Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014)

Regulations

Purchase

After designation the verification body acting on behalf of the regulator, must—

(a)	maintain their accreditation in terms of the Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory Practice Act, 2006 or maintain requirements set by the National Regulator in the absence of such a recognized accreditation scheme;

(b)	notify the National Regulator in writing of all verifications or rejections undertaken and include the following particulars relating to every measuring instrument in respect of which a verification certificate or rejection certificate has been issued—

(i)	the make, model, approval number, class and measuring capacity of the measuring instrument; and

(ii)	the place where the measuring instrument is used for a prescribed purpose;

(c)	the particulars which have been furnished under paragraph (b) have to be submitted within five working days after the end of the month in which the verification or rejection took place in a format as specified by the National Regulator;

(d)	in the case of a rejection, inform the National Regulator immediately in writing of all non- compliances found and reasons for rejecting the measuring instrument as well as action taken by the verification body to ensure compliance or to ensure that the measuring instrument is removed from use;

(e)	ensure that market surveillance inspectors have access to their business premises and records in line with section 20 of the Act;

(f)	maintain records of—

(i)	type approval pattern description documentation of instruments verified and rejected by the verification body;

(ii)	verifications undertaken;

(iii)

rejections under section 25(3) of the Act;

(iv)	list of verification officers in employ as well as all employment documentation;

(v)	appointment, qualification and training records of verification officers;

(vi)	verification officer resignations;

(vii)

verification marks and protective marks used by the verification officer which includes procedures for issuing, loss and withdrawal; and

(viii)

contracts with users of measuring instruments;

(g)	supply the equipment needed for the verification officer’s to undertake their work in line with section 19 of the Act, and

(h)	notify the National Regulator in writing of the employment of a verification officer or of the termination of the services of a verification officer within 14 days of that event taking place;

(i)	ensure that a verification officer is physically present whilst performing the verification on the measuring instrument and apply the verification and protective marks immediately after the verification has taken place.