Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014)

Regulations

Legal Metrology Regulations, 2017

Part XII : Verification and repair bodies

121. Reporting of verification results
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(1) For every verification the following must be documented, as a minimum, for the interpretation of test results—
(a) reference to the applicable verification certificate;
(b) status of the measuring instrument immediately before verification (e.g. initial or subsequent verification);
(c) observations made during the preliminary examination may be combined in a single statement, however, any non-complying aspect needs to be separately documented;
(d) indication that each test has passed or failed, for example by means of a code such as a tick or a cross, or by indicating the result of measurement or error, for all tests where an error limit is prescribed, including the conventional true value at which the specific tests were done;
(e) a statement of all the applicable maximum permissible errors. This requirement does not include technical requirements such as limits of indication on weighing measuring instruments or time delay on fuel dispensers. All stated maximum permissible errors must either be expressed in a unit of measurement or as required in these regulations e.g. expressed as a percentage or in terms of scale intervals, as long as the same method is used throughout the document;
(f) specific test conditions, such as environmental conditions, where these could affect the accuracy of test results;
(g) initials, surname, signature, and identification of the person responsible for the verification; and
(h) date of verification.

 

(2) The information referred to in subregulation (1)(a) to (h), which is required to be documented, is not intended to be supplied with the verification certificate but may be given to the customer in every case or on request.

 

(3) Despite subregulation (2), the information referred to in subregulation (1)(a) to (h) must be kept on file for inspection by a market surveillance inspector.