Section 58 - State Central - Year 1985 - Bare Acts

Standards of Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1985 (54 of 1985) Section 58

Title: Vexatious Search

State: Central

Year: 1985

An Inspector or any other officer exercising powers under this Act or any rule or order made thereunder who knows that there are no reasonable grounds for so doing, and yet (a) searches, or causes to be searched, any house, conveyance or place, or (b) searches any person, or (c) seizes any weight, measure or other movable property, shall, for every such offence, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Section 58

Title: Punishment for Vexatious Entry, Search, Seizure or Arrest

State: Central

Year: 1985

(1) Any person empowered under section 42 or section 43 or section 44 who-- (a) without reasonable ground of suspicion enters or searches, or causes to be entered or searched, any building, conveyance or place; (b) vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes the property of any person on the pretence of seizing or searching for any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or other article liable to be confiscated under this Act, or of seizing any document or other article liable to be seized under section 42, section 43 or section 44; or (c) vexatiously and unnecessarily detains, searches or arrests any person, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. (2) Any person wilfully and maliciously giving false information and so causing an arrest or a search being made under this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.

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Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 Chapter 58

Title: Special Woven Fabrics; Tufted Textile Fabrics; Lace; Tapestries; Trimmings; Embroidery

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....tentering, heat-setting, crease resistant, organdie processing or, any other process or any one or more of these processes shall amount to 'manufacture'. Tariff Item Description of goods Unit Rate of duty (1) (2) (3) (4) 5801 WOVEN PILE FABRICS AND CHENILLE FABRICS, OTHER THAN FABRICS OF HEADING 5802 OR 5806 5801 10 00 - Of wool or fine animal hair m2 5[10%] - Of cotton: 5801 21 00 -- Uncut weft pile fabrics m2 5[10%] 5801 22 -- Cut corduroy: 5801 22 10 --- Solely of cotton 4[m2] 5[10%] 5801 22 90 --- Other m2 5[10%] 5801 23 00 -- Other weft pile fabrics m2 5[10%] 5801 24 00 -- Warp pile fabrics, 'epingle' (uncut) m2 5[10%] 5801 25 00 -- Warp.....

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Standards of Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1985 (54 of 1985) Section 26

Title: Validity or Weights or Measures Duly Stamped

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....or verification that such weight or measure has ceased to conform to the standards established by or under the Standards Act. (2) No weight or measure which is, or is deemed to be, duly verified and stamped under this Act shall require to be re-stamped merely by reason of the fact that it is being used at any place within the State other than the place at which it was originally verified and stamped: Provided that where a verified weight or measure, installed at one place, is dismantled and re-installed at a different place, such weight or measure shall not be put into use unless it has been duly re-verified and stamped, notwithstanding that periodical re-verification of such weight or measure has not become due. (3) Where a verified weight or measure has been repaired, whether by a licensed repairer or by the person owning and possessing the same, such weight or measure shall not be put into use unless it has been duly re-verified and stamped, notwithstanding that periodical re-verification of such weight or measure has not become due.

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Standards of Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1985 (54 of 1985) Section 2

Title: Act Not to Apply to Inter-state Trade or Commerce

State: Central

Year: 1985

Nothing in this Act shall apply to any inter-State trade or commerce in, (a) any weight or measure, or (b) any other goods which are sold, delivered or distributed by weights, measure or number.

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Standards of Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1985 (54 of 1985) Section 4

Title: Provisions of This Act to Override the Provisions of Any Other Law Except the Standards Act

State: Central

Year: 1985

The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this Act and the Standards Act or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment other than this Act or the Standards Act.

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Standards of Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1985 (54 of 1985) Section 6

Title: Power to Authorise Inspector to Adjust Weights or Measures

State: Central

Year: 1985

Where the Controller is of opinion that it is necessary so to do, he may, by an order in writing, authorise any officer not below the rank of an Inspector, to adjust any weight or measure in any area within the local limits of his jurisdiction.

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Standards of Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1985 (54 of 1985) Section 8

Title: Protection of Action Taken in Good Faith

State: Central

Year: 1985

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Controller, any Additional Controller, Inspector or any other person authorised by or under this Act to exercise any power or to perform any duty in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the Standards Act or any rule or order made under either of the Act aforesaid.

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Standards of Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1985 (54 of 1985) Section 11

Title: Prohibition of Quotations, Etc., Otherwise Than in Terms of Standard Weight or Measure

State: Central

Year: 1985

Except where he is permitted under the Standards Act so to do, no person shall, in relation to any goods or things which are sold, transferred, distributed or delivered, or any service rendered (a) quote, or make announcement of, whether by word of mouth or otherwise, any price or charge, or (b) issue or exhibit any price list, invoice, cash memo or other document, or (c) mention any weight or measure in any advertisement poster or other document, or (d) indicate the weight, measure or number of the net contents of any package on the package itself or on any label, carton or other thing, or (e) express, in relation to any transaction, industrial production or protection, any quantity or dimension, otherwise than in accordance with the standard weight or measure.

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Standards of Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1985 (54 of 1985) Section 12

Title: Custody and Verification of Reference Standards

State: Central

Year: 1985

Every reference standard shall be kept at such place and in such custody as may be prescribed, and no such reference standard shall be deemed to be a reference standard and shall be used as such unless it has been verified authenticated and maintained in accordance with the rules made under the Standards Act.

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