Question

Discuss the salient features of the Bureau of Standards Act, 1986.

Answer 1

Some of the salient features of the BIS Act, 1986 can be listed as follows:

As per the Act, the Bureau has been assigned the following functions:- 

To establish, publish and promote 'Indian Standards' in relation to any article or process;To recognise as an 'Indian Standard' any standard established by any other Institution in India or elsewhere, in relation to any article or process;To specify the design and other particulars of a Standard Mark to be called the Bureau of Indian Standards Certification Mark;To grant, renew, suspend or cancel a licence for the use of the Standard Mark and to levy fees for this purpose;To make inspections and take samples of any material or substance to see whether any article or process in relation to which the Standard Mark has been used conforms to the Indian Standard or whether the Standard Mark has been improperly used in relation to any article or process with or without a licence;To establish, maintain and recognise laboratories for the purposes of standardisation and quality control of articles and processes;To undertake research for the formulation of Indian Standards in the interests of consumers and manufacturers; etc. 

Answer 2

The salient features of the Bureau of Standards Act, 1986 are the initiatives taken by the government for protecting the people from unfair trade practices. It brings in all the necessary requirements that are needed in regards goods and services that are for the benefit of the people, animals and the environment.

Explanation:

• The Bureau of Standards Act, 1986 brings in laws and legislation that help the citizens and make the processes easy for the people to conduct business. It also brings in more industries and services under its legislation
• There are many simple conformity schemes for assessment that have been introduced  for establishing the standards necessary for certain commodities and industries
• There are agencies appointed by the the government to establish the  conformity of the goods and services to the required metrics and also issue certificate of conformity for the products.

To know more about  Bureau of Standards Act, 1986

BIS means

(a) Bureau of Industrial Standards

(b) Bureau of Indian Standards

(c) Bureau of Internal Standards

(d) Bureau of Institution Standards

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