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Legal Metrology Act, 2009 Chapter III

Title: Appointment and Powers of Director, Controller and Legal Metrology Officers

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....or as a part or component of any machine shall be imported unless it conforms to the standards of weight or measure established by or under this Act. Section 21 - Training in Legal Metrology (1) For imparting training in Legal Metrology and other allied branches of knowledge the "Indian Institute of Legal Metrology" (hereinafter referred to as the "Institute") established under the provisions of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976(60 of 1976), shall be deemed to have been established under the corresponding provisions of this Act. (2) The management and control of the Institute, the teaching staff and other employees, the courses and curricula for training thereat, the qualifications, which a person shall possess in order to be eligible for admission thereto shall be such as may be prescribed. Section 22 - Approval of model Every person before manufacturing or importing any weight or measure shall seek the approval of model of such weight or measure in such manner, on payment of such fee and from such authority as may be prescribed: Provided that such approval of model may not be required in respect of any cast iron, brass, bullion, or carat weight or.....

Legal Metrology Act, 2009 Section 22

Title: Approval of Model

State: Central

Year: 2009

Every person before manufacturing or importing any weight or measure shall seek the approval of model of such weight or measure in such manner, on payment of such fee and from such authority as may be prescribed: Provided that such approval of model may not be required in respect of any cast iron, brass, bullion, or carat weight or any beam scale, length measures (not being measuring tapes) which are ordinarily used in retail trade for measuring textiles or timber, capacity measures, not exceeding twenty litre in capacity, which are ordinarily used in retail trade for measuring kerosene, milk or potable liquors: Provided further that the prescribed authority may, if he is satisfied that the model of any weight or measure which has been approved in a country outside India conforms to the standards established by or under this Act, approve such model without any test or after such test as he may deem fit.

Legal Metrology Act, 2009 Chapter V

Title: Offences and Penalties

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both. Section 28 - Penalty for making any transaction, deal or contract in contravention of the prescribed standard Whoever makes any transaction, deal or contract in contravention of the standards of weights and measures specified under section 10 shall be punished with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. Section 29 - Penalty for quoting or publishing, etc., of non-standard units Whoever violates section 11 shall be punished with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees and, for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. Section 30 - Penalty for transactions in contravention of standard weight or measure Whoever-- (a) in selling any article or thing by weight, measure or number, delivers or causes to be delivered to the purchaser any quantity or number of that article or thing less than the quantity or number contracted for or paid for; or (b) in.....

Legal Metrology Act, 2009 Section 32

Title: Penalty for Failure to Get Model Approved

State: Central

Year: 2009

Whoever fails or omits to submit model of any weight or measure for approval, shall be punished with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and also with fine.

Legal Metrology Act, 2009 Section 52

Title: Power of the Central Government to Make Rules

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-- (a) the specification of the base units of measures and base unit of mass under sub-section (2) of section 5; (b) the manner of preparation of objects and equipments under sub-section (3) of section 7; (c) physical characteristics, configuration, constructional details, materials, equipment, performance, tolerances, period of re-verification, methods or procedures of tests under sub-section (4) of section 7; (d) reference standards, secondary standards and working standards of weights and measures under sub-section (1) of section 9; (e) reference standards, secondary standards and working standards shall be verified and stamped and the fee under sub-section (2) of section 9; (f) the weight or measure or number in which any transaction, dealing, or contract in respect of any goods, class of goods or undertakings shall be made under section 10; (g) the qualifications of the Director and legal metrology officers under sub-section (2) of section 13; (h) the qualification of the Controller and legal metrology officers under sub-section (2) of section 14; (i) the manner of disposal of goods under.....

Legal Metrology Act, 2009 Complete Act

Title: Legal Metrology Act, 2009

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....metrology officer Section41 - Penalty for giving false information or false return Section42 - Vexatious search Section43 - Penalty for verification in contravention of Act and rules Section44 - Penalty for counterfeiting of seals, etc. Section45 - Penalty for manufacture of weight and measure without licence Section46 - Penalty for repair, sale, etc., of weight and measure without licence Section47 - Penalty for tampering with licence Section48 - Compounding of offences Section49 - Offences by companies and power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., for companies convicted Section50 - Appeals Section51 - Provisions of Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply Section52 - Power of the Central Government to make rules Section53 - Power of State Government to make rules Section54 - Delegation of Powers Section55 - Act not to apply in certain cases Section56 - Existing Director, Controller and legal metrology officer not to be affected by the new qualification to be prescribed Section57 - Repeal of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985

Legal Metrology Act, 2009 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2009

LEGAL METROLOGY ACT, 2009 LEGAL METROLOGY ACT, 2009 1 OF 2010 An Act to establish and enforce standards of weights and measures, regulate trade and commerce in weights, measures and other goods which are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it unacted by Parliament in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER 1 : PRELIMINARY SECTION 1 : Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. (2) It extends to the whole of India, (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. SECTION 2 : Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Controller" means the Controller of Legal Metrology appointed under Sec. 14; (b) "dealer", in relation to any weight or measure, means a person who, carries on, directly or otherwise, the business of buying, selling supplying or distributing any such weight or measure, whether for cash or for deferred payment or for commission,.....