Act Number: 63

Act Name: The Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986

Year: 1986

Enactment Date: 1986-12-23

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of a Bureau for the harmonious development of the activities of standardisation, marking and quality certification of goods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Department: Department of Consumer Affairs

Section 5: Constitution of the Advisory Committees and other committees.
(1) Subject to any regulations made in this behalf, the Bureau may, from time to time and as and when it is considered necessary, constitute the following Advisory Committees for the efficient discharge of its functions, namely:
(a) Financial Committee;
(b) Certification Advisory Committee;
(c) Standards Advisory Committee;
(d) Laboratory Advisory Committee;
(e) Planning and Development Advisory Committees;
(f) such number of other committees as may be determined by regulations.
(2) Each Advisory Committee shall consist of a Chairman and such other members as may be determined by regulations.
(3) Without prejudice to the powers contained in sub-section (1), the Bureau may constitute, as and when considered necessary, such number of technical committees of experts for the formulation of standards in respect of articles or processes.
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