In an Ease of Doing Business initiative, the Department of Consumer Affairs amended the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011. This change significantly reduces standard weight requirements for the verification of high-capacity weighing instruments.
Previously, verifying weighing instruments with a maximum capacity of one tonne required standard weights equivalent to at least one tonne or 50% of the instrument's capacity. This led to logistical challenges and high transportation costs.
Under the revised rules, the requirement now is only 20% of the maximum capacity, while maintaining accuracy and reliability standards.
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