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Date: 24-Mar-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023

Issued by Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution · Department of Consumer Affairs

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification pertains to amendments to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
  • Specifically, it further amends the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022.

Key Changes

  • The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment (Amendment) Rules, 2023 are introduced.
  • The effective date of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022 is postponed from April 1, 2023, to June 1, 2023.

Impact Analysis

Manufacturers/Packers

  • Action Item: Manufacturers/Packers should utilize the additional time to ensure full compliance with the amended rules before the new deadline.

Consumers

  • However, they will eventually benefit from the amendments once implemented, ensuring fair trade practices and accurate information on packaged goods.

Government

  • Action Item: The Department of Consumer Affairs should monitor compliance with the amended rules after June 1, 2023.

Key Entities Referenced

Legal Metrology Act, 2009: The principal legislation authorizing the Central Government to make rules regarding legal metrology. Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011: The rules framed under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, governing packaged commodities. Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022: Amendments to the 2011 Rules, the implementation of which is now delayed to June 1, 2023.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एxxलxG.-IअDE.-x2xx4 032023-244658 CG-DL-E-24032023-244658 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 172] िई दिल्ली, िुक्रर्ार, माचव 24, 2023/चत्रै 3, 1945 No. 172] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023/CHAITRA 3, 1945 उपभोक्त ा मामल,े खाद्य और सार्िव जिक जर्तरण मत्रं ालय (उपभोक्त ा मामल ेजर्भाग) अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 24 माच,व 2023 सा.का.जि. 214(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि अजधजियम, 2009 (2010 का 1) की धारा 52 की उपधारा (2) के खंड (ञ) और खंड (थ) के साथ पठित उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित् त िजतियय का प्रयोग करते ुए, जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि (पैकबंि र्स्ट्त ुए)ं जियम, 2011 में और संिोधि करिे के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जियम बिाती है, अथावत:- 1. (1) इि जियम का संजिप्त िाम जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि (पैकबंि र्स्ट्तुए)ं संिोधि (संिोधि) जियम, 2023 ह।ै (2) य ेरािपत्र में प्रकािि की तारीख से प्रर्ृत्त ह गे। 2. जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि (पैकबंि र्स्ट्तुएं) संिोधि जियम, 2022 के जियम 1 के उप-जियम (2) म ें अंक , अिर और िब्ि “1 अप्रैल 2023” के स्ट्थाि पर अंक, अिर और िब्ि “1 िूि 2023” रखा िाएगा। [फा. स.ं I-10/22/2021- डब्ल्यू एम] अिपु म जमश्रा, संयक्ु त सजचर् ठिप्पण : जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि (पैकबंि र्स्ट्तुए)ं संिोधि जियम, 2022 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) में संखयांक सा.का.जि. 226(अ), तारीख 28 माच,व 2022 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और अजधसूचिा सं. सा.का.जि. 60(अ) तारीख 27 ििर्री, 2023 द्वारा अंजतम संिोजधत दकए गए। 1968 GI/2023 (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 24th March, 2023 G.S.R. 214(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (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 (Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2022, in rule 1, in sub-rule (2), for the figures, letters and words “1st day of April, 2023”, the figures, letters and words “1st day of June, 2023” shall be substituted. [F. No. I-10/22/2021-WM] ANUPAM MISHRA, Jt. Secy. Note : The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 226 (E), dated the 28th March, 2022 and last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 60 (E), dated the 27th January, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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