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Chapter VII — General

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    03 Aug 2026, 04:33 · 2 changes
    AmendmentG.S.R. 427(E)
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    G.S.R. 427(E) — Amendment Rules, 2012: promotional and value-based packs, GM food, Second Schedule substituted
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    AmendmentG.S.R. 202(E)
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    The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 as notified vide G.S.R. 202(E) dated the 7th March, 2011 (40 pages)
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  1. Rule 31. Advertisements
    (1) Any advertisement mentioning the retail sale price of the pre-packaged commodity shall contain a declaration as to the net quantity or number of the commodity contained in the …
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  2. Rule 31. Advertisements
    (2) The font size of the net quantity in the advertisement shall be same as that of retail sale price.
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  3. Rule 32. Penalty for contravention of Rules
    (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of rules 27 to 31, he shall be punished with fine of four thousand rupees.
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  4. Rule 32. Penalty for contravention of Rules
    (2) Whoever contravenes any other provision of these rules, for the contravention of which no punishment has been provided either in the Act or in the rules he shall be punished wi…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  5. Rule 33. Power to relax
    (1) The Central Government may, after ascertaining the genuineness of the compounding of a case or Court decision stated in the application, permit a manufacturer or packer to pack…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 427(E)
  6. Rule 33. Power to relax
    (2) The Central Government may, after ascertaining the genuineness of a case stated in the application permit a manufacturer or packer or importer to pack or sell of the packages o…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 427(E)
  7. Rule 34. Repeal and savings
    (1) The Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977 are hereby repealed.
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  8. Rule 34. Repeal and savings
    Provided that such repeal shall not affect:
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  9. Rule 34. Repeal and savings
    (a) the previous operations of the said rules or anything done or omitted to be done or suffered therein; or
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  10. Rule 34. Repeal and savings
    (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the said rules; or
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  11. Rule 34. Repeal and savings
    (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the said rules; or
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  12. Rule 34. Repeal and savings
    (d) any investigation, legal proceedings or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid.
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  13. Rule 34. Repeal and savings
    And any such investigation, legal proceedings or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if the said rules …
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  14. Rule 34. Repeal and savings
    (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken or purported to have been done or taken including approval of letter, exemption granted, fees collected, any adjud…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  15. Rule 34. Repeal and savings
    (3) The provisions of these rules shall apply to any application made to the Central Government or as the case may be the State Government under the said rules for licence, registr…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  16. Rule 34. Repeal and savings
    (4) Any legal proceeding pending in any court under the said rules at the commencement of these rules may be continued in that court as if these rules had not been framed.
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  17. Rule 34. Repeal and savings
    (5) Any appeal preferred to the Central Government or as the case may be the State Government under the said rules and pending shall be deemed to have been made under the correspon…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  18. Amendment history
    Notification Date Effect on this Chapter G.S.R. 427(E) 5 June 2012 Rule 33 renumbered as sub-rule (1); sub-rule (2) inserted G.S.R. 359(E) 6 June 2013 Sub-rule (3) inserted in rule…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)