Section 17 in The U.P. Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Rules, 1964
17. Miscellaneous.
(1)Weights and Measures :(a)No scale shall be used in any cotton ginning or pressing factory in Uttar Pradesh until it has been examined and certified as correct annually by the Chief Inspector of Factories, Uttar Pradesh, or by an Inspector of Factories acting under his orders.(b)Scales certified as correct shall be stamped at the time of inspection in such manner as may be prescribed by the Chief Inspector of Factories, Uttar Pradesh.(c)Only standard weights shall be used for the weighment of Kapas, ginned cotton or pressed cotton.Note. - For this purpose, a maund will be equivalent to 37.324 Kilograms and a bale equivalent to 180 Kilograms.(d)The weight of ginned or pressed cotton shall be converted into, and expressed in lb. avoirdupois in all returns required under the Act.(2)Exhibition of Press Marks:Every pressing factory shall exhibit in a conspicuous place a notice showing the press mark allotted to the factory.
