インド 型式承認手順－The Legal Metrology (Approval of Models) Rules, 2011 より抜粋
5. Application for the approval of models.-(1) An application for the approval of model
shall be made to the Director and shall contain.(a) the full name and address of the applicant or where the model is imported from othercountries, the name and address of the manufacturer as well as the dealer in India.
(b) a brief description of the weight or measure the class to which it belongs and theprobable uses for which the weight or measure is intended to be produced;(c) data regarding metrological and technical characteristics and qualities of the weightor measures;(d) test procedure followed by the manufacturer;(e) trade name or brand name and type of the weight or measure, and(f) the requisite fees specified in rule 19.
(2) Every application shall be accompanied by not less than two copies of, –(a) a sketch and section-wise drawings of general arrangements and installation of suchweight or measures including therein the details of construction of the weight or measurein such manner as to enable the visualization of the weight or measures in its finishedform, and;(b) a document describing the following namely:(i) the principles of construction and the method of operation of the weight or measure;(ii) the safety devices provided to prevent any fraudulent or inaccurate operation of theweight or measure;(iii) the manner in which and the extend to which the weight or measure may be adjusted
or corrected;(iv) the place where the verification stamp or seal, or both, may be affixed;(v) plans of general arrangements and installations drawings of the weight or measure
and, where necessary detailed installation instructions;(vi) two photographs of the model clearly indicting the mandatory declarations to beincluded as a part of the certificate of approval of the model;(vii) actual circuit diagram (for digital type);(viii) place/places on the instrument where the verification stamp or seal or both have tobe applied to prevent fraudulent practices;(ix) copies of the user's manual, printed pamphlets and other literatures;(x) any other information which the applicant may consider to be useful for assessing theperformance, and facilitating the approval of the model;

(3) If the weight or measures is provided with supplementary or additional devices, fullinformation with regard to such supplementary or additional devices, such as drawing,
descriptions in relation to the said weight or measures, shall also be given along withthe application.
6. Submission of the models of weight or measure.-(1) Every person, who submits any
model of weight or measure or weighing and measuring instrument for approval(hereinafter in this rule referred to as, the applicant), shall deposit to the credit of therecognized laboratory, a fee as prescribed in the rule 19 of these rules.
(2) All the documents referred to in rule 5 shall be sent by the Director to the recognizedlaboratory which carries out the tests for the approval of the model, to enable thelaboratory to ascertain whether such documents conform to the details of the results ofthe tests carried out by it for the approval of that model. "(3) Where the nature of weight or measure is such that due to its voluminous nature it
cannot be submitted to the laboratory for testing, the recognized laboratory may undertake the testing of such model at such place as it may deem fit:
Provided that, where the test is undertaken at any premises other than those of arecognized laboratory, the applicant shall pay for the duration of such test, the travelingand daily allowances of the persons deputed for such tests and such allowances shall bepayable at such rates as may be admissible to such persons in accordance with the rules
in force in the recognized laboratory."(4) The applicant shall provide such facilities as may be required by the team of persons
deputed by the recognized laboratory for the purpose of carrying out the necessary tests
for the approval of the model.
(5) The installation, tests and removal of the model shall be done at the cost and risk of
the applicant.
(6) The Central Government and the recognized laboratory shall not be responsible forany loss or damage that the model may sustain the course of examination and testing.
(7) Where any model submitted to a recognized laboratory for approval is not removedby the applicant after the expiry of six months from the date on which a certificate ofapproval was granted or refused in relation to such model, such model Shall become
forfeit to the Central Government, and that Government shall dispose of the model insuch manner as it may think fit.
(8) The Director may, if he is satisfied that the test for the approval of any model is likely
to take more than three months and on receipt of satisfactory preliminary test reports
from the laboratory, issue subject to such conditions as may be specified in the certificate,a provisional certificate to enable the manufacturer, to manufacture at hisown risk

the weight or measure in relation to which the model has been submitted for approval:
Provided that manufacture, distribution or sale of such instrument shall be discontinued
immediately when the provisional model approval certificate has been withdrawn by theDirector.
Provided further that in case the tested model does not meet the requirements of themodel approval test, all instruments covered by the provisional certificate and sold in
the market shall be withdrawn with immediate effect at the manufacturer's cost.
7. Tests for the approval' of model.- (1) The tests needed for the assessment of the fitness
or otherwise of a model submitted for approval shall be carried out under the normal
conditions of use, whether actual or stimulated, or the weight or measure and shall bemade with a view to –(a) ascertaining whether such model conforms to the standards established, in relation
to such model, by or under the Act and the rules or to the recommendations of theInternational Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML);(b) finding out the ability of such model to maintain accuracy and other metrologicalcharacteristics and qualities after it has been put to use for such minimum number oftimes or over such minimum period as the Director, may, by general order, specify inrelation to the class of weight or measure to which the model pertains;(c) determining the performance of such model under varied conditions of use;(d) determining the metrological and technical characteristics of the model after taking
into account the possible incidence of influence factors and their effect on metrologicaland technical characteristics;(e) determining whether they carry the mandatory declarations required under the Act
and the rules;(f) determining whether the place or places of sealing 'on the instrument suggested by
the manufacturer is sufficient to prevent their fraudulent use;(g) determining generally, the behaviour of the model, that is to say, its robustness,reliability and susceptibility to fraudulent use;.
(2) Every model shall be tested in accordance with such test procedure as may be laid
down by the Director in relation to the class of weight or measure to which such model
pertains;
Provided that until the test procedure is laid down by the Director in relation to anyclass of weight or measure, the test of any model pertaining to such class of weight ormeasure shall be carried out in accordance with such procedure as would, in the opinion

of the recognized laboratory, enable it to recommend the grant of certificate of approvalin relation to such model.
8. Procedure for the issue of certificate of approval. - (1) After the completion of the tests,
the recognized laboratory shall send a report of its findings to the Director with its
recommendations whether the model satisfies the requirements of the Act and the rules
made there under.
(2) The recognized laboratory may in an appropriate case, recommend that the approval
may be accorded provisionally to enable it to conduct detailed tests and where inpursuance of such recommendation, provisional approval is granted, test may be carriedout on such number of instruments under such conditions of installation and use, as may
be specified by the Director, and such tests may also be continued, where the recognizedlaboratory thinks fit so to do, in the place of use of the weight or measure, and the tests
at such place of use shall be detailed ones and of such duration and carried out on such
number of weights or measures as may be specified by the Director.
(3) The Director may require the recognized laboratory to send to him the detailed test
procedure adopted by that laboratory in approving the concerned model.
(4) On examination of report made by the recognized laboratory, the Director shall, where
he is of opinion that no further test is required to be carried out, submit the report to theCentral Government and where he is of the opinion that further tests are required, remit
the report back to the recognized laboratory for carrying out such further tests; and there
upon the recognized laboratory shall, after carrying out further tests, submit a report tothe Director.
(5) Where consideration of the report of the recognized laboratory, the Director is of theopinion that a certificate of approval in relation to that model should be issued, it shallrecommend to the Central Government the issue of the certificate and shall also forward
to that Government a copy of the report submitted to it by the recognized laboratory.
(6) The Central Government may, if the issue of a certificate or provisional certificate ofapproval has been recommended by the Director, issue such certificate and authorize theDirector to authenticate the certificate for and on behalf of the Central Government.
(7) No provisional certificate issued under sub-rule (6) shall remain valid for a period !
exceeding one year from the date of its issue.
Provided that the Central Government may, if is satisfied, on the recommendation of therecognized laboratory, it is necessary in the public interest so to do, extend the period ofvalidity of the provisional certificate for such period as it may think fit;
Provided further that the Central Government may also, on an application made to it bythe concerned manufacturer, extend the period of validity of the provisional certificate
for such further period as it may think fit if it is satisfied that the recognized laboratory,
having failed to complete the tests before the expiry of the period of validity of theprovisional certificate, has unreasonably omitted to recommend the extension of suchperiod.
(8) A code number shall be assigned to each approved model and the code number so
assigned shall be indicated in the certificate, or provisional certificate of approval, as thecase may be.
(9) Where the model of any weight or measure to which these rules are applies has beenapproved, the models of different denominations of such weight or measure shall not
require any approval of such denominations which are manufactured in accordance withthe same principles according to which, and the same material with which the approved
model has been manufactured.
9. Procedure where issue of certificate of approval is not recommended. - Where therecognized laboratory does not recommend the issue of a certificate of approval in
relation to any model, it shall specify its reasons therefore to the Director who shallcommunicate such reasons to the applicant with such directions as he may think fit andthereupon the applicant may make a representation to the Director to the effect that theissue of the certificate of approval should have been recommended by the recognizedlaboratory and on considering such representation, the Director may either rejectit orrecommend to the Central Government the issue of certificate of approval.
10. Re-submission of disapproved model for approval. - (1) Where any model is not
approved, the disapproved model may be re-submitted for approval after carrying out
therein such modifications as may be necessary.
(2) Where any disapproved model is resubmitted for approval, it shall be deemed, for thepurpose of levy of fees and tests under these rules, to be a fresh application for theapproval of that model.
11. Contents of a certificate of approval. - (1) The certificate of approval shall also containthe following information's namely: (a) the number of the certificate;(b) a brief description of the model;(c) the mark assigned to the approved model;(d) the category of weight or measure;(e) a brief statement of the results of the tests;(f) the special conditions, if any, to be complied with for the manufacture, verification
and use of weights or measures conforming to the model; and(g) the place or places where the verification seal or stamp or both may be affixed.
(2) The certificate of approval shall become effective on and from the date of its
publication in the Official Gazette.
(3) Where any weight or measure is intended for a special use, the certificate of approvalin relation to such weight or measure shall indicate the special use.
(4) The Director shall cause the necessary model certificate to be published in the officialGazette.
(5) the Director may also cause the information referred to in the foregoing sub-rules tobe published in the journal, if any, published by the Central government.
12. Mark of approval. - (1) The mark assigned to the model shall contain the national
identification letters, namely, IND, the last two digits of the year of the issue (for example,77), the code number assigned to the laboratory and the code number assigned to themodel.
(2) The mark assigned to the approved model shall be clearly and legibly affixed at suchplace of the model as may be specified in the certificate of approval and also on eachweight or measure produced by the maker or manufacturer in accordance with theapproved model:
Provided that if the approved model -of the weight or measure conforming to such model
is such that the mark assigned to the approved model cannot be affixed on it (for example,
where it is fragile or too small), that mark may be associated with the conditions specified
in the certificate of approval:
Provided further that, where the approval is of a limited character, the mark of approvalshall be accompanied by a special mark indicating the limitations of the approval anddifferent special marks may be made for different limitations.