Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976
80. Non-metric weight
or measure not to be mentioned in any document, etc. or to form the basis of any
contract after the commencement of this Act. -
(1)No unit of
weight, measure or numeration shall, after the commencement of this Act, be
stated in any enactment, notification, rule, order, contract, deed or other
instrument in terms of any unit of weight, measure or numeration other than
that of a standard unit of weight, measure or numeration.
(2) On and from the
commencement of this Act no weight, measure or number other than the standard
weight, measure or number shall be used in, or form the basis of, any contract
or other agreement in relation to any inter-State or international trade or
commerce:
Provided that in relation to
any goods which are exported, the weight, measure or number of such goods may
be indicated thereon, or in any contract in addition to the standard units of
weight, measure or numeration, in accordance with any other system of weight,
measure or numeration if the person to whom the export is to be made so
requires.
(3) Any contract or
other agreement in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2) shall be
void.
(4) No written record
of the results of any measurement shall be maintained in any unit other than
the standard unit of weight, measure or numeration established by or under this
Act.