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Licensing of manufactures, etc., weights, measures, etc \r\nPART III \r\nVerification and Stamping of Weights and Measures \r\n8. Denomination to be indicated \r\n9. Stamping and verification of weights and measures \r\n10. Use of weighing or measuring instrument not verified and stamped \r\nprohibited \r\n11. Sale or delivery of weight measure, weighing and measuring instrument \r\nnot verified and stamped prohibited \r\n12. Provision of means of verification and stamping \r\n13. Appointment of Inspector of weights and measures \r\n14. Inspector to enter into recognizance \r\n15. Verification and stamping by Inspectors \r\n16. Power to inspect weights, etc., and to enter shops, etc., for that purpose \r\n17. Inspector not to be maker, seller or adjuster of weighing or measuring \r\ninstruments \r\n18. Inspector to be public servant \r\n19. Government may determine difference \r\n20. Levy of fees \r\n21. Validity of weights and measures, etc., duly stamped \r\n22. Stamped weights, etc., to be prima facie deemed correct in any Court \r\nPART IV \r\nPenalties \r\n23. Penalty for fraudulent use of weights, etc \r\n24. Penalty f or making, selling or disposing of false or defective weight, \r\nmeasure, etc \r\n25. Penalty for carrying on the business of manufacturing, etc., of weights, \r\netc., without obtaining licence \r\n26. Penalty for sale of weight or measure other than Standard Weights or \r\nMeasures \r\n27. Penalty for use and possession of weight, measure, etc., not authorised \r\n28. Penalty for giving short weight or measure \r\n29. Penalty f or sale or delivery of weight or measure, etc., not verified or \r\nstamped \r\n30. Penalty for forging, etc., of weights, measures etc \r\n31. Penalty for neglect or refusal to produce weight for inspection \r\n32. Penalty for breach of duty by Inspector \r\nPART V \r\nMiscellaneous \r\n33. Protection to persons acting in good faith \r\n34. Cognizance of offences \r\n35. Delegation of powers by Government \r\n36. Power to prescribe the amount of error to be tolerated \r\n37. Power to exempt specified persons, articles or trades from provisions of \r\nthis Ordinance \r\n38. Powers of Government to make rules \r\n39. Repeal and savings \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n \r\n \r\n3 \r\n3 \r\n3 \r\n3 \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE, 1965 \r\n(XXXIII of 1965) \r\n[28 October 1965] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto consolidate the law regulating the use of weights and measures in the Province \r\nof \r\n3\r\n[the Punjab]. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate the law regulating the use \r\nof weights and measures in the Province of \r\n4\r\n[the Punjab]; \r\n AND WHEREAS the Provincial Assembly is not in session and the \r\nGovernor of West Pakistan is s atisfied that circumstances exist which render \r\nimmediate legislation necessary; \r\n NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the powers vesting in him under clause \r\n(1) of Article 79 of the Constitution, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased \r\nto make and promulgate the following Ordinance:– \r\nPART I \r\nPreliminary \r\n1. Short title, extent and application.– (1) This Ordinance may be called the \r\n5\r\n[Punjab] Weights and Measures Ordinance, 1965. \r\n (2) It extends to whole of the Province of \r\n6\r\n[the Punjab], except the Tribal \r\nAreas. \r\n (3) Part I shall come into force at once. Parts II, III and V shall come into \r\nforce in the whole or any specified area of the Province from such date or dates as \r\nGovernment may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify in this behalf, and \r\ndifferent dates may be specified for the coming into force of different Parts. \r\n (4) Part IV shall come into force in an area or part of the Province on the \r\nexpiry of three months from the date on which Parts II, III and V have been brought \r\ninto force in such area or part. \r\n \r\n1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on October 22, 1965, published in the Gazette of W est \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated October 28, 1965, pp. 5573 -5585 and approved by the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan, \r\nwith Amendments, on December 2, 1965, under clause (3) of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan \r\n(1962). \r\n2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) order, 1974 (1 of 1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Serial No. 82. \r\n3Ibid. \r\n4Ibid. \r\n5Ibid. \r\n6Ibid. \r\n3 \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordi nance, unless the context otherwise requires, the \r\nfollowing expressions shall have t he meanings hereby res pectively assigned to \r\nthem, that is to say– \r\n(a) “Government” means the \r\n1\r\n[Provincial Government of the Punjab]; \r\n(b) “Inspector” means an Inspector of weights and measures and \r\nweighing or measuring instruments appointed under section 13; \r\n(c) “measuring instrument” includes any instrument for the \r\nmeasurement of length, area, energy, capacity or volume, other than \r\nan instrument used exclusively for the measurement of land; \r\n(d) “prescribed” with its grammatical variations means prescribed by rules \r\nmade under this Ordinance; \r\n(e) “Reference Standard” means– \r\n(i) in relation to weights, the set of standard weights supplied by \r\nthe \r\n2\r\n[Federal] Government to the Provincial Government under \r\nsub-section (2) of section 4 of the Standards of Weight Act, \r\n1939; \r\n(ii) in rela tion to measures of capacity, t he set of st andard \r\nmeasures of capacity provided by the \r\n3\r\n[Federal] Government \r\nunder section 6 of the Weights and Measures of Capacity \r\nAct, 1871; and \r\n(iii) in relation to measures of le ngth, the copy of the Imperial \r\nStandard Yard kept by t he Provincial Government under the \r\nprovisions of section 3 of the Measure of Length Act, 1889; \r\n(f) “rules” means rules made under section 38; \r\n(g) “Secondary Standards” means the weights and measures prepared \r\nunder section 3; \r\n(h) “trade” includes any dealing or contract other than a dealing or contract \r\nin respect of land; \r\n(i) the expressions “verification” or “re-verification” with their grammatical \r\nvariations, used with reference to a weight or measure or weighing or \r\nmeasuring instrument, include the process of comparing, checking or \r\ntesting such weights or measures or weighing or measuring \r\ninstruments; \r\n(j) “weighing instruments” include scales, with the weights appertaining \r\nthereto, scale beams, balances, spring balances, steel-yards, weighing \r\nmachines and other instruments for weighing; and \r\n(k) “Working Standards” means the weights and measures provided under \r\nsection 4. \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “Government of West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974) (w.e.f. \r\n14.8.1973), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), d ated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read \r\nwith Schedule, Part III, Serial No. 82. \r\n2Substituted for the word “Central” by the Order ibid. \r\n3Ibid. \r\nPART II \r\nStandard of Weights and Measures \r\n3. Secondary Standard s.– (1) For t he purpose of verifying t he Working \r\nStandards, such standard weights and measures as Government may direct shall be \r\nprepared by s uch authority or person as may be approved by G overnment, and \r\nsuch weights and measures shall be made of such material, be of such weight, \r\nlength, form and specifications and made in such manner as may be prescribed and \r\nshall be stamped in such manner as Government may approve. \r\n (2) The standard weights and measures so prepared and stamped shall \r\nbe called Secondary Standards. \r\n (3) The Secondary Standards shall be kept at such places and by such \r\nofficers as may be specified by Government. \r\n (4) The Secondary S tandards shall be verified or re-verified with the \r\nReference Standards within the prescribed period and shall be adjusted or renewed, \r\nif necessary, and shall be marked with the date of verification in the prescribed \r\nmanner by such officer as Government may direct. \r\n (5) A Secondary Standard which is not so verified, adjusted or renewed \r\nand marked within the prescribed period shall not be deemed to be legal and \r\nshall not be used for the purposes of this Ordinance. \r\n4. Working Standards.– (1) For the purpose of verifying weights and \r\nmeasures in use, Government may provide such standard weights and measures, \r\nwhich c onform to the Reference Standard, as it thinks fit to be Working \r\nStandards, and t hey shall be verified with the Secondary Standards before being \r\nstamped. \r\n (2) A Working Standard shall not be deemed legal or be used for the \r\npurposes of this Ordinance, unless it has been verified or re-verified and marked in \r\nthe prescribed manner, within such period as may be prescribed before the time at \r\nwhich it is used. \r\n (3) A Working Standard which has become defective shall not be legal \r\nor be used for t he purposes of this Ordi nance until it has been re-verified and \r\nmarked in the prescribed manner. \r\n (4) The Working Standards shall be kept at such places, in such manner \r\nand by such persons as may be prescribed. \r\n5. Weighing and measuring instruments.– (1) Weighing and measuring \r\ninstruments stamped in the prescribed manner by such officer as Government may \r\ndirect shall be kept at all places where Secondary Standards or Working Standards \r\nare kept. \r\n (2) Such instruments shall be of such kind, kept in such manner and shall \r\nbe verified, adjusted or renewed in such manner as may be prescribed in this behalf. \r\n6. Prohibition of weights and measures other than standard weights and \r\nmeasures for purposes other than measurement of land.– (1) \r\nNotwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force but subject \r\nto the provisions c ontained in section 37, all dealings or c ontracts, other than \r\ndealings or contracts in respect of land, had or made in any area, for any work to \r\nbe done or goods to be sold or delivered by weight or measure shall be deemed to \r\nbe had or made according to one of the standard weights or measures specified in \r\nthis Ordinance, or to multiples or sub-multiples thereof, and it shall not be lawful to \r\nuse any other weights or measures in relation to any such dealing or contract. \r\n (2) Any dealing or contract had or made in contravention of the \r\nprovisions of sub-section (1) as far as it contravenes the said provisions, shall be \r\nvoid, unless it is proved that such dealing or contract was had or made without \r\nintention to contravene the said provisions. \r\n7. Licensing of manufactures, etc., weights, measures, etc.– (1) No person \r\nshall, after a date notified in this behalf by Government, carry on or continue to carry \r\non the business of manufacturing, repairing or selling any wei ght, measure, \r\nmeasuring instrument or weighing instrument unless he holds an effective licence \r\nunder this Ordinance. \r\n (2) A licence under sub-section (1) may be granted by such authority, for \r\nsuch period, in such form, on such conditions and on payment of such fees as may \r\nbe prescribed. \r\nPART III \r\nVerification and Stamping of Weights and Measures \r\n8. Denomination to be indicated.– (1) E very weight which conforms to the \r\nprovisions of this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder, except where the small \r\nsize of the weight renders it impracticable, shall have the denomination thereof \r\ncast in the body or stamped or engraved on the top or side thereof, in legible figures \r\nand letters. \r\n (2) Every measure of length, area, capacity or volume which conforms to \r\nthe provisions of this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder shall have the \r\ndenomination thereof cast in the body or stamped or engraved on the outside \r\nof such measure in legible figures and letters. \r\n (3) A weight or measure which does not conform to the provisions of this \r\nsection shall not be stamped in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance or \r\nthe rules made thereunder. \r\n9. Stamping and verification of weights and measures.– No weight or \r\nmeasure shall be used f or trade unless it has been verified or re-verified and \r\nstamped in the prescribed manner by an Inspector with a stamp of verification under \r\nthis Ordinance. \r\n10. Use of weighing or measuring instrument not verified and stamped \r\nprohibited.– No weighing or measuring instrument shall be used for trade unless it \r\nhas been verified or re-verified within the period fixed and stamped in the prescribed \r\nmanner by an Inspector with a stamp of verification. \r\n11. Sale or delivery of weight measure, weighing and measuring instrument \r\nnot verified and stamped prohibited .– No weight or measure or weighing or \r\nmeasuring instrument s hall be sold or delivered unless it has been verified or re-\r\nverified and stamped in the prescribed manner by an Inspector with a stamp of \r\nverification. \r\n12. Provision of m eans of verification and stamping.– Government s hall \r\nprovide proper and sufficient means for verifying, adjusting and stamping \r\nweights and measures and weighing or measuring instruments in all headquarter \r\ntowns in the Districts and at such other places as Government may determine. \r\n13. Appointment of Inspector of weights and measures.– There shall be \r\nappointed a sufficient number of persons with the prescribed qualifications as \r\nInspectors for keeping the Secondary and Working Standards in safe and proper \r\ncustody and for the discharge of the other duties of Inspectors under this Ordinance \r\nand the rules made thereunder. \r\n14. Inspector to enter into recognizance.– Every Inspector shall forthwith on \r\nhis appointment enter into a recognizance with Government, in such sum as may be \r\nprescribed, for the due performance of the duties of his office, for the due payment \r\nat the time and in the manner required by Government of all moneys received by \r\nhim under this Ordinance and for the safety of the Secondary and Working \r\nStandards and the stamps and appliances for verification committed to his charge \r\nand for their due surrender immediately on ceasing to hold office. \r\n15. Verification and stamping by Inspectors.– (1) Every Inspector shall, for the \r\npurposes of the verification of weights and measures and weighing and measuring \r\ninstruments, attend at s uch time and place within his jurisdiction as may be \r\nappointed in this behalf by Government. \r\n (2) An Inspector shall verify every weight or measure or weighing or \r\nmeasuring instrument which is brought to him for the purpose of verification or re-\r\nverification, and if he finds such weight or measure or weighing or measuring \r\ninstrument correct, he s hall st amp the same with a stamp of verification in the \r\nprescribed manner. \r\n16. Power to inspect weights, etc., and to enter shops, etc., f or that \r\npurpose.– An Inspector may– \r\n(a) at all reasonable times, inspect all weights and measures and weighing \r\nor measuring instruments within the area under his charge which are \r\nused or are in the possession of any person and may verify every such \r\nweight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument with a \r\nSecondary or Working Standard or a weighing or measuring \r\ninstrument prescribed for the purpose; \r\n(b) for the purposes of such inspection, at all reasonable times, enter any \r\nplace where weights and measures and weighing or measuring \r\ninstruments are used or kept f or purposes of trade and inspect such \r\nweights and measures and weighing or measuring instruments; and \r\n(c) seize and detain any weight or measure or weighing or measuring \r\ninstrument regarding which an offence under this Ordinance appears \r\nto have been committed or which appears to have been or which may \r\nbe used for the commission of such offence. \r\n17. Inspector not to be maker, seller or adjuster of weighing or measuring \r\ninstruments.– An Inspector shall not derive any profit from or be employed in the \r\nmaking, adjusting or s elling of weights or measures or weighing or measuring \r\ninstruments: \r\n Provided that in any area in which it appears to Government desirable that an \r\nInspector shall be allowed to adjust weights or measures or weighing or measuring \r\ninstruments, Government may authorise such Inspector to adjust weights, measures \r\nor such instruments accordingly. \r\n18. Inspector to be public servant.– Every Inspector shall be deemed to be a \r\npublic servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code\r\n1\r\n. \r\n19. Government may determine difference.– (1 ) If any difference arises \r\nbetween an Inspector and any person interested as to the method of verifying, \r\nadjusting or stamping any weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument, \r\nsuch difference may, at the request of the party interested or by the Inspector of his \r\nown accord, be referred to such officer as Government may direct, and the decision \r\nof such officer shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), be final. \r\n (2) An appeal shall lie within the time prescribed from the decision under \r\nsub-section (1) to Government or to such officer or authority as Government may \r\nappoint in this behalf. \r\n (3) Any decision made under sub-section (2) shall be final. \r\n20. Levy of fees.– Government shall charge such fees as may be prescribed for \r\nthe verification or re-verification, marking, adjusting and stamping of weights and \r\nmeasures or weighing instruments. \r\n21. Validity of weights and measures, etc., duly stamped.– A weight or \r\nmeasure or measuring or weighing instrument duly stamped by an Inspector under \r\nthis Ordinance shall be legal weight or measure in all places in which this Part has \r\ncome into force, unless false or defective, and shall not be liable to be re-stamped \r\nbecause used in any place other than that in which it was originally stamped. \r\n22. Stamped weights, etc., to be prima facie deemed correct in any \r\nCourt.– A weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument duly st amped \r\nunder the provisions of this Ordinance or the rules made thereunder shall be \r\ndeemed to be correct, until its inaccuracy is proved, if it is produced in any Court by \r\nany public servant having charge thereof under the direction of Government or by \r\nany person acting under the general or special authority of such public servant. \r\nPART IV \r\nPenalties \r\n23. Penalty for fraudulent use of weights, etc.– Whoever fraudulently uses \r\nany weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument shall be punished with \r\nimprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or \r\nwith fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. \r\n \r\n1XLV of 1860. \r\n24. Penalty f or making, selling or disposing of false or defective weight, \r\nmeasure, etc.– Whoever makes, sells or disposes of or causes to be made, sold or \r\ndisposed of any weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument which he \r\nknows or has reasons to believe to be false or defective, shall be punished with \r\nrigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine \r\nwhich may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. \r\n25. Penalty for carrying on the business of manufacturing, etc., of weights, \r\netc., without ob taining l icence.– Whoever carries on the business of \r\nmanufacturing or selling any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument \r\nwithout having in his possession an effective licence under section 7 shall be \r\npunished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with \r\nfine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. \r\n26. Penalty for sale of weight or measure other than Standard Weights or \r\nMeasures.– Whoever sells or causes to be sold any article by any denomination of \r\nweight or measure other than one of the st andard weights or measures or any \r\nauthorised integral multiple or sub-multiple thereof, shall be punished with fine which \r\nmay extend to five hundred rupees. \r\n27. Penalty f or use and possession of weight, measure, etc., not \r\nauthorised.– Whoever uses or has in his possession for use for trade any weight or \r\nmeasure or weighing or measuring ins trument which is false or defective, or not \r\nauthorised, verified, re-verified or st amped under or in accordance with the \r\nprovisions of this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder shall be punished with \r\nfine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and any trade had or made by such \r\nweight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument shall be void. \r\nExplanation.– Where any such weight or measure or weighing or measuring \r\ninstrument is found at any premises which are used by a trader for trade, such trader \r\nshall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have had such weight or measure \r\nor weighing or measuring instrument in his possession for use for trade. \r\n28. Penalty for giving short weight or measure.– Whoever in selling any \r\narticle by weight or measure delivers or causes to be delivered to the purchaser a \r\nless weight or measure than is purported to be sold shall, if the less weight or \r\nmeasure exceeds the amount of error prescribed under section 36, be punished with \r\nimprisonment which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five \r\nhundred rupees, or with both. \r\n29. Penalty f or sale or delivery of weight or measure, etc., not verified or \r\nstamped.– Whoever sells or causes to be sold or delivered any weight or \r\nmeasure or weighing or measuring instrument not verified or re-verified and stamped \r\nin accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be punished with fine which \r\nmay extend to one thousand rupees. \r\n30. Penalty for forging, etc., of weights, measures etc.– (1) Whoever forges \r\nor counterfeits any stamp used under this Ordinance for the stamping of any weight \r\nor measure or weighing or measuring instrument or removes a stamp from any \r\nweight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument and inserts the same into \r\nanother weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument or wilfully \r\nincreases or diminishes a weight or measure so stamped shall be punished with \r\nrigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which \r\nmay extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. \r\n (2) Whoever knowingly uses, sells, or causes to be s old, or utters, \r\ndisposes of or exposes for sale, any weight or measure or weighing or measuring \r\ninstrument with such forged or counterfeit stamp thereon, or a weight or measure so \r\nincreased or diminished shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment f or a term \r\nwhich may extend to six months, or with a fine which may extend to five hundred \r\nrupees, or with both. \r\n31. Penalty f or neglect or r efusal to pr oduce weight for inspection.– \r\nWhoever neglects or ref uses to produce for ins pection all weights, measures and \r\nweighing or measuring instruments in his possession or on his premises or \r\nrefuses to permit an Inspector authorised to examine the same or any of them or \r\nobstructs t he entry of the Inspector under section 16 or otherwise obstructs or \r\nhinders him in the performance of his duties shall be punished with fine which may \r\nextend to five hundred rupees. \r\n32. Penalty for breach of duty by Inspector.– If an Inspector knowingly stamps \r\na weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument in contravention of the \r\nprovisions of this Ordinance or of the rules made thereunder or is guilty of a \r\nbreach of any duty imposed on him by this Ordinance or the rules made thereunder, \r\nhe shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may \r\nextend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with \r\nboth. \r\nPART V \r\nMiscellaneous \r\n33. Protection to persons acting in good faith.– No suit, prosecution or other \r\nlegal proceeding shall be instituted against any person for anything which is in good \r\nfaith done or intended to be done under this Ordinance or t he rules made \r\nthereunder. \r\n34. Cognizance of offences.– No prosecution under this Ordinance shall be \r\ninstituted except by or with the previous sanction of the officer or authority specially \r\nempowered by Government in this behalf. \r\n35. Delegation of p owers by Government.– Any of the powers and duties \r\nconferred and imposed upon Government by this Ordinance may be exercised and \r\nperformed, subject to such conditions as Government may think fit, by any person or \r\nauthority whom Government may, by general or special order, empower in this \r\nbehalf. \r\n36. Power to prescribe the amount of error to be tolerated.– Government may \r\nprescribe the amount of error to be tolerated in selling articles by weight or measure \r\ngenerally or as regards any trade or class of trades. \r\n37. Power to exempt specified persons, articles or trades from provisions of \r\nthis Ordinance.– Government may, by notification in t he official G azette, and \r\nsubject to such conditions and restrictions as it may think fit to impose, exempt any \r\nclass of persons, any commodity, trade, or any weighing or measuring instruments, \r\nused or intended to be used for any purpose other than the trade specified in the \r\nnotification, from all or any of the provisions of this Ordinance. \r\n38. Powers of Go vernment to m ake rules.– (1) Government may, after \r\nprevious publication, make rules for car rying into effect the purposes of this \r\nOrdinance. \r\n (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such \r\nrules may prescribe– \r\n(a) the places at which and the custody and manner in which \r\nReference Standards shall be kept; \r\n(b) the composition, form and specification of Secondary Standards and \r\nthe manner in which they shall be made; \r\n(c) the places at which and the custody and manner in which \r\nSecondary Standards shall be kept; \r\n(d) the procedure for the verification, re-verification, adjustment or \r\nrenewal of Secondary Standards and for marking them with the dates \r\nof their verification and re-verification; \r\n(e) the period during which verification or r e-verification of Secondary \r\nStandards shall take place; \r\n(f) the c omposition, form and s pecifications and use of Working \r\nStandards, the manner in which such standards shall be provided, the \r\nagency by whom and the manner in which such standards shall be \r\nstamped, and the places at which and the custody and manner in \r\nwhich such standards shall be kept; \r\n(g) the procedure f or t he verification or re-verification and marking of \r\nWorking Standards and the person by whom and the place where they \r\nshall be verified or re-verified or marked, and the period during which \r\nthe verification, re-verification or marking shall take place; \r\n(h) the number of weighing and measuring instruments to be kept and \r\nnecessary particulars regarding the same; \r\n(i) the authority by whom certified s cales shall be provided f or t he \r\npurposes of this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder, and the \r\nmanner in which they shall be verified or re-verified; \r\n(j) the composition, form, specifications, manufacture and sale of weights \r\nand measures in use; \r\n(k) the inspection, verification, re-verification, adjustment, and stamping \r\nof weights and measures and weighing or measuring instruments in \r\nuse, incl uding t he prohibition of stamping in cases where the nature, \r\ndenomination, material or mode of construction of the weight or \r\nmeasure or weighing or measuring instrument appears likely to \r\nfacilitate the commission of fraud, and the period within which such \r\nweights and measures and weighing or measuring instruments shall be \r\nverified or re-verified; \r\n(l) the circumstances and the conditions under which and the manner in \r\nwhich stamps may be obliterated or defaced; \r\n(m) the tests to be applied for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy and \r\nefficiency of weighing or measuring instruments; \r\n(n) the limit of error to be allowed on verification or re-verification and to \r\nbe tolerated on inspection either generally or as regards any trade; \r\n(o) the amount of error to be tolerated in weights and measures and \r\nweighing or measuring instruments used or intended to be used for \r\ntrade; \r\n(p) the amount of error to be tolerated in selling articles by weight or \r\nmeasure generally or as regards any trade or class of trade; \r\n(q) the f ees to be charged for the verification, r e-verification, marking, \r\nadjustment and stamping or weights and measures and weighing or \r\nmeasuring instruments and the collection and levy of the same; \r\n(r) the seizure, detention and destruction of weights and measures and \r\nweighing or measuring instruments which are not authorised by t his \r\nOrdinance; and \r\n(s) the qualifications, functions and duties of Inspectors. \r\n \r\n1\r\n[(3) Rules made under this section may provide that any contravention \r\nthereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.] \r\n39. Repeal and savings.– (1) On the coming into force of this Ordinance in any \r\narea, the enactments mentioned in the Schedule shall, and in so far as applicable to \r\nthat area, be repealed. 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