Legal Metrology rules
Decriminalization of Legal Metrology Act
Speaking at the National Workshop on the Legal Metrology Act, the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution urged state governments to support the decriminalization of the Legal Metrology Act. What is legal metrology? It is regulation and ..
Tags: Consumer Affairs Ministry • Food and Consumer Affairs ministry • Legal Metrology rules • Metrology • Piyush Goyal
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 amended – Update (December, 2021)
The Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey recently replied to question in Lok Sabha that the Government of India has amended the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. This was done to protect the interests of the consumers in the country. ..
Tags: Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 • Legal Metrology rules • Metrology • World Metrology Day
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Import of 17 medical devices allowed
The Government of India recently allowed import of seventeen medical devices to provide relief to the COVID-19 patients. However, the importer should make mandatory declarations under Legal Metrology Rules, 2011. Which devices were allowed? The Department of Consumer Affairs has ..
Tags: Drugs and Cosmetics Act • imports • Legal Metrology rules • Medical devices • Nebulisers