DOC: HM/Jeweller/Agreement/1
May 2014
APPENDIX B
AGREEMENT BETWEEN JEWELLER AND BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
FOR SALE OF HALLMARKED JEWELLERY/ARTEFACTS
( On Rs. 100.00 non judicial stamp paper)
THE AGREEMENT MADE ON THIS …………………. DAY OF ………………
MONTH YEAR ………………, BETWEEN BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS, a body corporate
established under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 having its Head Office at Manak Bhavan, 9,
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi- 110002 (herein referred to as “Bureau”, which expression shall
include its administrators, assigns, agents and or representatives) of the one part.
AND
M/s ………………………………………………………………….. having its sales outlet located at
……………………………………………………………………………………………………. (herein
referred to as the “Jeweller” which expression shall include its heirs, and or assigns)
WHEREAS Bureau has been established by the BIS Act, 1986 for harmonious
development of activities of Standardization, Quality Certification and Marking of goods and for matters
connected therewith or incidental thereto;
AND WHEREAS under the provisions of BIS Act, 1986 and Rules and Regulations
framed thereunder, Bureau is authorized to grant licence to the Jeweller for sale of jewellery/artefacts
with Hallmark which conform to the relevant Indian Standards and grant of such licence is subject to
complying by the Jeweller with the norms laid down in this regards by Bureau from time to time;
AND WHEREAS the Jeweller has been granted licence by the Bureau under the
provisions of the BIS Act, 1986 and Rules and Regulations framed thereunder for selling Hallmarked
jewellery/artefacts after getting such jewellery/artefacts Hallmarked from Assaying and Hallmarking
Centre (A&H Centre) recognized by the Bureau as per the procedure laid down by the Bureau.
Now the parties hereto agree as under:
DEFINITIONS
1. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, following definitions shall apply:
i) “Hallmarking” means the accurate determination and official recording of the proportionate content
of gold or silver metal in articles made from alloys of the gold or silver respectively.
ii) “Assaying” means the method of accurate determination of the content of gold or silver in the
sample, expressed in parts per thousand.
iii) “Licence” means a licence granted under section 15 of the BIS Act, 1986 to the Jeweller for selling
of Hallmarked jewellery/artefacts which conform to the Indian Standard.