The National Metrology Institute of Malaysia logo. — Picture taken from the National Metrology Institute of Malaysia official website: The National Metrology Institute of Malaysia , the national measurements laboratory operated by SIRIM Bhd has been appointed as President and Secretariat of the Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum for a period of two years.
“The new appointment will make Malaysia the first developing country and from the ASEAN region mandated to the hosting economy, among other things, to manage the secretariat, organise annual meetings and support the execution of APLMF’s work programme,” NMIM said in a statement today. NMIM said APLMF is a grouping of legal metrology authorities aimed to develop legal metrology and to promote free and open trade in the region through the harmonisation and removal of technical or administrative barriers to trade in the field of legal metrology.
Commenced in November 1994, APLMF was established with 14-member economies from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation region, namely Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand and USA.NMIM abides by the National Measurement System Act 2007 and plays a role as the custodian under the Weights and Measures Act 1972 .
NMIM disseminates the traceability of measurement to the whole country based on the International System of Units and has a great responsibility in ensuring the national metrology infrastructures meet and comply with global measurement standards. —