The Department of Legal Metrology (Weights and Measures), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, on September 25, 2026, notified the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Amendment Rules, 2026
The following has been stated: -
•The rules prescribe requirements for maintaining and verifying reference, secondary, and working standards, including standard balances, at specified intervals, generally every 12 months for secondary and working standard balances.
•Weights and measures used in transactions must conform to the specifications under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011.
•Bullion weights and carat weights must be used for specified transactions involving precious metals and precious stones, respectively, along with prescribed weighing instruments.
•Quantities must generally be declared in appropriate units of weight, length, area, volume or number.
•Manufacturers, repairers and dealers of weights and measures must obtain registration certificates from the competent Legal Metrology authority, subject to applicable exemptions and prescribed fees.
They shall come into force on September 25, 2026 and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of these rules.
The detailed notification is given in the document below.
[Notification No.: LM/DNHDD/ENF.RULES/AMEND/2026/72]
