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Short title, extent and commencement 1
Definitions 1
Provisions of this Act to override the provisions of any other law 5
Units of weight or measure to be based on metric system 5
Base unit of length 5
Base unit of mass 5
Base unit of time 5
Base unit of electric current 5
Base unit of thermodynamic temperature 6
Base unit of luminous intensity 6
Base unit of amount of substance 6
Supplementary, derived, special and other units of weight or
measure-their symbols, definitions, etc. 6
Base unit of numeration 6
Standard unit of weight or measure 6
National prototypes 7
National standards 7
National prototype and national standard how to be kept 7
Reference, secondary and working standards 7
Power of Central Government to prescribe physical
characteristics, etc., of weights and measures 7
Standard weight or measure 8
Use of non-standard weight or measure prohibited 8
Manufacture of non-standard weight or measure prohibited 8
Prohibition with regard to inscriptions, etc. 8
Supply, etc., of reference standards 8
Preparation and custody of secondary or working standards 8
Verification, stamping, etc., of secondary or working standards 8
Secondary or working standard which may be stamped 9
Appointment of Director and other Staff 9
Delegation of powers under Section 28(7) 10
Power of inspection, etc. 10
Forfeiture 10
Part IV to apply to inter-State trade or commerce only 11
Use of weights only or measures only in certain cases 11
Prohibition of quotations, etc., otherwise than in terms
of standard units of weights, measures or numeration 11
Any custom, usage, etc., contrary to standard weight,
measure or numeration to be void 11
Manufacturers, etc., to maintain records and registers 11
Approval of models 12
Licence to manufacture weights or measures when to be issued 13
Weight or measure to contain number of the approved model, etc. 14
Quantities and origin of commodities in packaged form to be declared 14
Definitions 15
Verification and stamping of weights and measures sent
from one State to another 15
Weight or measure of the first category to be presumed to be
correct throughout the territory of India 16
Weight or measure of the first category not to be sold or used in
any State unless it is stamped in the transferor State 17
Weights or measures of the second category received from
transferor State to be produced before the local
Inspector of the transferee State 17
Procedure when any weight or measure is transferred
from a transferee State to another State 17
Manufacturers, etc. who send any weight or measure to any other
State to submit return to the Controller 17
Persons exporting or importing any weight or measure to get
themselves registered 17
Conditions under which export of non-standard weights and
measures and other goods may be made 18
Non-metric weight or measure not to be imported 18
Penalty for use of non-standard weights or measures 19
Penalty for contravention of Section 18 19
Penalty for contravention of Section 22 19
Penalty for contravention of Section 23 19
Penalty for contravention of Section 29 19
Penalty for contravention of Section 32 19
Penalty for contravention of Section 33 20
Penalty for contravention of Section 34 20
Penalty for contravention of Section 35 20
Penalty for contravention of Section 36 20
Penalty for manufacture of weights or measures unless approval
of model is in force 20
Penalty for contravention of Section 38 20
Penalty for sale, etc., of unverified weights or measures in the
course of inter-State trade or commerce 20
Penalty for contravention of Section 39 21
Penalty for contravention of Section 47 21
Penalty for contravention of Section 48 21
Penalty for contravention of Section 49 21
Penalty where no specific penalty is provided 21
Presumption to be made in certain cases 21
Penalty for personation of officials 21
Penalty for giving false information or false returns 21
Vexatious actions 22
Cognizance of offences, etc. 22
Compounding of offences 22
Offences by companies and power of court to publish name,
place of business, etc., of companies convicted 23
Provisions of Indian Penal Code not to apply to any offence
punishable under this Act 23
Establishment of a training institute and provisions
for training thereat 23
Training at other places 24
Survey and statistics 24
Conversion of non-metric weights and measures into
standard units of weights or measures 24
Non-metric weight or measure not to be mentioned in
any document, etc., or to form the basis of any contract
after the commencement of this Act 30
Appeals 25
Levy of fees 25
Power to make rules 26
Continuance of certain weights and measures during
transitional period 27
Repeal and savings 27
THE SCHEDULE 27
Short title, extent, application and commencement 30
Definitions 31
Chapter to apply to packages intended
for retail sale 34
Regulation for pre-packing and sale etc., of commodities
in packaged form 34
Specific commodities to be packed and sold only in standard packages 35
Declarations to be made on every package 35
Principal display panel-its area, size and letter etc. 37
Declaration where to appear 39
Manner in which declarations shall be made 40
Declaration of name and address of manufacturer, etc. 40
General provisions relating to declaration of quantity 41
Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be expressed 41
Statement of Units of Weight, Measure or Number 44
Unit sale price-How to be determined [Omitted] 45
Additional declarations to be made on combination packages 46
Additional declarations to be made on group packages 46
Additional declarations to be made on multi-piece packages 46
Declarations with regard to dimensions of certain commodities 46
Declaration with regard to dimensions and weight to be
made on packages in certain cases 47
Declarations to be made with regard to the number of
usable sheets to be stated 47
Declarations with regard to the dimensions of container
type commodities-How to be expressed 47
Cases in which the responsibility of marking sale price may be
left to the wholesale dealer [Omitted] 48
Provisions relating to wholesale dealers and retail dealers 48
Procedure for examination of and determination of quantity and
error in packages at the premises of the manufacturer of packer 49
Action to be taken on completion of examination of packages at the
premises of the manufacturer or the packer 50
Action to be taken with regard to packages examined at the premises
of the wholesale dealer or retail dealer 51
Establishment of maximum permissible error on packages 51
Deceptive packages to be re-packed or in default to be seized 52
Declaration to be made on every wholesale package 52
Declaration on packages intended for export 53
Export packages also to comply with the laws of the country to
which they are being exported 53
Restrictions on sale of export packages in India 53
Provisions applicable to packaged commodities imported into India 54
Exemption in respect of certain packages 54
Registration of manufacturers, packers and importers 55
Registration of shorter address permissible 56
Register of manufacturers and packers, etc 56
Compilation of lists of manufacturers or packers and their circulation 56
Penalty for contravention of rules 56
Power to relax in certain cases 56
FIRST SCHEDULE-Maximum permissible errors in relation to the
quantity contained in the individual package 57
SECOND SCHEDULE-Maximum permissible error in relation to packaged
commodities not specified in the First Schedule 59
THIRD SCHEDULE-Commodities to be packed in specified quantities 60
FOURTH SCHEDULE-Declaration of quantity in relation to commodities
(sold by weight or volume) which may be qualified by the words
''when packed'' and the additional information which the package
or the label affixed thereto shall bear on it 62
FIFTH SCHEDULE-Exceptions referred to in Rule 12(2) 63
SIXTH SCHEDULE-The manner in which commodities intended to be
sold by number shall be packed 64
SEVENTH SCHEDULE-[Omitted] 65
EIGHTH SCHEDULE-[Omitted] 65
NINTH SCHEDULE-Manner of Selection of Samples of Packages 65
TENTH SCHEDULE-Determination of the net quantity of commodities
contained in packages 66
ELEVENTH SCHEDULE-Forms 69
Short title and commencement 81
Definitions 81
Reference Standards 81
Secondary Standards 81
Working Standards 81
Power to specify any other reference, secondary or
working standard measurements 82
Reference Standard Balances 82
Secondary Standard Balances 82
Working Standard Balances 82
Power to specify the Standard Equipment 82
Weights 82
Measures (other than measuring instruments) 83
Weighing and measuring instruments 83
Weight or measure for domestic use 83
Provisions relating to existing weights and measures 83
Procedure for carrying out calibration of vehicle tanks etc. 83
Registration of exporter and importer 84
Conditions, etc. for manufacture of a weight or measure
exclusively for export 84
Prohibition on sale of non-standard weight or measure
within the country 85
Maintenance of record in relation to non-standard weight or measure 95
Sample checking of weight and measure 85
Checking of non-standard weights and measures sample
which are to be exported 85
Permission to get manufactured non-standard
weight or measure for scientific investigation or research 86
The manner of disposal of goods seized under this Act 86
Time within which unverified weight and measure
to be verified and stamped 86
Register and reports to be maintained by persons
referred to in Section 35 87
Scale of fee 87
Use of regional languages 87
PART I : Reference Standard Weights 88
PART II : Reference Standard Metre Bar 89
PART I : Secondary Standard Weight 91
PART II : Secondary Standard Metre Bar 93
PART III : Secondary Standard Capacity Measures 95
PART I : Working Standard Weights 96
PART II : Working Standard Metre Bar 97
PART III : Working Standard Capacity Measures 98
PART I : Reference Standard Balances 99
PART II : Secondary Standard Balances 99
PART III : Working Standard Balances 100
PART I : Weights (Other than Carat Weights) 100
PART II : Carat Weights 113
PART III : Standard Weights for Testing of High Capacity
Weighing Machines 115
PART I : Liquid Capacity Measures 121
PART II : Dispensing Measures 124
PART III : Liquor Measures 127
PART IV : Length Measures (Non-Flexible) 129
PART V : Folding Scales 131
PART VI : Fabric or Plastic Tape Measure 132
PART VII : Steel Tape Measures 136
PART VIII : Surveying Chains 138
PART IX : Tapes for use in measurement of Oil Quantities 140
PART I : General Requirements 142
PART II : Beam Scales [Omitted] 144
PART III : Counter Machines [Omitted] 144
PART IV : Steelyards 144
PART V : Platform Weighing Machines 145
PART VI : Spring Balances 149
PART VII : Weighbridges 152
PART VIII : Crane Weighing Machines 155
PART IX : Automatic Weighing Machines [Omitted] 158
PART X : Self-Indicating and Semi-Self-Indicating Counter
Type Weighing Machines 158
PART XI : Person Weighing Machines 160
PART XII : Totalising Weighing Machines 163
PART XIII : Baby Weighing Machine 164
PART XIV : Wheel Weighers 166
PART I : Terminology 168
PART II : 174
PART III : General Requirements 203
PART IV : Beam Scales 203
PART I : Automatic Rail-Weighbridges 217
PART II : Metrological and Technical Requirements 219
PART I : 242
PART II : 245
PART I : 265
PART II : 267
PART I : Dispensing Pumps 288
PART II : Volumetric Container Filling Machines 290
PART III : Bulk Meters 291
PART IV : Water Meters 293
PART V : Meters for Liquids (Other than Water) 299
PART VI : Volumetric Container Type Liquid Measuring Device 301
PART VII :Part A-Clinical Thermometers-Solid Stem 302
Part B-Clinical Thermometers-Enclosed Scale type 307
Part C-Clinical Electrical Thermometers with Maximum Device 310
PART VIII : Manometers of Instruments for Measuring
Arterial Blood Pressure (Sphygmonanometers) 319
PART IX : Taxi Meters 321
PART IX : Compressed Gaseous Fuel (CNG) Measuring Systems for
Vehicles 321
PART I : Kitchen Scales 340
PART II : Tubular Balances 341
PART III : Bathroom Scales 342
PART I : Calibration of Vehicle Tanks for
Petroleum Products and Other Liquids 344
PART II : Method for Calibration of Vertical Oil Storage Tanks 345
PART III : Method for Computation of Capacity Tables for
Vertical Oil Storage Tanks 356
Short title and commencement 368
Definition 368
General provisions relating to Laboratories 368
Recognition of Laboratories 368
Application for the approval of models 369
Submission of models of weight or measure 370
Tests for the approval of model 371
Procedure for the issue of certificate of approval 372
Procedure where issue of certificate of approval is not recommended 372
Re-submission of disapproved model for approval 372
Contents of a certificate of approval 372
Mark of approval 372
Publication of approval [omitted] 372
Revocation of certificate of approval 374
Suspension of certificate of approval 374
Revocation and suspension of certificates to be published 374
Deposit of model or its drawings 375
Approval of model of imported weight or measure
when not necessary [omitted] 375
Provisions relating to weight or measure for which model
approval is ordinarily not necessary 375
Provisions relating to testing of substitute materials 375
FIRST SCHEDULE : Recognised Laboratories [omitted] 375
SECOND SCHEDULE : Application for Recognition of Laboratory
under the Weights and Measures (Approval of Model)
Rules, 1987 [omitted] 376
THIRD SCHEDULE [omitted] 376
Short title and commencement 377
Definitions 377
Classification of Weights and Measures 377
Classification of tank-lorries, tank-wagons or other containers
used for the transport of commodities to be sold, delivered or
distributed in the course of inter-State trade or commerce 377
Special Seal 377
Fees for Stamping 377
Verification and Stamping-(How to be made) 378
Returns 379
FIRST SCHEDULE : Classes of Weights or Measures Falling within
the First Category 379
SECOND SCHEDULE : Special Stamps and Seals "For Trade" and
"Not for Trade" for Inter-State Transactions 380
THIRD SCHEDULE : Form of Return to be Submitted by the Manufacturer
of Weights, Measures dealing in Inter-State Trade 381
Short title and commencement 382
Numeration-how to be made 382
Manner in which numbers exceeding three digits (how to be expressed)
shall be written in words 382
Manner in which numbers shall be written (how to be written) 382
THE SCHEDULE 382
Short title and commencement 384
Definitions 384
Rules of Construction 385
Supplementary units 385
Derived units 385
Decimal multiples and sub-multiples of units 385
Permitted units 385
Special units 385
Temporarily accepted units 385
Units which should be progressively discontinued 386
Physical Constants 386
Coefficient and symbol 386
Formation of new units 386
Custody, maintenance, etc. of national standards of
weights and measures 386
Realisation and establishment of the national standards of
weights and measures based on SI units 386
Custody and maintenance of prototype standards 387
Standards which are to be fabricated by the Mint 387
Places where reference, secondary and working standards be kept 387
Period and manner of verification of reference, secondary
and working standards 387
Maintenance of reference, secondary and working standards 388
FIRST SCHEDULE : Supplementary Units and Their Symbols 388
SECOND SCHEDULE : Derived Units and Their Symbols 388
THIRD SCHEDULE : Names, Magnitudes and Symbols of SI
Prefixes and principles of use of SI Prefixes 393
FOURTH SCHEDULE : Units Permitted to be used with Base,
Supplementary or Derived units 396
FIFTH SCHEDULE : Special Units and Their Symbols 396
SIXTH SCHEDULE : Temporarily accepted Units 397
SEVENTH SCHEDULE : C.G.S. Units with special names 398
EIGHTH SCHEDULE : Units outside the International System 398
NINTH SCHEDULE : Important Physical Constants 399
TENTH SCHEDULE 404
Date of Enforcement of Act 60 of 1976 406
Date of Enforcement of Act 75 of 1986 408
Preamble 409
Short title, extent and commencement 410
Act not to apply to inter-State trade or commerce 410
Definitions 410
Provisions of this Act to override the provisions of any
other law except the Standards Act 410
Appointment of Controllers, Inspectors and other
officers and staff 410
Power to authorise Inspector to adjust weights or measures 411
Controller and officers appointed under this Act to be public servants 411
Protection of action taken in good faith 411
Prohibition of use of weights and measures other than
standard weights and measures 411
Use of weights only or measures only in certain cases 411
Prohibition of quotations, etc., otherwise than in terms of
standard weight or measure 411
Custody and verification of reference standards 412
Preparation of secondary and working standards 412
Verification, stamping and custody of secondary
or working standards 412
Secondary or working standard which may not be stamped 412
Persons using weights or measure for transactions or industrial
production or of protection to get themselves registered 414
Procedure of registration 414
Punishment for non-registration 414
Prohibition on the manufacture, repair or sale of
weights or measures without licence 414
Suspension and cancellation of licence 415
Manufacture of weights or measures 416
Prohibition of sale or use of unstamped weights or measures 416
Manufacturer, etc., to maintain records and registers 416
Verification and stamping of weights or measures 416
Display of certificate of verification 417
Validity of weights or measures duly stamped 417
Power to inspect 418
Power of Inspector to require production of weight or
measure or records for inspection 418
Power of Inspector to enter premises 419
Power to search 419
Power of Inspector to seize any weight or measure 420
Forfeiture 420
Provisions of the Standards Act and the rules made thereunder
relating to commodities in packaged form to apply to commodities
in packaged form sold or distributed within the State 420
Custom or usage requiring delivery of
additional quantities to cease 420
Sale by heaps 421
Penalty for manufacturing, etc. of non-standard weights or measures 421
Penalty for counterfeiting of seals, etc. 421
Penalty for sale or delivery of commodities etc., by non-standard
weight or measure 422
Penalty for keeping non-standard weights or measures for
use and for other contraventions 422
Penalty for contravention of Section 10 423
Penalty for contravention of Section 11 423
Penalty for contravention of Section 19 423
Penalty for contravention of Section 20 423
Penalty for contravention of Section 21 423
Penalty for contravention of Section 22 424
Penalty for contravention of Section 23 424
Penalty for contravention of Section 24 424
Penalty for contravention of Section 28 424
Penalty for contravention of Section 29 424
Penalty for contravention of Section 30 and 31 424
Penalty for contravention of Section 33 424
Penalty for contravention of Section 35 425
Penalty for tampering with licence 425
Penalty for selling or delivering rejected weights and measures 425
Penalty for personation of officials 425
Penalty for giving false information or maintaining
false records or registers 425
Wilful verification or disclosure in contravention of Law 425
Vexatious search 426
Penalty for contraventions not separately provided for 426
Presumption to be made in certain cases 426
When employer to be deemed to have abetted an offence 426
Offences by companies 427
Cognizance of offences 427
Summary trial of certain offences 427
Compounding of offences 428
Provisions of Indian Penal Code not to apply to any
offence under this Act 428
Transfer or transmission of business 428
Licences neither saleable nor transferable 428
Appeals 428
Levy of fees 429
Delegation of powers 429
Power to make rules 429
Power of State Government to make provisions of the
Standards Act relating to approval of models applicable to models
of weights or measures intended to be used exclusively within the State 431
Act not to apply in certain cases 431
Repeal and savings 431
SUBJECT INDEX 339
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