(1) Th e Sta te Gov ernment may , by notification in the Official Gazet te, make rules to carry ou t the purpose of this Act.
(2) In pa rti cu lar , and witho ut pre jud ice to the gen eral ity of the fore going pow er, such rules may provide for all or any of the following ' '' ' ma tte rs, namely j—
(a) the materi al of which and the designs and specifica tions accord ing to which working sta ndard s may be ma de, the agenc y by which such standa rds may be prepared , the person by whom or the autho rity by which and the ma nner in which such standa rds m ay be stam ped and authe nti ca ted ; the place s at which and the custody and ma nner in which such sta ndard s may be kep t j
(4) the pro ced ure for the verif icatio n or re-verific ation and marking of working sta nd ard s, the person by whom, the place s at which and the inter vals at which, they may be marke d :
(f) the ma ter ial o f which and the designs an d specifications acc ord ing to which secondary standard s may be made, the places at which and the custody and manner in which such standa rds ma y be k e p t;
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(d) the procedure for the verification or re-verifica tion and mar king of secondary standa rds and the ma nner in which they may be marke d ;
(«) the num ber of weighing and mea suring ins truments to be kep t, the manner in which they may be verified and stam ped and necessary parti cu lar s rega rding the same ;
( f ) the ma nner in which comme rcial weights and measures may be mar ked by manufac turers ;
(g) fhe f° I , n a nd manner in which, and the conditions subject to which licenses may be gra nte d to persons for ma nufac tur e, rep air or sale o f commercial weights and measures and weigh ing and measuring instruments ;
(A) the qualif icati ons, funct ions and duties generally of Assistant Controllers and Inspectors under this A c t;
!j) verification and stam ping of weights and measures and weighing and measuring ins truments and the p erio d with in which they are to be re-verif ied ;
(J ) inspection of weights and measures and weigh ing and mea suring inst rum ents used in transactions for trade or comm erce ;
(k) the seizure , deten tion and disposal of weights and measures which are n ot author ised by this Act ;
(/) the books , acco unts a nd records relatin g to weights and measures and weighing and mea suring inst ruments to be maintained and the manner in which they may be ma intain ed or produc ed ;
(m) the limits o f error which may be tole rate d in seco ndary or work ing sta ndard s ;
(«) the limits of error which may be tole rate d in weigh ts and me a sures and weighing and mea suring inst ruments used or int en ded to be used in transa ction for tra de or comm erce ;
(o) the limits of error which may be tole rate d in selling artic les by weights and measures generally or as regards any tra de or class of tra des ;
[p) the form and manner in which appeals may be preferred and the procedure for'h earing app eals ;
(9) the fees which m a'^ be cha rge d under sections 13 and 21 and the collection and levy of the same ;
(r) any e the r ma tte r which has to be, or may be, prescribed ;
(5) the ma ter ial , form a nd specifica tion and m anu fac ture and sals of comm ercial weights and measures and weighing and measuring instruments.
(3) In m akin g any rule under this section the Sta te Governme nt may pro vide th at a breach the reo f shal l be pun ishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
(4) All rules made under this Act shal l be laid for no t less t ha n fourtee n days before the Sta te Leg isla ture as soon as possible afte r they are made, an d shall be subject to such modi ficat ions as the Leg isla ture may mak e during the session in which they are so laid or the session imm edia tely following.
B. G. BAR UA, Secy, to the Govt, of Assam, Law Deptt .