9. Weights and weighing instruments to be kept in factories

Every person who is registered as a manufacturer for the purposes of this Act shall keep in his factory such weights and weighing instruments for weighing quantities of tobacco leaf as are in conformity with the standards established under any law for the time being in force relating to weights and measures and stamped as provided by such law, and shall, when requested to do so by any officer of the Excise

Department of a rank not below that of Inspector or any Police

Officer not below the rank of sub-Inspector of Police weigh, or cause to be weighed, any quantity of tobacco leaf which is in such factory.