Gazette of DNH And DD, No. 43, 19 December 2025

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OFFICIAL GAZETTE

संघ प्रदेश दादरा एवं नगर हवेली तथा दमण एवं दीव प्रशासन U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND

DAMAN AND DIU

श्रेणी - २

SERIES - II

प्राधिकरण द्वारा प्रकाशित / PUBLISHED BY AUHTORITY

Daman 19th December, 2025 28 Agrahayana, 1947 (Saka) No. : 43

U.T Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,

Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

No.LM/DNHDD/ENF.RULES/AMEND/2025/114 Dated: 08-12-2025

NOTIFICATION

Whereas, In exercise of the powers conferred by section 53 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010), the Administrator of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu is pleased to frame the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Amendment Rules, 2025.

Now Therefore, The Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, hereby publishes the draft of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Amendment Rules, 2025.

And Therefore, the general public is hereby informed that the draft of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Amendment Rules, 2025 is available for inspection and inviting objections / suggestions by the general public in the - Office of the Director- cum-Joint Secretary (Legal Metrology), Secretariat 4th Floor Vidhyut Bhavan, Kachigaum, Daman.

These rules are also available on the official website - https://ddd.gov.in

And Therefore, Notice is hereby given that the general public may submit their objections and suggestions, if any to the draft of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Amendment Rules, 2025 in writing within 30 days, from the date of publication of this notice in the Official Gazette, to the Office of the Director-cum-Joint Secretary (Legal Metrology), Secretariat 4th Floor Vidhyut Bhavan, Kachigaum, Daman.

By order and in the name of the Administrator of DNHⅅ

Sd/– ( Amit Kumar Pamasi ) Director- cum- Joint Secretary Legal Metrology, DNH & DDSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 2

THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU LEGAL METROLOGY

(ENFORCEMENT) AMENDMENT RULES-2025

1. Short title and commencement- (1) These rules may be called the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Amendment Rules, 2025.

(a) They extend to the whole of U.T. of Dadra Nagar and Haveli and Daman and Diu.

(b) They shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by notification, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of these rules.

2. Definitions- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

(a) "Act" means the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.

(b) "Reference Standards Laboratory" Means a laboratory" means a laboratory set up by the Central Government under the Act, where Reference Standards, Secondary Standards and Working Standards are maintained:

(c) "Schedule" means a schedule appended to these rule:

(d) Words and expressions used in these rules and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.

3. Reference Standards- The reference Standards shall be kept at such place, in such manner and in such custody as prescribed under the Legal Metrology (National Standards) Rules, 2011.

4. Secondary Standards - (1) Every secondary Standards shall be verified At any of the Reference Standards Laboratories, in such manner and at such periodical intervals as may be prescribed under the rules and shall, if found on such verification to conform to the Standards established by or under that Act, be stamped by Reference Standard Laboratory or a certificate of verification will be issued by that laboratory.

(2) The Secondary Standards shall be kept at such place, and in such custody as the controller may direct.

5. Working Standards - (1) Every Working Standard shall be verified either at any of the Reference Standards laboratories or at any of the Secondary Standards Laboratories maintained by the (U T. of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu) in such manner and at such periodical intervals as may be prescribed under the rules and shall, if found on such verification to conform to the StandardsSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 3 established by or under the Act, be stamped or certificate of verification will be issued by that laboratory as the case may be.

(2). The Working Standards shall be kept in the custody of legal metrology officer.

6. Secondary Standard balances - (l) A set of Secondary standard balances shall be maintained at every place where Secondary Standard Weights are kept.

(2) The number, types and specifications of such balances shall be such as may be prescribed under the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011.

(3) Every Secondary Standard balance shall be verified at least once within a period of twelve months and shall be adjusted, if necessary, to make it connect within the limits of sensitivity and other metrological qualities prescribed under the Act, by the Reference Standards Laboratory or by the Controller or such other officer as may be authorized by the Controller in this behalf.

7. Working Standard Balances: (l) A set of Working Standard balances shall be maintained at every place where Working Standard Weights are kept.

(2) The number, types and specifications of such balances shall be such as may be prescribed under the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011.

(3) Every Working Standard balance shall be verified at least once within a period of twelve months and shall be adjusted, if necessary, to make it correct within the limits of sensitivity and other metrological qualities prescribed under the Legal Metrology (General) Rules,2011 by the Reference Standard Laboratory or at any of the place where Working Standards are maintained by the (U T. of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu).

8. Physical characteristics, configuration, constructional details of Weights and Measures - Every Weight or measure used or intended to be used in any transaction or for protection shall conform as regards physical characteristic, configuration, constructional details, materials, performance, tolerances and such other details, to the specifications prescribed under the Act or the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011.

9. Use of Bullion Weights, Carat Weights etc. - (1) No Weight other than a Bullion Weight as specified in General Rule, 2011 shall be used in any Transaction or Protection in bullion including precious metals, pearls, Ornaments or other articles made of gold or silver.

(2) No weight other than a carat weight shall be used in any transaction in precious stones.

(3) Only beam scale of class A or class B category or a non automatic Weighing instrument of high accuracy class (class 11) or special accuracy Class (class I) shall be used in anySERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 4 transaction reflector in sub-rules (1) and (2).

10. Use of weights only or measures only or number only in certain cases,- Except in the cases of commodities specified in Schedule I, the declaration of quantity in every transaction, dealing or contract, or for protection shall be terms of the unit of -

(a) weight, if the commodity is solid, semi-solid, viscous or a mixture of solid and liquid ;

(b) length, if the commodity is sold by linear measure;

(c) area, if the commodity is sold by area measure;

(d) volume, if the commodity is liquid or is sold by cubic measure; or

(e) Number, if the commodity is sold by number.

11. Licensing of manufacturer, repairer and dealer of Weights and Measures-

(1) Every manufacturer or repairer of, or dealer in, weight or measure shall make an application the issue of a licence to the Controller legal metrology or such other Legal Metrology Officer as may be authorized by him in this behalf, in the appropriate form set out in Schedule II -A. Provided that no licence to repair shall be required by a manufacturer to repair weight or measure manufactured by him and used in a U T. of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu other than the state of manufacture of the same but the manufacturer has to inform in advance the concerned legal metrology officer about the repairing. Provided that a person who bonofid repairs any weight or measure owned or possessed by him shall not require a repairer licence. Provided that licence shall not be issued unless the applicant has passed technical ability test as may be specified by the Controller.

(2) Every manufacturer or repairer of, or dealer in weight or measure shall make an application for the renewal of a licence thirty days before the expiry of validity of the licence to the Controller legal metrology or such other officer as may be authorized by him in this behalf, in the appropriate form set out in Schedule II-B. Provided that no licence shall be renewed unless the holder of licence has done such a minimum manufacturing /repairing work as may be specified by the Controller without any reasonable ground .

(3) Every licence issued to a manufacturer, repairer or dealer shall be in the appropriate form set out in Schedule III.

(4) Every licence issued to a manufacturer, repairer, or dealer shall be valid for a minimum period of one calendar year and may be renewed for a period of one to five calendar years, by the Controller or such other officer as maybe authorized by him in this behalf on payment of necessary fee as specified in the Schedule IV.

(5) The fee payable for the alteration of a licence or for the issue of a duplicate licence shall be as specified in Schedule IV. Provided that an additional fee per year at full the rates specified in Schedule IV shall be payable by the applicant if he is permitted by the Controller to make an application for the renewal of a licence within a period of three months from the date of expirySERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 5 of the licence. Provided that an additional fee per year at half the rates specified in Schedule IV shall be payable by the applicant within a period of thirty days before the date of expiry of the period of validity of the licence.

(6) The Controller or such other officer as may be authorized b him in this behalf shall maintain a register of licensed manufacturers, dealers and repairers in the form set out in Schedule V. (7) Every manufacturer / repairer / dealer licenced under the Act and these rules shall maintain such workshop / equipments / tools/registers etc. as the case may be, as per the terms and conditions of the licence.

(8) Every repairer licenced under the Act and these rules shall furnish a security deposit for each licence to the U T. Administration Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu as specified in Schedule VI.

(9) Every licence issued or renewed under Act shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the premises where the licencee carries on business.

(10) A licence issued or renewed under this Act shall neither be salable nor transferable.

(11) Nothing contained in this rule shall apply to the sale by a user (who is not a maker, manufacturer, dealer or repairer) of any weight or measure:

Provided that no sale of any weight or measure of the prescribed description shall be made except with the written permission of the Controller or the authorized Legal Metrology Officer.

(12) No person shall be given licence to manufacture or repair unless he himself or a person employed by him- is a graduate of a recognized University in Science (with Physics as one of the subjects), engineering or holds a recognized diploma in engineering or ITI in respective trade or equivalent course.

Provided that nothing in the sub rule 12 shall apply to the person who have been holding a valid licence before the commencement of these rules.

11 A) Conditions of licence for Manufacturer-

(1) The person in whose favour this licence is issued shall.

(a) Comply with all the relevant provisions of the Act and Rules for the time being in force;

(b) Not encourage or countenance any infringement of the provisions of The Act or the Rules for the time being in force;

(c) Exhibit this licence in some conspicuous past of the premises to which it relates;

(d) Comply with any general or special directions that may be given by the Controller of Legal Metrology;

(e) Surrender the licence in the event of closure of business and/or cancellation of licence;

(f) Submit the application for renewal of this licence as required under the rules.

(g) Not sell of offer, expose or possess for sale any non-standard weight or measure.

2) Every condition prescribed after the issue of this licence shall, If notified in the Official, Gazette, be binding on the persons to whom the licence has been granted."

3) The manufacturing / repairing work shall be done by qualified person as prescribed by the rules.

4) Any change in qualified persons should be reported within one month to the licence issuing authority.

5) Any change in the constitution of the film should be reported to the licence issuing authority within one month.

6) Nothing in the rules shall confer on the licensee any assignable or transmissible light.

Explanation 1:- The licensee shall not be deemed to have been assigned or transmitted within the meaning of this rule in the following cases, namely.

(a) where the licensee being an individual enters into a partnership with any other person for carrying on the business concerned; but in any such case the firm may use the licence, if otherwise in force only for so long as the licensee is member of the firm;

(b) where the licensee being a firm subsequently undergoes a change in its constitution; but in any such case the reconstituted firm may use the licence, if otherwise in force, only for so long as any partner of the original firm at the time of issuance of the licence, continues to be partner of the reconstituted firm.

Explanation 2:- For the purpose of explanation 1,"firm" has the same meaning as in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932.

11 B) Conditions of licence for Repairer-

1) The person in whose favour this licence is issued shall.

(a) Comply with all the relevant provisions of the Act and Rules for the time being in force;

(b) Not encourage or countenance any infringement of the provisions of the Act or the Rules (c) for the time being in force;

(c) Exhibit this licence in some conspicuous past of the premises to which it relates;

(d) Comply with any general or special directions that may be given by the Controller of Legal Metrology ;

(e) Surrender the licence in the event of closure of business and/or Cancellation of licence;

(f) Submit the application for renewal of this licence as required under the rules.

(g) Not sell of offer, expose or possess for sale any non-standard weight or measure.

2) Every condition prescribed after the issue of this licence shall, if notified in the Official, Gazette, be binding on the persons to whom the licence has been granted."

3) The manufacturing / repairing work shall be done by qualified persons as prescribed by the rules.

4) Any change in qualified persons should be reported within one month to the licence issuing authority.

5) Any change in the constitution of the firm should be reported to the licence issuing authority within one month.

6) Nothing in the rules shall confer on the licensee any assignable or transmissible right.

Explanation 1:- The licensee shall not be deemed to have been assigned or transmitted within the meaning of this rule in the following cases, namely.

(a) where the licensee being an individual enters into a partnership with any other person for carrying on the business concerned; but in any such case the firm may use the licence, if otherwise in force only for so long as the licensee is a member of the film;

(b) where the licensee being a firm subsequently undergoes a change in its constitution; but in any such case the reconstituted firm may use the licence, if otherwise in force, only for so long as any partner of the original firm at the time of issuance of the licence, continues to be partner of the reconstituted firm.

Explanation 2:- For the purpose of explanation 1,"fism" has the same meaning as in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932.

7) The Controller may cause a co-ordinate programmed to be undertaken, at such a place and in such a manner as he may think fit for the establishment of maximum repairing charges for a weight or measure.

The repairer shall abide to the ceiling of maximum repairing charges.

11 C) Conditions of licence for Dealer

1) The person in whose favour this licence is issued shall. –

(a) Comply with all the relevant provisions of the Act and Rules for the time being in force;

(b) Not encourage or countenance any infringement of the provisions of the Act, or the Rules for the time being in force;

(c) Exhibit this licence in some conspicuous part of the premises to which it relates;

(d) Comply with any general or special directions that may be given by the Controller of legal metrology;

(e) Surrender the licence in the event of closure of business and/or cancellation of Licence;

(f) Submit the application for renewal of this licence as required under the rules within ninety days of expiry of the validity of the licence.

(g) Not sell or offer, expose or possess for sale any non-standard weight or measure.

2. Every condition prescribed after the issue of this licence shall, if notified in the Official Gazette, be binding on the persons to whom the licence has been granted.

3. Any change in the constitution of the firm should be reposted to the licence issuing authority within one month.

4. Nothing in the rules shall confer on the licensee any assignable or transmissible right.

Explanation 1:- The licensee shall not be deemed to have been assigned or transmitted within the meaning of this rule in the following cases, namely

(a) where the licensee being an individual enters into a partnership with any other person for carrying on the business concerned; but in any such case the firm may use the licence, if otherwise in force only for so long as the license is a member of the firm;

(b) where the licensee being a firm subsequently undergoes a change in its constitution; but in any such case the reconstituted firm may use the licence, if otherwise in force, only for so long as any partner of the original firm at the time of issuance of the licence, continues to be partner of the reconstituted firm.

Explanation 2:- For the purpose of explanation 1,"firm" has the same meaning as in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932.

12. Suspension and cancellation of licence granted:

(1) The Controller or such other officer authorized by him on behalf may, if he has any reasonable cause to believe that the holder of any licence issued, renewed or continued under this Act has made any statement in, or in relation to, any application for the issue, renewal or continuance of the licence, which is incorrect or false in any material particular or has (contravened any provision of the Act or any rule or order made there under, suspend such licence, pending the completion of any inquiry against the holder of such licence:

Provided that no such licence shall be suspended unless the holder thereof has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action:

Provided further that where the injury referred to in this sub-section is not completed within a period of three months from the date of suspension of a licence, such suspension shall, on the expiry of the period aforesaid, stand vacated.

(2) The Controller such other officer authorized by him on behalf may, if he is satisfied, after making such inquiry as he may think fit, that the holder of a licence has made a false or incorrect statementSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 9 of the nature referred to in sub-rule (I), or has contravened any law or order referred to in that subsection, cancel such licence:

Provided that no such licence shall be cancelled unless the holder thereof has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action.

(3) Evely person whose licence has been suspended shall, immediately after such suspension, stop functioning as such licencee and shall not resume business as such licencee until the order of such suspension has been, or stands, vacated.

(4) Every licencee whose licence has been suspended or cancelled shall, after such suspension or cancellation, as the case may be, surrender such licence to the authority by which such licence was issued.

(5) Every licencee whose licence has been cancelled shall, within a period of thirty days from the date of such cancellation, or within such further period, not exceeding three months from such date, as the Controller or such other officer authorized by him on behalf may, on sufficient cause being shown, allow, dispose of the weights or measures which were in his possession, custody or control on the date of such cancellation and in the event of his failure to do so, the Controller or any other officer authorized by him, in writing, in this behalf, may seize and dispose of the same and distribute the proceeds thereof in such manner as may be prescribed.

13. Records to be maintained by manufacturers, etc-Every manufacturer or repairer of, or dealer in weight or measure licenced under the Act and these rules shall maintain records and registers in the appropriate form set out in Schedule VII and also submit such periodical report / returns as may be specified.

14. Periodical internal for the verification of weights or measures -as has been specified in the

Legal Metrology(General)Rules,2011.

(1) Every weight or measure used or intended to be used in any transaction or for protection shall be verified and stamped by the legal metrology officer in the U T. of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in where such weight or measure is put to use on receipt of such fee as specified in the Schedule IX and shall be re-verified and stamped at periodical intervals.

Explanation:- For the Removal of doubts it is hereby declared that no periodical re-verification shall be necessary in relation to any weight or measure which is used exclusively for the domestic purpose.

(2) The period of re-verification shall be,

(i) within twenty four months for all types of weights, capacity measures, length measures, beam scales, counter machine, tank lorries,SERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 10 (ii) five years for storage tanks,

(iii) twelve months for weight or measure other than that mentioned in (i) & (ii) above.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (2) every weight or measure which has been verified and stamped in situ shall, if it is dismantled and re-installed before the date on which the verification falls due be duly re-verified and stamped on payment of the prescribed fee, before being put into use.

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1) every weight or measure which has been verified and stamped shall, if it is repaired before the date on which the verification falls due be duly re-verified and stamped on payment of the prescribed fee, before being put use.

15. Verification and inspection of weights or measures –

(1) Every person using any weight or measure in any transaction or for protection shall present such weight or measure for verification / re-verification, at the office of the Legal Metrology Officer or at such other place as the Legal Metrology Officer may specify in this behalf on or before the date on which the verification falls due:

Provided that where any weight or measure is such that it cannot, or should not be moved from its location, the person using such weight or measure shall report to the Legal Metrology Officer at least thirty days in advance of the date on which the verification falls due.

(2) Where any weight or measure is such that it cannot, or should not, be moved from it's location, Legal Metrology Officer shall take necessary steps for the verification of such weight or measure at the place of its location.

(3) For the verification of weight or measure referred to in sub-rule (2) the user shall provide such facilities as may be specified by the Controller.

(4) Every weight or measure presented for verification shall be complete in itself.

(5) Every weight or measure shall be verified in a clean condition, and if necessary, the Legal Metrology Officer shall require the owner or user to make necessary arrangement for the purpose.

(6) A Legal Metrology Officer may visit, as frequently as possible during the period specified in rule 14, every premise within the local limits of his jurisdiction to inspect and test any weight or measure which is being or is intended or likely to be used in any transaction or for protection.

(7) The legal metrology officer shall obliterate the stamp on any weight or measure, if it is found during inspection that:-

(a) Any weight or measure which being due for re-verification has not been submitted for such re- verification.

(b) Any weight or measure which does not conform to the Standards established by or under the Act. Provided that where the legal metrology officer is of opinion that the defect or error in such weight or measure is not such as to require immediate obliteration of the stamp, he shall inform the user, of the defect or error found in the weight or measure and call upon user to remove the defect or error within such time, not exceeding eight days and shall-

(i) if user fails to remove the defect or error within that period, obliterate the stamp, or (ii) if the defect or esror is so removed as to make the weight or measure conform to the standards established by or under the Act, verify and stamp such weight or measure.

Explanation: The obliteration of the starnp on any weight or measure shall not take, away or abridge the power of the legal metrology officer to seize such weight or measure in accordance with the Provisions of the Act.

16. Stamping of weights or measures - (1) The Legal Metrology Officer shall stamp every weight or measure, if after testing and verification, he is satisfied that such weight or measure conforms to the standards established by or under the Act, with a stamp of uniform design, issued by the Controller, which shall indicate the number allotted for administrative purpose to the Legal Metrology Officer by whom it is stamped.

Provided that if by reason of the size or nature of any weight or measure it is not desirable or practicable to put a stamp thereon, the Legal Metrology Officer shall take such action as may be directed by the controller by a general or a special order in writing.

(2) The Legal Metrology Officer shall also mark the year and its quarter of stamping on every verified weight or measure except when the size or nature of such weight or measure makes it impracticable.

Explanation - A year shall be deemed to consist of four quarters of which first quarter shall be of the months of January, February and March which shall be marked as A; second quarter shall be of the months of April, May and June which shall be marked as B, third quarter shall be of the months of July, August and September which shall be marked as C and fourth quarter shall be of the months of October, November and December which shall be marked as D.

(3) On completion of verification and stamping the Legal Metrology Officer shall issue a certificate of verification in the form set out in Schedule VIII or Certificate in case of rejected

weight or measures shall be issued separately.

(4) Where a certificate of verification is lost or destroyed, the holder of the certificate of verification shall forthwith apply to the Legal Metrology Officer who had issued the certificate, for the issue of a duplicate certificate, of verification. Every such application for the issue of a duplicate certificate shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees ten.

(5) On receipt of an application under sub-rule (4), the Legal Metrology Officer shall issue to the applicant a duplicate copy of the certificate of verification marked 'DUPLICATE'.

17. Fee for verification - (1) Fees payable for verification and stamping of weight or measure at the office or camp office of the Legal Metrology Officer shall be as specified in Schedule IX.

(2) If, at the request of the user of weight or measure, verification is done I at any premises other than the office or camp office of the Legal Metrology Officer, an additional fee shall be charged at half the rate specified in the Schedule IX and the user of the weight or measure shall pay the expenses incurred by the Legal Metrology Officer for visiting the premises including the cost of transporting and handling the Working Standard and other equipment subject to a minimum of rupees one hundred.

Provided that no additional fee shall be charged for verification and stamping of weights and measures in situ of,-

(i) vehicle tanks for petroleum products and other liquids, Meter for Liquids Other than Water (Fuel Dispenser, Liquid Petroleum Gas, Milk Dispensers), Compressed Natural Gas Dispensers, Non- automatic Weighing Instruments like weighbridges, platform machines, crane scale, Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments, Automatic Rail-weighbridge, Discontinuous Totalizing Automatic Weighing Instruments, and such other weight or measure which cannot, and should not be moved from its location;

(ii) Weight or measure in the premises of manufacturer or dealer of such weight or measure.

(3) If a weight or measure is presented to the Legal Metrology Officer for re-verification after expiry of the validity of the stamp, an additional fee at half the rates specified in Schedule IX shall be payable for every quarter of the year or past thereof.

(4) Full fee shall be payable for re-stamping any weight or measure held in stock with manufacturer or dealer within the period specified, in rule 14 from the date on which it was last stamped, provided that the original stamp was not obliteratedSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 13 (5) A weight or measure which on verification/inspection is found to be incorrect shall be returned to the person concerned for adjustment informing him, in a proforma specified by the Controller, of the defects found in the weight or measure, and calling upon him to remove the defects within a period not exceeding seven days. When the necessary adjustment has been carried out, such weight or measure shall be verified on payment of the fees specified in schedule IX and if found correct shall be stamped.

18. Collection of fees and deposit into the Treasury - (1) Before commencing the work of verification or re-verification, the Legal Metrology Officer shall inform the person concerned of the fees payable by him and shall receive the same in the manner as authorized by the controller and issue a receipt on the form approved by the Controller, one copy of such receipt being kept on record.

Provided that fees payable by a department of the Central or State Government under these rules may be realized in such manner as may be directed by the Controller.

(2) The Legal Metrology Officer shall maintain a register, in the form approved by the Controller, which shall be written up from day-to-day and shall show the amount of fees and other charges collected during the day.

(3) All payment received by the Legal Metrology Officer during the week shall be paid into the Government Treasury under the appropriate "Head of Account" on such dates or days as may be specified by the Controller from time to time, and a receipt thereof be obtained and an intimation to that effect be sent to the Controller or other officer authorized by him in this behalf.

19. Disposal of seized weights, measures; etc. –

(1) Where any goods seized under sub-section (3) of section 15 are subject to speedy or natural decay, the Controller or any person authorize by him and other legal metrology officer In this behalf shall have the goods weighed or measured on a verified weighing or measuring instrument available with him or nearest to the place of offence and enter the actual weight or measure of the goods in a form specified in schedule-X, and shall obtain the signature of the trader or his agent or such other person who has committed the offence. The goods in question shall after such weighing or measuring be returned to the trader or the purchaser as the case may be.

Provided that if the trader or his agent or the other person (who has committed the offence) refuses to sign the form, the Controller or the legal metrology officer authorized by him in this behalf shall obtain the signature of not less than two persons present at the time of such refusal by the trader or his agent or other person.

Provided that the controller shall be the final authority to decide whether the goods seized and detained are subject to speedy or natural decay.

(2) Where the goods seized under sub-section (1) are contained in a package and the package is false or does not conform to the provisions of the Act or any rules made there under and the goods in such package are subject to speedy or natural decay, the Controller or Legal metrology officer authorized by him in this behalf, so far as may dispose of the goods in such package in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (1).

(3) Where the goods seized under sub-rule (1) are not subject to speedy or natural decay, the Controller and other Legal Metrology Officers in this behalf may retain the package for the purpose of prosecution under this Act after giving the trader or his agent or the other person (who has committed the offence) a notice of such seizure.

(4) No unverified weight or measure, seized under sub-section (3) of section 15, shall be forfeited if the person, from whom such weight or measure was seized, agrees to get the same verified and stamped within a period of ten days or such extended period from the date of such seizure; and for this purpose, the person making the seizure of such weight or measure shall offered a reasonable opportunity by returning such weight or measure exclusively for the verification and stamping.

20. Validity of weights or Measures duly stamped- (1) A weight or measure which is, or is deemed to be, duly verified and stamped under this Rule shall be deemed to conform to the standards established by or under the Act at every place within the State in which it is stamped unless it is found on inspection or verification that such weight or measure has ceased to conform to the standards established by or under the Act. (2) No weight or measure which is, or is deemed to be, duly verified and stamped under this Act shall require to be re-stamped merely by reason of the fact that it is being used at any place within the State other than the place at which it was originally verified and stamped:

Provided that where a verified weight or measure, installed at one place is dismantled and re- installed at a different place, such weight or measure shall not be put into use unless it has been duly re-verified and stamped, notwithstanding that periodical re-verification of such weight or measure has not become due. (3) Where a verified weight or measure has been repaired, whether by a licenced repaired or by the person owning and possessing the same, such weight or measure shall not be put into use unless it has been duly re-verified and stamped, notwithstanding that periodical re-verification of such weight or measure has not become due.

21. Qualifications of Legal Metrology Officer shall be as specified in the Legal Metrology

(General) Rules, 2011:

(1) No person shall be appointed as Legal Metrology Officer unless he-

(a) is a graduate of a recognized university in Science (with physics as one of the subjects), technology or engineering or holds a recognized diploma in engineering with three years professional experience; andSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 15 (b) Is able to speak, read and write at least one of the regional languages of the state/ U.T. viz Gujarati, Hindi.

(2) Nothing in sub-rule (i) shall apply to persons who have been working as Legal Metrology officer or eligible for promotion as Legal Metrology officer before the commencement of these rules.

(3) The person appointed to the post of Legal Metrology Officer shall have to successfully complete the basic training course at the Indian Institute of Legal Metrology established by the Central Government under section 21 of the Act before he is given the duties under the Act and the Rules for confirmation to the post.

22. Provision of supply of Working/Secondary Standards, equipment, etc. to the Legal Metrology

Officer - (1) Every Legal Metrology Officer shall be provided with Working /Secondary Standards weights, Working/Secondary Standard balances, and such other equipment includes weighing and measuring devices as may be approved by the Controller from time to time.

(2) Every Legal Metrology Officer shall be provided with such dies, punches, paper seal / sticker and such other equipment as may be necessary for affixing the verification stamp, the design and number of which are to be approved by the Controller.

(3) Every Legal Metrology Officer shall be provided with punches of suitable sizes of eight- pointed star as shown below for obliterating stamps.*

23. Provisions relating to use of weights measure, etc - (1) Every person using a beam scale in any transactions in his premises shall suspend the same to a stand or to a chain by a hook. Provided that this sub-rule shall not apply to itinerant vendors.

(2) Every weight or measure shall be used in a clean condition and in proper lighting arrangement further the weighing instrument should be placed in such a way that the process of Weighment should be clearly visible to the consumer.

(3) Any weight or measure, which has been verified and stamped in situ, shall not be dismantled and removed from its original site without prior intimation to the Controller or other person authorized by him in this behalf.

(4) To ensure a proper check of the accuracy of a weighing instrument the user shall keep at the site of each weighing instrument duly verified and stamped weights equal to one-tenth of the capacity of the instrument or one ton which ever is minimum and consumer shall have right to check the accuracy ofSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 16 the weighing instrument. The user shall check the weighing with these weights everyday to ensure correct weighment. In case of any error greater than permissible error, user shall stop the use of such weighing instrument and will inform the concerned Legal Metrology officer to re-verify the same.

Provided that the Controller may specify the total number of verified and stamped weights to be maintained in trade premises where the number of weighing instruments are more than one.

(5) To ensure proper delivery of the petrol / diesel pumps, the retail dealer of the pump shall keep a verified 5 litre/ 10 litre capacity measure in his premises and check the output from the pump every day to ensure its correct delivery. In case of any short delivery the dealer shall stop the delivery through the pump immediately and inform the legal metrology officer concerned to recalibrate the pump.

24. Certificate of verification to be exhibited - The person to whom a certificate of verification is issued shall exhibit the same in a conspicuous place in the premises where the weights, measures or weighting or measuring instruments to which the certificate relates are used:

Provided that in the case of itinerant vendor, the certificate shall be kept with the person: Provided further that in the case of vehicle tank, the certificate of verification shall be kept with the vehicle.

25. Penalty for contravention of rules - Whoever contravenes any provision of these rules, for the contravention of which no punishment has been separately provided in the Act, shall be punished with fine, which may extend to five thousand rupees. Whenever rules are in conflict with the provisions of the Act, the Act will prevail the rules.

26. Form of appeal - (1) Every appeal under the Act and these rules shall be preferred in the form set out in schedule XI, and shall be accompanied by a copy of the order appealed against.

(2) An application for appeal to Administrator shall be accompanied by fee of Rs. 500 and for appeal to Controller shall be accompanied by fee of Rs 200 paid either by cash or by affixing court fee stamp for the said value as he case may be.

27. Fee for compounding of offences- The fee for compounding of offences committed under the Act shall be as prescribed in Schedule XII.

SCHEDULE - I (See Rule 10) Exceptions referred to in Rule 10

1- The following commodities may be sold by weight, measure or number as show against the commodity.

TABLE

Sr. No.

(1)

Commodity Whether declaration to be expressed in terms of Weight, measure or number or two or more of them. (3)

(2)

1- Aerosol products weight

2- Acids in liquid form weight or Volume

3- Compressed or liquefied temperature gas (but weight and equivalent volume at stated not liquefied and pressure petroleum gas) 4- Butter (incl. peanut butter), cheese, curd, weight

ghee

5- Electric cables

length or weight

6- Electric wire

length or weight

7- Fencing wire

length or weight

8- Hair oil, un perfumed weight or volume

9- Fruits and vegetables number or weight

10- Furnace oil weight or volume

11- Linseed oil and other vegetable oils weight or volume

12- Heavy residual fuel oil weight

13- Industrial diesel file1 volume

14- Honey, malt extract, golden syrup treacle weight

15- Ice cream and other similar frozen products weight or volume

16- Liquid chemicals weight or volume

17- Liquid petroleum gas weight

18- Nails, wood screws number or weight

19- Paint (other than paste paints or solid paint), volume

varnish and varnish stairs, enamels

20- Papad

number and weight

21- Paste paint, solid paint weight

22- Ressogulla, Gulabjamun and other sweet weight

preparations

23- Ready made garments number and size

24- Sauce, all kinds weight

25- Tyres and tubes

number

26- Yarn Weight or length of yarnSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 18 SCILEDULE - II "A" [See rule11 (I)] Form - LM - 1 [Application form for licence as manufacturer of weights & measures under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009]

To, _____________________________________________________________________________ To be filled by Comments of the the Applicant inspection officer 1 2 3

1. Name of the manufacturing concern for which licence ……… …………… is desired.

2. Complete address of the concern. Whether premises ……… …………… are owned/rented/taken on lease/ leave licence, duly supported by documents.

3. Date of Establishment of workshop / factory ……… ……………

4. Name (s) and address (s) along with their father's ……… …………… husband's name of proprietor (s) and/or Partners and Managing Director (s) in the case of Limited company

5. The date and current registration number of factory/ ……… …………… Shop/ establishment/ Municipal Trade licence.

6. Nature of manufacturing activities at present. ……… ……………

7. The type of weights and measures proposed to be ……… …………… manufactured viz :

(i) Weights (ii) Measures, (iii) Weighing Instruments (iv) Measuring Instruments with details in each case.

8. The number of persons employed/ proposed to be employed ……… ……………

(i) Skilled (ii) Semi-skilled (iii) Unskilled (iv) Specialist trained in the line

9. Details of qualified personnel ……… ……………

10. The monogram or trade mark intended to be Imprinted ……… …………… on weights and measures to be manufactured.

11. Details of machinery, tools accessories, owned and ……… …………… used for manufacturing weights measures etc.

12. Details of foundry/workshop facilities arranged. ……… …………… Whether ownership, long term lease etc.

13. Facilities of steel casting and hardness testing of ……… …………… Vital parts etc or other means.

14. Availability of electric energy ……… ……………

15. Details of loan received from Government or financial ……… …………… Institution. If so, give details.

16. Name of bankers, if any ……… ……………

17. VAT/ Sales Tax Registration Number/CST Number/ ……… …………… Professional Tax registration Number / IT Number.

18. Have you applied previously for a manufacturer's ……… …………… licence? If so, when and with what results ?

19. (a) Whether the item (s) proposed to be ……… …………… manufactured will be sold within the State or out side the state or both.

(b) Details of Model Approval received from Government of India; (c) When can you produce for inspection samples of your products for which

licence is desired ?

To be certified by the applicant (s)

Certified that I/We have read the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Amendment Rules, 2025 and agree to abide by the same and also the administrative orders and instructions issued or to be issued there under.

I/We agree to deposit the Scheduled licence fees with Government as soon as required to do so by the Licencing Authority.

All the information furnished above is true to the best of my/our knowledge.

Place : …………….. Date : Signature and Designation

To be filled in by Departmental Officer of the Administration.

Date of Receipt of Application : Serial Number of application : Date of inspection : Recommendation of Inspecting Officer :

Place : …………………. Date : Signature and Designation of Inspecting Officer

Final orders of Licensing Authority

Licence granted / refused : Licence Number : Valid till :

Place : …………….. Date : Signature and DesignationSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 20 SCHEDULE - II A [See rule 11 (I)] Fom LR - 1 [Application for licence as repairers of Weights & Measures under the Legal Metrology Act,2009] To, ______________________________________________________________________ To be filled by Comments of the the Applicant inspection officer 1 2 3

1. Name of the concern seeking the licence ……… ……………

2. Complete address of the workshop ……… ……………

3. (a) Whether premises are owned / rented/ taken. On ……… …………… lease dully supported by documents. (b) Date of establishment.

4. Name (s) and address (s) along with their father's ……… …………… husband's name of proprietor (s) and/or. Partners and Managing Director (s) in the case of Licnited company.

5. Number and date of shop/establishment/current ……… ……………

Municipal Trade Licence.

6. Professional Tax / IT Tax registration Number etc if any ……… ……………

7. The type of weights and measures proposed to repaired ……… ……………

8. Area in which you wish to operate. ……… ……………

9. Previous experience in the line. ……… ……………

10. Number of skilled staff employed or proposed to be ……… …………… Employed:

(i) Skilled (ii) Semi-skilled (iii) Unskilled (iv) Employees trained in the line

11. Details of qualified personnel ……… ……………

12. Details of machinery/tools/accessories available. ……… ……………

13. Availability of electric energy. ……… ……………

14. Have you sufficient stock of loan/ test weights. etc.? ……… …………… Give details.

15. Have you applied previously for a repairer's licence? ……… …………… If so, When and with what results?

To be certified by the applicant(s)

Certified that I/We have read the Legal Metrology Act; 2009 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Amendment Rules, 2025 and agree to abide by the same and also the administrative orders and instructions issued or to be issued there under.

I/We agree to deposit the Scheduled licence fees with Government as soon as required to do so by the Licensing Authority.

All the information furnished above is true to the best of my/our knowledge.

Place : …………….. Date : Signature and DesignationSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 21

To be filled in by Departmental Officer of the State Government

Date of Receipt of Application : Serial Number of application : Date of inspection : Recommendation of Inspecting Officer :

Place : …………………. Date : Signature and Designation of Inspecting Officer

Final orders of Licensing Authority

Licence granted / refused : Licence Number : Valid till :

Place : ………. Date : Signature and DesignationSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 22 SCHEDULEI - II A [See rule 11 (I)] Form LD- I [Application Form for Licence as Dealers in Weights & Measures under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009]

To, ______________________________________________________________________ To be filled by Comments of the the Applicant inspection officer 1 2 3

1. Name of the establishment/shop/person seeking the ……… ……………

licence.

2. Complete address of the establishment etc. ……… ……………

3. Date of establishing ……… ……………

4. Name (s) and address (s) of proprietors and / or ……… ……………

partners and Managing Director (s) in the case

of Limited company.

5. Number and date of Registration Number of current ……… ……………

Shop/establishment/ Municipal/ Trade licence.

6. Categories of weights and measures sold/proposed ……… ……………

to be sold at present.

7. Registration Number of VAT/ CST /Sales Tax/ ……… ….………..

Professional Tax / Income Tax.

8. Do you intend to import weights, etc. from places ……… ……………

outside the State/ Country ? If so indicate sources of supply. (Give details of manufacturer's trade mark/ monogram and his licence number) and provide

(a) Registration of Importer of Weights and Measures, if any (b) Approval of model imported into India by Central Government.

9.Have you applied previously for a dealer's licence ……… ……………

either in this State or elsewhere ? If so give details ?

To be certified by the applicant(s)

Certified that I/We have read the Legal Metrology Act; 2009 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Amendment Rules, 2025 and agree to abide by the same and also the administrative orders and instructions issued or to be issued there under.

I/We agree to deposit the Scheduled licence fees with Government as soon as required to do so by the Licensing Authority.

All the information furnished above is true to the best of my/our knowledge.

Place : …………….. Date : Signature and DesignationSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 23

To be filled in by Departmental Officer of the State Government

Date of Receipt of Application : Serial Number of application : Date of inspection : Recommendation of Inspecting Officer :

Place : …………………. Date : Signature and Designation of Inspecting Officer

Final orders of Licensing Authority

Licence granted / refused : Licence Number : Valid till :

Place : ………. Date : Signature and DesignationSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 24 SCHEDULE - II B [See rule11 (2)] Form LM-2 [Application for renewal Licence as Manufacturer of Weights & Measures under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009]

To, ______________________________________________________________________ To be filled by Comments of the the Applicant inspection officer 1 2 3

1. Name and complete address of the ~manufacturing ……… …………… concern for which renewal of licence is desired. 2. Manufacturing Licence No. ……… …………… 3. Name (s) and address (s) along with their father's/ ……… …………… husband's name of proprietor (s) and/or Partners and Managing Director (s) in the case of Limited company. 4. (a) Type of weights and measures which are ……… …………… manufactured as per licence granted. (b) Do you propose any change. ……… …………… 5. The monogram or trade marks used on weights and ……… …………… measures manufactured by you. 6. Details of workshop facilities available. ……… …………… 7. Details of production sales in the last 5 years. ……… …………… 8. Number and date of shop/establishment Registration ……… …………… Number. 9. Registration Number of VAT/ Sales Tax/CST/ ……… …….……… Professional Tax / Income Tax.

10 Any change in constitution of the firm or qualified ……… ……………

personnel

To be certified by the applicant(s)

Certified that I/We have read the Legal Metrology Act; 2009 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Amendment Rules, 2025 and agree to abide by the same and also the administrative orders and instructions issued or to be issued there under.

I/We have deposited the Scheduled licence fees of …………………………..

(Rupees………………..) to the Sub-Treasury /Bank on………….. and the original challan is enclosed.

All the information furnished above is true to the best of my/our knowledge.

Place : …………….. Date : Signature and DesignationSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 25 SCHEDULE - II B [See rule11 (2)] Form LR-2 [Application for renewal Licence as repairer of Weights & Measures under the Legal Metrology Act 2009]

To, ______________________________________________________________________ To be filled by Comments of the the Applicant inspection officer 1 2 3

1. Name and complete address of the repairing concern1/ ……… .…………

person seeking renewal of the licence.

2. Repairer's Licence Number. ……… .………… 3. Name (s) and address (s) along with their father's/ ……… .…………

husband's name of proprietor (s) and/or Partners and Managing Director (s) in the case of Limited company.

4. Registration Number and date of current shop / ……… .…………

establishment/Municipal Trade Licence.

5. Registration Number of VAT/Sales Tax/ CST/ ……… .…………

Professional Tax/Income Tax.

6. (a) The Type of weights and measures repaired ……… .…………

as per licence granted. (b) Do you propose any change ……… .………… 7. Area in which you are operating. ……… .………… 8. Have you sufficient stock of loan/test weights, etc.? ……… .………… 9. Please give details with particulars of stamping. ……… .…………

10. Any change in constitution of the firm or qualified ……… .…………

personnel

To be certified by the applicant(s)

Certified that I/We have read the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Amendment Rules, 2025 and agree to abide by the same and also the administrative orders and instructions issued or to be issued there under.

I/We have deposited the Scheduled licence fees of ………………………….. (Rupees………………..) to the Sub-Treasury /Bank on………….. and the original challan is enclosed.

All the information furnished above is true to the best of my/our knowledge.

Place : …………….. Date : Signature and DesignationSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 26 SCHEDULE - II B [See rule 11 (2)] Form LD-2 [Application for renewal Licence as Dealer in Weights & Measures under the Legal Metrology Act 2009]

To, ______________________________________________________________________ To be filled by Comments of the the Applicant inspection officer 1 2 3

1. Name of the establishment/shop/person seeking the ……… …………… renewal of licence. 2. Dealer's Licence Number. ……… …………… 3. Date of establishment. ……… …………… 4. Name (s) and address (s) along with their father's / ……… …………… husband's name of proprietor (s) and/or Partners and Managing Director (s) in the case of Limited company. 5. Registration Number and date of shop/establishment / ……… …………… current Municipal Trade Licence. 6. Categories of weights and measures sold at present. ……… …………… 7. Registration Number of VAT/ CST/Sales Tax / ……… …………… professional Tax/ Income Tax. 8. Are you intending to import weights and measures etc. ……… …………… from places outside the U.T. of DNH & DD? If so, indicate sources of supply from the State (s)/Country (s).(Give details of manufacturer's trade mark / monogram and his licence number.)

To be certified by the applicant(s)

Certified that I/We have read the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Amendment Rules, 2025 and agree to abide by the same and also the administrative orders and instructions issued or to be issued there under.

I/We have deposited the Scheduled licence fees of ………………………….. (Rupees………………..) to the Sub-Treasury /Bank on………….. and the original challan is enclosed.

All the information furnished above is true to the best of my/our knowledge.

Place : …………….. Date : Signature and DesignationSERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 27

SCHEDULE - III

[See rule 11 (3)]

Licensing Forms

FORM LM-3 Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY

Licence to manufacture, weights, measures, weighing or measuring instruments. Licence No.............. Year....................

1- The Controller of Legal metrology hereby grants to.............................. (Name and address of party or parties) a licence to manufacture the following:- (Include details of the weights, measures, weighting instruments or measuring instruments that are licenced lo be manufactured by the party).

2- The licence is valid for the party named above in respect of his workshop located at................

3- This licence is valid from .................. to.................

4- The manufacturer shall comply with the conditions noted below. If he fails to comply with anyone of these, his licence is liable to be cancelled.

5- The trade mark monogram being used by the manufacturer is as under.

...……………..

(Signature)

Controller of legal Metrology Govt. Of……………… (Seal) Date.................... Place....................

Note: In the case of firm, its name with the names of all names of all persons having interest in the business should be given in paragraph 1.

CONDITIONS OF LICENCE

1. The person in whose favour this licence is issued shall. –

(a) Comply with all the relevant provisions of the Act and Rules for the time being in force; (b) Not encourage or countenance any infringement of the provisions of the Act. or the Rules amended from time to time;

(c) Exhibit this licence in some conspicuous part of the premises to which it relates; (d) Comply with any general or special directions that may be given by the Controller of legal metrology.

(e) Surrender the licence in the event of closure of business and/ or cancellation of Licence;

(f) Present the weights, measures, weighing or measuring instruments as the case may be manufactured and meant for use within the State, to the legal metrology officer for verification and stamping before sale;

(g) Submit the application for renewal of this licence as required under the rules within thirty days of expiry of the validity of the licence.

2. Every condition prescribed after the issue of this licence shall if notified in the Official Gazette, be binding on the persons to whom the licence has been granted.

Renewal Entries.

SCHEDULE - III [See rule 11 (3)] Licensing Forms FORM LR-3 Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY LICENCE TO REPAIR WEIGHTS, MEASURES, WEIGHING INSTIWNTS OR MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

Licence No .......... Year .........

1- The Controller of legal metrology hereby grants to……………………….. (Name and address of Party or Parties) a licence to repair the following:-

(Include details of the types of weights, measures, weighing instruments or Measuring instruments at are licenced to be repaired by the party)

2- The licence is valid for the party named above in respect of his workshop located at ................

3- This licence is valid from.................... to....................

4- The repairer shall comply with the conditions noted below. If he fails to comply With any one, his licence is liable to be cancelled.

5- The party is licenced to repair weights, measures, weighting and measuring instruments in the areas mentioned below –

…………………

(Signature)

Controller of legal Metrology

(Seal) Date.................... Place....................

Note: In the case of firm, its name with the names of all persons having any interest in the business should be given in paragraph (1).

CONDITIONS OF LICENCE

1. The person in whose favour this licence is issued shall. –

(a) Comply with all the relevant provisions of the Act and Rules for the time being in force; (b) Not encourage or countenance any infringement of the provisions of the Act or the Rules for the time being in force;

(c) Exhibit this licence in some conspicuous part of the premises to which it relates; (d) Comply with any general or special directions that may be given by the Controller of legal metrology;

case may be duly repaired to the legal metrology officer for under taking verification and stamping as specified in rule 14 before delivery to the user. (ii) In the case of weights, measures weighing or measuring instruments, if they are serviced/repaired before the date on which the verification falls due and where, in the process and the verification stamp of the legal metrology officer is defaced, removed or broken, they shall be presented duly repaired to the legal metrology officer for re-verification and stamping before delivery to the user.

(g) Submit the application for renewal of this licence as required under the rules within ninety days of expiry of the validity of the licence.

2. Every condition prescribed after the issue of this licence shall, if notified in the Official Gazette, be binding on the persons to whom the licence has been granted."

Renewal Entries.

SCHEDULE - III [See rule 11 (3)] Licensing Forms FORM - LD- 3 Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY Licence to a dealer in weights, measures, weighing instruments or measuring instruments Licence No. ........ Year..............

1- The controller of legal metrology hereby grants to ................................. (Name and address of party or parties) a licence to deal in the following (Indicate details of the types weights and measures, weights, or measusing instruments that are licenced to be dealt with by party) 2- The licence is valid for the party named above in respect of his premises located at

3- This licencc is valid form ................ To. ................

4- The dealer shall comply with the conditions noted below. If he fails to comply with any one of those his licence is liable to be cancelled.

…………………

(Signature)

Controller of legal Metrology

(Seal) Date.................... Place....................

Note: In the case of firm, its name with the names of all persons having any interest in the business should be given in paragraph (1).

CONDITIONS OF LICENCE

1. The person in whose favour this licence is issued shall. -

(a) Comply with all the relevant provisions of the Act and Rules for the time being in force; (b) Not encourage or countenance any infringement of the provisions of the Act. Or the rules for the time being in force;

(c) Exhibit this licence in some conspicuous part of the premises to which it relates; (d) Comply with any general or special directions that may be given by the Controller of legal metrology;

(e) Surrender the licence in the event of closure of business and/or cancellation of Licence; (f) Submit the application for renewal of this licence as required under the rules Within ninety days of expiry of the validity of the licence.

(g) Not sell or offer, expose or possess for sale any lion-standard weight or measure.

2. Every condition prescribed after the issue of this licence shall, if notified in the Official Gazette, be binding on the persons to whom the licence has been granted.

Renewal Entries.

SCHEDULE - IV [See rule. - 11 (4) & (5)] Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY

Licencing and renewal fees for manufacturers, repairers of dealers of weights and measures Issue of licence I renewal of licencc to:

(1) (i) Manufacturers Rs. 500/- (ii) Repairers Rs. 100/- (iii) Dealers - Rs. 100/-

(2) Alteration of License Rs. 50/-

(3) Issue of duplicate license Rs. 10/-SERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 33 SCHEDULE - V [See rule 11 (6)] Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY Register of licenced manufacturers / Repairers / Dealers of weights, measures, weighing / measuring instruments

Office of ………….

Note : Column (4) does not apply to dealers, column (6) does not apply to repairers and dealers.

SCHEDULE - VI [See rule 11(8)] Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY

Security deposit to be made by licensee repairer

Repairer of weights and measures including weighing Rs. 5000.00

and measuring instruments.

SCHEDULE - VII

[See rule 13]

LM-4

Register to be maintained by the manufacturers of weights and measures.

1- Name and address of the manufacture....................................................

2- Description of the weight or measure.................................................

3- (i) No. of the manufacturing licence .................................................

(ii) Date on which the licence was issued............................................

(iii) Period of validity of the licence ...................................................

4- Particulars of order, if any, suspending or revoking............................

the licence

Schedule - VII [See rule 13] Form LR-4 Register to be maintained by the repairer in respect of weights, Measures

Name and address of the repairer.................... Licence No.................

Date of Licensing....................

Schedule - VII [See rule 13] LD-4 Register to be maintained by dealer in weights and measures

1- Name and address of the dealer.....................................................................

2- Description of the weight or measure............................................................

3- (i) Dealer licence No. ....................................................................................

(ii) Date on which the licence was issued.......................................................

(iii) Period of validity of licence .....................................................................

4- Particulars of order, if any suspending or .......................................................

Revoking the licence.

5- Category of weight or measure .......................................................................

(Category A or B)

Schedule - VIII [See rule 16 (3)] Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Office of the Controller, Legal Metrology, Certificate of verification

Name of Legal Metrology Officer.................................................... No.......................

I hereby certify that I have this day verified and stamped / rejected the under mentioned weights, measurers, etc.

Belonging lo .......................................Locality....................................

Total Rs. ........... deposited vide T. Receipt/ Money receipt .No. ...... dated .............

Repaired by/ Used by……………………………

(Signature)

Next verification due on................. Legal Metrology Officer

Note:- In the case of rejected weights, measures, etc the legal metrology officer shall give separate Certificate of rejection mentioning the reasons of rejection against each item.

Schedule - IX

[See Rule 17] Fee payable for verification and Stamping of Weights and Measures and Weighing and Measuring Instruments

1. (a) Bullion Weights:

(b) Carat Weights:

(c) Cylindrical knob type Weights:

(d) Sheet metal Weights ( other than Bullion)

(e) Iron hexagonal, knob type Weights and parallelepiped weights:

(f) Standard Weights for testing of high capacity weighing machines:

2. Capacity Measures :

3. Length Measures :

(a) Non-Flexible-

(b) Fabric Plastic / Woven / Steel tapes -

6. Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments – Mechanical (analogue) Class III & IIII:

7. Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments – Electronic Class III & IIII:

8-Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments both mechanical Electronics Class I & II:

9-Automatic Weighing Instruments

10. Volumetric measuring instruments:

(a) Dispensing pumps each pump : Rs. 1000.00 per unit (b) Totalizing counter 500.00 per unit: Rs. 500.00 per unit (c) Other instruments :

11. Flow meters:

Flow rate up to 100 litre / min. Rs. 2000.00 Above 100 litre / min upto 500 litre / min Rs. 3000.00 Above 500 litre / min Rs. 5000.00

12. Linear Measuring Instruments:

Taxi, Autorikshaw meters Rs. 100.00 Other meters Rs.50 for the Ist 1000 m.or part there of Plus Rs.5.00 for every additional 100 m. or part there of 13- Clinical Thermometer Rs. 0.50 per unit

14- Water Meter Rs. 25.00 per unit 15- Peg Measure:

16- CNG

(a) Dispensers: Rs. 1000.00 per unit (b) Totalizing counter Rs. 500.00 per unit

17- LPG

(a) Dispensers: Rs. 1000.00 per unit (b) Totalizing counter Rs. 500.00

18. Counter Machine-

(i) Up to capacity 10 Kg : Rs. 20/- (ii) Above capacity 10 Kg : Rs. 50/-SERIES – II No. 43 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 44

SCHEDULE-X

(See Rules-19(3) of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu legal Metrology ((Enforcement) Amendment Rules, 2025) WEIGHT OR MESURE OR THE GOODS SUBJECT TO SPEEDY 0R NATURAL DECAY

1. Name & address of the Manufacturer1 Packer if the goods are seized.:

2. Name and address of the MANUFACTURER / Packer :

if the goods seized are in package from.

3. Nature & description of the goods seized. :

4. Actual weigh or measure of the goods seized. :

5. Approximate value of the goods seized. :

6. Remarks :

Signature of the Legal Metrology officer.

DECLARATION OF THE TRADER

The above seized goods valued about __________ (Rupees________________) have been returned to me as they are subject to speedy to or natural decay. I am responsible for the value of the goods and I undertake to abide by the instructions of the Department or Court.

I solemnly state that the facts mentioned above are true.

SIGNATURE OF THE TRADER OR HIS AGENT.

SCHEDULE- XI [See rule 26 (1)] Form of appeal against an order of a Legal Metrology Officer/ Controller Legal Metrology:-

1- Name and address of the appellant

2- No. and date of order of Legal Metrology Officer / Controller of Legal Metrology against which the appeal is preferred.

3- Whether the appellant desires to be heard in person or through an authorized representative.

4- Grounds of appeal

Place:

Date: Signature of appellant,

SCHCDULE - XII [See rule 27] Compounding fees for various offences

By order and in the name of the Administrator of DNHⅅ

Sd/– ( Amit Kumar Pamasi ) Director- cum- Joint Secretary Legal Metrology, DNH & DD

Dated: 08/12/2025

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संघ प्रदेश दादरा एवं नगर हवेली और दमण एवं दीव प्रशासन / U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu,

कृ षि, बागवानी एवं मृदा संरक्षण षवभाग / Department of Agriculture, Horticulture and Soil Conservation

कृ ष िर्कााार्ल, ससलवासा / Agriculture Office, Silvassa.

No. AGRI/DDD/PM-RKVY-KV/2025-26/372 Dated: 3/12/2025

Read:- Notification No.AGR/COMMITTEE/2020/830 dated 156710 dated 30/06/2020

ORDER

A District Level Executive Committee (DLEC) under Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY) and Krishonnati Yojana (KY) for the UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu for smooth implementation of the scheme is hereby constituted comprising of following member;

District Level Executive Committee (DLEC)

Functions:

1. The DLEC will be responsible for carrying forward the objectives of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY) and Krishonnati Yojana (KY) in formulation, implementation and monitoring of Scheme.

2. Identified areas of low ratio of farm power availability/ area with large number of small and marginal holdings for implementation of farm mechanization and others schemes/components.

3. Identified beneficiaries (Farmers, Self Help Groups (SHGs), User Groups, Cooperative Societies, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and Entrepreneurs to avail the benefit under PM-RKVY and KY in transparent and time bound manner. Identify entrepreneurs/SHGs to establish Custom Hiring Centers.

4. Ensure that the benefit under various scheme/ components of Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY) and Krishonnati Yojana(KY)are not extended repeatedly to the same benefits of farmers.

5. Prepare district Annual Action Plan with physical and financial targets under each scheme/ components.

6. Utilize online application software/portal for the entire process of identification and selection of beneficiaries, processing of applications and disbursement of financial assistance to beneficiary after ensuring the proof of procurement of inputs as per provisions and norms time to time.

7. Make efforts for direct transfer of financial assistance to the farmers/ beneficiary cash/kind on the basis of Aadhar No./DBT mode wherever infrastructure is functional in the district.

8. Monitor and display details of approved programme, all activities undertake and name of beneficiaries, expenditure incurred etc. at the Portal/Panchayat level/office place in the cluster/village level and get it placed before the concerned Garm Sabha annually from the point of social audit.

This is issued in suppression to earlier Notification dated 30/06/2020

This is issued with the approval of the Advisor to the Hon'ble Administrator, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu vide diary No.1462596 dated 17/11/2025.

Sd/– (Shivam Teotia) Director cum Joint Secretary (Agri) Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

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संघ प्रदेश दादरा एवं नगर हवेली और दमण एवं दीव प्रशासन / U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu,

कृ षि, बागवानी एवं मृदा संरक्षण षवभाग / Department of Agriculture, Horticulture and Soil Conservation

कृ ष िर्कााार्ल, ससलवासा / Agriculture Office, Silvassa.

No. AGRI/DDD/PM-RKVY-KV/2025-26/373 Dated: 3/12/2025

Read:- Notification No.AGR/MIDC/CSS/2019-20/44/149800 dated19/05/2020

ORDER

A Union Territory Level Executive Committee (UTLEC) under Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY) and Krishonnati Yojana (KY) for the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu for smooth implementation of the scheme is hereby constituted comprising of following member;

Union Territory Level Executive Committee (UTLEC)

Functions:

1. Approve the perspective Annual Action Plan in consonance with Schemes goal and objective in lose con-ordination with Technical Support Group, State Agriculture University (SAU), KVK and ICAR and oversee its implementation schemes/components.

2. Receive funds from the Central, UT, State Government and other sources for carrying on the Schemes/activities/components., maintain proper accounts thereof and submit utilization certificate to the concerned agencies.

3. Release funds to the implementing organization and oversee, monitor and review the implementation of the schemes/components/programs.

4. Organize base-line survey and feasibility studies in different parts (District, sub-District) or a group of District) to determine the status of horticultural/agriculture production, its potential and demand, and tailor assistance accordingly. Similar studies would also be undertaken for other components of the schemes/programme.

5. Assist and oversee the Scheme programme in the District through Famer's, Societies, NGO's, Growers, Association, Self Help Group, FPO District institution and other similar entities etc. 6. Organize Workshop, Seminars and Training/demonstration and others program, project for all interested groups/association at the district level with the help Agriculture University, KVK and others institution have technical expertise.

This is issued in suppression to earlier Notification dated 30/06/2020

This is issued with the approval of the Advisor to the Hon'ble Administrator, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu vide diary No.1462596 dated 17/11/2025.

Sd/– (Shivam Teotia) Director cum Joint Secretary (Agri) Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

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