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(I) The Central Government may, by notification, appoint a Director of legal metrology, Additional Director, Joint Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Din~ctor and other employees for exercising the powers and discharging the duties confer~ed or imposed on them by or under this Act in relation to inter-State trade and commerce. (2) The qualifications of the Director and legal metrology officers appointed under sub-section (I) shall be such as may be prescribed .. (3) The Director and every legal metrology officer, appoint~d under sub-section (I), . shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions inrespect of such local limits as the Central Government may, by notification, specify. (4) Every legal metrology officer appointed under sub-section (1) shall exercise powers and discharge duties under the general superintendence, direction and control ofthe Director. Reference, sec- ondary and working stan- dard. Use of weight or measure for particular pur- pose.s. Prohibition of quotation, etc., otherwise than in terms of standard units of weight, measure or n ull1cration. Any custom, lIsage, etc .. contrary to standard weight, measure or numeration to be void. Appointment of Director, legal metrology ofllcers and other employees .. 6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART Il- Appointment of Controller, legal metrology otficers and other employees. Power of inspection, seizllre, etc. (5) The Director, the Controller and every legal metrology officer authorised to perform .. any duty by or under this Act shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 2] of the Indian Penal Code. (6) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shalLlie against the Director, the Controller and legal metrology officer authorised to perform any duty by or under this Act in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or any rule or order made thereunder. (7) The Central Government may, with the consent of the State Government and subject to such conditions, limitations and restrictions as it may specifY in this behalf, delegate such of the powers of the Director under this Act as it may think fit to the Controller of legal metrology in the State, and such Controller may, if he is of opinion that it is necessary or expedient in the public interest so to do, delegate such of the powers delegated to him as he may think fit to any legal metrology officer and where any such delegation of powers is made by such Controller, the person to whom. such powers are delegated shall exercise those powers in the same manner and with the same effect as if they had been conferred on him directly by this Act and not by way of delegation. (8) Where any delegation of powers is made under sub-section (7), the powers so delegated shall be exercised under the general superintendence, direction and guidance of the Director. . 14. (1) The State Government may, by notification, appoint a Controller of legal metrology, Additional Controller, Joint Controller, Deputy Controller, Assistant Controller, Inspector and other employees for the State for exercising the powers and discharging the duties conferred or imposed on them by or under this Act in relation to intra State trade and commerce. (2) The qualifications of the Controller and legal metrology officers appointed under sub-section (1) shall be such as may be prescribed. (3) The Controller and every legal metrology officer, appointed under sub-section (l), shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions in respect of such local limits as the S~ateGovernment may, by notification, specifY. - (4) Every legal metrology officer-appointed under sub-section (1) shall exercise and discharge the duties under the general superintendence, direction and control of the Controller.