Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Trade Metrology Act, 1973 (Act No. 77 of 1973)Chapter II : Standards11. Measuring instruments used by director, inspectors or examiners shall be inspected and tested |
(1) | Every measuring instrument, other than any regional or inspection standard, used by the director or any inspector or examiner for the purposes of carrying out his duties and functions under this Act, shall be inspected and tested before being taken into use and thereafter at such intervals as may be prescribed by regulation, and a record of every such inspection and testing shall be made and kept by the director or the inspector referred to in section 9(1). |
(2) | Any measuring instrument referred to in subsection (1) shall not be used for the carrying out of any duty or function under this Act unless it complies at any inspection and test referred to in subsection (1) with such requirements as may, in respect of any such measuring instrument, be prescribed by regulation. |