Title : Power of Central Government to Prescribe Physical Characteristics, Etc., of Weights and Measures
State : Central
Year : 1976
(1) The Central Government shall, in relation to any weight or measure, prescribe the physical characteristics, configuration, constructional details, materials, equipment, performance, tolerances, methods or procedures of tests in accordance with the recommendations made by the International Organisation of Legal Metrology: Provided that where no such recommendation has been made, the Central Government shall prescribe such physical characteristics, configuration, constructional details, materials, equipment, performance, tolerances, method or procedures of tests in relation to any weight or measure as it may think fit. (2) Where it is not reasonably practicable to give effect to any recommendation made by the International Organisation of Legal Metrology, the Central Government..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Part Iv to Apply to Inter-state Trade or Commerce Only
State : Central
Year : 1976
The provisions of this Part shall apply to (a) every weight or measure which is, or is intended to be, (i) made or manufactured for the purpose of inter-State trade or commerce, (ii) used, sold, distributed, delivered or otherwise transferred in the course of inter-State trade or commerce; (b) goods which are, or are intended to be, sold, distributed, delivered or otherwise transferred by weight, measure or number in the course of inter-State trade or commerce; (c) every service which is rendered by weight, measure or number in relation to, or in the course of, inter-State trade or commerce. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Any Custom, Usage, Etc., Contrary to Standard Weight, Measure or Numeration to Be Void
State : Central
Year : 1976
Any custom, usage, practice or method of whatever nature which permits a person to demand, receive, or cause to be demanded or received, any quantity of article, thing or service (to which this Part applies) in excess of, or less than the quantity specified by weight, measure or number in the contract or other agreement in relation to the said article, thing or service, shall be void. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Definitions
State : Central
Year : 1976
In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "Controller" means the person appointed as such by the State Government under the State law; (b) "Inspector" means the person appointed as such by the State Government under the State law; (c) "local Inspector" means an Inspector within the local limits of whose jurisdiction any weight or measure is made, manufactured, received, delivered or kept for sale or use; (d) "State law" means the law enacted by the Legislature of a State, and for the time being in force in that State, with regard to the enforcement of the standards of weight or measure established by or under this Act; (e) "transferee State" means the State in which any weight or measure is delivered or received for sale or use therein from any other State; ..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Weights or Measures of the Second Category Received from Transferor State to Be Produced Before the Local Inspector of the Transferee State
State : Central
Year : 1976
(1) Every person in a transferee State who receives or delivers for sale or use therein any weight or measure of the second category shall, after its re-assembly and installation for use, have such weight or measure verified and stamped by the local Inspector in the transferee State. (2) The local Inspector in the transferee State shall verify every weight or measure of the second category and shall if he is satisfied that such weight or measure conforms to the standards established by or under this Act, stamp the same with the seal prescribed by or under the State law in force in the transferee State. (3) For the avoidance of doubts, it is hereby declared that where any weight or measure of the second category is delivered or received in a State from any other State, not for the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Penalty for Sale, Etc., of Unverified Weights or Measures in the Course of Inter-state Trade or Commerce
State : Central
Year : 1976
Whoever, in the course of inter-State trade or commerce, sells, distributes, delivers or otherwise transfers any weight or measure which does not conform to the standards of weight or measure established by or under this Act or which has not been duly verified under any other law relating to weights and measures for the time being in force, 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 seven years and also with fine. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Standard Unit of Weight or Measure
State : Central
Year : 1976
(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. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Approval of Models
State : Central
Year : 1976
(1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, this Chapter shall not apply to, (a) any weight or measure which, being subject to verification and stamping under the State law as in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, is in use of such commencement; (b) any cast iron, brass, bullion, or carat weight or any beam-scale, except those specified by rule made in this behalf; (c) length measures (not being measuring tapes) ordinarily used in retail trade for measuring textiles or timber; (d) capacity measures, not exceeding twenty litres in capacity, which are ordinarily used in retail trade for measuring kerosene, milk or potable liquors; (e) any weighing or measuring instrument or device which is made or manufactured exclusively for domestic use: Provided that..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Licence to Manufacture Weights or Measures when to Be Issued
State : Central
Year : 1976
(1) Before issuing a licence to make or manufacture any weight or measure to which this Part applies, the State Government shall satisfy itself that a certificate of approval of the model of such weight or measure has been granted by the Central Government under section 36. (2) Where any certificate of approval of any model has been revoked by the Central Government, the licence issued by the State Government for the making or manufacturing of any weight or measure in accordance with such model shall stand suspended: Provided that such suspension shall stand vacated if such model is subsequently approved by the Central Government. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Weight or Measure of the First Category to Be Presumed to Be Correct Throughout the Territory of India
State : Central
Year : 1976
(1) Every weight or measure of the first category which is stamped with the special seal referred to in sub-section (3) of section 41 shall be presumed to be correct throughout the territory of India and shall not be required, until its re-verification in the transferee State becomes due by efflux of time, to be verified or stamped in the transferee State: Provided that where the local Inspector in the transferee State has any reason to believe that any weight or measure of the first category has lost its accuracy in transit or has, for any other reason, ceased to conform to the standards of weight or measure established by or under this Act, he may, for reasons to be recorded by him in writing, and communicated to the Controller of the transferor State, through the Controller of the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section