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D ef in itio ns.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Commercial weight or measure” means a weight or measure purporting to be a standard weight or measure used in any transaction for trade or commerce ; (b) “ Controller” means the Controller of Weights and Measures app ointed under section 15 ; ft) “ Inspector” means an Inspector of Weights and Measures appointed under section 15 ; (d) “ M int” means the m int of the Central Government either in Bombay cr in Calcu tta ; («) “ Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; ( / ) “Standard weight or measure” means any unit of mass or measure referred to in sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1956 (Central Act 89 of 1956) and includes any other weight or measure perm itted to be used by the Central Government in pursuance of sub section (1) of section H o f the said Act ; (g) “ Reference standard s” means the sets of standard weights and measures supplied to the State Government by the Central Government in pursuance of sub-section (2) o f section 15 of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1956 (Central Act 89 o f 1956); (A) “Stam ping” means marking in such manner as to be so far as practicable, indelible and includes casting, engraving, etching and branding ; li) “ Verification” with its grammatical variations used with reference to a weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument, includes the process of comparing, checking or testing such weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument and also includes re-verification ; /> ■' I 3 (j) “Weighing instrum ent” means any instrument for weighing and includes scales with the weights belonging thereto, scale-beams, , balances, spring balances, steel yards and other weighing machines ; (k} “ Measuring in strument” means any measuring instrument other 5 than a weighing instrument and includes any instrument for measuring length, area, volume or capacity. CH APTER II Stan da rd W eigh ts an d M ea su re s