Legal Metrology

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GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF LEGAL METROLOGY, MORIGAON

 

                 Office Address   :    Aragaon, Opp. Lions Club, 782105, Assam

                   Email ID              :    ddolegalmetrologymorigaon@gmail.com

 

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H.O.D                 :  SRI DEBAJIT THAKURIA

DESIGNATION  :  INSPECTOR

Phone No.         :  9864054563

 

ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY LEGAL METROLOGY OFFICERS

      VERIFICATION AND STAMPING OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES

Verification and stamping of all weights, measures, weighing and measuring instruments used in transaction and protection such as fuel dispensing pumps, road weighbridges, in-motion rail weighbridges, electronic weighing machines, flow meters, storage tanks, vehicle tanks, automatic gravimetric filling machines, cast iron & bullion weights, beam scales, capacity measures, peg measures, taximeters and lot others.

     REGULAR INSPECTIONS & REGISTRATION OF PROSECUTION CASES

  • Regular inspections are done at shops, weekly markets, establishments, petrol pumps, industries, banks etc.
  • Prosecution cases are registered for violation of various sections and rules under The Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and rules framed there under, such as:
  • If any weight, measure, weighing or measuring instrument used in any transaction or protection is not verified and stamped, or date of re-verification is overdue, or if any alteration is made to cheat consumers.
  • Mandatory declarations, such as MRP, manufacturer’s /packer’s address, date of packing etc. required on the body of the packages as per The Legal Metrology( Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 are not properly followed. 

SOURCES OF COLLECTION OF FEES

  • Fees for Verification and Stamping of Weights & Measures.

  • Fees for Calibration of Storage Tanks.

  • Fees for Composition of Offences.

  • Fees for Issue and Renewal of Licenses to Manufacturers, Dealers, Repairers in weights & measures.

  • Fees for Registration of Manufacturer/Packer/Importer of pre-packed commodities.