Section 14 in The Standards of Weights and Measures (National Standards) Rules, 1988
14. Custody, maintenance, etc., of national standards of weights and measures
(1)The work relating to the realisation, establishment, custody, maintenance, determination, reproduction and updating of national standards of weights and measures shall, on the commencement of these rules, be the responsibility of the National Physical Laboratory.(2)The Central Government may call for such reports from, or issue such directions to, the National Physical Laboratory as it may think fit, in relation to all or any of the matters specified in sub-rule (1).
