CS Executive · Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws · Legal Metrology
Fleet Foods Ltd, based in Pune, sells packaged goods across several States. A student asks about the territorial reach of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. Which statement matches the Act?
The Legal Metrology Act, 2009 extends to the whole of India. Section 1(2) says so directly. No State needs to adopt it, and it is not limited to inter-State trade, so Fleet Foods Ltd is covered wherever in India it sells.
- AIt extends to the whole of IndiaCorrect
- BIt extends to India except Jammu and Kashmir
- CIt extends only to inter-State trade and not to intra-State trade
- DIt extends only to States that adopt it by a resolution of their Legislature
Explanation
Section 1(2) states that the Act extends to the whole of India. No State adoption is required, and the Act covers both inter-State and intra-State trade, with different authorities enforcing each.
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