Bare Acts
Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976
Central · 1976
Chapter Section 1
S. 1
Short title, extent and commencement
Chapter Section 2
S. 2
Definitions
Chapter Section 3
S. 3
Provisions of this Act to override the provisions of any other law
Chapter Section 4
S. 4
Units of weight or measure to be based on metric system
Chapter Section 5
S. 5
Base unit of length
Chapter Section 6
S. 6
Base unit of mass
Chapter Section 7
S. 7
Base unit of time
Chapter Section 8
S. 8
Base unit of electric current
Chapter Section 9
S. 9
Base unit of thermodynamic temperature
Chapter Section 10
S. 10
Base unit of luminous intensity
Chapter Section 11
S. 11
Base unit of amount of substance
Chapter Section 12
S. 12
Supplementary, derived, special and other units of weight or measure--their symbols, definitions, etc.
Chapter Section 13
S. 13
Base unit of numeration
Chapter Section 14
S. 14
Standard unit of weight or measure
Chapter Section 15
S. 15
National prototypes
Chapter Section 16
S. 16
National standards
Chapter Section 17
S. 17
National prototype and national standard how to be kept
Chapter Section 18
S. 18
Reference, secondary and working standards
Chapter Section 19
S. 19
Power of Central Government to prescribe physical characteristics, etc., of weights and measures
Chapter Section 20
S. 20
Standard weight or measure
Chapter Section 21
S. 21
Use of non-standard weight or measure prohibited
Chapter Section 22
S. 22
Manufacture of non-standard weight or measure prohibited
Chapter Section 23
S. 23
Prohibition with regard to inscriptions etc.
Chapter Section 24
S. 24
Supply, etc., of reference standards
Chapter Section 25
S. 25
Preparation and custody or secondary or working standards
Chapter Section 26
S. 26
Verification, stamping, etc., of secondary or working standards
Chapter Section 27
S. 27
Secondary or working standard which may be stamped
Chapter Section 28
S. 28
Appointment of Director and other staff
Chapter Section 29
S. 29
Power of inspection, etc.
Chapter Section 30
S. 30
Forfeiture
Chapter Section 31
S. 31
Part IV to apply to inter-State trade or commerce only
Chapter Section 32
S. 32
Use of weights only or measures only in certain cases
Chapter Section 33
S. 33
Prohibition of quotations, etc., otherwise than in terms of standard units of weights, measures or numeration
Chapter Section 34
S. 34
Any custom, usage, etc., contrary to standard weight, measure or numeration to be void
Chapter Section 35
S. 35
Manufactures, etc., to maintain records and registers
Chapter Section 36
S. 36
Approval of models
Chapter Section 37
S. 37
Licence to manufacture weights or measures when to be issued
Chapter Section 38
S. 38
Weight or measure to contain number of the approved model, etc.
Chapter Section 39
S. 39
Quantities and origin of commodities in packaged form to be declared
Chapter Section 40
S. 40
Definitions
Chapter Section 41
S. 41
Verification and stamping of weights and measures sent from one State to another
Chapter Section 42
S. 42
Weight or measure of the first category to be presumed to be correct throughout the territory of India
Chapter Section 43
S. 43
Weight or measure of the first category not to be sold or used in any State unless it is stamped in the transferor State
Chapter Section 44
S. 44
Weights or measures of the second category received from transferor State to be produced before the local Inspector of the transferee State
Chapter Section 45
S. 45
Procedure when any weight or measure is transferred from a transferee State to another State
Chapter Section 46
S. 46
Manufacturers, etc., who send any weight or measure to any other State to submit return to the Controller
Chapter Section 47
S. 47
Persons exporting or importing any weight or measure to get themselves registered
Chapter Section 48
S. 48
Conditions under which export of non-standard weights and measures and other goods may be made
Chapter Section 49
S. 49
Non-metric weight or measure not to be imported
Chapter Section 50
S. 50
Penalty for use of non-standard weights or measures
Chapter Section 51
S. 51
Penalty for contravention of section 18
Chapter Section 52
S. 52
Penalty for contravention of section 22
Chapter Section 53
S. 53
Penalty for contravention of section 23
Chapter Section 54
S. 54
Penalty for contravention of section 29
Chapter Section 55
S. 55
Penalty for contravention of section 32
Chapter Section 56
S. 56
Penalty for contravention of section 33
Chapter Section 57
S. 57
Penalty for contravention of section 34
Chapter Section 58
S. 58
Penalty for contravention of section 35
Chapter Section 59
S. 59
Penalty for contravention of section 36
Chapter Section 60
S. 60
Penalty for manufacture of weights or measures unless approval of model is in force
Chapter Section 61
S. 61
Penalty for contravention of section 38
Chapter Section 62
S. 62
Penalty for sale, etc., of unverified weights or measures in the course of inter-State trade or commerce
Chapter Section 63
S. 63
Penalty for contravention of section 39
Chapter Section 64
S. 64
Penalty for contravention of section 47
Chapter Section 65
S. 65
Penalty for contravention of section 48
Chapter Section 66
S. 66
Penalty for contravention of section 49
Chapter Section 67
S. 67
Penalty where no specific penalty is provided
Chapter Section 68
S. 68
Presumption to be made in certain cases
Chapter Section 69
S. 69
Penalty for personation of officials
Chapter Section 70
S. 70
Penalty for giving false information or false returns
Chapter Section 71
S. 71
Vexatious actions
Chapter Section 72
S. 72
Cognizance of offences, etc.
Chapter Section 73
S. 73
Compounding of offences
Chapter Section 74
S. 74
Offences by companies and power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., of companies convicted
Chapter Section 75
S. 75
Provisions of Indian Penal Code not to apply to any offence punishable under this Act
Chapter Section 76
S. 76
Establishment of a training Institute and provisions for training thereat
Chapter Section 77
S. 77
Training at other places
Chapter Section 78
S. 78
Survey and statistics
Chapter Section 79
S. 79
Conversion of non-metric weights and measures into standard units of weights or measures
Chapter Section 80
S. 80
Non-metric weight or weight or measure not to be mentioned in any documents, etc., or to form the basis of any contract after the commencement of this Act.
Chapter Section 81
S. 81
Appeals
Chapter Section 82
S. 82
Levy of fees
Chapter Section 83
S. 83
Power to make rules
Chapter Section 84
S. 84
Continuance of certain weights and measures during transitional period
Chapter Section 85
S. 85
Repeal and savings
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