MINISTRY OF CONSTJMERAFFAIRS, FOOD AND PXJBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(Department of Consumer Affairs)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 26th November, 2001

G.S.R 869(E).—

)n exercise of the powers conferred by section 83 of the Standards of Weights

and Measures Act, 1976 (60 of 1976), the Central Government hereby makes the following

rules further to amend the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities)

Rules, 1977, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Standards of Weights and Measure (Packaged

Commodities) 3rd Amendment Rules, 2001.

(2) They shall come Into force after 90 days of its publication In the Gazette.

2. In the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules,

1977, in the Third Schedule,

(i)

at serial number 18, for the words and figure^H5 litre and thereafter in

multiples of 5 litre", the following words and figures "and 5 litre" shall be

substituted;

(ii)

after serial number 18 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be

inserted, namely:-

"18(A) Mineral water and

100 ml, 130 ml*, 150 ml, 200 ml,

drinking water

250 ml, 300 ml, 330 ml*, 500 ml,

600 ml*, 750 ml, 1 litre, 1.2 litre*,

1.5 litre, 2 litre, 3 litre, 4 litre and

5 litre.

[* The sizes 130 ml, 330 ml, 600 mj. and 1.2 litre shall be allowed only for a

period of 3 years from the date of notification]."

[F. No. WM 10(8)2001]

SANTOSHNAUTJYAL, Addl. Secy.

THE GAZETTEOF INDIA. EXITlAORDINARY

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Note The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide ciamber 622(E)

dated 26^tL September 1977 and subsequently amended vide:-

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GSR 34? {E)dalec 30. 6,1578

GSR

59 (E) dated 23. 2.1980

GSR 303<E) dated 31. 3.1983

GSR 253(E) dated 31.3.1984

GSR 316{E) dated 30. 4.1984

GSR 393(E) dated 25.3.1984

GSR

96(E) dated ."JO. 2.19S5

GSR. 458(E) dated 25. 5.1985

GSR

32(E) dated 17.1.1986

GSR !0Q5(£) dated 8. 8.1986

GSF 730(E) dated 25. 8 1987

GSR

19(E) dated S. i. 1983

GSR ??9(E) dated 11. 7.1988

GSR 511(E) dated 25. 5.1990

GSR 601 (E) dated 26. 6.1990

GSR

50(E) dated 17.1.1992

GSR

U{E) dated 6.2.1992

GSR 531 (E) dated 15. 5.1992

GSR 252(E) dated 2.3.1993

GSR 578{E) dated 26. 8.1993

GSR 3 i4(E) dated 12. 3. i994

GSR 591(E) dated 20. 7.1994

GSR 863(E) dated 14.1Z1994

GSR 105(£) dated

2.3.1995

GSR 392(E) dated 17.5.1995

GSR 521(E) dated 27. 6.1995

GSR 547(E) dated 13,7.1995

GSR 693(E) dated 3110.1995

GSR 784(E) dated 7.12.1995

GSR 788(E) dated 8.12.1995

GSR 139(E) dated 6. 3.1997

GSR 140(E) dated

7.3.1997

GSR 230(E) dated

7.4.1997

GSR 600(E) dated 20.10.1997

GSR

60(E) dated 20. 1.1998

GSR 178(E) dated 31. 8.1998

GSR 246(E) dated 5. 4.1999

GSR 530(E) dated 14. 7.1999

GSR 594(E) dated 17. 8.1999

GSR 631(E) dated 21. 7.2000

GSR I49(E) dated 28 2.2001

GSR 402(E) dated 29. 5.2001

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