Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014)RegulationsLegal Metrology Regulations, 2017Part XII : Verification and repair bodies127. Registration and qualifications of persons responsible for repair (also referred to as "repairer") |
| (1) | A person who wishes to be registered as a person responsible for repair must— |
| (a) | submit an application to the National Regulator furnishing the following information: name, surname, identity number, race, gender, contact details (including e-mail address) of the repairer, name of employer the repairer is working for, repair body designation number of current employer, physical and postal address of current employer, details regarding the educational level of the repairer, previous work experience, category of measuring instrument for which the repairer is applying for, declaration that the information provided is correct, date of application and signature of repairer, signature of a representative from the designated repair body authorizing the application on behalf of the designated repair body; and |
| (b) | supply any additional information upon request to the National Regulator. |
| (2) | No person may be registered as a person responsible for repair in terms of section 10(1) of the Act, unless— |
| (a) | he or she has shown by undergoing an assessment of his or her knowledge of the appropriate provisions of the Act and relevant technical regulations and has, in accordance with a curriculum laid down from time to time by the National Regulator passed an assessment in— |
| (i) | theoretical subjects so prescribed by the National Regulator; |
| (ii) | practical work in repairing and testing all measuring instruments or a particular kind of measuring instrument; and |
| (iii) | procedures needed to allow for the issuing of a certificate of repair for measuring instruments. |
| (3) | No person may act as a repairer unless— |
| (a) | he or she is employed by and acts on behalf of a designated repair body contemplated in section 27 of the Act; and |
| (b) | he or she holds a certificate issued by the National Regulator identifying the repairer and indicating that the repairer is qualified to act as a repairer in respect of all measuring instruments or a particular kind of measuring instrument. |
