Validity of weights and measures duly stamped

Validity of weights and measures duly stamped.-A weight or measure or weighing or measuring instruments, duly stamped by an Inspector under sub-section

1. (2) of section 16 shall, in the area in which that section and this section have come into force, be a legal weight, measure or weighing or measuring instrument in relation to any class of undertakings or to any class of goods in respect of which the said sections have come into force unless it is found to be false or defective and shall not be liable to be restamped by reasons merely of the fact that it is used in any place other than that in which it was originally stamped.