Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 Section 1 - Bare Act

(1) This Act may be called the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force on such date¹as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different-

(a) provisions of this Act¹,

(b) areas,

(c) classes of undertakings,

(d) classes of goods,

(e) classes of weights and measures, or

(f) classes of users of weights and measures,

and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision in such areas, or in respect of such classes of undertakings, goods, weights and measures or users of weights and measures in relation to which this Act has been brought into force:

Provided that the provisions of this Act (including the standards established by or under this Act) shall come into force in the State of Sikkim on such date, not being later than five years from the passing of this Act, as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act or for different areas or for different classes of undertakings or for different classes of goods, or for different classes of weights and measures or for different classes of users of weights and measures.

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1. Sections 1, 2 and 3, sections 28 and 29, clause (b) of section 31, section 39, sub-section (2) of section 48, section 54, section 63, section 67, sections 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 and 74, section 78 and section 83 came into force on 20-9-1977, vide G.S.R. 620 (E), dated 26th September, 1977, published in the Gazette of India, Extra., Pt. II, Sec. 3 (i), dated 26th September, 1977. Section 76 and 77 came into force on 1-4-1980, vide G.S.R. 193(E), dated 1st April, 1980, published in the Gazette of India, Extra., Pt. II, Sec. 3(i), dated 2nd April, 1980. Sections 4 to 27 (both inclusive), section 30, clauses (a) and (c) of section 31, sections 32 to 38 (both inclusive), sections 40 to 47 (both inclusive), sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 48, sections 49 to 53 (both inclusive), sections 55 to 63 (both inclusive). Sections 64, 65 and 66, section 68, section 75, sections 79 to 82 (both inclusive) and sections 84 and 85 came into force on 1-7-1987, vide G.S.R. 617(E) dated 1st July, 1987, published in the Gazette of India, Pt. II, Sec. 3(ii), dated 1st July, 1987.