Act Info:
Preamble1 - BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS ACT, 1986
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section3 - Establishment and incorporation of Bureau of Indian Standards
Section4 - Constitution of Executive Committee
Section5 - Constitution of the Advisory Committees and other committees
Section6 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Bureau Executive Committee, etc.
Section7 - Director-General of the Bureau
Section8 - Officers and employees of the Bureau
Chapter III Section9 - Transfer or assets, liabilities and employees of Indian Standards Institution
Chapter IV Section10 - Functions of the Bureau
Section11 - Prohibition of improper use of Standard Mark
Section12 - Prohibition of use of certain names, etc
Section13 - Prohibition of registration in certain cases
Section14 - Compulsory use of Standard Mark for articles and processes to certain scheduled industries
Chapter V Section15 - Grant of licence
Section16 - Appeal
Chapter VI Section17 - Grants and loans by the Central Government
Section18 - Fund
Section19 - Borrowing powers of the Bureau
Section20 - Budget
Section21 - Annual report
Section22 - Accounts and audit
Section23 - Annual report to be laid before Parliament
Chapter VII Section24 - Power of Central Government to issue directions
Section25 - Inspecting officer
Section26 - Power to search and seizure
Section27 - Delegation
Section28 - Power to obtain information
Section29 - Savings
Section30 - Certain matters to be kept confidential
Section31 - Members, officers and employees of the Bureau to be public servants
Section32 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section33 - Penalty for improper use of Standard Mark, etc
Section34 - Cognizance of offenses by courts
Section35 - Offences by companies
Section36 - Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Bureau
Section37 - Power to make rules
Section38 - Power to make regulations
Section39 - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
Section40 - Act not to affect operation of certain Acts
Section41 - Power to remove difficulties
Section42 - Repeal and saving