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 |
13. | Appointment of Director, legal metrology officers and other employees |
14. | Appointment of Controller, legal metrology officers and other employees |
15. | Power of inspection, seizure, etc |
16. | Forfeiture |
17. | Manufacturers, etc., to maintain records and registers |
18. | Declarations on pre-packaged commodities |
19. | Registration for importer of weight or measure |
20. | Non-standard weights and measures not to be imported |
21. | Training in Legal Metrology |
22. | 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 |
38. | 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 |