Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022

· Extension of prepackaged LM rules to be effective from 1st October 2022

[Department of Consumer Affairs Notification G.S.R. 226(E) dated 28 March 2022]

G.S.R. 226(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (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 makes 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, 2022.

(2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of October, 2022.

2. In the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 1, in sub-rule (2), for the figures, letters and words “1st day of April, 2022”, the figures, letters and words “1st Day of October, 2022” shall be substituted.

3. In the said rules, in rule 6, for sub-rule (11), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-

“(11) The unit sale price in rupees, rounded off to the nearest two decimal place, shall be declared on every pre-packaged commodities in the following manner, namely:-

(i) per gram where net quantity is less than one kilogram and per kilogram where net quantity is more than one kilogram;

(ii) per centimeter where net length is less than one metre and per metre where net length is more than one metre;

(iii) per mililitre where net volume is less than one litre and per litre where net volume is more than one litre;

(iv) per number or unit if any item is sold by number or unit:

Provided that for packages containing alcoholic beverages or spirituous liquor, the State Excise Laws and the rules made thereunder shall be applicable within the State in which it is manufactured.

Provided further that declaration of unit sale price is not required for the pre-packaged commodities in which retail sale price is equal to the unit sale price.”

4. In the said rules, in rule 33, sub-rule (2) shall be omitted.

5. In the said rules, THE SECOND SCHEDULE shall be omitted.

6. No prosecution shall be initiated against the manufacturer or packer or importer of pre packaged commodities for making declaration with effect from the 1st April, 2022 in accordance with Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, as amended by the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2021 published vide number G.S.R. 779 (E), dated the 2nd November , 2021.

[F. No. WM-10/22/2021]