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The Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985 Complete Act

State: Himachal

Year: 1985

.....a weight, measure or number which conforms to the standards established in relation thereto by or under the Standards Act; (m) "State Act" means the Act enacted by the Legislature of a State for the enforcement of the standards established by or under the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1956 (89 of 1956); (n) "State Government", in relation to a Union Territory, means the Administrator thereof; (o) words and expressions used in this Act and not defined but defined in the Standards Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. Section 4 - Provisions of this Act to over ride the Provisions of any other law, except the Standards Act 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. Section 5 - Appointment of Controller, Inspectors, and other officers and staff (1) The State Government may, by notification, appoint a Controller of Legal Metrology for the state and as many Additional, Joint, Deputy or Assistant Controllers, Inspectors, and.....

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

Title: Offences and Penalties

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....whoever makes or manufactures any weight or measure which, (a) though ostensibly purports to conform to the standards established by or under that Act, does not actually to the said standards, or (b) bears thereon any indication of weight or measure which is not in conformity with the standards of weight or measure established by or under that Act, whether such indication is or is not in addition to the indication of weight or measure in accordance with the said standards, shall 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 and, for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and also with fine. Section 45 - Penalty for contravention of section 22 Whoever, (a) sells, offers, exposes or possesses for sale, any weight or measure which has not been verified and stamped under this Act, or (b) uses, or keeps for use, any weight or measure which, being required to be verified and stamped uner this Act, has not been so verified and stamped, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine.....

Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 Part VI

Title: Offences and their Trial

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....to five years. Section 55 - Penalty for contravention of section 32 Whoever in the course of any inter-State trade or commerce, makes any transaction, deal or contract in contravention of the provisions of section 32 shall be punished with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, and, for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and also with fine. Section 56 - Penalty for contravention of section 33 Whoever in the course of any inter-State trade or commerce, contravenes the provisions of section 33 shall be punished with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, and, for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and also with fine. Section 57 - Penalty for contravention of section 34 Whoever, in the course of any inter-State trade or commerce, (i) sells, delivers, or causes to be sold or delivered , to the purchaser any quantity or number of any article or thing, less than the quantity or number contracted for or paid for; or (ii) renders any service by weight, measure or number, less than the service contracted for or paid for; or (iii) demands,.....

Standards of Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1985 (54 of 1985) Section 60

Title: Presumption to Be Made in Certain Cases

State: Central

Year: 1985

(1) If any person, (a) makes or manufactures, or causes to be made or manufactured, any false weight or measure, or (b) uses, or causes to be used, any false or unverified weight or measure in any transaction or for industrial production or for protection, or (c) sells, distributes, delivers or otherwise transfers, or causes to be sold, distributed, delivered or otherwise transferred, any false or unverified weight or measure, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that he had done so with the knowledge that the weight or measure was a false or unverified weight or measure, as the case may be. (2) If any person has in his possession custody or control any false or unverified weight or measure in such circumstances as to indicate that such weight or measure is likely to be used in any transaction or for industrial production or for protection, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that such false or unverified weight or measure was possessed, held or controlled by such person with the intention of using the same in any transaction or for industrial production or for protection.

Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 Section 68

Title: Presumption to Be Made in Certain Cases

State: Central

Year: 1976

(1) If any person, in the course of inter- State trade or commerce, uses, or causes to be used, sells distributes, delivers or otherwise transfers, or causes to be sold, distributed, delivered or otherwise transferred, any false or unverified weight or measure, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that he had done so with the knowledge that the weight or measure was a false or unverified weight or measure. (2) If any person makes or manufactures or has in his possession, custody or control any false or unverified weight or measure in such circumstances as to indicate that such weight or measure is likely to be used in the course of inter-State trade or commerce, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that such false or unverified weight or measure was made, manufactured, possessed, held or controlled by such person with the knowledge that the same would be, or is intended to be, used in the course of inter-State trade or commerce.

The Kerala Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Amendment Act, 1960 [1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1960

.....the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows: " 1. Short title and commencement. " (I) This Act may be called the Kerala Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Amend ment Act, 1960. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. Insertion of new section 40A. " After section 40 of the Kerala Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1958 (Act 45 of 1958), the following section shall be inserted, namely: " "40A. Power of Government to exempt"The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, exempt, subject to such conditions, and restrictions as they may think fit to impose," (i) any class of persons ; (ii) any commodity ; (iii) any trade or class of trades; or (iv) any class of weights, measures, or weighing or measuring instruments used or intended to be used for any purpose other than any trade or trades specified in the notification, from all or any of the provisions of this Act, if the Govern ment are satisfied that it is necessary so to do in the public I nterest". Kerala State Acts

Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 Section 23

Title: Prohibition with Regard to Inscriptions Etc

State: Central

Year: 1976

No weight, measure or other goods shall bear thereon any inscription or indication or weight, measure or number except in accordance with the standard unit of such weight, measure or numeration established by or under this Act: Provided that in relation to any weight, measure or other goods which are manufactured for scientific investigation or research or for export, inscription or indication thereon of any weight, measure or number may also be made in accordance with any other system of weight, measure or numeration if such inscription or indication is demanded by the person by whom such scientific investigation or research is to be made or by the person to whom the export is to be made.

Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 Chapter IV

Title: Custody and Verification of Standard Equipments

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....to be a reference standard and shall be used as such unless it has been verified and authenticated in accordance with the rules made under this Act. Section 25 - Preparation and custody or secondary or working standards The Central Government shall cause to be prepared, for the purposes of this Act, as many sets of secondary standard or working standard as it may think necessary and shall keep such sets of secondary standard or working standard at such place and in such custody as may be prescribed. Section 26 - Verification, stamping, etc., of secondary or working standards (1) Every secondary standard referred to in section 25 shall be verified with the reference standard by such authority as may be prescribed and shall, if found on such verification to conform to the standards established by or under this Act, be stamped by that authority. (2) Every working standard referred to in section 25 shall be verified with the secondary standard which has been stamped in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1), by such authority as may be prescribed and shall, if found on such verification to conform to the standards established by or under this Act, be stamped.....

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,.....

Legal Metrology Act, 2009 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....cash or for deferred payment or for commission, remuneration or other valuable consideration, and includes a commission agent, an importer, a manufacturer, who sells, supplies, distributes or otherwise delivers any weight or measure manufactured by him to any person other than a dealer; (c) "Director" means the Director of Legal Metrology appointed under section 13; (d) "export" with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means taking out of India to a place outside India; (e) "import" with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means bringing into India from a place outside India; (f) "label" means any written, marked, stamped, printed or graphic matter affixed to, or appearing upon any pre-packaged commodity; (g) "Legal Metrology" means that part of metrology which treats units of weighment and measurement, methods of weighment and measurement and weighing and measuring instruments, in relation to the mandatory technical and legal requirements which have the object of ensuring public guarantee from the point of view of security and accuracy of the weighments and measurements; (h) "legal metrology officer" means Additional Director,.....