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Use of authorised denomination of weights and measures

Cap. 294, s. 16 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) No weight or measure other than a weight or measure of an authorized denomination specified in Part 1 or Part II of the Fourth Schedule shall be used for purposes of any trade. authorized (2) No person shall use for the purposes of any trade, or have in his possession for use in any trade, (a) any weight which purports to be of an authorized denomination, unless the denomination is indelibly marked on the top or side thereof in legible figures and letters; (b) any measure of length or volume which purports to be of a equivalent to an authorized denomination, unless the denomination is marked indelibly on the outside thereof in legible figures and letters; (c) nothing in this section shall be deemed to require the marking of a denomination of any weight, if the small size of such weight renders such marking impracticable. un-marked
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