Section 14
Appointment of Controller, legal metrology officers and other employees.
About this Act
An Act to establish and enforce standards of weights and measures, regulate trade and commerce in weights, measures and other goods which are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) The State
Government may, by notification, appoint a Controller of legal metrology, Additional Controller, Joint
Controller, Deputy Controller, Assistant Controller, Inspector and other employees for the State for
exercising the powers and discharging the duties conferred or imposed on them by or under this Act in
relation to intra State trade and commerce.
(2) The qualifications of the Controller and legal metrology officers appointed under sub-section (1) shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) The Controller and every legal metrology officer, appointed under sub-section (1), shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions in respect of such local limits as the State Government may, by notification, specify.
(4) Every legal metrology officer appointed under sub-section (1) shall exercise and discharge the duties under the general superintendence, direction and control of the Controller.
(2) The qualifications of the Controller and legal metrology officers appointed under sub-section (1) shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) The Controller and every legal metrology officer, appointed under sub-section (1), shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions in respect of such local limits as the State Government may, by notification, specify.
(4) Every legal metrology officer appointed under sub-section (1) shall exercise and discharge the duties under the general superintendence, direction and control of the Controller.