LawgistThe Legal Metrology Act
23Prohibition on manufacture, repair or sale of weight or measure without licence
(1) No person shall manufacture, repair or sell, or offer, expose or possess for repair or sale, any weight or measure unless he holds a licence issued by the Controller under sub-section (2):
Provided that no licence to repair shall be required by a manufacturer for repair of his own weight or measure in a State other than the State of manufacture of the same.
(2) For the purpose of sub-section (1), the Controller shall issue a licence in such form and manner, on such conditions, for such period and such area of jurisdiction and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.
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APPOINTMENT AND POWERS OF DIRECTOR, CONTROLLER AND LEGAL METROLOGY OFFICERS
- 13 Appointment of Director, legal metrology officers and other employees
- 14 Appointment of Controller, legal metrology officers and other employees
- 15 Power of inspection, seizure, etc
- 16 Forfeiture
- 17 Manufacturers, etc., to maintain records and registers
- 18 Declarations on prepackaged commodities
- 19 Registration for importer of weight or measure
- 20 Non-standard weights and measures not to be imported
- 21 Training in Legal Metrology
- 22 Approval of model
- 23 Prohibition on manufacture, repair or sale of weight or measure without licence
