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Bhutan Standards Act 2010๬๛ᆸ๥ภ๪ିຉ๥ย
ธนยยଳ๷ภ¨๧ภ๗๹๙ภ๗ಸ๬ภ๗๚ᆩ๗ภ๪೺๹ภ๨๥ภ๴ࣛ๙ภ๥๙ภยย
๥ᆮภ๵ᆩภக๙ภ๪ೲ๧ภ๷๹ภ๴ȱ๙๹ภ๙๗ภ๗ᆩภ๥๪๙ภยย
๗๙ภ๗ᆩภೊภ๬๴๿ภ಻ภ๵ᆩภୣ๬ภᆧຉ๷ภ๪ยย
ଳ๷ภᆧ๪๹ภ๗๹ᆮᆧภ˚๿ภ๴ࡴງ๙ภ๪ᆧภɏ๹ภ๨๹ภ๴‫ډ‬๥ยย
஽ຉ๙๹ภ๴๥ᆩ๴๿ภഓ๿ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๪๹ᆸ๥ภ๧๬๹ภ๲๿๙ภ๹ภ๷๹ยย
๷ᆮ๗๹ภ๴ȱ๙๹ภ๬๿ภ๥๪๙ภ๥๨๗ภ๪๹๬ภ஽ຉ๧ภ๸ᆩ๙ภ๗ᆩย
‫ك‬๗๹ภ๪ುງ๥ภᆧ๿๹ภ๬ງ๥ภ๵๷ภ๴๥๪๹ภᆧ๪ภଳ๹ภ๨๹ยย
๴๪๙๹ภୣ๬๹ภˠ๿๪ภ๪๹ᆩ๷ภ๴ຉ๗ภ‫נ‬ภ๪๥ᆮภ๪ᆧภುຉ๙ภยย
ଳ๷ภ๖๪ภ๲๿ภ๪๥ᆮภ๬๿ภୣ๬๹ภ๪๥ᆮภು๿๥ภ଱ยย
૱๧ภ‫ډ‬ภ๗๧๹ภ๨๴๿ภ๤๪๹ภಸภ๪๳ຉภ๛๹ภű๿ยย
๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪๥๗ภ഻๙ภȲ๿๬๹ภಸภ๪๚๹ภ๨ภ๴๥ᆩ๹ยย¨๧ภ๷ภ๩๧ภ๨๴๿ภ๗๹ᆸ๹ภಸภ˙ᆧภ๪ᆧภഭຉ๧ยย

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Table of Contents
Preamble

1

Chapter 1:

Preliminary2

Chapter 2:

The Bhutan Standards Bureau

3

Chapter 3:Powers and Functions of the Board

6

Chapter 4:

Licence14

Chapter 5:

Finance, Accounts and Audit

16

Chapter 6:

Miscellaneous

17

Bhutan Standards Act 2010๥๕ᆧภ๛๗ย

๙ᆸภഖ๥ຉ ย    ึ
๷ᆮ્ภึ๨ย೓ຉ๧ภ๪ିຉ๥ยื
๷ᆮ્ภื๨ย๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภยุ
๷ᆮ્ภุ๨ย๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภű๿ภ๥๪๙ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ๷๹ภ๴๗๧ภৄย฻
๷ᆮ્ภู๨ย๛ᆸ
๗ภ๤๬ยึู
๷ᆮ્ภฺ๨ย๥̣๷ภ๥๙ภ୶๿๹ภȲภ୶๿๹ภ๲๿๪ยึ฻
๷ᆮ્ภ฻๨ย๗๧๥ภ๥ᆸ๧ภഎภ๮ᇍ๗๹ยึ฼
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PREAMBLE
WHEREAS, it is highly important to foster and promote
standards and standardization activities as a means ofadvancing the national economy, benefiting the health,safety and welfare of the public, assisting and protecting
consumers, protecting our natural environment, promoting
industrial efficiency and development, facilitating domestic
and international trade;
AND WHEREAS, the Royal Government is desirous
to promote the concept of “Brand Bhutan” as a mark ofquality, purity and originality;
AND WHEREAS, Bhutan respects international
standardization norms and practices, and had acceded tomajor international standardization bodies;
AND WHEREAS, there is a need for an umbrella institution
to coordinate and oversee all standardization activities in
the country and avoid duplication of works;
Parliament of Bhutan do hereby enact the Bhutan Standards
Act, 2010 on the 25th Day of the 5th Month of Iron Male
Tiger Year of the Bhutanese Calendar corresponding to the
7th Day of July, 2010 at its 5th session of the First Parliament
as follows:

Bhutan Standards Act 20101๙ᆸภഖ๥ຉ ยଳ๷ภ๖๪ภű๿ภ๥๨๷ภ๴ࣟຉᆧภ๗ᆸ๙ภ๴๩ᆮ๷ภ๗๣๙ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๬๿ภ๬๙ภ๗ᆩภ๴ࡴຉ๥ภ๪ೲງ๧ภ๥๙ภ ๝ᆮ๧ภ഻๙ภ ๩๧ภ๪๥ᆮภகภ๩๧ภ๤ᆸ๗๹ภ๴ࣛ๙ภ๧ᆩภ ๮ᇍ๙ภ๛๹ภ๝ᆸภഓຉ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภৄภகภ ଳ๪ภುຉᆧภ๥๙ภ
഻๙ภುຉ๪ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ ๙ภ๪๚๹ภᆧ๴๿ภᆧ๙ภ๪๲๿๧ภ๗๧๹ภೲ๙๹ภ๝๬๹ภ഻๙ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ ๪๳ຉภ˛๴๿ภ๩๧ภ‫܍‬๹ภ๥๙ภ๗ᆸ๙ภ๴๩ᆮ๷ภ ๵ᆧภ๪ುງ๥ภ๗๣๙ภ๧ᆩภ ଳ๷ภ๖๪ภࡲ๿ภ๧๙ภ๗๝ᆩ๹ภű๿ภ ๮ᇍ๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภகภ๩๧ภ๨๴๿ภ ๤๪๹ภ๷๬ภ๪઩๬ภ๚ᆩ๗ภതງภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪๳ຉภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ
๷๹ภᆧ๿๗๹ภৄภ๵ᆧภ๪ುງ๥ภ๥๙ภ๥ᆧภȬ๪ภ๗๣๙ภ๥๗ᆸ๨ภ๻ภ๚๙ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๗๷ภ๛ᆮภ๬๿ภ๥๙ภย
๴࣡๗ภଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ഏ๹ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ ๗๭๙ภ๥๗ภ ๴ࣛ๙ภ๗๧๹ภű๿ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๥๙ภ
๴ࣤງ๷ภ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๤ᆸ๧ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๥ᆧภȬ๪ภ๗๣๙ภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ‫ك‬๗๹ภ๪๲ງ๥ภ๥๙ภ๪೫๧ย
๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩ๹ภଳ๷ภഓ๿๴๿ภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภű๿ภ ๷๬ภக๗๹ภ๥๙ภୣ๬ภ๗๲๗ภৄภகภ ๪୶๿ภ๪¨ᆧภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๖ᆧภ ଳ๷ภഓ๿๴๿ภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๴‫ډ‬๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ ๗๭ᇍภ๪ᆸภৄภ๗ᆩภ๴‫ك‬๹ภ๬๿ภതງภ๴৷๷ภ
๵ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ๥๙ภย
ଳ๷ภ๖๪ภ๧๙ภகภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภű๿ภ๷๹ภᆧ๿๗๹ภৄภ ๬๝๬ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๥๙ภ௟ภ୑ຉ๗ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ
๴‫ۑ‬ภ๬ৄ๙๹ภű๿ภஔภৄภഗ๙ภ๤๪๹ภகภ ๗অ๗ภഁງภ๗๭ᇍภ๪ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๥๗ᆸ๹ภ๬๖ᆸภ๵๥ᆸ ภ๬๿ภகภ
๪୑ງ๧ย
๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภืีึี๚๧ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗๧๬ภ๷ᆸภ஺๗๹ภ๩ᆸภೲ๗ภ๷ᆸภૅภ
ฺ๨๴๿ภ๮ᇉ๹ภืฺக๴๬ภഓ๿ภ๷ᆸภืีึีૅภ฼๨๴๿ภ๮ᇉ๹ภ฼கภ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ
ഓ๿ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๥๙ภ๨๴๿ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๤ᆮ๙๹ภஶภ๨๴๿ภ๧๙ภ๗๸๬ภ๗๹๷ภ௟ᆧภ๛ภ๴๜ᆸ๗ภ๬๯๥ภ˟๪ย
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CHAPTER - I
PRELIMINARY
Short Title, Commencement and Extent
1.

This Act shall;a)

Be called the BHUTAN STANDARDS ACT,
2010;

b)

Come into force on the 13th Day of the 6th Monthof the Iron Male Tiger Year of the Bhutanese
Calendar corresponding to the 23rd Day of theJuly 2010; andc)Extend to the whole of Bhutan.

Repeal2.

This Act shall repeal all other laws, by-laws, rules,
regulations or directives the provisions of which areinconsistent with this Act.

Bhutan Standards Act 20102๷ᆮ્ภึ๨ย
೓ຉ๧ภ๪ିຉ๥ย
๬๮๧ภ๗๧๹ภ๴๗ᆸภ ๴৷๗๹ภૅภ๮๹ᇉ Ȭ๪ภ๮๥ย
1. ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ
๕๒๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภืีึี๚๧ภ๬ภ๳ງᆧภ๪ିຉ๥ภ๥๗ᆸย
๖๒ᆧ๙ภக๗๹ภ๗๧๬ภ๷ᆸภ஺๗๹ภ๩ᆸภೲ๗ภ๷ᆸภ ૅภ ฻๮ᇉ๹ภึุக๴๬ภ ഓ๿ภ๷ᆸภืีึีૅภ฼๮ᇉ๹ภืุ๷๹ภ๴๗ᆸภ๪઩๙ภೲງภ๪ೲᆧภഓຉ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ
๥๗ᆸย๙๒๴࣡๗ภଳ๷ภ๖๪ภű๿ภ๹ภȬຉ๧ภ๵ᆸ๙๹ภகภȬ๪ภ๥๗ᆸย
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2. ๛ภ๬๥ງ ย๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๥๙ภ๬ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๨๴๿ภ๥๗ᆸ๙๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ
๬๿ภȲ๿๬๹ภக๗๹ภ๥๙ภ๪๚๴ภ๵ᆩ๗ภ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภଳภ๗๲๧ภৄภ๛ภ
๬๝๬ภᆧ๙ภ๛ภ๬ງ๥ภ๼ᆩ๧ย
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BHUTAN STANDARDS BUREAU
Establishment of Bhutan Standards
Appointment of Head and its members

Bureau,3.

There shall be a Bhutan Standards Bureau which shallbe an autonomous body.

4.

The Bureau shall have the mandate to:a) develop national standards and facilitate theirimplementation;b)establish and operate metrological referral andcalibration laboratories;c)establishandinfrastructure;d)carry out/operate product and management system
certification schemes;e)permit, coordinate and facilitate accreditation oflaboratories and certification bodies;

Bhutan Standards Act 2010

operateproduct

testing3๷ᆮ્ภื๨ย
๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภย
๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗๲๿ภ๪অ๗๹ภ๥๙ภ ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๴๗ᆸภ๥๨ᆸ๧ภ๥๙ภ๴‫ك‬๹ภ๬ภ๿ ৄภ๗ᆩภ
๪ೆຉภ๪๲๗ย
3. ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๥๗ᆸภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ᆧ๙ภುຉ๙ภ๴‫ډ‬๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ
๼ᆩ๧ย
4. ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภகภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๴๗๧ภ๥๪๙ภ๕๒ ଳ๷ภ๵ᆸ๙๹ภű๿ภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪๳ຉภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๥ᆮภৄภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩภகภ ధ๧ภ๤๪๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย๖๒ ๮๥ภ๴๜๷ภ๤๪๹ภ๷๬ภ˚๿ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๪೫๧ภ๥๙ภ ๮๥ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๴ࡳ๷ภ๖๙ภৄภ
๗๲๿ภ๪অ๗๹ภ๥๙ภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩย
๗๒๤ᆸ๧ภುງ๥ภ๪୑๗ภ๥߸๥ภ๬๖ᆸภ๛๹ภৄภ ๗๲๿ภ๪অ๗๹ภ๥๙ภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ
๧ᆩย๙๒๤ᆸ๧ภುງ๥ภ๥๙ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภುຉ๙ภ๷๬ภக๗๹ภ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภ๷๹ภ๴๛ᆧภৄภ๪୶๬ภ๧ᆩภ
๥๙ภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩย
๚๒๪୑๗ภ๥߸๥ภ๴ࡳ๷ภ๖๙ภ๥๙ภ ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภ๴‫ډ‬๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภৄภ๗ᆩภ ๛ᆸ๗ภ๤๬๹ภഖຉ๥ภ
๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ๬๝๬ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ๩๧ภˠຉ๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
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f)

promote quality and standardization;g)oversee the implementation of the regional andh)carry out such other mandate related tointernational trade agreement related to standards
and technical barriers to trade; andstandardization and quality control including
monitoring as may be assigned by the Royal
government.

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; andd)not more than 5 members appointed by the
Chairperson representing industry, scientific andresearch institutions, consumer interests andother interests who shall possess knowledge ofstandards or other matters likely to be assistanceto the Bureau in the performance of its functions
under this Act.

Bhutan Standards Act 20104๛๒଱ภഏ๹ภ๥๙ภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๗ᆸ๙ภഗງ๷ภ๗๣๙ภ๧ᆩย๜๒ ๮ᇍ๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภகภ ๤๪๹ภᆧ๿๗ภ๥๙ภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪ᆧภ๛๥ภű๿ภೆຉᆧภ க๙ภࡲຉ๗๹ภ๥๙ภ ଳ๷ภഓ๿๴๿ภ๮ᇍ๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๛ᆩ๙๹ภ๵ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภகภ ௟ภ୑ຉ๗ภ
๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย๝๒ ଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๴๗๧ภ๖๗ภ๗๧๙ภ๬๿ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ௟ภ୑ຉ๗ภ๪୶๿๹ภ๨๴๿ภ
๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪๳ຉภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ଱ภഏ๹ภ๮๥ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๪๴๿ภ ๴๗๧ภ๥๪๙ภ๗๲๧ภৄภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩย

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5. ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๴๥ᆩภகภ๗๸๬ภ๗๹๷ภ˚๿ภ๴‫ك‬๹ภ๬๿ภৄภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๥๗ᆸภ
๕๒Ȳ๿ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๴๥ᆩภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๵ᆸ๥ภధ๧ภ๖๗ภ๗ᆩภࣧຉ๧ภ๨ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๥๗ᆸ๨ภ๼ᆩ๧ย๖๒ ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๵ᆸ๥ภధ๧ภ๖๗ภ๹ᆸภ๹ᆸภ๷๹ภ ๬๥ᆸภ๛ᆮ๧ภ๥๙ภ๴‫ۑ‬ภ๬๝๬ภ˚๿ภ๗ᆸภ๗๧๹ภ ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๬๿๴๬ภ๥ᆮภ๷๹ภ๬๤ᆸภ๪๴๿ภ๴‫ك‬๹ภ๬๿ภᆧງภ๥๗ᆸ๨ภ๼ᆩ๧ย
๗๒ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๴๗ᆸภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๥ᆮภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๴‫ك‬๹ภ๬๿๴๿ภ‫ې‬๙ภ๛ᆮ๧ภ๥๙ภย๙๒ Ȳ๿ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ˚๿๹ภ๪๳ຉภ˛ภ๥๙ภ๮๧ภᆧ๿๗ภ๥๙ภ๲๿๪ภ๴๮ᇍ๷ภ๗অ๗ภഁງภ๥๙ภ
๴๥ᆸ๥ภ๚๧ภതງภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๬๿ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภű๿ภೆຉᆧภ๷๹ภ๸ᆮ๹ภ๥๗ᆸภ๬๧ᆸภ
๬๿ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๴๥ᆩภகภ๗ภ๚ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๤๥ภ๷๹ภ๴๪๥ภଥ๙ภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๴ຉ๗ภகภஔภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ ๴‫ك‬๹ภ๬๿ภ ฺ ๷๹ภ๬ภధ๗ภ๨๴๿ภ
๗๥๬ภ๴‫ك‬ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภৄย
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The term of office and the service conditions of themembers shall be such as may be prescribed in therules and regulations.

7. The Royal Civil Service Commission shall by public
notice, appoint a person suitably qualified, scientificallyand technically, as the Head of the Bureau who shall be
the Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau, subject tothe general superintendence of the Bureau.
8. The terms and conditions of service of the Head andemployees of the Bureau shall be such as may beprescribed 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 bedelegated to it by the Board.
10. The Bureau may appoint or hire on contract suchofficers and staff of the Bureau as the Bureau may deem
necessary for the proper performance of the functionsof the Bureau under Civil Service Act of Bhutan.

Bhutan Standards Act 20105

6. ๴‫ك‬๹ภ๬๿ภৄภ๗ᆩภ๵ᆩ๗ภ๮๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ૱๧ภ๥๙ภ๷๹ภ๗๵ᆸ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮ᇇ๗ภৄภ๪๚๴ภ
๵ᆩ๗ภ๥๙ภ೏๿๗๹ภ๗๲๿ภ๧๙ภ๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ௟ᆧภ‫ډ‬ภ๼ᆩ๧ย
7. ଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภ๲๿ภ๗๵ᆸ๗ภధ๧ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภű๿๹ภ๬๿ภ๬๙ภ๗๹๷ภ๪೏๗๹ภű๿ภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ๮๧ภ
ᆧ๿๗ภ๥๙ภ๴ࡳ๷ภᆧ๿๗ภ๧๙ภகภ ๴ຉ๹ภ௦๧ภ˚๿ภ๸ᆮ๹ภ๵ᆸ๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๴๗ᆸภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภതງภ ๪ೆຉภ๪๲๗ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ๥ᆮภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภഓ๿ᆧภ๪๣๙ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ
Ȭ๪ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภȬ๪ภ๗๭ᇍภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๴๗ᆸภ๥๨ᆸ๧ภ๼ᆩ๧ย
8. ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๴๗ᆸภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ˚๿ภ ๵ᆩ๗ภ๮๙ภ๗๧๹ภ૱๧ภ๥๙ภ ๷๹ภ๗๵ᆸ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ
๮ᇇ๗ภৄภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๲๿ภ๗๵ᆸ๗ภ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ ๚๧ภ๬๴๿ภ๧๙๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ௟ᆧภ
‫ډ‬ภ๼ᆩ๧ย
9. ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๴๗ᆸภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ˚๿๹ภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภű๿๹ภഖຉ๥ภ๬๿ภ ๥๪๙ภ๮๥ภ
๥๙ภ๷๹ภ๴๗๧ภৄภ๪ೲᆧภഓຉ๥ภ๥๙ภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๥๗ᆸย
10. ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๷๹ภ๴๗๧ภৄภ ৄ๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภതງภ๴˟๪ภ๧ᆩภகภ ๬๖ᆸภ๪ᆧภ೘๬ภ๨๴๿ภ
๴๗ᆸภ๥๨ᆸ๧ภ๥๙ภ ๷๹ภࣟງ๥๨ภৄภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๲๿ภ๗๵ᆸ๗ภ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภű๿ภ๥๗ᆸ๙๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ
௟ᆧภ ๪ೆຉภ๪๲๗ภ๴๪๥ภ๛ᆸ๗ภ๨ภ๬ภ๮๥ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๖๗ภ๴๪๗ภ๤ᆸ๗ภகภ๪অ๗๹ภ
๛ᆸ๗ย
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CHAPTER – III
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD
Powers and Functions of the Board
11.

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 thepower to:a)frame policies and directives on standardizationand conformity assessment for promotion ofquality and international competitiveness ofgoods and services;b)establish, publish and promote in such manneras 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 ofarticles or processes;

Bhutan Standards Act 20106๷ᆮ્ภุ๨ย
๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๮๗ᇍ ๹ภű๿ภ๥๪๙ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ๷๹ภ๴๗๧ภৄย
๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๮๗ᇍ ๹ภű๿ภ๥๪๙ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ๷๹ภ๴๗๧ภৄย
11. ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๴ຉ๗ภகภഖຉ๥ภ๬๿ภ
๥๪๙ภ๮๥ภৄภ ๪ೲᆧภഓຉ๥ภű๿ภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ ๷๹ภ๴๗๧ภৄภ๴˟๪ภ๥๗ᆸ๨ภ๥๙ภధ๗ภ๨ᆧภ ‫ډ‬ภ๥๪๙ภ๮๥ภৄภ๗ᆩภˠ๙๹ภಸภৄ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๥๪๙ภ๮๥ภ๴๥ᆩภ๵๙ภ๕๒ ๚ภ๛๹ภ๥๙ภ ๷๹ภ๗๵ᆸ๗ภৄภ๗ᆩภ ଱ภഏ๹ภ๥๙ภ ଳ๷ภഓ๿๴๿ภ๧๙ภ๥ᆸภ๴ˠ๧ภ
๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ ๵ᆧภ‫ۑ‬๗ภ๗๣๙ภ๤๪๹ภகภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪๳ຉภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๥ࣟງภ๲๿๪ภű๿ภഽ๿๥ภࣛ๹ภ๥๙ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภଳภৄภ๪୶๬ภ๧ᆩย๖๒ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๥๙ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภೆຉᆧภ ๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ ๷๬ภக๗๹ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ ๴ࡳ๷ภᆧ๿๗ภ๗ᆩภȬ๥ภୣ๬ภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภୣ๬ภ๗๲๗ภৄภ๗๲๿ภ๪অ๗๹ภ๥๙ภ๥ᆮ๪ภ๪ೂ๧ภ๥ᆧภ Ȭ๪ภ๗๣๙ภ๧ᆩย๗๒ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๥๙ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภৄภ๗ᆩภೆຉᆧภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪๳ຉภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ
๥๗ᆸ๹ภ๬๖ᆸภࣛ๙ภೆ๪๹ภ ๬๖๹ภ๬๛ᆸ๗ภৄภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๷๹ภࣟງ๥ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ
ϭ๙ภৄภ๜ᆩภ๥๗ᆸ๹ภ๗๲๿ภ๪অ๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
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d)undertake testing and research for the formulationof Bhutan Standards in the interest of consumers
and manufacturers;e)formulate policy for compulsory enforcementsof Bhutan Standards;f)inspect and control the manufacturing plants,
processes and quality control facilities ofcompanies 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 BhutanStandards, except where the standards as perwhich 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 BhutanStandards where ever such conformance is so
required;

Bhutan Standards Act 20107๙๒ ๝ᆸภഓຉ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ๥๙ภ ๪๳ຉภ๪ೂ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿๴๿ภ๬๤๴ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ
๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภৄภ ๪๳ຉภ๤๪๹ภகภ ๪୑๗ภ๥߸๥ภ๥๙ภ ๲๿๪ภ๴๮ᇍ๷ภৄภ ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
๚๒๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภৄภ ๙ᆮ๹ภ๨ᆧภ‫ډ‬ภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๥๗ᆸภ๨๴๿ภ ഽ๿๥ภ ࣛ๹ภ๪୶๬ภ๧ᆩย๛๒ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๥๗ᆸภ๬๿ภ ๮ᇍ๙ภഁງภ๖๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๪๳ຉภ๪ೂ๧ภ
๴ࡳ๷ภ๖๙ภ๥๙ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ ଱ภഏ๹ภ๮๥ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ˚๿ภ ๬๖ᆸภ๛๹ภৄภகภ ๲๿๪ภ๥߸๥ภ๥๙ภ๥๬ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย๜๒ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๷๹ภ๬๤ᆸภ๪๴๿ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๤ᆸ๗ภகภ๪๳ຉภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ
๤ᆸ๧ภುງ๥ภৄภ๬ภ๗๣ᆸ๗๹ภ๨๴๿ภ ๗๲๧ภ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๙ᆮ๹ภ๬๖ᆸ๴๿ภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ
๥๙ภ๬ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๬๿ภ ๤ᆸ๧ภುງ๥ภৄภ ๴࣡๗ภகภ๪๭ᇍ๙ภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๧๙ภ ๴‫ۑ‬ງ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ๷๹ภ๪๕๗ภ๥๬ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย๝๒ ๗ภ๣ᆮภ๥๗ᆸ๹ภ๬๖ᆸภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๹ᆧภ ๤ᆸ๧ภುງ๥ภ๥๙ภ ๲๪๹ภ๣ᆸ๗ภৄภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ
๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๬ງ๥ภ ๲๿๪ภ๥߸๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ
கภ๹ภ๖ᆸ๙๹ภ๥๙ภ๮ᇍ๙ภ๖๙ภ๴ࡳ๷ภ๖๙ภ๬๯ᇍ๥ภ๖๙ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๥ᆮภ๪઩๬ภ˚๿ภ๹ภ๗๧๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๧๙ภ๲๿๪ภ๥߸๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
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i)specify a Standard Mark to be called the BhutanStandards 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 orprocess 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 accreditationof 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 20108๣๒ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภ˚๿ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๳ງᆧภി๪ภ๬๿ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภ
୑๗๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ๗๹๷ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภகภ ௟ภ୑ຉ๗ภ
๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ ๥ᆮภ๷๹ภ๪๚๴Ȳ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ Ȳ๿๬๹ภக๗๹ภ๗๲๧ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ ๴࣡๗ภ๧๙ภ๴๖ᆸ๥ภű๿ภ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ
๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ˚๿ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๥๗ᆸ๨ภ
๵๙ภ๧ภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภࡲ๿ภ๖ภ๷๹ภ ๴࣡๗ภகภ๴๪๗ภ๴ຉ๙ภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ ᆧງภ๴‫ډ‬๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภৄภ ๪๚๴ภ๵ᆩ๗ภ๧๙ภகภ ๗๹๷ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ
๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภகภ ๪௟ภ୑ຉ๗ภ๥๙ภ๲๿๪ภ๥߸๥ภଫ๪ภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ๥๪๙ภ๮๥ภࣟ๿๧ภ๧ᆩย
๤๒ ๷๹ภഁງภৄภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๴࣡๗ภ๧๙ภ๴๖ᆸ๥ภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๬๿ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ଳ๷ภ๖๪ภ๗๲๧ภகภ ഖຉ๥ภ๬๿ภৄภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๥๙ภ ๬๙ᆸ๧ภ๗๹๷ภ ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภৄภ๗ᆩภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๥๬ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
๥๒ ଳ๷ภ๖๪ภ๧๙ภ๗ᆩภ ๮๧ภᆧ๿๗ภ๪୑๗ภ๥߸๥ภ๖๙ภ๙ᆸ๹ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ
๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภ๴‫ډ‬๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภৄภகภ ๛ภ๴๜ᆸ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๙ภ๪ภഖຉ๥ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๬๝๬ภ ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩภகภ๩๧ภˠຉ๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
๧๒ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ˚๿ภ ๥ࣟງภ๲๿๪ภű๿ภࣟภᆧ๿๬ภ ๗๲๿ภ๪অ๗๹ภ
๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๥ᆮภ๪઩๬ภ˚๿ภ๤๪๹ภ๷๬ภৄภ๗ᆩภ ๬๝๬ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ
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¸mutual agreements with country(ies) andorganizations outside Bhutan on this matter;m)establish testing laboratories for quality control
of articles and processes and to check theirconformance to Bhutan Standards or any otherstandards;n)establish and maintain metrological referrallaboratory for providing calibration services
for weights and measuring devices and forbasic instruments/equipment used by testinglaboratories in Bhutan, and carry out monitoringof weights and measures as may be prescribed;o)grant, renew, suspend or cancel a license forthe use of the Standard Mark subject to suchconditions and on payment of such fees as may
be determined by regulations;

Bhutan Standards Act 20109๥ᆮภ๷๹ภ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภࡲ๿ภ๖๴๿ภ ଳ๷ภ๖๪ภ๥๙ภ ๷๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภৄภ๥๙ภ๗๚ᆩ๗ภ ๖ᆧภ๗๧๥ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภೆຉᆧภ๩๧ภৄ๧ภ๬ຉ๹ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๪๳ຉภ๧ᆩย
๨๒ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๥๙ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภৄภ๗ᆩภ ଱ภഏ๹ภ๮๥ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ˚๿ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๮๧ภᆧ๿๗ภ๪୑๗ภ๥߸๥ภ๖๙ภৄภ ๗๲๿ภ๪অ๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๥ᆮภৄภ๗ᆩ๹ภ
๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๗๲๧ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๥๙ภ ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ˚๿ภ๲๿๪ภ๥߸๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย๩๒ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๮๧ภᆧ๿๗ภ๪୑๗ภ๥߸๥ภ๖๙ภৄภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๬๿ภ
஽๿๥ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ๮๥ภ๴๜๷ภ๬๖ᆸภ๛๹ภ๥๙ภ ๗๲๿ภ୑ງ๧ภ๷๗ภ๛๹ภஔภ๛๹ภ
ৄภ๗ᆩภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ๮๥ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภű๿ภ๲๪๹ภ๣ᆸ๗ภࣟ๿๧ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ๮๥ภ๴๜๷ภ๤๪๹ภ๷๬ภ˚๿ภ ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๪೫๧ภ๪୑๗ภ๥߸๥ภ๖๙ภ ๗๲๿ภ๪অ๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๥ᆮภ
଱๧ภುຉ๙ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ ஽๿๥ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ ๮๥ภ๴๜๷ภৄภகภ௟ภ୑ຉ๗ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
๪๒ ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿ภ๧๙ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮ᇇ๗ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๴‫ك‬๹ภᆧ๿๗๹ภৄภ
ഖຉ๥ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ
๛ᆸ๗ภ๤๬๹ภ๗๧๙ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๪ುᆧภ๗๹ᆸภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ ๴ࡴ๷ภ๪๕๗ภ๴๪๥ภ
๧ᆩภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๛ภ๬ງ๥ภ๗๣๙ภ๧ᆩย
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p)make such inspection and take such samples ofany material or substance as may be necessary to
see whether any article or process in relation towhich 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 suchas ISO, IEC ,SARSO and APLAC to formulate
national view on issues affecting national
interest;r)oversee implementation ofregional andinternational trade agreement provisions related
to standards including operation of TBT National
Enquiry Point;s)recognize any institution in Bhutan or outsidewhich is engaged in the standardization of
any article or process and recognize standards

Bhutan Standards Act 201010

๬๒ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๬๿ภৄภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ
๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๬ງ๥ภ๪௟ภ๥๗ᆸ๨ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๹ᆧภ๵๙ภ๧ภ
๛ᆸ๗ภ๤๬ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๬ภ๬ງ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภৄ๷ภ๬๿๧ภ˚๿ภ೐ຉภ๷๹ภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๹ᆧภ๲๿๪ภ
๥߸๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ଱ภ୻๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ ๥๨ᆮภ ๮๥ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๧ᆩย
๭๒ ๴࣡๗ภଳ๷ภű๿ภ๬๤๴ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๩๧ภ๗๧ᆸ๥ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๗๧๥ภ๥ᆸ๧ภৄภ๗ᆩภ
ೆຉᆧภ ଳ๷ภ๵ᆸ๙๹ภ๪๹๬ภ๴๛ᆧภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ೏๿๗ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภகภ ଳ๷ภഓ๿ภ๥๙ภ
க๙ภࡲຉ๗๹ภ๧๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪๳ຉภ๬๿ภ๥๙ภ๛ภ๴๜ᆸ๗ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ๴‫ډ‬๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๥๨ᆮᆧภ๧ภ๼๴๿ภ๼ᆮ๹ᆩภ๼ᆸภ๥๙ภ๼๴๿ภ๼ᆩภ๹ᆩภ๼ᆮ๹ᆩภ๼ᆮภ๼ᆧภ๼ᆮ๹ᆩภ ๼ᆸภ๼ᆮภ๨ᆩภ๼ᆮ๷ภ๼ᆮภ๹ᆩภৄภ๧๙ภ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ಻ภ๮๪ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
๮๒ ๮ᇍ๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภகภ ๤๪๹ภᆧ๿๗ภ๪ᆧภ๛๥ภű๿ภ ଳ๷ภ๵ᆸ๙๹ภ‫ۑ‬๿ภ๥߸๥ภ๹ภ
๮ᇇ๗๹ภ ๪ೲᆧภഓຉ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ๪୶๿๹ภ๨๴๿ภ க๙ภࡲຉ๗๹ภ๥๙ภଳ๷ภഓ๿๴๿ภ
๮ᇍ๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๛ᆩ๙๹ภ๵ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๤๪๹ภᆧ๿๗ภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๪๴๿ภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪ᆧภ ๛๥ภű๿ภ๥๗ᆸ๙๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภৄภ๗ᆩภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภகภ௟ภ୑ຉ๗ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
๯๒ ๴࣡๗ภ๧๙ภ๴๖ᆸ๥ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ࡲ๿ภ๖ᆧภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ
๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪๳ຉภ๧ᆩภகภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๗๣ᆸ๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ๗অ๗ภ¿ºaSôÏC-Cˆ-CPg-VO-SEa-BôˆTg- ¡º¿º EP-T®

prepared by them as Bhutan Standards, in suchmanner as may be prescribed ;t)seek recognition of the Bureau and of the BhutanStandards outside Bhutan on such terms andconditions as may be mutually agreed upon by
the Bureau with any corresponding institution ororganization 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 orcodes of practice;w)

assist any manufacturer or association of
manufacturers or consumers engaged instandardization and in the improvement of
the quality of any article or process or in

Bhutan Standards Act 201011ഁງภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๙ᆸ๹ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๷๬ภக๗๹ภ๤ᆸ๗ภகภ ๖ᆸ๙ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๪๳ຉภ๬๿ภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภৄภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ തງภ๙ᆸ๹ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย๱๒  ଳ๷ภ๖๪ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๧๙ภ ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๗অ๗ภഁງภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ
๮ᇍ๗๹ภഁງภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๥๙ภ๗๚ᆩ๗ภ๖ᆧภ ๷๹ภഁງภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๩๧ภৄ๧ภ๬ຉ๹ภ
๬‫ك‬๧ภࣛ๙ภ๪๴๿ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮ᇇ๗ภৄภ๗ᆩภ๤ᆸ๗ภகภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภࡲ๿ภ๖ᆧภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๴๥ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภৄภகภ ๙ᆸ๹ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๴ࣛ๙ภ๤๪๹ภ ๪೏๿๗ภ๧ᆩย๲๒ ଳ๷ภഓ๿ภ๥๙ภ க๙ภࡲຉ๗๹ภű๿ภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ଳ๷ภ๵ᆸ๙๹ภ๗๧๹ภ ๮๥ภ๗๲๧ภৄภகภ๪୶๿ภ๪¨ᆧภ๥๙ภ๙ᆸ๹ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
๳๒ଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๹ภ๗๧๹ภű๿ภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๬๿ภ๬๙ภ๴‫ډ‬๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๗๲๧ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ๗๲๧ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ Ȭ๥ภୣ๬ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภୣ๬ภ๗๲๗ภ ˠภ೏๿๗ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩ๴๬ภ ๪୶๬ภ ๧ᆩภ๧๙ภகภˠຉ๗๹ภᆧ๬ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
๴๒ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๥๙ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪๳ຉภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ˚๿ภഏ๹ภ๮๥ภ๷ᆮ๗๹ภ๪๚ᆸ๹ภ๗๣๙ภ๧ᆩภ๵๙ภ๧ภ ଱ภഏ๹ภ๮๥ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ˚๿ภ๷๹ภᆧ๿๗๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ภᆩ
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the implementation of any quality control
activities;x)

provide for the testing at the request and on
behalf of the Royal Government, of locallymanufactured and imported commodities with aview 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 forthe operation of Standards Mark Scheme in othercountries, inspection and testing of articles andsuch 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 201012๧๙ภ ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๗๣ᆸ๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ ๪๳ຉภ๪ೂ๧ภ๨ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภ๪ೂ๧ภ
๨๴๿ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๝ᆸภഓຉ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ ˠຉ๗๹ภ ᆧ๬ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
๵๒ ઈภ๪಻๷ภ˚๿ภ๤ᆸ๗ภகภ ଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩภ಻ภ๮๪ภതງภ  ଳ๷ภ๖๪ภ๧๙ภ๴๖ᆸ๥ภகภ ๪๳ຉภ๪ೂ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ๥๙ภ ๧๙ภ๴‫ۑ‬ງ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ๬๖ᆸภ๛๹ภৄภ
๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ଱ภഏ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๴ˠງ๷ภ๪๸๥ภű๿ภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๪๴๿ภȲ๿๬๹ภக๗๹ภ๗๲๧ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ
๥๗ᆸ๙๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภৄภ๥๙ภ ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๬ງ๥ภ ๪௟ภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๪୑๗ภ๥߸๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
ᆧ๒ ๴࣡๗ภ๧๙ภ๴๖ᆸ๥ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภࡲ๿ภ๖ᆧภ ଳ๪ภ๖๪ภ๗๲๧ภৄภ๧๙ภ
๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๷๹ภ๴๛ᆧภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๥๙ภ ๥ᆮภ๪઩๬ภ˚๿ภ๗๧๥ภ๥ᆸ๧ภৄภ๗ᆩภ ๲๿๪ภ๥߸๥ภ๥๙ภ๪୑๗ภ๥߸๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภகภ๙ᆸภ๮๪ภ๪ೆຉภ๪๲๗ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
๷๒ଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩภˠຉ๹ภ๪೫๧ภ๤ᆸ๗ภ ๴࣡๗ภ๧๙ภ๴๖ᆸ๥ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ࡲ๿ภ๖ᆧภ
๵๧ภ๷๗ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๵ᆩ๗ภ๮๙ภ ๙ᆸภ๮๪ภ๷๹ภഁງภৄภ ๗๲๿ภ๪অ๗๹ภ
๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩย
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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 througheducation programs and training courses; andcc)

perform such other related functions as may beprescribed by the Royal Government.

12. In the exercise of its functions under this section,
the Bureau shall maintain, so far as practicable, asystem of close consultation and cooperation withany 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 thissection in accordance with, and subject to, suchrules and regulations as may be made by the Royal
Government.
14. Subject to any regulations made in this behalf, theBhutan Standards Act 201013

๕๕๒ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ‫ك‬๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๬ງ๥ภ๥ࣟງภ๲๿๪ภ๥๙ภ ๮๥ภ๴๜๷ภ
๤๪๹ภ๷๬ภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๪๴๿ภ ๗๧๥ภ๥ᆸ๧ภৄภ๗ᆩภೆຉᆧภ๷๹ภ ๥๨ᆮภ
๥ᆮ๪ภ๥๙ภధ๗ภ๛๹ภ๗๲๧ภৄภ๗ᆩภ๥๨ᆮภ๬๯ᇍ๥ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ๪অ๗ภ๧ᆩย
๖๖๒ ๸ᆮ๹ภ๵ᆸ๧ภ๷๹ภᆧ๿๬ภ๥๙ภ ഠຉ๙ภ๪୛ᆧภৄภ๗ᆩภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ
๥๙ภ ๮๥ภ๴๜๷ภ๤๪๹ภ๷๬ภ ๪୑๗ภ๥߸๥ภ ଱ภഏ๹ภű๿ภೆຉᆧภ๷๹ภ
๪୛ภ๥ᆸ๧ภഗງ๷ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ๗ᆸภ๪୛ภഖຉ๥ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภย
๗๗๒ ๗๲๧ภ๵๙ภ ଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๷๹ภ ๴๗๧ภৄภ๴˟๪ภ๧ᆩย
12. ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๷๹ภ๴๗๧ภৄภ ๪ೲᆧภഓຉ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภகภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๗ภ๥ᆮภৄ๗๹ภ
ৄ๗๹ภ ๪๳ຉภ˛ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๮ᇍ๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ˚๿ภ ഓ๿ᆧภ๪๣๙ภ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๥๙ภ ๲๪๹ภ๣ᆸ๗ภ
ৄภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๪๴๿ภ ೲ๙๹ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ˚๿ภ๷๹ภ๴๗๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๷๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๙ᆸภ๮๪ภ
๷๹ภഁງภ๵๙ภ๧ภଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๗๲๿ภ๪অ๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ๴‫ډ‬๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๗๙ภ
ଥ๙ภ๥๙ภ๗๚ᆩ๗ภ๖ᆧภ ˠຉ๹ภ๪೫๧ภ๥๬ภ๳๪ภ๥๙ภ ๬๝๬ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ˚๿ภ๷๬ภக๗๹ภ
๚ᆩ๗ภ଱๧ภುຉ๙ภ๴๤๪ภ๥๗ᆸย
13. ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๷๹ภ๴๗๧ภৄภ ଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๪๳ຉภ๗๧๙ภ๬๿ภ ๪๚๴ภ๵ᆩ๗ภ ๥๙ภ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿ภৄภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ˚๿ภ೐ຉภ๷๹ภ๴˟๪ภ๥๗ᆸย
14. ๗๧๥ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ๪๳ຉภ๬๿ภ ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ
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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
License15. The Board may, by order, grant, renew, suspend orcancel 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 ofsuch 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 201014๗ᆩ๹ภ ‫ډ‬๹ภ๥๙ภ‫ډ‬๹ภಸภ ๥๗ᆸ๹ภ๬๖ᆸภ๧๬ภ๴ࣛ๙๬ภ๥๙ภ๪೫๧ภ ๷๹ภ๴๗๧ภৄภ
஺ຉ๗๹ภ˟๪ภ๚๧ภതງภ ๴˟๪ภ๧ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๪ി๪ภೲຉ๧ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภϭ๙ภ എภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภৄภ
๗๲๿ภ๪অ๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๛ᆸ๗ย
๷ᆮ્ภู๨ย
๛ᆸ๗ภ๤๬ย

๛ᆸ๗ภ๤๬ย
15. ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๗๣๧ภ๴๖ᆮ๷ภ๪๳ຉภ๬๿ภ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿๴๿ภ ๷๬ภக๗๹ภ
ৄภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๪๕๴ภଳ๴๿ภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ
๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ๛ᆸ๗ภ๤๬๹ภ๗๧๙ภ๧ᆩภ ๪ುᆧภ๗๹ᆸภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ ๴ࡴ๷ภ๪๕๗ภ
๴๪๥ภ ๧ᆩภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๛ภ๬ງ๥ภ๗๣๙ภ๧ᆩภৄภ๴๪๥ภ๛ᆸ๗ย
16. ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภ ึฺ ๨๴๿ภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ ๛ᆸ๗ภ๤๬ภ๗๧๙ภ๧ᆩ๴๬ภ ๪ುᆧภ๗๹ᆸภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภৄภ
๗๣๧ภ๴๖ᆮ๷ภ๪๳ຉภ๬๿ภ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿๴๿ภ๗๧๹ภ๮ᇇ๗ภৄภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ๴‫ك‬๹ภᆧ๿๗๹ภৄภ
ഖຉ๥ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ˚๿ภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๥๗ᆸย
17. ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภ ึฺ๥๙ภ ึ฻๨๴๿ภ๴ຉ๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๪๕๴ภଳภ๥ᆮภகภ ๖ᆮภ଴๥ภ๬ภ๪‫נ‬๪ภ๬๿ภ
๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿ภ๧๙ภ ๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ ‫ډ‬๹ภ૱๧ภ˚๿ภ๧๙ภ๴๖ᆸ๥ภகภ๪๳ຉภ˛ภ๥๙ภ ๮๧ภᆧ๿๗ภ ๲๿๪ภ๴๮ᇍ๷ภ๗অ๗ภഁງภ ๝ᆸภഓຉ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿๴๿ภ๬๤๴ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ
Ȳ๿๬๹ภக๗๹ภ๥๙ภ ๗๲๧ภ๬๤๴ภ๥ᆸ๧ภৄภ๗ᆩภ಻ภ๮๪ภ Ȳ๿ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ˚๿๹ภ๪ೆຉภ๪๲๗ภ
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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 sufficientcause for not preferring the appeal within the prescribedperiod.
19. Every appeal made under section 17 shall be made insuch form and shall be accompanied by a copy of theorder appealed against and by such fees as may beprescribed.
20. The procedure for disposing of an appeal shall be suchas may be prescribed in the regulations:
Provided that before disposing of an appeal, theappellant shall be given a reasonable opportunity of
being heard.

Bhutan Standards Act 201015

๗๧๙ภ๬๿ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ ๗๲๧ภ๩๧ภ๤ᆸ๗๹ภ๴ຉ๹ภ๨๴๿ภ ๸ᆮ๹ภ๵ᆸ๧ภ๚๧ภ˚๿ภ ๙ᆸภ๮๪ภ๴‫ك‬๹ภ๬๿ภৄภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๬๤ᆸภ๗‫נ‬๗๹ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๮๗ᇍ ๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ ๬๤ᆸภ๗‫נ‬๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ ๛ᆸ๗ย
18. ๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ ‫ډ‬๹ภ૱๧ภ୻ຉ๗๹ภ๲๿๧๬ภ๷๹ภ ๬๤ᆸภ๗‫נ‬๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภகภ ๛ภ๗๧๹ภ๬๿ภ๴๪๥ย ๼ᆩ๧ภଥ๙ภ ๬๤ᆸภ๗‫נ‬๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๗๹๷ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ
๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ‫ډ‬๹ภ૱๧ภ˚๿ภ๧๙ภ๴๖ᆸ๥ภகภ๬๤ᆸภ๗‫נ‬๗๹ภ๬ภ๴๪๥ภ๪๴๿ภ๵ᆩ๥ภ๛ᆮ๹ภű๿ภ଱ภ๬๮๧ภ๷๙๬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภகภ ๬๤ᆸภ๗‫נ‬๗๹ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภű๿๹ภ ๵ᆩ๥ภ๛ᆮ๹ภ
๴‫ۑ‬ຉ๙๹ภৄ๗๹ภ๨ภ๚ᆩ๧ภ ๗๹๷ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ ‫ډ‬๹ภ૱๧ภ୻ຉ๗๹ภ๲๿๧๬ภ๷๹ภ
๵๙ภ ๬๤ᆸภ๗‫נ‬๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๛ᆸ๗ย
19. ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภึ฼๨๴๿ภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ๬๤ᆸภ๗‫נ‬๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภৄภ๗ภᆧภ๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ ๷๬ภக๗๹ภű๿ภ๤ᆸ๗ภகภ ๖ᆮภ଴๥ภ๬ภ๪‫נ‬๪ภ๨๴๿ภ๪๕๴ภଳภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๴‫ۑ‬ภ๪య๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๥๙ภ๪๚๹ภ ๴‫ك‬๹ภᆧ๿๗๹ภৄภഖຉ๥ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ˚๿ภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๥๗ᆸย
20. ๬๤ᆸภ๗‫נ‬๗๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ๬В๗ภ๪೺ภ๗๣๙ภ๤๙๹ภ๥ᆮภ๵๙ภ ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿ภ๧๙ภ๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ ࣟภ೐ຉ๴๿ภ๷๬ภக๗๹ภ௟ᆧภ‫ډ‬ภ๴๪๥ภ๥๗ᆸย ๼ᆩ๧ภଥ๙ภ ๬๤ᆸภ๗‫נ‬๗๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ๬В๗ภ๪೺ภ๬ภ๗๣๙ภ๨๴๿ภ๻ງภ๬ᆧภ ๬๤ᆸภ๗‫נ‬๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ๥ᆮภகภ ೘๧ภ๗๹๧ภ˚๿ภ๴ຉ๹ภ௦๧ภ๗ᆸภೆ๪๹ภ๴ࣟ๿๧ภ๥๗ᆸย
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CHAPTER - V
FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
Finance21.		 The funds of the Bureau shall consist of all fees,
charges and moneys received or recovered under theprovisions of this Act or the regulations by or on behalfof 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, andwith 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 effectthereto.

b)

payment for meeting the expenses on objects andfor purposes authorized by this Act.

Accounts
23. The Bureau shall maintain proper books of accountand other books and records in relation to the funds,
and to all the undertakings, activities and property of
Bhutan Standards Act 201016๷ᆮ્ภฺ๨ย
๥̣๷ภ๥๙ภ୶๿๹ภȲภ୶๿๹ภ๲๪๿ ย๥̣๷ย
21. ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๬ภ๥̣๷ภ˚๿ภˠ๙๹ภಸภ ๴‫ك‬๹ภᆧ๿๗๹ภ๥๙ภ ˣภ๴‫ك‬๹ภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿๴๿ภ๥๗ᆸ๙๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ๤ᆸ๪ภ๬๿๴๬ภ
ിᆧภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ๥̣๷ภᆧ๿๗๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ઈ๙ภ๷๹ภ๗๧๙ภ๬๿ภ ๥̣๷ภ๥๙ภ ๬ภ୶๴๿ภ๴๛ᆧภ๥̣๷ภ๗๧๙ภഠ๿๧ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๪ು๿๧ภ๴˟๷ภৄภৄ๥๨ภ๼ᆩ๧ย
22. ๴๗ᆸภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ Ȳ๿ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๷๹ภ๗๧๙ภ๪ภઈภ๤๗ᆸ ภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๬ภ๥̣๷ภ๷๹ภ
๗๧๙ภ ๪ภഖຉ๥ภ๛ᆸ๗๨ภ๥ᆮภ๵๙ภ๕๒ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๧๙ภ๗ᆩภ ๷๹ภ๴๗๧ภৄภ๴˟๪ภ
ৄ๗๹ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๥ᆮภகภ๩๧ภ๤ᆸ๗๹ภű๿ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๝ᆮภ๪ᆧภ๬๖ᆸภ๪๴๿ภ ๥̣๷ภ˚๿ภᆧ๿๗๹ภഖຉ๥ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภย๖๒ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๗๧๙ภ๪ภഖຉ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๨ᆸภ๥๙ภ ๗๧๥ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ
ৄภ๗ᆩภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ๗๧๹ภ๬๿ภ๳๥ภˠຉ๧ภ˚๿ภ๥̣๷ภഖຉ๥ภ๧ᆩย
୶๿๹ภȲย
23. ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๥̣๷ภ˚๿ภ୶๿๹ภȲภ๥๙ภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๬ภ๥̣๷ภ๥๙ภ ๴๗๧ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ ๷๹ภᆧ๿๗๹ภ ଱ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๪๴๿ภ ୶๿๹ภ๥๙ภ‫ۑ‬๧ภ๤ᆸภ๗๲๧ภৄภ ৄ๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๪๲๗ภ๥๗ᆸ๨ภ๬ภ๮๥ภ ୶๿๹ภ๷ᆸภ๬В๗ภ๪೺ภ๲๿๧๬ภ๷๹ภ Ȳ๿ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ˚๿๹ภ¿…
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the Bureau and shall, within such period after the endof each financial year as the Chairperson shall specify,
prepare and submit statements of account as may benecessary 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 suchinformation 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 endof each financial year submit to the Chairperson anannual report on its activities including a balance sheet
Bhutan Standards Act 201017๗๹๷ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๗๧๙ภ๬๿ภ ‫ډ‬๹ภ๮ᇍ๥ภ๧๙ภ๴๖ᆸ๥ภ ˠภ೏๿๗ภ๪๳ຉภೲງภ ๷ᆸภ๥ᆮภ୻ຉ๗๹ภ
๬๮๬๹ภகภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ ๥̣๷ภ˚๿ภ๗๧๹ภೲ๙๹ภೲຉ๧ภ๧ᆩภகภ๬๖ᆸภ๪๴๿ภ ୶๿๹ภ Ȳภ๪๲๗ภ๥๗ᆸย
୶๿๹ภ๲๪๿ ย
24. ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ୶๿๹ภȲภৄภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๪๲๿๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ୶๿๹ภ๲๿๪ภ
๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๥ࣟງภ๲๿๪ภ๥๙ภ ୶๿๹ภ๲๿๪ภ๷ᆸภ๪ೲᆧภ๪๲๿๧ภ‫ډ‬ภ ೘๧ภઈภৄภ๴๪๥ภ๥๗ᆸยย
๷ᆮ્ภ฻๨ย
๗๧๥ภ๥ᆸ๧ภഎภ๮๗ᇍ ๹ย๪୛ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๥๙ภ๷ภᆸ ๪ೲᆧภ೘๧ภઈย
25. ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๷๹ภᆧ๿๗๹ภ๥๙ภ ๥̣๷ภ˚๿ภ๗๧๹ೲ๙๹ภೆຉᆧภ
๷๹ภ Ȳ๿ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภகภ๥๗ᆸ๹ภ๬๖ᆸภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๪୛ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๛ภ๬๝๬ภ‫ډ‬๹ภ๥๙ภ‫ډ‬๹ภಸภ࠘๷ภ ๥๗ᆸย
26. ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ୶๿๹ภ๷ᆸภ๬В๗ภ๪೺๱ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ๗ภ๥ᆮภ๬˚ຉ๗๹ภ๬˚ຉ๗๹ภ ๖ᆮภ˚ຉ๙ภ୶๿๹ภȲภ๥๙ภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๪๲๿๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภ୶๿๹ภ๲๿๪ภ๥๪๙ภ
๴๯ᇇ๧ภ˚๿ภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ ୶๿๹ภ๲๿๪ภ๴๪๥ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๴ຉ๙ภ๴๪๪ภ
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and a statement of income and expenditure audited inaccordance with Audit Act of Bhutan in force, andsuch 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 theapproval of the Bureau:a)any name which nearly resembles the name of the
Bureau so as to deceive or likely to deceive thepublic or which contains the expression “BhutanStandard” or any abbreviation thereof; orb)

any mark or trade mark in relation to any article
or process containing the expressions “BhutanStandard" or “Bhutan Standard Specification" or
any abbreviation of such expressions.

Bhutan Standards Act 201018

๥๙ภ ๳๥ภˠຉ๧ภ˚๿ภ๗๹๷ภ๪๸๥ภ ๥ᆮภ๷๹ภ Ȳ๿ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ˚๿๹ภ๥๗ᆸ๹ภ๬๖ᆸภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ
๥ᆮภ๪઩๬ภ˚๿ภ๗๧๥ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๗๲๧ภ๪୶๿๹ภ๨๴๿ภ๷๹ภഁງ๴๿ภ๷๹ภᆧ๿๗๹ภೆຉᆧภȲ๿ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภகภ ๷ᆸภ๪ೲᆧภ೘๧ภઈภ๚ᆩ๗ภ࠘๷ภ๥๗ᆸ๨ภ๥๙ภ ๥ᆮภ๪઩๬ภ˚๿ภ೘๧ภઈภ๥ᆮภ Ȳ๿ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ
˚๿๹ภഓ๿ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภகภ࠘๷ภ๥๗ᆸย
27. ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๷ᆸภ๪ೲᆧภ೘๧ภઈภ๥๨ᆮภ๪ೂ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๥๗ᆸย
๬๿๙ภ๮ᇍ๙ภ୑๗๹ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๷๗ภ๷๧ᆮ ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩภகภ๪๕๗ภ๛ย
28. ๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๗๧๥ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๥๙ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮ᇇ๗ภৄภ๗ᆩภ๤ᆸ๗ภகภ๬ภ๗๣ᆸ๗๹ภ ๥ᆮภ๬๿๧ภ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๙ภ๪ภ๬ງ๥ภ๨ᆧภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩภ๬ງ๥ภ๬๿ภ
๴๥ᆩภ๵๙ภ๕๒ ๬๿ภ๬๙ภகภ๬ɏภೆຉᆧภଫ๪ภ๨๴๬ภ ๬ɏภೆຉᆧภଫ๪ภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ๝ᆮ๧ภ๖ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ
๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๬๿๙ภ๥๙ภ ๻ภ๷๬ภ๛ภ๴‫ۑ‬ภ๪๴๿ภ๬๿๙ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ᅂ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ
๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภᅃ๳ງᆧภ๪๴๿ภ๗๹๷ภ๪ିຉ๥ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๪೺๹ภ๮ᇇ๗ภ๗๲๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ
๬๿ย๵๙ภ๧ย๖๒ ᅂ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภᅃ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ᅂ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภȬ๥ภୣ๬ภᅃ
๵๙ภ๧ภ๥ᆮภ๪઩๬ภ˚๿ภ๗๹๷ภ๪ିຉ๥ภৄภ๗ᆩภ๪೺๹ภ๮ᇇ๗ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ
๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภৄภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ
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29.

A person shall not use, in relation to any article orprocess, 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 orprocess 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; orb)register a trade mark or design which bears any
name or mark; or

Bhutan Standards Act 201019

29. ๛ᆸ๗ภ๤๬ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๤ᆸ๗ภகภ๬ภ๗๣ᆸ๗๹ภ ๥ᆮภ๬๿๧ภ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ
๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๪๥๗ภ๥๪๙ภ๬๿๙ภ๗๧๹ภ๧๙ภகภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ๮ᇍ๙ภ
୑๗๹ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๪๳ຉภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๧๙ภகภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๥ᆮภ
๥๙ภ๛ภ๴‫ۑ‬ภ๪๴๿ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩภ๬ງ๥ย

30. ๛ᆸ๗ภ๤๬ภ๗๧๙ภೲງภ๵ᆸ๥ภଥ๙ภ ๥ᆮภ๪઩๬ภ๬๴๿ภ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภৄภ
๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๧ภ๬ภ๗๣ᆸ๗๹ภ ๥ᆮภ๬๿๧ภ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๣ᆮภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ
๛ภ๴‫ۑ‬ภ๪๴๿ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩภ๬ງ๥ย

31. ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๪๲๿๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ Ȳ๿๬๹ภக๗๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๧๙ภ ๗ภ๥ᆮภതງภᆧ๙ภ
๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๥ᆮภ๵ᆸ๥ภଥ๙ภ ๬๿๙ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๬๿ภ๥ᆮภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภ ื฽ ื฾๥๙ภ ุี๨ภ๥๙ภ ๴๗๷ภ๪ภ๼ᆩ๧ภ๨ภ ๚ᆩ๧ภ๤ᆸภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๵๙ภ๕๒ ๬๿๙ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๮ᇍ๙ภഁງภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๬๿ภ๬๙ภ๴‫ډ‬๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๵๙ภ๤ᆸภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ๬ງ๥ย
๖๒๬๿๙ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๮ᇍ๙ภ୑๗๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภ ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๤ᆸภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภ๬ງ๥ย๵๙ภ๧ภ
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c)grant a patent, in respect of an invention, whichbears a title containing any name or mark.
If the use of such name or mark is in contraventionof 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 contraventionof 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 thenewspaper;a)a notification of any article or process of any
industry which shall conform to a BhutanStandard; andb)a direction on the use of the Standard Mark
under a license as compulsory on such article orprocess.

Bhutan Standards Act 201020

๗๒๗๹ᆧภ๗๣ᆸ๥ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๬๿๙ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๬๿๙ภ๗๧๹ภ๴๛๙ภ๬๿ภ๪๥๗ภ๥๪๙ภ๬๿๙ภ๗๧๹ภഖຉ๥ภ๧ᆩภ๬ງ๥ย
32. ๗๷ภഽ๿๥ภ ๬๿๙ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๬๿ภ๥ᆮภ ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภ
ื฽๷๹ภ ุึ๨ภ๥๙ภ ๴๗๷ภ๪ภ๼ᆩ๧ภ๬๿๧ภ˚๿ภೆຉᆧภ๷๹ภ ๤ᆸภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ
๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๬‫ډ‬๧ภகภ ‫ۑ‬๿ภ๪ภ๴ࣛ๙ภ๨ภ๚ᆩ๧ภ ๤ᆸภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ‫ۑ‬๿ภ๪ภ๥ᆮภ ଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภகภ࠘๷ภ๥๗ᆸ๨ภ๥๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภˠຉ๹ภ๛ᆸ๥ภ๗๧๙ภ๬๿ภ๥ᆮภ๬๤๴ภ๪๚๥ภ๼ᆩ๧ย
๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภഠᆧຉ ภ๚๗ᆩ ภ๗ภᆩ ๥๧ᆸ ภகภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙๹ᆮ ภ๨ᆧภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ
๥๗ᆸ๨ย
33. ଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥๙ภˠຉ๹ภ๪೫๧ภ๗๧๙ภ๨๴๿ภ๤ᆸ๗ภகภ๬๿ภ๬๙ภ๗ᆩภ๬๤๴ภ
๥ᆸ๧ภகภ๥๗ᆸ๹ภ๬๖ᆸภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๬ภ๗๷ภ๛ᆮภ๪๴๿ภ‫ك‬๗๹ภ๴๛ᆧภ๴ࣛ๙ภ๮ᇉภ๪๕๴ภଳภ
๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ๗๹ᆧภ๸ᆸ๗ภ๧๙ภகภതງภ๕๒ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๨๴๿ภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภ˛ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ
๗ᆩภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๗๹๷ภ๪೏๗๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ Ȭ๪ภ๪೏๗๹ภ๗๧๙ภ ๧ᆩย
๖๒๛ᆸ๗ภ๤๬ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ ๥ᆮภ๪઩๬ภ˚๿ภ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภৄภகภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ ๙ᆮ๹ภ๨ᆧภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๥๗ᆸภ๨๴๿ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ
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34.

The fact that any commodity complies or is alleged tocomply with a standard specification or a compulsory
standard specification or has been or is alleged tohave been manufactured, produced, processed ortreated in accordance with any such specification,or that a distinctive mark or standardization markis used in connection with any commodity, shall notgive 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 theadministration 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 informationacquired by him in the exercise or purported exerciseof 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 201021

34. ๝ᆮᆧภഓ๥ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภȬ๥ภୣ๬ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๙ᆮ๹ภ๨ᆧภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ
๥๗ᆸภ๨๴๿ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภȬ๥ภୣ๬ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๥๙ภ ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๪๲๿๧ภ๨๴๬ภ ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๪ρ๗ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ುຉ๧ภ๪ିຉ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๪ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๥ᆮภ๪઩๬ภ˚๿ภȬ๥ภୣ๬ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๥๙ภ
๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๪๳ຉภ๪ೂ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨ภ ๴๤ᆸ๧ภುງ๥ภ๪๣ᆸ๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ๴๪๥ภ
๵ᆸ๥ภ๨ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๷ᆮ๗๹ภ๪๚ᆸ๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๬ภ๴๪๥ภ๪ρ๗ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภುຉ๧ภ
๪ିຉ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๪ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๝ᆮᆧภഓ๥ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๬๙ᆸ๧ภ๗๹๷ภ๙ᆸภ
୑๗๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪๳ຉภ๪๴๿ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภகภ
๪୑ງ๧ภ๣ᆮภ ଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภகภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๴‫ك‬๹ภ๬๿๴๬ภ
๷๹ภࣟງ๥๨ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ๤ᆸ๪ภ๪ିຉ๥ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๧ᆩภ๬ງ๥ย
๗๧ᆸ๥ภ๴๗ᆮ๷ภ๥๙ภ๝๹ᆮ ภȲ๬๿ ๹ย
35. ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๪๥๗ภುຉ๙ภ๴๤๪ภ๪๲๿๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๻ງภ๬ภ๪๥๗ภುຉ๙ภ
๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩภகภ ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๗๣ᆸ๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ ๖ᆸภᆧ๴๿ภ๷๹ภ๴๗๧ภ˟๪ภ๨๴๿ภೆ๪๹ภಸภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๤๪๹ภ๬ງ๥ภ
˟๪ภ๥๗ᆸ๨ภ๴ࣛ๙ภ๨๴๿ภೆ๪๹ภಸภ๤ᆸ๪ภ๬๿ภ ๪୛ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๖ᆸภᆧ๴๿ภஔภ๴๗๧ภ
๴˟๪ภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ Ȳ๿๬๹ภű๿ภ๴‫ډ‬๧ภ๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ Ȳ๿๬๹ภக๗๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ ઈภ๥๗ᆸ๨ภ๴ࣛ๙ภ๧ภ๬ภ๗๣ᆸ๗๹ภ ๥ᆮภ๬๿๧ภ๨๴๿ภ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ
๗๲๧ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภി๪ภ๨ภ๚ᆩ๧ภ ๗๧ᆸ๥ภ๴๗ᆮ๷ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๼ᆩ๧๬ภ๷๹ภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๝ᆮ๹ภ
๴๗ᆮ๷ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๥ᆮ๪ภ௟ᆧภ๝ᆮ๹ภࣟภ๩ᆸ๗ย
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Notwithstanding section 35, the disclosure of any
information for purposes connected with theadministration of this Act shall not prejudice any
application made subsequently for registration of apatent 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 theoffence was committed was in charge of, and was
responsible to, the company for the conduct of thebusiness of the company, as well as the company,
shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence andshall be liable to be proceeded against and punishedaccordingly:
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 commissionof such offence.

38.

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 37,

Bhutan Standards Act 201022 ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภ ฺุ ๨๴๿ภ๧๙ภ  ๥ᆮภതງภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๥ᆮภ๵ᆸ๥ภଥ๙ภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ
๪๥๗ภುຉ๙ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩภ๗ᆩภ ๗๧๥ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๪୛ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภി๪ภ๬๿ภ๥ᆮภ
๗ᆩ๹ภ ିງ๹ภಸภ๪๳ຉภ˛๴๿ภ଱ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ ๪๥๗ภ๥๪๙ภ๬๿๙ภ๗๧๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ
๤ᆸภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภű๿ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภઈภ๵ᆩ๗ภ࠘๷ภ๬๿ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗๧ᆸ๥ภುຉ๧ภଫ๪ภ๧ᆩภ๬ງ๥ย

36. ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๪๹๬ภ๪๲๿๧ภ‫ډ‬ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภื฽๷๹ุื๨ภ๷๹ภ๴๗๷ภ๬๿ภ
๥ᆮภ ๗๧ᆸ๥ภ๴๗ᆮ๷ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๖ᆸ๙๹ภಸภৄ๥๨ภ๷๹ภ๪๳ຉภ˛๴๿ภ଱ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ௟ᆧภ๝ᆮ๹ภࣟภ๩ᆸ๗ย
37. ๮ᇍ๙ภഁງภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ๗๧ᆸ๥ภ๴๗ᆮ๷ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๪୶๬ภ๨ภ๚ᆩ๧ภ
๗๧ᆸ๥ภ๴๗ᆮ๷ภ๥ᆮภ๪୶๬๹ภ๨๴๿ภೆ๪๹ภ ๮ᇍ๙ภഁງ๴๿ภஔภ๗ᆩภ๴๗ᆸภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๥๙ภ ๴๗๧ภ๖๗ภ๴๪๗ภ๬๿ภ ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ๛ภ๬๝๬ภ๥๙ภ ๮ᇍ๙ภഁງภ๥ᆮภ ๗๧ᆸ๥ภ๴๗ᆮ๷ภ๴๪๥ภ๪๴๿ภƥ๙๹ภಸภৄ๥๨ภ๷๹ภ Ȳ๿๬๹ภ๪๸ᆮᆧภ๴๪๥ภ๥ᆮภ ๥ᆮภ๥๙ภ๪೫๧ภ๨๴๿ภ ๝ᆮ๹ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๩ᆸ๗ย
๼ᆩ๧ภଥ๙ภ ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๗๧ᆸ๥ภ๴๗ᆮ๷ภ๥ᆮภ ๖ᆸภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๬ภ๸ᆮ๹ภ๬ภ๬๤ᆸ๙ภ๨๴๿ภ๤ᆸ๗ภ
கภࣛ๙ภ๵ᆸ๥๨ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๖ᆸภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๪๕๗ภ๧ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๴๪๥ภ๪୶ຉ๧ภ๗๙ภ‫ۑ‬๗ภ๪ುງ๥ภଥ๙ภ
๪๕๗ภ๬ภৄ๗๹ภ๨๴๿ภ್๪ภࣟງ๥ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภৄ๗๹ภ๨ภ๚ᆩ๧ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภุ฼๨๴๿ภ๧๙ภ
ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภகภ๪୑ງ๧ภ๣ᆮภ ๥ᆮภ๪઩๬ภ˚๿ภ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๧๙ภ
๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๝ᆮ๹ภȲ๿๬๹ภৄภ๬๿ภ๩ᆸ๗ย
38. ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภ ุ฼๨๴๿ภ๧๙ภ ๗ภ๥ᆮภതງภᆧ๙ภ ๴๖ᆸ๥ภ๥ᆮภ๵ᆸ๥ภଥ๙ภ ๮ᇍ๙ภഁງภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ
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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 thecompany, such director, manager, secretary or otherofficer 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 201023๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๴ຉ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧ᆸ๥ภ๴๗ᆮ๷ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๴๪๥ภ๵ᆸ๥๨ภ๥๙ภ๗๧ᆸ๥ภ๴๗ᆮ๷ภ
๥ᆮภ๸ᆮ๹ภ๪๲๿๧ภ‫ډ‬ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๸ᆮ๹ภଥ๙ภ๬ภ๸ᆮ๹ภ୹๹ภ๪๣๪ภೲງภ๴๪๥ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๮ᇍ๙ภഁງ๴๿ภ๬๥ᆸภ๛ᆮ๧ภ ๴๯ᇇ๧ภುຉ๙ภ๨ภ ‫ې‬๙ภ๛ᆮ๧ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๴๗ᆸภ๥๨ᆸ๧ภ๗๲๧ภ
˚๿ภ ๪๗ภ๵ᆮ๙๹ภகภ๪୑ງ๧ภ๣ᆮภࣛ๙ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ್๪ภࣟງ๥ภ๤ᆸ๧ภ๨ภ๚ᆩ๧ภ ๥ᆮภ๪઩๬ภ˚๿ภ๬๥ᆸภ๛ᆮ๧ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภುຉ๙ภ๨ภ‫ې‬๙ภ๛ᆮ๧ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๴๗ᆸภ๥๨ᆸ๧ภ๗๲๧ภৄภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๗๧ᆸ๥ภ
๴๗ᆮ๷ภ๴๪๥ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภƥ๙๹ภಸภৄ๥๨ภ๷๹ภ Ȳ๿๬๹ภ๪๸ᆮᆧภ๴๪๥ภ๥ᆮภ ๥ᆮภ๥๙ภ
๪೫๧ภ๨๴๿ภ๝ᆮ๹ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๩ᆸ๗ย
Ȳ๿๬๹ภ๴‫ډ‬๧ภ˚ภ๿ Ȭ๪ภ๖๙ᆸ ๹ย
39. Ȭ๪ภ๥๪๙ภ๚๧ภ˚๿ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴‫ډ‬๧ภ˚๿๹ภ ୶ຉ๥ภ๪๸ᆮᆧภ೘๧ภ๗๹๧ภ๬๯๥ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ
๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๴ຉ๗ภ๗๧ᆸ๥ภ๴๗ᆮ๷ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ๝ᆮ๹ภȲ๿๬๹ภഭ๿๧ภ๥๗ᆸย
40. ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภ ื฽ ๷๹ ุื ๨๴๿ภ๴ຉ๗ภ๗ᆩภ Ȳ๿๬๹ภ๴๗๷ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ Ȳ๿๬๹ภ๪๸ᆮᆧภ๬๯๥ภ๬๿ภȲ๿๬๹ภű๿ภ๴‫ډ‬๧ภ๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩ๹ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๗๷ภ๥ᆮภ๧๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ
๪ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ଱ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๛ᆸ๗ภ๨๴๿ภ ๪๕๴ภଳภ
๗๧๙ภ๧ᆩย

41. ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ
๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๥๪๙ภ๮๥ภഖຉ๥ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๴๗ᆸภ๥๨ᆸ๧ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๴๥ᆩภ
๗ᆩภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ଳ๷ภ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๙ᆸ๹ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๗๧๙ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๝ᆸภഓຉ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ ๵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 thegenerality of this section, the regulation may include,
but not limited to, the following:a)make provision for all matters in respect ofwhich fee shall be payable under this Act or the
regulation;b)prescribe the amount of any such fees and thepersons who shall be liable for payment thereof;c)prescribe forms to be used under this Act and theregulations;

Bhutan Standards Act 201024๧ภ ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๨ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๝ᆸ๗๹ภ๪๸๥ภ๤ᆸ๗ภகภ๬ภ๗๣ᆸ๗๹ภ
๥ᆮ๬๿๧ภȲ๿๬๹ภű๿ภ๴‫ډ‬๧ภ๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ ๝ᆮ๹ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๩ᆸ๗ภ๨๴๿ภ๗๧ᆸ๥ภ๴๗ᆮ๷ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ๙ᆸ๹ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๗๧๙ภ๧ᆩภ๬ງ๥ย

೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿ภ๪୶๬ภ๧ᆩ๴ภ๿ ๥๪๙ภ๮๥ย
42. Ȳ๿ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ˚๿๹ภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๥๙ภˠຉ๹ภ๪೫๧ภ๤ᆸ๗ภகภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ ๥๗ᆸ๙๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๥๙ภ๥๗ᆸ๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภৄภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿ภৄภ๪୶๬ภ๛ᆸ๗ย ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ ഓ๿ᆧภ๪๣๙ภ๥๗ᆸ๙๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๬ภ๗๧ᆸ๥ภ
๨๴๿ภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿ภ๥ᆮภ๧๙ภ ๗๧๥ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๗๲๧ภ˚๿ภˠ๙๹ภಸภ ৄ๥ภ๥๗ᆸ๨ภ๥ᆮภ๵๙ภ ๕๒ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๵๙ภ๧ ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿๴๿ภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ ˣภ๴‫ك‬๹ภৄภഖຉ๥ภ
๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๥๗ᆸภ๨๴๿ภ ๗๧๥ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๛ภ๬๝๬ภ˚๿ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๥๗ᆸ๙๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภৄภ
๪୶๬ภ๥๗ᆸย
๖๒๥ᆮภ๪઩๬ภ˚๿ภˣภ๴‫ك‬๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๮๥ภ๗๲๿ภ๥๙ภ ˣภ๴‫ك‬๹ภഖຉ๥ภ๥๗ᆸภ
๨๴๿ภ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภৄภ๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๥๗ᆸย
๗๒๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๥๙ภ ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿๴๿ภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ
๴ࣤ๿ภ๸ᆸ๗ภৄภ๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๥๗ᆸย
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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; andf)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 majorityof respective Houses or vote of no less than two thirdsof the total members of Parliament present and voting
on a motion submitted by one third of the membersof either House, provided that the amendment does
not undermine the functions and effectiveness of the
Bhutan Standards Bureau.

Bhutan Standards Act 201025

๙๒๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ ๬๤ᆸภ๗‫נ‬๗๹ภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๪๴๿ภ ๷๬ภக๗๹ภৄภ๪๳ຉภ๥๗ᆸย
๚๒ ๛ᆸ๗ภ๤๬ภഖຉ๥ภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๨๴๿ภೆຉᆧภ
๬๤ᆸภ๗‫נ‬๗๹ภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๪๴๿ภ๥๗ᆸ๙๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภৄภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๥๗ᆸย
๛๒ ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภৄภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๥๙ภ ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿ภৄภ๗ᆩภ ๥๗ᆸ๙๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ
ৄภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๪୛ภ๥ᆸ๧ภৄภ ࠘๷ภ๥๗ᆸภ๨๴๿ภ ๥๗ᆸ๙๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภৄภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ
๥๗ᆸย๴ࡴ๿ภഎຉ๧ย
43. ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๖๙ภᆧ๙ภ๹ᆸ๴๿ภ๴‫ك‬๹ภ๬๿ภ๵ᆸ๙๹ภ๪ഁຉ๬๹ภ๷๹ภ๗ಸ๬ภ๥߸ภ๗๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ
ˠຉ๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ࠘๷ภ๪ภ๚ᆩ๧ภ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภகภ๖ภೆຉ๙ภȬ๥ภ๨ᆧภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๛ภ
๬ງ๥ภ๪๚๹ภű๿ภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ๴ࡴ๿ภഎຉ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๥๗ᆸภ๨ภ๚ᆩ๧ภ๮ᇍຉ๗๹ภ๖๙ภᆧ๙ภ๹ᆸ๴๿ภࡲງ๥ภ
๬๙ภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ๵๙ภ๧ภഓ๿ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภధ๧ภ๪ઈ๗๹ภகภ๼ᆩ๧ภ๨ภ๚ᆩ๧ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภଳ๧ภ
๪ಾᆧภ๬๿๴๿ภˠ๷ภகภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๴‫ك‬๹ภ๬๿ภ๵ᆸ๙๹ภ๪ഁຉ๬๹ภű๿ภ๗ಸ๬ภ๥߸ภ๗๝ᆩ๹ภ๷๹ภ
๬ภж๙ภ๪๴๿ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภଳ๧ภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภภ๮๥ภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๬๯๥ภ೐ຉภ
๥๙ภ๥ᆸ๧ภഭ๿๧ภகภ๬ภ๗๧ᆸ๥๨ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๥๗ᆸย
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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 bodyfor conveying formal demonstration of its
competence to carry out specific conformity
assessment tasks.
b)“Accreditation body/board” means anauthoritative
body/board
that
performs
accreditation.

c)“Article” means (as respects standardizationand marking) any substance, artificial or natural,or partly artificial or partly natural, whether raw
or partly or wholly processed or manufactured.

Bhutan Standards Act 201026

๮ᇇ๗ภ๥๧ᆸ ภ˚๿ภ๥๪๙ภ๮๥ย
44. ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๧๙ภ ୻ຉ๙ภ๖ภ๥๙ภ๼ᆩ๙ภೆ๥ภű๿ภ๪ᆧภ๧ภ ๗ᆸภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๬ภ๴‫ۑ‬ภ๪๴๿ภ
๗๧๥ภᆧງภ๴๤ᆸ๧ภ๨ภ๚ᆩ๧ภ୻ຉ๙ภ๖๴๿ภ๮ᇇ๗ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ๛ภ๗๧๹ภ๪઩๙ภ๥๗ᆸย
๙ᆮ๹ภ๮๗ᇇ ย
45. ೆ๪๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๗ᆸภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๹ᆸภ๹ᆸภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๧ภ๬ภ๗๣ᆸ๗๹ภ ๥ᆮภ๬๿๧ภ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩ ภ๧๙ภ
๕๒ᅂ๛ภ๴๜ᆸ๗ᅃ ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๥๬๿๗๹ภ๪๹๷ภ˚๿ภ ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ˚๿ภ๥ࣟງภ
๲๿๪ภ๷๹ภ๕๴๿ภ ஺ຉ๗๹ภ˟๪ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๴ˠງ๬ภೲຉ๧ภ๴๪๥ภৄ๗๹ภ๬๿ภ ୶ภ๪ᆸภ๗ಸ๬ภ๨ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภகภ๗ᆸย๖๒ ᅂ๛ภ๴๜ᆸ๗ภ๴‫ډ‬๹ภ๮๗ᇍ ๹ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๮๗ᇍ ๹ᅃ ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๛ภ๴๜ᆸ๗ภ ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ๥๪๙ภ๮๥ภ๚๧ภ˚๿ภ๴‫ډ‬๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย๗๒ ᅂ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ᅃ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪๳ຉภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๪๕๷ภ๧ᆩภ
๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๪๴๿ภೆ๪๹ ๪๳ຉภ๪๳ຉ๱ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ᆧ๙ภ๪๲๿๧ย๵๙ภ๧ภ
๛ภ๸๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๪๳ຉภ๪๳ຉ๱ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๛ภ๸๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภᆧ๙ภ๪๲๿๧ย଱ภᆧ๗ภ๨ภ
๵๙ภ๧ภ ๛ภ๸๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ൿ๿๷ภࢀภതງภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ๴๪๥ภ๴๪๥๱ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ๪๳ຉภ๪ೂ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ୻๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ๗ᆸย
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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 ofthe quality and specification of such article orprocess 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 ofconformity assessment except for conformity
assessment bodies to which accreditation isapplicable.

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 201027

๙๒ ᅂ๷๹ภ๖๙ภᅃ ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภ ุ ๨๴๿ภ ๴ຉ๗ภகภ๗๲๿ภ๪অ๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภகภ๗ᆸย
๚๒ᅂ๴࣡๗ภ๗ภᆩ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ᅃ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ᆧ๗ภ๴๛ᆧภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๴ࡴ๷ภ˚๿ภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๪୶๿๹ภ๨๴๿  ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๗๲๿ภ๪অ๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ
๪๴๬ภ Ȭ๪ภ๪೏๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ
๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๥ᆮภ๪઩๬ภ˚๿ภ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภৄภ
๗ᆩภ଱ภഏ๹ภ๥๙ภ Ȭ๥ภୣ๬ภৄภೲຉ๧ภ๨๴๿ภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภகภ๗ᆸภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภ
ˠ๙๹ภಸภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ ๙ᆸ๹ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๵๙ภ ৄ๥๨ภ๼ᆩ๧ย๛๒ ᅂ๙ᆸภഠᆧຉ ᅃ ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๤ᆸ๧ภುງ๥ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ
๷๬ภக๗๹ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภৄภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๣ᆮภ୶ภ๪ᆸภ๗ಸ๬ภ๨ภ๪๥ᆮ๧ภ
ഠຉᆧภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภகภ๗ᆸภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๥ᆮภ๵๙ภ ๛ภ๴๜ᆸ๗ภ๴๪๥ภ๥๗ᆸภ๨๴๿ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๥ࣟງภ๲๿๪ภ ๴‫ډ‬๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภৄภ๬ภ๪୶๿๹ภ๨๴๿ภ ๗๲๧ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๥ࣟງภ๲๿๪ภű๿ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๨ᆸภ๛ภ๬๝๬ภகภȬ๪ภ๼ᆩ๧ย
๜๒ᅂ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภୣ๬ภ๗๲๗ᅃ๳ງᆧภ๬ภ๿ ๴๥ᆩภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๴ࡳ๷ภ๛๹ภ ๷๗ภ๛๹ภ ๤๪๹ภ๴ࡳ๷ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ ๪๳ຉภ๪ೂ๧ภ๥๙ภ
๗๲๿ภ๪অ๗๹ภ ๪୑๗ภ๥߸๥ภ ๪๕ᆸ๷ภഓຉ๥ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๥๙ภ
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installation, testing, operation or use of any
article, apparatus, instrument, device or process.
h)“Compulsory Standard Specification” meansa specification which has been declared to be acompulsory 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 demonstrationthat 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 orservice/article or process.

Bhutan Standards Act 201028

๴ࣤງ๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๥๙ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๥๗ᆸภ๨๴๿ภ ๤๪๹ภ๷๬ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ࣟภᆧ๿๬ภ
ৄภ๗ᆩภ๪๚๴ภ๵ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๮๧ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย

๝๒ ᅂ๙ᆮ๹ภ๨ᆧภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๥๗ᆸภ๨๴๿ภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภȬ๥ภୣ๬ᅃ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ
๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภุุ๥๙ภฺุ๨๴๿ภ๴ຉ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๙ᆮ๹ภ๨ᆧภ
๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๥๗ᆸภ๨๴๿ภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภȬ๥ภୣ๬ภ๚ᆩ๗ภതງภ ๗๹๷ภ ๪೏๗๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภȬ๥ภୣ๬ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย
๣๒ᅂ๮ᇍ๙ภഁງᅃ ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๮ᇍ๙ภഁງภ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภű๿ภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ ๮ᇍ๙ภഁງภതງภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๴‫ډ‬๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย
๤๒ᅂ๴ȱ๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๥ࣟງภ๲๿๪ภᅃ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ ๵๙ภ๷๬ภக๗๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๪๴๿ภ ๗๹๷ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๚๧ภ˚๿ภ๥๗ᆸ๹ภ๬๖ᆸภৄภ ๮๙ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๴ˠງ๬ภೲຉ๧ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย
๥๒ᅂ๥ࣟງภ๲๪๿ ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๨ᆸᅃ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ᅂ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๨ᆸภᅃ ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๥ࣟງภ๲๿๪ภ๴В๗ภȬ๪ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๥๬๿๗๹ภ๪๹๷ภ଱ภ๛๹ภ๗๲๿ภ
๴৷๗๹ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ ๷๬ภக๗๹ภ ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๴‫ډ‬๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ๗ᆸย
๧๒ᅂ๝ᆸภഓຉ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๬ภ๿ ᅃ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ๗๙ภ
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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 anddetermination of its conformity with specificrequirements 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 thetime being responsible for matters relating to
Bhutan Standards Bureau.

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๨๒ᅂ๴๗ᆸภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภᅃ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภ฼๨๴๿ภ
๴ຉ๗ภகภ ๪ೆຉภ๪๲๗ภ˟๪ภ๨๴๿ภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๴๗ᆸภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ ๵ᆸ๙๹ภȬ๪ภ๬๥ᆸภ๛ᆮ๧ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๬๝๬ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ‫ې‬๙ภ๛ᆮ๧ภ˚๿ภ๗ᆸภ๗๧๹ภ๷๹ภ ๬ภ ๥๬๴๱ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย
๩๒ᅂ๲๿๪ภ๥߸๥ภᅃ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๪๳ຉภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๗๲๿ภ๴৷๗๹ภ ๥ᆮภ๷๹ภ๥ᆮภகภ๬๖ᆸภ๪๴๿ภ๥๬๿๗๹ภ๪๹๷ภ๥๗ᆸ๹ภ๬๖ᆸภ
๥๙ภ๗๚ᆩ๗ภ๖ᆧภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๬ງ๥ภ๪௟ภ๧ᆩภ๵๙ภ๧ภഓ๿ᆧภ๪๣๙ภ
๥๗ᆸ๹ภ๬๖ᆸ๴๿ภ๤ᆸ๗ภகภ Ȭ๥ภᆧ๿๗ภ๪๹๬ภ๴๛ᆧภகภ ๗๲๿ภ๪๲๗ภೲງภ ๪୑๗ภ๥߸๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภகภ๗ᆸย
๪๒ᅂ๛ᆸ๗ภ๤๬ᅃ ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๥๙ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๨๴๿ภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๴๯ᇇ๧ภುຉ๙ภ๷๬ภக๗๹ภ๥๙ภ
๴ࣤງ๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ๗๧๙ภ๬๿ภ๛ᆸ๗ภ๤๬ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย
๬๒ᅂȲ๿ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ᅃ ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ೆ๪๹ภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๗ᆩภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ
๮๥ภ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ๪๴๿ภ๗๧๥ภ๥ᆸ๧ภৄภ๗ᆩภ๴๗๧ภ๴Ȳ๿ภ๴๪๗ภ๬๿ภகภ ๗ᆸย
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r)

“Person” means any individual, partnership,company, un-incorporated organization,
government, governmental agency or any
other entity recognized by law.
“Process” includes any practice, treatment
and mode of manufacture of any article.

s)“Registering Authority” means any Bureau/
Authority competent under any law for thetime 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 sampleof the object of conformity assessment,
according to a procedure.

v)“Sell” includes barter and exchange, andexposure or offer for sale, and export for or

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๭๒ᅂ๬๿ภ๙ᆸᅃ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภଫ๙ภ๨ภ ๬๝๬ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ ๮ᇍ๙ภഁງภ ๮ᇍ๙ภഁງภ
തງภ๬ภ๪๳ຉภ๪๴๿ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภഁງภ ๗ઈ๙ภ ๗ઈ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๙ᆸภ๮๪ภ๷๹ภഁງภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ Ȳ๿๬๹ภக๗๹ภű๹๿ ภ๙ᆸ๹ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ˟๪ภ๨๴๿ภ๷๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๗๲๧ภகภ๗ᆸย
๮๒ᅂ๪๳ຉภഠᆧຉ ภᅃ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๷๬ภக๗๹ภ ๷ᆮ๗๹ภ๪๚ᆸ๹ภ ๥ᆮภ ๷๹ภ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๪๳ຉภ๪ೂ๧ภ๤๪๹ภ๷๬ภகภ๗ᆸย
๯๒ᅂ๤ᆸภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๥๪๙ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภᅃ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ೆ๪๹ภಸภ๴๪๪ภ๨ภ ๛ภ๴๜ᆸ๗ภ
๵ᆸ๥ภ๪๲๿๧ภ๨๴๿ภ Ȳ๿๬๹ภக๗๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ ๮ᇍ๙ภഁງภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๬๿ภ๙ᆸ๴๿ภ๴‫ډ‬๹ภ๮ᇍ๗๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๮ᇍ๙ภ୑๗๹ภ
๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ๤ᆸภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ೐ງᆧภ˚๿ภ๪๥๗ภ๥๪๙ภഖຉ๥ภ๬๿ภ ๥๪๙ภ๮๥ภ๚๧ภ˚๿ภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩภ๥๪๙ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ ๗๙ภଥ๙ภகภ๗ᆸย
๱๒ᅂ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿ภᅃ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๥ᆮภ ๗ᆩ๹ภ๪๳ຉภ๬๿ภ೏๿๗ภ๗๲๿ภகภ๗ᆸย
๲๒ᅂ๥๨ᆮภ๮๥ภᅃ ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ࣟภᆧ๿๬ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๨ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๥ࣟງภ๲๿๪ภ๥๨ᆮภ๮๥ภű๿ภ๥๗ᆸ๙๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย
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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 substanceor material of or with which, or the manner inwhich, any commodity may be manufactured,
produced, processed or treated.

x)“Standard” means a document, establishedby consensus and approved by the Bureau thatprovides, for common and repeated use, rules,
guidelines or characteristics for activities or theirresults, 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 201031๴๤๪ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๮ᇍ๙ภ๪ೊᆧภ˚๿ภ๛ᆮ๥ภ‫ډ‬ภ๥๙ภ ๮ᇍ๙ภ๪ೊᆧภ ࡲ๿ᆧภ๮ᇍ๙ภ ๮ᇍ๙ภ๴ࣤງ๷ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๪๳ຉภ๪ೂ๧ภ˚๿ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๪๥๗ภ๥๪๙ภகภ ๪๲๗ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๬๿ภகภ๗ᆸย
๴๒ᅂȬ๥ภୣ๬ᅃ ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๬๖ᆸภ๛๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ๗ᆩภೆຉᆧภ ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩภᆧ๙ภ
๪๲๿๧ภ ଱ภഏ๹ภ ‫܍‬๹ภయ๗๹ภ ๗๭๙ภ๥๗ภ എภ๪೺๥ภ ഝ๙ภ๮๥ภ
തຉ๬ภ๮๥ภ ஽๿๥ภ๮๥ภ ഁງภᆧ๿๬ภ ๮ᇉภ૱๧ภ ๴ࣛ๙ภƥ๙๹ภ ๷ᆸภ๮๥ภ
๵๙ภ๧ภ Ȭ๥ภ๛ᆸ๹ภ๗๲๧ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๬๖ᆸภ๛๹ภ๗๙ภଥ๙ภ ଱ภ୻๹ภ
๵๙ภ๧ภ ଱ภ๛๹ภ๗ภ๚ᆩภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๪๳ຉภ๵ᆸ๥๨ภ๼ᆩ๧ภ๧ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๷๬ภக๗๹ภ
๗ภ๚ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๤ᆸ๗ภ๷๹ภ ๪๳ຉภ๪ೂ๧ภ ๤ᆸ๧ภುງ๥ภ ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๷ᆮ๗๹ภ๪๚ᆸ๹ภ๴๪๥ภ๴๪๥๱ภ๼ᆩ๧ภ๧ภ๗ᆩภ๴ˠງ๷ภ๪๸๥ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย
๵๒ᅂ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภᅃ ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ೆ๪๹ภ๴๪๪ภ๤ᆸ๗ภகภ ๗๧๹ภೲ๙๹ภű๿ภ๮๥ภ ‫ۑ‬๗ภ๸ᆸ๹ภ๴๤ᆸ๪ภ๧ᆩภகภ๥๬๿๗๹ภ๣ᆮภ ഓ๿ᆧภ๪๣๙ภ๥๙ภ ๵๙ภ๪ುᆧภ
๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩ๴๿ภ๥ᆸ๧ภகภ ๪๚๴ภ๵ᆩ๗ภ ๷๬ภೲຉ๧ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ࣟภᆧ๿๗๹ภৄภ๗ᆩภȬ๥ภ๛ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๥ᆮภৄภ๗ᆩภ˟๪ภ๴ࣤ๹ภகภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ ๗ᆩ๹ภ๬ຉ๹ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๤ᆸ๗ภகภ๗๧๙ภ๪ภ˟๪ภ๬๿ภ๵ᆩ๗ภ๛ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย
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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 torepresent a particular Bhutan Standard under
section 11 (i) of this Act.

aa)

“Testing” means determination of one ormore 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 thatprovides the object and of user interests in that
objectBhutan Standards Act 201032

๵๙ภ๧ภ๴ࣛ๙ภ๝ᆮ๹ภೆຉᆧภഓ๿ᆧภ๪๣๙ภ๵๙ภ๧ภ๵๙ภ๪ುᆧภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ ˚๿ภ๥๗ᆸ๙๹ภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๪๳ຉภ๬๿ภࣟภ๪ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย
๷๒ᅂ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ᅃ ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๪๚๴ภȲ๿๬๹ภ๴๥ᆩภ๗ᆩภ๥ᆸ๧ภ๮๧ภึึ ๣ ๨๴๿ภ๴ຉ๗ภகภ ๥๬๿๗๹ภ๪๹๷ภ๴࣡๗ภ๗ᆩภ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ
๮๪ภଥ๙ภ๪๴๿ภ ๷๹ภ๖๙ภ๗ᆩ๹ภ๗๹๷ภ๪๕ᆸ๥ภ๴๪๥ภ๬๿ภ ๴࣡๗ภ๗ภᆩ ๗๧๹ภ๮๥ภ๙ᆸภഠຉᆧภ๙ᆸภ୑๗๹ภ๚ᆩ๗ภகภ๗ᆸย
๕๕๒ᅂ๪୑๗ภ๥߸๥ภᅃ ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ࣟภᆧ๿๬ภ๥๙ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๣ᆮภ ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๥ࣟງภ๲๿๪ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๨ᆸภ๚ᆩ๗ภ๗ᆩภ Ȭ๥ภ๛ᆸ๹ภ๗๚ᆩ๗ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๥ᆮภ๷๹ภ๬๙๬ภ
๙ᆮ๹ภ๴๯ᇇ๧ภ๴๪๥ภ๧ᆩภகภ ๗ᆸภ๧ᆩภ๥๙ภ ๥ᆮภ๗ᆩ๹ภ଱ภ๛๹ภ๥๙ภ ๚ภ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ๪๳ຉภഠຉᆧภৄภகภ๵๙ภȬ๪ภ๼ᆩ๧ย
๖๖๒ᅂ୶ภ๪ᆸภ๗ಸ๬ภ๨๴๿ภ๴Ȳ๿๷ภ๬‫ك‬๧ภ๥ࣟງภ๲๪๿ ภࣟภ๪ภᅃ ๳ງᆧภ๬๿ภ๴๥ᆩภ ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ
๨ᆸภ๥ᆮภࣟ๿๧ภ๬๿ภ๥๙ภ ๥๙ᆸ๹ภ๨ᆸภ๥ᆮภகภ๷๗ภ๷ᆮ๧ภ๴๤๪ภ๧ᆩภகภഖຉภ๪ภ๵ᆸ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ
๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ ๷๹ภഁງภகภᆧງ๗ภ๗๣ᆸ๗๹ภ๬ງ๥ภ๨๴๿ภ๬๿ภ๙ᆸภ ๵๙ภ๧ภ
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