Lawgist53Power of State Government to make rules
(1) The State Government may, by notification, and after consultation with the Central Government, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
(a) the time within which the weight or measure may be got verified under proviso to sub-section (1) of section 16;
(b) registers and records to be maintained by persons referred to under sub-section (1) of section 17;
(c) the form, manner, conditions, period, area of jurisdiction and fees for issuance of licence under sub-section (2) of section 23;
(d) fee for verification and stamping of any weight or measure under sub-section (1) of section 24;
(e) manner of notifying Government approved Test Centre, terms and conditions and fee to be paid under sub-section (3) of section 24;
(f) fee for compounding of offences under sub-section (1) of section 48.
(3) In making any rule under this section, the State Government may provide that a breach thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.
(4) The power to make rules under this section shall be subject to the condition of the rules being made after previous publication in Official Gazette.
(5) Every rule made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each House of State Legislature, where there are two Houses and where there is one House of State Legislature, before that House.
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- 25 Penalty for use of non-standard weight or measure
- 26 Penalty for alteration of weight and measure
- 27 Penalty for manufacture or sale of non-standard weight or measure
- 28 Penalty for making any transaction, deal or contract in contravention of the prescribed standards
- 29 Penalty for quoting or publishing, etc., of non-standard units
- 30 Penalty for transactions in contravention of standard weight or measure
- 31 Penalty for non-production of documents, etc
- 32 Penalty for failure to get model approved
- 33 Penalty for use of unverified weight or measure
- 34 Penalty for sale or delivery of commodities. etc., by non-standard weight or measure
- 35 Penalty for rendering services by non-standard weight, measure or number
- 36 Penalty for selling, etc., of non-standard packages
- 37 Penalty for contravention by Government approved Test Centre
- 38 Penalty for non-registration by importer of weight or measure
- 39 Penalty for import of non-standard weight or measure
- 40 Penalty for obstructing Director, Controller or legal metrology officer
- 41 Penalty for giving false information or false return
- 42 Vexatious search
- 43 Penalty for verification in contravention of Act and rules
- 44 Penalty for counterfeiting of seals, etc
- 45 Penalty for manufacture of weight and measure without licence
- 46 Penalty for repair, sale, etc., of weight and measure without licence
- 47 Penalty for tampering with licence
- 48 Compounding of offences
- 49 Offences by companies and power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., for companies convicted
- 50 Appeals
- 51 Provisions of Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply
- 52 Power of the Central Government to make rules
- 53 Power of State Government to make rules
- 54 Delegation of Powers
- 55 Act not to apply in certain cases
- 56 Existing Director, Controller and legal metrology officer not to be affected by the new qualification to be prescribed
- 57 Repeal of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985
