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Chapter II — Declaration of quantity

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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 11. General provisions relating to declaration of quantity
    (1) In declaring the net quantity of the commodity contained in a package, the weight of wrappers and materials other than the commodity shall be excluded.
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  2. Rule 11. General provisions relating to declaration of quantity
    (2) Where a commodity in a package is not likely to undergo any variation in weight or measure, on account of the environmental conditions, the quantity declared on the package sha…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  3. Rule 11. General provisions relating to declaration of quantity
    (3) Save as otherwise provided in sub-rule (4), where a commodity in package is likely to undergo variations in weight or measure on account of environmental conditions and such va…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  4. Rule 11. General provisions relating to declaration of quantity
    (4) The declaration of quantity in relation to commodities which are likely to undergo significant variations in weight or measures on account of environmental or other conditions …
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  5. Rule 12. Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be made
    (1) The declaration of quantity shall be expressed in terms of such unit of weight, measure or number or a combination of weight, measure or number as would give an accurate and ad…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  6. Rule 12. Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be made
    (2) Except in the cases of commodities specified in the Fourth Schedule , the declaration of quantity shall be in terms of the unit of —
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  7. Rule 12. Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be made
    (a) mass, if the commodity is solid, semi-solid, viscous or a mixture of solid and liquid;
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  8. Rule 12. Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be made
    (b) length, if the commodity is sold by linear measure;
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  9. Rule 12. Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be made
    (c) area, if the commodity is sold by area measure;
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  10. Rule 12. Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be made
    (d) volume, if the commodity is liquid or is sold by cubic measure; or
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  11. Rule 12. Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be made
    (e) number, if the commodity is sold by number.
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  12. Rule 12. Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be made
    (3) Where the declaration of quantity has been made in terms of mass, the manufacturer or importer, as the case may be, the packer may, at his option make an additional declaration…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  13. Rule 12. Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be made
    (4) Where the declaration of quantity by weight or measure or number is not sufficient to give to the consumer full information with regard to the dimensions or number of commodity…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  14. Rule 12. Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be made
    (5) Where it is necessary to communicate to the consumer any additional information about the commodity contained in a package, such information shall also appear on the same panel…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  15. Rule 12. Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be made
    (6) The declaration of quantity shall not contain any word or expression which tends to create an exaggerated, misleading or inadequate impression as to the quantity of the commodi…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  16. Rule 12. Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be made
    (7) For packages having capacity 5 cubic cm or less, the declaration of quantity shall be made on a tag, card, tape, or any other similar device affixed to the container in such a …
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  17. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (1) The units of weight or measure or number shall be specified in accordance with the units specified in sub-rule (2) or sub-rule (3), as the case may be.
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  18. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (2) When expressing a quantity less than,—
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  19. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (a) one kilogram, the unit of weight shall be the gram;
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  20. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (b) one metre, the unit of length shall be the centimetre;
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  21. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (c) one square metre, the unit of area shall be the square decimetre;
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  22. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (d) one cubic metre, the unit of volume shall be one cubic centimetre;
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  23. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (e) one cubic decimetre, the unit of volume shall be the cubic centimetre;
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  24. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (f) one litre, the unit of volume shall be the millilitre.
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  25. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (3) When expressing a quantity of equal to or more than —
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  26. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (a) one kilogram, the unit of weight shall be the kilogram and any fraction of a kilogram shall be expressed in terms of decimal of sub-multiples of kilogram or in terms of grams;
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  27. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (b) one metre, the unit of length shall be the metre and any fraction of a metre shall be expressed in terms of decimal of sub-multiples of the metre or in terms of centimetre;
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  28. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (c) square metre, the unit of the area shall be the square metre and any fraction of a square metre shall be expressed in terms of decimal of sub-multiple of the square metre;
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  29. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (d) cubic metre, the unit of volume shall be the cubic metre and any fraction of a cubic metre shall be expressed in terms of decimal sub-multiple of the cubic metre;
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  30. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (e) one litre, the unit of volume shall be the litre and any fraction of a litre shall be expressed in terms of decimal of sub-multiple of the litre:
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  31. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    Provided that where the quantity to be expressed is equal to one kilogram, one metre, one square metre, one cubic decimetre, one cubic metre or one litre, as the case may be, such …
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  32. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (4) No number called the dozen, score, gross, great gross or the like shall be specified or indicated on any package.
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  33. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (5) (i) No system of units other than the International System of Units shall be used in furnishing the net quantity of the packages; and
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  34. Rule 13. Statement of units of weight, measure or number
    (ii) For items sold by number the symbol should be N or U.
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  35. Rule 14. Declarations with regard to dimensions of certain commodities
    Where a package contains commodities like bed-sheets, hemmed fabric materials, dhoties, sarees, napkins, pillow-covers, towels, table cloths or similar other commodities, the numbe…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  36. Rule 14. Declarations with regard to dimensions of certain commodities
    Provided that where the package contains more than one piece of different dimensions, the package shall also contain a declaration as to the dimensions and the retail sale price of…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  37. Rule 14. Declarations with regard to dimensions of certain commodities
    Provided further that the dimensions of the commodities and the sale price thereof shall also be marked on each individual piece.
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  38. Rule 15. Declaration with regard to dimensions and weight to be made on packages in certain cases
    Where the dimensions and weight, or combination thereof, of a commodity has or have a relationship to the price of that commodity, the declaration of quantity on the package contai…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  39. Rule 16. Declarations to be made with regard to the number of usable sheets to be stated
    In the case of a package containing sheets like aluminum foil, facial tissues, waxed paper, toilet paper or any other type of sheet, the declaration of quantity on the package shal…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  40. Rule 17. Declarations with regard to the dimensions of container type commodities
    The commodities shall be expressed as bags, boxes, cups, pans or the like designed and sold in retail trade for being used as containers for other materials or objects and shall be…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  41. Rule 17. Declarations with regard to the dimensions of container type commodities
    (i) for bag-type commodities, the number of bags which the package may contain, followed by linear dimensions of the bags, whether packaged in a perforated roll or otherwise;
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  42. Rule 17. Declarations with regard to the dimensions of container type commodities
    (ii) for square, oblong, rectangular or similarly shaped containers, the number of containers which the package may contain, followed by length, width, and if required, depth of th…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  43. Rule 17. Declarations with regard to the dimensions of container type commodities
    (iii) for circular or generally round-shaped containers, not being cups or the like the number of commodities contained therein followed by diameter and, if necessary, depth of the…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  44. Rule 17. Declarations with regard to the dimensions of container type commodities
    (iv) when the use of a container is related by label references, the standard weight or measure, to the capability of the container to hold a specific quantity of commodity or a cl…
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)
  45. Amendment history
    Notification Date Effect on this Chapter G.S.R. 748(E) 24 October 2011 Rule 12(6) substituted with effect from 1 July 2012. Text not obtained — see sanchika/CORPUS.md
    Amended
    G.S.R. 202(E)