A BILL
To
Make provision with respect to units and standards of
measurement and weighing or measuring equipment used
for trade, to regulate trade transactions regarding
goods supplied by weight or measure including
pre-packed goods, and to provide for the administration
of this Ordinance, offences and the forfeiture of
weighing or measuring equipment and goods in the case
of certain contraventions; and for connected purposes.
Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice
and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
Short title and
commencement.
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Weights
and Measures Ordinance 1987.
(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day
to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette
and the Governor may appoint different days for different
provisions.
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