What are W & M laws? What is the necessity of imposing these laws?
It ensure uniform enforcement of Standards and connected matters in W&Ms through out the country. The Govt. has enacted : (1) The Standards of Weights & Measures Act, 1976, (2) The Standards of Weights & Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977, (3) The Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985, (4) The Standards of Weights & Measures (General) Rules, 1987, and (5) The Delhi Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Rules, 1988.