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The Himachal Pradesh Weights and Measures Act, 1979

The Himachal Pradesh Weights and Measures Act, 1979

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The Himachal Pradesh Weights and Measures Act, 1979 regulates standard weights, measures, and package declarations in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It applies to manufacturers, repairers, sellers, and commercial users of weights and measures, as well as businesses selling packaged goods within the state. The law mandates licensing for making or repairing measuring instruments, periodic verification and stamping by government inspectors, and strict compliance with standard metric units in trade, quotes, and advertisements. It matters because it ensures fair trading practices, protects consumers from fraudulent quantities or inaccurate measurements, and establishes accurate, uniform commercial standards across the entire region.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Act not to apply to inter-State trade or commerce
  3. 3. Definitions
  4. 4. Provisions of this Act to over-ride the provisions of any other law except the Central Act
  5. 5. Appointment of Controllers, Inspectors and other officers
  6. 6. Power to authorise Inspector to adjust weights or measures
  7. 7. Controller and officers appointed under this Act to be public servants
  8. 8. Protection of action taken in good faith
  9. 9. Prohibition of use of weights and measures other than standard weights and measures
  10. 10. Use of weights only or measures only in certain cases
  11. 11. Prohibition of quotations, etc., otherwise than in terms of standard units of weight, measure or numeration
  12. 12. Custody and verification of reference standards
  13. 13. Preparation of secondary and working standards
  14. 14. Verification, stamping and custody of secondary or working standards
  15. 15. Secondary or working standard which may not be stamped
  16. 16. Prohibition on the manufacture, repair or sale of weights or measures without licence
  17. 17. Suspension and cancellation of licence
  18. 18. Manufacture of weights and measures
  19. 19. Prohibition of sale or use of unstamped weights or measures
  20. 20. Manufacture, etc. to maintain records and registers
  21. 21. Verification and stamping of weights or measures
  22. 22. Display of certificate of verification
  23. 23. Validity of weights or measures duly stamped
  24. 24. Power to inspect
  25. 25. Power of Inspector to require production of weight or measure or records for inspection
  26. 26. Power of Inspector to enter premises
  27. 27. Power to search
  28. 28. Power of Inspector to seize any weight or measure
  29. 29. Inspector to re-seal packages where net contents are found to have been correctly stated
  30. 30. Forfeiture
  31. 31. Provisions of the Central Act relating to packaged commodities to apply to packaged commodities sold or distributed within the State
  32. 32. Sale of commodities by numbers
  33. 36. Penalty for sale or delivery of commodities etc. by non-standard weight or measure
  34. 37. Penalty for keeping non-standard weights or measures or use and for other contraventions
  35. 38. Penalty for contravention of section
  36. 39. Penalty for contravention of section
  37. 40. Penalty for contravention of section
  38. 41. Penalty for contravention of section
  39. 42. Penalty for contravention of section
  40. 43. Penalty for contravention of section
  41. 44. Penalty for contravention of section
  42. 45. Penalty for contravention of section
  43. 46. Penalty for contravention of section
  44. 47. Penalty for contravention of section
  45. 48. Penalty for contravention of sections 27 and
  46. 49. Penalty for contravention of section
  47. 61. Offences by companies
  48. 62. Cognizance of offences
  49. 63. Compounding of offence
  50. 64. Provisions of Indian Penal Code not to apply to any offence under this Act
  51. 65. Transfer or transmission of business

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