The 1976 Act was enacted to keep pace with rapid advances in science and technology worldwide and to adopt the International System of Units (SI units) as recommended by the General Conference of Weights and Measures (CGPM).
[2] The Act established weights and measures based on SI units, as adopted by the CGPM and recognized by the OIML.
[3] It provided for the control and regulation of export and import of weights and measures and commodities in packaged form.
[3] The Act granted powers to inspectors for inspection, search, seizure, and forfeiture of non-standard weights or measures.
It continued to emphasize the establishment and enforcement of standards, regulation of trade and commerce, and protection of consumer interests.