CAP. 68
Weights and Measures
[1987 Ed.
Weighing or measuring of goods sold.
False statements as to quantity of goods supplied.
Short weight or measure, etc.
Reliance on warranty as defence to charge under section 19.
(a) which are supplied by any sack, bag or other type of container in respect of which a weight in an authorized unit is prescribed; or
(b) which are exempt from this subsection by regulations made under this Ordinance.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence.
17. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a person who in the course of trade weighs or measures goods for sale shall, if he weighs or measures the goods in the presence of the purchaser, give the purchaser a clear and unrestricted view of
(a) all the operations connected with the weighing or measuring of the goods;
(b) the weighing or measuring equipment used for ascertaining the weight or measure of the goods; and
(c) the weight or measure indicated by the weighing or measuring equipment used for ascertaining the weight or measure of the goods.
(2) A person who in the course of trade sells by weight or measure goods which are pre-packed by him shall, if the purchaser is present and so requests, weigh or measure the goods in accordance with subsection (1).
(3) Where a person in the course of trade sells goods, other than pre-packed goods, by weight or measure and the goods are not weighed or measured in the presence of the purchaser, the seller shall deliver with the goods or send forthwith to the purchaser a delivery note or invoice showing the net weight or measure of the goods.
(4) Any person who contravenes any provision of this section commits an offence.
18. (1) No person who supplies goods in the course of trade shall make any statement, whether orally or in writing or otherwise, which he knows to be false or misleading as to a material particular regarding the quantity of the goods supplied.
(2) Any person who contravenes this section commits an offence.
19. (1) No person shall in the course of trade supply, or cause to be supplied, to another person any goods by weight, measure or number short of the quantity purporting to be supplied or less than that which corresponds to the price charged for those goods.
(2) Any person who contravenes this section commits an offence.
20. (1) Subject to this section, in any proceedings for an offence under section 19 relating to pre-packed goods, it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove-