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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1987
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"A TRADER WHO WISHES TO ENSURE THAT HIS EQUIPMENT IS ACCURATE EFFECTIVE CAN APPROACH ACCREDITED LABORATORIES, OR THE MANUFACTURER OR IMPORTER WHO SUPPLIED HIM WITH THE EQUIPMENT
OR, INDEED, ANY SERVICE PROVIDING COMPETENT CALIBRATION FACILITIES."
MR WILLIAMSON POINTED OUT THAT THE LAW REQUIRES THE SALE OF ALL GOODS BY WEIGHT OR MEASURE IN THE COURSE OF TRADE SHOULD BE BY NET WEIGHT OR MEASURE UNLESS EXEMPTED BY REGULATION.
"IN THE CASE OF PRE-PACKED GOODS, SUPPLIED MBASURE, THE NET WEIGHT OR MEASURE OF THE GOODS MUST MARKED ON THE CONTAINER, HR SAID.
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BY WEIGHT OR BK GENERALLY
IN PRE-PACKED FORM MUST BE
"GOODS SUPPLIED OTHERWISE THAN WEIGHED AND MEASURED BY THE SELLER IN THE PRESENCE AND FULL VIEW OF THE PURCHASER.
"THE SUPPLY OF GOODS OF A QUANTITY LESS THAN THAT CLAIMED WILL BE AN OFFENCE; SO WILL THE GIVING OF ANY INDICATION MATERIALLY FALSE OR MISLEADING AS TO THE QUANTITY OF GOODS.
"HOWEVER, IN VIEW OF THE DIFFICULTY EXPRESSED BY THE TRADE FOR FOOD MANUFACTURERS TO INDICATE EXACT WEIGHTS, IT 18 INTENDED TO ALLOW, BY ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL, A TOLERANCE OF UP TO 3 PER CENT ON NET WEIGHTS OR MEASURES FOR MOST COMMODITIES EXCEPT PRECIOUS METALS."
MR WILLIAMSON POINTED OUT THAT THE LEGISLATION WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A BARRIER TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE SINCE AUTHORISED UNITS OF MEASUREMENT ARE BASED ON INTERNATIONALLY RECOMMENDED PRACTICE AND GOODS AND EQUIPMENT FOR EXPORT OR RE-EXPORT ARE EXEMPTED.
"THE IMPORT OF GOODS IN UNITS OTHER THAN NO OFFENCE UNLESS THE GOODS ARE TO BE SOLD HERE.
THOSE AUTHORISED
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"WHILE THE LAW PRESCRIBES THE METRIC INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM UNITS AS THE UNITS OF REFERENCE IT ALSO PERMITS THE CONTINUED USR OF IMPERIAL AND CHINESE UNITS, INCLUDING THE 'CHING', HE ADDED.
HE STRESSED THOUGH IT IS NOT THEIR INTENTION TO TAKE PUNITIVE ACTION ON TRADERS WHO MAY BE IGNORANT OF THIS NEW LAW INITIALLY, THERE WILL BE NO QUARTER GIVEN WHERE THERE IS EVIDENCE OF DELIBERATE FRAUD AND WHERE A TRADER PAYS NO HEED TO EARLIER WARNINGS ΤΟ RECTIFY THE ACCURACY OF HIS EQUIPMENT AND GOODS.
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