| (2) | If any verification officer in the execution of his powers as contemplated in subsection (1) finds that any measuring instrument or kind of measuring instrument does not comply with the requirements of this Act, such measuring instrument or kind of measuring instrument shall be deemed to be rejected in terms of section 25. |
| (3) | No verification officer shall— |
| (a) | consent to the continued use of a measuring instrument that was rejected as contemplated in section 25; or |
| (b) | issue a document to the effect that a measuring instrument is certified under this Act if it is not correct and such measuring instrument is not so certifiable; or |
| (c) | use a certifying stamp for any purpose other than the prescribed purpose or in a manner other than the prescribed manner, or create the impression that he used or may use a certifying stamp in any other capacity than that of a verification officer; or |
| (d) | unless a measuring instrument or a particular kind of measuring instrument has been submitted or made available to him by the owner or user thereof for certification— |
| (i) | falsely create the impression with any owner or user that such measuring instrument is subject to certification by him; or |
| (ii) | compel any owner or user to have a measuring instrument certified by him. |
| (4) | Any person who falsely holds himself out to be a verification officer as contemplated in section 3 shall be guilty of an offence. |
[Section 3A inserted by section 6 of Act No. 17 of 1993]
