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Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976

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1Short title, extent and commencementView Details
10 Base unit of luminous intensityView Details
11 Base unit of amount of substanceView Details
12 Supplementary, derived, special and other units of weight or measure-Their symbols, definitions, etc.View Details
13 Base unit of numerationView Details
14 Standard unit of weight or measureView Details
15 National prototypesView Details
16 National standardsView Details
17 National prototype and national standard how to be keptView Details
18 Reference, secondary and working standardsView Details
19 Power to Central Government to prescribe physical characteristics, etc., of weights and measuresView Details
2DefinitionsView Details
20 Standard weight or measureView Details
21 Use of non -standard weight or measure prohibitedView Details
22 Manufacture, of non-standard weight or measure prohibitedView Details
23 Prohibition with regard to inscriptions, etc.View Details
24 Supply, etc. of reference standardsView Details
25 Preparation and custody of secondary or working standardsView Details
26 Verification, stamping, etc. of secondary or working standardsView Details
27 Secondary or working standard which may be stampedView Details
28 Appointment of Director and other staffView Details
29 Power of inspection, etc.View Details
3 Provisions of this Act to override the provisions of any other lawView Details
30 ForfeitureView Details
31 Part IV to apply to interstate trade or commerce onlyView Details
32 Use of weights only or measures only in certain casesView Details
33 Prohibition of quotations, etc. otherwise than in terms of standard units of weights, measures or numerationView Details
34 Any custom, usage, etc, contrary to standard weight, measure or numeration to be voidView Details
35 Manufacturers, etc. to maintain records and registersView Details
36 Approval of modelsView Details
37 License to manufacture weights or measures when to be issuedView Details
38 Weight or measure to contain number of the approved model, etc.View Details
39 Quantities and origin of commodities in packaged form to be declareView Details
4 Units of weight or measure to be based on metric systemView Details
40Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requiresView Details
41Verification and stamping of weights and measures sent from one State to another.View Details
42Weight or measure of the first category to be presumed to be correct throughout the territory of IndiaView Details
42Weight or measure of the first category to be presumed to be correct throughout the territory of India. -View Details
43Weight or measure of the first category not to be sold or used in any State unless it is stamped in the transferor StateView Details
44Weights or measures of the second category received from transferor State to be produced before the local Inspector of the transferee StateView Details
45Procedure when any weight or measure is transferred from a transferee State to another StateView Details
46Manufacturers, etc., who send any weight and measure to any other State to submit return to the ControllerView Details
47Persons exporting or importing any weight or measure to get themselves registeredView Details
48Conditions under which export of non-standard weight and measures and other goods may be madeView Details
49Non-metric weight or measure not to be importedView Details
5 Base unit of lengthView Details
50Penalty for use of non-standard weights or measuresView Details
51Penalty for contravention of Sec. 18View Details
52Penalty for contravention of Sec. 22View Details
53Penalty for contravention of Sec. 23View Details
54Penalty for contravention of Sec. 29View Details
55Penalty for contravention of Sec. 32View Details
56Penalty for contravention of Sec. 33View Details
57Penalty for contravention of Sec. 34View Details
58Penalty for contravention of Sec. 35View Details
59Penalty for contravention of Sec. 36.View Details
6 Base unit of massView Details
60Penalty for manufacture of weights or measures unless approval of model is in force. -View Details
61Penalty for contravention of Sec. 38View Details
62Penalty for sale, etc. of unverified weights or measures in the course of inter-State trade or commerceView Details
63Penalty for contravention of Sec. 39.View Details
64Penalty for contravention of Sec. 47View Details
65Penalty for contravention of Sec. 48View Details
68Presumption to be made in certain casesView Details
69Penalty for personation of officialsView Details
7 Base unit of timeView Details
70Penalty for giving false information or false returnsView Details
71Vexatious actionsView Details
72Cognizance of offences, etcView Details
73Compounding of offencesView Details
74Offences by companies and power of Court fee publish name, place of business, etc. of companies convictedView Details
75Provisions of Indian Penal Code not to apply to any offence punishable under this ActView Details
76Establishment of a Training Institute and provisions for training thereatView Details
77Training at other placesView Details
78Survey and statisticsView Details
79Conversion of non-metric weights and measures into standard units of weights or measuresView Details
8 Base unit of electric currentView Details
80Non-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 ActView Details
81AppealsView Details
82Levy of feesView Details
83Power to make rulesView Details
84Continuance of certain weights and measures during transitional periodView Details
85 Repeal and savingsView Details
9 Base unit of thermodynamic temperatureView Details
TH ScheduleView Details

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