Section 2. Definitions

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, — (1) "article" means any substance, artificial or natural, or partly artificial or partly natural, whether raw or partly or wholly processed or manufactured or handmade within India or imported into India; (2) "assaying and hallmarking centre" means a testing and marking centre recognised by the Bureau to determine the purity of precious metal articles and to apply hallmark on the precious metal articles in a manner as may be determined by regulations; (3) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Indian Standards established under section 3; (4) "certification officer" means a certification officer appointed under sub-section (1) of section 27; (5) "certified body" means a holder of certificate of conformity or licence under sub-section (2) of section 13 in relation to any goods, article, process, system or service which conforms to a standard; (6) "certified jeweller" means a jeweller who has been granted a certificate by the Bureau to get manufactured for sale or to sell any precious metal article after getting the same hallmarked in a manner as may be determined by regulations; (7) "conformity assessment" means demonstration that requirements as may be specified relating to an article, process, system, service, person or body are fulfilled; (8) "conformity assessment scheme" means a scheme relating to such goods, article, process, system or service as may be notified by the Bureau under section 12; (9) "consumer" means a person as defined in the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (68 of 1986); (10) "covering" includes any stopper, cask, bottle, vessel, box, crate, cover, capsule, case, frame, wrapper, bag, sack, pouch or other container; (11) "Director General" means the Director General appointed under sub-section (1) of section 7;