Lawgist57Repeal of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985
(1) The Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 (60 of 1976) and the Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985 (54 of 1985), is hereby repealed.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), with respect to repeals, any notification, rule or order made under the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 (60 of 1976) and the Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985 (54 of 1985), shall, if in force, at the commencement of this Act, continue to be in force and have effect as if it was made under the corresponding provision of this Act.
(3) Notwithstanding such repeal, any appointment, notification, rule, order, registration, licence, certificate, notice, decision, approval, authorisation or consent made, issued or given under such law shall, if in force at the commencement of this Act, continue to be in force and have effect as if it were made, issued or given under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
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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
