Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985
73. Power of State
Government to make provisions of the Standards Act relating to approval of
models applicable to models of weights or measures intended to be used
exclusively within the State.-
1. Where
any type of weight or measure manufactured by a licensed manufacturer is such
that all the weights or measures of that type manufactured by him within the
State is intended to be sold, distributed or delivered therein, the State
Government may, by notification, direct that the model of every such type of
weight or measure shall be submitted for approval in accordance with provisions
of sections 36, 37 and 38 of the Standards Act, and thereupon, the provisions
of the said sections 36, 37 and 38 shall become applicable to such model, and
references in those sections to the Central Government and to the Standards Act
shall be construed as references, respectively, to the State Government and
this Act.
2. Where
the State Government makes a direction under sub-section (1) in relation to any
type of weight or measure, any contravention of the provisions of section 39,
section 40 or section 41 of the Standards Act in relation to that type of
weight or measure shall be an offence punishable under this Act and the
punishment provided therefore in the Standards Act shall be deemed to be the
punishment provided therefore in this Act as if the said provisions relating to
punishments were enacted by this Act.