What is Legal Metrology Act Registration?

Legal Metrology Act Registration facilitates managing and reducing the adverse effects of weights and measurement errors. This clearly identifies measuring and weighing instruments, standards, units, and obligatory requirements with a goal of making sure public guarantees from accuracy and security perspective of measures and weight.

Overview of the Legal Metrology Act

There are numerous business owners who need to go through measurement and to weigh for the enhanced performance. Consequently, to resolve this concern Government of India introduced the Legal Metrology Act. The principle of the Legal Metrology Act is to maintain the clarity and transparency in the business; this Act also protects the rights and interests of the consumer.

Legal Metrology Act Registration aids in managing and reducing the downbeat effects of weights and measurement faults. This clearly recognizes measuring and weighing instruments, standards, units, and obligatory requirements with a goal of making sure public guarantees from accuracy and security perspective of measures and weight.

Benefits of Legal Metrology Act Registration

Measurements play an essential role in trade practices. Effective trade requires to be transparent and create an equilibrium between the consumers and traders.

Documents Required for Legal Metrology Act Registration

The list of documents for registration is long, and there are different documents required of the manufacturer, documents of repairer, and documents of dealers.

List of Documents for Manufacturer

Photographs, address, and identity proof of the partners or applicants.

Applicants or partners’ proof of date of birth.

Tenancy or ownership documents of the proposed premises.

Location Map.

In the case of partnership firms, partnership deed is required.

With respect to proposed weighing and measuring instruments, a model approval certificate is required under the Legal Metrology General Rules, 2011, which is issued by the Director of Legal Metrology, Government of India.

No Objection Certificate issued by the Pollution Control Board, particularly in Taj Trapezium Zone.

List of Tools and Machinery.

Affidavit to state that the applicant would hold on to the Legal requirements and the directions issued by the controller.

Affidavit to state that the applicant had never been penalized by any court, and the applicant does not have any pending matter in the court.

Registration document of shop/establishment/factory/municipal trade license, as the case may be.

Copy of CST, GST, or VAT Registration.

Certified copy of the PAN card.

List of Documents for Repairer

Identity proof of the repairer.

Two Passport Size Photograph.

Industry Registration Certificate.

No Objection Certificate from the competent authority.

The lease agreement of the premises or Document of ownership proof.

Constitution in case of partnership firm or proprietorship. Registered documents in case of a company registered as per the provisions of the Companies Act of 2013 along with certified copies of Memorandum of Association (MoA) and Articles of Association (AoA).

Certified copy of employee appointment letter with qualification, experience, and photographs.

List of Tools, Machinery, and Accessories along with purchase bill.

In case of a new verification certificate, test weights purchase bill.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration certificate.

Professional Tax Registration Certificate.

Valid labor license.

List of Documents for Dealer

Residential and Identity Proof.

Two passport size photographs.

Letter of consent from the manufacturer.

Manufacturing license if an individual intends to import measures and weights from outside states.

Certificate of Model Approval for weights and measures to be deal with.

The lease agreement of the premises or Documentary Proof of Ownership.

Labour license / Professional Tax / GST registration.

Who Needs Legal Metrology Act Registration?

As per the Legal Metrology Act of 2009, registration is done in the following cases:

Registration for Manufacturing/Packing/Importing Packaged Commodities

Rule 27 of the Legal Metrology Rules of 2011 makes registration mandatory for every manufacturer, packer, or packaged commodities manufacturer. The registration is done with the Director of Legal Metrology of the central government or controller of legal metrology of state where the importing in or pressing is finished. It does not matter where the registration is done; the following conditions are valid for the whole country:

All the Premises of import or pressing referenced in the Registration Certificate.
For the things referenced in the Registration Certificate.

Registration for Importing Weights and Measures

As per the section 19 of the Legal Metrology Act of 2006, no person has the authority to import any measures or weight if he/she is not registered with the Director of Legal Metrology of the central government in the prescribed manner and on fees payment.
As per the section 38 of the Legal Metrology Act of 2006 any person involved in the activity of importing any measures or weights without getting registration as per the provisions of the Legal Metrology Act can be fined up to INR 25,000 and the fine will increase if such person and imprisonment repeat the offense for six months.

Legal Metrology Registration Act Registration Procedure

The procedure for registration of the Legal Metrology Act is defined by Rule 15 of the Legal Metrology Rules of 2011. The fee payable structure is described in the 12th schedule, and the registration application format is in the Tenth Schedule of the Legal Metrology General Rules of 2011.
Standards measures and weights or parts thereof may be imported.
Vendors or Producers will need enlistment as an importer from the Director of Legal Metrology of Government of India.
The legal metrology registration application must be submitted in the prescribed form, through the state controller, to the Director of Legal Metrology of Government of India along with the fee of INR 100 in any mode one month before the import. The controller of legal metrology will forward the application with a report on the importer’s predecessors and technical capacities.
The Legal Metrology registration is valid for five years. After every five years, the applicant has to renew the registration one month before the expiry date.