| Section |
Contravention
|
1 st offence
|
2 nd subsequent offence
|
|
Contravention
|
Section
|
Fine (Rs.)
|
Imprisonment
|
Imprisonment
|
Fine (Rs.)
|
|
36
|
Manufacture, sell, transfer of non-standard weight or measure
|
|
-
|
Not less than 3 months extend to 1 year
|
Not less than 6 months extend to 3 years + fine
|
|
|
37
|
Counterfeiting of seals and stamps
|
|
|
Not less than 6months extend to 2years
|
Not < 1 year extend to 5 years + fine
|
|
|
38
|
Sale, delivery of commodities/ service by non-standard weight or measure
|
|
500 < fine <2000
|
|
Not less than 3 months extend to 1year + fine
|
2000
|
|
39 (1)
|
Keeping for use of non-standard weight or measure
|
|
2000
|
|
1year +
|
2000
|
|
39(2)
|
Short weighing or measurement for any commodities or services
|
|
5000
|
|
5years +
|
5000
|
|
39(3)
|
Use of non-standard weight measures in a contract
|
|
2000
|
|
1year +
|
2000
|
|
40
|
Not using specified weight or measures for specific commodities
|
10
|
2000
|
|
1year +
|
2000
|
|
41
|
Quotations etc. in non-standard weight or measures
|
11
|
2000
|
|
1year
|
2000
|
|
42
|
To manufacture, repair or sell without licence
|
19
|
2000
|
1year
|
3years
|
2000
|
|
43
|
Functioning on suspended licence
|
20
|
|
1year
|
….
|
…
|
|
44
|
Manufacturing of weight or measures having indication not conforming to Standards Act
|
21
|
2000
|
1year
|
3years
|
2000
|
|
45
|
Sale or use of unverified weight or measure
|
22
|
1000
|
6months
|
1year
|
1000
|
|
46
|
Non-maintenance of registers & records
|
23
|
1000
|
…
|
1year +
|
1000
|
|
47
|
Fails without any reasonable cause to present wt. or meas. For verification when required
|
24
|
1000
|
…
|
1year +
|
1000
|
|
48
|
Fails without any reasonable cause to present any weight for measure or record etc.For inspection when required
|
28
|
1000
|
…
|
1 year
|
1000
|
|
49
|
Obstructs entry into any premises of manufacturer or user
|
29
|
..
|
2 year
|
5 years
|
….
|
|
50
|
Obstructs in search, seizure of any weight or measure or packaged commodity
|
30 & 31
|
…
|
2 years
|
5 years + fine
|
….
|
|
51(1)
|
Non-conformation of the package of pre-packed commodity
|
33
|
5000
|
….
|
5 years +
|
5000
|
|
51(2)
|
Lesser net content than declared on package
|
33
|
3000
|
2 years
|
5 years +
|
3000
|
|
52
|
Sale of any commodity by heaps without conforming to section 33
|
33
|
1000
|
….
|
6 months
|
1000
|
|
53
|
Tampering with licence
|
…….
|
2000
|
1 year
|
……..
|
………
|
|
54
|
Sales or delivery of rejected wt or meas.
|
……
|
2000
|
1 year
|
……..
|
………
|
|
55
|
Personation of officials
|
……….
|
……..
|
3 years
|
……
|
…
|
|
56(1)
|
Giving false information/ records
|
|
1000
|
6 months
|
……
|
……
|
|
56(2)
|
Maintaining/return false information / records
|
|
2000
|
……
|
1 year
|
2000
|
|
57
|
Willful verification of any weights or measures or disclosures of information
|
|
2000
|
…..
|
…….
|
……
|
|
58
|
Vexatious search or seizure
|
|
2000
|
1 year
|
……
|
……
|
|
59
|
Any other contravention for which penalty not specified
|
|
2000
|
……
|
……
|
……
|
|
72(3)
|
Breach of any rule made by the State
|
|
1000
|
……
|
……
|
……
|
