Section 27: Power of the Minister to declare established standards as binding.

(1) The Minister may, from time to time, on the recommendation of the Council by-
(a) order published in the Federal Gazette, or
(b) publication in any two national dailies having nationwide circulation, or
(c) notice served on any affected manufacturer,
declare that an industrial standard established under section 12 of this Act shall be binding.
(2) Any industrial standard declared and published in the Federal Gazette by virtue oisubsection (1) of this section shall be known as "Mandatory Industrial Standard".
(3) Every manufacturer of any item manufacture in respect of which a mandatory industrial standard has been declared shall ensure that the item complies with (or was manufactured in accordance with) such standard which is for the time being in force.
(4) In any criminal proceeding commenced against any person under this section, the production of a certificate signed by the Director-General or any other person duly authorised by the Director-General stating that an item of manufacture does not comply with the applicable mandatory industrial standards and describing the nature of the failure to comply with the mandatory industrial standard, shall be sufficient evidence of such failure to comply.
(5) For the purpose of the trila of any person charged with an offence under this section, any item of manufacture bearing the name or mark of that person shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed to have been manufactured by that person and the item shall be presumed to have been produced by him in the form in which it was found offered for sale.
(6) Where any person is convicted of an offence under this section, the court may make such order as to the forfeiture or the destruction of the item of manufacture in question as it may think appropriate in the circumstances.