The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
14. Appointment of
Controller, legal metrology officers and other employees. -
1. The
State Government may, by notification, appoint a Controller of legal metrology,
Additional Controller, Joint Controller, Deputy Controller, Assistant
Controller, Inspector and other employees for the State for exercising the
powers and discharging the duties conferred or imposed on them by or under this
Act in relation to intra State trade and commerce.
2. The
qualifications of the Controller and legal metrology officers appointed under
sub-section (1) shall be such as may be prescribed.
3. The
Controller and every legal metrology officer, appointed under sub-section (1),
shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions in respect of such
local limits as the State Government may, by notification, specify.
4. Every
legal metrology officer appointed under sub-section (1) shall exercise and
discharge the duties under the general superintendence, direction and control
of the Controller.