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 the 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.