Kohima, February 24 (MExN): The annual verification and stamping of weights, measures, and weighing and measuring instruments for the year 2016 is being undertaken by the Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection Department, Nagaland as per the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the Nagaland Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011.
Therefore, all traders, vendors and users of weights, measures, and weighing and measuring instruments are directed to submit their weights, measures, and instruments for verification and stamping at the Office of the Assistant Controller of Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection in the respective districts as per Section 24 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and Rule 14 & 15 of the Nagaland Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011. Users of unverified weights and measures shall be prosecuted under Sections 33, 34 and 35 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.
Further, all dealers and repairers of weights and measures are to submit applications to the department for the renewal of Dealership and Repairers’ License or for issue of fresh licenses under Section 23 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. Packers, manufacturers, and importers of packaged commodities including food and bakery products are asked to submit applications for Packers’ License to be issued by the department as per the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
Packaged commodities should bear the mandatory declarations on the packages such as the name of the commodity, the Maximum Retail Price (MRP), month and year of the manufacture, the net quantity, and the name and address of the manufacturer or packer or importer. Defaulters failing to comply with the laid down rules shall be penalized as per the Legal Metrology Act & Rules.
This was stated in a press release issued by Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection Joint Controller & HoD Bizo M. Kuotsu.
