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Legal Metrology Act, 2009
Browse 57 published section guides in chapter order. Search by section number or topic to find the provision you need.
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Chapter I - Preliminary
Chapter II - Standard Weights and Measures
- Section 4Units of weights and measures to be based on metric system
- Section 5Base unit of weights and measures
- Section 6Base unit of numeration
- Section 7Standard units of weights and measures
- Section 8Standard weight, measure or numeral
- Section 9Reference, secondary and working standard
- Section 10Use of weight or measure for particular purposes
- Section 11Prohibition of quotation, etc., otherwise than in terms of standard units of weight, measure or numeration
- Section 12Any custom, usage, etc., contrary to standard weight, measure or numeration to be void
Chapter III - Appointment and Powers of Director, Controller and Legal Metrology Officers
- Section 13Appointment of Director, legal metrology officers and other employees
- Section 14Appointment of Controller, legal metrology officers and other employees
- Section 15Power of inspection, seizure, etc.
- Section 16Forfeiture
- Section 17Manufacturers, etc., to maintain records and registers
- Section 18Declarations on pre-packaged commodities
- Section 19Registration for importer of weight or measure
- Section 20Non-standard weights and measures not to be imported
- Section 21Training in Legal Metrology
- Section 22Approval of model
- Section 23Prohibition on manufacture, repair or sale of weight or measure without registration certificate
Chapter IV - Verification and Stamping of Weight or Measure
Chapter V - Offences and Penalties
- Section 25Penalty for use of non-standard weight or measure
- Section 26Penalty for alteration of weight and measure
- Section 27Penalty for manufacture or sale of non-standard weight or measure
- Section 28Penalty for transaction, deal or contract contrary to prescribed standards
- Section 29Penalty for quoting or publishing non-standard units
- Section 30Penalty for transactions contrary to standard quantity
- Section 31Penalty for non-production of documents and records
- Section 32Penalty for failure to get model approved
- Section 33Penalty for use of unverified weight or measure
- Section 34Penalty for sale or delivery by non-standard weight or measure
- Section 35Penalty for rendering services by non-standard measurement
- Section 36Penalty for selling non-standard packages
- Section 37Penalty for contravention by Government approved Test Centre
- Section 38Penalty for non-registration by importer of weight or measure.
- Section 39Penalty for import of non-standard weight or measure.
- Section 40Penalty for obstructing Director, Controller or legal metrology officer.
- Section 41Penalty for giving false information or false return.
- Section 42Vexatious search.
- Section 43Penalty for verification in contravention of Act and rules.
- Section 44Penalty for counterfeiting of seals, etc.
- Section 45Penalty for manufacture of weight and measure without registration.
- Section 46Penalty for repair, sale, etc., of weight and measure without registration.
- Section 47Penalty for tampering with registration certificate.
- Section 48Compounding of offences.
- Section 49Offences by companies and power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., for companies convicted.
- Section 50Appeals.
- Section 51Provisions of Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply.
- Section 52Power of the Central Government to make rules.
- Section 53Power of State Government to make rules.
- Section 54Delegation of Powers.
- Section 55Act not to apply in certain cases.
- Section 56Existing Director, Controller and legal metrology officer not to be affected by the new qualification to be prescribed.
- Section 57Repeal of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985.
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