The Legal Metrology Act of 2009 is a set of protocols and rules created to ensure the uniformity and accuracy of any equipment or instrument used for weighing or measuring by an individual or group of individuals.
This law was created to protect consumers from unscrupulous merchants. In addition, another important task of the department is to regulate and control the trade of finished products, ensuring that this packaging complies with the declarations, as well as the net quantity contained therein, in accordance with legal requirements.
The base of unit of:-
1. The length must be expressed in meters.
2. The mass must be expressed in kilograms.
3. The time must be in seconds.
4. Electric current must be expressed in amperes.
5. The temperature must be in Kelvin. be
6. The intensity of the light should be in candela.
7. The quantity of the substance must be expressed in moles.
Therefore, the manufacturer must print the quantity of the product in accordance with these standards.
The legal metrology record can be used in 3 areas:
1: As a manufacturer
2: As an importer