The weights and scales to be used for weighing the opium at the weighment centres and the Government Opium Factory shall be caused to be examined at the appropriate time by the Deputy Narcotics Commissioner or the General Manager, as the case may be.
27. Cultivation of opium poppy for exclusive production of poppy straw. The Central Government may, if it considers it expedient so to do, permit cultivation of the opium poppy for the exclusive production of poppy straw in accordance with a licence issued under rule 8 in such tracts and subject to such conditions as may be specified by it, by notification in the Official Gazette in this behalf:
Provided that the poppy straw produced by the cultivators or a result of the cultivation of opium poppy for production of opium, shall be deemed to have been produced under a valid licence issued under rule 8.