Kohima, March 18 (MExN): The Department of Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection, Nagaland is undertaking the annual verification and stamping of weights, measures, and weighing and measuring instruments for the year 2017 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 weighing and instruments for verification and stamping at the office of the Assistant Controller of Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection at their 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 36 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.
Packers, manufacturers, and importers of packaged commodities including homemade food and bakery products packaged for sale are directed to submit application to the department for issue of Packers’ Licence 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 manufacture, the net quantity, and the name and address of the manufacturer or packer or imputer.
All dealers are repairers of weights and measures are to submit applications to the department for the renewal of Dealership and Repairers’ Licenses or for issue of fresh licenses under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. Defaulters failing to comply with the laid down rules shall be penalized as per the Legal Metrology Act & Rules.
