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Marking of Heavy Packages Act, 1951 Amending Act I

Title: Marking of Heavy Packages (Amendment) Act, 1961

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....of India as follows:-- 1. Short title.-- This Act may be called the Marking of Heavy Packages (Amendment) Act, 1961. 2. Substitution of new sections for sections 4 and 5.-- For sections 4 and 5 of the Marking of Heavy Packages Act, 1951, (39 of 1951) the following sections shall be substituted, namely:-- "4.Inspectors.-- (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such persons as it thinks fit to be inspectors for the purposes of this Act and assign to each of them one or more areas to be specified in the notification, or to two or more of them the same area to be so specified. (2) Every inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code(45 of 1860). 5. Powers of inspectors.-- Subject to any rules made by the Central Government in this behalf, an inspector appointed under sub-section (1) of section 4 may-- (a) enter, with such assistants as he considers necessary, and inspect any place or vessel and examine any packages found therein; (b) if, on such examination, any heavy package is found not to have been marked in accordance with the provisions of section 3,.....

Marking of Heavy Packages Act, 1951 Complete Act

Title: Marking of Heavy Packages Act, 1951

State: Central

Year: 1951

Preamble1 - MARKING OF HEAVY PACKAGES ACT, 1951 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Obligation to mark weight on heavy packages Section4 - Inspectors Section5 - Powers of inspectors Section6 - Penalties Section7 - Offences by companies Section8 - Cognizance of offences Section9 - Protection of action taken in good faith Section10 - Power to make rules Amending ActI - MARKING OF HEAVY PACKAGES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1961

Marking of Heavy Packages Act, 1951 Preamble 1

Title: Marking of Heavy Packages Act, 1951

State: Central

Year: 1951

THE MARKING OF HEAVY PACKAGES ACT, 1951 [Act, No. 39 of 1951] [25th June, 1951] PREAMBLE An Act to give effect to the International Convention drawn up in Geneva on the 30th day of May, 1929, for the marking of weight on heavy packages transported by sea or inland water-ways. BE it enacted by Parliament as follows:--

Marking of Heavy Packages Act, 1951 Section 3

Title: Obligation to Mark Weight on Heavy Packages

State: Central

Year: 1951

Every person consigning a heavy package for transport by sea or inland water-way from any place in India shall have marked thereon plainly durably and conspicuously the gross weight of the packages: Provided that in cases or circumstances specified by rules made under this Act where it is difficult to determine the correct weight, only the approximate weight maybe so marked.

The Punjab Package Deal Properties (Disposal) Act 1976 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1976

.....entered into possession, thereof in pursuance of an order obtained by him by means of fraud, false representation or concealment of any material facts; or (c) where he, being an allottee, lessee or grantee, has by reason of the determination or cancellation of his allotment, lease or grant in accordance with the terms in that behalf therein contained, ceased, whether before , or after the commencement of this Act, to be entitled to occupy or hold such package deal property: or (d) where any person authorized to occupy any package deal property, has, whether before or after the commence of this Act - (i) sublet, in contravention of the terms of allotment, lease or grant, without the permission of the State Government or of any other authority competent to permit such sub-letting, the whole or any part of such package deal property; or (ii) otherwise acted in contravention of any of the terms, express or implied, under which he is authorized to occupy such package deal property. - Explanation- For the purpose of sub-clause (a), a person shall not merely by reason of the fact that he has paid any rent be deemed to have entered into possession as allottee lessee or.....

Marking of Heavy Packages Act, 1951 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1951

.....suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act. SECTION 10: POWER TO MAKE RULES (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules providing for- (a) the conditions as to the manner of marking of heavy packages, the manner of their packing and the type of covering to be used; (b) the cases or circumstances in which the approximate weight of heavy packages instead- of their correct weight may be marked; (c) any other matter which has to be, or may be, provided for by rules. (2) Every rule made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however,.....

Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 Chapter IV

Title: Commodities in Packaged Form Intended to Be Sold or Distributed in the Course of Inter-state Trade or Commerce

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....such unit or weight, measure or number as may be prescribed. (2) Every package to which this Part applies shall bear thereon the name of the manufacturer and also of the packer or distributor. (3) Where the package of a commodity to which this Part applies or the label thereon bears a representation as to the number of servings, of the commodity contained therein, such package or label shall also bear a statement as to the net quantity (in terms of weight, measure or number) of each such serving. (4) The statement on a package or label as to the net weight, measure or number of the contents thereof shall not include any expression which tends to qualify such weight, measure or number: Provided that the Central Government may, by rules, specify the commodities, the weight or measure of which is likely to increase or decrease beyond the prescribed tolerance limits by reason of climatic variations; and it shall be lawful for the manufacturer or packer of the commodity so specified to qualify the statement as to the net content of such commodity by the use of the words "when packed". Explanation. The words "when packed" shall not be used in any case except a case to which.....

Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 Section 39

Title: Quantities and Origin of Commodities in Packaged Form to Be Declared

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....such unit or weight, measure or number as may be prescribed. (2) Every package to which this Part applies shall bear thereon the name of the manufacturer and also of the packer or distributor. (3) Where the package of a commodity to which this Part applies or the label thereon bears a representation as to the number of servings, of the commodity contained therein, such package or label shall also bear a statement as to the net quantity (in terms of weight, measure or number) of each such serving. (4) The statement on a package or label as to the net weight, measure or number of the contents thereof shall not include any expression which tends to qualify such weight, measure or number: Provided that the Central Government may, by rules, specify the commodities, the weight or measure of which is likely to increase or decrease beyond the prescribed tolerance limits by reason of climatic variations; and it shall be lawful for the manufacturer or packer of the commodity so specified to qualify the statement as to the net content of such commodity by the use of the words "when packed". Explanation. The words "when packed" shall not be used in any case except a case to which.....

Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1987

.....02: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "commodity "means- (i) any essential commodity; (ii) any article manufactured or produced by any scheduled industry; (b) "essential commodity" shall have the same meaning as in the Essential Commodities Act, 1955; (c) "jute packaging material" means jute, jute yarn, jute twine, jute sacking cloth, Hessian cloth, jute bags or any other packaging material containing not less than seventy-five per cent. By weight, of jute; (d) "scheduled industry" shall have the same meaning as in the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951-; (e) "Standing Advisory Committee" means the Standing Advisory Committee constituted under section 4-. SECTION 03: POWER TO SPECIFY COMMODITIES WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE PACKED IN JUTE PACKAGING MATERIAL (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the Central Government may, if it is satisfied, after considering the recommendations made to it by the Standing Advisory Committee, that it is necessary so to do in the interests of production of raw jute and jute packaging material, and of persons engaged in the production thereof, by.....

Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 Chapter II

Title: Export and Import of Weights, Measures and Commodities in Packaged Form

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....is not in force, or in which such system being in force, such commodity, machinery, part or component of any machinery has not been made or manufactured in accordance with such system, the importer shall, before making such import, make an endeavour to obtain, on such commodity, machinery, part or component, and also on the drawings thereof, the weight or measurement thereof expressed in terms of the standard unit of weight or measure established by or under this Act: Provided that where any weight or measure has not been expressed in terms of the standard unit of weight or measure established by or under this Act, on any commodity, machinery, part or component or on any drawings thereof the importer shall, within six months from the date of import, get the weight or measure thereof expressed on such commodity, machinery, part or component and on the drawings thereof in terms of the standard unit of weight or measure established by or under this Act. STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1976Part VI - OFFENCES AND THEIR TRIAL Section 50 - Penalty for use of non-standard weights or measures Whoever uses any weight or measure or makes any numeration otherwise than in.....