(1) Every manufacturer or repairer of, or dealer in, weight or measure shall make an application for the issue of a licence to the Controller Legal Metrology or such other officer as may be authorized by him in this behalf, in the appropriate form set out in Schedule II-A:
Provided that no licence to repair shall be required by a manufacturer to repair weight or measure manufactured by him and used in a State other than the State of manufacture of the same, but the manufacturer has to inform in advance the concerned Legal Metrology Officer about the repairing.
(2) Every manufacturer or repairer of, or dealer in weight or measure shall make an application for the renewal of a licence within thirty days before the expiry of validity of the licence to the Controller Legal Metrology or such other officer as may be authorized by him in this behalf, in the appropriate form set out in Schedule II-B.
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(3) Every licence issued to a manufacturer, repairer or dealer shall be in the appropriate form set out in Schedule -III.
(4) Every licence issued to a manufacturer, repairer, or dealer shall be valid for a minimum period of one calendar year and may be renewed for a period of five years ,by the Controller or such other officer as may be authorized by him in this behalf on payment of per year fee as specified in the Schedule - IV.
(5) The fee payable for the alteration of a licence or for the issue of a duplicate licence shall be half of the licence fee for one year as specified in Schedule - IV:
Provided that an additional fee at full rates specified in Schedule - IV shall be payable by the applicant if he is permitted by the Controller to make an application for the renewal of a licence within a period of three months from the date of expiry of the licence.
(6) The Controller or such other officer as may be authorized by him in this behalf shall maintain a register of licenced manufacturers, dealers and repairers in the form set out in Schedule -V.
(7) Every manufacturer/repairer/dealer licenced under the Act and these rules shall maintain such workshop/equipments/ tools/registers etc., as the case may be, as per the terms and conditions of the licence.
(8) Every repairer licenced under the Act and these rules shall furnish a security deposit for each licence to the State Government as specified in schedule Schedule -VI.
(9) Every licence issued or renewed under this Act shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the premises where the licencee carries on business.
(10) A licence issued or renewed under this Act shall neither be salable nor transferable.