Trade Metrology Act, 1973 (Act No. 77 of 1973)Chapter IV : Approval, Verification and Certification of Measuring Instruments21. Certification and re-certification of measuring instruments |
| (1) | Any inspector or verification officer shall, at the time and place appointed under section 19, inspect and verify or test every measuring instrument which is produced to him or her for the purpose of verifying, certifying or re-certifying it and shall, after verification or testing and subject to the provisions of subsection (2), verify, certify or re-certify, in such manner as to indicate the year of such verification, certification or re-certification, every such measuring instrument which he or she finds to be correct and to comply with the requirements of this Act. |
[Section 21(1) substituted by section 7(a) of Act No. 42 of 1994]
| (2) | Any certified measuring instrument of volume made of clear glass and any certified measuring instrument of length made of material prescribed by regulation need not be re-certified under this section, unless the inspector has reasonable grounds for believing that it has been altered materially since it was certified, or unless the original stamp or certification has been defaced or has become illegible. |
| (3) | [Section 21(3) deleted by section 7(b) of Act No. 42 of 1994] |