law: The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
  2. Definitions.-
  In this Act, unless
  
  the context otherwise requires,-
  a.  
  
    "Controller"
  
  means the Controller of Legal Metrology appointed under section 14;
  b.  
  
    "dealer",
  
  in relation to any weight or measure, means a person who, carries on, directly
  
  or otherwise, the business of buying, selling, supplying or distributing any
  
  such weight or measure, whether for cash or for deferred payment or for commission,
  
  remuneration or other valuable consideration, and includes a commission agent,
  
  an importer, a manufacturer, who sells, supplies, distributes or otherwise
  
  delivers any weight or measure manufactured by him to any person other than a
  
  dealer;
  c.  
  
  
  
    "Director"
  
  means the Director of Legal Metrology appointed under section 13;
  d.  
  
    "export"
  
  with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means taking out of
  
  India to a place outside India;
  e.  
  
    "import"
  
  with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means bringing into
  
  India from a place outside India;
  f.  
  
    "label"
  
  means any written, marked, stamped, printed or graphic matter affixed to, or
  
  appearing upon any pre-packaged commodity;
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    "Legal
  
  Metrology" means that part of metrology which treats units of weighment
  
  and measurement, methods of weighment and measurement and weighing and
  
  measuring instruments, in relation to the mandatory technical and legal
  
  requirements which have the object of ensuring public guarantee from the point
  
  of view of security and accuracy of the weighments and measurements;
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    "legal
  
  metrology officer" means Additional Director, Additional Controller, Joint
  
  Director, Joint Controller, Deputy Director, Deputy Controller, Assistant
  
  Director, Assistant Controller and Inspector appointed under sections 13 and
  
  14;
  i.  
  
    "manufacturer"
  
  in relation to any weight or measure, means a person who -
   
  
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    manufactures
  
  weight or measure,
  manufactures
  
  one or more parts, and acquires other parts, of such weight or measure and,
  
  after assembling those parts, claims the end product to be a weight or measure
  
  manufactured by himself or itself, as the case may be,
   
  
   iii.  
  
    does
  
  not manufacture any part of such weight or measure but assembles parts thereof
  
  manufactured by others and claims the end product to be a weight or measure
  
  manufactured by himself or itself, as the case may be
   
  
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    iv)
  
  puts, or causes to be put, his own mark on any complete weight or measure made
  
  or manufactured by any other person and claims such product to be a weight or
  
  measure made or manufactured by himself or itself, as the case may be;
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    "notification"
  
  means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
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    "protection"
  
  means the utilisation of reading obtained from any weight or measure, for the
  
  purpose of determining any step which is required to be taken to safeguard the
  
  well-being of any human being or animal, or to protect any commodity,
  
  vegetation or thing, whether individually or collectively;
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    "pre-packaged
  
  commodity" means a commodity which without the purchaser being present is
  
  placed in a package of whatever nature, whether sealed or not, so that the
  
  product contained therein has a pre-determined quantity;
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    "person"
  
  includes,-
   
  
   i.  
  
    a
  
  Hindu undivided family,
  every
  
  department or office,
   
  
   iii.  
  
    every
  
  organisation established or constituted by Government,
   
  
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    every
  
  local authority within the territory of India,
   
  
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    a
  
  company, firm and association of individuals,
   
  
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    trust
  
  constituted under an Act,
   
  
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    every
  
  co-operative society, constituted under an Act,
   
  
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    21
  
  of 1860. every other society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860;
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    "premises"
  
  includes-
   
  
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    a
  
  place where any business, industry, production or transaction is carried on by
  
  a person, whether by himself or through an agent, by whatever name called,
  
  including the person who carries on the business in such premises,
  a
  
  warehouse, godown or other place where any weight or measure or other goods are
  
  stored or exhibited,
   
  
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    a
  
  place where any books of account or other documents pertaining to any trade or
  
  transaction are kept,
   
  
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    a
  
  dwelling house, if any part thereof is used for the purpose of carrying on any
  
  business, industry, production or trade,
   
  
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    a
  
  vehicle or vessel or any other mobile device, with the help of which any
  
  transaction or business is carried on;
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    "prescribed"
  
  
  
  means prescribed by rules made under this Act
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    "repairer''
  
  means a person who repairs a weight or measure and includes a person who
  
  adjusts, cleans, lubricates or paints any weight or measure or renders any
  
  other service to such weight or measure to ensure that such weight or measure
  
  conforms to the standards established by or under this Act;
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    "State
  
  Government", in relation to a Union territory, means the Administrator
  
  thereof;
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    "sale",
  
  with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means transfer of
  
  property in any weight, measure or other goods by one person to another for
  
  cash or for deferred payment or for any other valuable consideration and
  
  includes a transfer of any weight, measure or other goods on the hire-purchase
  
  system or any other system of payment by installments, but does not include a
  
  mortgage or hypothecation of, or a charge or pledge on, such weight, measure or
  
  other goods;
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    "seal"
  
  means a device or process by which a stamp is made, and includes any wire or
  
  other accessory which is used for ensuring the integrity of any stamp;
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    "stamp"
  
  means a mark, made by impressing, casting, engraving, etching, branding,
  
  affixing pre-stressed paper seal or any other process in relation to, any
  
  weight or measure with a view to-
   
  
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    certifying
  
  that such weight or measure conforms to the standard specified by or under this
  
  Act, or
  indicating
  
  that any mark which was previously made thereon certifying that such weight or
  
  measure conforms to the standards specified by or under this Act, has been
  
  obliterated;
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    "transaction"
  
  means,-
   
  
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    any
  
  contract, whether for sale, purchase, exchange or any other purpose, or
   
  
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    any
  
  assessment of royalty, toll, duty or other dues, or
   
  
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    the
  
  assessment of any work done, wages due or services rendered;
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    "verification",
  
  with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes, in relation
  
  to any weight or measure, the process of comparing, checking, testing or
  
  adjusting such weight or measure with a view to ensuring that such weight or
  
  measure conforms to the standards established by or under this Act and also
  
  includes re-verification and calibration;
  w.  
  
    "weight
  
  or measure" means a weight or measure specified by or under this Act and
  
  includes a weighing or measuring instrument.