The Standards of Weights and Measures Act,1976 (Bare Act)/ Universal Law Publishing

THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1976
Introduction • • • *
PART 1
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO EVERY PART
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions 3. Provisions of this Act to override the provisions of any other law
PART II
ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
CHAPTER 1
STANDARD UNITS
4. Units of weight or measure to be based on metric system
5. Base unit of length
6. Base unit of mass
7. Base unit of time
8. Base unit of electric current 9. Base unit of thermodynamic temperature
10. Base unit of luminous intensity
11. Base, unit of amount of substance 12. Supplementary, derived, special and other units of weight measure—their symbols, definitions, etc.
13. Base unit of numeration
14. Standard unit of weight or measure
CHAPTER II
PHYSICAL REPRESENTATION OF STANDARD UNITS
15. National prototypes
16. National standards 17. National prototype and national standard how to be kept . 18. Reference, secondary and working standards 19. Power of Central Government to prescribe physical characteristics, etc., of weights and measures
CHAPTER III
STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
20. Standard weight or measure 21. Use of non-standard weight or measure prohibited 22. Manufacture of non-standard weight or measure prohibited

23. Prohibition with regard to inscriptions etc.
CHAPTER IV
CUSTODY AND VERIFICATION OF STANDARD EQUIPMENTS 24. Supply, etc,, of reference standards
25. Preparation and custody or secondary or working standards 26. Verification, stamping, etc., of secondary or working standards
27. Secondary or working standard which may be stamped
PART in
APPOINTMENT AND POWERS OF DIRECTOR AND OTHER STAFF
28. Appointment of Director and other staff
29. Power of inspection, etc.
30. Forfeiture
PART IV
INTER-STATE TRADE OR COMMERCE IN WEIGHT,
MEASURE OR OTHER GOODS
CHAPTER I
APPLICABILITY OF THIS PART
31. Part IV to apply to inter-State trade or commerce only
CHAPTER 11
GENERAL
32. Use of weights only or measures only in certain cases 33. Prohibition of quotations, etc., otherwise than in terms of standard units of weights, measures or numeration 34. Any custom, usage, etc., contrary to standard weight, measure or numeration to be void
35. Manufacturers, etc., to maintain records and registers
CHAPTER III
APPROVAL OF MODELS
36. Approval of models 37. Licence to manufacture weights or measures when to be issued . 38. Weight or measure to contain number of the approved model, etc.
CHAPTER IV
COMMODITIES IN PACKAGED FORM INTENDED TO BE SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED IN THE COURSE OF INTER-STATE TRADE OR COMMERCE
39. Quantities and origin of commodities in packaged form to be declared
CHAPTER V
VERIFICATION AND STAMPING OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES SENT FROM ONE STATE TO ANOTHER
40. Definitions

41. Verification and stamping of weights and measures sent
from one State to another 42. Weight or measure of the first category to be presumed to be correct throughout the territory of India . . • 43. Weight or measure of the first category not to be sold or used in any State unless it is stamped in the transferor State 44. Weights or measures of the second category received from transferor State to be produced before the local Inspector of the transferee State 45. Procedure when any weight or measure is transferred from a
transferee State to another State
46. Manufacturers, etc., who send any weight or measure to any other State to submit return to the Controller
PART V
IMPORT AND EXPORT OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
CHAPTER 1
REGISTRATION OF EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS
47. Persons exporting or importing any weight or measure to get themselves registered
CHAPTER II
EXPORT AND IMPORT OF WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND
COMMODITIES IN PACKAGED FORM
48. Conditions under which export of non-standard weights and : measures and other goods may be made
49. Non-metric weight or measure not to be imported
PART VI
OFFENCES AND THEIR TRIAL
50. Penalty for use of non-standard weights or measures 51. Penalty for contravention of section 18 52. Penalty for contravention of section 22 53. Penalty for contravention of section 23 54. Penalty for contravention of section 29
55. Penalty for contravention of section 32 56. Penalty for contravention of section 33 57. Penalty for contravention of section 34
58. Penalty for contravention of section 35
59. Penalty for contravention of section 36
60. Penalty for manufacture of weights or measures unless approval of model is in force 61. Penalty for contravention of section 38 62. Penalty for sale, etc., of unverified weights or measures in
the course of inter-State trade or commerce
63. Penalty for contravention of section 39

64. Penalty for contravention of section 47
65. Penalty for contravention of section 48 66. Penalty for contravention of section 49 67. Penalty where no specific penalty is provided
68. Presumption to be made in certain cases
69. Penalty for personation of officials
70. Penalty for giving false information or false returns
71. Vexatious actions
72. Cognizance of offences, etc.
73. Compounding of offences 74. Offences by companies and power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., of companies convicted
75. Provisions of Indian Penal Code not to apply to any offence punishable under this Act
PART VII
TRAINING INSTITUTE
76. Establishment of a training Institute and provisions for training thereat
77. Training at other places
PART VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
78. Survey and statistics
79.- Conversion of non-metric weights and measures into standard units of weights or measures 80. Non-metric weight or measure not to be mentioned in any document, etc., or to form the basis of any contract after the
commencement of this Act
81. Appeals
82. Levy of fees
83. Power to make rules 84. Continuance of certain weights and measures during transitional period
85. Repeal and savings THE SCHEDULE.—[Conversion of non-metric weights and measures into standard units—See section 79]

THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (PACKAGED COMMODITIES) RULES, 1977
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
Rules 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement
2. Definitions

CHAPTER II
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PACKAGES INTENDED
FOR RETAIL SALE
Applicability of the Chapter Chapter to apply to packages intended for retail sale . • Regulation for pre-packing and sale etc. of commodities in packaged form Specific commodities to be packed and sold in recommended standard packages Declaration to be made on every package Principal display panel—its area, size and letter, etc.
Declaration where to appear ' • '
Manner in which declaration shall be made
Declaration of name and address of the manufacturer, etc. General provisions relating to declaration of quantity Manner in which declaration of quantity shall be expressed Statement of units of weight, measure or number
[Omitted]
[Omitted]
[Omitted]
[Omitted] Declarations with regard to dimensions of certain commodities Declaration with regard to dimensions and weight to be made on packages in certain cases Declaration to be made with regard to the number of
usable sheets to be stated Declarations with regard to the dimensions of container type commodities—How to be expressed
[Omitted] Provisions relating to wholesale dealer and retail dealers . Weighing facility
Procedure for examination of and determination of quantity and error in packages at the premises of the manufacturer or packer Action to be taken on completion of examination of packages at the premises of the manufacturer or the packer Action to be taken with regard to packages examined at the premises of the wholesale dealer or retail dealer Establishment of maximum permissible error on packages. Deceptive packages to be repacked or in default to be seized
CHAPTER III
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO WHOLESALE PACKAGES
Declaration to be made on every wholesale package

CHAPTER IV EXPORT AND IMPORT OF PACKAGED COMMODITIES 30. [Omitted] gg 31. [Omitted] . . . 69 32. Restrictions on sale of export packages in India . , - . 70 33. [Omitted] . . . 70
CHAPTER V
EXEMPTIONS 34. Exemption in respect of certain packages . . . - 71
CHAPTER VI
REGISTRATION OF MANUFACTURERS, PACKERS
AND IMPORTERS
35. Registration of manufacturers, packers and importers . . . . 72
36. Registration of shorter address permissible . . . 72 37. Register of manufacturers and packers, etc. . . . 73
38. Compilation of lists of manufacturers or packers and
their circulation . . . 73
CHAPTER VII ' .
GENERAL
39. Penalty for contravention of Rules . . . 73
40. Power to relax in certain cases . . . 73
THE FIRST SCHEDULE.— [Omitted] . . . 73 THE SECOND SCHEDULE.—Maximum permissible error in relation to packaged commodities not specified
in the First Schedule
THE THIRD SCHEDULE.— CommodiHes to be packed in specified quantities
THE FOURTH SCHEDULE.—[Omitted] THE FIFTH SCHEDULE.— Exception referred to in Rule 12(2).
THE SIXTH SCHEDULE.— [Omitted]
THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE.—[Omitted]
THE EIGHTH SCHEDULE.— [Omitted] THE NINTH SCHEDULE.— Manner of selection of samples of packages 81 THE TENTH SCHEDULE.— Determination of the net quantity of commodities contained in packages . 82 THE ELEVENTH SCHEDULE . . . 82C form a.—^Weight Checking - Data Sheet . • • 82C form B.—Volume/Length Checking - Data Sheet . . • 82D

THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (APPROVAL OF MODELS) RULES, 1987
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
Rules
1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions . ;
CHAPTER II
RECOGNITION OF LABORATORIES
3. General provisions relating to laboratories 4. Recognition of laboratories • . .
CHAPTER III ' ■
APPROVAL OF MODELS
5. Application for the approval of models 6. Submission of models of weight or measure 7. Tests for the approval of model
8i Procedure for the issue of certificate of approval 9. Procedure where issue of certificate of approval is not recommended
10. Re-submission of disapproved model for approval 11. Contents of a certificate of approval 12. Mark of approval
13. [Omitted] 14. Revocation of certificate of approval
15. Suspension of certificate of approval 16. Revocation and suspension of certificate to be published 17. Deposit of model or its drawings
18. [Omitted]
19. Provisions relating to weight or measure for which model approval is ordinarily not necessary
20. Provisions relating to testing of substitute materials

THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (NUMERATION) RULES, 1987
1. Short title and commencement . . . 94
2. Numeration—how to be made . . . 94
3. Manner in which numbers exceeding three digits (how to be expressed) shall be written in. words . . . 94
4. Manner in which numbers shall be written (how to be written) . .. 94 SCHEDULE.—[Manner in which number exceeding three digits to be expressed] . . . 95
THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (INTER-STATE VERIFICATION AND STAMPING) RULES, 1987
Rules
1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Classification of Weights and Measures 4. Classification of tank-lorries, tank-wagons or other containers used for the transport of commodities to be sold, delivered or distributed •
in the course of inter-State trade or commerce
5. Special Seal 6. Fees for Stamping 7. Verification and Stamping (How to be made)
8. Returns THE FIRST SCHEDULE.— Classes of weights or measures falling within the first category
THE SECOND SCHEDULE.—List of States and Union Territories of
Indian Union and their Code Numbers
THE THIRD SCHEDULE.— Form of return to be submitted by the manufacturer of weights, measures dealing in inter-state trade

THE STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (ENFORCEMENT) ACT, 1985
Introduction
CHAPTER 1
PRELIMINARY
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement 2. Act not to apply to inter-State trade or commerce
3. Definitions
4. Provisions of this Act to override the provisions of any other law except the Standards Act
CHAPTER .II
APPOINTMENT OF CONTROLLERS, INSPECTORS
AND OTHER OFFICERS 5. Appointment of Controllers, Inspectors and other officers and staff
6. Power to authorise Inspector to adjust weights or measures. 7. Controller and officers appointed under this Act to be public servants 8. Protection of action taken in good faith

CHAPTER III
GENERAL PROVISIONS IN RELATION TO STANDARD
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
9. Prohibition of use of weights and measures other than standard weights and measures 10. Use of weights only or measures only in certain cases 11. Prohibition of quotations, etc., otherwise than in terms of standard weight or measure . . •
CHAPTER IV
CUSTODY AND VERIFICATION OF STANDARD EQUIPMENTS 12. Custody and verification of reference standards . 13. Preparation of secondary and working standards . . . 14. Verification, stamping and custody of secondary or working standards 15. Secondary or working standard which may not be stamped
CHAPTER V
REGISTRATION OF USERS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
16. Persons using weights or measures for transactions or industrial production or for protection to get themselves registered .
17. Procedure of registration
18. Punishment for non-registration
CHAPTER VI
MANUFACTURE, REPAIR OR SALE OF WEIGHTS OR MEASURES
19. Prohibition on the manufacture, repair or sale of weights or
measures without licence 20. Suspension and cancellation of licence 21. Manufacture of weights or measures 22. Prohibition of sale or use of unstamped weights or measures
23. Manufacturer, etc., to maintain records and registers
CHAPTER VII
VERIFICATION AND STAMPING OF WEIGHTS OR MEASURES
24. Verification and stamping of weights or measures 25. Display of certificate of verification 26. Validity or weights or measures duly stamped
CHAPTER VIII
INSPECTION, SEARCH, SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE
27. Power to inspect 28. Power of Inspector to require production of weight or measure or records for inspection
29. Power of Inspector to enter premises
30. Power to search

31. Power of Inspector to seize any weight or measure
32. Forfeiture
CHAPTER IX
PROVISIONS WITH REGARD TO THE SALE AND .
DISTRIBUTION OF COMMODITIES IN PACKAGED
FORM WITHIN THE STATE
33. Provisions of the Standards Act and the rules made thereunder relating to commodities in packaged form to apply to commodities in packaged form sold or distributed within the State
CHAPTER X
PROVISIONS WITH REGARD TO ANY CUSTOM OR USAGE RELATING TO THE SALE OF ANY COMMODITY, WHETHER BY QUANTITY OR NUMBER AND SALE OF COMMODITIES BY HEAPS
34. Custom or usage requiring delivery of additional quantities to cease
35. Sale by heaps
CHAPTER XI
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 36. Penalty for manufacturing, etc., of non-standard weights or measures 37. Penalty for counter-feiting of seals, etc. 38. Penalty for sale or delivery of commodities, etc., by non-standard weight or measure 39. Penalty for keeping non-standard weights or measures for use and for other contravention 40. Penalty for contravention of section 10 41. Penalty for contravention of section 11 42. Penalty for contravention of section 19 43. Penalty for contravention of section 20 44. Penalty for contravention of section 21 45. Penalty for contravention of section 22 46. Penalty for contravention of section 23 47. Penalty for contravention of section 24 48. Penalty for contravention of section 28 49. Penalty for contravention of section 29 50. Penalty for contravention of sections 30 and 31 51. Penalty for contravention of section 33 52. Penally for contravention of section 35 53. Penalty for tampering with licence 54. Penalty for selling or delivering rejected weights and measures 55. Penalty for personation of officials 56. Penalty for giving false information or maintaining false records or registers 57. Wilful verification or disclosure in contravention of Law .

58. Vexatious search 59. Penalty for contravention not separately provided for 126 60. Presumption to be made in certain cases 126 61. When employer to be deemed to have abetted an offence. 127 62. Offences by companies 127
63. Cognizance of offences 128 64. Summary trial of certain offences 128 65. Compounding of offences 128 66. Provisions of Indian Penal Code not to apply to any offence under this Act " 129
CHAPTER XII
MISCELLANEOUS 67. Transfer or transmission of business * 129 68. Licences neither saleable nor transferable ' 130 69. Appeals 130 70. Levy of fees 130 71. Delegation of powers 131
72. Power to make rules 73. Power of State Government to make provisions of the Standards Act relating to approval of models applicable to models of weights or measures intended to be used exclusively within the State 133 74. Act not to apply in certain cases 133 75. Repeal and savings I33