The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
uttar-pradesh · 2010
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- S. 3Provisions of this Act to override provisions of any other law.
- S. 4Units of weights and measures to be based on metric system.
- S. 5Base unit of weights and measures.
- S. 6Base unit of numeration.
- S. 7Standard units of weights and measures.
- S. 8Standard weight, measures or numeral.
- S. 9Reference, secondary and working standard.
- S. 10Use of weight or measure for particular purposes.
- S. 11Prohibition of quotation, etc., otherwise than in terms of standard units of weight, measure or numeration.
- S. 12Any custom, usage, etc., contrary to standard weight, measure or numeration to be void.
- S. 13Appointment of Director, legal metrology officers and other employees.
- S. 14Appointment of Controller, legal metrology officers and other employees.
- S. 15Power of inspection, seizure, etc.
- S. 16Forfeiture.
- S. 17Manufacturers, etc., to maintain records and registers.
- S. 18Declarations on prepackaged commodities.
- S. 19Registration for importer of weight or measure.
- S. 20Non-standard weights and measures not to be imported.
- S. 21Training in Legal Metrology.
- S. 22Approval of model.
- S. 23Prohibition on manufacture, repair or sale of weight or measure without licence.
- S. 24Verification and stamping of weight or measure.
- S. 25Penalty for use of non-standard weight or measure.
- S. 26Penalty for alteration of weight and measure.
- S. 27Penalty for manufacture or sale of non-standard weight or measure.
- S. 28Penalty for making any transaction, deal or contract in contravention of the prescribed standards.
- S. 29Penalty for quoting or publishing, etc., of non-standard units.
- S. 30Penalty for transactions in contravention of standard weight or measure.
- S. 31Penalty for non-production of documents, etc.
- S. 32Penalty for failure to get model approved.
- S. 33Penalty for use of unverified weight or measure.
- S. 34Penalty for sale or delivery of commodities. etc., by non-standard weight or measure.
- S. 35Penalty for rendering services by non-standard weight, measure or number.
- S. 36Penalty for selling, etc., of non-standard packages.
- S. 37Penalty for contravention by Government approved Test Centre.
- S. 38Penalty for non-registration by importer of weight or measure.
- S. 39Penalty for import of non-standard weight or measure.
- S. 40Penalty for obstructing Director, Controller or legal metrology officer.
- S. 41Penalty for giving false information or false return.
- S. 42Vexatious search.
- S. 43Penalty for verification in contravention of Act and rules.
- S. 44Penalty for counterfeiting of seals, etc.
- S. 45Penalty for manufacture of weight and measure without licence.
- S. 46Penalty for repair, sale, etc., of weight and measure without licence.
- S. 47Penalty for tampering with licence.
- S. 48Compounding of offences.
- S. 49Offences by companies and power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., for companies convicted.
- S. 50Appeals.
- S. 51Provisions of Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply.
- S. 52Power of the Central Government to make rules.
- S. 53Power of State Government to make rules.
- S. 54Delegation of Powers.
- S. 55Act not to apply in certain cases.
- S. 56Existing Director, Controller and legal metrology officer not to be affected by the new qualification to be prescribed.
- S. 57Repeal of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985.