Bhutan Standards Act 2010
Made 2010-07-07 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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1. This Act shall; a) Be called the BHUTAN STANDARDS ACT, 2010; b) Come into force on the 13th Day of the 6th Month of the Iron Male Tiger Year of the Bhutanese Calendar corresponding to the 23rd Day of the July 2010; and c) Extend to the whole of Bhutan. Repeal
2. This Act shall repeal all other laws, by-laws, rules, regulations or directives the provisions of which are inconsistent with this Act. Bhutan Standards Act 2010 2 ᆮ્ภึย ຉภିຉย ภ๗ภ๗ᆸภภ৷๗ภૅภᇉȬภย 1. ๚ภȲภᆩภ ๕๒࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ๚ภȲภืีึี๚ภภງᆧภିຉภ๗ᆸย ๖๒ᆧ๙ภக๗ภ๗ภᆸภ๗ภᆸภೲ๗ภᆸภ ૅภ ᇉภึุகภ ഓภ ᆸภืีึีૅภᇉภืุภ๗ᆸภ๙ภೲງภೲᆧภഓຉภภ ๗ᆸย ๙๒࣡๗ภଳภ๖ภűภภȬຉภᆸ๙ภகภȬภ๗ᆸย 2. ๛ภງย ๚ภȲภᆩภ๗ᆩภ๚ภȲภᆩภ๙ภภكภภ๗ᆸ๙ภᆸภᆸภ ภȲภக๗ภ๙ภ๚ภᆩ๗ภ๗ภ๗ภ๙ภภ๕ᆸภଳภ๗ภৄภ๛ภ ภᆧ๙ภ๛ภງภᆩย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¡ CHAPTER - II BHUTAN STANDARDS BUREAU Establishment of Bhutan Standards Bureau, Appointment of Head and its members
3. There shall be a Bhutan Standards Bureau which shall be an autonomous body.
4. The Bureau shall have the mandate to: a) develop national standards and facilitate their implementation; b) establish and operate metrological referral and calibration laboratories; c) establish and operate product testing infrastructure; d) carry out/operate product and management system certification schemes; e) permit, coordinate and facilitate accreditation of laboratories and certification bodies; Bhutan Standards Act 2010 3 ᆮ્ภืย ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภภ๖๙ภย ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภภ๖๙ภ๗ภঅ๗ภ๙ภ ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๗ᆸภᆸภ๙ภكภภৄภ๗ᆩภ ೆຉภ๗ย 3. ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภภ๖๙ภ๚ᆩ๗ภᆸภ๗ᆸภภᆩภ ᆧ๙ภುຉ๙ภډภᇍ๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ᆩย 4. ภ๖๙ภᆮภகภᆸภภ๗ภ๙ภ ๕๒ ଳภᆸ๙ภűภ๗ภภຉภᆩภ๙ภ ᆮภৄภ๗ภᆮภภᆩภகภ ధภ ภภᆩย ๖๒ ภภภภ˚ภࣤງภ೫ภ๙ภ ภ๕ᆸภࡳภ๖๙ภৄภ ๗ภঅ๗ภ๙ภ๗ภᆮภภᆩย ๗๒ᆸภುງภ๗ภ߸ภ๖ᆸภ๛ภৄภ ๗ภঅ๗ภ๙ภ ๗ภᆮภภ ᆩย ๙๒ᆸภುງภ๙ภᇇภುຉ๙ภภக๗ภ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภภ๛ᆧภৄภ୶ภᆩภ ๙ภ๗ภᆮภภᆩย ๚๒๗ภ߸ภࡳภ๖๙ภ๙ภ ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภډภᇍ๗ภৄภ๗ᆩภ ๛ᆸ๗ภภഖຉภ ᆩภ๙ภภࣤງภภᆩภภˠຉ๗ภภᆩย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¬ f) promote quality and standardization; g) oversee the implementation of the regional and international trade agreement related to standards and technical barriers to trade; and h) carry out such other mandate related to standardization and quality control including monitoring as may be assigned by the Royal government.
5. The Board of the Bureau shall consist of the following members: a) chairperson, who shall be the minister from a relevant ministry; b) one member each, above or equal to the level director, from different relevant ministries; c) the head of the Bureau who shall be the Member Secretary of the Bureau; and d) not more than 5 members appointed by the Chairperson representing industry, scientific and research institutions, consumer interests and other interests who shall possess knowledge of standards or other matters likely to be assistance to the Bureau in the performance of its functions under this Act. Bhutan Standards Act 2010 4 ๛๒ภഏภ๙ภ๗ภภ๗ᆸ๙ภഗງภ๗๙ภᆩย ๒ ᇍ๙ภࣤງภகภ ภᆧ๗ภ๙ภ๗ภภᆧภ๛ภűภೆຉᆧภ க๙ภ ࡲຉ๗ภ๙ภ ଳภഓภᇍ๙ภࣤງภ๛ᆩ๙ภᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภᆮภகภ ภຉ๗ภ ภᆩย ๒ ଳภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภ๖๗ภ๗๙ภภ๙ภȲภᆮภภຉ๗ภ୶ภภ ๗ภภຉภᆩภ๙ภ ภഏภภᇇภ๙ภࣤງภภ ๗ภ ๙ภ๗ภৄภ๗ภᆮภภᆩย 5. ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๕ᆸภᇍ๗ภᆩภகภ๗ภ๗ภ˚ภكภภৄภᆸภ๗ᆸภ ๕๒Ȳภᇇภᆩภࣤງภᆸภధภ๖๗ภ๗ᆩภࣧຉภᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆸภᆩย ๖๒ ࣤງภᆸภధภ๖๗ภᆸภᆸภภ ᆸภ๛ᆮภ๙ภۑภภ˚ภ๗ᆸภ๗ภ ᇇภภᆮภภᆸภภكภภᆧງภ๗ᆸภᆩย ๗๒ ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗ᆸภᇇภᆮภภ๖๙ภكภภې๙ภ๛ᆮภ๙ภย ๙๒ Ȳภᇇภ˚ภຉภ˛ภ๙ภภᆧ๗ภ๙ภภᇍภ๗অ๗ภഁງภ๙ภ ᆸภ๚ภതງภ๗ภᆮภภภ ๗ภภűภೆຉᆧภภᆮภ๗ᆸภᆸภ ภ ๙ภภ ภ๖๙ภᆩภகภ๗ภ๚ᆩภ๗ᆩภภภภଥ๙ภ ๚ภ Ȳภᆩภ๗ᆩภຉ๗ภகภஔภภภ كภภ ฺ ภภధ๗ภภ ๗ภكภภภৄย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® «
6. The term of office and the service conditions of the members shall be such as may be prescribed in the rules and regulations.
7. The Royal Civil Service Commission shall by public notice, appoint a person suitably qualified, scientifically and technically, as the Head of the Bureau who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau, subject to the general superintendence of the Bureau.
8. The terms and conditions of service of the Head and employees of the Bureau shall be such as may be prescribed under the Civil Service Act of Bhutan.
9. The Head of the Bureau shall exercise and discharge such powers and duties of the Bureau as may be delegated to it by the Board.
10. The Bureau may appoint or hire on contract such officers and staff of the Bureau as the Bureau may deem necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau under Civil Service Act of Bhutan. Bhutan Standards Act 2010 5 6. كภภৄภ๗ᆩภᆩ๗ภ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภ૱ภ๙ภภ๗ᆸ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภᇇ๗ภৄภ๚ภ ᆩ๗ภ๙ภ๗ภ๗ภ๙ภ๛ᆮภډภ๕ᆸภภᆧภډภᆩย 7. ଳภ๗ઈ๙ภภ๗ᆸ๗ภధภᇍ๗ภűภภ๙ภ๗ภ๗ภűภᆸ๗ภภภ ᆧ๗ภ๙ภࡳภᆧ๗ภ๙ภகภ ຉภ௦ภ˚ภᆮภᆸภᆸภภ ภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ภ ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ๗ᆸภᇇภതງภ ೆຉภ๗ภภภᆮภ ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภഓᆧภ๙ภ๕ᆸภ Ȭภ๙ภȲภᆮภภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ๕ᆸภȬภ๗ᇍภᇇภ๗ᆸภᆸภᆩย 8. ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ๗ᆸภᇇภ˚ภ ᆩ๗ภ๙ภ๗ภ૱ภ๙ภ ภ๗ᆸ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภ ᇇ๗ภৄภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภภ๗ᆸ๗ภ๚ภȲภ ๚ภภ๙๛ᆮภډภ๕ᆸภภᆧภ ډภᆩย 9. ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ๗ᆸภᇇภ˚ภ ภ๖๙ภ๕ᆸภᇍ๗ภűภഖຉภภ ๙ภภ ๙ภภ๗ภৄภೲᆧภഓຉภ๙ภ๗ภᆮภภ๗ᆸย 10. ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภภ๗ภৄภ ৄภكภതງภ˟ภᆩภகภ ๖ᆸภᆧภภภ ๗ᆸภᆸภ๙ภ ภࣟງภৄภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภภ๗ᆸ๗ภ๚ภȲภűภ๗ᆸ๙ภᆸภ ᆧภ ೆຉภ๗ภภ๛ᆸ๗ภภภภ ๙ภภ ๖๗ภ๗ภᆸ๗ภகภঅ๗ภ ๛ᆸ๗ย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® » CHAPTER – III POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD Powers and Functions of the Board
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The Board shall exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be assigned to it by or under this Act and, in particular, such powers include the power to: a) frame policies and directives on standardization and conformity assessment for promotion of quality and international competitiveness of goods and services; b) establish, publish and promote in such manner as may be prescribed, the Bhutan Standards, Technical Specifications and Codes of Practices in relation to any article or process; c) constitute, as and when considered necessary, such number of technical committees of experts for the formulation of standards in respect of articles or processes; Bhutan Standards Act 2010 6 ᆮ્ภุย ๕ᆸภᇍ๗ภűภ๙ภภ๙ภภ๗ภৄย ๕ᆸภᇍ๗ภűภ๙ภภ๙ภภ๗ภৄย 11. ๕ᆸภᇍ๗ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ ๚ภȲภᆩภ ๙ภภ ᆩภ๗ᆩภຉ๗ภகภഖຉภภ ๙ภภৄภ ೲᆧภഓຉภűภᆸ๗ภภ ภ๗ภৄภ˟ภ๗ᆸภ๙ภధ๗ภ ᆧภ ډภ๙ภภৄภ๗ᆩภˠ๙ภಸภৄภภ๙ภภᆩภ๙ภ ๕๒ ๚ภ๛ภ๙ภ ภ๗ᆸ๗ภৄภ๗ᆩภ ภഏภ๙ภ ଳภഓภ๙ภᆸภˠภ ภᆩภ ᆧภۑ๗ภ๗๙ภภகภ ๗ภภຉภᆩภ๙ภ Ȳภ كภࣟງภภűภഽภࣛภ๙ภ๕ᆸภଳภৄภ୶ภᆩย ๖๒ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ๙ภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภೆຉᆧภ ๛ᆮภډภ๕ᆸภภ ภ க๗ภ๙ภȲภᆮภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ๙ภ ࡳภᆧ๗ภ๗ᆩภȬภ ୣภ๗ภᆮภୣภ๗๗ภৄภ๗ภঅ๗ภ๙ภᆮภೂภᆧภ Ȭภ๗๙ภᆩย ๗๒ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ๙ภ ຉภഠຉᆧภৄภ๗ᆩภೆຉᆧภ ๗ภภຉภᆩภᆸภகภ ๗ᆸภ๖ᆸภࣛ๙ภೆภ ๖ภ๛ᆸ๗ภৄภᆸภภ ภࣟງภᇍ๗ภ ϭ๙ภৄภᆩภ๗ᆸภ๗ภঅ๗ภภᆩย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® … d) undertake testing and research for the formulation of Bhutan Standards in the interest of consumers and manufacturers; e) formulate policy for compulsory enforcements of Bhutan Standards; f) inspect and control the manufacturing plants, processes and quality control facilities of companies whose products and services are required to conform to Bhutan Standards; g) prohibit the import for sale in the kingdom of products not conforming to mandatory Bhutan Standards, except where the standards as per which the products were manufactured are higher than Bhutan Standards; h) carry out inspections at sites, shops, factories, go-downs or any such places to check the conformance of products and services to Bhutan Standards where ever such conformance is so required; Bhutan Standards Act 2010 7 ๙๒ ᆸภഓຉภภภ๙ภ ຉภೂภภภภᆸภகภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๗ภภৄภ ຉภภகภ ๗ภ߸ภ๙ภ ภᇍภৄภ ภᆩย ๚๒࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภৄภ ๙ᆮภᆧภډภ ๗ภᆮภภ๗ᆸภภ ഽภ ࣛภ୶ภᆩย ๛๒ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ๙ภȲภ๗ᆸภภ ᇍ๙ภഁງภ๖๗ภ๗ᆩภ ຉภೂภ ࡳภ๖๙ภ๙ภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ ภഏภภᇇภ˚ภ ๖ᆸภ๛ภৄภகภ ภ߸ภ๙ภภᇇภภᆩย ๒ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภภᆸภภ ๗ภภᆸ๗ภகภຉภᆸภภ ᆸภುງภৄภภ๗ᆸ๗ภภ ๗ภ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๙ᆮภ๖ᆸภ๗ภภ ๙ภภȲภภ ᆸภುງภৄภ ࣡๗ภகภᇍ๙ภᆩภᆸภகภ ๙ภ ۑງภภᆩภภ๕๗ภภภᆩย ๒ ๗ภᆮภ๗ᆸภ๖ᆸภᆸภᆧภ ᆸภುງภ๙ภ ภᆸ๗ภৄภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๗ภภ๙ภ Ȳภكภᆸภງภ ภ߸ภภᆩภᆸภ கภภ๖ᆸ๙ภ๙ภᇍ๙ภ๖๙ภࡳภ๖๙ภᇍภ๖๙ภ๙ภภᆮภ ภ˚ภภ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๙ภภ߸ภภᆩย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ‰ i) specify a Standard Mark to be called the Bhutan Standards Certification Mark and oversee its operation and authorize inspection of any article or process, in relation to the Standard Mark which is required to conform to Bhutan Standard by this Act or under any other law for article or process in Bhutan or intended to be brought into Bhutan from a place outside Bhutan as specified in the regulations; j) control the use of Standards mark and distinctive marks operated by agencies in the country or out sourced to other country(ies); k) permit, coordinate and facilitate accreditation of laboratories and certification bodies in the country, and to foster cooperation with such facilities in other countries; l) establish conformity assessment procedures, coordination of such measures and enter into Bhutan Standards Act 2010 8 ๒ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภ˚ภ๙ᆸภ๗ภງᆧภിภภ ๗ภภ๙ᆸภ ๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ๗ภ๕ᆸภภᆩภ๙ภ ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๗ภᆮภகภ ภຉ๗ภ ภᆩภ ᆮภภ๚Ȳภᆩภ๗ᆩภຉ๗ภகภ ๙ภภ Ȳภ க๗ภ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภຉ๗ภகภ ࣡๗ภ๙ภ๖ᆸภűภ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ˚ภᆸภகภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ๙ภȲภ๗ᆸภ ๙ภภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภࡲภ๖ภภ ࣡๗ภகภ๗ภຉ๙ภᆩภ ᆧງภډภ ᆸภภৄภ ๚ภᆩ๗ภ๙ภகภ ๗ภ๕ᆸภภภ๙ภȲภᆮภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ ๗ภภ๙ᆸภ๗ภகภ ภຉ๗ภ๙ภภ߸ภଫภᆩภ๙ภภࣟภᆩย ๒ ภഁງภৄภ๗ᆩภ ࣡๗ภ๙ภ๖ᆸภ๗ภᆮภภภ ๙ภภ ଳภ ๖ภ๗ภகภ ഖຉภภৄภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๙ภ ๙ᆸภ๗ภ ๙ᆸภ๗ภৄภ๗ᆩภ๗ภᆮภภᇇภภᆩย ๒ ଳภ๖ภ๙ภ๗ᆩภ ภᆧ๗ภ๗ภ߸ภ๖๙ภ๙ᆸภᇇภภᆩภ๙ภ ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภډภᇍ๗ภৄภகภ ๛ภᆸ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๙ภภഖຉภᆩภ๙ภ ภ ࣤງภภᆩภகภภˠຉ๗ภภᆩย ๒ ๗ภภ๙ภȲภكภ˚ภ ࣟງภภűภࣟภᆧภ ๗ภঅ๗ภ ภᆩภ๙ภ ᆮภภ˚ภภภৄภ๗ᆩภ ภࣤງภภᆩภ aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¸ mutual agreements with country(ies) and organizations outside Bhutan on this matter; m) establish testing laboratories for quality control of articles and processes and to check their conformance to Bhutan Standards or any other standards; n) establish and maintain metrological referral laboratory for providing calibration services for weights and measuring devices and for basic instruments/equipment used by testing laboratories in Bhutan, and carry out monitoring of weights and measures as may be prescribed; o) grant, renew, suspend or cancel a license for the use of the Standard Mark subject to such conditions and on payment of such fees as may be determined by regulations; Bhutan Standards Act 2010 9 ᆮภภ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภࡲภ๖ภ ଳภ๖ภ๙ภ ภᇍ๗ภৄภ๙ภ๗๚ᆩ๗ภ ๖ᆧภ๗ภᆸภᆩภ๗ᆩภೆຉᆧภภৄภຉภكภຉภᆩย ๒ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ๙ภ ຉภഠຉᆧภৄภ๗ᆩภ ภഏภภᇇภ˚ภᆸภகภ ภ ᆧ๗ภ๗ภ߸ภ๖๙ภৄภ ๗ภঅ๗ภภᆩภ๙ภ ᆮภৄภ๗ᆩภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ ๙ภภ ๗ภภ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๙ภ Ȳภكภ˚ภภ߸ภภᆩย ๒ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภภᆧ๗ภ๗ภ߸ภ๖๙ภৄภ๗ᆩภ ๗ภᆮภภภ ภภ๙ภภภ๖ᆸภ๛ภ๙ภ ๗ภງภ๗ภ๛ภஔภ๛ภ ৄภ๗ᆩภᆸภகภภ๕ᆸภűภภᆸ๗ภࣟภᆩภ๙ภภภภ ภ˚ภ ࣤງภ೫ภ๗ภ߸ภ๖๙ภ ๗ภঅ๗ภภᆮภ ภುຉ๙ภภᆩภ๙ภ ๛ᆮภډภ๕ᆸภภ๙ภȲภᆮภ ภภ๙ภ ภภৄภகภภຉ๗ภภᆩย ๒ ๗ภ๗ภ๙ภ๕ᆸภภ ๗ภᇇ๗ภ๙ภȲภᆮภ كภᆧ๗ภৄภ ഖຉภᆮภᆸ๗ภภ ๗ภภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ ๗ภᆮภภᆩภ ๛ᆸ๗ภภ๗๙ภᆩภ๙ภ ುᆧภ๗ᆸภภᆩภ ࡴภ๕๗ภภ ᆩภ๙ภภ๛ภງภ๗๙ภᆩย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® · p) make such inspection and take such samples of any material or substance as may be necessary to see whether any article or process in relation to which the Standard Mark has been used conforms to the Bhutan Standard or whether the Standard Mark has been improperly used in relation to any article or process with or without a licence; q) represent Bhutan in International and Regional Standardization and Accreditation Bodies such as ISO, IEC ,SARSO and APLAC to formulate national view on issues affecting national interest; r) oversee implementation of regional and international trade agreement provisions related to standards including operation of TBT National Enquiry Point; s) recognize any institution in Bhutan or outside which is engaged in the standardization of any article or process and recognize standards Bhutan Standards Act 2010 10 ๒ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ ๗ภᆮภภภৄภ๗ᆩภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๗ภภ๙ภȲภكภᆸภງภภ๗ᆸภᆸภᆧภ๙ภภ ๛ᆸ๗ภภᆸภภງภภᆸ๗ภภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ຉภ ഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภৄภภ˚ภຉภภ๗ภᆮภภᆸภᆧภภ ߸ภภᆩภ๙ภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ภภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ ᆮภ ภᆮภᆩย ๒ ࣡๗ภଳภűภภᆸภகภ ภ๗ᆸภᆸภภ ๗ภᆸภৄภ๗ᆩภ ೆຉᆧภ ଳภᆸ๙ภภ๛ᆧภ๕ᆸภ๗ภภᆩภகภ ଳภഓภ๙ภ க๙ภࡲຉ๗ภ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภຉภภ๙ภ๛ภᆸ๗ภภภډภ ᇍ๗ภᆮᆧภภภᆮᆩภᆸภ๙ภภᆩภᆩภᆮᆩภᆮภᆧภᆮᆩภ ᆸภᆮภᆩภᆮภᆮภᆩภৄภ๙ภ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภภภภᆩย ๒ ᇍ๙ภࣤງภகภ ภᆧ๗ภᆧภ๛ภűภ ଳภᆸ๙ภۑภ߸ภภ ᇇ๗ภ ೲᆧภഓຉภภᆩภ୶ภภ க๙ภࡲຉ๗ภ๙ภଳภഓภ ᇍ๙ภࣤງภ๛ᆩ๙ภᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภภᆧ๗ภ๙ภࣤງภภ๗ภภᆧภ ๛ภűภ๗ᆸ๙ภᆸภৄภ๗ᆩภ๗ภᆮภகภภຉ๗ภภᆩย ๒ ࣡๗ภ๙ภ๖ᆸภ ๙ภภ ࡲภ๖ᆧภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภຉภᆩภகภࣤງภ๗ᆸ๗ภภภ๗অ๗ภ aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¿º prepared by them as Bhutan Standards, in such manner as may be prescribed ; t) seek recognition of the Bureau and of the Bhutan Standards outside Bhutan on such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the Bureau with any corresponding institution or organization in any country; u) respect and recognize international and regional standards and other national standards which are based on international standards; v) assist the Royal Government or any local Bureau or other public body or any other person in the preparation and framing of any specifications or codes of practice; w) assist any manufacturer or association of manufacturers or consumers engaged in standardization and in the improvement of the quality of any article or process or in Bhutan Standards Act 2010 11 ഁງภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๙ᆸภᇇภภᆩภ๙ภ ๛ᆮภډภ๕ᆸภภ ภ க๗ภᆸ๗ภகภ ๖ᆸ๙ภ๗ᆩภຉภภ๗ภภৄภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ തງภ๙ᆸภᇇภภᆩย ๒ ଳภ๖ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๙ภ ࣤງภكภᆸภภ๗অ๗ภഁງภ ๙ภภ ᇍ๗ภഁງภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๙ภ๗๚ᆩ๗ภ๖ᆧภ ภഁງภ๗ᆩภ ภৄภຉภ كภࣛ๙ภภ ๗ภᇇ๗ภৄภ๗ᆩภᆸ๗ภகภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภࡲภ๖ᆧภ ภ ๖๙ภᆩภ๙ภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภৄภகภ ๙ᆸภᇇภࣛ๙ภภ ๗ภᆩย ๒ ଳภഓภ๙ภ க๙ภࡲຉ๗ภűภ๗ภภ ๙ภภ ଳภᆸ๙ภ๗ภ ภ๗ภৄภகภ୶ภ¨ᆧภ๙ภ๙ᆸภᇇภภᆩย ๒ଳภ๗ઈ๙ภ ๙ภภ ภ๗ภűภภ๖๙ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๙ภภ ภ ๙ภډภᇍ๗ภ๗ภ ๙ภภ ภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ Ȭภ ୣภ ๙ภภ ๗ภᆮภୣภ๗๗ภ ˠภ๗ภภᆩภ ୶ภ ᆩภ๙ภகภˠຉ๗ภᆧภภᆩย ๒ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ๙ภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ ๗ภภຉภᆩภ๙ภ ๚ภ ๙ᆸภ๙ภภຉภഠຉᆧภ˚ภഏภภᆮ๗ภ๚ᆸภ๗๙ภᆩภ๙ภ ภ ภഏภภᇇภ˚ภภᆧ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๗ภᆮภภᆩภ aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¿¿ the implementation of any quality control activities; x) provide for the testing at the request and on behalf of the Royal Government, of locally manufactured and imported commodities with a view to determining whether such commodities comply with the provisions of this Act or any other law dealing with standards of quality or description; y) appoint agents in Bhutan or outside Bhutan for the operation of Standards Mark Scheme in other countries, inspection and testing of articles and such other purposes as may be prescribed; z) establish in consultation with the Royal Government, branches, offices or agencies in Bhutan or outside; Bhutan Standards Act 2010 12 ๙ภ ࣤງภ๗ᆸ๗ภภภ ຉภೂภภ ๙ภภ ຉภೂภ ภكภᇍ๗ภ ๙ภภ ᆸภഓຉภภภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ ˠຉ๗ภ ᆧภภᆩย ๒ ઈภภ˚ภᆸ๗ภகภ ଳภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩภภภതງภ ଳภ๖ภ๙ภ๖ᆸภ கภ ຉภೂภภภ๙ภ ๙ภۑງภภภ๖ᆸภ๛ภৄภ ๚ภȲภᆩภ ๙ภภ ภഏภ ๙ภภ ˠງภภűภ ๗ภภ๙ภ ࣤງภภȲภக๗ภ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ ๗ᆸ๙ภᆸภৄภ๙ภ Ȳภكภᆸภງภ ภᆩภᆸภகภ ๗ภ߸ภภᆩย ᆧ๒ ࣡๗ภ๙ภ๖ᆸภ ๙ภภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภࡲภ๖ᆧภ ଳภ๖ภ๗ภৄภ๙ภ ๗ภภ๙ᆸภ๗ภภ๛ᆧภ ๗ภᆮภภᆩภ๙ภ ๛ᆮภډภ ๕ᆸภภ๙ภȲภᆮภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ๙ภ ᆮภภ˚ภ๗ภᆸภৄภ๗ᆩภ ภ߸ภ๙ภ๗ภ߸ภภᆩภகภ๙ᆸภภೆຉภ๗ภภᆩย ๒ଳภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩภˠຉภ೫ภᆸ๗ภ ࣡๗ภ๙ภ๖ᆸภ ๙ภภ ࡲภ๖ᆧภ ภ๗ภ ๙ภภ ᆩ๗ภ๙ภ ๙ᆸภภภഁງภৄภ ๗ภঅ๗ภ ภᆩย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¿¡ aa) provide a library of books and other materials on matters relating to standards conformity assessment and metrology; bb) disseminate information and create awareness on standards, metrology, testing and quality through education programs and training courses; and cc) perform such other related functions as may be prescribed by the Royal Government.
12. In the exercise of its functions under this section, the Bureau shall maintain, so far as practicable, a system of close consultation and cooperation with any organization/agency or a body established by the Royal Government having regulatory functions relating to industrial or commercial goods and services generally.
13. The Bureau shall perform its functions under this section in accordance with, and subject to, such rules and regulations as may be made by the Royal Government.
14. Subject to any regulations made in this behalf, the Bhutan Standards Act 2010 13 ๕๕๒ ๗ภภ๙ภ Ȳภكภᆸภງภࣟງภภ๙ภ ภภ ภภ๙ภࣤງภภ ๗ภᆸภৄภ๗ᆩภೆຉᆧภภ ᆮภ ᆮภ๙ภధ๗ภ๛ภ๗ภৄภ๗ᆩภᆮภᇍภ๚ᆩ๗ภ অ๗ภᆩย ๖๖๒ ᆮภᆸภภᆧภ๙ภ ഠຉ๙ภᆧภৄภ๗ᆩภᆸ๗ภภ ๗ภภ ๙ภ ภภภภ ๗ภ߸ภ ภഏภűภೆຉᆧภภ ภᆸภഗງภᆩภ๙ภ๗ᆸภภഖຉภᆩภ๙ภย ๗๗๒ ๗ภ๙ภ ଳภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩภ ๛ᆮภډภ๕ᆸภภ ࣤງภᆸภภ ๗ภৄภ˟ภᆩย 12. ᆮภ๗ᆩภภ๗ภৄภ ೲᆧภഓຉภภᆩภகภ ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ ๗ภᆮภৄ๗ภ ৄ๗ภ ຉภ˛ภ ๙ภภ ᇍ๙ภࣤງภ˚ภ ഓᆧภ๙ภ๚ภ๙ᆸภ๙ภ ภᆸ๗ภ ৄภ๙ภࣤງภภ ೲ๙ภᇇภ˚ภภ๗ภᆸภภ ภᇍ๗ภ๙ᆸภภ ภഁງภ๙ภภଳภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภঅ๗ภภภډภᇍ๗ภ๗๙ภ ଥ๙ภ๙ภ๗๚ᆩ๗ภ๖ᆧภ ˠຉภ೫ภภภ๙ภ ภࣤງภ˚ภภக๗ภ ๚ᆩ๗ภภುຉ๙ภภ๗ᆸย 13. ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ ภ๗ภৄภ ଳภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩภຉภ๗๙ภภ ๚ภᆩ๗ภ ๙ภ๗ภ๗ภৄภ๙ภȲภكภ˚ภຉภภ˟ภ๗ᆸย 14. ๗ภᆸภᆩภ๗ᆩภᆸภகภຉภภ ๗ภ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๙ภȲภᆮภ ภ๖๙ภᆮภ aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¿¬ Bureau may, from time to time as and when it considers necessary, constitute various advisory Committee(s) for the efficient discharge of its functions. CHAPTER IV LICENCE License
15. The Board may, by order, grant, renew, suspend or cancel a license for the use of the Bhutan Standards Certification Mark in such manner as may be determined by regulations.
16. The grant or renewal of the license under section 15 shall be subject to such conditions and on payment of such fees as may be determined by regulations.
17. Any person aggrieved by an order made under sections 15 and16 may prefer an appeal to the Appellate Board comprising of such members representing industry, scientific and research institutions, consumer interests, law and other interests, appointed by the Chairperson who shall possess knowledge of standards or other Bhutan Standards Act 2010 14 ๗ᆩภ ډภ๙ภډภಸภ ๗ᆸภ๖ᆸภภࣛ๙ภ๙ภ೫ภ ภ๗ภৄภ ຉ๗ภ˟ภ๚ภതງภ ˟ภᆩภ๗ᆩภᆸภகภ ിภೲຉภᇍ๗ภϭ๙ภ എภᇍ๗ภৄภ ๗ภঅ๗ภภ๛ᆸ๗ย ᆮ્ภูย ๛ᆸ๗ภย ๛ᆸ๗ภย 15. ภ๖๙ภ๕ᆸภᇍ๗ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ ๗ภ๖ᆮภຉภภ๗ภ๗ภ ภக๗ภ ৄภ๙ภȲภᆮภ ๕ภଳภᆸ๗ภภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ ๗ภᆮภภᆩภ๛ᆸ๗ภภ๗๙ภᆩภ ುᆧภ๗ᆸภภᆩภ ࡴภ๕๗ภ ภ ᆩภ๙ภภ๛ภງภ๗๙ภᆩภৄภภ๛ᆸ๗ย 16. ᆸภภ ึฺ ภຉ๗ภகภ ๛ᆸ๗ภภ๗๙ภᆩภ ುᆧภ๗ᆸภภᆩภৄภ ๗ภ๖ᆮภຉภภ๗ภ๗ภ๗ภᇇ๗ภৄภ๙ภȲภᆮภكภᆧ๗ภৄภ ഖຉภᆮภ˚ภᆸ๗ภภภ๗ᆸย 17. ᆸภภ ึฺ๙ภ ึภຉ๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๕ภଳภᆮภகภ ๖ᆮภภภנภภ ภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๗ภ๗ภ๙ภ ๛ᆮภډภ๕ᆸภภ ډภ૱ภ˚ภ๙ภ๖ᆸภகภ ຉภ˛ภ๙ภ ภᆧ๗ภ ภᇍภ๗অ๗ภഁງภ ᆸภഓຉภภภภᆸภ Ȳภக๗ภ๙ภ ๗ภภᆸภৄภ๗ᆩภภภ Ȳภᇇภ˚ภೆຉภ๗ภ aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¿« matters likely to be of assistance, within such period as may be prescribed in the regulations.
18. No appeal shall be admitted if it is preferred after the expiry of the period prescribed thereof: Provided that an appeal may be admitted after the expiry of the period prescribed thereof if the appellant satisfies the Appellate Board that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within the prescribed period.
19. Every appeal made under section 17 shall be made in such form and shall be accompanied by a copy of the order appealed against and by such fees as may be prescribed.
20. The procedure for disposing of an appeal shall be such as may be prescribed in the regulations: Provided that before disposing of an appeal, the appellant shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard. Bhutan Standards Act 2010 15 ๗๙ภภ ๗ภภ๙ภ ๗ภภᆸ๗ภຉภภ ᆮภᆸภ๚ภ˚ภ ๙ᆸภ ภكภภৄภᆸภภ ᆸภ๗נ๗ภ๕ᆸภᇍ๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ ᆸภ๗נ๗ภ ภ ๛ᆸ๗ย 18. ๛ᆮภډภ๕ᆸภภ ډภ૱ภຉ๗ภภภ ᆸภ๗נ๗ภภภகภ ๛ภ ๗ภภย ᆩภଥ๙ภ ᆸภ๗נ๗ภภภᆮภ๗ᆩภ ๗ภ๕ᆸภ ภภډภ૱ภ˚ภ๙ภ๖ᆸภகภᆸภ๗נ๗ภภภภᆩภ๛ᆮภűภ ภภ๙ภ๕ᆸภภகภ ᆸภ๗נ๗ภ๕ᆸภᇍ๗ภűภ ᆩภ๛ᆮภ ۑຉ๙ภৄ๗ภภ๚ᆩภ ๗ภ๕ᆸภภภ ډภ૱ภຉ๗ภภภ ๙ภ ᆸภ๗נ๗ภภ๛ᆸ๗ย 19. ᆸภภึภຉ๗ภகภᆸภ๗נ๗ภภภৄภ๗ภᆧภ๛ᆮภډภ๕ᆸภภ ภக๗ภűภᆸ๗ภகภ ๖ᆮภภภנภภ๕ภଳภᆮภ๗ᆩภۑภయภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๙ภ ๚ภ كภᆧ๗ภৄภഖຉภᆮภ˚ภᆸ๗ภภภ๗ᆸย 20. ᆸภ๗נ๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ В๗ภภ๗๙ภ๙ภᆮภ๙ภ ๗ภ๗ภ๙ภ๛ᆮภډภ ๕ᆸภภ ࣟภຉภภக๗ภᆧภډภภ๗ᆸย ᆩภଥ๙ภ ᆸภ๗נ๗ภ ๚ᆩ๗ภ В๗ภภภ๗๙ภภງภᆧภ ᆸภ๗נ๗ภภภᆮภகภ ภ ๗ภ˚ภຉภ௦ภ๗ᆸภೆภࣟภ๗ᆸย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¿» CHAPTER - V FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT Finance
21. The funds of the Bureau shall consist of all fees, charges and moneys received or recovered under the provisions of this Act or the regulations by or on behalf of the Bureau and any moneys, capital budget, grants or loans provided for by the Royal Government.
22. The Head may, out of the funds of the Bureau, and with the consent of the Chairperson authorize the: a) payment of all such sums of moneys as may be necessary to enable the Bureau to discharge its functions under this Act and to give effect thereto. b) payment for meeting the expenses on objects and for purposes authorized by this Act. Accounts
23. The Bureau shall maintain proper books of account and other books and records in relation to the funds, and to all the undertakings, activities and property of Bhutan Standards Act 2010 16 ᆮ્ภฺย ̣ภ๙ภ୶ภȲภ୶ภย ̣ย 21. ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภภ̣ภ˚ภˠ๙ภಸภ كภᆧ๗ภ๙ภ ˣภكภ ๚ภ Ȳภᆩภ ๙ภภ ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภ๗ภ๗ᆸ๙ภᆸภȲภᆮภᆸภภ ിᆧภᆮภภภ̣ภᆧ๗ภ ๙ภภ ࣡๗ภ๗ઈ๙ภภ๗๙ภภ ̣ภ ๙ภ ภ୶ภ๛ᆧภ̣ภ๗๙ภഠภ๙ภภುภ˟ภৄภৄภᆩย 22. ๗ᆸภᇇภᆮภ๗ᆩภ Ȳภᇇภภ๗๙ภภઈภᆸ๗ภ ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภภ̣ภภ ๗๙ภ ภഖຉภ๛ᆸ๗ภᆮภ๙ภ ๕๒ ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ ๚ภȲภᆩภ๙ภ๗ᆩภ ภ๗ภৄภ˟ภ ৄ๗ภᆩภ๙ภ ᆮภகภภᆸ๗ภűภᆸภகภ ᆮภᆧภ๖ᆸภภ ̣ภ ˚ภᆧ๗ภഖຉภᆩภ๙ภย ๖๒ ๚ภȲภᆩภ๗ᆩภ ๗๙ภภഖຉภภ๙ᆸภᆸภ๙ภ ๗ภᆸภ ৄภ๗ᆩภᆸภகภ๗ภภภˠຉภ˚ภ̣ภഖຉภᆩย ୶ภȲย 23. ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ ̣ภ˚ภ୶ภȲภ๙ภ ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภภ̣ภ๙ภ ๗ภ ᆮภ ภᆧ๗ภ ภ๙ᆸภ๙ภࣤງภภ ୶ภ๙ภۑภᆸภ๗ภৄภ ৄภ كภ๗ภ๗ᆸภภภ ୶ภᆸภВ๗ภภภภ Ȳภᇇภ˚ภ aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¿… the Bureau and shall, within such period after the end of each financial year as the Chairperson shall specify, prepare and submit statements of account as may be necessary to indicate the financial status of the Bureau as at the end of that year. Audit
24. The accounts of the Bureau shall be examined, audited and reported upon annually in accordance with the Audit Act of Bhutan in force. CHAPTER - VI MISCELLANEOUS Information and Annual Report
25. The Bureau shall, submit to the Chairperson all such information as he may from time to time require in respect of the activities and financial position of the Bureau.
26. The Bureau shall as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year submit to the Chairperson an annual report on its activities including a balance sheet Bhutan Standards Act 2010 17 ๗ภ๕ᆸภ๗๙ภภ ډภᇍภ๙ภ๖ᆸภ ˠภ๗ภຉภೲງภ ᆸภᆮภຉ๗ภ ภகภ ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ ̣ภ˚ภ๗ภೲ๙ภೲຉภᆩภகภ๖ᆸภภ ୶ภ Ȳภ๗ภ๗ᆸย ୶ภย 24. ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ୶ภȲภৄภ ๗ภᆮภภภᆸภภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ୶ภภ ๚ภȲภ๙ภȲภᆮภ ࣟງภภ๙ภ ୶ภภᆸภೲᆧภภډภ ภ ઈภৄภภ๗ᆸยย ᆮ્ภย ๗ภᆸภഎภᇍ๗ย ภᆸภ๙ภᆸภೲᆧภภઈย 25. ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภภᆧ๗ภ๙ภ ̣ภ˚ภ๗ೲ๙ภೆຉᆧภ ภ Ȳภᇇภகภ๗ᆸภ๖ᆸภᆸภภ ภᆸภ๛ภภډภ๙ภډภಸภ ࠘ภ ๗ᆸย 26. ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ ୶ภᆸภВ๗ภภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ๗ภᆮภ˚ຉ๗ภ˚ຉ๗ภ ๖ᆮภ˚ຉ๙ภ ୶ภȲภ๙ภ ๗ภᆮภภภᆸภภ ଳภ๗ઈ๙ภ୶ภภ๙ภ ᇇภ˚ภ ๚ภȲภ๙ภȲภᆮภ ୶ภภภᆸภภ ຉ๙ภภ aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¿‰ and a statement of income and expenditure audited in accordance with Audit Act of Bhutan in force, and such other particulars as the Chairperson may request, and such report shall be presented by the Chairperson before the Parliament.
27. The Annual report shall be published by the Bureau. Restriction on the use of Name, Trade Mark or a Mark
28. Except in such cases and under such conditions as may be prescribed, a person shall not use without the approval of the Bureau: a) any name which nearly resembles the name of the Bureau so as to deceive or likely to deceive the public or which contains the expression “Bhutan Standard” or any abbreviation thereof; or b) any mark or trade mark in relation to any article or process containing the expressions “Bhutan Standard" or “Bhutan Standard Specification" or any abbreviation of such expressions. Bhutan Standards Act 2010 18 ๙ภ ภˠຉภ˚ภ๗ภภ ᆮภภ Ȳภᇇภ˚ภ๗ᆸภ๖ᆸภ๕ᆸภภ ᆮภภ˚ภ๗ภᆸภ๗ภ୶ภภภഁງภภᆧ๗ภೆຉᆧภȲภᇇภ கภ ᆸภೲᆧภภઈภ๚ᆩ๗ภ࠘ภ๗ᆸภ๙ภ ᆮภภ˚ภภઈภᆮภ Ȳภᇇภ ˚ภഓภᇍ๗ภகภ࠘ภ๗ᆸย 27. ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภᆸภೲᆧภภઈภᆮภೂภภ๗ᆸย ๙ภᇍ๙ภ๗ภ๙ภภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๗ภᆮภภᆩภகภ๕๗ภ๛ย 28. ๛ᆮภډภ๕ᆸภภ ๗ภᆸภ๙ภ ๗ภᇇ๗ภৄภ๗ᆩภᆸ๗ภகภภ๗ᆸ๗ภ ᆮภ ภภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗๙ภภງภᆧภ ๗ภᆮภภᆩภງภภ ᆩภ๙ภ ๕๒ ภ๙ภகภɏภೆຉᆧภଫภภ ɏภೆຉᆧภଫภᆩภᆮภ๖ภᆸภภ ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ๙ภ๙ภ ภภ๛ภۑภภ๙ภ ๙ภภ ᅂ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๗ภภᅃງᆧภภ๗ภିຉภ๙ภภภᇇ๗ภ๗ภᆸภ ย๙ภย ๖๒ ᅂ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภᅃ ๙ภภ ᅂ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภȬภୣภᅃ ๙ภภᆮภภ˚ภ๗ภିຉภৄภ๗ᆩภภᇇ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภᆸภภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ຉภഠຉᆧภৄภ๙ภࣤງภᆮภ ๙ᆸภ๗ภ ๙ภภ ᇍ๙ภ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¿¸
29. A person shall not use, in relation to any article or process, or in the title of any patent, or in any trade mark or design the Standard Mark or any colourable imitation thereof, except under a license.
30. A person shall not, use in relation to any article or process the Standard Mark or any colourable imitation thereof unless such article or process conforms to the Bhutan Standard, notwithstanding that, a license is granted.
31. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no registering Bureau shall: a) register any company, firm or other body of persons which bears any name or mark; or b) register a trade mark or design which bears any name or mark; or Bhutan Standards Act 2010 19 29. ๛ᆸ๗ภภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภᆸ๗ภகภภ๗ᆸ๗ภ ᆮภภภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๙ภࣤງภᆮภ ๗ภ๙ภ๙ภ๗ภ๙ภகภ ๙ภภᇍ๙ภ ๗ภ๙ภภຉภ๕ᆸภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๙ภகภ๗ภภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๙ภภᆮภ ๙ภ๛ภۑภภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ภᆮภภᆩภງย 30. ๛ᆸ๗ภภ๗๙ภೲງภᆸภଥ๙ภ ᆮภภภ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ຉภഠຉᆧภৄภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ๙ภ Ȳภภภ๗ᆸ๗ภ ᆮภภภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๚ภ ๙ᆸภ๙ภภຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๙ภࣤງภᆮภ๗ภภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๙ภภ ๛ภۑภภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ภᆮภภᆩภງย 31. ๗ภᆮภภภᆸภภ Ȳภக๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๙ภ ๗ภᆮภതງภᆧ๙ภ ๕ᆸภᆮภᆸภଥ๙ภ ๙ภ ๙ภภ ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๗ภᆮภภภᆮภ ๚ภ Ȳภᆩภ๗ᆩภ ᆸภภ ื ื๙ภ ุีภ๙ภ ๗ภภᆩภภ ๚ᆩภᆸภ๕ᆸภภ๖๙ภ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๙ภ ๕๒ ๙ภ ๙ภภ ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภᆸภภᇍ๙ภഁງภ ภ๖๙ภ ๙ภภ ภ๙ภډภᇍ๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๙ภᆸภ๕ᆸภภᆩภງย ๖๒๙ภ ๙ภภ ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภᆸภภᇍ๙ภ๗ภ ๙ภภ ຉภ ๕ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภᆸภ๕ᆸภภᆩภງย๙ภภ aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¿· c) grant a patent, in respect of an invention, which bears a title containing any name or mark. If the use of such name or mark is in contravention of sections 28, 29 and 30 of this Act.
32. If any question arises before a registering Bureau whether the use of any name or mark is in contravention of sections 28 to 31, the registering Bureau may refer the question to the Royal Government whose decision thereon shall be final. Use of Compulsory Standards for an Article or Process
33. The Royal Government, after consulting the Bureau, if it is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient in the interest of the public, by an order publish in the newspaper; a) a notification of any article or process of any industry which shall conform to a Bhutan Standard; and b) a direction on the use of the Standard Mark under a license as compulsory on such article or process. Bhutan Standards Act 2010 20 ๗๒๗ᆧภ๗ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภᆸภகภ ๙ภ ๙ภภ ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภᆸภภ ๙ภ๗ภ๛๙ภภ๗ภ๙ภ๙ภ๗ภഖຉภᆩภງย 32. ๗ภഽภ ๙ภ ๙ภภ ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๗ภᆮภภภᆮภ ᆸภภ ืภ ุึภ๙ภ ๗ภภᆩภภ˚ภೆຉᆧภภ ᆸภ๕ᆸภภ๖๙ภ ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภډภகภ ۑภภࣛ๙ภภ๚ᆩภ ᆸภ๕ᆸภภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ ۑภภᆮภ ଳภ๗ઈ๙ภகภ࠘ภ๗ᆸภ๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภˠຉภ๛ᆸภ๗๙ภภᆮภภ๚ภᆩย ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภᆸภகภ ๗ภภ๙ᆮภᆧภ๗ภᆮภภ ๗ᆸย 33. ଳภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩภภ๖๙ภ๙ภˠຉภ೫ภ๗๙ภภᆸ๗ภகภภ๙ภ๗ᆩภภ ᆸภகภ๗ᆸภ๖ᆸภᆸภภ๗ภ๛ᆮภภك๗ภ๛ᆧภࣛ๙ภᇉภ๕ภଳภ ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภᆸ๗ภภ๗ᆧภᆸ๗ภ๙ภகภതງภ ๕๒ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ๙ภكภภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ຉภ˛ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ๗ᆩภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภ๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ Ȭภ๗ภ๗๙ภ ᆩย ๖๒๛ᆸ๗ภภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภຉ๗ภகภ ᆮภภ˚ภ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ຉภഠຉᆧภৄภ கภ ๗ภภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ ๙ᆮภᆧภ๗ภᆮภภ๗ᆸภภ๕ᆸภ ଳภ๚ᆩ๗ภȬภ๗ภ๗๙ภᆩย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¡º
34. The fact that any commodity complies or is alleged to comply with a standard specification or a compulsory standard specification or has been or is alleged to have been manufactured, produced, processed or treated in accordance with any such specification, or that a distinctive mark or standardization mark is used in connection with any commodity, shall not give rise to any claim against the Royal Government, or the Bureau, or any member or employee thereof. Offence and Penalty
35. A person who is or has been engaged in the administration of this Act, discloses, except for the purpose of exercising his functions or when required to do so by a court or under any law, any information acquired by him in the exercise or purported exercise of his functions under this Act to any other person shall be guilty of an offence punishable under the Penal Code of Bhutan. Bhutan Standards Act 2010 21 34. ᆮᆧภഓภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๗ภภȬภୣภ ๙ภภ ๙ᆮภᆧภ๗ภᆮภภ ๗ᆸภภ ๗ภภȬภୣภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๙ภ Ȳภภภ Ȳภρ๗ภ ᆸภภ ುຉภିຉภภภ ๙ภภ ᆮภภ˚ภȬภୣภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๙ภ Ȳภᆮภ ຉภೂภภᆸภภ ᆸภುງภᆸภᆸภภ ຉภഠຉᆧภภ ᆸภภ๙ภภᆮ๗ภ๚ᆸภภᆸภภภρ๗ภᆸภภುຉภ ିຉภภภ ๙ภภ ᆮᆧภഓภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๙ภࣤງภᆮภ ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๙ᆸภ ๗ภ ๙ภภ ๗ภภຉภภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ๗ภᆮภภᆸภภகภ ງภᆮภ ଳภ๗ઈ๙ภ ๙ภภ ภ๖๙ภᆮภகภ ๙ภภ ᆮภ๗ᆩภكภภ ภࣟງภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภᆸภିຉภ๕ᆸภᆩภງย ๗ᆸภ๗ᆮภ๙ภᆮภȲย 35. ๚ภȲภᆩภ ๗ภುຉ๙ภภภᆸภภ ๙ภภ ງภภ๗ภುຉ๙ภ ภᆩภகภ ࣤງภ๗ᆸ๗ภภᆸภภ ภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๚ภȲภ ᆩภ๗ᆩภຉ๗ภகภ ๖ᆸภᆧภภ๗ภ˟ภภೆภಸภ ๙ภภ ภງภ ˟ภ๗ᆸภࣛ๙ภภೆภಸภᆸภภ ภᆸภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๖ᆸภᆧภஔภ๗ภ ˟ภᆩภᆸภகภ ๙ภภ Ȳภűภډภภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ ๙ภภ Ȳภ க๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภᆸ๗ภภ ઈภ๗ᆸภࣛ๙ภภภ๗ᆸ๗ภ ᆮภภภภ๙ᆸภ ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภിภภ๚ᆩภ ๗ᆸภ๗ᆮภ๚ᆩ๗ภᆩภภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภᆮภ ๗ᆮภȲภᆮภᆧภᆮภࣟภᆸ๗ย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¡¿ Notwithstanding section 35, the disclosure of any information for purposes connected with the administration of this Act shall not prejudice any application made subsequently for registration of a patent under the Industrial Property Act.
36. A person who willfully contravenes sections 28 to 32 shall be guilty of an offence punishable under the Industrial Property Act.
37. Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this section 37 shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
38. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 37, Bhutan Standards Act 2010 22 ᆸภภ ฺุ ภ๙ภ ᆮภതງภ๕ᆸภᆮภᆸภଥ๙ภ ๚ภȲภᆩภ ๗ภುຉ๙ภภᆩภ๗ᆩภ ๗ภᆸภ๙ภࣤງภᆮภ ภᆸภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภിภภᆮภ ๗ᆩภ ିງภಸภຉภ˛ภภ๙ᆸภ๚ภȲภ ๗ภ๙ภ๙ภ๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ᆸภ๕ᆸภűภᆸภகภઈภᆩ๗ภ࠘ภภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸภುຉภଫภᆩภງย 36. ภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภภภډภᆸภภืุืภภ๗ภภ ᆮภ ๗ᆸภ๗ᆮภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๖ᆸ๙ภಸภৄภภຉภ˛ภภ๙ᆸภ๚ภȲภ ᆧภᆮภࣟภᆸ๗ย 37. ᇍ๙ภഁງภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๚ภȲภᆩภ๗ᆩภຉ๗ภகภ๗ᆸภ๗ᆮภ๚ᆩ๗ภ୶ภภ๚ᆩภ ๗ᆸภ๗ᆮภᆮภ୶ภภೆภ ᇍ๙ภഁງภஔภ๗ᆩภ๗ᆸภᇇภ๙ภ ๗ภ ๖๗ภ๗ภภ ภ๙ᆸภ๛ภภ๙ภ ᇍ๙ภഁງภᆮภ ๗ᆸภ๗ᆮภภภƥ๙ภ ಸภৄภภ Ȳภᆮᆧภภᆮภ ᆮภ๙ภ೫ภภ ᆮภȲภᆸ๗ย ᆩภଥ๙ภ ภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๗ᆸภ๗ᆮภᆮภ ๖ᆸภ๗ᆩภภᆮภภᆸ๙ภภᆸ๗ภ கภࣛ๙ภᆸภ ๙ภภ ๖ᆸภ๗ᆩภ๕๗ภᆩภ๗ᆩภภ୶ຉภ๗๙ภۑ๗ภುງภଥ๙ภ ๕๗ภภৄ๗ภภ್ภࣟງภ๕ᆸภৄ๗ภภ๚ᆩภᆸภภุภ๙ภ ภ๕ᆸภภகภງภᆮภ ᆮภภ˚ภภ๙ᆸภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ ๚ภȲภᆩภ๙ภ ๕ᆸภภᆮภȲภৄภภᆸ๗ย 38. ᆸภภ ุภ๙ภ ๗ภᆮภതງภᆧ๙ภ ๖ᆸภᆮภᆸภଥ๙ภ ᇍ๙ภഁງภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¡¡ where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Jurisdiction of the courts
39. A court of competent jurisdiction shall hear cases and try any offence punishable under this Act.
40. Any court trying a contravention under sections 28 to 32 may direct that any property in respect of which the contravention has taken place shall be forfeited to the Bureau.
41. A court shall not take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act except on a complaint made by or under the Bureau or by any officer empowered in this behalf by the Royal Government Bhutan Standards Act 2010 23 ๚ภȲภᆩภ๗ᆩภຉ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ᆸภ๗ᆮภ๚ᆩ๗ภภᆸภ๙ภ๗ᆸภ๗ᆮภ ᆮภᆮภภډภ๙ภภᆮภଥ๙ภภᆮภภภೲງภภᆸภภ๙ภ ภ ᇍ๙ภഁງภᆸภ๛ᆮภ ᇇภುຉ๙ภภ ې๙ภ๛ᆮภ ๙ภภ ๗ᆸภᆸภ๗ภ ˚ภ ๗ภᆮ๙ภகภງภᆮภࣛ๙ภᆸภภ ್ภࣟງภᆸภภ๚ᆩภ ᆮภภ˚ภ ᆸภ๛ᆮภᇇภುຉ๙ภภې๙ภ๛ᆮภ๙ภภ๗ᆸภᆸภ๗ภৄภ๗ᆩภ๗ᆸภ ๗ᆮภภᆸภภƥ๙ภಸภৄภภ Ȳภᆮᆧภภᆮภ ᆮภ๙ภ ೫ภภᆮภȲภᆸ๗ย Ȳภډภ˚ภȬภ๖ᆸ๙ย
39. Ȭภ๙ภ๚ภ˚ภȲภډภ˚ภ ୶ຉภᆮᆧภภ๗ภภᆩภ๙ภ ๚ภȲภᆩภ๗ᆩภຉ๗ภ๗ᆸภ๗ᆮภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภᆮภȲภഭภ๗ᆸย 40. ᆸภภ ื ุื ภຉ๗ภ๗ᆩภ Ȳภ๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ Ȳภ ᆮᆧภภภȲภűภډภภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภȲภ๗ภᆮภ๙ภࣤງภ ภᆸภภ ภ๙ᆸภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภᆮภ๛ᆸ๗ภภ ๕ภଳภ ๗๙ภᆩย 41. ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ ๙ภภ ᆮภ๗ᆩภᆸ๗ภภ ๙ภภ ଳภ๗ઈ๙ภ ๙ภภ ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ๙ภภഖຉภᆸภภ๗ᆸภᆸภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๙ภภᆩภ ๗ᆩภᆸภகภ ଳภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๙ᆸภᇇภ๗๙ภᆸภภ ᆸภഓຉภภภ ๙ภ aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¡¬ or the Bureau, or any consumer or any association recognized in this behalf by the Royal Government. Power to make regulations
42. The Chairperson, after consultation with the Board may make regulations for carrying out the provisions and purposes of this Act. Without prejudice to the generality of this section, the regulation may include, but not limited to, the following: a) make provision for all matters in respect of which fee shall be payable under this Act or the regulation; b) prescribe the amount of any such fees and the persons who shall be liable for payment thereof; c) prescribe forms to be used under this Act and the regulations; Bhutan Standards Act 2010 24 ภ ᇍ๗ภภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๕ᆸภᆸภภ ᆸ๗ภภᆸ๗ภகภภ๗ᆸ๗ภ ᆮภȲภűภډภภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๚ภȲภᆩภ๗ᆩภຉ๗ภகภ ᆮภȲภ ᆸ๗ภภ๗ᆸภ๗ᆮภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ๙ᆸภᇇภ๗๙ภᆩภງย ๗ภ๗ภ୶ภᆩภ๙ภย
42. Ȳภᇇภ˚ภ ภ๖๙ภ๕ᆸภᇍ๗ภ๙ภˠຉภ೫ภᆸ๗ภகภ ๚ภȲภ ᆩภ๗ᆩภ ๗ᆸ๙ภᆸภ๙ภ๗ᆸภᆸภৄภ ๗ภᆮภภᆩภᆸภகภ ๗ภ ๗ภৄภ୶ภ๛ᆸ๗ย ᆸภภᆩภ๗ᆩภ ഓᆧภ๙ภ๗ᆸ๙ภᆸภகภ ภ๗ᆸภ ภᆸ๗ภภ ๗ภ๗ภᆮภ๙ภ ๗ภᆸภ๗ภ˚ภˠ๙ภಸภ ৄภ๗ᆸภᆮภ ๙ภ ๕๒ ๚ภȲภᆩภ ๙ภ ๗ภ๗ภຉ๗ภகภ ˣภكภৄภഖຉภ ᆮภภ๗ᆸภภ ๗ภᆸภ๛ภภ˚ภᆸภகภ ๗ᆸ๙ภᆸภৄภ ୶ภ๗ᆸย ๖๒ᆮภภ˚ภˣภكภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภภ๗ภ๙ภ ˣภكภഖຉภ๗ᆸภ ภภ๙ᆸภৄภ๛ᆮภډภ๕ᆸภ๗ᆸย ๗๒๚ภȲภᆩภ๙ภ ๗ภ๗ภຉ๗ภகภ ๗ภᆮภภᆩภ ࣤภᆸ๗ภৄภ๛ᆮภډภ๕ᆸภ๗ᆸย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¡« d) provide for matters connected with appeals under this Act; e) make provisions for licensing and appeals in relation to the use of Standard Mark; and f) make provision for requiring persons to supply information relevant to the provisions of this Act and the regulations. Amendment
43. The amendment of this Act by way of addition, variation or repeal shall be effected by a simple majority of respective Houses or vote of no less than two thirds of the total members of Parliament present and voting on a motion submitted by one third of the members of either House, provided that the amendment does not undermine the functions and effectiveness of the Bhutan Standards Bureau. Bhutan Standards Act 2010 25 ๙๒๚ภȲภᆩภ๗ᆩภຉ๗ภகภ ᆸภ๗נ๗ภ๙ภࣤງภภ ภ க๗ภৄภຉภ๗ᆸย ๚๒ ๛ᆸ๗ภภഖຉภᆩภ๙ภ ๗ภภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๗ภᆮภภภೆຉᆧภ ᆸภ๗נ๗ภ๙ภࣤງภภ๗ᆸ๙ภᆸภৄภ๕ᆸภ๗ᆸย ๛๒ ภ๙ᆸภৄภ๗ᆩภ ๚ภȲภᆩภ๙ภ ๗ภ๗ภৄภ๗ᆩภ ๗ᆸ๙ภᆸภ ৄภ๙ภȲภᆮภ ภᆸภৄภ ࠘ภ๗ᆸภภ ๗ᆸ๙ภᆸภৄภ๕ᆸภ ๗ᆸย ࡴภഎຉย 43. ᇍ๗ภ๖๙ภᆧ๙ภᆸภكภภᆸ๙ภഁຉภภ๗ಸภ߸ภ๗๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ ˠຉภᆸภ࠘ภภ๚ᆩภ๚ภȲภᆩภகภ๖ภೆຉ๙ภȬภᆧภ๙ภภ๛ภ ງภ๚ภűภᆸ๗ภภࡴภഎຉภภ๗ᆸภภ๚ᆩภᇍຉ๗ภ๖๙ภᆧ๙ภᆸภࡲງภ ๙ภᆸ๗ภภ๙ภภഓภᇍ๗ภధภઈ๗ภகภᆩภภ๚ᆩภᇍ๗ภଳภ ಾᆧภภˠภகภᆸภภكภภᆸ๙ภഁຉภűภ๗ಸภ߸ภ๗ᆩภภ ภж๙ภภᇍ๗ภଳภᆸ๗ภภ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภ ภภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภภຉภ ๙ภᆸภഭภகภภ๗ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆸย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¡» Authoritative Text
44. The Dzongkha text shall be the authoritative text, if there exist any difference in meaning between the Dzongkha and English text. Definitions
45. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: a) “Accreditation” means third-party attestation relating to a conformity assessment body for conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks. b) “Accreditation body/board” means an authoritative body/board that performs accreditation. c) “Article” means (as respects standardization and marking) any substance, artificial or natural, or partly artificial or partly natural, whether raw or partly or wholly processed or manufactured. Bhutan Standards Act 2010 26 ᇇ๗ภᆸภ˚ภ๙ภย 44. ๚ภȲภᆩภ๙ภ ຉ๙ภ๖ภ๙ภᆩ๙ภೆภűภᆧภภ ๗ᆸภᆸภภۑภภ ๗ภᆧງภᆸภภ๚ᆩภຉ๙ภ๖ภᇇ๗ภᆸภகภ๛ภ๗ภ๙ภ๗ᆸย ๙ᆮภᇇ๗ย 45. ೆภᆸภ๙ภȲภᆮภ ๗ᆸภᆸภᆸภᆸภᆸภภภ๗ᆸ๗ภ ᆮภภ๚ภȲภ ᆩ ภ๙ภ ๕๒ᅂ๛ภᆸ๗ᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ ๗ภภ˚ภ Ȳภكภ˚ภࣟງภ ภภ๕ภ ຉ๗ภ˟ภᆸภภ ˠງภೲຉภภৄ๗ภภ ୶ภᆸภ๗ಸภภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภภภகภ๗ᆸย ๖๒ ᅂ๛ภᆸ๗ภډภᇍ๗ภ๕ᆸภᇍ๗ᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ ๛ภᆸ๗ภ ภภ๙ภภ๚ภ˚ภډภᇍ๗ภ๕ᆸภᇍ๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย ๗๒ ᅂ๚ภ๙ᆸᅃງᆧภภᆩภ ๗ภภຉภᆩภ๙ภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๕ภᆩภ ๙ภࣤງภภೆ ຉภຉภ ๙ภภ ᆧ๙ภย๙ภภ ๛ภภ๚ᆩ๗ภຉภຉภ ๙ภภ ๛ภภ๚ᆩ๗ภᆧ๙ภยภᆧ๗ภภ ๙ภภ ๛ภภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ๙ภภ ൿภࢀภതງภ ຉภഠຉᆧภภภ ๙ภภຉภೂภภᆸภภ๙ᆸภภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ๗ᆸย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¡… d) “Bureau” means the Bhutan Standards Bureau established under Section 3 of this Act. e) “Bhutan Standard” means the standard (including any tentative or provisional standard) established and published by the Bureau, in relation to any article or process indicative of the quality and specification of such article or process and includes any standard recognized by the Bureau. f) “Certification” means third-party attestation related to product or article, processes, systems or persons and is applicable to all objects of conformity assessment except for conformity assessment bodies to which accreditation is applicable. g) “Code of Practice” means a set of rules relating to the methods to be applied or the procedure to be adopted in connection with the construction, Bhutan Standards Act 2010 27 ๙๒ ᅂภ๖๙ภᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ ๚ภȲภᆩภ๗ᆩภᆸภภ ุ ภ ຉ๗ภகภ๗ภঅ๗ภภภ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภภ๖๙ภகภ๗ᆸย ๚๒ᅂ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภᅃງᆧภภᆩภ ᆧ๗ภ๛ᆧภ ๙ภภ ࡴภ ˚ภ๗ภภ୶ภ ภ๖๙ภᆮภ๗ᆩภ ๗ภঅ๗ภภ ภ Ȭภ๗ภภᆸภภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๙ภࣤງภᆮภ ᆮภภ˚ภ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ຉภഠຉᆧภৄภ ๗ᆩภภഏภ๙ภ Ȭภୣภৄภೲຉภภ๗ภภகภ๗ᆸภᆩภ๙ภ ᆮภ๗ᆩภ ˠ๙ภಸภภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ ๙ᆸภᇇภภภ ๗ภภ๙ภ ৄภᆩย ๛๒ ᅂ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ ᆸภುງภ ๙ภภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ ภக๗ภ๙ภภภ๙ᆸภৄภ๙ภࣤງภᆮภ୶ภᆸภ๗ಸภภᆮภ ഠຉᆧภภภகภ๗ᆸภᆩภ๙ภ ᆮภ๙ภ ๛ภᆸ๗ภภ๗ᆸภภȲภ كภࣟງภภ ډภᇍ๗ภৄภภ୶ภภ ๗ภȲภ كภࣟງภภűภ๙ᆸภᆸภ๛ภภகภȬภᆩย ๒ᅂ๗ภᆮภୣภ๗๗ᅃງᆧภภᆩภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ࡳภ๛ภ ๗ภ ๛ภ ภࡳภ ๙ภภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ ຉภೂภ๙ภ ๗ภঅ๗ภ ๗ภ߸ภ ๕ᆸภഓຉภ ๙ภภ ๗ภᆮภ๙ภ aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¡‰ installation, testing, operation or use of any article, apparatus, instrument, device or process. h) “Compulsory Standard Specification” means a specification which has been declared to be a compulsory standard specification under section 33 and 34 of this Act. i) “Company” means a body incorporated under the Companies Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan. j) “Conformity assessment” is a demonstration that specified requirements relating to an article, process or system are fulfilled. k) “Object of assessment” or “object” means any particular material, installation, process, system, person or body to which conformity assessment is applied. l) “Consumer” means a consumer of any good or service/article or process. Bhutan Standards Act 2010 28 ࣤງภᆮภ ๙ภᆮภภ๗ᆸภภ ภภ ๙ภภ ࣟภᆧภ ৄภ๗ᆩภ๚ภᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ ᅂ๙ᆮภᆧภ๗ภᆮภภ๗ᆸภภ๗ภภȬภୣᅃງᆧภภᆩภ ๚ภȲภᆩภ๗ᆩภᆸภภุุ๙ภฺุภຉ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๙ᆮภᆧภ ๗ภᆮภภ๗ᆸภภ๗ภภȬภୣภ๚ᆩ๗ภതງภ ๗ภ ๗ภภᆸภภȬภୣภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂᇍ๙ภഁງᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภᇍ๙ภഁງภ๚ภȲภűภຉ๗ภகภ ᇍ๙ภഁງภതງภ๕ᆸภᆸภภډภᇍ๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂȱภكภࣟງภภᅃງᆧภภᆩภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ ๙ภ ภக๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๙ภࣤງภภ ๗ภ๕ᆸภ๚ภ˚ภ๗ᆸภ๖ᆸภৄภ ๙ภᆸภภˠງภೲຉภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂࣟງภภ๙ᆸภᆸᅃ ๙ภภ ᅂ๙ᆸภᆸภᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ Ȳภ كภࣟງภภВ๗ภȬภᆸภภ๗ภภภ๛ภ๗ภ ৷๗ภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ ภக๗ภ ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ډภᇍ๗ภ ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂᆸภഓຉภภภᅃງᆧภภᆩภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภ ଥ๙ภᆸภഓຉภภภகภ๗ᆸย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¡¸ m) “Head” means the Head of the Bureau appointed under section 7 of this Act not below the rank of a Director General or Joint Secretary. n) “Inspection” means examination of an article design, article, process or installation and determination of its conformity with specific requirements or, on the basis of professional judgment, with general requirements. o) “License” means a license granted to use the Bhutan Standards Certification Mark in relation to any article or process or management system which conforms to the Bhutan Standard. p) “Chairperson” means the person for the time being responsible for matters relating to Bhutan Standards Bureau. Bhutan Standards Act 2010 29 ๒ᅂ๗ᆸภᇇภᅃງᆧภภᆩภ๚ภȲภᆩภ๗ᆩภᆸภภภ ຉ๗ภகภ ೆຉภ๗ภ˟ภภ ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗ᆸภᇇภ ᆸ๙ภȬภ ᆸภ๛ᆮภ ๙ภภ ภࣤງภې๙ภ๛ᆮภ˚ภ๗ᆸภ๗ภภ ภ ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂภ߸ภᅃງᆧภภᆩภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ຉภ๕ᆸภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ ๙ภ ภ ๗ภ৷๗ภ ᆮภภᆮภகภ๖ᆸภภ๗ภภ๗ᆸภ๖ᆸภ ๙ภ๗๚ᆩ๗ภ๖ᆧภȲภكภᆸภງภภᆩภ๙ภภഓᆧภ๙ภ ๗ᆸภ๖ᆸภᆸ๗ภகภ Ȭภᆧ๗ภภ๛ᆧภகภ ๗ภ๗ภೲງภ ๗ภ߸ภภᆩภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂ๛ᆸ๗ภᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ๙ภكภภ ๚ภ ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ ๙ภภ ᇇภುຉ๙ภภக๗ภ๙ภ ࣤງภᆮภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ ๗ภᆮภภ ᆩภᆸภகภ๗๙ภภ๛ᆸ๗ภภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂȲภᇇᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ ೆภᆸ๗ภ๗ᆩภᆸภகภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภ ภภ๖๙ภ๙ภࣤງภภ๗ภᆸภৄภ๗ᆩภ๗ภȲภ๗ภภகภ ๗ᆸย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¡· q) “Person” means any individual, partnership, company, un-incorporated organization, government, governmental agency or any other entity recognized by law. r) “Process” includes any practice, treatment and mode of manufacture of any article. s) “Registering Authority” means any Bureau/ Authority competent under any law for the time being in force to register any company, firm or other body of persons, or any trade mark or design, or to grant a patent. t) “Regulations” means regulations made by the Bureau under this Act. u) “Sampling” means a provision of a sample of the object of conformity assessment, according to a procedure. v) “Sell” includes barter and exchange, and exposure or offer for sale, and export for or Bhutan Standards Act 2010 30 ๒ᅂภ๙ᆸᅃງᆧภภᆩภ ภ๙ᆸภଫ๙ภภ ภࣤງภ ᇍ๙ภഁງภ ᇍ๙ภഁງภ തງภภຉภภᇍ๗ภഁງภ ๗ઈ๙ภ ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๙ᆸภภภഁງภ ๙ภภ Ȳภக๗ภűภ๙ᆸภᇇภ˟ภภภᇍ๗ภ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂຉภഠຉᆧภᅃງᆧภภᆩภ ๗ภᆮภภக๗ภ ᆮ๗ภ๚ᆸภ ᆮภ ภ๚ภ๙ᆸภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภຉภೂภภภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂᆸภ๕ᆸภ๙ภᇇภᅃງᆧภภᆩภ ೆภಸภภภ ๛ภᆸ๗ภ ᆸภภภ Ȳภக๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภຉ๗ภகภ ᇍ๙ภഁງภ ภ ๖๙ภ ๙ภภ ภ๙ᆸภډภᇍ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๙ภภ ᇍ๙ภ๗ภ ๙ภภ ຉภ๕ᆸภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ᆸภ๕ᆸภภภ ๙ภภ ງᆧภ˚ภ ๗ภ๙ภഖຉภภ ๙ภภ๚ภ˚ภ ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๙ภᇇภ ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂ๗ภ๗ภᅃງᆧภภᆩภ ๚ภȲภᆩภ๗ᆩภຉ๗ภகภ ภ๖๙ภᆮภ ๗ᆩภຉภภ๗ภ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂᆮภภᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ ࣟภᆧภ๙ภȲภᆮภ ๙ᆸภᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ Ȳภكภࣟງภภᆮภภűภ๗ᆸ๙ภᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂᇍ๙ภᅃງᆧภภᆩภภৄภିງภᆸᆧภ୶ภภᇍ๙ภೊᆧภ˚ภ ᆸภகภ ࡲᆧภᆸภภภ ๙ภภ ࣟภภ ᆮภภࡲᆧภᇍ๙ภ aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¬º in pursuance of sale, and have in possession for any purpose of sale, export, trade or, manufacture. w) “Specification” means a description of any commodity by reference to its nature, quality, strength, purity; composition, quantity, dimensions, weight, grade, durability, origin, age or other characteristics, or to any substance or material of or with which, or the manner in which, any commodity may be manufactured, produced, processed or treated. x) “Standard” means a document, established by consensus and approved by the Bureau that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context. y) “Standardization” means an activity of establishing, with regard to actual or potential problems, provisions for common and repeated Bhutan Standards Act 2010 31 ภᆸภ ๙ภภ ᇍ๙ภೊᆧภ˚ภ๛ᆮภډภ๙ภ ᇍ๙ภೊᆧภ ࡲᆧภ ᇍ๙ภ ᇍ๙ภࣤງภ ๙ภภ ຉภೂภ˚ภᆸภகภ ๗ภ๙ภகภ ๗ภᆸภภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂȬภୣᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ ๖ᆸภ๛ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภೆຉᆧภ ᆮภ๗ᆩภᆧ๙ภ ภ ภഏภ ܍ภయ๗ภ ๗๙ภ๗ภ എภภ ഝ๙ภภ തຉภภ ภภ ഁງภᆧภ ᇉภ૱ภ ࣛ๙ภƥ๙ภ ᆸภภ ๙ภภ Ȭภ๛ᆸภ๗ภ ๙ภภ ๖ᆸภ๛ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ภภ ๙ภภ ภ๛ภ๗ภ๚ᆩภ๗ᆩภຉภᆸภᆩภภ ๙ภภ ภக๗ภ ๗ภ๚ᆩภ๗ᆩภᆸ๗ภภ ຉภೂภ ᆸภುງภ ຉภഠຉᆧภ ๙ภภ ᆮ๗ภ๚ᆸภภภᆩภภ๗ᆩภˠງภภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂ๗ภภᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ ೆภภᆸ๗ภகภ ๗ภೲ๙ภűภ ภ ۑ๗ภᆸภᆸภᆩภகภ๗ภᆮภ ഓᆧภ๙ภ๙ภ ๙ภುᆧภ ๗ภᆮภภᆩภᆸภகภ ๚ภᆩ๗ภ ภೲຉภ ๙ภภ ࣟภ ᆧ๗ภৄภ๗ᆩภȬภ๛ᆸภ ๙ภภ ᆮภৄภ๗ᆩภ˟ภࣤภகภ ภ๖๙ภ ๗ᆩภຉภكภᆸ๗ภகภ๗๙ภภ˟ภภᆩ๗ภ๛ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย ᆧ๒ᅂ๗ภภຉภภᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ ೆภภᆸ๗ภகภ ๗ภ ೲ๙ภűภภ ۑ๗ภᆸภᆸภᆩภகภ๗ภᆮภ ๕ภ๗ภ๙ᆸภภ aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¬¿ use, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context. z) “Standard Mark” means Bhutan Standards Certification Mark specified by the Bureau to represent a particular Bhutan Standard under section 11 (i) of this Act. aa) “Testing” means determination of one or more characteristics of an object of conformity assessment, according to a procedure and it applies to materials, articles or processes. bb) “Third-party conformity assessment activity” means conformity assessment activity that is performed by a person or body that is independent of the person or organization that provides the object and of user interests in that object Bhutan Standards Act 2010 32 ๙ภภࣛ๙ภᆮภೆຉᆧภഓᆧภ๙ภ๙ภภ๙ภುᆧภ๗ภᆮภ ˚ภ๗ᆸ๙ภᆸภຉภภࣟภภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย ๒ᅂ๗ภภ๙ᆸภ๗ᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ ๚ภȲภᆩภ๗ᆩภᆸภภ ึึ ภຉ๗ภகภ ๗ภภ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ ภଥ๙ภภ ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗ภ๕ᆸภภภ ࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๗ภภ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภ๙ᆸภ๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย ๕๕๒ᅂ๗ภ߸ภᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ ࣟภᆧภ๙ภȲภᆮภ Ȳภكภ ࣟງภภ๙ᆸภᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ Ȭภ๛ᆸภ๗๚ᆩ๗ภ ๙ภภ ᆮภภ๙ภ ๙ᆮภᇇภภᆩภகภ ๗ᆸภᆩภ๙ภ ᆮภ๗ᆩภภ๛ภ๙ภ ๚ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภຉภഠຉᆧภৄภகภ๙ภȬภᆩย ๖๖๒ᅂ୶ภᆸภ๗ಸภภȲภكภࣟງภภࣟภภᅃ ງᆧภภᆩภ ๙ᆸภ ᆸภᆮภࣟภภ๙ภ ๙ᆸภᆸภᆮภகภ๗ภᆮภภᆩภகภഖຉภภᆸภภ ภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ภഁງภகภᆧງ๗ภ๗ᆸ๗ภງภภภ๙ᆸภ ๙ภภ ډภᇍ๗ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภȲภكภࣟງภภภภࣟภภகภ๗ᆸย aSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T® ¬¡ ഭຉภᇇ๗ย ᇇ๗ภж๙ภᆸภภ๗ภภ๚ภȲภᆩยย ๙ภࢀภ๛ᆸ๗ภภೲງภภ๙๙ภภ๙ภยย ࢀ๙ภภງภᆸ๗ภρภภᆧຉภ॰๙ภยย ๛ᆸ๗ภภ¨ภ˚ภ๗ภภภಸภᆸ๙ยย க๗ภ๗ᆩภȲภภɏภภଳภ๖ภᆩยย ๙ภୣภᆮภುภ୶ภภȲภᆩภยย ๚ภȲภᆩภᆩภৄภภ๗ภᆮภ˚ยย ುງภˠຉภᆮภುภภภ˙ᆧภᆧภഭຉยย