Government of Punjab

Department of Industries & Commerce

 

NOTIFICATION  

Dated: 29th May, 2003

 

No. 5/58/2002/IIB/1506 :  Whereas, with a view to facilitate the development of Industry in the State, Government of Punjab have notified the “Industrial Policy – 2003” vide No. 5/58/2002/IIB/968 dated 26.3.2003, which inter-alias provides for Certification of Weights & Measures under the Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985 by Chartered Engineers.

Now, therefore, to implement the scheme of Certification of Weights & Measures under the Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985 by Chartered Engineers, set out in the aforesaid policy, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to notify detailed scheme as under:-


1.    INTRODUCTION

The State Government has introduced a scheme of certification for verification and stamping of weights and measures under the Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Act 1985 by conferring powers of inspectors under section-5 (1) of the said Act to the Chartered Engineers possessing requisite qualifications, who shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions of Inspectors conferred or imposed on them by or under this Act in accordance with this scheme.

2.   SCOPE

This scheme will be applicable on Industrial units having weights or measures in their possession which are duly registered with the Controller Weights & Measures and in circumstances indicating that such weights or measures are being or intended or are likely to be used by them for industrial production. However, such Industrial Units will have option to get the weights and measures verified and stamped from the Chartered Engineers or Inspectors of Weights and Measures Department, Punjab in accordance with their preference.

 3.  QUALIFICATIONS OF CHARTERED ENGINEER


The Chartered Engineers to be authorised under this scheme shall have the following qualifications:-

        *    Degree in Engineering from a recognised university.

        *    He should be registered with Indian Institution of Engineers. 

         *   He should be of sound mind and of good physical health.

 

4.    PROCEDURE FOR AUTHORISATION OF CHARTERED ENGINEER

(i)     Chartered Engineers fulfilling the qualification as per Clause-3 above and desirous of discharging such functions may apply in response to an advertisement to the Controller Weights & Measures, Punjab in Format WM-I along with documents listed therein.

(ii)     A seniority list in terms of qualifications and experience from the complete applications received above will be prepared by the office of Controller, Weights & Measures. Controller, Weights & Measures, Punjab, shall issue letter of authorisation in Format WM-II on the basis of above seniority list to 34 Chartered Engineers.   However, the number of Chartered Engineers can be increased / decreased by Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce.

(iii)   In case of any irregularity, authorisation of Chartered Engineer shall be terminated by Controller Weights & Measures, Punjab.

 

5.    STATUS

The Chartered Engineers will be authorised to exercise powers and discharge duties in accordance with Section 5 of the Act.

6.    TRAINING

Every Chartered Engineer so authorised shall have to successfully complete a two weeks basic training course to be arranged by the Controller Weights & Measures.

7.     JURISDICTION

The Chartered Engineers shall operate within the State of Punjab.

8.     DUTIES OF CHARTERED ENGINEERS

VERIFICATION AND STAMPING OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

 

(i)    Periodicity:

(a)  Every weight or measure used or intended to be used for industrial production shall be verified or reverified and stamped by the Chartered Engineer once in a year, provided that storage tanks including vats shall be reverified or recalibrated and stamped at least once in a period of five years.

(b)Notwithstanding anything contained above, every weight or measure which has been verified and stamped in situ, shall, if it is dismantled and reinstalled before the date on which the verification falls due, be duly reverified and stamped on payment of fee as prescribed under the Rule-17 of Punjab Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) (Amendment) Rules 1999, before being put into use.


(c) Notwithstanding anything contained above, every weight or measure which has been verified and stamped, if it is repaired before the date on which the verification falls due, shall be duly reverified and stamped on payment of fees as prescribed under Rule-17 of Punjab Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) (Amendment) Rules 1999, before being put into use.

(ii)     Procedure:
(a) The Chartered Engineer shall maintain a place designated as his office from where he shall conduct his work, which shall be mentioned in his application and letter of authorisation.

(b)   For the purpose of verification and stamping every unit using or manufacturing weight or measure shall present such weight or measure for verification or reverification, as the case may be, at the office of the Chartered Engineer, or at such other place as the latter may specify in this behalf on or before the date on which the verification falls due.


(c)   Provided that where any weight or measure is such that it cannot, or should not be moved from its location, the unit using or manufacturing such weight or measure shall report to the Chartered Engineer at least 30 days in advance from the date on which the verification falls due.


(d)   Where any weight or measure is such that it cannot or should not be moved from its location, the Chartered Engineer shall take necessary steps for the verification of such weight or measure at the place of its location.


(e)   For the verification of weight or measure referred to above the user or manufacturer shall provide such reasonable facilities as may be required by the Chartered Engineer.


(f)   Every weight or measure presented for verification shall be complete in itself  and shall not bear a manufacturer’s mark, which might be mistaken for verification stamp.

(g) Every weight or measure shall be verified in a clean condition, if necessary, the Chartered Engineer shall require the user or manufacturer unit as the case may be, to make necessary arrangement for the purpose.

(h)  Where a weight or measure is brought to the chartered engineer for verification or reverification, he shall verify the same after realisation of the prescribed fee.


(iii)    Stamping:


The Chartered Engineer shall stamp every weight or measure, if after verification, he is satisfied that such weight or measure conforms to the standards established under the Standards Act, with a stamp of uniform design issued by the Controller against payment, which shall indicate the number allotted for administrative purposes to the Chartered Engineer by whom it is stamped.

 

The Chartered Engineer shall also mark the year and its quarter of stamping on every verified weight or measure.

 

(iv)   Issue of Certificate

On completion of verification and stamping the Chartered Engineer shall issue a certificate of verification in the form as set out at Annexure-I based on schedule-13 of Punjab Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Rules 1993, to the unit and send a copy of the same to the Assistant Controller Weights & Measures of the concerned area.

The copy of the user shall be treated as certificate of verification to be prominently displayed in the premises of the unit in accordance with procedure laid down in Rule-23 of Punjab Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Rule-1993. 

 

(v)    Fee for Verification and Stamping

(a)  Fees payable for verification and stamping of weights or measures at the camp office of the Chartered Engineer shall be as specified in schedule-XIV of Punjab Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) (Amendment) Rules 1999, (Annexure-III).

(b)  If, at the request of user or manufacturer of weight or measure, verification is done at any premises other than in office or camp office of the Chartered Engineer, an additional fees of Rs. 200 shall be charged from the user / manufacturer of weights or measures.

Provided that no additional fee shall be charged for verification and stamping in situ of

-           Vehicle tanks, weigh-bridges, dormant platform machines and such other weight or measure which cannot and should not be moved from its location and

-           Weights or measure in the premises of the manufacturer of such weights or measure.

 

(c)  If a weight or measure is presented to the Chartered Engineer for reverification after the expiry of period of validity of stamp, an additional fee at half the rates specified in Schedule-XIV Punjab Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) (Amendment) Rules 1999, shall be payable for every quarter of year or part thereof.

(d)  No fee shall be payable for restamping any weight or measure held in stock with the manufacturer within a period specified in the Rule-14 Punjab Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Rules 1993 from the date on which it was last stamped.

Provided that original stamp was not obliterated under sub-section-3 of section-28 of Punjab Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Act 1985.

(e)  A weight or measure which on verification is found to be incorrect shall be returned to the person concerned for adjustment informing him, in a Performa as at Annexure-II, of the defects found in the weight or measure and calling upon him to remove the defects within a period not exceeding 7 days and when the necessary adjustment has been carried out, such weight or measure shall be verified on payment of 50% of the fees specified in Schedule-XIV of Punjab Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement)(Amendment) Rules 1999, and if found correct, shall be stamped.
(f)    As per Rule-6 of Standards of Weights & Measures (Inter State Verification & Stamping) Rule 1987;

(i)   The fee for verification of any weights or any measures of the first category as specified in Rule-3 of the above Rules and stamping of weight or measure with the special seal shall be levied by the Government of the transferor State at the rate leviable in that State for verification and stamping of the same or similar weight or measure plus an additional fee of 25% of the fee aforesaid.
(ii)  The fee for the verification of any weight or measure of the second category as specified in Rule-3 of the above Rules and stamping thereof shall be levied by the Government of the transferee State at the rate leviable in that State for the verification and stamping of the same or similar weight or measure plus an additional fee of 25% of the fee aforesaid.
(vi) Collection of fees and deposit into treasury

(a)  Before commencing the work of verification or reverification, the Chartered Engineer shall inform the unit concerned of the fees payable by the unit as prescribed above and shall receive the same in cash and issue a receipt in the form as placed at Annexure IV.

(b)   The Chartered Engineer shall maintain a register, in the form as at Annexure V which shall be written on day-today basis and shall show the amount of fees and other charges collected during the day.
(c) The Chartered Engineer shall deposit the prescribed fees charged for verification and stamping during the fortnight with the Assistant Controller of the Division on fortnightly basis on every alternate Monday alongwith details of fee collected in form at Annexure VI. Details of transportation expenditure charged, if any, shall also be submitted in the Form. 
(d)    The Chartered Engineer shall submit a monthly progress report to the Controller regarding verification and stamping etc. before 5th of every month in a Form (Annexure VII) with a copy to concerned Assistant Controller.

9. COMPLIANCE OF ACTS AND RULES
The Chartered Engineer shall meticulously comply with the Standards of Weights & Measures Act, 1976, the standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act 1985 and the Rules framed there under. 
10.  SERVICE CHARGES

The Chartered Engineer shall charge service charges of Rs. 200 per visit for verification and stampings of Weights & Measures, from the unit. He shall issue a receipt of these (including any fees charged under Para 8 (v) (b) to the user, separately, in Annexure-VIII.
11. PROVISION OF WORKING STANDARDS, EQUIPMENTS ETC. TO CHARTERED ENGINEERS

 (a)   Every Chartered Engineer shall be provided with working standards, working standard balances and such other equipment including weighing an measuring devices as may be approved by the Controller against payment.

 

(b) Every Chartered Engineer shall be provided such dies, punches and such other equipment against payment as may be necessary for fixing verification stamp.

 

(c)   Every die and punch provided to the Chartered Engineer shall be allotted a specific code or administrative number.

 

(d)   Every Chartered Engineer shall be provided with punches of suitable sizes of eight-  pointed star for obliterating stamps, against payment.

12.  RANDOM CHECKING 

A Committee under the Chairmanship of Director of Industries & Commerce, Punjab and comprising of General Manager, District Industries Centre, Controller Weights & Measures and two Representatives of local Industry Association can order random checking (through computerised randomisation) upto 5% of units in each district by an officer, not posted in that district and chosen randomly. In case of defaults, the Chartered Engineer be liable to face action as mentioned in Section 5 of the Act and the unit will be liable to be penalised as per penal clauses defined under Chapter XI of the Act.

13.   WILFUL VERIFICATION OR DISCLOSURE IN CONTRAVENTION OF LAW

(i)  If any Chartered Engineer exercising powers under the said Act or any rule made there under wilfully verifies or stamps any weight or measure in contravention of the provisions of the Act or of any rule made there under, he shall be liable for action under section 57 (1) of the Act.

(ii) If any Chartered Engineer who enters into any premises in the courses of his duty wilfully discloses except in the performance of such duty, any information obtained by him from such premises with regard to any trade secret or any secret in relation to any manufacturing process, he shall be liable for action under section 57 (2) of the Act.

(iii)The Chartered Engineers under the scheme shall be liable for all acts of omission and commission, as an Inspector is under the provisions of the relevant Act / Rules & Regulations.

14.   OVERRIDING EFFECT

The Standards Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Act 1985 and Rules and Regulations framed there under shall have an overriding effect on the provisions of this scheme.

15.  INTERPRETATION / RELAXATION / AMENDMENT OF RULES


Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce shall be competent to interpret / relax / amend provisions of this scheme.

 

                                                                                                            S.C. Agrawal

                                                                                     Principal Secretary to Government, Punjab

                                                                                        Department of Industries & Commerce

 

 

 

                                  ANNEXURE-I

VERIFICATION CERTIFICATE

 

I, __________________________________________________________ Chartered Engineer (Inspecting Officer) No. ___________________, hereby certify that I have verified and stamped on _____________________, the under mentioned weights and measures belonging to __________________________________________________ locality__________________ registration number as user _________________________________________ under the Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985.

 

Quantity

Denomination

Weighing Instructions

Measuring Instruments

Verification

Fee

Carriage, conveyance, adjusting charges etc.

 

Weights

Measures

Capacity

Class

Manufact-urer

Type

 

Rs.

P.

Rs.

P.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Total Rs. _____________________ deposited vide Treasury Receipt/Money Receipt No. ___________________ Dated_________________, the copy of the challan is enclosed herewith.

Repaired by

 

_________________________ (Signature)

Next Verification due on __________________________________

 

 

                                                                                          Chartered Engineer

C.C.

1.                  M/S. __________________________________

2.                  Assistant Controller_______________________

 

Note: The certificate of verification is to be displayed in accordance with Procedure laid down in Rule-23 of Punjab Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Rules 1993.

 


(Form/application download)

 

 

ANNEXURE-II

To

 

                        M/S ______________________

                        __________________________

                        (User No.__________________)

 

Subject:        Defects in Weights & Measures.

 

Sir,

 

                        I have verified on _____________ the Weights & Measures belonging to you and noted following defects in these Weights & Measures:

Quantity

Denomination

Weighing Instructions

Measuring Instruments

Defects

Weights

Measures

Capacity

 Class

Manufacturer

Type

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            You are requested to remove these defects within a period not exceeding 7 days and report for reverification and deposit 50% of fee specified in schedule XIV under Rule 17 of Punjab Standards Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Amendment) Rules 1999. You are also directed not to put to use the said Weights & Measures till reverification after necessary adjustments / repairs as it deemed to be unverified and unstamped.                   

Thanking You.

 

                                                                                                                        Yours Faithfully,

 

 

                                                                                                                    Chartered Engineer

 

CC:         Assistant Controller (Legal Metrology), ___________for information & necessary action.

 

Note:     Full fee shall be leviable if dispensing pump in offered for reverification after the expiry of 7 days from date of verification mentioned above.


 


(Form/application download)

 

Annexure-III

 

       Fee for verification of weights and measures recommended by the Central Government for adoption by State/Union Territories for incorporation in the Schedule XII of the Standards of the weights and Measures (Enforcement) Rules.

 

Items

Fee for each piece in rupees

1.  (a)

Bullion Weights

 

20 kg.

20

10 kg.

20

5 kg.

15

2 kg.

15

1 kg.

15

500 g.

10

200 g.

10

100 g.

10

50 g.

10

20 g.

10

10 g.

10

5 g.

10

2 g.

10

1 g.

10

500 mg.

10

200 mg.

10

100 mg.

10

50 mg.

10

20 mg.

10

10 mg.

10

5 mg.

10

2 mg.

10

1 mg.

10

(b)

Brass Weights (Other than Bullion)

1 kg.

500 g.

200 g.

100 g.

50 g.

20 g.

10 g.

5 g.

2 g.

1 g.

 

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

 

(c)

 

Sheet Metal Weights (Other than Bullion)

500 mg.

200 mg.

100 mg.

50 mg.

20 mg.

10 mg.

5 mg.

2 mg.

1 mg.

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

(d)

Iron and Steel Weights

50 kg.

20 kg.

10 kg.

5 kg.

2 kg.

1 kg.

500 g.

200 g.

100 g.

50 g.

 

10

10

10

10

10

10

3

3

3

3

(e)

Carat Weights

500 c.

200 c.

100 c.

50 c.

20 c.

10 c.

5 c

2 c

1 c

50/100 c

20/ 100 c

10/100 c

5/100 c

2/100 c

1/100 c

0.5/100 c

 

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

2.

Capacity Measure

100 1 and above

50 l

20 l

10 l

5 l

2 l

1 l

500 ml

200 ml

100 ml

50 ml

20 ml

10 ml

5 ml

2 ml

1 ml

18.5 l

 

Rs. 20 for the 1st 100 litre. Plus Rs. 5 for every additional 100 litre or part hereof subject to maximum of 5000.

20

10

10

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

3

3

3

3

Omit

3.

Length measures

(a) Non-flexible

      2 m

      1 m

      0.5 m

1 m graduated at every cm

0.5 m graduated at every cm

 

(b)  Fabric plastic.

    10 m and above

 

     5  m

     3 m

     2 m

     1.5 m

     1 m

     0.5 m

(c)  Woven

     50 m

    

     30 m

     20 m

     15 m

     10 m

     5 m

     2 m

 

 

5

5

5

10

10

 

 

Rs. 6 for the 1st 10 meters. Plus Rs. 2 for every additional 5 metres.

5

5

5

5

5

5

 

Rs. 10 for the 1st 10 metres. Plus Rs. 5 for additional 5 metres.

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

5

5

 

(d) Steel Tapes

     50 m

     30 m

     20 m

     10 m

     5 m

     4 m

     3 m

     2 m

     1.5 m

     1.0 m

     0.5 m

Rs. 10 for 1st 10 metres. Plus Rs. 5 for every additional 5 metres.

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

(e) Folding Scales

1 m

0.5 m

 

5

5

(f)  Surveying Chain

30 m

20 m

 

30

30

4.

Non-Automatic weighing instruments Mechanical League Indication belonging to ordinary any medium accuracy class.

 

400 t

300 t

200 t

150 t

100 t

80 t

60 t

50 t

40 t

30 t

25 t

20 t

15 t

10 t

5 t

3 t

2 t

1500 kg

1000 kg

500 kg

300 kg

250 kg

200 kg

150 kg

100 kg

50 kg

 

 

30 kg

25 kg

20 kg

15 kg

10 kg

5 kg

3 kg

2 kg

1 kg

500 g and below

Person weighing Machine excluding both room scales.

2000

1500

1500

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

500

250

200

200

150

150

150

100

100

50

50

50

50

 

 

50

30

30

20

20

20

20

20

20

10

50

5.

Beam Scales Class  A & B

200 kg

100 kg

50 kg

20 kg

10 kg

5 kg

2 kg

1 kg

500 g and below

 

200

150

120

120

100

80

80

80

50

6.

Beam Scale Class C & D

1000 kg

500 kg

300 kg

200 kg

100 kg

50 kg

20 kg

10 kg

5 kg

2 kg

1 kg

500 g and below

 

100

100

100

50

50

15

15

15

10

10

10

5

7.

Weighing instrument of High Accuracy class and Special Accuracy both Mechanical and Electronic:

Exceeding 50 t

 

 

1500

Not exceeding 50 t

But exceeding 10 t

1000

Not exceeding 10 t

But exceeding 1 t

500

Not exceeding 1 t

But exceeding 50 kg

300

Not exceeding 50 kg

But exceeding 10 kg

200

Not exceeding 10 kg

120

8.

Automatic Weighing Machine:

Exceeding 10 t

 

1000

Not exceeding 10 t

But exceeding 1 t

500

Not exceed 1 t

But exceed 50 kg

250

Not exceed 50 kg

But exceed 10 kg

150

Not exceed 10 kg

100

9.

Totalizing Machine:

(a)     Independent Machine

(b)     As additional machine

 

1000

500

 

 

 

 

 

10.

 

Volumetric Measuring Instrument:

(a)     Dispensing pumps; each pump

(b)     Totalizing counters

(c)     Other instruments exceeding 100 liters

 

 

500

250

Rs. 250 for the 1st 100 liters plus 150 for every additional 100 liters or part thereof subject to a maximum of Rs. 5000

Not exceed 100 l

But exceed 50 liter

200

Not exceed 50 liter

But exceed 20 liter

 

150

 

 

Not exceed 20 liter

100

11.

Flow Metres:

Flow rate upto

100 litre/min.

 

1000

Above 100 litre

But upto 500 litre/min.

2000

Above 500 l/min.

5000

12.

Linear Measuring Instrument:

Taxi/Auto-rickshaw Metres

Other meters

 

50

Rs. 25 for the 1st 1000m.  plus Rs. 5 for every additional 100 m or part thereof subject to maximum of Rs. 150

13.

Clinical Thermometer

2

14.

Water Meter

25

15.

Electricity Meter

Omit

16.

Kitchen scales:

500 g

1 kg

2 kg

5 kg

10 kg

 

10

10

10

10

10

17.

Tabular Balance:

1 kg

5 kg

10 kg

20 kg

50 kg

 

10

10

10

10

10

18.

Bathroom Scale:

120 kg and above

 

50

19.

Baby-cum-Child weighing scale

20

20.

Peg Measure

 

 

30 ml.

60 ml.

100 ml.

20

20

20

 

 

21.

 

 

Electronic Weighing Instrument Medium and Ordinary Accuracy

400 t.

300 t.

200 t.

150 t.

100 t.

80 t.

60 t.

50 t.

40 t.

30 t.

25 t.

20 t.

15 t.

10 t.

5 t.

3 t.

2 t.

1500 kg.

1000 kg.

500 kg.

300 kg.

250 kg.

200 kg.

150 kg.

100 kg.

50 kg.

30 kg.

25 kg.

20 kg.

15 kg.

10 kg.

5 kg.

3 kg.

2 kg.

1 kg.

 

 

 

2000

1500

1500

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

250

250

200

200

150

150

150

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

500 g. and below

50

 

22.

 

Licence Fee

Manufacture

Repairer

Dealer

 

 

500

100

100

 

 

Annexure-IV

 

 

Receipt of inspection / verification fee (under Punjab Standards of Weights & Measures Act 1985)

 

 

No. ________________                                                                       Date _______

 

 

Received Rs. _____________ (in words _____________________________) in cash from               M/s. ___________________________________on account of fee for verification and stamping of Weights & Measures as per details given below:

 

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                                                                                               Signature 
                                                                                                                                                      (Chartered Engineer)

Daily Report                          

 

 

                                         Date_______

Name _______________No._______

Center ____________Camp________

Following sites verified____________

No. of units____________________

No. of  units inspected ___________

Weights & Measures

 

Head Quarter

Other place

Amount in Rs.

Details of verification and stamping

 

Classification

 

 

 

Denomination

 

 

 

Fee/Per Item

Steel & CI Weights