CS Executive · Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws · Legal Metrology

A university physics laboratory in Chennai uses a set of weights only for scientific investigation and research, never for trade. Regarding verification and stamping under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, the position is that:

The verification and stamping provisions do not apply to weights used for scientific investigation or research. Section 55 expressly carves out such use, so the laboratory need not verify or stamp them, regardless of it being a public institution.

1. Averification is compulsory but fees are waived
2. Bthe provisions on verification and stamping do not apply to such weightsCorrect
3. Cverification is needed once every ten years only
4. Dverification applies because the laboratory is a public institution