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 34: Cognizance of offenses by courts.
(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act, save on a complaint made by or under the authority of the Government or Bureau or by any officer empowered in this behalf by the Government or the Bureau, or any consumer or any association recognised in this behalf by the Central or State Government.
(2) No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class specially empowered in this behalf shall try any offence punishable under this Act.
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