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Id., sec. 7. 4.- Id., sec. 9(1). THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1985 143 relation to any trade, commerce, production or protection. 3 Any contravention of this prohibition invalidates the transaction.6 Under section 10 of the Act, the state governments have been empowered to direct any transaction, dealing or contract in respect of specified classes of goods services or undertakings or users be made or had in accordance with the weights, measures or number as may be specified for that purpose. Accordingly, certain weights, measures or number may be specified for undertaking industrial production.7 Such a direction can be effective for the specified period of time and subject to specified conditions.8 In relation to any goods or things, which are sold, transferred, distributed or delivered, or any service rendered, only the standard weights and measures should be used:9 (a) to quote or make announcement of, whether by word of mouth or otherwise, any price or charge, or (b) to issue or exhibit any price list, invoice, cash memo or other document, or (c) to mention any weight or measure in any advertisement poster or other document, or (d) to indicate the weight, measure or number of the net contents of any package on the package itself or on any label carton or other thing, or (e) to express, in relation to any transaction, industrial production or protection, any quantity or dimension. However, this prohibition would not apply in the situations in which such an act is allowed by the Standards Act in accordance with the weights and measures other than the standard weights and measures. 10 The Act reiterates the position taken by the Standards Act and provides that every reference standard should be kept at a place and in custody prescribed for the purpose. It can be deemed to be a reference standard or used as a reference standard only after it has been verified, authenticated and maintained in accordance with the rules made under the Standards Act.11 The state governments have been authorised to get prepared as many sets of secondary standards or working standards as may be necessary at the metrological wing of the mint at Bombay. If the mint expresses its inability