**Executive Summary**
The Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Amendment Rules, 2026, issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, updates the 2013 rules to broaden administrative oversight and expand the list of equipment verified by test centres. Effective from May 8, 2026, the notification specifies new verification fees for fuel and gas dispensers and updates the list of authorized weights and measures.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Administrative Amendments**
* **Authority Designation:** Rule 5(4) is amended to replace "The Joint Secretary" with "An officer equivalent to or above the level of Joint Secretary" regarding oversight roles.
**Updated Verification List (First Schedule)**
The following weights and measures are now officially verified by Government Approved Test Centres (GATCs):
* **Medical Instruments:** Sphygmomanometers, clinical thermometers, and breath analyzers.
* **Utility Meters:** Water meters, gas meters, energy meters, and moisture meters.
* **Weighing Equipment:** Automatic rail weighbridges, beam scales, counter machines, load cells, and non-automatic weighing instruments (Accuracy Class III up to 150kg and Class IIII).
* **Transport and Flow:** Speed meters for vehicles, flow meters, and multi-dimensional measuring instruments.
* **Fuel Dispensers:** Petrol, diesel, CNG, LPG, LNG, and hydrogen dispensers.
* **State Authority:** Any other weight or measure as prescribed by the State Government.
**New Verification Fees (Fifth Schedule)**
The document introduces specific fees for the verification of dispensing units:
* **Petrol/Diesel Dispensers:** ₹5,000.00 per nozzle.
* **CNG Dispensers:** ₹10,000.00 per nozzle.
* **LPG Dispensers:** ₹10,000.00 per nozzle.
* **LNG Dispensers:** ₹10,000.00 per nozzle.
* **Hydrogen Dispensers:** ₹10,000.00 per nozzle.
**Impact Analysis**
**Government Approved Test Centres (GATCs)**
**Impact**
The scope of equipment requiring verification has been expanded significantly, particularly in the fuel and medical sectors.
**Action Required**
Centres must update their testing protocols and equipment to accommodate the 23 listed categories and apply the newly mandated fee structure.
**Ministry Officials (Joint Secretary level and above)**
**Impact**
The pool of officers authorized to exercise powers under these rules is expanded to include those equivalent to or higher than a Joint Secretary.
**Action Required**
Relevant officers must assume administrative and oversight responsibilities as per the amended Rule 5.
**Fuel and Gas Station Operators**
**Impact**
Operators are now subject to specific verification fees for every nozzle at their dispensing stations.
**Action Required**
Ensure all petrol, diesel, CNG, LPG, LNG, and hydrogen dispensers are verified by an approved centre and pay the prescribed fees per nozzle.
**State Governments**
**Impact**
State authorities retain the power to add to the list of weights and measures verified by GATCs.
**Action Required**
Determine if additional local weights or measures should be prescribed for GATC verification within their jurisdiction.
Key Entities Referenced
Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013: The principal rules being amended that govern the verification of specific weights and measures by authorized test centers.
Legal Metrology Act, 2009: The parent legislation that empowers the Central Government to frame rules for standards of weights and measures.
Department of Consumer Affairs: The primary regulatory department under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution responsible for notifying these rules.
Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Amendment Rules, 2026: The specific policy document that updates verification fees and clarifies the administrative authority level for testing centers.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 312] िई दिल्ली, िुक्रर्ार, मई 8, 2026/र्िै ाख 18, 1948
No. 312] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026/VAISAKHA 18, 1948
उपभोक्ता मामल,े खाद्य और सार्िव जिक जर्तरण मत्रं ालय
(उपभोक्ता मामल ेजर्भाग)
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 8 मई, 2026
सा.का.जि. 346(अ).––केंद्रीय सरकार, जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि अजधजियम, 2009 (2010 का 1) की धारा 52 की उपधारा
(2) के खंड (ढ), खडं (ण) और खंड (त) के साथ पठित उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित् त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि
(सरकार द्वारा अिुमोदित परीक्षण केंद्र) जियम, 2013 का और संिोधि करिे के जलए, जिम्नजलजखत जियम बिाती ह,ै अथावत:् -
1. (1) संजक्षप्त िाम और प्रारंभ– इि जियमों का िाम जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि (सरकार द्वारा अिमु ोदित परीक्षण केंद्र) संिोधि जियम,
2026 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र म ेंप्रकािि की तारीख को प्रर्ृत्त होंगे।
2. जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि (सरकार द्वारा अिुमोदित परीक्षण केन्द्द्र) जियम, 2013 (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात ्मूल जियम कहा
गया ह)ै के जियम 5 की उप-जियम (4) म ें"संयुक्त सजचर्" िब्िों के स्ट्थाि पर, "संयक्तु सजचर् के स्ट्तर के समतल्ु य या उससे ऊपर के
अजधकारी" िब्िों को रखा िाएगा।
3. मूल जियमों म ें“प्रथम अिुसूची” के स्ट्थाि पर जिजललजखत अिुसचू ी को रखा िाएगा, अथावत:् -
3268 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“प्रथम अिुसूची
[जियम 3 का उप-जियम (1) िखे ें]
सरकारी अिुमोदित परीक्षण केंद्र द्वारा सत्याजपत बाट और माप
(i) जिम्नजलजखत बाट और माप सरकारी अिुमोदित परीक्षण केंद्र द्वारा सत्याजपत दकए िाएगँ े:
1. िल मीटर
2. जस्ट्िग्मोमैिोमीटर
3. जललजिकल थमावमीटर
4. स्ट्र्चाजलत रेल र्ेजिि
5. टेप मापक यंत्र
6. सटीकता र्ग व III (150 दकग्रा तक) के गरै -स्ट्र्चाजलत तौल यत्रं
7. सटीकता र्ग व IIII के गैर-स्ट्र्चाजलत तौल यंत्र
8. लोड सेल
9. बीम स्ट्केल
10. काउंटर मिीि
11. सभी श्रेजणयों के बाट
12. गैस मीटर
13. ऊिाव मीटर
14. िमी मीटर
15. र्ाहिों के जलए गजत मीटर
16. श्वास जर्श्लेषक
17. बहुआयामी मापक यंत्र
18. प्रर्ाह मीटर
19. पेरोल/ डीिल जडस्ट्पेंसर
20. सीएििी जडस्ट्पेंसर
21. एलपीिी जडस्ट्पेंसर
22. एलएििी जडस्ट्पेंसर
23. हाइड्रोिि जडस्ट्पेंसर।
(ii) राज्य सरकार द्वारा जर्जहत कोई अन्द्य बाट या माप।“।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
3. मूल जियमों म,ें पाँचर्ीं अिसु ूची में क्रम सं.18 के पश्चात् जिम्नजलजखत क्रम सं. अंतःस्ट्थाजपत की िाएगी, अथावत:्
क्रम सं. मि सत्यापि िुल्क (रु./₹ म)ें
“19. पेरोल/ डीिल जडस्ट्पेंसर रु. 5,000.00 प्रत्येक िोिल
20. सीएििी जडस्ट्पेंसर रु. 10,000.00 प्रत्येक िोिल
21. एलपीिी जडस्ट्पेंसर रु. 10,000.00 प्रत्येक िोिल
22. एलएििी जडस्ट्पेंसर रु. 10,000.00 प्रत्येक िोिल
23. हाइड्रोिि जडस्ट्पेंसर रु. 10,000.00 प्रत्येक िोिल”।
[िा. सं. I-30/1/2025-डब्ल्यएू ंडएम]
अिुपम जमश्रा, अपर सजचर्
ठटप्पण: मलू जियम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उपखडं (i) म ें सा.का.जि. सखं यांक 593(अ) दििांक
5 जसतंबर, 2013 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और सा.का.जि. संखयांक 779 (अ) दििांक 23 अलटूबर, 2025 द्वारा अंजतम
बार संिोजधत दकए गए थे।
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Consumer Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th May, 2026
G.S.R. 346(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clauses (n), (o)
and (p) 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 (Government Approved Test Centre)
Rules, 2013, namely:-
1. (1) Short title and commencement.- These rules may be called the Legal Metrology (Government
Approved Test Centre) Amendment Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013 (hereinafter referred to the
principal rules), in sub-rule (4) of rule 5 for the words “The Joint Secretary,” the words “An officer
equivalent to or above the level of Joint Secretary” shall be substituted.
3. In the principal rules, for First Schedule the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:-
“First Schedule
[See sub-rule (1) of rule 3]
Weights and measures verified by Government Approved Test Centre
(i) The following weights and measures shall be verified by Government Approved Test Centre:
1. Water meter
2. Sphygmomanometer
3. Clinical thermometer4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
4. Automatic rail weighbridges
5. Tape measures
6. Non-automatic weighing instruments of Accuracy Class III (upto 150kg)
7. Non-automatic weighing instruments of Accuracy Class IIII
8. Load cell
9. Beam scale
10. Counter machine
11. Weights of all category
12. Gas meters
13. Energy meters
14. Moisture meters
15. Speed meters for vehicles
16. Breath analyzers
17. Multi-dimensional measuring instruments
18. Flow meters
19. Petrol/ diesel dispenser
20. CNG dispenser
21. LPG dispenser
22. LNG dispenser
23. Hydrogen dispenser.
(ii) Any other weight or measure prescribed by the State Government.”.
3. In the principal rules, in Fifth Schedule, after Sl. No. 18, the following Sl. Nos and entries shall be
inserted, namely:-
Sl. No. Item Verification fees (in Rs./ ₹)
“19. Petrol/ diesel dispenser Rs. 5,000.00 each nozzle
20. CNG dispenser Rs. 10,000.00 each nozzle
21. LPG dispenser Rs. 10,000.00 each nozzle
22. LNG dispenser Rs. 10,000.00 each nozzle
23. Hydrogen dispenser Rs. 10,000.00 each nozzle”.
[F. No. I-30/1/2025-W&M]
ANUPAM MISHRA, Addl. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section
(i) vide number G.S.R. 593 (E), dated the 5th September, 2013 and was last amended vide number
G.S.R. 779 (E), dated 23rd October, 2025.
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