APLM - Govt of Andhra Pradesh

Objectives

To Protect Interest of Consumer by Ensuring Metrological Accuracies in Weighing and Measuring instruments used in trade and commerce.

Our Mission : No Less,No More,Just Exact.

For This Purpose The Department is Enforcing Following Acts and Rules:

Acts & Rules In Brief

1. The Legal Metrology Act 2009:
The Act is Intended to Establish Standards and Enforce Weights Measures and Numeration in Trade and Commerce and the matters incidental thereto

2. The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011:
These Rules are intended to certain mandatory declarations on the pre-packaged commodities. Such as Packer's and manufacturer's, importer's address, commodity name,quantity filled, date of packing MRP(Sales Price).

3.Andhra Pradesh Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules 2011:
These rules are framed by state government in consultation with central government to enforce Provisions of The Legal Metrology Act in the state.

4.Legal Metrology (General) Rules 2011:
These rules framed by the central government prescribing physical characteristics, Accuracies, methods and testing procedures etc. In relation to weights and measures.

5.Legal Metrology (Numeration) Rules, 2011:
These rules framed by the central government, prescribing the standards for numeration in the country.

6.Legal Metrology (National Standards) Rules, 2011:
These rules framed by the central government, prescribing the standards of weight and measures, their hierarchy, maintenance and custody etc.

7.Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013:
These are intended to give opportunity to the persons other than government establishment to under take verification and stamping of weight and measures used in trade and Commerce.

8.The motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply,distribution & Prevention of malpractices) Order 2005:
It is intended to prevent to adulteration of petroleum products such as petrol and diesel.