Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

TRADE MEASUREMENT (MEASURING INSTRUMENTS) REGULATIONS (NO. 27 OF 1991)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      PART I̶PRELIMINARY Citation  
   2.      In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—“approved” means approved by the administering authority;  

   PART II--VERIFICATION, RE-VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION

   4.      A measuring instrument must not be verified or certified if—  
   5.      For the purpose of facilitating re-verification of a measuring instrument, an inspector may direct the person in possession of the instrument to clean the instrument.  
   6.      The testing of a measuring instrument for the purpose of verification, re-verification or certification shall—  
   7.      If a measure of length is to be verified or certified, it shall be examined, tested and marked—  

   PART III--BATCH TESTING AND MARKING INTERPRETATION

   12.     In this Part—“approval” means an approval given under regulation 13; “glass”, in relation to a container or drinking vessel, includes any other material permitted by the approval for its pattern issued under the National Measurement Regulations of the Commonwealth; “glass measure” means—  
   14.     While an approval is in force, the manufacturer or importer is authorised to mark a glass measure with a mark consisting of—  
   15.     If a glass measure is removed from the custody of the manufacturer or importer after being marked in accordance with an approval, the manufacturer or importer is guilty of an offence unless—  
   17.     A manufacturer or importer given an approval must—  

   PART IV--LICENCES AND LICENSEES CONDITION OF LICENCE

   18.     It is a condition of a licence that the licensee—  
   20.     A licensee must notify the licensing authority in writing of—  
   21.     For the purposes of section 47 of the Act, the prescribed particulars to be kept in a register by the licensing authority in respect of each servicing licence are as follows:  

   PART V--MISCELLANEOUS RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MEASURING INSTRUMENT FOR TRADE

   23.     If the scale spacing on a measuring instrument that bears an inspector's mark or a licensee's mark is altered by being subdivided after the inspector's mark or licensee's mark was marked on the instrument—  
   24.     If a measuring instrument is used for trade in order to measure a liquid, the person in possession of the measuring instrument or who makes it available for use for trade is guilty of an offence unless—  
   25.     A person who, for the purpose of measuring diamonds or other precious stones, uses for trade a measuring instrument that—  
   26.     A person who, for the purpose of measuring gold, silver or other precious metals, uses for trade a measuring instrument that has a capacity specified in Column 1 of the Table to this regulation and a verification scale interval greater than that specified in Column 2 opposite the capacity is guilty of an offence.  
   27.     A person who uses a measuring instrument for trade in contravention of a provision of these Regulations is guilty of an offence punishable on conviction, where no other penalty is prescribed, by a fine not exceeding $2,000.