Chapter IV CUSTODY AND VERIFICATION OF STANDARD EQUIPMENTS

12. Every reference standard, supplied by Central Government to the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, shall be kept at such place and in such custody as may be prescribed, and no such reference standard shall be deemed to be a reference standard and shall be used as such unless it has been verified and authenticated in accordance with the rules made under the Central Act.

13. The Government of Arunachal Pradesh may cause to be prepared at a Mint as many sets of secondary standard or working standard, verified and authenticated by the Mint in such manner as may be specified under the Central Act, as it may think necessary : Provided that where the Mint intimates the Government of Arunachal Pradesh in writing that it is unable to prepare any secondary standard or working standard weight or measure, that Government may cause such secondary standard or working standard weight or measure to be prepared by such person as it may think fit and such secondary standard or working standard weight or measure shall be verified and authenticated by such authority as may be specified by rules made under this Act and every such verification and authentication shall be made in the manner specified under the Central Act.

14. (1) Every secondary standard or working standard shall conform to the standards established by or under Central Act and shall be verified with the reference standard or secondary standard, as the case may be in such manner an at such periodical intervals as may be specified by or under that Act and shall, if found on such verification to conform to the standards established by or under that Act, be stamped

1. (2) Where any secondary standard or working standard is stamped under sub-section (1), a certificate shall be separately issued showing the date on which such weight or measure was stamped.
2. (3) Every verification and stamping, referred to in sub-section (1), shall be made by such person or authority as may be prescribed.
3. (4) A secondary standard or working standard which is not verified and stamped in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) shall not be deemed to be a secondary standard or working standard, as the case may be, and shall not be used for the verification of any working standard or, as the case may be, of any weight or measure, not being a national prototype or a reference standard or secondary standard.
4. (5) Every secondary standard shall be kept at such place and in such custody as may be prescribed.

15. Where the Government of Arunachal Pradesh is of opinion that by reason of the size or nature of any secondary standard or working standard, it is not desirable or practicable to put a stamp thereon, it may direct that instead of putting a stamp on such secondary standard or working standard, a certificate may be issued to the effect that such secondary standard or working standard conforms to the standards established by or under the Central Act and every secondary standard or working standard so certified shall be deemed to have been duly stamped under this Act on the date on which such certificate was issued.