CS Executive · Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws · Legal Metrology
Meena, a compliance officer, reads that the Act makes the base units of weights and measures the 'standard units'. Under the Act, who prepares or causes to be prepared the objects or equipments for deriving the value of base, derived and other units, in the prescribed manner?
The Central Government prepares, or causes to be prepared, the objects or equipments used to derive the value of base, derived and other units, in the prescribed manner. The Institute of Legal Metrology only handles training, and States are not given this role in that provision.
- AThe Central GovernmentCorrect
- BEach State Government
- CThe Indian Institute of Legal Metrology
- DThe Director of Legal Metrology of each State
Explanation
Section 7(3) provides that for deriving the value of base, derived and other units, the Central Government shall prepare or cause to be prepared the objects or equipments in the prescribed manner. The Institute under section 21 is for training, not this task.
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