The Legal Metrology Act

Penalty for use of non-standard weight or measure

Penalty for alteration of weight and measure

Penalty for manufacture or sale of non-standard weight or measure

Penalty for making any transaction, deal or contract in contravention of the prescribed standards

Penalty for quoting or publishing, etc., of non-standard units

Penalty for transactions in contravention of standard weight or measure

Penalty for non-production of documents, etc

Penalty for failure to get model approved

Penalty for use of unverified weight or measure

Penalty for sale or delivery of commodities. etc., by non-standard weight or measure

Penalty for rendering services by non-standard weight, measure or number

Penalty for selling, etc., of non-standard packages

Penalty for contravention by Government approved Test Centre

Penalty for non-registration by importer of weight or measure

Penalty for import of non-standard weight or measure

Penalty for obstructing Director, Controller or legal metrology officer

Penalty for giving false information or false return

Vexatious search

Penalty for verification in contravention of Act and rules

Penalty for counterfeiting of seals, etc

Penalty for manufacture of weight and measure without licence

Penalty for repair, sale, etc., of weight and measure without licence

Penalty for tampering with licence

Compounding of offences

Offences by companies and power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., for  companies convicted

Appeals

Provisions of Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply

Power of the Central Government to make rules

Power of State Government to make rules

Delegation of Powers

Act not to apply in certain cases

Existing Director, Controller and legal metrology officer not to be affected by the new  qualification to be prescribed

Repeal of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and Standards of Weights and  Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985


OFFENCES AND PENALTIES


Where the Controller or any legal
metrology officer exercising powers under this Act or any rule made thereunder, wilfully verifies or
stamps any weight or measure, in contravention of the provisions of this Act or of any rule made
thereunder, he shall, for every such offence, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend
to one year, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.

LAWGIST

# 43 Penalty for verification in contravention of Act and rules