Explanatory Memorandum
The purpose of this Bill is to provide
comprehensively for all matters relating to weights and
measures, in replacement of the very limited and out-dated
provisions of the Weights and Measures Ordinance (Chapter
51) which is being repealed by clause 39. The Bill will
come into operation on a date to be fixed, but there is a
power in clause 1(2) to appoint different dates for
different provisions.
2. Part I of the Bill contains the preliminary
provisions. The terms used in the Bill are defined in
clause 2. Clause 3 provides that the Bill will apply
without prejudice to the Metrication Ordinance (Chapter
214) and any orders made thereunder.
Clause 3 also
specifies the goods to which the Bill will not apply,
unless the Commissioner of Customs and Excise makes an
order applying the Bill to any such goods.
3. Part II provides for the units and standards of
Clause 6 states that the units of measurement
measurement.
of length and weight shall be the metre and kilogram
respectively. Clause 6 also, together with the Schedules,
specifies the various units of measurement.
Clause 8 -
provides that the Commissioner will maintain the reference
standards of weights and measures.
4. Part III deals with weighing and measuring
equipment used for trade. Clause 11 specifies the units of
measurement which are lawful for use for trade.
Clauses