State Act
Section 7. Prohibition of use of weights and measures other than standard weights and measures
THE UTTAR PRADESH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (ENFORCEMENT) ACT, 1959
7- [(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law or any custom, usage or practice, no unit of mass or measure other than a standard weight or measure shall after the expiry of three months from the commencement of this section be used in any transaction for trade or commerce in any area or class of goods or under takings in respect of which this section has come into force or be kept in any premises where such transactions are usually carried on. (2) Any transaction entered into in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be void.]1 (3) Any custom, usage, practice or method of whatsoever nature which permits in any trade a trader, seller or buyer to demand, receive or cause to be demanded or received any quantity of article in excess of, or less than the quantity fixed by the weight or measure by which the contract or dealing in respect of the said article has been made, shall be void.