Notification/Circular No. G.S.R. 346(E) dated May 08, 2026
Applicable Act/Rule: Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013
Applicable Section/Rule: Rule 5(4), First Schedule, Fifth Schedule
Effective Date: May 08, 2026
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution issued the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Amendment Rules, 2026 under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. The notification amends the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013.
In Rule 5(4) of the principal rules, the words “The Joint Secretary” have been substituted with “An officer equivalent to or above the level of Joint Secretary”.
The First Schedule relating to weights and measures verified by Government Approved Test Centre has been substituted. The revised schedule includes the following additional items:
“19. Petrol/ diesel dispenser
20. CNG dispenser
21. LPG dispenser
22. LNG dispenser
23. Hydrogen dispenser.”
The notification also inserts entries in the Fifth Schedule relating to verification fees for the following items:
“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”.
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