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Id., sec. 65(3). THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1985 157 provisions relate to offences with regard to weights or measures, do not apply to any offence, which is punishable under this Act.117 For its effective implementation, the Act requires the states to create necessary infrastructure, but the paucity of funds is generally being pleaded as justification for not setting up effective administrative structure for the enforcement of the Act. The law provides for the appointment of controllers of legal metrology and other officers in each state as may be necessary, but still the results are not satisfactory. One of the most important functionaries is the inspector who has been given the power of inspection, search and seizure of weights and measures. It is very difficult to assume that fairness is being observed by such authorities. A mechanism of making profits and also allowing the system go is the trend, as formal corruption rackets have come into existence. The provisions of the Act are otherwise very strict. Under the Act, most of the offences are punishable with imprisonment ranging from one to five years. In the case of some serious offences, a minimum sentence of 3 to 6 months has to be imposed. But the Act is generally not being invoked to contain the culprits. This is obvious from sufficient case law being not available on the subject.