1. What is the fee for the registration of jewellers?
A) No fee is being charged from jewellers for grant of certificate or registration.
2. Is renewal of jeweller’s registration needed?
A) Renewal of jeweller’s registration is not needed as the certificate of registration is being granted as one-time registration that has a validity for lifetime.
3. What will happen to the registration of jewellers the renewal of which has become due?
A) With the certification of registration being granted as one-time registration, the validity of the existing jewellers’ certificates will be extended upto lifetime.
4. Is it mandatory for the jewellers to send the jewellery to the AHC through the Hallmarking Portal?
A) Under the new hallmarking system developed for Assaying and Hallmarking activities, a provision has been enabled wherein the jewellers can send the jewellery to the AHC without using the portal and the AHC personnel will initiate the Hallmarking request instead of the Jeweller. Provision for jewellers to send the jewellery to the AHCthrough the portal is also available, and it is advised that jewellers use it as the preferred option.
5. Is it necessary to re-hallmark the already hallmarked jewellery after the introduction of new Hallmark with six-digit code?
A) No; it is not necessary to re-hallmark the already hallmarked jewellery after the introduction of new hallmark with six-digit code.
6. Can the hallmarked jewellery be re-hallmarked if the hallmarked portion is damaged or erased?
A) The hallmarked jewellery can be re-hallmarked after being subjected to entire process of Assaying and only if it is found conforming to the relevant Indian Standard.
7. What happens to the validity of the hallmark on the jewellery hallmarked with six-digit code after it is returned by the customer after it was sold?
A) The hallmark on the jewellery remains valid even if it is returned by the customer after it was sold.
8. What happens to the unsold jewellery with six-digit hallmark after the jeweller decides to melt it to make a new jewellery?
A) The jeweller can melt the old jewellery to make a new jewellery and get it marked with a new six-digit code under the new hallmarking system developed for Assaying and Hallmarking before selling the jewellery. The old Hallmark with six-digit code will be disabled on receipt of the information from the jeweller.
9. Will the hallmark be valid for the entire life-time of the hallmarked jewellery?
A) Yes, the hallmark will be valid for the entire life-time of the hallmarked jewellery.
10. Jewellers can make alterations to the jewellery up to 2 grams or 50% of its weight, whichever is lower. How will it be reflected in the online system?
A) At present, there is no provision to reflect the alterations to the jewellery in the online system. At the time of Market Surveillance, however, the details of such jewellery may be cross-checked to see that purity of the jewellery was not adversely affected after alteration.
11.Is white gold covered under mandatory hallmarking?
A) Yes, White gold alloy of 14, 18 and 22 carats is covered under mandatory hallmarking.
12.Is the jewellery with one or more metals mixed with gold covered under mandatory hallmarking?
A) If an alloy is made by mixing gold with one or more metals and if it is found conforming to the grades mentioned under the IS 1417, then the article will be covered under mandatory hallmarking.
13.When will the new grades of 20, 23 and 24 carats be permissible for hallmarking?
A) IS 1417:2016 is being amended to include 20, 23 and 24 carats of gold jewellery/artefacts in its scope. After the issue of amendment to IS 1417: 2016, the date of implementation of hallmarking on the above mentioned grades of jewellery will be notified to all the concerned stakeholders.
14.Can an AHC return the jewellery not found to be in accordance with the details of purity or weight declared by the jeweller?
A) Yes, AHC can return the jewellery not found to be in accordance with the details of purity or weight declared by the jeweller.
15.Is it permissible to hallmark the jewellery not found to be in accordance with the purity declared by the jeweller to the immediate lower grade of purity?
A) If the jewellery is not found to be in accordance with the purity as declared by the jeweller, the jewellery is rejected and sent back to the jeweller.
16.What is the information provided by the AHC in the delivery voucher?
A) The information provided by the AHC in the delivery voucher are as follows:
• Details of AHC(Name and address)
• Details of Jeweller(Name and address)
• Details of accepted items for hallmarking(Weight and Quantity
of individual items
• Details of rejected items.
• Weight of Article returned, weight of cornet and weight of
scrapping.
17.What information will be provided by the AHC if the entire lot of jewellery sent by a jeweller fails in the Fire Assaying?
A) On failure of the entire lot of jewellery, the details of the rejected
items will be displayed in the delivery voucher.
18.When should the jeweller return the cornet? Please indicate if there is a timeframe prescribed?
A) The cornet left after assaying shall be returned to the jeweller along with hallmarked/rejected jewellery/artefacts.
19.Can a jeweller with annual turnover of less than Rs. 40 lakh sell hallmarked jewellery in the districts under mandatory hallmarking?
A) Yes, as per exemptions mentioned in the mandatory hallmarking order a jeweller with annual turnover of less than Rs. 40 lakh may sell hallmarked jewellery in the districts under mandatory hallmarking, provided he has a certificate of registration from BIS.
20.Can jewellers in the districts not under mandatory hallmarking sell the hallmarked jewellery?
A) Yes, jewellers in the districts not under mandatory hallmarking can sell the hallmarked jewellery, provided they have a certificate of registration from BIS.
21.Will the exemptions in the QCO be applicable even to the districts not covered under mandatory hallmarking?
A) The QCO shall apply only to 256 Districts mentioned in the Mandatory Hallmarking Order.
22.Since hallmarking is to be done at the first point of sale, what is the liability of the jeweller selling it, in case a deficiency is detected in the purity of the jewellery at the last point of sale (to customer)?
A) As per BIS hallmarking regulations
i)The registered jeweller getting the article hallmarked shall be responsible for purity and fineness of such article.
ii)The registered jeweler, who makes the sale shall be liable to pay compensation for any shortage in purity or fineness as per rules.
Above article source https://www.nsws.gov.in/