Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "Comercial weight or measure" means a weight or measure purporting to be a standard weight or measure used in, any transactions for trade or commerce; (b) 'Controller', 'Additional Controller', 'Joint Controller', 'Deputy Controller' and 'Assistant Controller' mean the Controller, Additional Con-trolrer, Joint Controller, Deputy Controller and Assist-ant Controller pf Weights and Measures appointed under section 15; (c) 'Inspector' means an Xnspector or Senior Inspector of Weights and Measures appointed under section 15 ; (d) "Measuring instrument" means any measur-ing instrument other than a weighing instrument and includes any instrument for measuring length, area, volume or capacity; (e) "mint " means the mint of the Central Govern-ment either in Bombay or in Calcutta; (f) "Prescribed " means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (g) "Standard weight or measure" means any unit of mass or measure referred to in sub-section (1) of section 13. of the Standards of Weights and Mea-sures Act, 1956 and includes any other weight or measure permitted to be used by the Central Govern-ment in pursuahce of sub-section (1) of section 14 of the said Act; (h) "Reference standards" mean the sets of standard weights and measures supplied to the State Government by the Central Government in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 15 of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1956; (i) "Secondary standards" mean weights and measures prepared under sub-section (1) of section 4; (j) "Stamping " means marking in such manner as to be so far as practicable, incluble and includes casting, engraving, etching and branding; (k) "Verification" with its grammatical varia-tions used with reference to a weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument, includes the process of comparing, checking or testing such weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument and also includes reverification; (l) "Weighing instrument" means any instrument for weighing and includes scales with the weights belonging thereto, scale-beams, balances, spring balances, steel yards and other weighing machines; (m) "Working standards" mean weights and measures prepared under sub-section (1) of section 3; (n) "rules" means rules made under section 44.