THE BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS ACT, 2016 

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 

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CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS 

1. Short title, extent and commencement. 

2. Definitions. 

CHAPTER II 

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS 

3. Establishment of Bureau and Constitution of Governing Council. 

4. Executive Committee of Bureau.  

5. Advisory Committees of Bureau. 

6. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate act or proceedings. 

7. Director General. 

8. Officers and employees of Bureau. 

9. Powers and functions of Bureau. 

CHAPTER III 

INDIAN STANDARDS, CERTIFICATION AND LICENCE 

10. Indian Standards.  

11. Prohibition to publish, reproduce or record without authorisation by Bureau. 

12. Conformity Assessment scheme. 

13. Grant of licence or certificate of conformity. 

14. Certification of Standard Mark of jewellers and sellers of certain specified goods or articles. 

15. Prohibition to import, sell, exhibit, etc. 

16. Central Government to direct compulsory use of Standard Mark. 

17. Prohibition to manufacture, sell, etc., certain goods without Standard Mark.  

18. Obligations of licence holder, seller, etc. 

CHAPTER IV 

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 

19. Financial Management of Bureau of Indian Standards. 

20. Fund of Bureau.  

21. Borrowing powers of Bureau. 

22. Budget. 

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23. Annual report. 

24. Accounts and audit. 

CHAPTER V 

MISCELLANEOUS 

25. Power of Central Government to issue directions. 

26. Restriction on use of name of Bureau and Indian Standard. 

27. Appointment and powers of certification officers. 

28. Power to search and seizure. 

29. Penalty for contravention. 

30. Offences by companies. 

31. Compensation for non-conforming goods. 

32. Cognizance of offence by courts. 

33. Compounding of offence. 

34. Appeal. 

35. Members, officers and employees of Bureau to be public servants.  

36. Protection of action taken in good faith. 

37. Authentication of orders and other instruments of Bureau. 

38. Power to make rules.  

39. Power to make regulations. 

40. Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament. 

41. Act not to affect operation of certain Acts. 

42. Power to remove difficulties. 

43. Repeal and savings. 

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THE BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS ACT, 2016 

ACT NO. 11 OF 2016 

An  Act  to  provide  for  the  establishment  of  a  national  standards  body  for  the  harmonious 
development of the activities of standardisation, conformity assessment and quality assurance 
of  goods,  articles,  processes,  systems  and  services  and  for  matters  connected  therewith  or 
incidental thereto. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

[21st March, 2016.] 

CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

1.  Short  title,  extent  and  commencement.—(1)  This  Act  may  be  called  the  Bureau  of  Indian 

Standards Act, 2016. 

(2) It extends to the whole of India. 
(3)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such 1date  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint. 

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(1)  “article”  means  any  substance,  artificial  or  natural,  or  partly  artificial  or  partly  natural, 
whether  raw  or  partly  or  wholly  processed  or  manufactured  or  handmade  within  India  or  imported 
into India; 

(2)  “assaying  and  hallmarking  centre”  means  a  testing  and  marking  centre  recognised  by  the 
Bureau to determine the purity of precious metal articles and to apply hallmark on the precious metal 
articles in a manner as may be determined by regulations; 

(3) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Indian Standards established under section 3; 

(4)  “certification  officer”  means  a  certification  officer  appointed  under  sub-section  (1)  of    

section 27; 

(5) “certified body” means a holder of certificate of conformity or licence under sub-section (2) 
of  section  13  in  relation  to  any  goods,  article,  process,  system  or  service  which  conforms  to  a 
standard; 

(6) “certified jeweller” means a jeweller who has been granted a certificate by the Bureau to get 
manufactured  for  sale  or  to  sell  any  precious  metal  article  after  getting  the  same  hallmarked  in  a 
manner as may be determined by regulations; 

(7) “conformity assessment” means demonstration that requirements as may be specified relating 

to an article, process, system, service, person or body are fulfilled; 

(8)  “conformity  assessment  scheme”  means  a  scheme  relating  to  such  goods,  article,  process, 

system or service as may be notified by the Bureau under section 12; 

(9) “consumer” means a person as defined in the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (68 of 1986); 

(10) “covering” includes any stopper, cask, bottle, vessel, box, crate, cover, capsule, case, frame, 

wrapper, bag, sack, pouch or other container; 

(11) “Director General” means the Director General appointed under sub-section (1) of section 7; 

1. 12th October 2017, vide Notification No. S.O.3295(E) dated 12th October 2017, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, 
Section 3 (ii).    

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(12) “Executive Committee” means the Executive Committee constituted under sub-section (1) of 

section 4; 

(13) “fund” means the fund constituted under section 20; 

(14)  “goods” 

includes  all  kinds  of  movable  properties  under 

the  Sale  of  Goods                          

Act, 1930 (3 of 1930), other than actionable claims, money, stocks and shares; 

(15)  “Governing  Council”  means  a  Governing  Council  constituted  under  sub-section  (3)  of 

section 3; 

(16) “Hallmark” means in relation to precious metal article, the Standard Mark, which indicates 

the proportionate content of precious metal in that article as per the relevant Indian Standard; 

(17)  “Indian  Standard”  means  the  standard  including  any  tentative  or  provisional  standard 
established and published by the Bureau, in relation to any goods, article, process, system or service, 
indicative  of  the  quality  and  specification  of  such  goods,  article,  process,  system  or  service  and 
includes— 

(i) any standard adopted by the Bureau under sub-section (2) of section 10; and 

(ii) any standard established and published, or recognised, by the Bureau of Indian Standards 
established  under  the  Bureau  of  Indian  Standard  Act,  1986  (63  of  1986),  which  was  in  force 
immediately before the commencement of this Act; 

(18)  “Indian  Standards  Institution”  means  the  Indian  Standards  Institution  registered  under  the 

Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860); 

(19) “jeweller” means a person engaged in the business to get manufactured precious metal article 

for sale or to sell precious metal articles; 

(20)  “licence”  means  a  licence  granted  under  section  13  to  use  a  specified  Standard  Mark  in 

relation to any goods, article, process, system or service, which conforms to a standard; 

(21) “manufacturer” means a person responsible for designing and manufacturing  any  goods or 

article; 

(22)  “mark”  includes  a  device,  brand,  heading,  label,  ticket,  pictorial  representation,  name, 

signature, word, letter or numeral or any combination thereof; 

(23) “member” means a member of the Governing Council, Executive Committee or any of the 

Advisory Committee; 

(24)  “notification”  means  a  notification  published  in  the  Official  Gazette  and  the  expression 

“notify” or “notified” shall be construed accordingly; 

(25) “person” means a manufacturer, an importer, a distributor, retailer, seller or lessor of goods 
or article or provider of service or any other person who uses or applies his name or trade mark or any 
other  distinctive  mark  on  to  goods  or  article  or  while  providing  a  service,  for  any  consideration  or 
gives  goods  or  article  or  provides  service  as  prize  or  gift  for  commercial  purposes  including  their 
representative and  any  person  who  is  engaged  in such  activities,  where  the  manufacturer,  importer, 
distributor, retailer, seller, lessor or provider of service cannot be identified; 

(26) “precious metal” means gold, silver, platinum and palladium; 

(27) “precious metal article” means any article made entirely or in part from precious metals or 

their alloys; 

(28) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 

(29) “process” means a set of inter-related or interacting activities, which transforms inputs into 

outputs; 

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(30) “recognised testing and marking centre” means a testing and marking centre recognised by 

the Bureau under sub-section (5) of section 14; 

(31) “recognised testing laboratory” means a testing laboratory recognised by the Bureau under 

sub-section (4) of section 13; 

(32) “registering authority” means any authority competent under any law for the time being in 
force to register any company, firm or other body of persons, or any trade mark or design, or to grant 
a patent; 

(33) “regulations” means regulations made by the Bureau under this Act; 

(34) “sale” means to sell, distribute, hire, lease or exchange of goods, article, process, system or 

service for any consideration or for commercial purposes; 

(35) “seller” means a person who is engaged in the sale of any goods, article, process, system or 

service; 

(36)  “service”  means  the  result  generated  by  activities  at  the  interface  between an  organisation 

and a customer and by organisation’s internal activities, to meet customer requirements; 

(37)  “specification”  means  a  description  of  goods,  article,  process,  system  or  service  as  far  as 
practicable  by  reference  to  its  nature,  quality,  strength,  purity,  composition,  quantity,  dimensions, 
weight, grade, durability, origin, age, material, mode of manufacture or processing, consistency and 
reliability of service delivery or other characteristics to distinguish it from any other goods, article, 
process, system or service; 

(38) “specified” means specified by the regulations; 

(39)  “standards”  means  documented  agreements  containing  technical  specifications  or  other 
precise criteria to be used consistently as rules, guidelines, or definitions of characteristics, to ensure 
that goods, articles, processes, systems and services are fit for their purpose; 

(40)  “Standard  Mark”  means  the  mark  specified  by  the  Bureau,  and  includes  Hallmark,  to 
represent conformity of goods, article, process, system or service to a particular Indian Standard or 
conformity  to  a  standard,  the  mark  of  which  has  been  established,  adopted  or  recognised  by  the 
Bureau and is marked on the article or goods as a Standard Mark or on its covering or label attached 
to such goods or article so marked; 

(41) “system” means a set of inter-related or interacting elements; 

(42) “testing laboratory” means a body set up for the purpose of testing of goods or article against 

a set of requirements and report its findings; 

(43)  “trade  mark”  means  a  mark  used  or  proposed  to  be  used  in  relation  to  goods  or  article  or 
process or system  or  service  for the  purpose  of  indicating,  or  so  as  to  indicate, a  connection  in  the 
course  of  trade  of  goods,  article,  process,  system  or  service,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  some  person 
having the right, either as proprietor or as registered user, to use the mark, whether with or without 
any indication of the identity of that person. 

CHAPTER II 

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS 

3. Establishment of Bureau and Constitution of Governing Council.—(1) With effect from such 
date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, there 
shall  be  established  a  national  body  for  the  purposes  of  this  Act,  a  Bureau,  to  be  called  the  Bureau  of 
Indian Standards. 

(2) The Bureau shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a 
common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, 
both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall by the said name sue and be sued. 

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(3) The members of the Governing Council shall constitute the Bureau and general superintendence, 
direction and management of the affairs of the Bureau shall vest in the Governing Council, which shall 
consist of the following members, namely:— 

(a)  the  Minister  in-charge  of  the  Ministry  or  Department  of  the  Central  Government  having 

administrative control of the Bureau who shall be ex officio President of the Bureau; 

(b)  the  Minister  of  State  or  a  Deputy  Minister,  if  any,  in  the  Ministry  or  Department  of  the 

Central  Government  having  administrative  control  of  the  Bureau  who  shall  be  ex  officio                
Vice-President of the Bureau, and where there is no such Minister of State or Deputy Minister, such 
person as may be nominated by the Central Government to be the Vice-President of the Bureau; 

(c)  the  Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India  of  the  Ministry  or  Department  of  the  Central 

Government having administrative control of the Bureau, ex officio; 

(d) the Director General of the Bureau, ex officio; 

(e) such number of other persons to represent the Government, industry, scientific and research 
institutions,  consumers  and  other  interests,  as  may  be  prescribed,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Central 
Government. 

(4) The term of office of the members referred to in clause (e) of sub-section (3) and the manner of 
filling  vacancies  among,  and  the  procedure  to  be  followed  in  the  discharge  of  their  functions  by  the 
members, shall be such as may be prescribed: 

Provided  that  a  member,  other  than  an  ex  officio  member  of  the  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards 
constituted under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986), shall, after the commencement 
of this Act, continue to hold such office as member till the completion of his term 

(5) The Governing Council may associate with itself, in such manner and for such purposes as may be 
prescribed, any person whose assistance or advice it may desire in complying with any of the provisions 
of this Act and a person so associated shall have the right to take part in the discussions of the Governing 
Council relevant to the purposes for which he has been associated but shall not have the right to vote. 

(6) The Governing Council may, by general or special order in writing, delegate to any member, the 
Director General or any other person subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order, 
such  of  its  powers  and  functions  under  this  Act  except  the  powers  under  section  37  as  it  may  deem 
necessary. 

4.  Executive  Committee  of  Bureau.—(1) The Governing Council may, with the prior approval of 
the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute an Executive Committee which 
shall consist of the following members, namely: — 

(a) Director General of the Bureau, who shall be its ex officio Chairman; and 

(b) such number of members, as may be prescribed. 

(2) The Executive Committee constituted under sub-section (1) shall perform, exercise and discharge 

such functions, powers and duties of the Bureau, as may be delegated to it by the Governing Council. 

5.  Advisory  Committees  of  Bureau.—(1)  Subject  to  any  regulations  made  in  this  behalf,  the 
Governing  Council  may,  from  time  to  time  and  as  and  when  it  is  considered  necessary,  constitute  the 
following Advisory Committees for the efficient discharge of the functions of the Bureau, namely: — 

(a) Finance Advisory Committee; 

(b) Conformity Assessment Advisory Committee; 

(c) Standards Advisory Committee; 

(d) Testing and Calibration Advisory Committee; and 

(e) such number of other committees as may be specified by regulations. 

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(2)  Each  Advisory  Committee  shall  consist  of  a  Chairman  and  such  other  members  as  may  be 

specified by regulations. 

6. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate act or proceedings.—No act or proceedings of the Governing 

Council, under section 3 shall be invalid merely by reason of— 

(a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of the Governing Council; or 

(b) any defect in the appointment of a person acting as a member of the Governing Council; or 

(c) any irregularity in the procedure of the Governing Council not affecting the merits of the case 

 7. Director General.—(1) The Central Government shall appoint a Director General of the Bureau. 

(2) The terms and conditions of service of the Director General of the Bureau shall be such as may be 

prescribed. 

(3) Subject to the general superintendence and control of the Governing Council, the Director General 

of the Bureau shall be the Chief Executive Authority of the Bureau. 

(4) The Director General of the Bureau shall exercise and discharge such of the powers and duties of 

the Bureau as may be specified by regulations. 

(5) The Director General may, by general or special order in writing, delegate to any officer of the 
Bureau  subject  to  such  conditions,  if  any,  as  may  be  specified  in  the  order,  such  of  his  powers  and 
functions as are assigned to him under the regulations or are delegated to him by the Governing Council, 
as he may deem necessary. 

8.  Officers  and  employees  of  Bureau.—(1)  The  Bureau  may  appoint  such  other  officers  and 

employees as it considers necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Act. 

(2)  The  terms  and  conditions  of  service  of  officers  and  employees  of  the  Bureau  appointed  under         

sub-section (1) shall be such as may be specified by regulations. 

9. Powers and functions of Bureau.—(1) The powers and duties as may be assigned to the Bureau 
under this Act shall be exercised and performed by the Governing Council and, in particular, such powers 
may include the power to— 

(a) establish branches, offices or agencies in India or outside; 

(b)  recognise,  on  reciprocal  basis  or  otherwise,  with  the  prior  approval  of  the  Central 
Government, the mark of any international body or institution, on such terms and conditions as may 
be mutually agreed upon by the Bureau in relation to any goods, article, process, system or service at 
par with the Standard Mark for such goods, article, process, system or service; 

(c) seek recognition of the Bureau and of the Indian Standards outside India on such terms and 
conditions  as  may  be  mutually  agreed  upon  by  the  Bureau  with  any  corresponding  institution  or 
organisation in any country or with any international organisation; 

(d) enter into and search places, premises or vehicles, and inspect and seize goods or articles and 

documents to enforce the provisions of this Act; 

(e)  provide  services  to  manufacturers  and  consumers  of  goods  or  articles  or  processes  for 

compliances of standards on such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon; 

(f) provide training services in relation to quality management, standards, conformity assessment, 

laboratory testing and calibration, and any other related areas; 

(g) publish Indian Standards and sell such publications and publications of international bodies; 

(h) authorise agencies in India or outside India for carrying out any or all activities of the Bureau 

and such other purposes as may be necessary on such terms and conditions as it deems fit; 

(i) obtain membership in regional, international and foreign bodies having objects similar to that 

of the Bureau and participate in international standards setting process; 

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(j) undertake testing of samples for purposes other than for conformity assessment; and 

(k) undertake activities relating to legal metrology. 

(2)  The  Bureau  shall  take  all  necessary  steps  for  promotion,  monitoring  and  management  of  the 
quality of goods, articles, processes, systems and services, as may be necessary, to protect the interests of 
consumers and various other stake holders which may include the following namely: — 

(a) carrying out market surveillance or survey of any goods, article, process, system or service to 

monitor their quality and publish findings of such surveillance or surveys; 

(b)  promotion  of  quality  in  connection  with  any  goods,  article,  process,  system  or  service  by 
creating  awareness  among  the  consumers  and  the  industry  and  educate  them  about  quality  and 
standards in connection with any goods, article, process, system and service; 

(c) promotion of safety in connection with any goods, article, process, system or service; 

(d) identification of any goods, articles, process, system or service for which there is a need to 

establish a new Indian Standard, or to revise an existing Indian Standard; 

(e) promoting the use of Indian Standards; 

(f) recognising or accrediting any institution in India or outside which is engaged in conformity 
certification and inspection of any goods, article, process, system or service or of testing laboratories; 

(g) coordination and promotion of activities of any association of manufacturers or consumers or 
any  other  body  in  relation  to  improvement  in  the  quality  or  in  the  implementation  of  any  quality 
assurance activities in relation to any goods, article, process, system or service; and 

(h) such other functions as may be necessary for promotion, monitoring and management of the 
quality of goods, articles, processes, systems and services and to protect the interests of consumers 
and other stake holders. 

(3)  The  Bureau  shall  perform  its  functions  under  this  section  through  the  Governing  Council  in 

accordance with the direction and subject to such rules as may be made by the Central Government. 

CHAPTER III 

INDIAN STANDARDS, CERTIFICATION AND LICENCE 

10. Indian Standards. —(1) The standards established by the Bureau shall be the Indian Standards. 

(2) The Bureau may— 

(a) establish, publish, review and promote the Indian Standard, in relation to any goods, article, 

process, system or service in such manner as may be prescribed; 

(b)  adopt  as  Indian  Standard,  any  standard,  established  by  any  other  Institution  in  India  or 
elsewhere,  in  relation  to  any  goods,  article,  process,  system  or  service  in  such  manner  as  may  be 
prescribed; 

(c) recognise or accredit any institution in India or outside which is engaged in standardisation; 

(d) undertake, support and promote such research as may be necessary for formulation of Indian 

Standards. 

(3) The Bureau, for the purpose of this section, shall constitute, as and when considered necessary, 
such  number  of  technical  committees  of  experts  for  the  formulation  of  standards  in  respect  of  goods, 
articles, processes, systems or services, as may be necessary. 

(4) The Indian Standard shall be notified and remain valid till withdrawn by the Bureau. 

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, the copyright in an Indian Standard or any 

other publication of the Bureau shall vest in the Bureau. 

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11.  Prohibition  to  publish,  reproduce  or  record  without  authorisation  by  Bureau.—(1)  No 
individual shall,  without the  authorisation  of  the  Bureau,  in any  manner  or form,  publish, reproduce  or 
record any Indian Standard or part thereof, or any other publication of the Bureau. 

(2) No person shall issue a document that creates, or may create the impression that it is or contains 

an Indian Standard, as contemplated in this Act: 

Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall prevent any individual from making a copy of Indian 

Standard for his personal use. 

12.  Conformity Assessment scheme.—(1) The Bureau may notify a specific or different conformity 
assessment  scheme  for  any  goods,  article,  process,  system  or  service  or  for  a  group  of  goods,  articles, 
processes,  systems  or  services,  as  the  case  may  be,  with  respect  to  any  Indian  Standard  or  any  other 
standard in a manner as may be specified by regulations. 

(2)  The  Bureau  may  establish  a  Standard  Mark  in  relation  to  each  of  its  conformity  assessment 
schemes, which shall be of such design and contain such particulars as may be specified by regulations to 
represent a particular standard. 

13. Grant of licence or certificate of conformity.—(1) A person may apply for grant of licence or 
certificate of conformity, as the case may be, if the goods, article, process, system or service conforms to 
an Indian Standard. 

(2) Where any goods, article, process, system or service conforms to a standard, the Director General 

may, by an order, grant— 

(a) a certificate of conformity in a manner as may be specified by regulations; or 

(b) a licence to use or apply a Standard Mark in a manner as may be specified by regulations,  

subject to such conditions and on payment of such fees, including late fee or fine, before or during the 
operation of the certificate of conformity or licence, and as determined by regulations. 

(3) While granting a certificate of conformity or licence to use a Standard Mark, the Bureau may, by 
order, specify the marking and labelling requirements that shall necessarily be affixed as may be specified 
from time to time. 

(4)  The  Bureau  may  establish,  maintain  or  recognise  testing  laboratories  for  the  purposes  of 
conformity assessment and quality assurance and for such other purposes as may be required for carrying 
out its functions. 

14.  Certification  of  Standard  Mark  of  jewellers  and  sellers  of  certain  specified  goods  or       

articles.—(1) The Central Government, after consulting the Bureau, may notify precious metal articles or 
other goods or articles as it may consider necessary, to be marked with a Hallmark or Standard Mark, as 
the case may be, in a manner as specified in sub-section (2). 

(2) The goods or articles notified in sub-section (1) may be sold through retail outlets certified by the 
Bureau after such goods or articles have been assessed for conformity to the relevant standard by testing 
and marking centre, recognised by the Bureau and marked with Hallmark or Standard Mark, as the case 
may be, as specified by regulations. 

(3) The Central Government may, after consulting the Bureau, by an order published in the Official 
Gazette, make it compulsory for the sellers of goods or article notified under sub-section (1) to be sold 
only through certified sales outlets fulfilling such conditions as may be determined by regulations. 

(4) The Bureau may, by an order, grant, renew, suspend or cancel certification of Standard Mark or 
Hallmark of a jeweller or any other seller for sale of goods or articles notified under sub-section (1) in 
such manner as may be determined by regulations. 

(5) The Bureau may establish, maintain and recognise testing and marking centres, including assaying 
and  hallmarking  centres,  for  conformity  assessment  and  application  of  Standard  Mark,  including 
Hallmark,  on  goods  or  articles  notified  under  sub-section  (1),  in  a  manner  as  may  be  specified  by 
regulations. 

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(6) No testing and marking centre or assaying and hallmarking centre, other than the recognised by 
the  Bureau,  shall  with  respect  to  goods  or  articles  notified  under  sub-section  (1),  use,  affix,  emboss, 
engrave, print or apply in any manner the Standard Mark, including the Hallmark, or colourable imitation 
thereof, on any goods or article; and make any claim in relation to the use and application of a Standard 
Mark, including the Hallmark, through advertisements, sales promotion leaflets, price lists or the like. 

(7) Every recognised testing and marking centre, including assaying and hallmarking centre, shall use 
or  apply  Standard  Mark  on  good  or  articles  notified  under  sub-section  (1),  including  Hallmark  on 
precious metal articles, after accurately determining the conformity of the same in a manner as may be 
specified. 

(8)  No  recognised  testing  and  marking  centre,  including  assaying  and  hallmarking  centre,  shall, 
notwithstanding that it has been recognised under sub-section (5), use or apply in relation to any goods or 
article  notified  under  sub-section  (1)  a  Standard  Mark,  including  Hallmark,  or any  colourable  imitation 
thereof, unless such goods or article conforms to the relevant standard. 

15.  Prohibition  to  import,  sell,  exhibit,  etc.—(1)  No  person  shall  import,  distribute,  sell,  store  or 
exhibit for sale, any goods or article under sub-section (1) of section 14, except under certification from 
the Bureau. 

(2) No person, other than that certified by the Bureau, shall sell or display or offer to sell goods or 
articles  that  are  notified  under  sub-section  (3)  of  section  14  and  marked  with  the  Standard  Mark, 
including  Hallmark  and  claim  in  relation  to  the  Standard  Mark,  including  Hallmark,  through 
advertisements, sales promotion leaflets, price lists or the like. 

(3) No certified jeweller or seller shall sell or display or offer to sell any notified goods or articles, 
notwithstanding  that  he  has  been  granted  certification,  with  the  Standard  Mark,  including  Hallmark,  or 
any  colourable  imitation  thereof,  unless  such  goods  or  article  is  marked  with  a  Standard  Mark  or 
Hallmark, in a manner as may be specified by regulations, and unless such goods or article conforms to 
the relevant standard. 

16.  Central  Government  to  direct  compulsory  use  of  Standard  Mark.—(1)  If  the  Central 
Government  is  of  the  opinion that it  is  necessary  or expedient  so to  do  in the public interest  or  for  the 
protection  of  human,  animal  or  plant  health,  safety  of  the  environment,  or  prevention  of  unfair  trade 
practices, or national security, it may, after consulting the Bureau, by an order published in the Official 
Gazette, notify— 

(a) goods or article of any scheduled industry, process, system or service; or 

(b) essential requirements to which such goods, article, process, system or service,  

which shall conform to a standard and direct the use of the Standard Mark under a licence or certificate of 
conformity as compulsory on such goods, article, process, system or service. 

Explanation.—For the purpose of this sub-section,— 

(i)  the  expression  “scheduled  industry”  shall  have  the  meaning  assigned  to  it  in  the  Industries 

(Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951); 

(ii) it is hereby clarified that essential requirements are requirements, expressed in terms of the 
parameters to be achieved or requirements of standard in technical terms that effectively ensure that 
any goods, article, process, system or service meet the objective of health, safety and environment. 

(2) The Central Government may, by an order authorise Bureau or any other agency having necessary 
accreditation or recognition and valid approval to certify and enforce conformity to the relevant standard 
or prescribed essential requirements under sub-section (1). 

17. Prohibition to manufacture, sell, etc., certain goods without Standard Mark.—(1) No person 
shall  manufacture,  import,  distribute,  sell,  hire,  lease,  store  or  exhibit  for  sale  any  such  goods,  article, 
process, system or service under sub-section (1) of section 16— 

(a) without a Standard Mark, except under a valid licence; or 

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(b) notwithstanding that he has been granted a license, apply a Standard Mark, unless such goods, 
article,  process,  system  or  service  conforms  to  the  relevant  standard  or  prescribed  essential 
requirements. 

(2) No person shall make a public claim, through advertisements, sales promotion leaflets, price lists 
or the like, that his goods, article, process, system or service conforms to an Indian standard or make such 
a declaration on the goods or article, without having a valid certificate of conformity or licence from the 
Bureau or any other authority approved by the Central Government under sub-section (2) of section 16. 

(3)  No  person  shall  use  or  apply  or  purport  to  use  or  apply  in  any  manner,  in  the  manufacture, 
distribution, sale, hire, lease or exhibit or offer for sale of any goods, article, process, system or service, or 
in  the  title  of  any  patent  or  in  any  trade  mark  or  design,  a  Standard  Mark  or  any  colourable  imitation 
thereof, except under a valid licence from the Bureau. 

18.  Obligations  of  licence  holder,  seller,  etc.—(1)  The  licence  holder  shall,  at  all  times,  remain 
responsible for conformance of the goods, articles, processes, systems or services carrying the Standard 
Mark. 

(2)  It  shall  be  the  responsibility  of  the  distributor  or  the  seller,  as  the  case  may  be,  to  ensure  that 
goods,  articles,  processes, systems  or  services  carrying  the  Standard Mark  are purchased  from  certified 
body or licence holder. 

(3) It shall be the responsibility of the seller before the goods or article is sold or offered to be sold or 

exhibited or offered for sale to ensure that— 

(a) goods, articles, processes, systems or services carrying the Standard Mark bear the requisite 

labels and marking details, as specified by the Bureau from time to time; 

(b) the marking and labelling requirements on the product or covering is displayed in a manner 

that has been specified by the Bureau. 

(4) Every certified body or licence holder shall supply to the Bureau with such information and with 
such  samples  of  any  material  or  substance  used  in  relation  to  any  goods,  article,  process,  system  or 
service, as the case may be, as the Bureau may require for monitoring its quality and for the recovery of 
the fee as may be prescribed in the certificate of conformity or the licence. 

(5) (a) The Bureau may make such inspection and take such samples of any material or substance as 
may  be  necessary  to  see  whether  any  goods,  article,  process,  system  or  service,  in  relation  to  which  a 
Standard  Mark  has  been  used,  conforms  to  the  requirements  of  the  relevant  standard  or  whether  the 
Standard Mark has been properly used in relation to any goods, article, process, system or service with or 
without a licence. 

(b)  The  Bureau  may  publicise  the  results  of  its  findings  and  the  directions  given  in  pursuance 

thereof. 

(6) If the Bureau is satisfied under the provisions of sub-sections (4) and (5) that the goods, articles, 
processes, systems or services in relation to which a Standard Mark has been used do not conform to the 
requirements of the relevant standard, the Bureau  may direct the certified body or licence holder or his 
representative  to  stop  the  supply  and  sale  of  non-conforming  goods  or  articles  and  recall  the  non-
conforming goods or articles that have already been supplied or offered for sale and bear such mark from 
the market or any such place from where they are likely to be offered for sale or prohibit to provide the 
service. 

(7) Where a certified body or licence holder or his representative has sold goods, articles, processes, 
system  or  services,  which  bear  a  Standard  Mark  or  any  colourable  imitation  thereof,  which  do  not 
conform  to  the  relevant  standard,  the  Bureau  shall  direct  the  certified  body  or  licence  holder  or  his 
representative to— 

(a) repair or replace or reprocess the standard marked goods, article, process, system or service in 

a manner as may be specified; or 

(b) pay compensation to the consumer as may be prescribed by the Bureau; or 

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(c)  be  liable  for  the  injury  caused  by  non-conforming  goods  or  article,  which  bears  a  Standard 

Mark, as per the provisions of section 31. 

CHAPTER IV 

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 

19. Financial Management of Bureau of Indian Standards.—The Central Government may, after 
due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, make to the Bureau grants and loans of such 
sums of money as the Government may consider necessary. 

20.  Fund  of  Bureau.—(1)  There  shall  be  constituted  a  fund  to  be  called  the  Bureau  of  Indian 

Standards fund and there shall be credited thereto— 

(a) any grants and loans made to the Bureau by the Central Government; 

(b) all fees and charges received by the Bureau under this Act; 

(c) all fines received by the Bureau; 

(d)  all  sums  received  by  the  Bureau  from  such  other  sources  as  may  be  decided  upon  by  the 

Central Government. 

(2) The fund shall be applied for meeting— 

(a) the salary, allowances and other remuneration of the members, Director General, officers and 

other employees of the Bureau; 

(b) expenses of the Bureau in the discharge of its functions under the Act; and 

(c) expenses on objects and for purposes authorised by this Act: 

Provided  that  the  fines  received  in  clause  (c)  of  sub-section  (1)  shall  be  used  for  consumer  awareness, 
consumer  protection  and  promotion  of  quality  of  goods,  articles,  processes,  system  or  services  in  the 
country. 

21.  Borrowing  powers  of  Bureau.—  (1)  The  Bureau  may,  with  the  consent  of  the  Central 
Government or in accordance with the terms of any general or special authority given to it by the Central 
Government, borrow money from any source as it may deem fit for discharging all or any of its functions 
under this Act. 

(2)  The  Central  Government  may  guarantee  in  such  manner  as  it  thinks  fit,  the  repayment  of  the 
principal  and  the  payment  of  interest  thereon  with  respect  to  the  loans  borrowed  by  Bureau  under         
sub-section (1). 

22. Budget.— The Bureau shall prepare, in such form and at such time in each financial year as may 
be prescribed, its budget for the next financial year, showing the estimated receipts and expenditure of the 
Bureau and forward the same to the Central Government. 

23.  Annual  report.—(1) The Bureau shall prepare, in such form and at such time in each financial 
year  as  may  be  prescribed,  its  annual  report,  giving  a  full  account  of  its  activities  during  the  previous 
financial year, and submit a copy thereof to the Central Government. 

(2)  The  Central  Government  shall  cause  the  annual  report  to  be  laid,  as  soon  as  may  be  after  it  is 

received, before each House of Parliament. 

24. Accounts and audit.—(1) The Bureau shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records 
and  prepare  an  annual  statement  of  accounts,  in  such  form  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Central 
Government in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. 

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(2) The accounts of the Bureau shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India at 
such  intervals  as  may  be  specified  by  him  and  any  expenditure  incurred  in  connection  with  such  audit 
shall be payable by the Bureau to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. 

(3)  The  Comptroller  and  Auditor-General  of  India  and  any  person  appointed  by  him  in  connection 
with the audit of the accounts of the Bureau shall have the same rights and privileges and the authority in 
connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India generally has in connection 
with the audit of Government accounts and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the production of 
books,  accounts,  connected  vouchers  and  other  documents  and  papers  and  to  inspect  any  office  of  the 
Bureau. 

(4) The accounts of the Bureau as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any 
other  person  appointed  by  him  in  this  behalf  together  with  the  audit  report  thereon  shall  be  forwarded 
annually  to  the  Central  Government  and  that  Government  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  laid  before  each 
House of Parliament. 

CHAPTER V 

MISCELLANEOUS 

25.  Power  of  Central  Government  to  issue  directions.—(1)  Without  prejudice  to  the  foregoing 
provisions of this Act, the Bureau shall, in the exercise of its powers or the performance of its functions 
under this Act, be bound by such directions on questions of policy as the Central Government may give in 
writing to it from time to time: 

Provided  that  the  Bureau  shall,  as  far  as  practicable,  be  given  an  opportunity  to  express  its  views 

before any direction is given under this sub-section. 

(2) The decision of the Central Government whether a question is one of policy or not shall be final. 

(3)  The  Central  Government  may  take  such  other  action  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  promotion, 
monitoring and management of quality of goods, articles, processes, systems and services and to protect 
the interests of consumers and various other stakeholders and notify any other goods, articles, processes, 
systems and services for the purpose of sub-section (1) of section 16. 

26. Restriction on use of name of Bureau and Indian Standard.—(1) No person shall, with a view 

to deceive or likely to deceive the public, use without the previous permission of the Bureau,— 

(a) any name which so nearly resembles the name of the Bureau as to deceive or likely to deceive 
the  public  or  the  name  which  contains  the  expression  “Indian  Standard”  or  any  abbreviation       
thereof; or 

(b)  any  title  of  any  patent  or  mark  or  trade  mark  or  design,  in  relation  to  any  goods,  article, 
process,  system  or  service,  containing  the  expressions  “Indian  Standard”  or  “Indian  Standard 
Specification” or any abbreviation of such expressions. 

(2)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  any  law  for  the  time  being  in  force,  no  registering 

authority shall— 

(a) register any company, firm or other body of persons which bears any name or mark; or 

(b) register a trade mark or design which bears any name or mark; or 

(c) grant a patent, in respect of an invention, which bears a title containing any name or mark,  

if the use of such name or mark is in contravention of sub-section (1). 

(3)  If  any  question  arises before  a  registering  authority  whether  the  use  of  any  name  or  mark  is  in 
contravention  of  sub-section  (1),  the  registering  authority  may  refer  the  question  to  the  Central 
Government whose decision thereon shall be final. 

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27.  Appointment  and  powers  of  certification  officers.—(1)  The  Bureau  may  appoint  as  many 
certification  officers  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  purpose  of  inspection  whether  any  goods,  article, 
process, system or service in relation to which the Standard Mark has been used conforms to the relevant 
standard or whether the Standard Mark has been properly used in relation to any goods, article, process, 
system or service with or without licence, and for performing such other functions as may be assigned to 
them. 

(2) Subject to any rules made under this Act, a certification officer shall have power to— 

(a)  inspect  any  operation  carried  on  in  connection  with  any  goods,  article,  process,  system  or 

service in relation to which the Standard Mark has been used; and 

(b) take samples of any goods or article or of any material or substance used in any goods, article, 

process, system or service, in relation to which the Standard Mark has been used. 

(3) Every certification officer shall be furnished by the Bureau with a certificate of appointment as a 

certification officer, and the certificate shall, on demand, be produced by the certification officer. 

(4) Every certified body or licence holder shall— 

(a)  provide  reasonable  facilities  to  certification  officer  to  enable  him  to  discharge  the  duties 

imposed on him; 

(b) inform certification officer or the Bureau of any change in the conditions which were declared 
or verified by the certification officer or the Bureau at the time of grant of certificate of conformity or 
licence. 

(5)  Any  information  obtained  by  a  certification  officer  or  the  Bureau  from  any  statement  made  or 
information supplied or any evidence given or from inspection made under the provisions of this Act shall 
be treated as confidential: 

Provided that nothing shall apply to the disclosure of any information for the purpose of prosecution 

and protection of interest of consumers. 

28.  Power  to  search  and  seizure.—(1)  If  the  certification  officer  has  reason  to  believe  that  any 

goods  or  articles,  process,  system  or  service  in  relation  to  which  the  contravention  of  section  11  or                      
sub-sections (6) or (8) of section 14 or section 15 or section 17 has taken place are secreted in any place, 
premises  or  vehicle,  he  may  enter  into  and  search  such  place,  premises  or  vehicle  for  such  goods  or 
articles, process, system or service, as the case may be. 

(2) Where, as a result of any search made under sub-section (1), any goods or article, process, system 
or service has been found in relation to which contravention of section 11 or sub-sections (6) or (8) of 
section 14 or section 15 or section 17 has taken place, the certification officer may seize such goods or 
article  and  other  material  and  documents  which,  in  his  opinion  will  be  useful  for,  or  relevant  to  any 
proceeding under this Act: 

Provided that where it is not practicable to seize any such goods or article or material or document, 
the certification officer may serve on the owner an order that he shall not remove, part with, or otherwise 
deal  with,  the  goods  or  article  or  material  or  document  except  with  the  previous  permission  of  the 
certification officer. 

(3)  The  provision  of  the  Code  of  Criminal  Procedure,  1973  (2  of  1974),  relating  to  searches  and 

seizures shall, so far as may be, apply to every search or seizure made under this section. 

29.  Penalty  for  contravention.—(1)  Any  person  who  contravenes  the  provisions  of  section  11  or 

sub-section (1) of section 26 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees. 

(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-sections (6) or (8) of section 14 or section 15 
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which shall 
not be less than one lakh rupees, but may extend up to five times the value of goods or articles produced 
or sold or offered to be sold or affixed or applied with a Standard Mark including Hallmark, or with both: 

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Provided that where the value of goods or articles produced or sold or offered to be sold cannot be 
determined,  it  shall  be  presumed  that  one  year's  production  was  in  such  contravention  and  the  annual 
turnover  in  the  previous  financial  year  shall  be  taken  as  the  value  of  goods  or  articles  for  such 
contravention. 

(3) Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 17 shall be punishable with imprisonment 
for a term which may extend up to two years or with fine which shall not be less than two lakh rupees for 
the first contravention and not be less than five lakh rupees for the second and subsequent contraventions, 
but may extend up to ten times the value of goods or articles produced or sold or offered to be sold or 
affixed or applied with a Standard Mark, including Hallmark, or with both: 

Provided that where the value of goods or articles produced or sold or offered to be sold cannot be 
determined,  it  shall  be  presumed  that  one  year's  production  was  in  such  contravention  and  the  annual 
turnover  in  the  previous  financial  year  shall  be  taken  as  the  value  of  goods  or  articles  for  such 
contravention. 

(4) The offence under sub-section (3) shall be cognizable. 

30. Offences by companies.—Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, 
every  director,  manager,  secretary  or  other  officer  of  the  company  who,  at  the  time  the  offence  was 
committed, was in charge of and was responsible to the company for the conduct of the business of the 
company,  or  authorised  representative  of  the  company  as  well  as  the  company,  shall  be  deemed  to  be 
guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly, irrespective of 
the  fact  that  the  offence  has  been  committed  with  or  without  the  consent  or  connivance  of,  or  is 
attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, 
or authorised representative of the company. 

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,— 

(a) “company” means a body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals; 

and 

(b) “director”, in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm. 

31.  Compensation  for  non-conforming  goods.—Where  a  holder  of  licence  or  certificate  of 
conformity  or  his  representative  has  sold  any  goods,  article,  process,  system  or  service,  which  bears  a 
Standard Mark not conforming to the relevant standard, or with colourable imitation, the certified body or 
licence holder or his representative shall be liable to compensate the consumer for the injury caused by 
such non-conforming goods, article, process, system or service in such manner as may be prescribed. 

32. Cognizance of offence by courts.—(1) No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a 
Judicial Magistrate of the first class, specially empowered in this behalf, shall try any offence punishable 
under this Act. 

(2)  No  court  shall  take  cognizance  of  any  offence  punishable  under  this  Act  save  on  a  complaint 

made by— 

(a) or under the authority of the Bureau; or 

(b) any police officer, not below the rank of deputy superintendent of police or equivalent; or 

(c) any authority notified under sub-section (2) of section 16; or 

(d) any officer empowered under the authority of the Government; or 

(e) any consumer; or 

(f) any association. 

(3) Any police officer not below the rank of deputy superintendent of police or equivalent, may, if he 
is satisfied that any of the offences referred to in sub-section (3) of section 29 has been, is being, or is 
likely  to  be,  committed,  search  and  seize  without  warrant,  the  goods,  die,  block,  machine,  plate,  other 
instruments or things involved in committing the offence, wherever found, and all the articles so seized 
shall, as soon as practicable, be produced before a Magistrate as prescribed under sub-section (1). 

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(4) The court may direct that any property in respect of which the contravention has taken place shall 

be forfeited to the Bureau. 

(5) The court may direct that any fine, in whole or any part thereof, payable under the provisions of 

this Act, shall be payable to the Bureau. 

33.  Compounding  of  offence.—(1)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the  Code  of  Criminal 
Procedure,  1973  (2  of  1974),  any  offence  committed  for  the  first  time,  punishable  under  this  Act,  not 
being  an  offence  punishable  with  imprisonment  only,  or  with  imprisonment  and  also  with  fine,  may, 
either before or after the institution of any prosecution, be compounded by an officer so authorised by the 
Director General, in such manner as may be prescribed: 

Provided  that  the  sum  so  specified  shall  not  in  any  case  exceed  the  maximum  amount  of  the  fine 
which may be imposed under section 29 for the offence so compounded; and any second or subsequent 
offence  committed  after  the  expiry  of  a  period  of  three  years  from  the  date  on  which  the  offence  was 
previously compounded shall be deemed to be an offence committed for the first time. 

(2)  Every  officer  referred  to  in  sub-section  (1)  shall  exercise  the  powers  to  compound  an  offence, 

subject to the direction, control and supervision of the Bureau. 

(3)  Every  application  for  the  compounding  of  an  offence  shall  be  made  in  such  manner  as  may  be 

prescribed. 

(4) Where any offence is compounded before the institution of any prosecution, no prosecution shall 
be  instituted  in  relation  to  such  offence  against  the  offender  in  relation  to  whom  the  offence  is  so 
compounded. 

(5)  Where  the  composition  of  any  offence  is  made  after  the  institution  of  any  prosecution,  such 
composition shall be brought to the notice of the court in which the prosecution is pending in writing by 
the officer referred to in sub-section (1), and on such notice of the composition of the offence being given 
and  its  acceptance  by  the  court,  the  person  against  whom  the  offence  is  so  compounded  shall  be 
discharged. 

34.  Appeal.—(1)  Any  person  aggrieved  by  an  order  made  under  section  13  or  sub-section  (4)  of      

section 14 or section 17 of this Act may prefer an appeal to Director General of the Bureau within such 
period as prescribed. 

(2) No appeal shall be admitted if it is preferred after the expiry of the period prescribed therefor: 

Provided  that  an  appeal  may  be  admitted  after  the  expiry  of  the  period  prescribed  therefor  if  the 
appellant satisfies the Director General that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within 
the prescribed period. 

(3) Every appeal made under this section shall be made in such form and shall be accompanied by a 

copy of the order appealed against and by such fees as may be prescribed. 

(4) The procedure for disposing of an appeal shall be such as may be prescribed: 

Provided that before disposing of an appeal, the appellant shall be given a reasonable opportunity of 

being heard. 

(5) The Director General may suo motu or on an application made in the manner prescribed review 

the order passed by any officer to whom the power has been delegated by him. 

(6) Any person  aggrieved by an order made under sub-section (1) or sub-section (5) may prefer an 
appeal to the Central Government having administrative control of the Bureau within such period as may 
be prescribed. 

35.  Members,  officers  and  employees  of  Bureau  to  be  public  servants.—All  members,  officers 
and other employees of the Bureau shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any 

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of the provisions of this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal   
Code (45 of 1860). 

36. Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall 
lie against the Government or any officer of the Government or any member, officer or other employee of 
the Bureau for anything which is in done or intended to be done in good faith under this Act or the rules 
or regulations made thereunder. 

37. Authentication of orders and other instruments of Bureau.—All orders and decisions of, and 
all  other  instruments  issued  by,  the  Bureau  shall  be  authenticated  by  the  signature  of  such  officer  or 
officers as may be authorised by the Bureau in this behalf. 

38.  Power  to  make  rules.—The  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the  Official  Gazette, 

make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 

39. Power to make regulations.—The Executive Committee may, with the previous approval of the 
Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations consistent with this Act and 
the rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. 

40.  Rules  and  regulations  to  be  laid  before  Parliament.—Every  rule  and  every  regulation  made 
under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it 
is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more 
successive  sessions,  and  if,  before  the  expiry  of  the  session  immediately  following  the  session  or  the 
successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or regulation or 
both Houses agree that the rule or regulation should not be made, the rule or regulation shall thereafter 
have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such 
modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under 
that rule or regulation. 

41. Act not to affect operation of certain Acts.—Nothing in this Act shall affect the operation of the 
Agricultural  Produce  (Grading  and  Marking)  Act,  1937  (1  of  1937),  or  the  Drugs  and  Cosmetics           
Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), or any other law for the time being in force, which deals with any standardisation 
or quality control of any goods, article, process, system or service 

42.  Power  to  remove  difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of 
this Act, the Central Government may, by order, published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions 
not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as may appear to be necessary for removing the difficulty: 

Provided  that  no  order  shall  be  made  under  this  section  after  the  expiry  of  two  years  from  the 

commencement of this Act. 

(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each 

House of Parliament. 

43.  Repeal  and  savings.—(1)  The  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  Act,  1986  (63  of  1986),  is  hereby 

repealed. 

(2)  Notwithstanding  such  repeal,  anything  done  or  any  action  taken  or  purported  to  have  done  or 
taken including any rule, regulation, notification, scheme, specification, Indian Standard, Standard Mark, 
inspection  order  or  notice  made,  issued  or  adopted,  or  any  appointment,  or  declaration  made  or  any 
licence,  permission,  authorisation  or  exemption  granted  or  any  document  or  instrument  executed  or 
direction given or any proceedings taken or any penalty or fine imposed under the Act hereby repealed 
shall,  insofar  as  it  is  not  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  be  deemed  to  have  been  done  or 
taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act. 

(3) The  mention  of  particular  matters in  sub-section (2)  shall  not  be  held  to  prejudice or  affect the 
general application of section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), with regard to the effect of 
repeal. 

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