Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014)Chapter VI : Repair of Measuring Instruments28. Offences in respect of measuring instruments |
| (1) | A person is guilty of an offence if that person— |
| (a) | repairs a measuring instrument used for a prescribed purpose whilst not registered in terms of section 10; |
| (b) | after repair verifies the measuring instrument which he or she may not verify in terms of section 27(2); |
| (c) | contravenes or fails to comply with section 27(3)(a) or (b); |
| (d) | uses a measuring instrument for any prescribed purpose that has been repaired without having it immediately thereafter verified, unless that measuring instrument is covered by a guarantee contemplated in section 27(3)(b); or |
| (e) | uses a measuring instrument for a prescribed purpose after the guarantee contemplated in section 27(3)(b) has expired, unless that measuring instrument has been verified before the expiry of that guarantee. |
| (2) | A repair body is guilty of an offence if that repair body repairs a measuring instrument used for a prescribed purpose whilst it is not designated in terms of section 9 as a repair body. |