This notification, G.S.R. 767(E), issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs on December 16, 2020, delegates specific powers to the Controller of Legal Metrology in the State of Bihar. As per subsection 7 of section 13 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010), the Central Government, with the consent of the State Government, delegates powers exercisable by the Director in relation to inter-state trade and commerce. These powers pertain to sections 18, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35 and 36 of the aforementioned Act, and under rule 32 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. A condition of this delegation requires the Controller of Legal Metrology in Bihar to submit a quarterly report to the Director, detailing actions taken under these provisions, including the number of cases booked, compounded, prosecuted, and convicted. The responsible officer for this notification is Jt. Secy Anupam Mishra and the file number is F. No. WM-9212020.
Key Entities Referenced
Legal Metrology Act, 2009: An act of the Indian Parliament concerning legal metrology.
Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Rules, 2011: Rules pertaining to packaged commodities as defined under the Legal Metrology Act.
Central Government: The executive authority of the Union of India.
State Government: The government of a state within the Union of India.
Director: Director in relation to interState trade and commerce
Controller of Legal Metrology: The officer responsible for legal metrology in a specific state.
Bihar: A state in India. The Controller of Legal Metrology in Bihar is the recipient of delegated powers.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: A ministry of the Government of India.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
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स.ं 635] िई दिल्ली, बुधर्ार, दिसम्ब र 16, 2020/अग्रहायण 25, 1942
No. 635] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020/AGRAHAYANA 25, 1942
उपभोक्ता मामल,े खाद्य और सार्विजिक जर्तरण मंत्रालय
(उपभोक्ता मामल े जर्भाग )
अजधसचू िा``
िई दिल् ली, 16 दिसंबर, 2020
सा.का.जि. 767(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, जर्जधक माप जर्ज्ञाि अजधजियम, 2009 (2010 का 1) की
धारा 13 की उप-धारा (7) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, राज्य सरकार की सहमजत स े अंतर-
राजज्यक व्यापार और र्ाजणज्य के संबंध में, उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 18, धारा 27, धारा 28, धारा 29, धारा
30, धारा 33, धारा 34, धारा 35 और धारा 36 के उपबंधों और जर्जधक माप जर्ज्ञाि (पैकेि में रखी र्स्ट्तुए)ं
जियम, 2011 के जियम 32 से सम्बंजधत जिििे क द्वारा प्रयोक्तव्य सभी िजक्तयााँ जबहार राज्य क्षेत्र के जियंत्रक
जर्जधक माप जर्ज्ञाि को इस ितव के अध्यधीि प्रत्यायोजित करती ह ै दक उक्त उपबंधों के अधीि की गई कारवर्ाई
की जतमाही ररपोर्व जिसम े ििव दकए गए, िमिीय, अजभयोजित और िोषजसद्ध मामलों की संख्या सजम्मजलत ह,ै
जिििे क को भेिी िाएगी।
[फा. स.ं डब्लल्यू.एम.-9(21)/2020]
अिुपम जमश्रा सयुंक्त सजचर्
6133 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Consumer Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th December, 2020
G.S.R. 767(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (7) of section 13 of the Legal Metrology Act,
2009 (1 of 2010), the Central Government, with the consent of the State Government, hereby delegates all powers
exercisable by the Director in relation to inter-State trade and commerce relating to the provisions of sections 18, 27, 28, 29,
30, 33, 34, 35 and 36 of the said Act and under rule 32 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 to the
Controller of Legal Metrology in the State of Bihar subject to the condition that a quarterly report of the action taken under
the said provisions including the number of cases booked, compounded, prosecuted and convicted shall be sent to the
Director.
[F. No. WM-9(21)/2020]
ANUPAM MISHRA Jt. Secy.
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