Penalties under LMPC

There are many offences for which there are additional expenses, and unnecessary delays which are known penalties. The main aim of the LMPC certificate is to safeguard traders' customers, public safety, and customers and traders. Depending on the nature of the offence, penalties are charged. Trail is sent to the court of law for non-compoundable offences.

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What are Penalties in Legal Metrology?

Penalties are defined as punishment for violations of the rules while dealing with importing or manufacturing the packaged commodity. There are offences like counterfeiting of seals, Non-standard weight and measures manufactured, use of non-verified measures and weight, short measurement or weights, and declarations not made on the packaged commodities by the manufacturers.

What are the Various penalties under Legal Metrology?

In LMPC Metrology penalties are imposed according to the nature of the offences and their recurrence as mentioned below -

Section	offence	Penalties	Imprisonment
34	For Non-Standard Weight or Measure	25000/- of penalty	imprisonment of 6 Months along with fine
27	Sale and Manufacture of Non-Standard measures or weight	25000/- of penalty	imprisonment of 3 years with or without a fine.
34	Sale of the Non - standard Packages	50000/- to 1 Lakh of the penalties	1 year of imprisonment
45	Without a licence manufacture the weight and measure	Penalties of 25000/-	1 year or both.
47	Tempering with licence	Penalties of 25000/-	1 year or both
32	Non-approval of Model	Penalties of 25000/-	1 Year of the imprisonment
26	Weight and measure are altered	Penalties 25000/-	1 year of imprisonment with or without a fine
40	Penalty for obstructing Director, Controller, or legal metrology officer		2 years to 5 years of imprisonment with five years
31	Penalty for non-production of the documents	Penalties 5000/-	1 year in prison along with fine
29	Penalty for publishing or quoting non-standard units	Penalties 10000/-	1 Year of imprisonment with fine, or with both.

Conclusion

The penalties are mainly related to violation of the manufacturing of the counterfeiting of seal, use of verified weight and measure, short weight and measure, violation of manufacturing, and many others. These fines are meant to ensure legal observance and discourage companies from taking actions that can deceive or harm consumers. Under the LMPC Act, there are penalties up to 10000/-, and on repetition of the offense, there is a term of imprisonment that extends to one year with or without a fine or both.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What penalties are available under the Legal Metrology Act?

Penalties which are available under the Legal Metrology Act whoever fails or omits to submit a model of any weight or measure for approval shall be punished with a fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and also with fine.

Define 44 Legal Metrology Act

Section 44 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 penalises the person, manufacturer, or importer involved in counterfeits. They shall be punished with imprisonment for not less than 6 months, which may extend to 1 year, and for the subsequent offence, the imprisonment may extend up to five years.

Define 41 Legal Metrology Act

Section 41 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 provides a penalty for giving false information about the Manufacturer or importer or false return of goods. It ensures the correct weights and measurements for proper trade practices.