(Act No. 22 of 1961)

PUBLIC NOTICE [illegible]plement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Extraordinary Vol. CXVI, No. 45 dated 28th June, 1985 [illegible]ic Notice No. 18 of 1985 [illegible]shed 28th June, 1985 THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT (Act No. 22 of 1961) [illegible]he Weights and Measures (Testing and Adjusting Fees) Rules, 1985 [Margin: Short title.] [illegible]n exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 69 of [illegible]Veights and Measures Act, 1961, the Minister of Trade and [illegible]try hereby makes the following Rules:— [illegible]. These Rules shall come into force on the 1st day of July, [illegible] [Margin: Commencement.] [illegible]. In these Rules, unless a contrary intention appears— [illegible] or "the Act" means the Weights and Measures Act, 1961. [Margin: Interpretation. Act No 22 of 1961] [illegible] (1) The fees to be paid in respect of the testing of any item [illegible]ghing or measuring equipment to which section 21 of the Act [illegible]s, with a view to such equipment being passed as fit for use [illegible]le and stamped, shall be those specified in the Schedule hereto. [Margin: Fees] (2) The appropriate fee shall be payable whether or not the [illegible]ent is passed as fit for use for trade and stamped. (3) The fee to be paid for adjustment of any weight or [illegible]e in the course of a service provided pursuant to sub-section [illegible] section 20 of the Act shall be twice the amount prescribed [illegible] fee for testing it. [illegible] (1) A certificate of Justness shall be issued for every item [illegible]hing and measuring equipment passed as fit for use for trade [illegible]mped, pursuant to section 17 of the Act. [Margin: Certificate of justness.] (2) A Certificate of justness shall specify all weights, mea- [illegible]r instruments tested and stamped, but separate certificates [illegible]ess shall be issued for a weight or set of weights or a measure [illegible]nstrument tested and stamped for the same person on the [illegible]casion. (3) The fee to be paid for each Certificate of Justness issued shall be as prescribed in the Schedule hereto.

In addition to the fees prescribed in the Schedule hereto,owners of weighting and measuring equipment tested and stamped as fit for use for trade shall be liable for the payment of the actual cost of cartage, carriage and lifting of the working standards: Provided that when the owner of the equipment elects to find his own labourers for the cartage, carriage and lifting of the working standards no charge shall be made for such cartage, carriage and lifting.

Every owner of a weighing and measuring instrument orequipment tested and stamped shall, when appropriate be liable to re-imburse any travelling expenses incurred by the Inspector, and the cost including overtime payments of any special request made for the purpose of testing and stamping their weighing and measuring instruments or equipment.

Measures (Prescribed Fees) Rules, 1963 are hereby revoked.

[illegible] Schedule, symbols and abbreviations are employed to refer to unit [illegible]ent as follows:— Imperial [illegible] ... foot [illegible] ... inch [illegible] yd. ... cubic yard [illegible] ... pound [illegible] ... ounce [illegible] ... gallon [illegible] ... quart [illegible] ... pint [illegible]oz. ... fluid ounce Metric m ... metre m3 ... cubic metre kg. ... kilogramme l ... litre Le c [illegible]ear Measures (with or without divisions or sub- [illegible]ions) each measure: [illegible]with imperial and metric scales both being tested— The scale exceeding 10ft. and 3m respectively ... 45 00 One scale exceeding 10ft and the other not exceeding 3m (or vice versa) ... ... ... ... 36 00 Other ... ... ... ... ... 16 00 [illegible] Le c [illegible]2) With imperial or metric scale or when only one scale scale is tested: Exceeding 10ft (imperial) or 3m (metric) ... 25 00 Other ... ... ... ... ... 12 00 [illegible]Measuring Instruments for liquid fuel or lubricants, [illegible]r mixture thereof, each instrument— [illegible]1) container types unsubdivided: (single) ... ... ... ... ... 25 00 (double) ... ... ... ... ... 50 00 [illegible]2) multigrade types (flowmeters with price computing device): first test after installation ... ... ... 250 00 for retesting solely on the occasion of an adjustment in the price-computing device ... ... ... 75 00 Otherwise ... ... ... ... ... 150 00 (3) Other types (single, with price computing device)— first test after installation ... ... ... 150 00 for testing solely on the occasion of an adjustment in the price computing device ... ... ... 50 00 Otherwise ... ... ... ... ... 100 00

Measuring Instruments for Intoxicating Liquor— Each instrument not exceeding 2fl.oz. ... ... 10 00 Other ... ... ... ... ... 5 00 Weights (1) Imperial weights exceeding 10lb. Avoirdupois, exceed- ing 10oz. troy, metric weights exceeding 5kg. each weight: ... ... ... ... ... 60 (2) Other weights, each ... ... ... ... 40 (3) Authorised metric carat weights, per set ... ... 150 00 Carat graduated analytical balance, each ... ... 200 00 Weighing Instruments— (1) Instruments calibrated to weigh in both imperial and metric units— 125 per cent of the fee which would be payable if the instrument were calibrated to weigh only in imperial system or only in metric system or, where these fees differ, 125 per cent of the higher, rounded, where appropriate, to the nearest cent. (2) Instruments calibrated to weigh only in imperial or metric units— (a) Automatic weighing machines, including machines for totalising a succession of predetermined loads, each machine or (where the machine has two or more 4 weighing units which each complete the weighing of the load independently) each weighing unit: Le c Capacity as marked on the machine— Not exceeding 20lb. (imperial) or 10kg. (metric) ... Exceeding 20lb. but not exceeding 1cwt. (imperial) 35 00 or 10kg. but not exceeding 50kg. (metric) ... Exceeding 1cwt. but not exceeding 1 ton (imperial) 50 00 or 50kg. but not exceeding 1 tonne (metric) ... Exceeding 1 ton but not exceeding 10 tons (Imperial) 75 00 or 1 ton but not exceeding 10 tonnes (metric) ... Exceeding 10 tons (imperial) or 10 tonnes (metric) ... 150 00 200 00 (b) totalising machines (other than automatic ma- chines described above), each machine ... 110 00 (c) Egg grading machine, each machine— Not exceeding 6 units ... ... ... Other ... ... ... ... ... 40 00 48 00 (d) All weighing machines, each machine or (if fit- ted with two or more weigh tables or platforms connected with one or more indicating mecha- nisms), each weigh table or platform capacity, as marked on the machine— not exceeding 20lb. (imperial) or 10kg. (metric) ... 30 00 Exceeding 20lb. but not exceeding 2cwt. (imperial); exceeding 10kg. but not exceeding 100kg. (metric) ... 45 00 Exceeding 2cwt. but not exceeding 5 cwt. (imperial) exceeding 100kg. but not 250 kg (metric) ... 55 00 Exceeding 5cwt but not exceeding 1 ton (imperial); exceeding 250 kg. but not exceeding 1 tonne (metric) 65 00 Exceeding 1 ton but not exceeding 5 tons (imperial); exceeding 1 tonne but not exceeding 5 tonnes (met- ric) ... ... ... ... ... 75 50 Exceeding 5 tons but not exceeding 30 tons (imperial) exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 30 tonnes (metric) ... ... ... ... ... 150 00 Exceeding 30 tons (imperial) or 30 tonnes (metric) ... 200 00 Capacity Measures— (1) Without divisions or sub-divisions— Not exceeding 1 pint (imperial) or 1 litre (metric) ... 5 00 Not exceeding 1 quart (imperial) or 1 litre (metric) each measure .. .. ... ... 7 00 Exceeding 1 quart but not exceeding 1 gallon (impe- rial); exceeding 1 litre but not exceeding 5 litres (metric) each measure ... ... ... 20 00 5 Le c Imperial: Exceeding 1 gallon— For the first gallon of the capacity ... ... 4 00 For each additional gallon thereof ... ... 2 00 Metric: Exceeding 5 litres: For the first litre of the capacity ... ... 4 00 For each additional litre thereof ... ... ... 2 00 (2) With divisions or subdivisions— Each measure not exceeding 1 quart (imperial) or 1 litre (metric)—with four graduations or less ... 7 00 for each additional graduation .. ... ... 1 00 Exceeding 1 quart but not exceeding 1 gallon (impe- rial); exceeding 1 litre but not exceeding 5 litres (metric) ... ... ... ... ... 20 00 Each additional graduation ... ... ... 2 00 Exceeding 1 gallon (imperial) or 5 litres ... ... 30 00 Each addtional graduation ... ... ... 2 00 G. Certificate of Justness— Each Certificate of Justness for each item of weigh- ing or measuring instrument fit for use for trade and stamped ... ... ... ... 4 00 Made this 14th day of June, 1985.

Issued under my hand, S. B. KAWUSU-KONTE, Minister of Trade and Industry. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This Note is not part of these Rules but is intended to indicate their [illegible]general purport). These Rules prescribe new fees to be paid for the testing of Weighing and [illegible]Measuring equipment as well as for the adjustment of weights and measures [illegible]y the weights and measures Department which provides an adjusting service [illegible]nd replace the weights and measures Rules (Vol. VIII Cap. 226) and the [illegible]Veights and Measures (Prescribed Fees) Rules, 1963 (Public Notice No. 37 of [illegible]963). Printed by the Government Printing Department, Sierra Leone GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY No. 45 of 28th June, 1985.