Trade Metrology Act, 1973 (Act No. 77 of 1973)Chapter V : Use or Possession of Measuring Instruments and Containers31. Certain containers excluded |
If any vessel or container is used or possessed or intended for the measuring off of any liquid, no provision of this Act shall be so construed as to—
| (a) | prohibit the use or possession of such vessel or container for the determination of the quantity of any liquid sold therein irrespective of whether or not such liquid is a liquid required by regulation to be sold by volume; or |
| (b) | subject any person to any penalty for the possession or use of such vessel or container, |
provided, in the case of any such vessel or container which is used or possessed or intended for the measuring off of any liquid in the retail trade at the time of sale of such liquid, the denomination of volume of such vessel or container is fixed thereon and such vessel or container complies with the requirements of any regulation applicable thereto.
[Section 31 substituted by section 10 of Act No. 34 of 1975]