Legal Metrology Act

[vijay gupta]

Hello Sir,

My query is that my brother has retail garment shop and he sold one socks to a person. Then he sent him notice Under legal metroligy that there is no mandatory decalartion on the socks packet and two MRP one Rs.20/- and other Rs.40/-. So this is punishable offence and compounding fee is Rs.2500/- otherwise you have to face trial in court of law. Sir i wnat to know is this type garment retail item are covered under this act .

[krishna murthy]

Yes please, as per the provisions of packaging coomodities rules under legal metrology act, any item which is sold in packaged condition should have a label containing certain pre-printed details.  The details are name of the item, quantity, MRP inclusive of taxes, month and year of manufacture, manufacturer name, customer care details. 

Regards

[YAGAY and SUN]

There is no other way except to pay the compounding fees of Rs. 2,500/-.  You would have to comply the provisions of Legal Meterology Act read with Rules.

AI Summary

Product labelling requirements under legal metrology require labelled packaged goods; non-compliance attracts compounding or prosecution.
Packaged retail articles must display prescribed pre-printed particulars including item name, declared quantity, Maximum Retail Price inclusive of taxes, month and year of manufacture, manufacturer name, and customer care details; absence of mandatory declarations or multiple MRPs can trigger enforcement under the Legal Metrology Act and Rules, with compounding of the offence typically available as an alternative to prosecution.