Markets, Bombay Town Act, 1841, 14 of 1841 (Rep., Act 14 of 1856)

Section II. And it is hereby enacted, that it shall be lawful for any Magistrate of Police from time to time to

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

II. And it is hereby enacted, that it shall be lawful for any Magistrate of Police from time to time to examine all weights and measures used in any Market within the said Islands, and all provisions exposed for sale therein, and to cause such weights and measures as he shall find to be false and such provisions as he shall find to be noxious and unwholesome, to be forthwith destroyed—and every person obstructing any Magistrate of Police in the premises, shall be liable on summary conviction before the Petty Sessions to a fine not exceeding 200 Rupees, or to imprisonment with or without hard labor for three months.

Source: India Code