The Telangana Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1958
The Telangana Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1958
The Telangana Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1958 establishes standard weights and measures to regulate commercial transactions across Telangana. It mandates that all weighing and measuring devices used in trade must be officially verified, stamped, and manufactured by licensed operators. The law applies to merchants, manufacturers, repairers, and dealers of commercial instruments, as well as enforcement officials who inspect businesses and verify accuracy. By prohibiting unauthorized devices, unstamped instruments, and short measurements, this legislation protects consumers from fraud, ensures market transparency, and creates a standardized system for fair trade throughout the state.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Working standards.
- 4. Secondary standards.
- 5. Reference standards.
- 6. Standard weighing and measuring instruments.
- 7. Prohibition of use of weights and measures other than standard weights and measures.
- 8. Power to prescribe the use of weights only, or measures only in certain cases.
- 9. Stamping of denomination on commercial weights and measures.
- 10. Prohibition of sale of unstamped commercial weights and measures.
- 11. Prohibition of use of unstamped commercial weights or measures.
- 12. Power of Government to exempt.
- 13. Prohibition of manufacture etc., weights and measures without licence.
- 14. Stamping of weights or measures on sealed containers.
- 15. Appointment of Controller, Assistant Controller and Inspectors.
- 16. (Not listed in arrangement)
- 17. (Not listed in arrangement)
- 18. Power of Inspector to adjust weights or measures.
- 19. Manufacturers, etc., to maintain records and documents.
- 20. Appeals.
- 21. Levy and collection of fees.
- 22. Validity of weights and measures duly stamped.
- 23. Penalty for sale or delivery by weight and measure other than standard weight or measure.
- 24. Penalty for sale of unstamped commercial weights and measures.
- 25. Penalty for use of unstamped commercial weights and measures.
- 26. Penalty for use of weight or measure in contravention of section 8.
- 27. Penalty for manufacture of weight, etc., without licence.
- 28. Penalty for failure to stamp weight or measure on sealed containers.
- 29. Penalty for fraudulent use of weights, measures, etc.
- 30. Penalty for being in possession of false weight, measure etc.
- 31. Penalty for making or selling false weight or measure etc.
- 32. Penalty for forging, etc., of stamps, weights, measures, etc.
- 33. Penalty for giving short weight or measure.
- 34. Penalty for neglect or refusal to produce weight or measure, etc., for inspection.
- 35. Penalty for breach of duty by Inspector.
- 36. Power to compound offences.
- 37. Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 38. Controller etc, appointed under the Act to be public servants.
- 39. Cognizance of offences, etc.
- 40. Stamped weights etc., to be presumed to be correct.
- 41. Offences by Companies.
- 42. Delegation of powers.
- 43. Limits of error to be tolerated in weights and measures.
- 44. Repeal.
- 45. Power to make rules.
- 46. Power to remove difficulties.
- 47. Repeal of Andhra Pradesh Ordinance No. I of 1958.
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