| SECTIONS |
Legal
Metrology Act, 2009 |
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Preamble |
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CHAPTER I : PRELIMINARY |
| 1. |
Short
title, extent and commencement |
| 2. |
Definitions |
| 3. |
Provisions
of this Act to override provisions of any other law |
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CHAPTER II : STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES |
| 4. |
Units
of weights and measures to be based on metric system |
| 5. |
Base
unit of weights and measures |
| 6. |
Base
unit of numeration |
| 7. |
Standard
units of weights and measures |
| 8. |
Standard
weight, measure or numeral |
| 9. |
Reference,
secondary and working standard |
| 10. |
Use
of weight or measure for particular purposes |
| 11. |
Prohibition
of quotation, etc., otherwise than in terms of standard
units of weight, measure or numeration |
| 12. |
Any
custom, usage, etc., contrary to standard weight, measure
or numeration to be void |
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CHAPTER III : APPOINTMENT AND POWERS OF DIRECTOR,
CONTROLLER AND LEGAL METROLOGY OFFICERS |
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Appointment
of Director, legal metrology officers and other employees |
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Appointment
of Controller, legal metrology officers and other employees |
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Power
of inspection, seizure, etc |
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Forfeiture |
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Manufacturers,
etc., to maintain records and registers |
| 18. |
Declarations
on pre-packaged commodities |
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Registration
for importer of weight or measure |
| 20. |
Non-standard
weights and measures not to be imported |
| 21. |
Training
in Legal Metrology |
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Approval
of model |
| 23. |
Prohibition
on manufacture, repair or sale of weight or measure without
licence |
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CHAPTER IV : VERIFICATION AND STAMPING OF WEIGHT
OR MEASURE |
| 24. |
Verification
and stamping of weight or measure |
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CHAPTER V: OFFENCES AND PENALTIES |
| 25. |
Penalty
for use of non- standard weight or measure |
| 26. |
Penalty
for alteration of weight and measure |
| 27. |
Penalty
for manufacture or sale of non-standard weight or measure |
| 28. |
Penalty
for making any transaction, deal or contract in contravention
of the prescribed standards |
| 29. |
Penalty
for quoting or publishing, etc., of non-standard units |
| 30. |
Penalty
for transactions in contravention of standard weight or
measure |
| 31. |
Penalty
for non-production of documents, etc |
| 32. |
Penalty
for failure to get model approved |
| 33. |
Penalty
for use of unverified weight or measure |
| 34. |
Penalty
for sale or delivery of commodities, etc., by non-standard
weight or measure |
| 35. |
Penalty
for rendering services by non-standard weight, measure
or number |
| 36. |
Penalty
for selling, etc., of non-standard packages |
| 37. |
Penalty
for contravention by Government approved Test Centre |
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Penalty
for non-registration by importer of weight or measure |
| 39. |
Penalty
for import of non-standard weight or measure |
| 40. |
Penalty
for obstructing Director, Controller or legal metrology
officer |
| 41. |
Penalty
for giving false information or false return |
| 42. |
Vexatious
search |
| 43. |
Penalty
for verification in contravention of Act and rules |
| 44. |
Penalty
for counterfeiting of seals, etc |
| 45. |
Penalty
for manufacture of weight and measure without licence |
| 46. |
Penalty
for repair, sale, etc., of weight and measure without
licence |
| 47. |
Penalty
for tampering with licence |
| 48. |
Compounding
of offences |
| 49. |
Offences
by companies and power of court to publish name, place
of business, etc., for companies convicted |
| 50. |
Appeals |
| 51. |
Provisions
of Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure not
to apply |
| 52. |
Power
of the Central Government to make rules |
| 53. |
Power
of State Government to make rules |
| 54. |
Delegation
of Powers |
| 55. |
Act
not to apply in certain cases |
| 56. |
Existing
Director, Controller and legal metrology officer not to
be affected by the new qualification to be prescribed |
| 57. |
Repeal
of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and
Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985 |
