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(ENFORCEMENT) ACT, 1958

The Madras Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1958

Corporate195843 sections5 chapters

This Act aims to regulate and enforce proper use of standard weights and measures throughout the entire State of Madras for ensuring fair trade transactions. It establishes a system of inspection, verification, and penalties to prevent use of false or non-standard commercial weights during business and commerce activities, protecting both consumers and legitimate traders from fraud and unequal exchange.

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Chapter I Chapter I →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II Chapter II →

  1. 3Working standards
  2. 4Secondary standards
  3. 5Reference standards
  4. 6Standard weighing and measuring instruments
  5. 7Prohibition of use of weights and measures other than standard weights and measures
  6. 8Power to prescribe the use of weights only, or measures only, in certain cases

Chapter III Chapter III →

  1. 9Marking of denominations on commercial weights and measures
  2. 10Prohibition of sale of unstamped commercial weights and measures
  3. 11Prohibition of use of unstamped commercial weights or measures
  4. 12Power of Government to exempt
  5. 13Prohibition of manufacture, etc., of weights and measures, without licence
  6. 14Marking of weights or measures in sealed containers
  7. 15Appointment of Controller, Assistant Controllers and Inspectors
  8. 16Verification and stamping by Inspectors
  9. 17Power to inspect, etc
  10. 18Power of Inspector to adjust weights or measures
  11. 19Manufacturers etc., to maintain records and documents
  12. 20Appeals
  13. 21Levy of fees
  14. 22Validity of weights and measures duly stamped

Chapter IV Chapter IV →

  1. 23Penalty for sale or delivery by weight or measure other than standard weight or measure
  2. 24Penalty for sale of unstamped commercial weights and measures
  3. 25Penalty for use of unstamped commercial weights and measures
  4. 26Penalty for manufacture of weights, etc., without licence
  5. 27Penalty for use of weight or measure in contravention of section 8
  6. 28Penalty for failure to mark weight or measure on sealed containers
  7. 29Penalty for fraudulent use of weights, measures, etc
  8. 30Penalty for being in possession of false weight or measure, etc
  9. 31Penalty for making or selling false weight or measure, etc
  10. 32Penalty for delivering or receiving any quantity of article less than or in excess of the quantity fixed by the weight or measure in the contract
  11. 33Penalty for forging, etc., of weights, measures, etc
  12. 34Penalty for neglect or refusal to produce weight or measure, etc., for inspection
  13. 35Penalty for breach of duty by Inspector

Chapter V Chapter V →

  1. 36Protection of action taken in good faith
  2. 37Controller, Assistant Controller or Inspector to be public servant
  3. 38Cognizance of offences, etc
  4. 39Stamped weights, etc., to be presumed to be correct
  5. 40Offences by companies
  6. 41Delegation of powers
  7. 42Limits of error to be tolerated in weights and measures
  8. 43Power to make rules

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