Bare Act
The Goa, Daman and Diu Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1968
Corporate196851 sections
This Act regulates the standards, verification, stamping, and commercial use of weights, measures, and weighing or measuring instruments across the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. It applies to businesses, traders, manufacturers, repairers, and dealers involved in trade or commerce, requiring them to obtain licenses, register, and use only approved standard units. The law also mandates clear labeling of net contents on packaged goods and empowers inspectors to conduct checks, seize non-compliant equipment, and penalize fraud or unauthorized practices. By enforcing uniform measurement standards, the Act ensures fair commercial practices and protects consumers from deceptive trade.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Working standards
- 4. Secondary standards
- 5. Reference standards
- 6. Standard weighing and measuring instruments
- 7. Prohibition of use of weights and measures other than standard weights and measures
- 8. Power to prescribe the use of weights only, or measures only, in certain cases
- 9. Registration of persons using weights or measures or weighing or measuring instruments in transactions for trade or commerce
- 10. Marking of denominations on commercial weights and measures
- 11. Prohibition of sale of unstamped commercial weights and measures
- 12. Prohibition of use of unstamped commercial weights or measures
- 13. Power of State Government to exempt
- 14. Prohibition of manufacture etc., of weights and measures without licence
- 15. Manufacturer to submit prototypes of weights, measures and weighing and measuring instruments
- 16. Marking of weights or measures on sealed containers
- 17. Prohibition of quoting price, or expressing quantity, of any article otherwise than in terms of standard weight or measure
- 18. Appointment of Controller, Assistant Controller and Inspectors
- 19. Verification and stamping by Inspectors
- 20. Power to Inspect, etc.
- 21. Power of Inspector to adjust weights or measures
- 22. Manufacturers etc. to maintain records and documents
- 23. Appeals
- 24. Levy of fees
- 25. Validity of weights and measures duly stamped.
- 26. Penalty for sale or delivery by weight or measure other than standard weights or measures.
- 27. Penalty for sale of unstamped commercial weights and measures.
- 28. Penalty for use of unstamped commercial weights and measures.
- 29. Penalty for manufacture of weights etc. without licence.
- 30. Penalty for use of weights or measures in contravention of section 8.
- 31. Penalty for non-registration.
- 32. Penalty for contravention of section 15.
- 33. Penalty for failure to mark weight or measure on sealed containers.
- 34. Penalty for quoting prices or expressing quantities otherwise than in terms of standard weight or measure in contravention of section 17.
- 35. Penalty for fraudulent use of weights, measures etc.
- 36. Penalty for being in possession of false weight or measure etc.
- 37. Penalty for making or selling false weight or measure.
- 38. Penalty for delivering or receiving any quantity of article less than, or in excess of the quantity fixed by the weight or measure in the contract.
- 39. Penalty for forging etc. of weights, measures etc.
- 40. Penalty for neglect or refusal to produce weight or measure etc. for inspection.
- 41. Penalty for breach of duty by Inspector.
- 42. Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 43. Controller etc. appointed under this Act to be public servants.
- 44. Cognizance of offence etc.
- 45. Composition of offences.
- 46. Stamped weights etc. to be presumed to be correct.
- 47. Offences by companies.
- 48. Delegation of Powers.
- 49. Limits of error to be tolerated in weights and measures.
- 50. Power to make rules.
- 51. Repeal and savings.
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