Bureau of Indian Standards Conducts Enforcement Raid on Jewellery Shop for Manufacturing, Storing and Selling without BIS Hallmark and Marking on Gold Jewellery

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Bureau of Indian Standards Conducts Enforcement Raid on Jewellery Shop for Manufacturing, Storing and Selling without BIS Hallmark and Marking on Gold Jewellery

Posted On: 05 JUL 2024 12:20PM by PIB Mumbai

Quickly acting on information received regarding violation of Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts Order, 2020, a team of officials from Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Mumbai Branch Office-II, conducted an Enforcement raid on 04^thJuly 2024, at M/s. Shree Darshan Jewellers, Ground floor, Shop No.-4, Station Road, Bhayandar (W), Dist-Thane, Maharashtra - 401101. During the raid it was found that the Jewellary Shop was manufacturing, storing and selling without BIS hallmark and marking on gold jewellery/articles with old scheme of four marks. Substantial quantity of such Gold jewellery, without BIS hallmark & marking on gold jewellery/articles with old scheme of four marks found during the raid were seized, as Section 17(1) (a) of BIS Act 2016 had been violated.

The violation of Section 17(1)(a) of BIS Act 2016 is punishable with imprisonment up to two years or a fine of minimum Rs. 2,00,000 or both as per BIS Act 2016. Action is being initiated to file a case in the court of law for the offence.

As per BIS Act, 2016, No person shall manufacture, import, distribute, sell, hire, lease, store or exhibit for sale any such goods which is covered under Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts Order, 2020 without BIS hallmark, except under a valid licence. Citizens may please access BIS Act-2016 for Penalty & Obligations of licence holder, seller, etc. through link (https://www.bis.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/BIS-Act-2016.pdf).

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the National Standards Body of India, established under the BIS Act 2016. The main activities of BIS are, Standard Formulation, Product Certification, and Laboratory Testing & System Certification. BIS is contributing to the national economy by providing safe, reliable and quality goods, minimizing health hazards to consumers, protecting the environment etc. The standards and product certification schemes of BIS apart from benefiting the consumer and industries, also support various public policies especially product safety, consumer protection, food safety, environment protection, building and construction etc.

Therefore, all consumers are encouraged to use BIS CARE App (available both in Mobile Android and iOS) to find out the list of mandatory products which shall be BIS certified and are also requested to ascertain the genuineness of ISI Mark on the product before making purchase, by visiting BIS website http://www.bis.gov.in. Citizens are requested that in case they come across any instance where mandatory products are being sold without BIS certification, or where misuse of ISI Mark on any product is happening, the same may be informed to the Head, MUBO-II, Western Regional Office, BIS, 5th Floor, CETTM complex, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai - 400076. Such complaints can also be made by E-mail at the address hmubo2@bis.gov.in. The source of such information will be kept confidential.