law: Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985
  72. Power to make
  
  rules.-
  
  1.  The
  
  State Government may, by notification and after consultation with the Central
  
  Government, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.
  2.  In
  
  particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such
  
  rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
  a.   the class of goods,
  
  services, undertakings or users in relation to which no transaction, dealing or
  
  contract, or industrial production or use for protection shall be made or had
  
  or undertaken except by such weight, measure or number as required by section
  
  10;
  b.   the places at which,
  
  and the custody in which, the following standards shall be kept, namely:--
   
  
   i.  
  
    reference
  
  standards,
   
  
   ii.  
  
    secondary
  
  standards,
   
  
   iii.  
  
    working
  
  standards, is required by section 12 and sub-section (5) of section 14;
  a.  
  
  
  b.  
  
  
  c.   the form and details
  
  of particulars for identification of weight or measure referred to in
  
  sub-section (2) of section 15;
  d.   the time within which
  
  an application referred to in sub-section (1) of section 17 shall be made, the
  
  particulars which such application shall contain and the form and manner in
  
  which such application shall be made;
  e.   the form and manner
  
  in which the register referred to in sub-section (2) of section 17 shall be
  
  maintained;
  f.   the form and manner
  
  in which an application shall be made under sub-section (3) of section 17;
  g.   the form in which an
  
  application shall be made for the issue or renewal of a licence to carry on
  
  business as a maker, manufacturer, repairer or dealer of any weight or measure,
  
  as required by sub-section (4) of section 19;
  h.   the form in which and
  
  the conditions, limitations and restrictions subject to which any licence may
  
  be issued and the period of validity of such licence, as required by
  
  sub-section (2) of section 19;
  i.   the sum to be furnished
  
  by a repairer as security as required by sub-section (7) of section 19;
  j.   the description of
  
  weight or measure which may not be sold by a user except with the written
  
  permission of the Controller as required by sub-section (8) of section 19;
  k.   the manner of
  
  disposal of weights or measures after cancellation of licence and the
  
  distribution of proceeds thereof as required by sub-section (5) of section 20;
  l.   the records and
  
  registers relating to weights or measures to be maintained in pursuance of the
  
  provisions of sub-section (1) of section 23;
  m.   the period within
  
  which weights or measures shall be verified or re-verified as required by
  
  sub-section (2) of section 24;
  n.   the steps to be taken
  
  for verifying and weight or measure which cannot, or should not, be moved from
  
  its location, as required by the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 24;
  o.   the form in which a
  
  certificate of verification of any weight or measure shall be granted as
  
  required by sub-section (4) of section 24 and the form in which the certificate
  
  referred to in sub-section (5) of section 24 shall be issued and the details
  
  which such certificate shall contain, as required by sub-section (6) of section
  
  24;
  p.   the manner of
  
  disposal of seized articles which are subject to speedy or natural decay, as
  
  required by the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 31;
  q.   the time within which
  
  an unverified weight or measure seized under this Act may be permitted under
  
  the proviso to section 32 to be verified and stamped;
  r.   the manner in which,
  
  and the conditions, restrictions and limitations subject to which,--
   
  
   i.  
  
    any
  
  commodity intended to be sold or distributed, within the State, shall be
  
  packaged, or
   
  
   ii.  
  
    the
  
  sale or distribution of any commodity in packaged form shall be made within the
  
  State, as required by sub-section (2) of section 33;
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  s.   the manner of
  
  obliteration of stamps on rejected weights or measures, as required by the
  
  proviso to section 54;
  t.   the form in which
  
  appeals may be preferred under section 69 and the procedure for the hearing of
  
  appeals;
  u.   the amount of fees
  
  which may be levied and collected for each of the matters specified in section
  
  70;
  v.   any other matter
  
  which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
  1.  
  2.  
  3.  In
  
  making any rule under this section, the State Government may provide that a
  
  breach thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand
  
  rupees.
  4.    The
  
  power to make rules under this section shall be subject to the condition of the
  
  rule being made after previous publication in the Official Gazette.
  5. Every
  
  rule made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid
  
  before each House of the State Legislature where there are two Houses, and
  
  where there is one House of the State Legislature, before that House.