Title : Verification and Stamping of Weights or Measures
State : Central
Year : 1985
(1) Every person having any weight or measure in his possession, custody or control in circumstances indicating that such weight or measure is being, or is intended or likely to be, used by him in any transaction or for industrial production or for protection, shall, before putting such weight or measure into such use, have such weight or measure verified at such place and during such hours as the Controller may, by general or special order, specify in this behalf (hereinafter referred to as the specified place or specified time), on payment of such fees as may be prescribed. (2) Every weight or measure referred to in sub-section (1) shall be re-verified at such periodical intervals as may be prescribed. Explanation.For the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that no periodical..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Verification and Stamping of Weights or Measures
State : Central
Year : 1985
(1) Every person having any weight or measure in his possession, custody or control in circumstances indicating that such weight or measure is being, or is intended or likely to be, used by him in any transaction or for industrial production or for protection, shall, before putting such weight or measure into such use, have such weight or measure verified at such place and during such hours as the Controller may, by general or special order, specify in this behalf (hereinafter referred to as the specified place or specified time), on payment of such fees as may be prescribed. (2) Every weight or measure referred to in sub-section (1) shall be re-verified at such periodical intervals as may be prescribed. Explanation.For the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that no periodical..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Inspection, Search, Seizure and Forfeiture
State : Central
Year : 1985
(1) An Inspector may, within the local limits of his jurisdiction, inspect and test at all reasonable times, any weight or measure which (i) is in the possession, custody or control of any person, or (ii) is in or on any premises, in such circumstances as to indicate that such weight or measure is being, or is intended or likely to be, used in any transaction or for industrial production or for protection, and may also verify whether such weight or measure is in conformity with the standards established by or under the Standards Act. (2) For the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of any weight or measure use in any transaction, an Inspector may also test the weight or measure of the article sold or delivered to any person in the course of such transaction. Section 28 -..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Search
State : Central
Year : 1985
(1) Where the Controller has reason to believe that any weight or measure, liable to be seized under this Act, or any document or thing in relation to any weight or measure, will be, in his opinion, useful for or relevant to, any proceeding under this Act, is secreted in any place, he may search or authorise any officer, not below the rank of an Inspector, to search for and seize, such weight or measure, document or thing, and the provisions of sections 100 and 102 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), shall apply to every such search. (2) Every authorisation made by the Controller under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a warrant referred to in section 93 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974). View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Penalty for Contravention of Sections 30 and 31
State : Central
Year : 1985
Whoever prevents the Controller or any officer authorised by the Controller in this behalf, from searching any premises or prevents an Inspector from making any seizure of any weight, measure, packaged commodity, goods, document, record or label, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, and, for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Cognizance of Offences
State : Central
Year : 1985
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974),- 1[(a) no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act except upon a complaint, in writing, made by- (i) the Controller; (ii) any other officer authorised in this behalf by the Controller by general or special order; (iii) any person aggrieved; or (iv) a recognised consumer association whether the person aggrieved is a member of such association or not. Explanation.- For the purposes of this clause "recognised consumer association" means a voluntary consumer association registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), or any other law for the time being in force.] (b) no court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate of the first..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Transfer or Transmission of Business
State : Central
Year : 1985
(1) Where the business of a person licensed under this Act is transmitted by succession, intestate or testamentary, the heir or legatee, as the case may be, of such person shall not carry on the business of such licensee either in his own name or in any other name, unless the heir or legatee has, before the expiry of sixty days after the date of such transmission, made to the Controller an application for the issue of a licence in accordance with the provisions of this Act: Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the heir or legatee from carrying on business as such licensee for the aforesaid period of sixty days, and, if he has applied for such licence, until he is granted the licence or is, by a notice in writing informed by the Controller that such licence..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Appointment of Members and Officers
State : Central
Year : 1968
(1) The State Government may appoint as members of the Corps persons who are fit and willing to serve as such and the Controller may appoint any member so appointed to such office or command in the Corps, as such member is, in the opinion of the Controller, fit to hold. (2) Every person appointed to be a member of the Corps shall be given a certificate of membership in such form as may be prescribed. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Limitation of Prosecutions
State : Central
Year : 1968
No prosecution for any offence punishable under this Act shall be instituted against any person except by, or with the consent of, the Controller or any person authorised by the Controller in this behalf. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Right to Repatriation on Dismissal
State : Central
Year : 1932
(1) Any emigrant labourer who, before the expiry of three years from his entry into Assam, is dismissed by his employer, other wise than for wilful and serious misconduct, shall have the right of repatriation against such employer. (2) Where any emigrant labourer is dismissed by his employer before the expiry of three years from his entry into Assam, and his employer refuses or fails to repatriate him, the labourer may apply to the Controller, and the Controller, after such inquiry as he may think fit and after giving the employer an opportunity to be heard, may declare that the labourer has the right of repatriation against such employer. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section