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Weights & Measures Wing |
Updated on May, 2022 |
Enforcement of the accuracy of
Weights & Measures and those of the package commodities in the market is
an indispensable activity of the Government in a welfare
state. For this purpose, the Weights & Measures Organization
of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Deptt. works under
Legal Meteorology Act,2009. The Legal Meteorology (Packaged Commodities)
Rules, 2011 enacted under the Legal Meteorology Act,2009 is the main
source of enforcement . Similarly,
the state of H.P. has enacted its enforcement rules 2011 under Legal
Meteorology Act, 2009, named as the H.P. Legal Meteorology (Enforcement)
rules, 2011, which are the guiding lights for stamping and verification of
Weights & Measures instruments, procedures for licensing of dealers,
manufacturer and repairers of Weights & Measures for the purpose of sales
and service etc; relevant conditions of licensing, stamping and verification
of Weights and Measures instruments, elaborate data regarding the fees. Information regarding Legal Meteorology
(Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 1. With the rapid expansion of
trade and advancement of technology the practice of the putting the
commodities in the packages have become enormously popular. Putting the
commodities in the packages is easier for packing, transporting, handling and
distribution. The general advantage is that it saves time which is consumed
in weighment and putting the things in packets; at the consumer level. Also it
protects the commodities and increases their shelf life. But putting the commodities in
packets has limitations of its own capacity of the packets some time conceals
the identity of the commodity; on uniform packing leads to confusion in the
market; undated packets results in ignorance about the freshness of the
product. 2.
What is a packed Commodity:- “ Pre-Packed commodity means a commodity which, without the purchasers being
present is packed in package of what ever nature, so that the quantity of the
product containing therein has a pre determined valuw and such value can not
be altered without package or its lid or cap, as the case may be, being
opened or undergoing a perceptible modification and the expression “ wherever
it occurs shall be construed as a package containing a pre-packed commodity. 3. Declaration to be made on every
package-Every package shall bear thereon or on a label securely affixed
thereto a definite, plain and conspicuous declaration, made in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter as, to,- ((i) The Name and Address of the manufacture or
where the Manufacture is not the packer the name and address of Manufacturer
and Packer. (ii)
The common or generic names of
the commodities contained in the package; Expiation: General name in
relations to a commodity means the name of the genus of the commodity, for
example, in the case of common salt, sodium chloride is the generic name. (iii)
The net quantity,
in the terms of the Standards unit of weights & measures, of the
commodity contained in the package of
where the commodity contained in the package; (iv)
The month and year in which the
commodity is manufactured or pre-packed; (v) The Retail Sale Price of
package. (vi)
Where the sizes
of the commodity contained in the package are relevant, the dimensions of the
commodity contained in the package and if the dimensions of the different
prices are different, the dimensions of each such different price shall be
mentioned. 4. What should the consumer do while purchasing:- (i) He must ensure that all
mandatory declaration are made on the package conspicuously and
unambiguously. (ii) He must not pay excess of
Maximum Retail Price. (iii) He
must prefer larger packages against the smaller ones because bulk purchase is
always cheap. (iv) For redressal of his
grievances he should approach the Legal Metrology, Weights & Measures
Organization, Controller of Legal Metrology
at the State level; Assistant Controller of Legal Metrology and Divisional
level; and Inspector, Weights & Measures at circle level. (v) He should not be
allured by cheap publicity glamour like “sale”, Discount”, ”Free and “Extra”
marked on the packages. A awakened Consumer is a safe consumer. |
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Legal Metrology(Enforcement) Rules,2011(w.e.f. 16-11-2011) |
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