As certified, and in force from 11 October 1976 5 . Provided that such unverified weight or measure shall not be forfeited to Government if the person from whom such weight or measure was seized gets the same verified and stamped within such time as may be prescribed. 20    Standard weight or measure 80    Non-metric weight or measure not to be mentioned in any document, etc. (11) If the prescribed authority is of opinion that the substitute material referred to in sub-section (10) is not suitable and that there is available in India any other material which is more suitable, that authority shall intimate its findings to the Central Government and also to the manufacturer, and thereupon the manufacturer shall not manufacture the weight or measure with any material other than the material recommended by the prescribed authority, until the material which was originally approved by the prescribed authority becomes available in India: Provided that where, in the opinion of the prescribed authority, the substitute material referred to in sub-section (10) is not suitable and no other suitable material is also available in India, the approval in relation to the model shall stand suspended until a suitable material become available in India. (3) The Central Government may, by notification, declare, for such period as it may consider necessary such special units of weight or measure as the General Conference on Weights and Measures or the International Organisation of Legal Metrology may recommend. Provided that where the Central Government is of opinion that inclusion of any such particulars on any weight or measure is not possible by reason of its size or nature, that Government may exempt the inclusion of such particulars on such weight or measure. (v) every other society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860); (i) a place where any business, industry, production or trade is carried on by a person, whether by himself or through an agent, by whatever name called. (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. (iv) puts, or causes to be put, his own mark on any complete weight or measure made or manufactured by any other person and claims such product to be a weight or measure made or manufactured by himself or itself, as the case may be. (1) This Act may be called the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1956. 36    Approval of models of reference standards (5) A certificate granted under sub-section (4) shall be valid for the period specified therein and may be renewed, from time to time, for such further period as may be prescribed. (ii) is effected by a transfer of documents of title to such weight, measure or other goods during its movement from one State to another. (iii) a place where any books of account or other documents pertaining to any trade or transaction are kept. (2) Every numeration shall be made in accordance with the decimal system. Verification And Stamping Of Weights And Measures Sent From One State To Another. (8) The Central Government may, by rules, specify such reasonable variations in the net contents of the commodity in a package as may be caused by the method of packing or the ordinary exposure which may be undergone by such commodity after it has been introduced in trade or commerce. Explanation. (2) The units of numeration specified by or under section 13 shall be the standard units of numeration. 57. 49    Non-metric weight or measure not to be imported Metric system to be used for trade in New Zealand. 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