Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014)RegulationsLegal Metrology Regulations, 2017Part V : Sale of Goods15. General requirements for issuing delivery note, invoice or other writing |
| (1) | The delivery note, invoice or other writing must state the following: |
| (a) | the names and full addresses of the seller and the purchaser; and |
| (b) | a clear and legible statement of the quantity of such goods unless— |
| (i) | the quantity of such goods is indicated on the goods in the manner prescribed in SANS 289, as amended from time to time; or |
| (ii) | such delivery note is accompanied by a cash register slip which contains a list of separate prices respectively corresponding to each selling price marked on each separate item or quantity of goods. |
| (2) | A delivery note, invoice or other writing accompanying prepackaged quantities that are permitted in terms of SANS 289 to be unmarked as to quantity, must contain— |
| (a) | a statement of the number of prepackaged units of each prescribed quantity to be delivered; and |
| (b) | the mass of the respective prescribed quantities being delivered. |
| (3) | A delivery note, invoice or other writing need not accompany the goods where— |
| (a) | the goods are unprocessed or unmanufactured agricultural produce, cream or milk which have been produced in the Republic and where such goods are transmitted, conveyed or delivered in pursuance of a sale in bulk by or on behalf of the producer thereof; |
| (b) | the goods, after having been taken from bulk, are measured or counted, as the case may be, in the presence of the purchaser or his agent at the time of sale and such goods are delivered to the purchaser or his agent on the same occasion and on the premises of the seller; |
| (c) | a purchaser or his agent in person orders the goods at the premises of the seller, stating the quantity of the goods to be supplied, and such goods, after having been taken from bulk and made up in prepackaged form at the time of sale without having been measured or counted in the presence of the purchaser or his agent, as the case may be, are delivered to the purchaser or his agent on the same occasion and on those premises; |
| (d) | the quantity of the goods supplied as contemplated in paragraph (c) must be in accordance with that ordered or when of some other quantity, such other quantity is made known to the purchaser or his agent by the seller when being delivered; or |
| (e) | the purchaser or his agent specifies the quantity of the goods to be supplied in a transaction by retail, either explicitly or by implication, at the premises of the purchaser such goods are delivered to the purchaser or his agent on the same occasion on those premises and— |
| (i) | the quantity of the goods supplied is the quantity specified explicitly or by implication by the purchaser or his agent; or |
| (ii) | where the goods are of a different quantity, such other quantity is made known to the purchaser or his agent by the seller when being delivered. |