Chapter IV Chapter IV

Custody and Verification of Standards

Custody and verification of reference standards.--Every reference standard supplied by the Central Government to the State Government shall be kept at such place and in such custody as may be prescribed and such reference standard shall be deemed to be accurate and shall not be used as such unless it has been verified and authenticated in accordance with the rules made under the Central Act.

Preparation of secondary and working standards.--The State Government may cause to be prepared at a Mint as many sets of secondary standard or working standard, verified and authenticated in such manner as may be specified under the Central Act: Provided that where the State Government is unable to prepare secondary standard or working standard weight or measure, the Government may cause such secondary standard or working standard weight or measure to be made and verified and authenticated by such authority as may be prescribed under this Act and every such weight or measure shall be made in the manner specified under the Central Act.

Verification, stamping and custody of standards.--(1) Every secondary standard or working standard shall, after verification in relation to the standard established by or under the Central Act and after verification in relation to the standards established by or under that Act, be stamped.

1. (2) A certificate of verification shall be issued in respect of every secondary standard or working standard, and such certificate shall be deemed to be a secondary or working standard, as the case may be, and such standard shall not be used for the verification of any working standard or weight or measure unless it has been verified and authenticated in the manner specified in the Central Act.
2. (3) Every secondary standard shall be kept at such place and in such custody as may be prescribed.

Working or working standard which may be stamped.--Where the State Government is of opinion that by reason of the size or mode of construction of any secondary standard or working standard, it is not possible to put a stamp thereon, it may direct that such secondary standard or working standard shall be certified in such manner as may be prescribed and such secondary standard or working standard so certified shall be deemed to be stamped for the purposes of this Act on date of such certification.