THE BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS ACT, 2016
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
- Short title, extent and commencement.
- Definitions.
CHAPTER II
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
- Establishment of Bureau and Constitution of Governing Council.
- Executive Committee of Bureau.
- Advisory Committees of Bureau.
- Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate act or proceedings.
- Director General.
- Officers and employees of Bureau.
- Powers and functions of Bureau.
CHAPTER III
INDIAN STANDARDS, CERTIFICATION AND LICENCE
- Indian Standards.
- Prohibition to publish, reproduce or record without authorisation by Bureau.
- Conformity Assessment scheme.
- Grant of licence or certificate of conformity.
- Certification of Standard Mark of jewellers and sellers of certain specified goods or articles.
- Prohibition to import, sell, exhibit, etc.
- Central Government to direct compulsory use of Standard Mark.
- Prohibition to manufacture, sell, etc., certain goods without Standard Mark.
- Obligations of licence holder, seller, etc.
CHAPTER IV
FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
- Financial Management of Bureau of Indian Standards.
- Fund of Bureau.
- Borrowing powers of Bureau.
- Budget.
- Annual report.
- Accounts and audit.
CHAPTER V
MISCELLANEOUS
- Power of Central Government to issue directions.
- Restriction on use of name of Bureau and Indian Standard.
- Appointment and powers of certification officers.
- Power to search and seizure.
- Penalty for contravention.
- Offences by companies.
- Compensation for non-conforming goods.
- Cognizance of offence by courts.
- Compounding of offence.
- Appeal.
- Members, officers and employees of Bureau to be public servants.
- Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Authentication of orders and other instruments of Bureau.
- Power to make rules.
- Power to make regulations.
- Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
- Act not to affect operation of certain Acts.
- Power to remove difficulties.
- Repeal and savings.