Section 40
Penalty for obstructing Director, Controller or legal metrology officer.
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.
Whoever obstructs
the Director, the Controller or any legal metrology officer with intent to prevent or deter the Director or
the Controller or any legal metrology officer from exercising his powers or discharging his functions, or
in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by the Director or the Controller or any legal
metrology officer in the lawful exercise of his powers or discharge of his functions as such, or whoever
obstructs the entry of the Director or the Controller or any legal metrology officer into any premises for
inspection and verification of any weight or measure or any document or record relating thereto or the net
contents of any packaged commodity or for any other purpose shall be punished with imprisonment for a
term which may extend to two years and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a
term which may extend to five years.