The Spatial Pattern of Fraudulence Risk in Legal Metrology and Its Socio-Economic Drivers

This study develops a fraudulence risk in the legal metrology model, gaining insight into urban spatial characteristics as contextual variables that may cause a risk of fraud. The model uses Geographically Weighted Regression on the Metrological Consumer Index data of Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The findings indicate a wide distribution of recorded fraudulence risk in legal metrology across Bandung, with a spatially clustered pattern based on spatial and context of varying neighbourhood attributes. The results also show an increase in the fraudulence risk in legal metrology in the central business district of Bandung. Such phenomena could be attributed to the residents who trade and are involved in the measurement practice. The findings also suggested that the areas with more senior residents were more likely to have a high fraudulence risk in legal metrology. On the other hand, areas with a high proportion of poor and lesser-educated people exhibit low risk.These findings are helpful for legal metrology authorities seeking to establish appropriate strategies to mitigate adverse impacts of fraudulence risk in legal metrology practice on communities. It can also help identify high fraudulence risk in legal metrology areas to geo-target when and where to disseminate information to increase awareness of the dangers.

The Behaviour of Consumer and Strategy of Development of Legal Metrology Performance

This study explores the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) in legal metrology since there is very little information on knowledge, attitude, and practice concerning legal metrology. The survey data gathered from 24.360 respondents across 34 provinces in Indonesia assessed the understanding concerning legal metrology by applying descriptive statistics, correlation, and multinomial regression analysis. The results show the consumers generally have better knowledge in legal metrology, an excellent attitude about the importance of legal metrology, and critical behaviour in mitigating fraudulence risk when doing trade transactions at the marketplace. Variable of gender and age tends to impact knowledge, attitude, and practice concerning legal metrology issues. The study also found that the relationship between knowledge, attitude, and practice is likely to be non-linear. The outcomes of exploring the behaviour of consumers through knowledge, attitude, and practice in legal metrology can be beneficial for legal metrology authorities to analyze the impact of setting policies and programs. Also, to develop a strategy to increase public awareness in legal metrology so that the consumers can be more critical in protecting themselves from various fraudulence in measurement in trade transactions.

PELAKSANAAN PENIMBANGAN DALAM JUAL BELI BUAH KELAPA SAWIT DALAM TINJAUAN HUKUM POSITIF DAN FIQH MUAMALAH (Studi Kasus di Nagari Talao Sungai Kunyit Kecamatan Sangir Balai Janggo Kabupaten Solok Selatan)

This study aims to explain the implementation of weighing oil palm fruit in Nagari Talao Sungai Kunyit in terms of positive law and fiqh muamalah. This research is a field research. Data were obtained in two ways, namely secondary data and primary data. The primary data are toke (collectors), oil palm farmers and the Head of the Cooperative and Industry Office of South Solok Regency, while the secondary data sources are the profile of Nagari Talao Sungai Kunyit, Nagari year-end reports and Indonesian legislation. This study found that the implementation of weighing in the sale and purchase of oil palm fruit in Nagari Talao was carried out with containers made of wood that were rarely arranged, so that many “brondol” (small) palm fruit fell. Oil palm fruit that falls from the container is not counted in the scales, as a result of farmers' losses. In fact, the number of “brondol” (small) palm oil that has fallen is quite a lot. In positive law, the implementation of weighing selling oil palm fruit in Nagari Talao is not in accordance with the provisions of Article 25 and Article 28 of Law Number 2 of 1981 concerning Legal Metrology, Article 2 of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 68 of 2018 concerning UTTP Calibration and Re-calibration and Article 8 of Law -Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection. In this explanation, it is explained that the weighing in buying and selling will not harm either party and the scales used must be recalibrated once a year. As for the implementation of fiqh muamalah muamalah in Islam, namely injustice to fellow humans, and there is no fraud (gharar) and elements of coercion (al-ikrah).

Liquid Level Detection in Standard Capacity Measures with Machine Vision

Capacity measures are commonly used volume standards for testing measuring systems for liquids other than water. Manual readings from the measuring scale can often be difficult due to the location of the capacity measure or to the nature of the measured liquid. This article focuses on the automation of this procedure by using a single camera machine vision system. A camera positioned perpendicular to the transparent neck captures the image of the liquid meniscus and the measuring scale. The volume reading is determined with the user-defined software in the LabVIEW programming environment, which carries out the image preprocessing, detection of the scale marks and the liquid level, correction of lens distortion and parallax effects and final unit conversions. The realized measuring system for liquid level detection in standard capacity measures is tested and validated by comparing the automated measurement results with those taken by the operators. The results confirm the appropriateness of the presented measuring system for the field of legal metrology.

When Measurements Meet Blockchain: On Behalf of an Inter-NMI Network

The growing demand for solutions related to measurement (e.g., digital sensors, smart meters, distributed measuring systems) imposes several concerns about information and process reliability. In this context, blockchain can play a crucial role as a platform to implement applications and activities in the context of legal metrology. In most countries, the National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) are responsible for promoting these initiatives. Thus, in this paper, we present a functional architecture to integrate NMIs in a collaborative blockchain network. We discuss the main aspects and features that an inter-NMI blockchain network must deliver. Furthermore, we implement our proposal using the Hyperledger Fabric platform. We connect peers from Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) (German NMI) and the National Institute of Metrology, Quality, and Technology (Inmetro) (Brazilian NMI) in a useful application that consists of a blockchain-based public-key infrastructure to identify and authenticate smart meters. Our preliminary results demonstrate that the proposed architecture meets the main requirements imposed by applications involving measurements. Furthermore, it opens the opportunity to integrate NMIs from other countries into the project, constituting an important global initiative in the metrology field.

PRAKTIK REKAYASA DISPENSING PUMP SPBU PERSPEKTIF PERUNDANG-UNDANGAN DAN HUKUM ISLAM

This research aims to examine and analyze the responsibilities of petrol stations as well as legal protection that can be obtained by consumers designed by petrol stations based on statutory views and Islamic law. This study uses the Normative Juridical method with references to Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection and Law Number 2 of 1981 concerning Legal Metrology regarding measuring instruments. These results conclude that: First, engineering pump removal by business actors carried out by SPBU managers has an impact on the revocation of the PASTI PAS predicate by Pertamina which has harmed consumers, so that it is the responsibility of business actors who provide compensation in accordance with Article 19 of the Consumer Protection Law because it has increased to default. Furthermore, in Islamic law, the stipulation of compensation is carried out because no loss or damage to the victim has occurred. Second, legal protection for consumers, namely in the form of preventive and repressive. Preventive measures are carried out by providing guidance by the government and Pertamina, while repressiveness is carried out by law enforcement and / consumer dispute resolution both through courts and outside the court. Likewise, the Islamic view of pump engineering is not in line with the principles and principles of Islamic law because there is an element of gharar in it.