022 and were last amended vide notification G.S.R. 463(E) dated 28th June 2023. The notification was signed by Nidhi Khare, Additional Secretary.

Full Text

EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 500] NEW DELHI, THURS DAY, AUGUST, 31, 2023/ BHADRA 9, 194 5 CG-DL-E-31082023-248432 MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department of Consumer Affairs) NOTI FICATION New Delhi, the 30 th August, 2023 G.S.R. 640(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 mak es 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 September , 202 3”, the figures, letters and words “1st day of October , 2023” shall be substituted. [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, Extrao rdinary, 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. 463 (E), dated the 28th June, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at G overnment of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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