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The _____________sub-division grants licences for the production of weights and measures
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Licences for Manufacturer, Repairer and Dealer of Weights & Measures Items

Extract from Section 23 of Legal Metrology Act 2009

(1) No person shall manufacture, repair or sell or offer, expose or possess for repair or sale, any weight or measure unless he holds a valid licence issued by the Controller under sub-section (2)

Provided that no licence to repair shall be required by a manufacturer for repair of his own weight or measure in a State other than the State of manufacture of the same.

(2) For the purpose of sub-section (1), the Controller shall issue a licence in such form and manner, on such conditions, for such period and such area of jurisdiction and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.

Extract from Rule 11, 12 and 13 of Meghalaya Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011

Licencing of manufacturer, repairer and dealer of Weights and Measures – (1) Every manufacturer or repairer of, or dealer in, weight or measure shall make an application for the issue of a licence to the Controller Legal Metrology or such other Officer as may be authorised by him in this behalf, in the appropriate form set out in Schedule II-A.

Provided that no licence to repair shall be required by a manufacturer to repair weight or measure manufactured by him and used in a state other than the state of manufacture of the same, but the manufacturer has to inform in advance the concerned legal metrology officer about the repairing.

Provided further that non-tribal manufacturer/repairer/dealer who operates business in the Sixth Scheduled Areas of Meghalaya shall obtain Trading Licence from the respective Autonomous District Councils of the State of Meghalaya.

(2) Every manufacturer or repairer of, or dealer in weight or measure shall make an application for the renewal of a licence within thirty days before the expiry of validity of the licence to the Controller Legal Metrology or such other officer as may be authorised by him in this behalf, in the appropriate form set out in Schedule II-B.

(3) Every licence issued to a manufacturer, repairer or dealer shall be in the appropriate form set out in Schedule III.

(4) Every licence issued to a manufacturer, repairer, or dealer shall be valid for a minimum period of one calendar year and may be renewed for a period of one to five years, by the Controller or such other Officer as may be authorised by him in this behalf on payment of per year fees as specified in the Schedule IV.

(5) The fee payable for the alteration of a licence or for the issue of a duplicate licence shall be one half of the licence fee as specified in Schedule IV.

Provided that an additional fee at full rates specified in Schedule IV shall be payable by the applicant if he is permitted by the Controller to make an application for the renewal of a licence within a period of three months from the date of expiry of the licence.

(6) The Controller or such other officer as may be authorised by him in this behalf shall maintain a register of licenced manufacturers, dealers and repairers in the form set out in Schedule V.

(7) Every manufacturer / repairer or dealer licenced under the Act and under these rules shall maintain such workshop / equipments / tools / registers etc. as the case may be, as per the terms and conditions of the licence.

(8) Every repairer licenced under the Act and under these Rules shall furnish a security deposit for each licence to the State Government as specified in Schedule VI.

(9) Every licence issued or renewed under this Act shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the premises where the licencee carries on business.

(10) A licence issued or renewed under this Act shall not be saleable nor transferable.

Suspension and cancellation of licence granted: (1) The Controller or such other officer authorised by him on this behalf may, if he has any reasonable cause to believe that the holder of any licence issued, renewed or continued under this Act has made any statement in, or in relation to, any application for the issue, renewal or continuance of the licence, which is incorrect or false in any material particular or has contravened any provision of the Act or any rule or order made there-under shall suspend such licence, pending the completion of any inquiry against the holder of such licence: