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(1) An Inspector may, if he has any reasonable cause to believe that an offence punishable under this Act has been or is likely to be committed in re peet of any weight or measure or that any weight or measure do es not conform to the stand, rd established by or under the Central Act, require, at all reasonable times, the person having the custody or control of such "veight or measure which " (i) is used by such person or is caused by such person to be u ed by any other person; or (ii) is in the possession, custody or control of such person for lIse; or (iii) is kept in or on any premises for use in any transaction or for indus- trial production or for protection. (2) The Inspector may also require the production of every document or other record relating to the 'weight Or measure referred to in sub-section (I) and the person first mentioned in that sub-section shall comply with such requisition. (3) On inspection, whether under section 24 or under this section, the Inspector may obliterate the stamp on any weight or measure - (a) which does not, or cannot be made to, conform to the standards established by or under the Central Act: Provided that where the Inspector is of opinion that the defect or error in such weight or measure is not such a,s to require immediate obliteration of the stamp, he shall serve a notice on the user or such weight or measure informing him of' the defect or error found in the weight or measure and calling llpon him to remove the de- fect or error within such time, not exceeding eight clays, as he n1<1yspecify and shall - (i) if the user fails to remove the defect or error -vithin that period, obliterate the stamp; or (ii) if the defect or error. is so removed as to make the weight or mea- sure conform to the standards established by or under the Central Act, verify such weight or measure and pllt his stamp thereon; (b) which does not admit of proper adjustment owing to its beino bro- ken, indented or otherwise defective; b (c) . which, since the last verification and stamping, has been repaired or re-adjusted but does not, after such repair or re-adjustment, conforms to the standards established by or under the Central Act; (d) which, being due for verification, has not been submitted for such verification. .