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CAP. 68]
Weights and Measures
[1987 Ed.
Application.
(Cap. 214.)
Appointment
of authorized officers.
Power of
Governor to give directions.
"pre-packed" means made up for supply by way of retail trade in a container, and "pre-pack” shall be construed accordingly; "quantity" includes mass or weight, length, width, height, area,
volume, capacity and number;
"reference standards” means the reference standards of weights and
measures maintained under section 8;
"to supply" includes-
(a) to sell, or to agree to sell;
(b) to offer, advertise, have in possession, expose, transmit,
convey, deliver, make, prepare or pre-pack for sale;
(c) to hire or to exchange, or dispose of for any consideration
whatsoever; or
(d) to transmit, convey or deliver in pursuance of a sale, hiring, any exchange, or disposal for any consideration whatsoever;
"unit of measurement" means a unit of measurement of length,
height, width, area, volume, capacity, mass or weight;
"use for trade", in relation to any weighing or measuring equipment,
has the meaning assigned to it by section 10;
"vehicle" means any conveyance used on land whether self-
propelled or not;
"weighing or measuring equipment" means any equipment for measuring in terms of quantity, whether or not the equipment is constructed to give an indication of the measurement made or other information determined by reference to that measurement.
3. (1) This Ordinance shall apply without prejudice to the Metrication Ordinance and to any orders made under that Ordinance.
(2) Unless the Commissioner of Customs and Excise by order in the Gazette so provides, this Ordinance shall not apply to the supply or measurement of
(a) water, other than in a container; or
(b) the quantity of any goods, other than by mass or weight,
length, width, height, area, volume, capacity or number.
4.
The Commissioner of Customs and Excise may authorize any public officer to exercise or perform any function conferred or imposed on the Commissioner or an authorized officer under any provision of this Ordinance except sections 3, 7, 8 and 38.
5. (1) The Governor may give such directions as he thinks fit, either generally or in any particular case, with respect to the exercise or performance by the Commissioner or any authorized officer of any function under this Ordinance.
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