Chapter V - Offences and Penalties
Section 55
Section 55: act not to apply in certain cases.
The section carves out specified weights and measures from verification and stamping requirements. It does not exempt every transaction or every obligation under the Act.
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Statutory text
Bare law
The provisions of this Act, in so far as they relate to verification and stamping of weights and measures, shall not apply to any weight or measure,— (a) used in any factory exclusively engaged in the manufacture of any arms, ammunition or both, for the use of the Armed Forces of the Union; (b) used for scientific investigation or for research; (c) manufactured exclusively for export.
Introduction
Only verification and stamping provisions are disapplied for a weight or measure used in the stated arms/ammunition factory context, scientific investigation or research, or manufacture exclusively for export.
The exemption is confined to verification and stamping. A change to ordinary commercial use may alter the analysis; other Act and rule duties are not generally waived.
Key takeaways
Trigger
Only verification and stamping provisions are disapplied for a weight or measure used in the stated arms/ammunition factory context, scientific investigation or research, or manufacture exclusively for export.
Consequence or process
An instrument genuinely within a listed use does not require verification and stamping under this Act by virtue of this section.
Important limit
The exemption is confined to verification and stamping. A change to ordinary commercial use may alter the analysis; other Act and rule duties are not generally waived.
Who and what the section covers
Only verification and stamping provisions are disapplied for a weight or measure used in the stated arms/ammunition factory context, scientific investigation or research, or manufacture exclusively for export.
Consequence and statutory process
An instrument genuinely within a listed use does not require verification and stamping under this Act by virtue of this section.
Practical steps
Document the precise use of the instrument.
Check whether another use triggers ordinary verification.
Keep evidence supporting the claimed exception.
Hypothetical example
A laboratory confirms that an instrument is used for research before treating it as within the stated exception. This is an illustration, not a statement of a decided case or an automatic exemption.
Cross references and limits
The exemption is confined to verification and stamping. A change to ordinary commercial use may alter the analysis; other Act and rule duties are not generally waived.
Official sources
Practical checklist
Do
- Document the precise use of the instrument.
- Check whether another use triggers ordinary verification.
- Keep evidence supporting the claimed exception.
Avoid
- Do not describe section 55 as a general exemption from the entire Act.
- Do not claim research use when the instrument is also used for an ordinary covered transaction without examining that use.
- Do not treat manufacture exclusively for export as covering an instrument also made for domestic sale.
Glossary
- Verification exception
- The limited exclusion from verification and stamping for one of the uses listed in section 55.
- Prescribed
- Set by applicable rules made under the Act.
Frequently asked questions
What triggers section 55?
Only verification and stamping provisions are disapplied for a weight or measure used in the stated arms/ammunition factory context, scientific investigation or research, or manufacture exclusively for export.
What is the statutory consequence or process?
An instrument genuinely within a listed use does not require verification and stamping under this Act by virtue of this section.
What is the key limit to check?
The exemption is confined to verification and stamping. A change to ordinary commercial use may alter the analysis; other Act and rule duties are not generally waived.
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