Legal Metrology

The Legal Metrology Act creates and upholds rules and regulations for weights and measurements. The major legislation governing packaged goods, along with rules pertaining to various topics like national standards, model approvals, and numeration, has a broad impact because it requires registration and additional compliance for packers, dealers, and particularly eCommerce businesses dealing with packaged goods.The Act specifies rules for product packaging in order to uphold ethical business practices and safeguard consumers' rights. Additionally, it sets the dimensions and weight limits for packed goods. The disclosure, requirements, and procedures are also outlined in the Act. Each state's department of legal metrology, a subsidiary of the department of consumer affairs, is responsible for carrying out the Act's administration.  The Department of Legal Metrology is a regulatory Department. It is responsible for maintaining uniformity and accuracy in all weights and measures, weighing and measuring Instruments used by traders in all hats, markets and trading centers in the State.