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EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 312] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026/VAISAKHA 18, 1948

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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. (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.

2. 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.

3. 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:

1. Water meter
2. Sphygmomanometer
3. Clinical thermometer

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.”.

3. In the principal rules, in Fifth Schedule, after Sl. No. 18, the following Sl. Nos and entries shall be
inserted, namely:-

[F. No. I-30/1/2025-W&M]
ANUPAM MISHRA, Addl. Secy.

Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section
(i) vide number G.S.R. 593 (E), dated the 5th September, 2013 and was last amended vide number
G.S.R. 779 (E), dated 23rd October, 2025

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