Working standards

Standard weights and measures

Working standards.—(1) For the purpose of verifying the correctness of commercial weights and measures and weighing and measuring instruments used in transactions for trade, business or commerce, the Government may cause to be prepared as many sets as they may deem necessary of authenticated standard weights and measures to be called the working standards.

1. (2) The working standards shall be made of such material and according to such designs and specifications and shall be prepared by such agency and shall be stamped and authenticated by such person or authority and in such manner as may be prescribed.
2. (3) The working standards shall be kept at such places, in such custody and in such manner as may be prescribed.
3. (4) A working standard shall be verified with the secondary standard prepared under sub-section
4. (1) of section 4 and marked by such persons, at such places, at such intervals and in such manner as may be prescribed.
5. (5) A working standard which is not so verified and marked at the prescribed intervals shall not be deemed legal or be used for the purposes of this Act.
6. (6) A working standard which has become defective shall not be deemed legal or be used for the purposes of this Act, until it has been verified and marked in the prescribed manner.