Department of Consumer Affairs releases Legal metrology general sixth amendment rules, 2025 which will come in force on 1 day of April 2026. In eight schedule after part XII, Part XIII- EVIDENTIAL BREATH ANALYSER shall be inserted. It applies to evidential breath analysers, which are quantitative instruments designed to measure the alcohol concentration in exhaled human breath.
The Legal Metrology (General) Sixth Amendment Rules, 2025, will take effect on April 1, 2026. Under these rules, Part XIII titled “Evidential Breath Analyser” will be added to the Eighth Schedule of the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011.
This specification applies to quantitative instruments that measure alcohol concentration in exhaled human breath for compliance, prevention of alcohol abuse, and public safety. These analysers must include features such as preventing incomplete results, mandatory printing devices, disabling operation without paper, and providing additional printed details. Results should be expressed in terms beyond breath alcohol content, such as physiological conditions.
The specification outlines minimum metrological requirements and tests for model approval, initial verification, and re-verification, limited to analysers using mouthpieces.