(1) The Principal Officer of the test centre has the following responsibilities, namely:-
(a) to establish and operate the test centre as an independent unit;
(b) to ensure that the staff of the test centre carry out their duties independently;
(c) to inform the Director, Legal Metrology in the Department of Consumer Affairs of cessation of operation of test centre;
(d) to maintain the accuracy of testing equipment as per rules and directions issued from time to time;
(e) to maintain proper record of testing and certificates issued by Government Approved Test Centre;
(f) to record and redress grievances of customers in appropriate manner;
(g) to abide by the directions issued by Director or Controller from time to time;
(h) to ensure that only weights or measures conforming to specification are stamped;
(i) to ensure that stamps which are verified are adequately protected against fraudulent use;
(j) to make sure that the weights and measures received for verification and stamping should be returned by Government Approved Test Centre after due verification within fifteen days.
(2) Government Approved Test Centre shall have the following duties, namely :-
(a) Weights or measure shall be verified by the Government Approved Test Centre;
(b) Government Approved Test Centre shall verify the weights and measures, which are submitted alongwith requisite fee of verification with an application indicating,-
(i) name and full address of manufacturer or importer or dealer or user;
(ii) location of the factory or premises in which such weights or measures is manufactured or imported or intended to be used;
(iii) maximum and minimum capacity, “e” or “d” value, accuracy class of weights or measure, to be verified.
(c) After verification, the Government Approved Test Centre shall issue the certificate of verification.
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(d) The certificate of verification shall remain valid for a period as specified in the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011 and shall be renewed for such period on payment of prescribed fee.
(e) Every Government Approved Test Centre shall submit to the Central Government at the end of the calendar year, a statement as to the number of the weights and measures verified.