Use of weighing instruments, weights and measures, their inspection

(1) Only such weighing instruments as satisfy the requirement of an such Weights and Measures as are prescribed by the State Weights and Measures Act, and the rules made thereunder shall be used for weighing, measuring agricultural produce in a notified market area: Provided that in transaction of sale and purchase of agricultural produce in the Principal market yard and Sub:-market yard of the notified market area, the beamscale or platform scale shall only be used. (2) Every Committee shall keep in that market yard at least one weighing instrument of the capacity of one quintal and two sets of weights and in places where measures are used two sets of measures, verified and stamped in accordance with the provision of the State Weight and Measures Act and the rules framed thereunder. The committee shall cause weights and measures to be tested and verified once in the course of each calendar year through the agency appointed and in accordance with the requirement of the said Act and Rules; (3) The Market Committee shall allow any person to check free of charge any weight or measure in his possession against the weights and measures maintained under this Section. (4) Weighing instrument, weights and measures kept by Committee under this Section may at any time be inspected, examined and checked by the Director or chairman or the Secretary of the Board or any officer duly authorised in this behalf by the Director, chairman of the Board. After inspection, the inspecting authority may give such directions as it may deem proper. The Committee shall be bound to comply with such directions. (5) The Director or Chairman/Secretary of the Board of the Market Committee, and any other person authorised in this behalf by the Director/Chairman of the Board or Market Committee shall be entitled at any time and without previous notice to Inspect, examine and test any weighing instruments, weight or measure used, kept or possessed within a notified market area by a licensee under the Act, and every such licensee in possession of any such weighing instrument, weights and measures shall, when required be bound to produce the same before the person entitled so to inspect, examine and test it. (6) Any person authorised to inspect, examine and test any weighing instrument, weight or measures under Sub-section (2) shall while so acting have all the powers of an Inspector, Weights and Measures, appointed under the State Weights and Measures Act.