e-Gazette statutory gazette instrument G.S.R. 346(E) · 09 May 2026
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Check the official recordThe Central Government amends the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013. The amendment updates the eligibility criteria for the authority under rule 5, sub-rule (4), to allow an officer equivalent to or above the level of Joint Secretary to perform the function. The amendment updates the First Schedule to include additional weights and measures for verification by Government Approved Test Centres, such as various fuel dispensers. The Fifth Schedule now specifies verification fees for petrol, diesel, CNG, LPG, LNG, and hydrogen dispensers. These rules take effect on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
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xxxGIDHxxx xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण् ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार से प्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY उपभोक्ता मामले, खाद्य और सार्विजिक जर्तरण मंत्रालय (उपभोक्ता मामले जर्भाग) अजधसूचिा िई दिल्ली, 8 मई, 2026 सा.का.जि. 346(अ).––केंद्रीय सरकार, जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि अजधजियम, 2009 (2010 का 1) की धारा 52 की उपधारा (2) के खंड (ढ), खंड (ण) और खंड (त) के साथ पठित उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित् त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि (सरकार द्वारा अिुमोदित परीक्षण केंद्र) जियम, 2013 का और संिोधि करिे के जलए, जिम्नजलजखत जियम बिाती है, अथावत्:-
सं. 312] िई दिल्ली, िुक्रर्ार, मई 8, 2026/र्ैिाख 18, 1948
No. 312] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026/VAISAKHA 18, 1948
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2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] “प्रथम अिुसूची [जियम 3 का उप-जियम (1) िेखें] सरकारी अिुमोदित परीक्षण केंद्र द्वारा सत्याजपत बाट और माप
(i) जिम्नजलजखत बाट और माप सरकारी अिुमोदित परीक्षण केंद्र द्वारा सत्याजपत दकए िाएँगे:
(ii) राज्य सरकार द्वारा जर्जहत कोई अन्द्य बाट या माप।“।
[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 3. मूल जियमों में, पाँचर्ीं अिुसूची में क्रम सं.18 के पश्चात् जिम्नजलजखत क्रम सं. अंतःस्ट्थाजपत की िाएगी, अथावत्: क्रम सं. मि सत्यापि िुल्क (रु./₹ में) “19. पेरोल/ डीिल जडस्ट्पेंसर रु. 5,000.00 प्रत्येक िोिल 20. सीएििी जडस्ट्पेंसर रु. 10,000.00 प्रत्येक िोिल 21. एलपीिी जडस्ट्पेंसर रु. 10,000.00 प्रत्येक िोिल 22. एलएििी जडस्ट्पेंसर रु. 10,000.00 प्रत्येक िोिल 23. हाइड्रोिि जडस्ट्पेंसर रु. 10,000.00 प्रत्येक िोिल”। [िा. सं. I-30/1/2025-डब्ल्यूएंडएम] अिुपम जमश्रा, अपर सजचर् ठटप्पण: मूल जियम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) में सा.का.जि. संखयांक 593(अ) दििांक 5 जसतंबर, 2013 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और सा.का.जि. संखयांक 779 (अ) दििांक 23 अलटूबर, 2025 द्वारा अंजतम बार संिोजधत दकए गए थे।
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department of Consumer Affairs) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th May, 2026
G.S.R. 346(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clauses (n), (o) and (p) of sub-section (2) of section 52 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013, namely:-
(1) Short title and commencement.- These rules may be called the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Amendment Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
In the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013 (hereinafter referred to the principal rules), in sub-rule (4) of rule 5 for the words “The Joint Secretary,” the words “An officer equivalent to or above the level of Joint Secretary” shall be substituted.
In the principal rules, for First Schedule the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:-
“First Schedule [See sub-rule (1) of rule 3] Weights and measures verified by Government Approved Test Centre (i) The following weights and measures shall be verified by Government Approved Test Centre:
4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 4. Automatic rail weighbridges 5. Tape measures 6. Non-automatic weighing instruments of Accuracy Class III (upto 150kg) 7. Non-automatic weighing instruments of Accuracy Class IIII 8. Load cell 9. Beam scale 10. Counter machine 11. Weights of all category 12. Gas meters 13. Energy meters 14. Moisture meters 15. Speed meters for vehicles 16. Breath analyzers 17. Multi-dimensional measuring instruments 18. Flow meters 19. Petrol/ diesel dispenser 20. CNG dispenser 21. LPG dispenser 22. LNG dispenser 23. Hydrogen dispenser.
(ii) Any other weight or measure prescribed by the State Government.”.
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