Bare ActsThe Sikkim Weight And Measures Act 1980

Section 68

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The State Government may, by rules made under section, 69, levy such fees, not exceeding - (a) one hundred rupees, for the issue or renewal of licence for making manufacturing, repairing or selling any weight or maeasure ; (b) fifty rupees, for the alteration of any licence; (c) five thousand rupees, for the verification of' any weight or measure, (d) ten rupees, for the adjustment of any 'Neight or measure; (e) ten rupees, for the issue of a duplicate of a Iicei.ce or certificate of verification; (f) one rupee, for everyone hundred words or less, for the grant of copies of any document, not being a document of a confidential nature; (g) twcnty {i.ve rupees, for any appeal preferred under this Act; (I) effect to the provision of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the fore- going power, such rules may provide for 'al l or an)' of the following maters, namel -- (a) the class of goods, undertaking or users in relation to which no transaction, dealing or contract shall be made or had except bv such weight, measure, or number; the place at which, and the custody in which, the following stan- dards shall be kept, namely:- reference standards; secondary standards; working standards; the person by whom or authority by which and the place at which the follOWing standards shall be verified, authenticated and stamped, namely:- secondary standards; working standards ; the form in which and the manner in which an application shall be made for the issue or renewal of a licence to carryon business as a maker, manufacturer, repairer or dealer of any weight or measure; the form which and the conditions, [imitatlons and restrictions subject to which any licence may be issued and the period of validity of such licence; . the sum to be furnished by a repairer as security of a licensee; the description of weight or mesure which may be sold by a user, disposal of weights or measures after cancellation of licence and the distribution of the proceeds thereof; the records and the registers relating to weights or measures to be maintained by makers, manufacturers, repairers or dealers; the period within which wCights or measures shall be verified or re- verified; the steps to be taken for verifying any weight or measure which can- not be moved from its location; the form in which a certificate of verification of any weight or mea- sure shall be granted; subject to the provisions of section 26, the purposes for which an Inspector may enter any premises; the manner of disposal of seized articles which are subject to speedy or natural decay; manner of defecement of rejected weights or measures; the form in which appeals may be preferred and the proceedure for the hearing of appeals; the amounts of fees which may be levied and collected for each of the maters specified in section 68; (1') any other matter which is required to be, or may, be, prescribed, (3) In making any rule under this section, the State Government may provide that a breach thereof shall be punishabe with fine. which may extend to one thousand rupees. (4) The power to make rules under this section shall be subject to the condition of the rule being made after previous publication in the official Gazette. (5) Every rule made under this section shall as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before the State Legislature. (i) (ii) (iii) (c) (i) (ii) (d) 17 The State Government may, by notification,· make rules to give Power to make rules. (b) (e) (f) (g) (11) (i) (j) (k) •. (I) (m) (n) (0 ) (p) (q)

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