Standard Mark compliance: mandatory certification requirement for cement, restricting manufacture, storage and sale without licence.
Mandatory quality control requires all cement to conform to the Indian Standard Specification and bear the Standard Mark. Manufacturers must obtain Bureau of Indian Standards licence before production; the Bureau's licensing and testing procedures govern certification. Appropriate Authorities have powers to call for information, sample, inspect, search and seize; non conforming cement must be destroyed and contraventions attract penalties including forfeiture, with an appeal to the Central Government.