Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014)RegulationsLegal Metrology Regulations, 2017Part XI : Measuring instruments and containers used for prescribed purposes45. Measuring instruments not to be subject to initial or subsequent verification and prohibition from use of certain measuring instruments |
| (1) | A market surveillance inspector or verification officer must not initially or subsequently verify the following: |
| (a) | Any measuring instrument which— |
| (i) | is not sufficiently strong to withstand the wear and tear of ordinary use for the purpose for which it is used or intended to be used; |
| (ii) | does not meet the requirements prescribed for its class or type in the Act and in these regulations unless such measuring instrument is of the model approved in terms of section 22 of the Act; |
| (iii) | is not complete; |
| (iv) | is not in a clean state; |
| (b) | any weighing instrument which— |
| (i) | has a broken scoop, pan, plate or other part, which is vital to its operation; |
| (ii) | has a scoop, pan or plate of such size or shape as may lead to incorrect measuring, either through its fouling the housing of the weighing instrument or because its size or shape may cause proper contact between knife-edges and bearings to be disturbed; |
| (iii) | has a goods plate which is readily absorbent of moisture, whether because of the material of which it is made or on account of faulty glazing or of the extent to which it is cracked or chipped; |
| (iv) | has proportional counterpoises the total value of which added to the full steelyard or dial reading does not correspond to the marked capacity of the weighing instrument, unless authorization to verify is granted by the National Regulator; |
| (c) | micrometre scales, unless of a model approved in terms of section 22 of the Act; |
| (d) | box-end beam scales, except those used in post offices for measuring the mass of letters; |
| (e) | counter steelyards, unless of a model approved in terms of section 22 of the Act; |
| (f) | any measuring instrument prohibited under section 29 of the Act or under these regulations; |
| (g) | any non-metric measuring instrument; |
| (h) | any measuring instrument unless it is of a model approved in terms of section 22 of the Act, and it is clearly and indelibly marked with the number of the certificate of approval as described in Part XV, unless such measuring instrument is exempted from type approval; |
| (i) | any measuring instrument of a model or modified model which has been refused approval in terms of section 22 of the Act or in respect of which a certificate of approval has been withdrawn. |
| (2) | The use for any prescribed purpose of the following measuring instruments is prohibited— |
| (a) | any instrument of which the beam has an unstable action both when the balance, beam scale or counter scale is loaded or unloaded (accelerating type); |
| (b) | any instrument of which the steelyard or counter platform scale have an unstable action both when the steelyard or counter platform scale is loaded or unloaded (accelerating type); |
| (c) | any weighing instrument of the type known as a "Union" scale; |
| (d) | any swan-necked beam scale; |
| (e) | any steelyard— |
| (i) | having a capacity of less than 50 kg; |
| (ii) | which is reversible or has more than one load-hook; |
| (iii) | not provided with a zero graduation; |
| (f) | any dead mass scale. |