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Every person who manufactures or causes to be manufactured or sells or offers, exposes or possesses for sale, any weight or measure which,— (a) does not conlorm to the standards of weight or measure specified by or under this Act, or (6) which bears thereon any inscription of weight, measure or number which does not conform to the standards of weight, measure or numeration specified by or uncer this Act, Sec. 1} =——_ THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 9 except where he is permitted to do so under this Act, shall be punished with a fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence with inprisonment for aterm which may extend to three years or with fine or with both, 28, Whoever makes any transaction, deal or contract in contravention of the standards of weights and measures specified under section 10 shall be punished with fine which may extend te ten thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment fora term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both, 29, Whoever violates section |! shall be punished with fine which may extend to ten thousund rupees and, for the second or subsequent offence, with Imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. au, Whoeyer— (a2) in selling any article or thing by weight, measure or aumber, delivers or cuuses to be delivered to the purchaser any quantity or number of that article or thing less than the quantity or number contracted far or paid for; or (5) in rendering any service by weight, measure or number, renders that service less than the service contracted for or paid for; or (c) in buying any article or thing by weight, measure or number, fraudulently receives, or causes to be received any quantity or number of that article or thing in excess of the quantity or number contracted for or paid for; or (a) in obtaining any service by weight, measure or number, obtains that service in excess of the service contracted for or paid for, shall be punished with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, and, for the second or suosequent offence, with imprisonment fora term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.