Vidhi Codex

Bare Act

The Legal Metrology Act Punjab

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This law sets official standards for weights and measures used in trade across India. It applies to anyone selling or buying goods by weight, such as food or fuel, including manufacturers and importers. The goal is to ensure that when you buy something, the label shows the correct amount. This protects consumers from being cheated and ensures fair business practices by making sure all measuring tools are accurate and standardized. It covers everything from pre-packaged items to the instruments used to weigh them, creating a system of public guarantee for accuracy.

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Chapter IV VERIFICATION AND STAMPING OF WEIGHT OR MEASURE →

  1. 24Verification and stamping of weight or measure

Chapter V O FFENCES AND PENALTIES →

  1. 25Penalty for use of non-standard weight or measure
  2. 26Penalty for alteration of weight and measure
  3. 27Penalty for manufacture or sale of non-standard weight or measure
  4. 28Penalty for making any transaction, deal or contract in contravention of the prescribed standards
  5. 29Penalty for quoting or publishing, etc., of non-standard units
  6. 30Penalty for transactions in contravention of standard weight or measure
  7. 31Penalty for non-production of documents, etc.
  8. 32Penalty for failure to get model approved
  9. 33Penalty for use of unverified weight or measure
  10. 34Penalty for sale or delivery of commodities, etc., by non-standard weight or measure
  11. 35Penalty for rendering services by non-standard weight, measure or number
  12. 36Penalty for selling, etc., of non-standard packages
  13. 37Penalty for contravention by Government approved Test Centre
  14. 38Penalty for non-registration by importer of weight or measure
  15. 39Penalty for import of non-standard weight or measure
  16. 40Penalty for obstructing Director, Controller or legal metrology officer
  17. 41Penalty for giving false information or false return
  18. 42Vexatious search
  19. 43Penalty for verification in contravention of Act and rules
  20. 44Penalty for counterfeiting of seals, etc.
  21. 45Penalty for manufacture of weight and measure without licence
  22. 46Penalty for repair, sale, etc., of weight and measure without licence
  23. 47Penalty for tampering with licence
  24. 48Compounding of offences
  25. 49Offences by companies and power of Court to publish name, place of business, etc., of companies convicted under the Act
  26. 50Appeals
  27. 51Provisions of Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply
  28. 52Power of the Central Government to make rules
  29. 53Power of State Government to make rules
  30. 54Delegation of Powers
  31. 55Act not to apply in certain cases
  32. 56Existing Director, Controller and legal metrology officer not to be affected by the new qualification to be prescribed
  33. 57Repeal of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985

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