Calibration Certificate for Weighing Scales

Calibration Certificate For Weighing Scale / Weighing Machine

Calibration Certificate, Government Stamping & Government Verification is needed annually for every weighing scales as per Government of India Rules. Some of the Weighing scales names are mention below.

Weighing Machine Calibration Certificate, Government Stamping & Government Verification.
Weighing Scale Calibration Certificate, Government Stamping & Government Verification.
Weighing machine for shop Calibration Certificate, Government Stamping & Government Verification.
Industrial Weighing Scale Calibration Certificate, Government Stamping & Government Verification.
Bench Weighing Scale Calibration Certificate, Government Stamping & Government Verification.
Table top Weighing Scale Calibration Certificate, Government Stamping & Government Verification.
Platform weighing scale Calibration Certificate, Government Stamping & Government Verification.
Counting weighing scale Calibration Certificate, Government Stamping & Government Verification.
Jewellery Weighing Scale Calibration Certificate, Government Stamping & Government Verification.
Laboratory Weighing Scale Calibration Certificate, Government Stamping & Government Verification.

For Calibration Certificate, Government Stamping and Verification Certificate Call us on 9899008683 or fill the form below.

UP Scale have Official Government License for Providing Calibration Certificate, Government Stamping & Government Verification for Weighing Scales, In Noida, Greater Noida & Ghaziabad.

What are The Legal Metrology Act (Weight & Measure Department)

The Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010) was implemented with effect from 1st of April, 2011. To sell anything in the Indian market one has to comply with the Legal Metrology Act. The basic requirements are:

Every unit of weight or measure shall be in accordance with the metric system based on the international system of units.
It also specifies base unit of all the products. Some of the base units are:

Length shall be in meter
Mass shall be in kilogram
Time shall be in second and so on

Every numeration shall be made in accordance with the decimal system
Person shall quote price, publish advertisement, and indicate quantity of pre-packaged commodity in accordance with this Act.
Every reference standard, secondary standard and working standard shall be verified and stamped in such manner and after payment of such fee as may be prescribed.
Any transaction of goods, class of goods or undertakings shall be made by such weights, measure or number according to this Act.
A product shall be pre-packed in specified standard quantities or number and bears thereon such declarations and particulars in such manner as may be prescribed

The Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011

To specify details of standards and commercial Weight or Measure in regard to denomination, physical characteristics, material, tolerance, design and performance.

Made under Legal Metrology Act, 2009, these rules govern the specifications of standards of Weights and Measures for reference, Secondary and Working standards, used for the purpose of periodic verification and re verification. These also regulate the conditions of usage of Weights and Measures in any transaction or protection, which ought to be conformed to physical characteristics and configuration as specified in the schedule-V of these rules. These also govern the conditions of import of Weight and Measure requiring registration of importer with Legal Metrology Department. These rules exclusively prohibit any use of Non Standard Weight and Measure in any trade and commerce. However, under the rules, permission for usage of such instruments is granted only for scientific investigation or research. The thirteen schedules appended to these rules contain details of Weight and Measure instruments and their characteristics, configuration, condition and the manner of periodic verification and re verification.

Name of the all Weighing and Measuring Intruments which should need to have Calibration Certificate, Government Stamping & Government Verification Certificate annually

The instruments which come under the provisions of the Act for verification and calibration are:

Weights
Measures
Steel tape measures.(fabric tape/folding scales)
Dispensing Pumps(Petrol Pumps)
Length measures
Weighbridges
Beam Scales
Surveying chains used for land measurement
Counter Machines
Water meter (Domestic)
Clinical thermometer
Sphygmomanometer
Taxi Meter
CNG Measuring instruments
Calibration and verification of tank lorry
Oil storage tanks
Automatic gravimetric filling machines
Peg Measures
Automatic Rail Weighbridges
Automatic Road Weighbridges
VATS
Totalizing Automatic weighing instruments (totalising Hopper weighers)
Bulk Meter
Liquid System other than water
Volumetric Container type liquid measuring devices

How to use Weighing and Measuring Instruments.

Weighing by Digital balance

when weighing by Digital balances the Following need to be taken care of:

Need to be more careful

A machine set at 0.000 does not weighs correctly.
Shopkeepers using digital balances are required to keep verified weights equal to 1/10th of the maximum capacity of the balance.
Place a known weight to verify the correctness of the balance.
All digital balance must have a permanently fixed descriptive plate stating its class, maximum capacity and other details
Higher the class, more is the accuracy. The Jewellery Shops must keep balances of at least class II accuracy
The digital scale has a sealing provision which prevents the scope of unethical calibration / manipulation.
The trader can use only digital scale when it is approved by the Inspector of Legal Metrology.
Check seal & stamp of the Inspector on the scale in case of any doubt about the accuracy of the scale.
The verification/calibration of digital scale by the Inspector Legal Metrology Department is valid for one year.
The usage of the scale beyond the validity date by the Shopkeeper is illegal under Legal Metrology Laws and attracts penal section.
Weighing with tampered digital scale is a fraudulent practise.

Penalties and Fine if Weighing Instruments Owner don't have Calibration Certificate, Government Stamp and Government Verification.

The penal provisions for violation of Legal Metrology Act, 2009 & Rules framed have been provided. The penalties mainly relate with the violation of manufacturing of non standard Weights and Measures, counterfeiting of seal, short weighment / measurement, use of unverified weights and measures and not making mandatory declarations on the packaged commodities. The penalty is imposed depending upon the nature of offence committed by the accused. The non compoundable, second offence and subsequent offences are sent to court of law for trial.

Penalties under Weights & Measures Laws
Nature of Offences under Legal Metrology Act, 2009	First Offence	Second and subsequent offence
Use of Nonstandard Weight and Measure	Fine upto Rs.25000	Punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months and also with fine.
Alteration of weight and measure	Fine upto Rs.50000	Punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but may extend to one year or with fine or with both.
Manufacture or sale of nonstandard weight or measure	Fine upto Rs.20000	Punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.
Transaction, deal or contract in contravention of the prescribed standards.	Fine upto Rs.10000	Punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Quoting or publishing, etc., of non-standard units	Fine upto Rs.10000	Punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Transactions in contravention of standard weight or measure	Fine upto Rs.10000	Punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Non-production of documents, etc.	Fine upto Rs.5000	Punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and also with fine.
Failure to get model approved	Fine not less than Rs.2000 but may be upto Rs.10000	Punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and also with fine.
Sale or delivery of commodities, etc., by nonstandard weight or measure.	Fine not less than Rs.2000 but may be upto Rs.5000	Punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Rendering services by nonstandard weight, measure or number	Fine not less than Rs.2000 but may be upto Rs.5000	Punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Selling, etc. of non-standard packages (which does not conform to Declaration)	Fine upto Rs.25000	Fine upto Rs.50000 and for the subsequent offence, with fine not less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees or Punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with both.
Selling, etc. of non-standard packages (Error in Net content)	fine which shall not be less than Rs.10000 but which may extend to Rs.50000	Punished with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with both.
Contravention by Government approved Test Centre (contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made there under, or the conditions of the license)	fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.	.................................
Contravention by Government approved Test Centre (will full verification or stamping of any weight or measure by Employee of GATC)	Punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.	.......................
Non-registration by importer of weight or measure	Fine Upto Rs.25000	Punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.
Import of nonstandard weight or measure.	Fine Upto Rs.50000	Punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and also with fine.
Obstructing Director, Controller or legal Metrology officer.	Punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years	Punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years.

What is the validity period of any Weight or Measure
Name of the Weihing Instrument	Validity Period
Iron Weights	Two Years
Bullion Weights	Two Year
Counter Machine	Two Year
Beam Scale	Two Year
Electronic Scale	One year
Platform Machine	One year
Steel Meter	One year
Volume measures	Two Year
Peg measures	One year

For the facility to the public, the Government has created four Quarters

January to March
April to June
July to September
October to December

For example:- Any Weight or Measure got verified in January it can be re-verified up to next due (A) Quarter i.e. within January to March without any penalty

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1.) What are Weight & Measures laws? What are the necessity of imposing these laws?

Ans). It ensures uniform enforcement of Standards and connected matters in Ws & Ms throughout the country. The Government has enacted:

The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011
The Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011
The Legal Metrology (Approval of Models) Rules, 2011
The Legal Metrology (National Standards) Rules, 2011
The Legal Metrology (Numeration) Rules, 2011
The Indian Institute of Legal Metrology Rules, 2011

2.) How can consumer ensure that any Weights & Measures is standard or not?

Ans). Every Weight & Measure used by the dealer is stamped by the W&M Department after due verification, with a special seal indicating the identification of Inspector and quarter in which it is verified. The validity of such stamped weights is two years whereas in the case of Counter/Beam/Electronic Balances/Platform scale it is one year. Dispensing unit, eigh bridge verification ertificate is issued to the user which is required to be displayed at conspicuous place by the trader/user.

3.) Is it necessary to display the certificate of verification?

Ans.)It is necessary to display every certificate of verification granted under the Act at a conspicuous place in premises where such weights or measure is being, or is intended or likely to be, used in any transaction or for industrial production or for protection.