Trade Metrology Act, 1973 (Act No. 77 of 1973)Chapter I : Administration of Act3. Appointment and qualifications of inspectors and verification officers |
| (1) | The Board may from time to time, on the recommendation of the director, appoint inspectors or verification officers to verify or test all measuring instruments or any particular kind of measuring instrument in accordance with the provisions of this Act. |
[Section 3(1) substituted by section 3(a) of Standards Act No. 8 of 2008]
| (2) | No person shall in terms of subsection (1) be appointed or act as an inspector or verification, unless— |
| (a) | he has shown in undergoing an examination a knowledge of the appropriate provisions of this Act and has, in accordance with a curriculum laid down from time to time by the director in consultation with the committee, passed an examination in— |
| (i) | subjects so laid down; and |
| (ii) | practical work in verifying and testing all measuring instruments or the kind of measuring instrument in question; and |
| (b) | he holds a certificate issued to him by the Board to the effect that he is qualified to act as an inspector or verification officer in respect of all measuring instruments or a particular kind of measuring instrument. |
[Section 3(2)(b) substituted by section 3(b) of Standards Act No. 8 of 2008]
| (3) | Subject to the provisions of section 22, no inspector shall derive any profit from or be employed in the making, repair, adjusting or selling of any measuring instrument. |
| (4) | No person shall act as an inspector, unless he or she is employed by and acts on behalf of the South African Bureau of Standards, any statutory body contemplated in section 7(1) or is employed by and acts on behalf of any provincial government. |
[Section 3(4) substituted by section 1 of Act No. 58 of 1996]
| (5) | No person shall act as a verification officer, unless he is employed by and acts on behalf of all accredited laboratory designated in terms of section 7(2) to verify all measuring instruments or the particular kind of measuring instrument in respect of which such verification officer is qualified to act in terms of subsection (1). |
| (6) | No person shall act as an inspector or verification officer in respect of any particular kind of measuring instrument, unless he holds an appropriate certificate contemplated in subsection (2). |
[Section 3 substituted by section 2 of Act No. 17 of 1993]