(1) Every legal metrology officer shall be provided with Working !
Secondary Standard Weights. Working ! Secondary Standard Balances. and such other equipment including weighing and. measuring devices as may be approved by the Controller from time to time.
(2) Every legal metrology officer shall be provided with such dies. punches. paper seal I sticker and such other equipment as may be necessary for affix ing the verification stamp, the design and number of which are to be approved by the Controller.
(3) Every legal metrology officer shall be provided with punches of suitable sizes of eight-pointed star for obliterating stamps.
2 1. Provisions rel at ing to use of weights, measure, etc.- (1) Every person using a beam scale in any transactions in his premises shall suspend the same to a stand or to a chain by a hook:
Provided that this sub-rule shall not apply to itinerant vendors.
(2) Every weight or measure shall be used in a clean condition and in proper lighting arrange ment.
(3 ) Any weight or measure , which has been verified and stamped in situ. shall not be dismantled ard removed from its original site without prior intimation to the Controller or other person authorized by him in this behaif.
. (4) To ensu re a proper check of the accuracy of a weighing instrument, the user shall keep at the site of each weighing instrument duly verified and stamped weights equal to one tenth of the capaci ty of the instrument; and the consumer can also check the accuracy of the weighing instrument:
Provided that the Controller may specify the total number of verified and stamped weights to be maintained in trade premises whe re the number of weigh in9 lnstrurnents are more than one.
(5) To ensure proper delivery of the petrol! diesel pumps. the reta il dealer of the pump shall keep verified capacity measures having denomination of 1 litre, 2 litre, 5 litre & 10 litre in his premises and check the out-put from the pump every day to ensure its correct delivery. In case of any short delivery the dealer shall stop the delivery through the pump immediately and inform the I~gal metrology officer concerned to recalibrate the pump .