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(1) An Inspector may, within the area under Inap'p his jurisdiction, inspect at all reasonable times, the weights, measures and weighing and measuring instruments which are used in transactions for -trade or commerce or are in the possession of any person or are on any premises for such use and may verify every such weight or measure or weighing or measur- ing instrument with a secondary oi working standard or. weighing or measuring instrument prescribed for the purpose, (2) For the purpose of verifying the correctness of any weight or measure used in any transaction, an Inspector may also verify the weight or measure of any article sold or delivered in the course of the transaction. (3) An Inspector may, at d reasonable times, require any trade or any employee or agent of a tra- der to produce before him for inspection all weights, measures, weighing and measuring instruments which are used by him or are in his possession or are -kept on. any premises used for trade and all docu- ments and records relating thereto and such trader, employee or agent shall comply with such require- ments. (4) An Inspector may seize and detain any weight or measure or weighing or measuring instnr- ment regarding which an offence under this Act appears to have been committed or which appears to have been or which might be used in the commission of, such an offen=, and may also seize and detain any articles sold or delivered or caused to be sold or delivered by means of such weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument together with any documents or records' -relating thereto. (5) Where an Inspector has reasons to believe that a sealed package or container does not actually contain the net weight or measure of the article which it purports to contain, the Inspector may break open the sealed package or container and verify its contents and if, on such verification, the net weight or measure of the article is found to be correct, the Inspector, shatI re-seal the package or container where it is possible so to do without injury to the con- tents thereof and attach a certificate thereto stating the mfl:ect weight or measure of the article, but if, on the other hand, the net weight or measure of 24) 01 19581 (ENFORCEMBNT ) ACT, 1958 35 (Secs. 19-22) article is found to be incorrect, the Tnspector may seize and detain the package or container and the article cont aioed therein. (6) For the purpose of such inspection, an Ins- pector may, at all reasonable times, enter into any place where weights, measures or weighing or measur- ing instruments are used or kept fox use in transae tions for trade or commerce and inspect such weights and measures and weighing and measuring instru- ments.