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Whoever- (a) makes or manufactures, or causes to be mack or manufactured (except were he is permitted under the Central Act so to do), an)' weight or measure in accordance with any standards other than the standards established by or under the Central Act; or (b) (I) sells or otherwise transfers, or causes to be sold or otherwise transferred; or (ii) lets, or causes to be let, on hire, any weight or measure which has been manufactured in accordance with any standards other than the standards established by or under the Central Act, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which ma), extend to one year, and, for the second or subsequent offence, with impri- sonment for a term which may extend to five vears and also with fine , , J J ,I 35· Whoever - (i ) counterfeits any seal specified by or under this Act or the Central Act; or (ii) sells or otherwise disposes of any counterfeit seal; or (iii) possesses any counterfeit seal; or (iv) counterfeits any stamp whether made under this Act or the Central Act or any rule made under either of those Acts; or (v) removes any stamp made, whether under this Act or the Central Act or any rule made under either of those Acts, or tampers with any stamp so made; or (vi) removes any stamp made, whe ther under this /":l or the Central Act or any rule made under either of those Acts, and affixes the stamp so removed on, or inserts the same into, ant other weifht or measures; or 11 PI (vii) wilfully increases or diminishes or alters in any way any weight or measure with a view to deceiving any person or knowing or having reason to believe that any person is likely to be deceived thereby, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend two years and, for the second or subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine. (2) Whoever obtains, by unlawful means, possession of any seal speci- fied by or under this Act or the Central Act and uses, or causes to be used, any such seal for making any stamp on any weight or measure with a view to representing that the stamp made by such seal is authorised by or under this Act or the Central Act shall be punished with imprisonment for a term may extend to two years, and, for the second or subse- quent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine. (3) Whoever, being in lawful possession of a seal specified by or under this Act or the Central Act uses, or causes to be used, such seal without any lawful authority for such use, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may ex- tend to two years, and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine. (4) Whoever sells, offers or exposes for sale or otherwise disposes of any weight or measure which, he knows or has reason to believe bears thereon a counter- feit stamp, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, and for the second or subsequent offence, imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine.