Dear Sir, We are in manufacturing of Washing Machines recently Assistant controller from Legal metrology visited our plant and 3 weighing machines in Quality department find no stamping available for that he issued notice under Seciton 8/25 of the legal metrology act,2009 and asking us to pay 70,000 through sbi bank DD. Please help us to understand Legal metrology act,2009 applicabulity of our product and unit. Thanks in advance.
Weighing instrument stamping requirement prompts penalty demand after inspection for unstamped quality-department scales, manufacturer notified. An Assistant Controller inspected a washing-machine manufacturer's plant, found three unstamped weighing machines in the quality department, and issued a notice under Section 8/25 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 demanding payment by bank demand draft; the manufacturer queries the Act's applicability to their product and unit. (AI Summary)