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The Jammu and Kashmir Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1978

The Jammu and Kashmir Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1978

Corporate197865 sections9 chapters

This Act enforces standard weights and measures in trade within Jammu and Kashmir. Controllers and Inspectors enforce it and can adjust weights and measures. Using non-standard weights and measures, or quoting in other units, is prohibited, and manufacturers, repairers and dealers must meet set obligations.

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Chapter I Chapter I →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Act not to apply to inter-State trade or commerce
  3. 3Definitions
  4. 4Act to override other laws

Chapter II Chapter II →

  1. 5Appointment of Controllers, Inspectors and other officers and staff
  2. 6Power to authorise Inspector to adjust weights or measures
  3. 7Controller and officers appointed under this Act to be public servants
  4. 9Prohibition of use of weights and measures, other than standard weights and measures
  5. 10Power to prescribe obligations of manufacturers, etc. in certain cases
  6. 11Prohibition of quotations, etc. otherwise than in terms of standard units of weight, measure or numeration

Chapter IV Chapter IV →

  1. 12Custody and verification of reference standards
  2. 13Preparation of secondary and working standards
  3. 14Verification, stamping and custody of standards
  4. 15Working or working standard which may be stamped

Chapter V Chapter V →

  1. 16Prohibition on the manufacture, repair or sale of weights or measures without licence
  2. 17Suspension and cancellation of licence
  3. 18Manufacture of weights or measures
  4. 19Prohibition of sale or use of unstamped weights or measures
  5. 20Makers, etc. to maintain records and registers
  6. 21Verification and stamping of weights or measures
  7. 22Provided that where a verified weight or measure is in use, it shall not be necessary to present the same for verification until the period of its validity has expired.

Chapter VI Chapter VI →

  1. 23Validity of weights or measures as stamped

Chapter VII Chapter VII →

  1. 24Power to inspect
  2. 25Power of Inspector to require production of weight or measure etc. for inspection
  3. 26Power of Inspector to inspect, etc
  4. 27Power to search
  5. 28Power of Inspector to seize any weight or measure
  6. 29Forfeiture
  7. 30Penalty for use of false or unverified weight or measure

Chapter VIII Chapter VIII →

  1. 31Provisions of the Central Act relating to packaged commodities to apply to packaged commodities sold or distributed within the State

Chapter IX Chapter IX →

  1. 32Sale of commodities by number
  2. 33Sale of commodities by heaps

Chapter X Chapter X →

  1. 34Penalty for manufacturing etc. of non-standard weights or measures
  2. 35Penalty for counterfeiting of seals, etc
  3. 36Penalty for sale or delivery of non-standard weight, measure or number
  4. 37Penalty for keeping non-standard weights or measures for use and for other contraventions
  5. 38Penalty for contravention of section 10
  6. 39Penalty for contravention of section 11
  7. 40Penalty for contravention of section 16
  8. 41Penalty for contravention of section 17
  9. 42Penalty for contravention of section 18
  10. 43Penalty for contravention of section 19
  11. 44Penalty for contravention of section 20
  12. 45Penalty for contravention of section 21
  13. 46Penalty for contravention of section 25
  14. 47Penalty for contravention of section 26
  15. 50Penalty for contravention of section 32
  16. 51Penalty for contravention of section 33
  17. 52Penalty for tampering with licence
  18. 53Penalty for selling or delivering rejected weights and measures
  19. 54Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to the sale, as scrap, of any rejected weight or measure which has been dismantled in the prescribed manner.
  20. 55Penalty for giving false information or maintaining false records or registers
  21. 56Penalty for contravention not separately provided for
  22. 57Presumption to be made in certain cases
  23. 58When employer to be deemed to have abetted an offence
  24. 59Offences by companies
  25. 60Cognizance of offences
  26. 61Compounding of offences
  27. 62Licensing of person whose licence is suspended or cancelled
  28. 63Licence when suitable for renewal
  29. 64Appeals
  30. 65Levy of fees
  31. 66Power to make rules
  32. 67Power of Government to make rules relating to approval of models applicable to models of weights and measures to be used exclusively within the State
  33. 69Repeal and saving

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