STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1976 [SECOND SCH. . The Weights and M-s (Prohibition of Non-Metric Measuring LN- 34-8 Eguipment for Trade) Regulations, 1998 The Weights and Measures (Measurement of Petroleum and Oil Fuel for L.N. Clipping is a handy way to collect important slides you want to go back to later. . Inter-State Trade or Commerce in Weight, Measure or other Goods. . Verification, stamping, etc., of secondary or working standards, 27. . (a) carry out such researches in legal metrology and other allied branches of knowledge as may be entrusted to it by the Central Government, and. . (a) the first category shall be levied and collected by the transferor State; (b) the second category shall be levied and collected by the transferee State. Provisions of this Act to override the provisions of any other law, 4. 34,198 1. The Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976. (1) This Act may be cited as the Weights and Measures &c. Act 1976. Penalty for contravention of section 47, 65. Declaration on packages intended for export, 31. standards of weights and measures act 1976 india This Act may be cited as the Weights and Measures Act… 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, 7. Standard Measurement and Weight (First Amendment) Act, 2033 (1976) 2033-7-4 (Oct. 20, 1976) 2. Act ID: 201001: Act Number: 01: Enactment Date: 2010-01-13: Act Year: 2010: Short Title: The Legal Metrology Act, 2009: Long Title: An Act to establish and enforce standards of weights and measures, regulate trade and commerce in weights, measures and other goods which are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. (b) issue of any price list, invoice or cash memo; (c) indication of the weight or measure or number of net contents of any package on any label, carton or other thing; (d) expression of any dimension, may be made in accordance with any other system of weight, measure or numeration if the person to whom the export is to be made so requires. Penalty for contravention of section 36, 60. 5. (b) no Court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence under this Act; (c) an offence punishable under section 50, section 52, section 53, section 56, section 58, section 60, section 61, section 63, section 64, section 65, or section 66, may be tried summarily by a Magistrate and no sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding one year shall be passed in the case of any conviction for an offence which is summarily tried under this section. Regulation for pre-packing and sale, etc., of commodities in packaged form, 5. III. . Vide G.S.R. 176/76 IIB'TI [The incluion of this page is aurllorizcd by L.N. (iv) a recognised consumer association whether the person aggrieved is a member of such association or not. Generalprovisions relating to laboratories, 5. . (a) enter at any reasonable time into any such premises and search for and inspect any weight, measure or other goods in relation to which inter-State trade or commerce has taken place, or is intended to take place, and any record, register or other document relating thereto; (b) seize any weight, measure or other goods and any record, register or other document or article which he has reason to believe may furnish evidence indicating that an offence punishable under this Act has been, or is likely to be, committed in the course of, or in relation to, any inter-State trade or commerce. . Checking of non-standard weights and measures sample which is to be exported, 23. Licence to manufacture weights or measures when to be issued, 38. Standards which are to be fabricated by the Mint, 18. (a) quote, or make announcement of, whether by word of mouth or otherwise, any price or charge; or, (b) issue or exhibit any price list, invoice, cash memo or other document; or, (c) prepare or publish any advertisement, poster or other document; or, (d) indicate the contents of any package either on itself or on any label, carton or other thing; or, (e) indicate the contents on any container; or, (a) makes, manufactures, sells, distributes or otherwise disposes of any weight or measure or other goods which are sold, delivered or distributed by weight, measure or number, or. This shall bave two handles attached securely to its sides. 1 OF 2010 [13th January, 2010.] Use of weights only or measures only in certain cases, 33. Weights and Measures Act 1976. (B) 1/1981] BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the … 6. Quantities and origin of commodities in packaged form to be declared, 41. Commencement 3. Short title. Exemption in respect of certain packages, 35. Realisation and establishment of the national standards of weights and measures based on SI units, 16. 60 of 1976]1 [8th April, 1976] An Act to establish standards of weights and measures, to regulate inter-State trade or commerce in weights, measures and other goods which are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number, and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto . . Decimal multiples and sub-multiples of units, 10. (p) notification means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (ii) every organisation established or constituted by Government. THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1976 (8th April 1976) An Act to establish standards of weights and measures, to regulate trade or commerce in weights, measures and other goods which are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number, to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Restrictions on sale of export packages in India, 33. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 83 of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 (60 of 1976), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-1. . 1981/231 (N.I. Re-submission of disapproved model for approval, 11. Register of manufacturers and packers, etc, 38. Now customize the name of a clipboard to store your clips. No versions before this date are available. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include: Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. Application for the approval of models, 6. 10)). . Preface to 1976 Edition Two publications of the National Bureau of Standards, now out of print, that deal with weights and measures have had widespread use and are still in demand. Revocation and suspension of certificates to be published, 19. . (i) makes or manufactures such weight or measure. 60 of 1976]1 [8th April, 1976] An Act to establish standards of weights and measures, to regulate inter-State trade or commerce in weights, measures and other goods which are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number, and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto Power of Institute to grant certificate, diploma, Standard of Weights and Measures (Approval of Models) Rules, 1987, 3. The Act being one of Parliament short titled as the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and has received assent of the President of India on 8th April, 1976. Use of Primary Standard 5. Verification And Stamping Of Weights And Measures Sent From One State To Another. (b) The measure of 21 and below shall be of the Provisions relating to existing weights and measures, 16. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. . . . WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT CHAPTER 513 Revised Edition 2012 [1993] Published by the National Council for Law Reporting with the Authority of the Attorney-General www.kenyalaw.org [Rev. (ii) makes or manufactures one or more parts, and acquires the other parts, of such weight or measure and, after assembling those parts, claims the end product to be a weight or measure manufactured by himself or itself, as the case may be. Registration of shorter address permissible, 37. . Part IV to apply to inter-State trade or commerce only, 32. . The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. (3) This Act, except sections 4, 8 and 9 and Schedules 3 and 4, extends to Northern Ireland. No changes have been applied to the text. 3. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use. Measures (other than measuring instruments), 15. Verification and stamping of weights and measures sent from one State to another, 42. Manner in which declaration shall be made, 10. Places where reference, secondary and working standards be kept, 19. 7. Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be expressed, 13. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT 1972 An Act to regulate weights and measures and instruments for weighing and measuring and to make provisions for matters connected therewith. (c) determining the performance of such models under such varied conditions as may be prescribed. Sections 76 and 77 brought into force on 1.4.1980 vide G.S.R. (a) it is not required to be dismantled before its despatch to the transferee State and is not likely to loss its accuracy by reason of such despatch, it shall be known, for the purposes of this Chapter, as a weight or measure of the first category; (b) it is required to be dismantled before its despatch to the transferee State and re-assembled and installed for use in the transferee State, it shall be known, for the purposes of this Chapter, as a weight or measure of the second category. [1st June, 1975] [Commencement.] . Weights and Measures Act, 1976 60 of 1976, the Central Government.ISBN: 978-0-478-38257-0 PDF. . Physical Representation Of Standard Units, Custody And Verification Of Standard Equipments, Appointment and Powers of Director and other Staff. (b) director, in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm. . Standards of Weight Measures Act, 1976 Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marketing) Act 1937 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954 Codex Standard (CAC) 1964 (not a law) Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 Bureau of Indian Standards, 1986 Ministry of Consumer Affairs HACCP 9000 certification. Additional declarations to be made on combination packages, 16. Procedure where issue of certificate of approval is not recommended, 10. 58. Penalty for contravention of section 39, 64. Compilation of lists of manufacturers or packers and their circulation, 3. (iv) a dwelling house, if any part thereof is used for the purpose of carrying on any business, industry, production or trade. Penalty for use of non-standard weights or measures, 51. Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once. Permission to get manufactured non-standard weight or measure for scientific investigation or research, 24. IR006] WEIGHTS AND MEASUaBS THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT O~R (under section 5A) (Made by the Mini~lter on the 15th day oof June, 1998) L.N. (a) supplementary, derived special or other units of weight or measure, standard symbols or definitions, as recommended by the General Conference on Weights and Measures or the International Organisation of Legal Metrology; (b) multiples and sub-multiples of, and physical constants, ratios or co-efficients in relation to units of weight or measure, as recommended by the General Conference on Weights and Measures or the International Organisation of Legal Metrology; (c) denominations of decimal multiples and sub-multiples of numerals and the manner in which they shall be written; (d) periodical intervals at which the accuracy of the objects or equipments referred to in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 16 shall be certified; (e) the manner in which and the conditions under which every national prototype, referred to in section 15, and every object or equipment referred to in section 16, shall be kept; (f) the manner in which and the conditions under which every reference standard, secondary standard or working standard shall be kept; (g) the place at which, the authority by which, the manner in which, and the periodical intervals at which, every reference standard, secondary standard and working standard shall be verified and authenticated; (h) the custody in which every reference standard, secondary standard or working standard shall be kept; (i) the physical characteristics, configuration, constructional details, materials, equipment, performance, tolerances, methods or procedures of tests, in relation to weights or measures; (j) the conditions, limitations and restrictions under which non-standard weights or measures may be manufactured for export or may be exported; (k) the manner of disposal of any commodity which is subject to speedy or natural decay; (l) class of goods or undertakings in relation to which, or class of users in relation to whom, no transaction, dealing or contract shall be made or had except by specified weight, measure or number; (m) registers and records to be maintained by persons referred to in section 35; (n) the authority to whom models are to be submitted for approval; (o) the number of models, drawings and other information which are to be submitted for the approval of the model; (p) the conditions under which the performance of any model is to be tested; (q) the manner in which the number of model and certificate shall be inscribed on every weight or measure; (r) the manner of declaration of the contents of a package and specification of the unit of weight, measure or number in accordance with which the retail sale price shall be declared on the package; (s) the standard quantities or number in which commodities may be packed; (t) the capacity up to which a package shall be filled; (u) the reasonable variations in the net contents of a packaged commodity which may be caused by the method of packing or ordinary exposure; (v) the classes of weights or measures which would fall in the first category or the second category; (w) the special seal by which weights or measures of the first category shall be stamped; (x) periodical returns to be submitted by every manufacturer, dealer or other person in a transferor State; (y) the form and manner in which, and the time within which, applications for inclusion of a name in the register of exporters and importers of weights and measures shall be made; (z) the period for which certificate of registration of an exporter or importer of weights or measures may be renewed; (za) the courses and curricular for, and the period of, training at the institute; (zb) the minimum qualifications for admission to the institute; (zc) the scales in accordance with which fees may be collected under section 82; (zd) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed. Maintenance of record in relation to non-standard weight or measure, 21. (c) seizes any weight, measure or other movable property. Presumption to be made in certain cases, 70. This Order may be cited as the Weights and Measures (Con- version of Unit of Measurement… (2) They shall extend to the whole of India. . 4. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. 89 OF 1956 [28th December. . Principal display panel—its area, size and letter, etc, 9. (d) Director means the Director of Legal Metrology appointed under section 28; (e) export, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means taking out of India to a place outside India; (f) false package means any package which does not conform to the provisions of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder in relation to such package; (g) false weight or measure means any weight or measure which does not conform to the standards established by or under this Act in relation to that weight or measure; (h) General Conference on Weights and Measures means the Conference General des Poids et Mesures established under the Convention du Metre; (i) import, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means bringing into India from a place outside India; (j) International Bureau of Weights and Measures means the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, established under the Convention du Metre, at Sevres in France; (k) International Organisation of Legal Metrology means the Organisation International de Metrologie Legale established under the Convention Instituant Une Organisation International de Metrologie Legale; (l) International prototype of the kilogram means the prototype sanctioned by the First General Conference on Weights and Measures held in Paris in 1889, and deposited at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; (m) inter-State trade or commerce, in relation to any weight or measure or other goods which are bought, sold, supplied, distributed or delivered by weight, measure or number, means the purchase, sale, supply, distribution or delivery which, (i) occasions the movement of such weight, measure or other goods from one State to another, or. [Act No. To understand whether or not the text of this legislation is up to date, please check those references in the following pieces of legislation. . Certificate of verification for Inspector's Standard 7. Prohibition with regard to inscriptions, etc, 25. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Provisions relating to testing of substitute materials, Standards of Weights and Measures (General) Rules, 1987, 6. Short Title, Extent, Application and Commencement:-These rules may be called the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977. Penalty for contravention of section 23, 54. (i) the identity of the commodity in the package; (ii) the net quantity, in terms of the standard unit of weight or measure, of the commodity in the package; (iii) where the commodity is packaged or sold by number, the accurate number of the commodity contained in the package; (iv) the unit sale price of the commodity in the package; and, (a) giving protection to the contents of such package, or. Base unit of thermodynamic temperature, 12. Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 (Act No. . There are currently no additional references that you need to check. 1.2.1. . Citation 2. . Procedure for examination of and determination of quantity and error in packages at the premises of the manufacturer or packer, 25. Regulation of admission to the Institute, 9. . 3 THE LEGAL METROLOGY ACT, 2009 ACT NO. . Power to specify the standard equipment, 12. The ultimate objective is … . National prototype and national standard how to be kept, 18. 176/76 IIB'TI Penalty for contravention of section 29, 55. . . (ii) is effected by a transfer of documents of title to such weight, measure or other goods during its movement from one State to another. This date is our basedate. Provisions relating to weight or measure for which model approval is ordinarily not necessary, 20. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty Seventh Year of the Republic … Orders for alleviation of food or other shortages. Qualification of persons to be eligible for admission in the Institute, 7. Specific commodities to be packed and sold in recommended standard packages, 7. Action to be taken with regard to packages examined at the premises of the wholesale dealer or retail dealer, 27. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include: This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. Establishment of a training institute and provisions for training thereat, 79. Appointment of Director and other staff, 31. Interpretation. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Continuance of certain weights and measures during transitional period. 1. 1956] An Act to establish standards of weights and measures based on the metric system BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Short title, extent and commencement. the . Penalty for contravention of section 49, 67. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Use of Inspector's Standard 6. (1) This Act may be called The Standards of Weights and Measures Act , 1976. . The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is a government agency under the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, whose role is to enforce the Consumer Protection Act 2005 (Amended 2012) and a range of additional legislation, promoting competition and fair trading, for the benefit of all Jamaicans. STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT 1956 THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1956. [1974 No. . 513 Weights and Measures 3 [Issue 1] CHAPTER 513 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I – PRELIMINARY Section 1. (b) meeting the requirements of machines used for enclosing the contents of such package. Prohibition on sale of non-standard weight or measure within the country, 20. Penalty for sale, etc., of unverified weights or measures in the course of inter-State trade or commerce, 63. [(a) no Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act except upon a complaint, in writing, made by. Marginal note:Definitions 2In this Act, dealer 1. dealer means any person who in the course of that person’s business sells, consigns, imports, leases or lends devices; (fournisseur) device 1. device means any weight, weighing machine, static measure or measuring machine and includes any equipment and accessories attached to or used in conjunction with the device that have or can have an effect on the accuracy of the device; (instrument) inspector 1. inspector means a person who is designated under su… Weights and Measures Act 1976 . The Standards of Weight and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985 was enacted by the Parliament on September 4, 1985 for the application of weights and measures constituted under the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and other matters connected with the subject. There have been certain amendments to the said Act and the Rules as well. (2) It extends to the whole of India. . . Short title, extent, application and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977. Material Secondary Standard measures of capacity shall be cast with bronze or stainless steel of the same composition as in case of 1.2.1, secondary standard weights. Weights and Measures Act (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. . There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Weights and Measures &c. Act 1976. Penalty for contravention of section 22, 53. . . II, section 3(i), dated 1-7-1987. Buying and selling is an important part of daily life. . If a tradesman/vendor wants to sell goods which require weighing or measuring he must first see to it that the Bureau of Standards tests the equipment which will be used to carry out the weighing/measuring. . Changes to Legislation . Custody, maintenance, etc., of national standards of weights and measures, 15. (c) forward a copy of such periodical returns to the Controller of the transferee State. Bareacts. The Act expressly provides that the provisions of the Act shall not extend to the inter-state trade or business in any measures … Penalty for giving false information or false returns, 74. offences by companies and power of Court to publish name, place of business, etc., of companies convicted, 75. m~nrnd Trade) Regulations, 2004 ORDER (under Firsl Zchedule to Act) The Weights and Measures (International Definitions) Order, 1976 L.N. Conditions under which export of non-standard weights and measures and other goods may be made, 49. (iii) every local authority within the territory of India. 193(E), dated 1.4.1980, published in the Gazette of India, Ext., Pt.II, Section 3(i), dated 2.4.1980. Provisions relating to whole sale dealer and retail dealers, 24. (a) five thousand rupees, for the approval of the model of any weight or measure intended to be made or manufactured for sale, purchase, distribution or delivery in the course of any inter-State trade or commerce; (b) one thousand rupees, for the verification and stamping of a weight or measure of the first category within the meaning of section 41; (c) five thousand rupees, for the verification and stamping of a weight or measure of the second category, within the meaning of section 41; (d) one rupee for every 100 words or less, for the grant of copies of any document, not being a document of a confidential nature; (e) ten rupees, for the registration of exporters or importers of weights and measures; (f) twenty-five rupees for any appeal preferred under this Act. Custody and maintenance of prototype standards, 17. Procedure when any weight or measure is transferred from a transferee State to another State, 46. Declaration of name and address of the manufacturer, etc, 11. Procedure for the issue of certificate of approval, 9. Standard packages, where the deficiency is … Manufacturers, etc., who send any weight or measure to any other State to submit return to the Controller, 47. Standard Measurement and Weight Act, 2025 (1968) Amending Acts Authentication and Date of Publication 2025-7-9 (Oct. 25, 1968) 1. . Weights and Measures Act. (a) any weight or measure which, being subject to verification and stamping under the State law as in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, is in use of such commencement; (b) any cast iron, brass, bullion, or carat weight or any beamscale, except those specified by rule made in this behalf; (c) length measures (not being measuring tapes) ordinarily used in retail trade for measuring textiles or timber; (d) capacity measures, not exceeding twenty litres in capacity, which are ordinarily used in retail trade for measuring kerosene, milk or potable liquors; (e) any weighing or measuring instrument or device which is made or manufactured exclusively for domestic use: (a) ascertaining whether such models conform to the standards established by or under this Act; (b) finding out the ability of such models to maintain accuracy over periods of sustained use; and. An Act to repeal the Weights and Measures Act 1962 and re-enact that Act with additional provisions to facilitate the change-over to the metric system. Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1997. Verification and stamping (how to be made), Standards of Weights and Measures (National Standards) Rules, 1988, 6. Penalty for contravention of section 33, 57. . Additional declarations to be made on multi-piece packages, 18. 60 of 1976)1 [8th April, 1976] An … Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. The Standard of Weights and Measures Act, 1976, aims at introducing standards in relation to weights and measures used in trade and commerce. 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