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Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 Part II

Title: Establishment of Standards of Weights and Measures

State: Central

Year: 1976

..... Section 14 - Standard unit of weight or measure (1) The base unit of mass specified in section 6 and base units of measures specified in sections 5 and sections 7 to 11 (both inclusive) and the supplementary and other units specified by rules made under section 12, shall be the standard units of weight or measure, as the case may be. (2) The units of numeration specified by or under section 13 shall be the standard units of numeration. STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1976Chapter II - PHYSICAL REPRESENTATION OF STANDARD UNITS Section 15 - National prototypes (1) For the purpose of deriving the value of the kilogram, the Central Government shall cause to be prepared a national prototype of the kilogram and shall cause its accuracy to be certified by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in terms of the international prototype of the kilogram and shall deposit the same in such custody and at such place as that Government may think fit. (2) For the purpose of deriving the value of the metre, the Central Government may cause to be prepared a national prototype of the metre and, where such prototype is caused to be made, shall also cause its.....

Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 Chapter I

Title: Standard Units

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....the elementary entities shall invariably be specified and may be atoms, molecules ions, electrons, other particles, or specified groups of such particles. Section 12 - Supplementary, derived, special and other units of weight or measuretheir symbols, definitions, etc. (1) The Central Government may, by rules made in this behalf, specify, in relation to the base units of weight or measure, such supplementary, derived, or other units or standard symbols or definitions as the General Conference on Weights and Measures or the International Organisation of Legal Metrology may recommend. Explanation."Derived unit" means a unit which is derived from the base, or supplementary, units, or both. (2) The Central Government may, by rules made in this behalf, specify such multiples and sub-multiples of, and physical constants, and ratios or co-efficients in relation to, units of weight or measure as the General Conference on Weights and Measures or the International Organisation of Legal Metrology may recommend. (3) The Central Government may, by notification, declare, for such period as it may consider necessary such special units of weight or measure as the General Conference.....

Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 Section 7

Title: Base Unit of Time

State: Central

Year: 1976

(1) The base unit of time shall be the second. (2) The "second" is the duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium-133 atom.

Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LAW -The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this Act or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment other than this Act. PART 02: ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CHAPTER 01: STANDARD UNITS SECTION 04: UNITS OF WEIGHT OR MEASURE TO BE BASED ON METRIC SYSTEM (1)Every unit of weight or measure shall be based on the units of the metric system. (2) For the purpose of sub-section (1),- (a) the international system of units as recommended by the Central Conference on Weights and Measures, and (b) such additional units as may be recommended by the International Organization of Legal Metrology, shall be the units of the metric system. SECTION 05: BASE UNIT OF LENGTH (1) The base unit of length shall be the metre. (2) The 'metre' is the length equal to 1650763.73 wave lengths in vacuum of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the levels 2p10 and 5d5 of the krypton-86 atom. SECTION 06: BASE UNIT OF MASS (1) The base unit of mass shall be the kilogram. (2) The 'kilogram' is the unit of mass; it is equal to the.....