SHAPE THIRD SCHEDULE (a) The secondary standard cmpacity measure' of five litre shall be cylindrical and have its inside diametre equal to the height of the measure. 68. Provided that the provisions of this Act (including the standards established by or under this Act) shall come into force in the State of Skkim on such date, not being later than five years from the passing of this Act, as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act or for different areas or for different classes of undertaking or for different classes of goods, or for different classes of weights and measures or for. ACT No. (1) There shall be established by the Central Government, at such place as it may think fit, an Institute to be known as the 'Indian Institute of Legal Metrology' (hereafter referred to as the 'Institute') for imparting training in legal metrology and other allied branches of knowledge. LEGISLATION The Standards of Weights and Measures Act,1976 The standards of weight and measures 2. (a) 'calibration' means all the operations which are necessary for the purpose of determining the values of the errors of a weight or measure and, if necessary, to determine the other metrological properties of such weight or measure, and includes the actual fixing of the positions of the gauge marks or scale marks of a weight or measure, or in some cases, of certain principal marks only, in relation to the corresponding values of the quantity to be measured. (3) Where an offence has been compounded under sub-section (1), no proceeding or further proceeding, as the case may be, shall be taken against the offender in respect of the offence so compounded, and the offender, if in custody, shall be discharged forthwith. 34. 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. units or standard symbols or definitions as the General Conference on Weights and Measures or the International Organisation of Legal Metrology may recommend. (iv) obtains any service in excess of the service contracted for or paid for. (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, manu- factured, 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. (a) ascertaining whether such models conform to the standards established by or under this Act; (b) finding out the ability of such models to maintain accuracy over periods of sustained use; and. Explanation--Where any manufacturer dispatches any weight or measure or any part thereof to any branch office maintained by him or it, such branch office shall not be deemed to be a manu- facturer even though the parts so dispatched to it are assembled at such branch office; (p) 'notification' means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (ii) every organisation established or constituted by Government, (iii) every local authority within the territory of India. The Act makes provisions with the object to regulate the trade or commerce by providing standards in relation to the weights and measures. Every person who intends to commence or continue business as an exporter or importer of any weight or measure shall make, within prescribed time, an application for the inclusion of his name in the register to be maintained for the purpose. (2) The definition of 'candela' shall be prescribed. 48 (1) Subject to such conditions, limitations ad restriction as may be prescribed, the Central Government may allow, on application to the Director, the export of any weight or measure which has been made or manufactured exclusively for export, notwithstanding that such weight or measure does not conform to the standards established by or under this Act. (3) Where any company is convicted under this Act for contravention of any of the provisions thereof, it shall be competent for the court convicting the company to cause the name and place of business of the company, nature of the contravention, the fact that the company has been so convicted and such other particulars as the court may consider to be appropriate in the circumstances of the case, to be published at the expense of the company in such newspapers or in such other manner as the court may direct. (b) without any reasonable cause obliterates any stamp on any such weight or measure. Preamble.- An Act to establish standards of weights and measures, to regulate inter-State trade or commerce in weights, measures and Explanation-- 'Place' includes a vehicle or vessel or any other mobile device, with the help of which any trade or business is carried on, and also includes any measuring instrument on a vehicle vessel or other mobile device; (s) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act and 'prescribed authority' means such authority as may be specified by such rules; (t) 'reference standard' means the set of standard weight or measure which is made or manufactured by or on behalf of the Central Government for the verification of any secondary standard; (u) 'repairer' includes a person who adjusts, cleans, lubricates or paints any weight or measure or renders any other service to such weight or measure to ensure that such weight or measure conforms to the standards established by or under this Act; (v) 'sale', with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means transfer of property in any weight, measure or other goods by one person to another for cash or for deferred payment or for any other valuable consideration, and includes a transfer of any weight, measure or other goods on the hire-purchase system or any other system of payment by installments, but does not include a mortgage or hypothecation of, or a charge or pledge on, such weight, measure or other goods; (w) 'seal' means a device or process by which a stamp is made, and includes any wire or other accessory which is used for ensuring the integrity of any stamp; (x) 'secondary standard' means the set of standard weight or measure which is made or manufactured by or on behalf of the Central or State Government for the verification of any working standard; (y) 'stamp' means a mark, which is made on, or in relation to, any weight or measure with a view to-, (i) certifying that such weight or measure conforms to the standard specified by or under this Act, or. (2) Whoever, being required by or under this Act so to do, submits a return which is false in material particulars, 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. classes of undertakings, goods, weights and measures or users of weights and measures in relation to which this Act has been brought into force. Physical representation of standard units, 15. (9) The Central Government may, by rules, specify the classes of commodities or packages in relation to which all or any of the provisions of this section shall not apply or shall apply with such exceptions or modifications as may be specified therein. Preamble.-. 82(1) The Central Government may, by rules made under section 83, having regard to time and labour involved, specify fees, not exceeding-. Part V Import and export of weights and measures 44. Part I Provisions applicable to every part. 19. (iii) a place where any books of account or other documents pertaining to any trade or transaction are kept. (1) The base unit of length shall be the metre. Whoever, contravenes any provisions of this Act for the contravention of which no punishment has been separately provided in any of the provisions of this Act, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees. Matters of national policy and other related functions such as, uniform laws on weights and measures, technical regulations, training, precision laboratory facilities and implementation of the International Recommendations are to be looked after by Central Government. 28. MCRC NO.41879/2020. [ incorporating amendment made on 17-7-06 ] THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (PACKAGED COMMODITIES) RULES, 1977 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 83 of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 (60 of 1976), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:- 1. Whoever, being required by section 36 to submit the model of any weight or measure for approval, omits, or fails, without any reasonable excuse, so to do, shall be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, and, for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine. Where any weight or measure, which being in use in a transferee State, is sent to, or delivered in, any other State for sale or use in such other State, then, such other State shall also be deemed to be the transferee State in relation to such weight or measure and the provisions of this Chapter shall, so far as may be, apply to the weight or measure sent to, or delivered in, such other State. (c) determining the performance of such models under such varied conditions as may be prescribed. (3) When the mole is used, the elementary entities shall invariably be specified and may be atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, other particle, or specified groups of such particles. No person shall sell, distribute or deliver for sale a package containing a commodity which, filled less than the prescribed capacity of such package except where it is proved by such person that the package was so filled with a view to—, (a) giving protection to the contents of such package, or. (1) The base unit of amount of substance shall be the mole. 5. (6) No Suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Director, Additional, Joint Deputy or Assistant Director or any other officer authorised to perform any duty by or under this Act in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or any rule or order made there under. 53. (i) made or manufactured for the purpose of inter-State trade or commerce. in India, the approval in relation to the model shall stand suspended until a suitable material becomes available in India. 17. (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 discharge the duties conferred or imposed on him by or under this Act. 78. unit degree Celsius being equal to unit kelvin. (3) In making any rule under this section, the Central Government may provide that a breach thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees. Explanation-- For the purposes of this sub-section, any second or subsequent offence committed after the expiry of a period of three years from the date on which the offence was previously compounded, shall be deemed to be a first offence. (b) 'director', in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm. of India and shall not be required, until its re-verification in the transferee State becomes due by effux 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 transferee State --, (b) if, on verification, such weight or measure is found to be inaccurate--, (i) cause such adjustment as is necessary to be made so as to make it conform to the standard established by or under this Act, or. Sir, I am a Goldsmith in Punjab. 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. Thanks, WhatsApp Privacy Policy: यूजर्स की नाराजगी के बाद वॉट्सऐप ने 15 मई तक रोकी नई प्रिवेसी पॉलिसी, 'Against public safety, disregard to Life, violative of Fundamental Rights', Lawyers move SC against Delhi HC's decision to resume Physical Hearings. Another grievance of Indian consumers is the quantity reductions practised by merchants. THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT,1976. 81 (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), any person aggrieved by an order made under section 30 or section 36, may prefer an appeal against such order to the Director, or where the order has been made by the Director to the Central Government. STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1976. Explanation II--Where the movement of any such weight, measure or other goods commences and terminates in the same State, it shall not be deemed to be a movement of such weight, measure or other goods from one State to another merely by reason of the fact that in the course of such movement it passes through the territory of any other State; (n) 'label' means any written, marked, stamped, printed, or graphic matter affixed to, or appearing upon, any commodity or package containing any commodity; (o) 'manufacturer' in relation to any weight or measure, means a person who, or a firm or a Hindu unpided family which--. (2) The definition of ampere shall be prescribed. An Act to establish standards of weightsand measures, to regulate inter-State trade or commerce in weights, measuresand other good which are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number, andto provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Whoever contravenes, without any reasonable excuse, the provisions of section 49, shall be punished with fine, which may extend to five thousand rupees, and, for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine. THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT (31st May, 1976) ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Acts 14 of 1976 | 10 of 1993 | 2 of 1996 Part I. The provisions of this Part shall apply to--, (a) every weight or measure which is, or is intended to be,--. (1) The Central Government may, by rules made in this behalf, specify the base units and also specify in relation to the base units of weight or measure, such supplementary, derived, or other. (3) Every reference Standard referred to in sub-section (2) shall be kept at such place and such custody as may be prescribed and no such reference standards shall be deemed to be a reference standard and shall by used as such unless it has been verified and authenticated in accordance with the rules made under this Act. 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. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to the neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. 24(1) The Central Government shall cause to be prepared and keep in its custody as many sets of reference standards as it may be necessary and shall supply to each State Government as many sets of reference standards as it may think fit. (11) If the prescribed authority is of opinion that the substitute material referred to in sub-section (10) is not suitable and that there is available in India any other material which is more. (ii) where he is of opinion that such adjustment is not possible, reject it and obliterate the stamp thereon : Provided further that where any verification, adjustment or obliteration is made in exercise of the powers conferred by the foregoing proviso, no fee shall be charged for such verification, adjustment or obliteration. 49. 41. 20. THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1976 THE SCHEDULE (See section 79) (1) Length: 1 inch 1 foot 1 yard 1 mile 1 nautical mile (UK) = 0.025 4 metre = 0.304 8 metre = 0.914 4 metre = 1 609.344 metres = 1 853.18 metres For Survey of India Only 1 foot (2) Area: 1 square inch 1 square foot 1 square yard 1 square mile = 0.304 799 6 metre = 0.000 645 16 square metre = 0.092 903 04 square … (1) The base unit of numeration shall be the unit of the international form of Indian numerals. 3. INTER-STATE TRADE OR COMMERCE IN WEIGHT, MEASURE OR OTHER GOODS, 31. 1. (d) 'Director' means the Director of Legal Metrology appointed under section ......; (e) 'export' with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means taking out of India to a place outside India; (f) 'false package' means any package which does not conform to the provisions of this Act or any rule or order made there under in relation to such package; (g) 'false weight or measure' means any weight or measure which does not conform to the standards established by or under this Act in relation to that weight or measure; (h) 'General Conference on Weights and Measures' means the Conference General des Poids et Measures established under the Convention du Metre; (i) 'Import' with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means bringing into India from a place outside India; (j) 'International Bureau of Weights and Measures' means the Bureau International des Poids et Measures, established under the Convention du Metre, at Sevres in France. (3) The Central Government may, by notification, declare, for such period as it may consider necessary such special units of weight or measure as the General Conference on Weights and Measures or the International Organisation of Legal Metrology may recommend. (2) All references in any enactment or in any notification, rule or order made under any enactment, or in any contract, deed or other instrument, for the time being in force, to a value expressed in terms of any unit of weight, measure or numeration other than that of a standard unit of weight, measure or numeration shall be construed as references to that value expressed in terms of standard units of weight, measure or numeration, as the case may be, converted at the rates specified in the Schedule. (2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to a person who commits the same or similar offence within a period of three years from the date on which the first offence, committed by him, was compounded. 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