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Id., sec. 28(2). THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1985 147 On inspection, the inspector has to obliterate the stamp on any weight or measure which, being due for verification, has not been submitted for such verification; or which, even after the last verification and stamping has been repaired or re-adjusted, does not conform to the established standards. The power can be exercised also if any weight or measure does not admit of proper adjustment by reason of its being broken, indented or otherwise defective or cannot be made to conform to the established standards.38 Where the inspector is of opinion that the defect or error in such weight or measure is not such as to require immediate obliteration of the stamp, he has to serve a notice on the user of such a weight or measure informing him of the defect or error found therein and call upon him to remove the defect or error within the given time, not exceeding eight days. If the user fails to remove the defect or error within that period, he may obliterate the stamp. If the defect or error is so removed as to make the weight or measure conform to the established standards, he has to verify such weight or measure and put his stamp thereon.39 The obliteration of the stamp on any weight or measure does not take away or abridge the power of the inspector to seize such weight or measure.40 The inspector may for similar reasons enter at all reasonable times into any premises where any weight or measure has been made, manufactured, repaired, or sold, or used, or kept for use in any transaction in contravention of the provisions of this Act. Such power of the inspector extends even to the cases where goods are manufactured, packed, distributed or sold or kept or offered for sale in packaged form against the requirements of the Act. He can inspect or verify any weight or measure, the net contents of any package, and any document or other records relating thereto.41 In similar situations, the controller may search or authorise any officer, not below the rank of an inspector, to search and seize such a weight or measure, document or things. The provisions of sections 100 and 102 Cr PC apply to every such search.42 Every such authorisation made by the controller is deemed as a warrant referred to in section 93 Cr PC.43 An inspector may seize and detain any weight or measure which is being or has been committed, or is likely to be used in the commission of an offence. He may also seize and detain any goods sold or delivered, or cause to be sold or delivered, by such weight or measure.44 Where the goods seized under this sub-section are subject to speedy or natural decay, the