Centre notifies Legal Metrology rules for radar speed-measurement equipment, effective 1 July 2025
The Department of Consumer Affairs notified rules on 18 April 2025 making verification and stamping of radar-based vehicle speed-measurement equipment mandatory under the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011, from 1 July 2025.
Summary
The Department of Consumer Affairs notified rules for 'Radar equipment for the measurement of the speed of vehicles' under the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011, it said on 18 April 2025. The rules, which come into force on 1 July 2025, make it mandatory for all radar-based speed measurement equipment to be verified and stamped by Legal Metrology authorities, to ensure accuracy and fair traffic enforcement. The rules were drafted by a committee using the international standard OIML R 91, after consulting state Legal Metrology departments, Regional Reference Standard Laboratories, manufacturers and consumer groups.
Key facts
- Rules
- Radar equipment for measurement of speed of vehicles
- Under
- Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011
- In force
- 1 July 2025
- Requirement
- Mandatory verification and stamping
- Standard
- OIML R 91
Practice MCQs 2 questions
From when will the rules mandating verification and stamping of radar-based vehicle speed-measurement equipment come into force?
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Correct answer: B — 1 July 2025
1 July 2025, as per the Department of Consumer Affairs.
The rules for radar speed-measurement equipment notified in April 2025 were drafted using which international standard?
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Correct answer: A — OIML R 91
OIML R 91: the drafting committee used technical inputs based on this international standard.