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Appointment of examiners
of weights and
measures.
Duty and powers of examiner,
Falsifying weight,
measure, etc.
Penalty for fraud in use of weight, measure, etc.
Penalty on sale of false weight,
measure, etc.
No. 2.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1885.
(2.) The comparison shall be made in the Magistrate's presence, and the Magistrate, on being satisfied that the weight or measure brought for comparison corresponds truly to the copy or model, shall stamp or mark the same in such manner as the Colonial Treasurer may from time to time determine to show that the same has been compared and approved.
(3.) Such person shall defray all expenses of conveying his weight or measure to or from the Police Court, or shall deposit with the examiner one dollar if such weight or measure is on shore, or two dollars if it is on board a ship in the harbour, to defray such expenses.
4. The Governor shall from time to time appoint proper persons to be examiners of weights and measures, and may at pleasure remove any person so appointed.
5. It shall be the duty of an examiner of weights and measures to enter the business premises of any person who sells goods by weight or measure and examine the weight, measure, scale, balance, steelyard, weighing-yard, or weighing-machine, found on such premises, and to seize any weight, measure, scale, balance, steelyard, weighing-yard, or weighing-machine which appears to him to be false or unjust.
6.-(1.) Every person who-
(1.) falsifies or wilfully injures any copy or model of a standard weight or measure deposited with a Police Magistrate; or
(2.) uses, or has in his possession for use, any weight, measure, scale, balance, steelyard, weighing-yard, or weighing-machine which is false or unjust; or
(3.) obstructs any examiner of weights and measures in the discharge of his duty as such examiner,
shall, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars for each offence, apart from and in addition to any other penalty or liability to which such person may be subject in respect of such offence.
7. Where any fraud is wilfully committed in the using of any weight, measure, scale, balance, steelyard, weighing-yard, or weighing machine, the person committing such fraud, and every person party to the fraud, shall, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars for each offence, and the weight, measure, scale, balance, steelyard, weighing-yard, or weighing-machine shall be liable to be forfeited.
8.-(1.) No person shall wilfully or knowingly make or sell, or cause to be made or sold, any false or unjust weight, measure, scale, balance, steelyard, weighing-yard, or weighing-machine.
A.D. 1885
(2.) Every person who contravenes this section shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, and for every subsequent offence...
9. All weights and measures shall be referred to the Crown...
10. Notwithstanding anything herein dealing in taels; and the taels...