Legal Metrology – Notification of Andhra Pradesh Legal Metrology

72 Pages·2011·0.39 MB·English

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT

CAF&CS Dept. - Legal Metrology – Notification of Andhra Pradesh Legal Metrology
(Enforcement) Rules 2011 – Orders – Issued.
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CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (CS-III) DEPARTMENT

G.O. Ms. No.10 Date: 01-04-2011
Read following:

1. G.O.Ms.No. 55 Consumer Affairs, Food and Consumer Supplies (CS.III)
Department Dated:23.11.2010
2. GOI Letter No. WM-9(6)/2010-Pt.I Dated 15th December, 2010
3. From the GOI Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Lr.No.WM-9(6)/ 2010-PT, dated 1-4-2011.
4. From the Controller, Legal Metrology, Hyderabad Letter No.3034/T1/2010, dated: 1-
4-2011.

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ORDER:

The appended Notification will be published in an Extraordinary issue of the Andhra
Pradesh Gazette.

2. The Commissioner, Printing Stationary and Stores Purchase, Hyderabad is requested to
furnish 400 copies of the Gazette containing the Notification to Government.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

SANJAY JAJU,
EX-OFFICIO SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
The Commissioner, Printing Stationary and Stores Purchase, Hyderabad
The Controller, Legal Metrology, A.P, Hyderabad
SF/SC

// FORWARDED :: BY ORDER //

SECTION OFFICER
(Annexure to the G.O.Ms.No.10, CAF&CS (CS-III) Dept., dated 01-04-2011)

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 53 of the Legal
Metrology Act 2009 (Act 1 of 2010), the Governor of Andhra Pradesh in consultation
with Central Government, hereby makes the following Andhra Pradesh Legal Metrology
(Enforcement) Rules 2011, the draft of which was published in the Rules Supplement to
Part - I Extraordinary of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette No.53 dated the 29th November,
2010 as required by sub-section (4) thereof and duly considering the suggestions and
objections received in this regard.

1. Short title, Extent and commencement – (1) These Rules may be called the
Andhra Pradesh Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011.
(2) They extend to the whole of Andhra Pradesh State.
(3) They shall come into force with immediate effect.

2. Definitions – In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires -
(a) ‘Act’ means the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.
(b) ‘calibration’ means all the operations which are necessary for the purpose of
determining the value of the errors of weight or measure and if necessary to
determine the other metrological properties of such weight or measure and
includes the actual fixing of the positions of the gauge marks or scale marks of
a weight or measure or in some cases of certain principal marks only in relation
to the corresponding values of the quantity to be measured.

Explanation: calibration may also be carried out with a view to permitting the
use of a weight or measure as a standard.

(c) ‘Inspector’ means an officer who is appointed as such under the Act, by
whatever name called such as District Inspector;

(d) ‘Licensing Authority’ means Controller, Legal Metrology is the authority to
issue licence under the Act and the rules made thereunder

(e) ‘Reference Standard’ means the set of standard weight or measure which is
made or manufactured by or on behalf of the Central Government for the
verification of any Secondary Standard.
(f) ‘Reference Standard Laboratory’ means a laboratory set up by the Central
Government under the Act, where reference Standards, Secondary Standards
and Working Standards are maintained.

(g) ‘Regulation’ means any instructions / orders etc issued by the Controller,
Legal Metrology under his jurisdiction from time to time.

(h) ‘Repair’ means any adjustment, cleaning, lubrication or painting to any weight
or measure, or rendering any other service or replacement of any parts to such
weight or measure to ensure that such weight or measure confirms to the
standards established by or under the Act with or without disturbing sealing
system.

(i) ‘Schedule’ means a schedule appended to these Rules.

(j) ‘Secondary Standard’ means the set of standard weight or measure which is
made or manufactured by or on behalf of the Central or State Government for
the verification of any Working Standard.

(k) ‘Skilled Worker’ means a person having possession of Certificate of Skill, in
repairing of weight or measure, issued by the Controller and such Certificate
of Skill shall be issued to such person who possessed such educational
qualification, technical competency etc, and on such other conditions as
specified by the Controller from time to time.

(l) ‘Test Weight or Measure’ is a weight or measure which is a replica of
Working Standard weight or measure in respect of accuracy only, and is
prepared as per the regulations issued by the Controller of Legal Metrology.

(m) ‘Unverified weight and measure’ means a weight or measure which, being
required to be verified and stamped under the Act has not been so verified and
stamped
(n) ‘Working Standard’ means the set of standard weight or measure which is
made or manufactured by or on behalf of the Central or State Government for
the verification of any standard weight or measure, other than a national
prototype or national or reference or secondary standard.

(o) The words and expressions used in these Rules and not defined but defined in
the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
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3. Reference Standards – The Reference Standards shall be kept at such place, in
such manner and in such custody as may be prescribed under the Legal Metrology
National Standards Rules 2011.

4. Secondary Standards – (1) Every Secondary Standard shall be verified at any of
the Reference Standards Laboratories, in such manner and at such periodical
intervals as may be prescribed under the Legal Metrology (National Standards)
Rules 2011 and shall, if found on such verification to conform to the Standards
established by or under the Act, be stamped by the Reference Standards
Laboratory or a certificate of verification will be issued by the laboratory as the
case may be.

(2) The Secondary Standards shall be kept at such place, and in such custody as
the Controller may direct.

5. Working Standards – (1) Every working Standard shall be verified either at any
of the Reference Standards laboratories or at any of the Secondary Standards
Laboratories maintained by the State Government, in such manner and at such
periodical intervals as may be prescribed under the Legal Metrology (National
Standards) Rules 2011 and shall, if found on such verification to conform to the
Standards established by or under the Act, be stamped, or a certificate of
verification will be issued by that Laboratory as the case may be.

(2) The Working Standards shall be kept in the custody of Legal Metrology
Officer.
6. Secondary Standard Balances – (1) A set of Secondary Standard balances shall
be maintained at every place where the Secondary Standard Weights are kept.

(2) The number, types and specifications of such balances shall be such as may be
prescribed under the Legal Metrology (General) Rules 2011.

(3) Every Secondary Standard balance shall be verified at least once within a
period of twenty four months and shall be adjusted, if necessary, to make it correct
within the limits of sensitivity and other metrological qualities prescribed under
the Legal Metrology (General) Rules 2011, by the Reference Standards
Laboratory or by the Controller or such other officer as may be authorized by the
Controller in this behalf.

7. Working Standard Balances – (1) A set of Working Standard balances shall
be maintained at every place where Working Standard Weights are kept.

(2) The number, types and specifications of such balances shall be such as may be
prescribed under the Legal Metrology (General) Rules 2011.

(3) Every Working Standard balance shall be verified at least once within a period
of twelve months and shall be adjusted, if necessary, to make it correct within the
limits of sensitivity and other metrological qualities prescribed under the Legal
Metrology (General) Rules 2011, by the Reference Standard Laboratory or by the
Controller or such other officer as may be authorized by the Controller in this
behalf.

8. Physical characteristics, configuration, constructional details of Weights and
Measures – Every weight or measure used or intended to be used in any
transaction or for protection shall conform as regards physical characteristics,
configuration, constructional details, materials, performance, tolerances, period of
verification and such other details, to the specifications prescribed under the Act
or the Legal Metrology (General) Rules 2011.
9. Use of Bullion Weights, Carat Weights etc. – (1) No weight other than a
Bullion Weight as specified in the Legal Metrology (General) Rules 2011 shall be
used in any transaction in bullion including precious metals, pearls and ornaments
and other articles made of gold or silver or platinum.

(2) No weight other than a carat weight shall be used in any transaction in
precious stones.

(3) Only beam scale of Class A or Class B or a Non-automatic Weighing
instrument of High Accuracy Class (Class II) or Special Accuracy Class (Class I)
having verification interval of 1 mg or less than 1 mg shall be used in any
transaction referred to in sub-rules (1) and (2).

(4) In every transaction in bullion, the user of weighing instruments shall mention
purity of gold in terms of ‘Karat’ in cash receipt along with net weight and
amount for the net weight of precious metal and precious stones.

(5) Legal Metrology Officer may inspect and test any karatage of bullion
including precious metals using such method as may be specified, which is sold in
any transaction in bullion. For the purpose of testing or inspection the Legal
Metrology Officer may be supplied such equipment as may be necessary, by
the Government.

10. Use of weights only or measures only or number only in certain cases –
Except in the cases of commodities specified in Schedule I, the declaration of
quantity in every transaction, dealing or contract, or for protection shall be in
terms of the unit of –
(a) Weight, if the commodity is solid, semi-solid, viscous or a mixture of
solid and liquid ;
(b) Length, if the commodity is sold by linear measure;
(c) Area, if the commodity is sold by area measure;
(d) Volume, if the commodity is liquid or is sold by cubic measure;
(e) Number, if the commodity is sold by number.
Provided that the Controller, Legal Metrology shall issue instructions /
directions / orders on use of specific type of weight or measure or number in
any trade in any areas, from time to time.
11. Licensing of manufacturers, repairers and dealers of Weights and
Measures – (1) Every manufacturer or repairer of, or dealer in, weight or
measure shall make an application for issue of a licence, to the Controller of
Legal Metrology or such other officers as may be authorized by him in this
behalf, in the appropriate form set out in Schedule II-A.

Provided that no licence to repair shall be required by a manufacturer to repair
weight or measure manufactured by him and used in a state other than the state of
manufacture of the same, but the manufacturer as well as the user has to inform in
advance the concerned Legal Metrology Officer about the repairing.

Provided further that no person will be granted a repairing licence unless he is a
skilled worker and having a valid Certificate of Skill issued by the Controller,
Legal Metrology.

(2) Every manufacturer or repairer of or dealer in, weight or measure shall make
an application for the renewal of a licence within thirty days before the expiry of
validity of the licence to the Controller of Legal Metrology or such other officers
as may be authorized by him in this behalf, in the appropriate form set out in
Schedule II-B.

(3) Every licence issued to a manufacturer, repairer or dealer shall be in the
appropriate form set out in Schedule III.

(4) Every licence issued to a manufacturer, repairer, or dealer shall be valid for a
period of one calendar year and may be renewed from one calendar year to
another calendar year by the Controller or such other Legal Metrology Officer as
may be authorized by him in this behalf on payment of such fee as specified in the
Schedule IV.
(5) The fee payable for the alteration of a licence or for the issue of a duplicate
licence shall be as specified in the Schedule IV.

Provided that an additional fee at full the rates specified in the Schedule IV shall
be payable by the applicant if he is permitted by the Controller to make an
application for the renewal of a licence within a period of three months from the
date of expiry of the licence.

(6) The Controller or such other officer as may be authorized by him in this behalf
shall maintain a register of licenced manufacturers, dealers and repairers in the
form set out in Schedule V

(7) Every manufacture / repairer / dealer licenced for the jurisdiction to which
licence is granted under the Act and these rules, shall maintain such workshop /
laboratory / equipments / tools / registers etc. as the case may be, and such other
terms and conditions specified by the Controller of Legal Metrology. Any general
or special directions and such licence conditions issued by the Controller, shall be
binding on the persons to whom the licence has been granted.

(8). Every licencee under the Act and these rules shall furnish a security deposit
for each licence to the State Government as specified in Schedule VI.

(9) Every licence issued or renewed under the Act and these rules shall be
displayed in a conspicuous place in the premises where the licencee carries on
business.
(10) A Licence issued or renewed under the Act / Rules made there under shall
not be saleable or otherwise transferable.
(11) Transfer or transmission of business: (1) Where the business of a person
licenced under the Act and the Rules is transmitted by succession, intestate or
testamentary, the heir or legatee, as the case may be, of such person shall not
carry on the business of such licencee either in his own name or in any other
name, unless the heir or legatee has, before the expiry of sixty days after the
date of such transmission, made to the Controller an application for the issue
of a licence in accordance with the provisions of the Act and Rules there under.
Provided that nothing in this rule shall be deemed to prohibit the heir or
legatee from carrying on business as such licencee for the aforesaid period of
sixty days, and, if he has applied for such licence, until he is granted the licence
or is, by a notice in writing informed by the Controller that such licence cannot
be granted to him.
(2) Where the business of any person licenced under this Act is transferred
by sale, gift, lease or otherwise, the transferee or lessee, as the case may be, shall
not carry on such business either in his own name or in any other name, unless he
has obtained a licence to carry on such business.

12. Suspension and cancellation of licence granted: (1) The Controller or
such other officer authorized by him on his behalf may, if he has any reasonable
cause to believe that the holder of any licence issued, renewed or continued under
the Act has made any statement in, or in relation to, any application for the issue,
renewal or continuance of the licence, which is incorrect or false in any material
particular or has contravened any Law, or any provision of the Act or any rule or
order made there under, suspend such licence, pending the completion of any
inquiry against the holder of such licence.
Provided that no such licence shall be suspended unless the holder thereof
has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed
action.
Provided further that where the inquiry referred to in this sub-rule is not
completed within a period of three months from the date of suspension of a
licence, such suspension shall, on the expiry of the period aforesaid, stand
vacated.
(2) The Controller or such other officer authorized by him on his behalf may, if he
is satisfied, after making such inquiry as he may think fit, that the holder of a
licence has made a false or incorrect statement of the nature referred to in sub-rule
(1), or has contravened any law or order referred to in that sub-rule, cancel such
licence.
Provided that no such licence shall be cancelled unless the holder thereof
has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed
action.
(3) Every person whose licence has been suspended shall, immediately after such
suspension, stop functioning as such licencee and shall not resume business as
such licencee until the order of such suspension has been, or stands, vacated.
(4) Every licencee whose licence has been suspended or cancelled shall, after such
suspension or cancellation, as the case may be, surrender such licence to the
authority by which such licence was issued.
(5) Every licencee whose licence has been cancelled shall, within a period of
thirty days from the date of such cancellation, or within such further period, not
exceeding three months from such date, as the Controller or such other officer
authorized by him on his behalf may, on sufficient cause being shown, allow,
dispose of the weights or measures which were in his possession, custody or
control on the date of such cancellation and in the event of his failure to do so, the
Controller or any other officer authorized by him, in writing, in this behalf, may
seize and dispose of the same and distribute the proceeds thereof in such manner
as may be specified by the Controller, Legal Metrology.

13. Records to be maintained by manufacturers, etc - Every manufacturer or
repairer of, or dealer in weight or measure licenced under the Act and under these
rules shall maintain records and registers in the appropriate form set out in
Schedule VII A and also submit periodical report / returns once in three months
within ten days from the last date of such third month in the format set out in the
Schedule VII B to the persons authorized by the Controller, Legal Metrology.

14. Periodical interval for the verification of weights or measures – Periodical
interval for the verification of weights or measures is as specified in the Legal
Metrology (General) Rule 2011.