 the standards of weights and measures (amendment) bill, 1960(as introduced in lok sabha on 16th august, 1960)  the standards of weights and measures (amendment) bill, 1960 (as introduced in lok sabha) a billto amend the standards of weifjhts and measures act, 1956 be it enacted by parliament in the eleventh year of the republic of india as follows: ~ 1 (1) this' act may be called the standards of weights and short title measures (amendment) act 1960 and com-, mcllccment 5 (2) it shall come into force on such date as the central govern-ment may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint 2~ in section 1 o! the standards of weights and measures act amendment 1956 (hereinafter referred to 11s the principal act) ,-of eection 1· 10 (i) in sub-section (2), the words "except the state of jammu and kashmir" shall be omitted; and (ii) to sub-section (3), the following proviso shall be added, namely:-15 "provided that, in relation to the state of jammu and kashmir, the said period of ten years shall be computed from the date on which 'the standards of weights and measures (amendment) act, 1960 comes into force 3 in section 17 of the principal act, for sub-section (3), the fol- a dm lowing sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-f);r:~0j1e~7  20  (3) every rule made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before each house of parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only 5 in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule"  statement· of objects and reasonsthe question of the extension of the standards of weights and measures act, 1956, to the state of jammu and kashmir has been under consideration of the government for some time past and it is felt that the adoption of the metric system in that state would facilitate trade and commerce between that state and the rest of the country at the time the act was enacted, however, it could not be ext~·nded to the state of jammu and kashmir because entry 50 of the union list to which the subject-matter of the act was relatable was not applicable to tblt state by the constitution (application to jammu and kashmir) second amendment order, 1960, that ~ntry has been made applicable to the state of jammu and kashmir and it is now proposed to extend the act to that state it is ulso proposed that the period for the coolplete adoption of the metric systen in that state shall be ten years from the date on which the proposed legislation comes into force the bill seeks to achieve these objects new delhi; lal bahadur the 5th august, 1960 section 15 of the standards of weights and measures act, 1956 requires the central government to supply at least one set of standards of mass and measure to each state government the estimated cost of such supply to the state of jammu and kashmir will be about rs 2,000  extraots from 1'he standards of weights and meastjres act, 1956 (no 89 of 1956)(2) it extends to the whole of india except the state of jammu and kashmir (3) it shall come into force on such date, not being later than ten years from the passing of this act, as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this act or for different areas or for different classes of undertakings or for different classes of ~ i 17 (3) all rules made under this act shall be laid for not less than thirty days before both houses of parliament as soon as possible after they are made, and shall be subject to such modifications as parliament may make during the session in which they are so laid or the session immediately following  ~o:::7 ~j('  a bisll to amend the standards of weights and measures act, 1956 ;,!"  :,eu  the president has, in pursuance of clause (3) of artide 117 of the con~titutionof india, recommended to lok sabba the consideration of the but m 1'( kaul, secretary (shri lat bahadur shaslri, minzster of commerce and industry) 