Chapter V MANUFACTURE REPAIR OR SALE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

16. (1) No person shall make manufacture, repair or sell any weight or measure unless he holds a valid licence issued in this behalf by the Controller authorising such person to do so :

Provided that a bonafide person who repairs in his premises any weight or measure owned by him shall not be required to take out a licence referred to in this sub-section if he, in the opinion of the Controller, (a) has the technical competence and the necessary equipment to repair such weight or measure, or

1. (b) having the necessary equipment for the repair of such weight or measure in his possession, has persons in his employment who have the technical competence to repair such weight or measure.

1. (2) A person who intends to commence, after the commencement of this Act, business as a maker, manufacturer, repairer or seller of any weight or measure, shall make an application in such form as may be prescribed, for the issue of a licence and every licence so issued may be renewed if an application for its renewal is made in the prescribed form at least one month before the expiry of the period of its validity.
2. (3) The Controller may, if he is satisfied that the maker, manufacturer, repairer or seller, as the case may be, of any weight or measure was prevented by sufficient cause from making application for the renewal of his licence before the expiry of the period of the validity thereof, permit him to make the application within a further period of one month from the date of expiry of the said period on payment by him of such further fee, not exceeding the fee which is payable for the issue of the licence.
3. (4) The Controller may require every repairer licensed under this Act to furnish to the Government of Arunachal Pradesh a security for such sum, not exceeding two thousand rupees, as may be prescribed, to enable the Government to compensate any owner of weight or measure for any loss or damage occasioned by such repairer. (5)

17. (1) The Controller may, if he has any reasonable cause to believe that the holder of any licence issued, renewed or continued under this Act has made any statement in, or in relation to, any application for the issue or renewal of the licence which is incorrect or false in any material particular or has contravened any provision of the Central Act or any rule made thereunder or of this Act or any rule made thereunder, suspend such licence pending the completion of any inquiry or trial against the holder of such licence : Provided that no such licence shall be suspended unless the holder thereof has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action.

1. (2) The Controller may, if he is satisfied after making such inquiry as he may think fit that the holder of a licence has made a false or incorrect statement of the nature referred to in sub-section (1), or has contravened any law referred to in that sub-section, cancel such licence : Provided that no such licence shall be cancelled unless the holder thereof has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action.
2. (3) Every person whose licence has been suspended shall, immediately after such suspension, stop functioning as such licensee and shall not resume business as such licensee until the order of such suspension has been vacated.
3. (4) Every licence whose licence has been suspended or cancelled shall, immediately after such suspension or cancellation, as the case may be, surrender such licence to the authority by which such licence was issued.
4. (5) Every licence whose licence has been cancelled shall, within a period of thirty days from the date of such cancellation (or within such further period, not exceeding three months from such date, as the Controller may, on sufficient cause being shown, allow), dispose of the weights or measures which were in his possession, custody or control on the date of such cancellation, and in the event of his failure to do so, the Controller or any other officer authorised by him, in writing, in this behalf may seize and dispose of the same and distribute the proceeds thereof in such manner as may be prescribed.

18. Save as otherwise provided in the Central Act, no person shall, (a) make or manufacture any weight or measure unless such weight or measure conforms to the standards established by or under the Central Act ;

1. (b) make or manufacture any weight or measure with indications thereon of any weight or measure other than the units specified by or under the Central Act.

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Manufacture, etc., to maintain recordrds and registers 20. (1) Every maker, manufacturer, repairer or dealer and every person using any weight or measure in any transaction or for industrial production or for protection shall maintain such records and registers as may be prescribed, and, if required so to do by an Inspector, shall produce such records and registers before the inspector for inspection.

1. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), if the Controller is of opinion that having regard to the nature or volume of the business carried on by any maker, manufacturer, dealer, repairer or user of any weight or measure, it is necessary so to do, he may, by order, exempt such maker, manufacturer, dealer, repairer or user from the operation of that sub-section.