| (1) |
For the purpose of complying with the relevant provisions of section 34 and 35 of the Act in respect of— |
| (a) |
goods or articles sold by quantity expressed in terms of a measurement unit; or |
| (b) |
any service rendered, the quantity of which is expressed in any measurement unit; |
only an appropriate measurement unit, specified in regulations, issued under the Measurement Units and Measurement Standards Act, 2006 (Act 18 of 2006), must be used, unless—
| (i) |
exemption in writing for deviating from this has been granted under the provisions of the Measurement Units and Measurement Standards Act, 2006 as amended; or |
| (ii) |
it is used in connection with a purpose or an article exempted in the regulations made under the Measurement Units and Measurement Standards Act, 2006 as amended. |
| (2) |
The use of any measurement unit or its symbol in connection with any contract, bargain, sale, purchase or transaction must be— |
| (a) |
in accordance with the rules specified in regulations, issued under the Measurement Units and Measurement Standards Act, 2006 (Act 18 of 2006) referred to in subregulation (1); and |
| (b) |
expressed in the manner prescribed in SANS 289, unless permission in writing for deviating from this has been granted by the National Regulator. |
Statistics Act, 1999
