The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on October 18, 2024, issued the Guidelines for Recognition and Operation of Assaying and Hallmarking Centres.
The following has been stated namely: -
• Any assaying centre set up in accordance with requirements specified in IS 15820 as amended from time to time for assaying and hallmarking of gold and/or silver jewellery/artefacts, shall apply online with self-certified copies of prescribed documents.
• Under the following situations, the application made by the Applicant for obtaining recognition may be rejected namely: -
o Prosecution case is pending or in the process of initiating prosecution case in the trial court against the applicant or person under section 29 of the BIS Act, 2016.
o Applicant has made the application immediately after the case of misuse of Hallmark or any violation under Section 14 or Section 15 of BIS Act, 2016 detected on the part of applicant.
• The format for the report on recognition/renewal assessment of Assaying and Hallmarking centre has been attached to Annex A
• The format for the report on Surveillance Assessment of Assaying and Hallmarking Centre has been attached to Annex B
[Notification No. HM/A&HC/Guidelines/3]
