Title : Cognizance of Offences, Etc.
State : Central
Year : 1976
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974),- 1[(a) no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act except upon a complaint, in writing, made by- (i) the Director; (ii) any other authorised officer; (iii) any person aggrieved; or (iv) a recognised consumer association whether the person aggrieved is a member of such association or not. Explanation.- For the purposes of this clause "recognised consumer association" means a voluntary consumer association registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or any other law for the time being in force;] (b) no court inferior to that a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence under this Act; (c) an offence..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Appointment of Director and Other Staff
State : Central
Year : 1976
(1) The Central Government may, by notification, appoint a Director of Legal Metrology and as many Additional, Joint, Deputy or Assistant Directors and other officers and staff as may be necessary for exercising the powers and efficiently discharging the duties conferred or imposed on them by or under this Act. (2) Every Additional, Joint, Deputy or Assistant Director and other officer, appointed under sub-section (1), shall exercise such powers, and discharge such functions of the Director as the Central Government may, by notification, authorise in this behalf. (3) The Director may, by general or special order, define the local limits within which each Additional, Joint, Deputy or Assistant Director or other officer, appointed under sub-section (1), shall exercise his powers and..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionState : Himachal
Year : 1985
THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES (ENFORCEMENT) ACT, 1985 THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (ENFORCEMENT) ACT, 1985 [No. 54 of 1985] [4th September, 1985] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the enforcement of the standards of weights and measures established by or under the Standards of Weights and Measures Act,1976, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty ˆ’sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act,1985. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force in a State on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint, and different..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Standard Units
State : Central
Year : 1976
(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 General Conference on Weights and Measures, and (b) such additional units as may be recommended by the International Organisation of Legal Metrology, shall be the units of the metric system. Section 5 - Base unit of length (1) The base unit of length shall be the metre. (2) The "metre" is the length equal to 1650 763.73 wave lengths in vacuum of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the levels 2p10 and 5d5 of the krypton-86 atom. Section 6 - 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..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : General
State : Central
Year : 1976
(1) The Central Government may, by rules made in this behalf, direct that in respect of the class of goods or undertakings or users specified therein, no transaction, dealing or contract shall be made or had except by such weight, measure or number as may be specified in the said rules. (2) Any rule made under sub-section (1) shall take effect in such area, from such future date and subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified therein. Section 33 - Prohibition of quotations, etc., otherwise than in terms of standard units of weights, measures or numeration No person shall, in relation to any goods, thing or service to which this part applies, (a) quote, or make announcement of, whether by word of mouth or otherwise, any price or charge, or (b) issue or exhibit any..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Commodities in Packaged Form Intended to Be Sold or Distributed in the Course of Inter-state Trade or Commerce
State : Central
Year : 1976
(1) No person shall, (a) make, manufacture, pack, sell, or cause to be packed or sold; or (b) distribute, deliver, or cause to be distributed or delivered; or (c) offer, expose or possess for sale, any commodity in packaged form to which this Part applies unless such package bears thereon or on a label securely attached thereto a definite, plain and conspicuous declaration, made in the prescribed manner, of (i) the identity of the commodity in the package; (ii) the net quantity, in terms of the standard unit of weight or measure, of the commodity in the package; (iii) where the commodity is packaged or sold by number, the accurate number of the commodity contained in the package; (iv) the unit sale price of the commodity in the package; and (v) the sale price of the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Physical Representation of Standard Units
State : Central
Year : 1976
(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 accuracy to be certified by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures and deposit the same in such custody and at such place as that Government may think fit. Section 16 - National..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Standard Weights and Measures
State : Central
Year : 1976
(1) Any weight or measure which conforms to the standard unit of such weight or measure and also conforms to such of the provisions of sections 15 to 19 (both inclusive) as are applicable to it shall be the standard weight or measure. (2) Any numeral which conforms to the provisions of section 13 shall be the standard numeral. Section 21 - Use of non-standard weight or measure prohibited No weight, measure or numeral, other than the standard weight, measure or numeral, shall be used as a standard weight, measure or numeral. Section 22 - Manufacture of non-standard weight or measure prohibited No weight or measure shall be made or manufactured unless it conforms to the standards of weight or measure established by or under this Act: Provided that the Central Government may..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Establishment of Standards of Weights and Measures
State : Central
Year : 1976
Chapter I - STANDARD UNITS Section 4 - 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 General Conference on Weights and Measures, and (b) such additional units as may be recommended by the International Organisation of Legal Metrology, shall be the units of the metric system. Section 5 - Base unit of length (1) The base unit of length shall be the metre. (2) The "metre" is the length equal to 1650 763.73 wave lengths in vacuum of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the levels 2p10 and 5d5 of the krypton-86 atom. Section 6 - Base unit of mass (1) The base..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Inter-state Trade or Commerce in Weight, Measure or Other Goods
State : Central
Year : 1976
Chapter I - APPLICABILITY OF THIS PART Section 31 - Part IV to apply to inter-State trade or commerce only 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. STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1976Chapter II - GENERAL Section 32..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section