CS Executive · Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws · Legal Metrology
Delhi-based Sharma Traders is told that an officer who inspects its premises in connection with a dispute over a weighing scale used in an inter-State sale has been appointed by the Central Government under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. Who appoints officers to deal with inter-State trade and commerce, and under which title is the senior-most one appointed?
The Central Government appoints a Director of legal metrology, with additional, joint, deputy and assistant directors and other employees, by notification, for inter-State trade and commerce. The State Government appoints the Controller and officers only for intra-State trade and commerce.
- AThe State Government appoints a Controller of legal metrology
- BThe Central Government appoints a Director of legal metrologyCorrect
- CThe Central Government appoints a Controller of legal metrology
- DThe State Government appoints a Director of legal metrology
Explanation
Under the Act the Central Government, by notification, appoints a Director of legal metrology and other officers for inter-State trade and commerce. The State Government appoints the Controller and officers for intra-State trade. Options naming the State for inter-State work, or a Controller as the Central appointee, mix up the two levels.
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