Bare ActsThe Legal Metrology Act 2009

Section 31

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Whoever, being required by or under this Act or the rules made thereunder to submit returns, maintain any record or register, or being required by the Director or the Controller or any legal metrology officer to produce before him for inspection ary weight or Incasure or any document, register or other record relating thereto, omits or fails without any reasonable excuse, soto da, shall be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupecs and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and also with fine. , 32, Whoever tails or omits to submit model of any weight or measure for approval, shall be punished with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and also with fine. 33, Whoever, sells, distributes, delivers or otherwise transfers or uses any unverified weight or measure shall bé punished with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupecs but which may extend to ten thousand rupees and, for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for aterm which may extend to one year and also with fine. 34, Whoever sells, or causes to be sold, delivers, or causes to be delivered, any commodity. article or thing by any means other than the standard weight or measure or number, shall be punished with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees but which may extend to five thousand rupees and, for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to one year, or-with fine, or with both. Penalty for Making any trengderion, deal ov COMED li Com raven- Hon oF the preserthed Slanudards Penalty for CML ae or pulblisining, cie., oF naui-standand unity Penalty for TANSSClLOns 14 contravention of standard weal Or measure : Penalty fer, mot production af documents, ele Penalty for failure Lo pel madel approved Ponalty for use of unverified weigit or TMewsiire Penalty for sale or délivery of commodities, etc., by nan standard weight of TEP Serre Penally for rendering services by non-¢faridard weiplit, TNCHAUEe OF Mumber Penalty for selling, dic., of Honsstandard _ Rachages Penalty for CONEY EE hon by Government uppraved Test Centre Penalty for 1h reE station by importer of weight or mezgure Penalty for Eripert wt anette standard weignt O7 Measure ~ Penalty to obstructing Dircctur, Controller ar egal metrology offices, Penalty for “wiving faise Information or (alae eluiret. THE GAZETTE OF [INDIA EXTRAORDINARY {Part il—

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