Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014)RegulationsLegal Metrology Regulations, 2017Part XI : Measuring instruments and containers used for prescribed purposes100. Graduated glass measures for pharmaceutical dispensing and comparable measurement |
| (1) | Except as otherwise provided in this regulation, a graduated glass measure for pharmaceutical dispensing and comparable measurement must conform to the applicable provisions of regulation 98. |
| (2) | A graduated glass measure for pharmaceutical dispensing and comparable measurement may be of inverted conical, of beaker or of cylindrical shape and must have a level base at right angles to the vertical axis of the measure. |
| (3) |
| (a) | The datum levels of a graduated glass measure for pharmaceutical dispensing and comparable measurement must be the respective graduations, which must be clear and distinct and etched or engraved parallel to the base and to one another. |
| (b) | Where back graduations are provided on the glass measure they must correspond to front graduations when the measure is standing on a level plane. |
| (c) | The clear interval between graduations may not be less than 1,5 mm. |
| (4) | The denominations of graduated glass measures for pharmaceutical dispensing and comparable measurement must be in accordance with Table 15: |
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TABLE 15 |
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Total denominations: |
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1 L or 1 000 mL |
50 mL |
500 mL |
20 mL |
250 mL |
10 mL |
200 mL |
5 mL |
100 mL |
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Value of graduations: |
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0,5 mL, 1 m L, 2 mL, 5 mL, 10 mL, 20 mL, 50 mL, 100 mL |
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| (5) |
| (a) | A graduated glass measure for pharmaceutical dispensing and comparable measurement must be placed upon a level plane during its testing for accuracy. |
| (b) | All figured graduations and as many intermediate graduations as the market surveillance inspector or verification officer considers necessary must be tested. |
| (6) | The verification mark must be permanently inscribed e.g. etched or sandblasted, near to the mark denoting the total capacity of the measure. |