Power of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to make provisions of Central Act relating to approval of models applicable to models of weights of measures intended to be used within the territory

70. (1) Where any type of weight or measure manufactured by a licensed manufacturer is such that all the weights or measures of that type manufactured by him within the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh are intended to be sold, distributed or delivered therein, the Government of Arunachal Pradesh may, by notifications, direct that the model of every such type of weights or measure shall be submitted for approval in accordance with the provisions of sections 36, 37 and 38 of the Central Act and thereupon, the provisions of the said sections 36, 37 and 38 shall become applicable to such model, and reference in those sections to the "Central GOVERNMENT" an to the "Central Act" shall be construed as references respectively to the "Government of Arunachal Pradesh" and "this Act".

1. (2) Where the Government of Arunachal Pradesh makes a direction under sub-section (1) in relation to any type of weight or measure, any contravention of the provisions of sections 36, 37 or 38 of the Central Act in relation to that type of weight or measure shall be an offence punishable under this Act and the punishment provided therefor in the Central Act shall be deemed to be the punishment provided therefor in this Act as if the said provisions relating to punishments were enacted by this Act.