(1) Notwithstanding any custom, usage or method of whatever nature, no weight or measure other than the standard weight or measure shall be used or kept in any premises within the Union territory of Lakshadweep in such circumstances as to indicate that such weight or measure is intended, or is likely, to be used for any weighment or measurement.
(2) Any custom, usage, practice or method of whatever nature which, permits a person to demand, receive, or cause to be demanded or received, within the Union territory of Lakshadweep, any quantity of article, thing or service in excess of, or less than, the quantity specified by weight or measure in the contract or other agreement in relation to the said article, thing or service shall be void.
(3) On and from the commencement of this Regulation, no weight, measure or number, other than the standard weight, measure or number, shall be used in, or form the basis of, any contract or other agreement in relation to any trade or commerce within the Union territory of Lakshadweep.
(14) Any contract or other agreement, which contravenes the provisions of sub-section (3), shall be void.
Use of weights only or measures only in certain cases.
10, (1) The Administrator may, by rules made in this behalf, direct that in respect of the class of goods or undertakings or users specified therein—
(a) no transaction, dealing or contract shall be made or had, or
(b) no industrial production shall be undertaken;, or SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 37
(c) no use for projection shall be made, within the Union territory of Lakshadweep except by such weight, measure or number as may be specified in the said rules.
(2) Any rule made under sub-section (1) shall take effect in such area, from such future date and subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified therein.
11. Except where he is permitted under the Central Act so to do, no person shall, in relation to any goods or 'things which are sold, transferred, distributed or delivered, or any service rendered within the Union territory of Lakshadweep—
(a) quote, or make announcement of, whether by word of mouth or otherwise, any price or charge, or
(fa) issue or exhibit any price list, invoice, cash memo or other document, or
(c) prepare or publish any advertisement, poster or other document, or
(d) indicate the contents of any package either on itself or on any label, carton or other thing, or
(e) indicate the contents on any container, or (/) express, in relation to any transaction, industrial production or protection, any quantity or dimension, otherwise than in accordance with the standard units of weight, measure or numeration.
Prohibition of quotations, etc., otherwise than in terms of standard u'nita of weight, measure or numeration.
CHAPTER IV CUSTODY AND VERIFICATION OF STANDARD EQUIPMENTS
12. Every reference standard, supplied by the Central Government to the Administrator shall be kept at such place and in such custody as may be prescribed, and no such reference standard shall be deemed to be a reference standard and shall be used as such unless it has been verified and authenticated in accordance with the rules made under the Central Act.
Custody and verification of reference standards.
13. The Administrator may cause to be prepared at a Mint as many sets of secondary standard or working standard, verified and authenticated by the Mint in such manner as may be specified under the Central A,c?t, as he may think necessary:
Provided that where the Mint intimates the Administrator on writing that it is unable to prepare secondary standard or working standard weight or measure, the Administrator may cause such secondary standard or working standard weight or measure to be prepared by such person as he may think fit and such secondary standard or working standard weight or measure shall be verified and authenticated by such authority as may be specified by rules made under this Regulation and every such verification and authentication shall be made in the manner specified under the Central Act.
Preparation of secondary and working standards.
38 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PABT il— Verification, stamping and custody of secondary or worki'ng standards.