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Mehta Traders in Surat sells loose rice using scales and has been told by an officer that the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 applies to it. Which statement about the territorial extent of the Act is correct?
The Legal Metrology Act, 2009 extends to the whole of India. It does not depend on adoption by any State, and it is not restricted to inter-State trade or to States alone, so a trader in Surat is covered by it.
- AIt extends to the whole of IndiaCorrect
- BIt extends only to States and not to Union territories
- CIt applies only to inter-State trade and not to trade within a State
- DIt applies only to States that adopt it by a State notification
Explanation
Section 1(2) states that the Act extends to the whole of India. No State adoption is needed, and it is not confined to inter-State trade. The option limiting it to States ignores the words 'whole of India'.
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