Section 40 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 – Penalty for obstructing Director, Controller or legal metrology officer

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Section 40: Penalty for obstructing Director, Controller or legal metrology officer

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 2[in accordance with the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023)].

Source: official text of The Legal Metrology Act, 2009 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.

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