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Bureau of Indian Standards Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of a national standards body for the harmonious development of the activities of standardisation, conformity assessment and quality assurance of goods, articles, processes, systems and services and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
| Act Id | 201611 |
| Act Number | 11 |
| Enactment Date | 2016-03-21 |
| Act Year | 2016 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| Enforcement Date |
- PRELIMINARY
- BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
- INDIAN STANDARDS, CERTIFICATION AND LICENCE
- 10 Indian Standards
- 11 Prohibition to publish, reproduce or record without authorisation by Bureau
- 12 Conformity Assessment scheme
- 13 Grant of licence or certificate of conformity
- 14 Certification of Standard Mark of jewellers and sellers of certain specified goods or articles
- 15 Prohibition to import, sell, exhibit, etc
- 16 Central Government to direct compulsory use of Standard Mark
- 17 Prohibition to manufacture, sell, etc., certain goods without Standard Mark
- 18 Obligations of licence holder, seller, etc
- FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 25 Power of Central Government to issue directions
- 26 Restriction on use of name of Bureau and Indian Standard
- 27 Appointment and powers of certification officers
- 28 Power to search and seizure
- 29 Penalty for contravention
- 30 Offences by companies
- 31 Compensation for non-conforming goods
- 32 Cognizance of offence by courts
- 33 Compounding of offence
- 34 Appeal
- 35 Members, officers and employees of Bureau to be public servants
- 36 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 37 Authentication of orders and other instruments of Bureau
- 38 Power to make rules
- 39 Power to make regulations
- 40 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
- 41 Act not to affect operation of certain Acts
- 42 Power to remove difficulties
- 43 Repeal and savings
