Trade Metrology Act, 1973 (Act No. 77 of 1973)Chapter II : Standards9. Regional standards |
| (1) | The director shall cause to be kept at every regional office of metrology under his jurisdiction in the custody of the inspector in charge of such office, such measuring standards (in this Act referred to as regional standards) as he may deem necessary for the purposes of this Act. |
| (2) | The value of any regional standard shall, with due allowance for such limits of error as may be prescribed by regulation, agree with the value signified by the denomination of such regional standard at the time of verification thereof, and the director shall cause such regional standard to be so verified and certified before being taken into use and thereafter at intervals not exceeding two years: Provided that regional standards of volume made of glass and regional standards relating to length, shall be reverified and certified at such intervals as the director may deem fit. |
| (3) | For the purposes of this Act "regional office of metrology" means any such office established for the purposes of the administration of this Act in any area which the director determines to be a region. |