ANNEXURE 3
(Regulation 18)
MEASURING OF MASS
| 1. | A mass meter referred to in regulation 18 shall be installed and used in a place approved by the Director-General and shall conform to the following requirements: |
| (a) | An automatic dual hopper mass meter, generally known as the Servo Balance Duplex Mass Meter, or |
| (b) | any other similar automatic mass meter which has an automatic control mechanism and is equipped with sufficient hopper and mass measurement buckets: |
Provided that in the case of the mass determination of fish or fish products—
| (i) | for direct human consumption, an automatic in-line conveyor belt mass meter similar to the Avery AP 95, approved in terms of the Trade Metrology Act, 1973 (Act No. 77 of 1973), may be used; or |
| (ii) | eceived on an irregular basis or in small quantities, the mass of such fish or fish products may be determined in a manner approved by the Director-General. |
| 2. | The mass meter shall be installed in such a manner and place and be of such a nature that— |
| (a) | no fish can pass it without the mass thereof being determined and recorded by the mass meter; |
| (b) | the mass determination capacity of the mass meter shall not be less than the maximum discharge capacity from the fishing vessel; |
| (c) | the discharge speed of fish or fish particles shall be of such a nature that it prevents accumulation or piling up; |
| (d) | the design and construction of the feeder system shall be of such a nature that fish and/or fish particles do not fall from the feeder system but are conveyed directly to the mass meter; |
| (e) | there is no access to the mechanism of the mass meter during the operation thereof; |
| (f) | the mechanism and the reading scale of the mass meter is visible; and |
| (g) | the mass meter shall be sealed properly while it is being used for determining mass. |
| 3. | A mass meter shall be deemed to be properly sealed if it has been sealed by— |
| (a) | a person registered with the Division of Trade Inspections of the Department of Trade and Industries and employed by the person who supplied or maintains the mass meter; or |
| (b) | an authorised officer of that Department. |
| 4. | No person, other than a person mentioned in subitem (a) or (b), shall interfere with the seal, mechanism or functioning of a mass meter. |
