Preamble, (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.