(1) Only electronic weighing instruments which also satisfy the requirements of such weights and measures as are prescribed by the State Controller of Weight and Measure Act and the Rules made their under shall be used for weighing or measuring agricultural produce including livestock, as required, in the principal market yard, submarket yard(s), market subyard(s), private market yard(s) and farmer consumer market yard(s):
Provided that in transactions of sale and purchase of agricultural produce including livestock,as the case may be, electronic balance shall preferably be used.
(2) Weighing instruments, weights and measures kept by the committee under this section may at any time be inspected; examined and checked by the controller weights and measures or his representative or any other officer duly authorised in this behalf by the Managing Director.
Provided that in transactions of sale and purchase of agricultural produce including livestock,as the case may be, electronic balance shall preferably be used.
(2) Weighing instruments, weights and measures kept by the committee under this section may at any time be inspected; examined and checked by the controller weights and measures or his representative or any other officer duly authorised in this behalf by the Managing Director.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Notification of intention of regulating marketing of specified agricultural produce and livestock.Section 4 · Declaration of whole State as one unified market area.Section 5 · Notification of delineated market area.Section 6 · Alteration or Amalgamation of delineated market area and of items of agricultural produce and livestock.Section 7 · Principal market yard, sub‐market yard, market sub‐yard, private market yard, private market sub‐ yard, farmer‐consumer market yard, private farmer‐consumer market and electronic trading platform.Section 8 · Establishment and notification of “Special Commodity Market Yard”.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 14 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.