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The Bombay Weights and Measures Act, 1932

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The Bombay Weights and Measures Act, 1932, was enacted to establish a uniform system of weights and measures across the Bombay Presidency. Its primary objective is to protect consumers and ensure fair trade by mandating that all commercial transactions use standardized, verified, and stamped weights and measuring instruments. The Act empowers government-appointed inspectors to verify these instruments, inspect business premises, and penalize fraudulent practices like using defective equipment or providing short quantities. For the ordinary citizen, this law ensures that when they purchase goods, they receive the exact quantity they pay for, preventing exploitation through inaccurate or manipulated weighing devices.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title
  3. 2. Extent and commencement
  4. 3. Definitions
  5. 4. Government.
  6. 5. The weight, measure, multiple or sub-multiple shall, to the extent so declared, be deemd to be a standard weight or measure for the purposes of this Act.
  7. 6. Custody of primary standards
  8. 7. They shall, once at least in every period of five years, be verified, and if necessary, adjusted or renewed, at the Mint in such manner and by such officer as Government may direct.
  9. 8. The standard weights and measures so prepared and stamped shall be called secondary standards.
  10. 9. Working standards
  11. 10. A working standard which has become defective shall not be legal, or be used for the purposes of this Act, until it has been re-verified and marked in the prescribed manner.
  12. 11A. Use of standard weights and measures for particular trades
  13. 12. Prohibition of weights and measures other than standard weights and measures
  14. 12A. Custom for excess or less quantity demanded or received void
  15. 13. Denomination
  16. 14. Stamping and verification of weights and measures
  17. 15. Use of weighing or measuring instrument not verified and stamped prohibited
  18. 16. Sale or delivery of weight, measure, weighing or measuring instrument not verified and stamped prohibited
  19. 18. Provision of means of verification and stamping
  20. 19. Appointment of inspectors of weights and measures
  21. 20. Inspectors to enter into recognizance
  22. 20A. Requiring persons, dealers, etc., to keep books, accounts and records
  23. 21. Verification and stamping by inspectors
  24. 22. If he finds such weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument correct, he shall stamp the same with a stamp of verification in the prescribed manner.
  25. 23. Inspector not to be maker, seller or adjuster of weights and measures or weighing or measuring instruments
  26. 25. Government or municipality or district local board may determine difference
  27. 27. Levy of fees
  28. 29. Validity of weights and measures, etc., duly stamped
  29. 30. Stamped weights, etc., to be prima facie deemed correct in any court
  30. 31. Penalty for fraudulent use of weight, measure, etc
  31. 31A. Penalty for use of weight or measure in contravention of section
  32. 32. Penalty for making, selling, disposing of false or defective weight, measure, etc
  33. 33. Penalty for sale by weight or measure other than standard weight or measure
  34. 34. Penalty for use and possession of weight, measure, etc., not authorized
  35. 35. Penalty for giving short weight or measure
  36. 36. Repealed]
  37. 37. I of 1939, section 3.
  38. 38. Penalty for forging, etc., of weights, measures, etc
  39. 39. Penalty for neglect or refusal to produce weight for inspection
  40. 39A. Penalty for demanding or receiving articles in excess of or less than quantity fixed by weight or measure
  41. 40. Penalty for breach of duty by inspector
  42. 41. Power of Government to make rules
  43. 43. Protection to persons acting in good faith
  44. 44. Cognizance of offences
  45. 44A. Offences by corporations and associations of persons
  46. 45. Delegation of powers by Government
  47. 46. Power to exempt specified persons, articles or trades from provisions of the Act
  48. 46A. Power to prescribe the amount of error to be tolerated in selling article by weight or measure
  49. 47. Repeal and amendments
  50. note-53. Preliminary Notes

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