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Part II - Section 3
केन्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशािन
ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
FOOD CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
Ladakh, the 7th of July , 2026
S.O. 216 .— In exercise of the powers conferred under sections 53 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 ,
the Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh hereby makes the rules to amend Ladakh Legal
Metrology Enforcement Rules 2024 notified vide S.O. 24 of 2024 dated 5th day of June, 2024, namely
1.
Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Union territory of
Ladakh Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2026.
(2)
These rules shall extend to the whole of Union Territory of Ladakh.
(3)
These rules shall come into force on their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.— (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires—
(a) “Act” means the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 ;
लद्दाख, 10 जुलाई, 2026
LADAKH, FRIDAY, JULY, 10, 2026
भारत सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-10072026-1766
SG-LD-E-10072026-1766
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(b) “Reference Standards Laboratory” means a laboratory set up by the Central Government under
the Act, where Reference Standards, Secondary Standards and Working Standards are
maintained; and
(c) “Schedule” means a schedule appended to these rules.
(2)
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 Union territory of Ladakh Legal Metrology
(Enforcement) Rules, 2026.
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 Union territory, 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 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.— (1) 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 Union territory of Ladakh Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2026.
(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 correct 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.— (1) 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 Union territory of Ladakh Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2026.
(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 correct within the limits of sensitivity and other
metrological qualities prescribed under the Union territory of Ladakh Legal Metrology (Enforcement)
Rules, 2026, by the Reference Standard Laboratory or at any of the place where Secondary Standards
are maintained by the Union territory.
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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
Union territory of Ladakh Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2026 which is amended from time to
time.
9.
Use of Bullion Weights, Carat Weights etc.— (1) No Weight other than a Bullion Weight,
as specified in the Union territory of Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2026, shall be used in any
transaction 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 II) or special accuracy class (class I) shall be used in any transaction
referred to in sub-rules (1) and (2).
(4)
In every transaction in bullion, the user of weighing instruments shall mention purity of gold
in terms of “Karat” in cash receipt along with net weight and amount for the net weight of precious
metal and precious stones.
(5)
The Legal Metrology Officer may inspect and test any karatage of bullion including precious
metals using such method as may be specified, which is sold in any transaction in bullion. For the
purpose of testing or inspection the Legal Metrology Officer may be supplied with such equipments as
may be necessary, by the administration of Union territory of Ladakh.
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.
Registration 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 for the
issue of a registration certificate 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 or in a manner as
prescribed by the Secretary, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department.
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Provided that no registration certificate to repair shall be required by a manufacturer to repair
weight or measure manufactured by him and used in a state 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.
(2)
Every registration certificate issued to a manufacturer, repairer or dealer shall be in the
appropriate form set out in Schedule III.
(3)
Every registration certificate issued to a manufacturer, repairer, or dealer by the Controller or
such other Officer as may be authorized by him in this behalf on payment for one time fee as specified
in the Schedule IV
(4)
The fee payable for the alteration of a registration certificate or for the issue of a duplicate
registration certificate shall be one half of the registration certificate fee as specified in Schedule IV.
(5)
The Controller or such other officer as may be authorized by him in this behalf shall maintain
a register of registered manufacturers, dealers and repairers in the form set out in Schedule V.
(6)
Every manufacturer / repairer / dealer registered under the Act and these rules shall maintain
such workshop / equipment / tools/ registers etc. as the case may be, as per the terms and conditions of
the registration certificate.
(7)
Every repairer registered under the Act and these rules shall furnish a security deposit for
each registration to the State Government as specified in schedule Schedule VI.
(8)
Every registration certificate issued under this Act shall be displayed in a conspicuous place
in the premises where the registered carries on business.
(9)
A registration certificate issued under this Act shall not be saleable nor transferable.
(10)
The Registration issued under this rule shall based on self-declaration and no prior inspection
shall be required. There shall be one time registration for manufacturers, dealers and repairers and no
renewal shall be required.
12.
Suspension and cancellation of registration certificate 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 registration certificate issued, under this Act has made any statement in, or in relation to,
any application for the issue of the registration certificate registration certificate, 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 registration certificate, pending the completion of any inquiry against the
holder of such registration certificate :
Provided that no such registration certificate 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 inquiry referred to in this sub-section is not completed within
a period of three months from the date of suspension of a registration certificate, such suspension shall,
on the expiry of the period aforesaid, stand vacated.
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(2)
The Controller or 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 registration certificate has made a false or
incorrect statement of the nature referred to in subrule (1), or has contravened any law or order
referred to in that sub-section, cancel such registration certificate:
Provided that no such registration certificate shall be cancelled unless the holder thereof has
been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action.
(3)
Every person whose registration certificate has been suspended shall, immediately after such
suspension, stop functioning as such registration and shall not resume business as such registration
until the order of such suspension has been, or stands, vacated.
(4)
Every registration whose registration certificate has been suspended or cancelled shall, after
such suspension or cancellation, as the case may be, surrender such registration certificate to the
authority by which such registration certificate was issued.
(5)
Every registration whose registration certificate 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 registered 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 interval for the verification of weights or measures.— 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 Union territory in which 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.
Provided no verification/ stamping based on inspection by Legal Metrology Officer is required
for weights and measures which are not prescribed by the Central Government as per Sub-section 2 of
Section 24 of Legal Metrology Act 2009.
(1)
The period of re-verification shall be as prescribed under the Legal Metrology (General)
Rule, 2011.
(2)
Every weight or measure which has been verified and stamped in situ shall, if it is dismantled
and reinstalled 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.
(3)
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 to use.
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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 any Government approved testing
center 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.
Provided further that no verification/ stamping based on inspection by Legal Metrology
Officer is required for weights and measures which are not prescribed by the Central Government as
per Sub-section 2 of Section 24 of Legal Metrology Act, 2009.
Where any weight or measure is such that it cannot, or should not, be moved from its
location, Legal Metrology Officer shall take necessary steps for the verification of such weight or
measure at the place of its location.
(2)
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.
(3)
Every weight or measure presented for verification shall be complete in itself.
(4)
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.
(5)
A Legal Metrology Officer may visit, as frequently as possible during the period specified in
sub-rule (2) of 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.
(6)
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 error 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.
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Explanation: The obliteration of the stamp 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.
(7)
The Certificate of approval of Model issued by the Central Government shall be produced to
the Legal Metrology Officer by the manufacturer or importer as the case may be, before verification.
16.
Stamping of weights or measures.— (1) The Legal Metrology Officer /Government
approved testing centre/GATC 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/Government approved testing center 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/ Government approved testing center
shall take such action as may be directed by the Controller by a general or a special order in writing.
The Legal Metrology Officer/Government approved testing center 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.
(2)
On completion of verification and stamping the Legal Metrology Officer/ Government
approved testing center shall issue a certificate of verification in the form set out in Schedule VIII.
(3)
Where a certificate of verification is lost or destroyed, the holder of the certificate of
verification shall forthwith apply to the Legal Metrology Officer/ Government approved testing center
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.
(4)
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 “’.
(5)
No verification/ stamping based on inspection by Legal Metrology Officer is required for
weights and measures which are not prescribed by the Central Government as per Sub-section 2 of
Section 24 of Legal Metrology Act 2009.
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 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 five hundred.
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Provided that no additional fee shall be charged for verification and stamping of weights and
measures in situ of,-
vehicle tanks for petroleum products and other liquids, Meter for Liquids Other than Water (Fuel
Dispenser, Liquid Petroleum Gas, Milk Dispensers),
(i)
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 reverification 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 part 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 obliterated.
(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 Government or Administration of
Union Territory of Ladakh 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) any un-verified weight or measure shall be
returned to the person from whom such weight or measure was seized if that person gets the same
verified and stamped, within fifteen days of the return, on payment of the prescribed fee including the
additional fee payable for undertaking re-verification after the expiry of the validity of the stamp.
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(2)
Any weight or measure or document or thing or goods seized and detained under sections 15
of the Act, which is to be the subject of proceedings in a court shall be produced by the Legal
Metrology Officer before the court shall after conclusion of the proceedings, be taken possession of by
the legal metrology officer and dealt with in accordance with the orders of the court:
Provided that in the absence of the orders of the court, weight or measure or document or
thing or goods shall be deal with as the controller may be special order direct and the material thereof
shall be sold and the proceeds credited to the Government.
(3)
If any goods, seized under sections 15 of the Act, are subject to speedy or natural decay, the
Legal Metrology Officer shall have the goods weighed or measured on a verified weighting or
measuring instrument available with him or the nearest place of offense and enter the actual weight or
measure of the goods in a form specified by the controller for these purposes, 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 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 Legal Metrology Officer 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. in the case of
goods returned to the traders he shall give an undertaking that he shall not sell the defective goods
without rectifying the defects thereon.
Where the goods seized under sub-section (1) of Section 15 of the Act are contained in a package and
the package is false or does not conform to the
(4)
provisions of the Act or any rules made there under and the goods in such package are subject
to speedy or natural decay, the Legal Metrology Officer so far as may be, may dispose of the goods in
such package in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (3).
Provided that the Controller shall be the final authority to decide whether the goods seized
and detained are subject to speedy or natural decay.
(5)
Where the goods seized under sub-section (1) of Section 15 of the Act are not subject to
speedy or natural decay, the Legal Metrology Officer 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.
(6)
The goods referred under sub-rule (4) & (5) which are not to be the subject of proceedings in
a court, shall after the expiry of sixty days of its seizure, be so dealt with as the Controller may by
special order direct.
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 Union Territory 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
Union Territory other than the place at which it was originally verified and stamped:
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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 registered 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.
(4)
No person or registration shall alter or modify or change or replace any characteristics of any
verified and stamped weight or measure without obtaining written permissions from the Controller or
his authorized officer, in this regard.
(5)
If any person or any registration does alteration or modification or changes or replaces of any
characteristics verified and stamped weight or measure repeatedly, thus affected weight or measure
will be forfeited to the administration of UT of Ladakh. The registration certificate of the registration
shall be cancelled and the Certificate of Skill of the person shall also be cancelled.
21.
Qualifications of Legal Metrology Officer.— (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; and
(b)
is able to speak, read and write at least one of the regional languages of the UT Ladakh.
(2)
Nothing in sub-rule (i) shall apply to officials who have been working as Legal Metrology
Officer and are also eligible for promotion to the next higher grade of Legal Metrology Officer on the
date of 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
considered 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.
Every Legal Metrology Officer shall be provided with such dies, punches, paper seal / sticker and such
other equipment as may be necessary for affixing
(2)
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.
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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.
(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 and consumer can also check the accuracy of the weighing instrument.
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 2 litre/5 litre/10 litre/20 litre capacity measure in his premises and check the out put 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.
(6)
All the components/parts/points of weight or measure which are susceptible for fraudulent
manipulations shall be sealed after verification or reverification.
(7)
The Controller or any Legal Metrology Officer may also require the production of every
document or other record or information relating to the weight or measure or pre-packaged commodity
and the person having the custody of such weight or measure or pre-packaged commodity shall
comply with such requisitions.
(8)
If the user intends to sell any weight or measure specified in Schedule IX, he shall obtain
permission of the Controller or his authorized officer.
(9)
Every trader using any weight or measure in any transaction shall issue a bill or receipt
showing details of quantity of goods sale or purchase and the amount charged for the goods etc., to
every consumer.
Provided that the Controller, Legal Metrology may specify the applicability of this sub-rule
to any trade or transactions in any area from time to time.
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 weighing 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:
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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 X, and shall be accompanied by a copy of the order appealed against.
(2)
An application for appeal to State Government shall be accompanied by fee of Rupees five
hundred and for appeal to Controller shall be accompanied by fee of Rupees two hundred paid either
by cash or by affixing court fee stamp for the said value as the 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 XI.
Nilza Angmo, JKAS
Under Secretary,
FCS&CA, Department,
UT-Ladakh.
NILZA
ANGMO
Digitally signed
by NILZA ANGMO
Date: 2026.07.10
12:37:30 +05'30'
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 13
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.
Commodity
Whether declaration to be expressed in terms of
weight, measure or number or two or more of them.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1)
(2)
(3)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-
Aerosol products
weight
2-
Acids in liquid form
weight or Volume
3-
Compressed or liquefied
weight and equivalent volume at stated temperature
gas (but not liquefied petroleum
gas
and pressure
4-
Butter (incl. peanut butter),
weight
cheese, curd, 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
weight or volume
vegetable oils
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 14
12-
Heavy residual fuel oil
weight
13-
Industrial diesel fuel volume 14- Honey, malt extract, golden weight syrup treacle
15-
Ice cream and other similar
weight or volume frozen products
16-
Liquid chemicals
weight or volume
17-
Liquid petroleum gas
weight
18-
Nails, wood screws
number or weight
19-
Paint (other than paste paints
volume
or solid paint), varnish and
varnish stairs, enamels
20-
Papad
number and weight
21-
Paste paint, solid paint
weight 22-
Ressogulla, Gulabjamun weight and other sweet
preparations
23-
Ready made garments
number and size
24-
Sauce, all kinds
weight
25-
Tyres and tubes
number
26-
Yarn
Weight or length of yarn
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 15
SCHEDULE – II
[See rule 11 (1)]
Application Forms
FORM RM-1
[Application form for registration certificate as manufacturer of weights & measure under the Legal
Metrology Act, 2009]
To,
To be filled by the
Comments of the
Applicant
verifying officer
(1)
(2)
(3)
1.
Name
of
the
manufacturing
concern
for
which
registration
certificate
.......................................... is desired.
2.
Complete address of the concern. Whether premises ............................................
are owned/rented/taken on lease/leave registration certificate, 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 registration certificate.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 16
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.
The monogram or trade mark intended to be Imprinted
....................................... on
weights and measures to be manufactured.
10.
Details of machinery, tools accessories, owned and ...........................................
used for manufacturing weights measures etc.
11.
Details of foundry/workshop facilities arranged.
..........................................
Whether ownership, long term lease etc.
12.
Facilities of steel casting and hardness testing of
....................................... Vital
parts
etc or other means.
13.
Availability of electric energy.
...........................................
14.
Details of loan received from Government or financial
..............................................
Institution. If so, give details.
15.
Name of bankers, if any. ............................................
16.
VAT/ Sales Tax Registration Number/CST Number/ ........................................ Professional
Tax registration Number/IT Number.
17.
Have you applied previously for a manufacturer's
..............................................
registration certificate? If so, when and with what results ?
18.
(a)
Whether the item (s) proposed to be
.....................................
manufactured will be sold within the State or
out side the state or both.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 17
(b)
Details of Model Approval received from
Government of India;
(c)
When can you produce
for verification samples of
your products prescribed under sub sect 2 of section 24 of Legal
metrology Act 2009 for which
registration is desired?
To be certified by the applicant (s)
Certified that I/We have read the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the name of the Union Territory of Ladakh
Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2026 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 registration certificate fees with Administration as soon as required to do
so by the Registration Authority. I hereby certify that I am responsible for all the information submitted by and
nothing has been concealed or misrepresented
I hereby certify that 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 UT Administration
Date of Receipt of Application :
Serial Number of application :
Date of verification :
Recommendation of Verifying Officer :
Place :
...................................
Date :
Signature and Designation of Verifying Officer
Final orders of Registration Authority
Registration certificate granted / refused :
Registration certificate Number :
Valid till :
Place :
...................................
Date :
Signature and Designation
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 18
SCHEDULE – II
[See rule 11 (1)]
Application Forms
FORM RR-1
[Application for registration certificate as repairers of Weights & Measures under the Legal Metrology
Act, 2009]
To,
To be filled by Comments of the
the applicants
Verifying officer
1
2
3
1.
Name of the concern seeking the registration certificate.
..................................
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 Limited company.
5.
Number and date of shop/establishment/current
..................................
Municipal
Trade Registration certificate.
6.
Professional
Tax/IT Tax
registration
Number etc
if
any.
..................................
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 19
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 machinery/tools/accessories available.
..................................
12.
Availability of electric energy.
..................................
13.
Have you sufficient stock of loan/test weights. etc.? ..................................
Give details.
14.
Have you applied previously for a repairer's Registration? ..................................
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 and the Union territory of Ladakh Legal
Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2026 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 registration certificate fees with Administration as soon as required to do
so by the Registration Authority. I hereby certify that I am responsible for all the information submitted by and
nothing has been concealed or misrepresented
I hereby certify that 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 UT Administration Date of
Receipt of Application :
Serial Number of application :
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 20
Date of verification:
Recommendation of verifying Officer :
Place :
...................................
Date :
Signature and Designation of Verifying Officer
Final orders of Registration Authority
Registration certificate granted/refused :
Registration certificate Number :
Valid till :
Place :
...................................
Date : Signature and Designation
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 21
SCHEDULE – II
[See rule 11 (1)]
Application Forms
FORM RD-1
[Application Form for Registration certificate as Dealers in Weights & Measures under the Legal
Metrology Act, 2009]
T
o
,
To be filled by Comments of the
the applicant verifying officer
1
2
3
1.
Name of the establishment/shop/person seeking the registration certificate
..................................
2.
Complete address of the establishment etc. ..................................
3.
Date of establishment.
..................................
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 of current shop/establishment/Municipal
Trade registration certificate. ……………………………
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./UDHYAM/
Shop Registration (anyone) ……………………………
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 registration certificate 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 registration certificate,
..................................
either in this State or elsewhere ? If so give details?
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 22
To be certified by the applicant(s)
Certified that I/We have read the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the Union territory of Ladakh Legal
Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2026 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 registration certificate fees with Administration as soon as required to do
so by the Registration Authority. I hereby certify that my Weights and Measures imported by me are 100%
calibrated and as per Rule. I hereby certify that I am responsible for all the information submitted by and
nothing has been concealed or misrepresented
I hereby certify that 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 UT Administration
Date of Receipt of Application :
Serial Number of application :
Date of Verification :
Recommendation of Verifying Officer :
Place :
...................................
Date :
Signature and Designation of Verifying Officer
Final orders of Registration Authority
registration
certificate
granted/refused
:
registration
certificate Number :
Valid till :
Place :
...................................
Date : Signature and Designation
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 23
Schedule III
[See rule 11 (2)]
Registration Forms
FORM RM-2
Government of ----------------
OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY UT-LADAKH
Registration certificate to manufacture, weights, measures, weighing or measuring
instruments.
Registration certificate No………….
Year ………………..
1-
The Controller of Legal Metrology, UT Ladakh, hereby grants to
…………………………
(Name and address of party or parties) a registration certificate to manufacture the following:-
(Include details of the weights, measures, weighting instruments or measuring instruments that are
registration certificated to be manufactured by the party).
2-
The registration certificate is valid for the party named above in respect of his workshop
located at
…………….
3-
This registration certificate is valid from ……………… to ……………..
4-
The manufacturer shall comply with the conditions noted below. If he fails to comply with
anyone of these, his registration certificate is liable to be cancelled.
5-
The trade mark monogram being used by the manufacturer is as under.
……………………
(Signature)
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 24
Controller of Legal Metrology
(Seal) Union territory of Ladakh
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 REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
1.
The person in whose favour this registration certificate 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 registration certificate 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 registration certificate in the event of closure of business and/ or cancellation of
Registration certificate;
(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)
The Registration certificate has been granted on the basis of self certified application, any
breach of condition/wrong representation shall invite penalty/action as per the provision of law.
2.
Every condition prescribed after the issue of this registration certificate shall if notified in the
Official Gazette, be binding on the persons to whom the registration certificate has been granted.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 25
SCHEDULE III
[See rule 11 (2)]
Registration Forms
FORM RR-2
ADMINISTRATION OF ----------------------------
OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY, UT-LADAKH
Registration certificate to repair weight, measures, weighing or measuring instruments.
Registration certificate No ……….
Year
………
1-
The Controller of Legal Metrology, Union territory of Ladakh hereby grants to
……………………………
(Name and address of Party or Parties) a registration certificate to repair the following:-
(Include details of the types of weights, measures, weighing instruments or measuring instruments that
are registration certificated to be repaired by the party)
2-
The registration certificate is valid for the party named above in respect of his workshop
located at
…………….
3-
This registration certificate is valid from ……………….. to ….. ……………
4-
The repairer shall comply with the conditions noted below. If he fails to comply with any
one, his registration certificate is liable to be cancelled.
5-
The party is registration certificated to repair weights, measures, weighting and measuring
instruments in the areas mentioned below -
(Signature)
Controller of Legal Metrology
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 26
(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 Registration certificate
1.
The person in whose favour this registration certificate 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 registration certificate 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 registration certificate in the event of closure of business and/or cancellation of
Registration certificate;
(f)
(i) Present the weights, measures, weighing or measuring instruments as the case may be duly
repaired to the Legal Metrology Officer for under taking verification and stamping as specified in rule
14(1), 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)
The Registration certificate has been granted on the basis of self certified application, any
breach of condition/wrong representation shall invite penalty/action as per the provision of law.
2.
Every condition prescribed after the issue of this registration certificate shall, if notified in the
Official Gazette, be binding on the persons to whom the registration certificate has been granted."
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 27
Schedule III
[See rule 11 (2)]
Registration Form
FORM RD-2
ADMINISTRATION OF -------------------------------
OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY, UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
Registration certificate to a dealer in weights, measures, weighing instruments or measuring instruments
Registration certificate No. ……..
Year …………..
1-
The Controller of Legal Metrology, Union territory of Ladakh hereby grants to
……………………………
(Name and address of party or parties) a registration certificate to deal in the following (Indicate details
of the types weights and measures, weights, or measuring instruments that are registration certificated to
be dealt with by party)
2-
The registration certificate is valid for the party named above in respect of his premises
located at
3-
This registration certificate 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 registration certificate is liable to be cancelled.
(Seal)
(Signature)
Date ……………….
Controller of Legal Metrology
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 28
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 REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
1.
The person in whose favour this registration certificate 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 registration certificate 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 registration certificate in the event of closure of business and/or cancellation of
Registration certificate;
(f)
The Registration certificate has been granted on the basis of self certified application, any
breach of condition/wrong representation shall invite penalty/action as per the provision of law.
(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 registration certificate shall, if notified in the
Official Gazette, be binding on the persons to whom the registration certificate has been granted.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 29
SCHEDULE – IV
[See rule – 11 (3)]
Administration of ……………………….
Office of Controller of Legal Metrology, Union territory of Ladakh
Registration Fee for manufacturers, repairers of dealers of weights and measures
Issue of registration certificate to:
(i) Manufacturers
Rs. 5000/-
(ii) Repairers
Rs. 5000/-
(iii)Dealers
Rs. 5000/-
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 30
SCHEDULE–V
[See rule 11 (5)]
Administration of ……………………….
Office of Controller of Legal Metrology, Union territory of Ladakh
Register of Registration of manufacturers/ Repairers/ Dealers of weights, measures, weighing / measuring
instruments
Office of ………………….
Registration
Num
ber
Date
of
issue
Name
and
complet
e address
of the
manufac
turer
/repairer
/ dealer
Place
where
works
hop/
factor
y is
situate
d
Articles to
be
manufact
ured/
repaired/
sold
Trade
mark/
monog
ram
being
used
Orders
regarding
cancell
ation of
registration
Res
ult
of
app
eal
Signat
ure of
compe
tent
authori
ty
Re
m
ar
ks
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Note: Column (4) does not apply to dealers, column (6) does not apply to repairers and dealers.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 31
SCHEDULE VI
[See rule 11(8)]
Administration of ……………………….
Office of Controller of Legal Metrology, Union territory of Ladakh
Security deposit to be made by registered repairer
Repairer of weights and measures including weighing and measuring instruments.
Rs. 2000.00
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 32
SCHEDULE – VII
[See rule 13]
Register to be maintained by the manufacturers of weights and measurers.
1-
Name and address of the manufacturer ………………………………………... 2-
Description of the weight or measure ………………………………………….
3-
(i)
No.
of
the
manufacturing
registration
certificate
……………………………………………
(ii) Date on which the registration certificate was issued ………………………………………
(iii)
Period
of
validity
of
the
registration
certificate
………………………………………..
4-
Particulars of order, if any, suspending or revoking …………………………
the
registration certificate.
S.No.
Month
Unsold
stock from
previous
month
Quantity
manufactured
during the month
Total
3+4
Sold within the state
No. of
item sold
Dispatch
voucher
no. and
date
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 33
Sold outside the state
Dispatch
voucher
no. and date
Total sold
(6+9)
Balance
(5-11)
Remarks
Name of the
state
No. of items
sold
8
9
10
11
12
13
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 34
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 ………………..
Registration certificate No……………….
Date of Registration ………………..
S. No.
Date
Name of the user from
whom received
Items and their Nos.
booked for repair
Receipt No. and date
of issue to the user
1
2
3
4
5
Amount of
repairing charges
Amount of
verification fee
Total amount
charged
Date of return to
the user
Remarks
6
7
8
9
10
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 35
SCHEDULE – VII
[See rule 13]
FORM RM-3
Register to be maintained by the manufacturers of weights and measurers.
1-
Name and address of the manufacturer ………………………………………... 2-
Description of the weight or measure ………………………………………….
3-
(i)
No.
of
the
manufacturing
registration
certificate
……………………………………………
(ii) Date on which the registration certificate was issued ………………………………………
(iii)
Period
of
validity
of
the
registration
certificate
………………………………………..
4-
Particulars of order, if any, suspending or revoking …………………………
the
registration certificate.
S.No.
Month
Unsold
stock from
previous
month
Quantity
manufactured
during the month
Total
3+4
Sold within the state
No. of
item sold
Dispatch
voucher
no. and
date
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 36
Sold outside the state
Dispatch
voucher
no. and date
Total sold
(6+9)
Balance
(5-11)
Remarks
Name of the
state
No. of items
sold
8
9
10
11
12
13
Schedule – VII
[See rule 13]
Form RR-3
Register to be maintained by the repairer in respect of weights, Measures
Name and address of the repairer ………………..
Registration certificate No……………….
Date of Registration ………………..
S. No.
Date
Name of the user from
whom received
Items and their Nos.
booked for repair
Receipt No. and date
of issue to the user
1
2
3
4
5
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 37
Amount of
repairing charges
Amount of
verification fee
Total amount
charged
Date of return to
the user
Remarks
6
7
8
9
10
Schedule – VII
[See rule 13]
FORM RD-3
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
registration
certificate
No.
…………………………………………………………...
(ii) Date on which the registration certificate was issued ………………………………………
(iii) Period of validity of registration certificate ……………………………………………….
4-
Particulars of order, if any suspending or …………………………………….
Revoking the registration certificate.
5-
Category of weight or measure ………………………………………………...
(Category A or B)
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 38
Sr. No.
Month
Unsold stock
from the
previous
month
Brought from within
the state during the
month
Brought from
outside the
state during the
month
Total (3+4+5)
1
2
3
4
5
6
Sold within the state
Sold outside the state
Total sold
(7+9)
Balance
(6-12)
Remarks
No. of
items sold
Dispatch
voucher
no. and
date
No. of
items sold
Dispatch
voucher
No. and
date
Name of
the state
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 39
Schedule – VIII
[See rule 16 (3)]
Administration of -----------------
Office of the Controller, Legal Metrology, Union territory of Ladakh /Government Approved Testing
Centre (GATC)
Certificate of verification
Name of Legal Metrology Officer/ Government Approved Testing Centre (GATC)
…………………………………….……… No…………………..
I hereby certify that I have this day verified and stamped / rejected the under mentioned weights, measurers,
etc.
Belonging to …………………………………. Locality ………………………………
Quantity
Denomination
Weighing instruments
Measuring
instruments
Verification
Fee
Rs. p
Carriage,
conveyance
adjusting
charges
etc.
Weights Measures Capacity Class Manufacturer Type
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Total Rs. …….. deposited vide T. Receipt/ Money receipt .No. …… dated ....……… Repaired by/ Used by
………………………. (Signature)
Next verification due on …………….. Legal Metrology Officer /GATC Note:- In the
case of rejected weights, measures, etc the legal metrology officer/ Government Approved Testing Centre
(GATC)
shall give separate Certificate of rejection mentioning the reasons of rejection against each item.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 40
Schedule-IX
[See Rule 14 (1)]
Fee payable for verification and Stamping of Weights and Measures and Weighing and
Measuring Instruments
1-
(a) Bullion Weights:
Denomination
(1)
Fee per piece (Rs.)
(2)
10 Kg.
30.00
5 Kg.
20.00
2 Kg.
20.00
1 Kg.
20.00
500 g.
15.00
200 g.
15.00
100 g.
15.00
50 g.
15.00
20 g.
15.00
10 g.
15.00
5 g.
15.00
2 g.
15.00
1g
15.00
(b)
Carat Weights:
100g (500 c)
20.00
40g (200 c)
20.00
20g (100 c)
20.00
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10g (50 c)
20.00
4g (20 c)
20.00
2g (10 c)
20.00
1g (5 c)
20.00
400mg (2 c)
20.00
200mg (1 c)
20.00
100mg (0.5 c)
20.00
40mg (0.02 c)
20.00
20mg (0.01 c)
20.00
10mg (0.05 c)
20.00
4mg (0.02c)
20.00
2mg (0.01 c)
20.00
1mg (0.005c)
20.00
(b)
Cylindrical knob type weights:
Denomination
(1)
Fee per piece (Rs.)
(2)
10 Kg.
20.00
5 Kg.
20.00
2 Kg.
15.00
1 Kg.
10.00
500 g.
5.00
200 g.
5.00
100 g.
5.00
50 g.
5.00
20 g.
5.00
10 g.
5.00
5 g.
5.00
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2 g.
5.00
1g
5.00
(b)
Sheet metal Weight (other than Bullion)
Denomination
(1)
Fee per piece (Rs.)
(2)
500 mg.
5.00
200 mg.
5.00
100 mg.
5.00
50 mg.
5.00
20 mg.
5.00
10 mg.
5.00
5 mg.
5.00
2 mg.
5.00
1 mg.
5.00
(c)
Iron hexagonal, knob type weights and parallelepiped weights:
Denomination
(1)
Fee per piece (Rs.)
(2)
50 Kg.
25.00
20 Kg.
20.00
10 Kg.
20.00
5 Kg.
20.00
2 Kg.
15.00
1 Kg.
10.00
500 g.
5.00
200 g.
5.00
100 g.
5.00
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50 g.
5.00
20g
5.00
10g
5.00
5g
5.00
2g
5.00
1g
5.00
(e) Standard weights for testing of high capacity weighing machines:
Denominations
Fee corresponding to Max
permissible relative error
0.5/10000 in Rs.
Fee corresponding to Max
permissible relative error
3.3/10000, 1.7/10000 and
1.0/10000 in Rs.
100kg
75.00
50.00
200kg
150.00
100.00
500kg
300.00
200.00
1000kg
750.00
500.00
2000kg
1500.00
1000.00
5000kg
3000.00
2000.00
2-
Capacity Measures:
Denomination
(1)
Fee per piece (Rs.)
(2)
100 litre and above
Rs. 50 for the Ist 100 litre plus Rs. 7 for every
additional 100 litre or part thereof subject to
maximum of Rs. 5000.
50 l
50.00
20 l
20.00
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10 l
20.00
5 l
10.00
2 l
10.00
1 l
10.00
500 ml
10.00
200 ml
10.00
100 ml
10.00
50 ml
10.00
20 ml
10.00
10 ml
10.00
5 ml
10.00
2 ml
10.00
1 ml
10.00
3-
Length Measures:
(a)
Non-Flexible –
Denomination
(1)
Fee per piece (Rs.)
(2)
2 m.
10.00
1 m.
10.00
0.5 m.
20.00
1 m. graduated (at every cm)
20.00
0.5 m. graduated (at every cm)
20.00
(b)
Fabric Plastic/ Woven/Steel tapes –
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Accuracy Class
(1)
Fee per metre in Rs.
Class-I
10.00
Class-II
10.00
Class-III
10.00
(c)
Folding Scales –
Denomination
(1)
Fee per piece (Rs.)
(2)
1 m.
10.00
0.5 m.
10.00
(d)
Surveying Chain –
Denomination
(1)
Fee per piece (Rs.)
(2)
30 m.
100.00
20 m.
100.00
4-
Beam Scale Class A & B:
Denomination
(1)
Fee per piece (Rs.)
(2)
200 kg.
400.00
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100 kg.
300.00
50 kg.
150.00
20 kg.
150.00
10 kg.
150.00
5 kg.
100.00
2 kg.
100.00
1 kg.
100.00
500 g and below
60.00
5-
Beam Scales Class C& D:
Denomination
(1)
Fee per piece (Rs.)
(2)
1000 kg.
200.00
500 kg
200.00
300 kg
200.00
200 kg
100.00
100 kg
100.00
50 kg
20.00
20 kg
20.00
10 kg
20.00
5 kg
15.00
2 kg
15.00
1 kg
15.00
500 g and below
10.00
4-
Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments - Mechanical (analogue) Class III & IIII :
400 t
4000.00
300 t
3000.00
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200t
3000.00
150 t
2000.00
100 t
2000.00
80 t
2000.00
60 t
2000.00
50 t
2000.00
40 t
2000.00
30 t
2000.00
25 t
2000.00
20 t
2000.00
15 t
2000.00
10 t
1000.00
5 t
500.00
3 t
400.00
2 t
400.00
1500 kg
300.00
1000 kg
300.00
500 kg
300.00
300 kg
200.00
250 kg
200.00
200 kg
100.00
150 kg
100.00
100 kg
100.00
50 kg
100.00
30 kg
100.00
25 kg
60.00
20 kg
60.00
15 kg
30.00
10 kg
30.00
5 kg
30.00
3 kg
30.00
2 kg
30.00
1 kg
15.00
500 g. and below
15.00
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4-
Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments - Electronic Class III & IIII :
400 t
4000.00
300 t
3000.00
200t
3000.00
150 t
2000.00
100 t
2000.00
80 t
2000.00
60 t
2000.00
50 t
2000.00
40 t
2000.00
30 t
2000.00
25 t
2000.00
20 t
2000.00
15 t
2000.00
10 t
1000.00
5 t
1000.00
3 t
500.00
2 t
500.00
1500 kg
250.00
1000 kg
250.00
500 kg
250.00
300 kg
200.00
250 kg
200.00
200 kg
200.00
150 kg
200.00
100 kg
200.00
50 kg
200.00
30 kg
200.00
25 kg
200.00
20 kg
100.00
15 kg
100.00
10 kg
100.00
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5 kg
100.00
3 kg
100.00
2 kg
100.00
1 kg
100.00
500 g. and below
100.00
4-
Not Automatic Weighing instruments both mechanical and electronics class I & II:
Capacity
Fee (Rs.)
Exceeding 50 t
3000.00
Not exceed 50t but exceed 10t
2000.00
Not exceed 10t but exceed 1t
1000.00
Not exceed 1t but exceed 50kg
500.00
Not exceed 50kg but exceed 10kg
250.00
Not exceed 10kg
200.00
8-
Automatic Weighing Instrument:
Capacity
Fee in Rs.
Exceeding 100 t
4000.00
Not exceeding 100t but exceeding 50t
3000.00
Not exceeding 50t but exceeding 10t
2000.00
Not exceeding 10t but exceeding 1t
1000.00
Not exceeding 1t but exceeding 50kg
500.00
Not exceeding 50kg but exceeding 10kg
250.00
Not exceeding 10kg
200.00
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9-
Volumetric measuring instruments:
(a)
Dispensing pumps each pump
:
Rs.1000.00 per unit
(b)
Totalizing counter
:
Rs. 500.00 per unit
(c)
Other instruments
:
.
Capacity
Fee in Rs.
Exceeding 100 litre
Rs. 500 for the Ist 100 liters plus Rs. 250 for
every additional 100 liters or part thereof
Not exceeding 100 litre but exceeding 50 litre
500.00
Not exceeding 50 litre but exceeding 20 litre
250.00
Not exceed 20 litre
200.00
10-
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
11-
Linear Measuring Instruments:
Taxi, Autorishaw 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 thereof
12-
Clinical Thermometer
Rs. 0.50 per unit 13-
Water meter
Rs. 25.00 per unit
14-
Peg Measure:
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30 ml
50.00
60 ml
50.00
100 ml
50.00
15. CNG Dispensers:
Rs. 1000.00 per unit
16. LPG Dispensers:
Rs. 1000.00 per unit
17. Counter Machine:
i) Counter machine upto capacity 10kg Rs.20.00 ii) counter
machine above capacity 10 kg Rs. 50.00
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SCHEDULE -X
[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
Schedule-XI
(See Rule 27)
Compounding Fee for Offences
S.N
o.
Penalty Section
First Offence
Second Offence
Third and Subsequent
Offence
1
Sec. 25 Penalty for use of
non-standard weights or
measures.
Improvement notice
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
50000
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
10000
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
4 Lakh
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
2 Lakh
2
Sec. 26 Penalty for
alteration of weight or
measure.
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
10000
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
2000
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
75000
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
25000
Non-compoundable
offence
3
Sec. 27 Penalty for
manufacture etc. or sale
of non-standard weight or
measure.
Improvement notice
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
50000
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
10000
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
4 Lakh
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
2 Lakh
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4
Sec. 28 Penalty for
making any
transaction/deal in
contravention of
prescribed standards.
Improvement notice
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
25000
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
5000
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
2 Lakh
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
1 Lakh
5
Sec. 29 Penalty for
quoting or publishing
non-standard units.
Improvement notice
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
50000
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
5000
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
2 Lakh
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
1 Lakh
6
Sec. 30 Penalty for
transactions in
contravention of standard
weight or measure.
Company/Firm: Rs.
10000
Individual: Rs. 2000
Company/Firm: Rs.
20000
Individual: Rs. 10000
Non-compoundable
offence
7
Sec. 31 Penalty of non-
maintenance or non-
production of documents.
Improvement notice
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
25000
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
5000
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
1 Lakh
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
50000
8
Sec. 33 Penalty for
sale/use of unverified
weight or measure.
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
10000
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
2000
Non-compoundable
offence
Non-compoundable
offence
9
Sec. 34 Penalty for sale
or delivery of
commodities by non-
standard
weights/measures.
Improvement notice
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
25000
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
5000
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
1 Lakh
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
50000
10
Sec. 35 Penalty for
rendering service by non-
standard
weights/measures.
Improvement notice
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
25000
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
5000
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
1 Lakh
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
50000
11
Sec. 36(1) Penalty for
selling non-standard
packages.
Improvement notice
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
50000
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
10000
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
50 Lakh
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
25 Lakh
12
Sec. 36(2) Penalty for
manufacturing/packing/i
mporting packages less in
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
20000
Manufacturer/packer/im
porter/e-commerce: Rs.
2 Lakh
Non-compoundable
offence
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net quantity.
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
10000
Retailer/Distributor: Rs.
50000
13
Sec. 37(1) Penalty for
contravention by
Government Approved
Test Centre (GATC).
Rs. 50000
Rs 50000
Rs 50000
14
Sec. 37(2) Penalty for
contravention by
employee of GATC.
Non-compoundable
offence
Non-compoundable
offence
Non-compoundable
offence
15
Sec. 41(1) Penalty for
giving false information.
Improvement notice
Rs. 5000
Rs. 2 Lakh
16
Sec. 41(2) Penalty for
giving false returns.
Improvement notice
Rs. 5000
Rs. 2 Lakh
17
Sec. 45 Penalty for
manufacturing of
weight/measure without
registration certificate.
Improvement notice
Rs. 25000
Rs. 2 Lakh
18
Sec. 46 Penalty for
repairing/selling etc.
without registration
certificate.
Improvement notice
Rs. 5000
Rs. 2 Lakh
19
Sec. 47 Penalty for
tampering with
registration certificate.
Improvement notice
Rs. 20000
Rs. 2 Lakh
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