THE ORISSA WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (DELHI REPEAL) ACT, 1958 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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SECTIONS

1.  Short title. 
2.  Definition. 
3.  Repeal of Orissa Act.
 
 
 
THE ORISSA WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (DELHI REPEAL) ACT, 1958

ACT NO. 57 OF 1958

[30th December, 1958.]

An Act to provide for the repeal of the Orissa Weights and Measures Act, 1943, in its application 
to the Union territory of Delhi. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:― 

1. Short title.―This Act may be called the Orissa Weights and Measures (Delhi Repeal) Act, 1958.

2. Definition.―In this Act,―

(a) “Orissa Act” means the Orissa Weights and Measures Act, 1943 (Orissa Act 7 of 1943), as 
extended to Delhi by notification under section 7 of the Delhi Laws Act, 1912 (13 of 1912); 

(b)  “Rajasthan  Act”  means the  Rajasthan  Weights  and  Measures (Enforcement) 
Act,  1958  (Rajasthan  Act  32  of  1958),  as  extended  to  the  Union  territory  of  Delhi  by  notification 
under section 2 of the Union Territories (Laws) Act, 1950 (30 of 1950).

3.  Repeal  of  Orissa  Act.―On  the  date  on  which  the  Rajasthan  Act  or  any  provision  contained 
therein comes into force by virtue of a notification issued under sub-section (3) of section 1 of that Act in 
the  Union  territory  of  Delhi  or  any  part  thereof  in  respect  of  any  class  of  undertakings  or  any  class  of 
goods,  the  Orissa  Act  or  any  provision  contained  therein,  which  is  applicable  to  those  undertakings  or 
goods in the said territory or part thereof, as the case may be, shall stand repealed: 

Provided that the repeal shall not affect—

(a) the previous operation of the Act so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or 

(b)  any  right,  privilege,  obligation  or  liability  acquired,  accrued  or  incurred  under  the  Act  so 
repealed; or 

(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the 
Act so repealed; or 

(d)  any  investigation,  legal  proceeding  or  remedy  in  respect  of  any  such  right,  privilege, 
obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; 

and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any 
such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if that Act had not been repealed.