On 29 June 2026 the Department of Consumer Affairs introduced an Improvement Notice mechanism under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 through the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026.
Key features
- Improvement Notice: Allows a Legal Metrology Officer to identify specified first‑time procedural or regulatory deficiencies and grant a reasonable period for rectification.
- Effect of compliance: Rectification within the prescribed period prevents initiation of penal proceedings.
- Non‑compliances covered: Matters relating to registration, documentation, model approval, manufacture, sale, import and statutory submissions under Legal Metrology law.
Scope & applicability
- Entities covered: Manufacturers, importers, packers, dealers, repairers, traders and MSMEs.
- Excluded acts: Fraud, tampering, repeated breaches and deliberate offences remain liable to immediate enforcement and penalties.
Procedure
- Issuing authority: Legal Metrology Officers empowered under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.
- Notice requirements: Must specify the deficiency and a reasonable timeframe for remedy.
- Failure to comply: Non‑rectification permits initiation of penal action provided under the Act.
Legal framework & exam facts
- Statute: Legal Metrology Act, 2009 regulates standards of weights and measures, labelling, model approval and enforcement.
- Amendment: Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 inserted the Improvement Notice mechanism.
- Administration: Department of Consumer Affairs administers the Act; enforcement carried out through notified LMOs.