Secondary standards

Secondary standards.—(1) For the purpose of verifying the correctness of the working standards, the Government may cause to be prepared at the Mint as many sets as they may deem necessary of authenticated standard weights and measures to be called the secondary standards.

1. (2) The secondary standards shall be made of such material and, according to such designs and specifications as may be prescribed and shall be stamped and authenticated by such persons or authority and in such manner as may be prescribed.
2. (3) The secondary standards shall be kept at such places, in such custody and in such manner as may be prescribed.
3. (4) A secondary standard shall be verified with the reference standard at least once in every period of five years and shall be marked with the date of verification by such person or authority and in such manner as may be prescribed.
4. (5) A secondary 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.