Voluntary and Compulsory Standards

(1) For the purpose of this Act, a standard may be voluntary or compulsory. (2) On the recommendation of the Bureau, the Minister may order that a standard become compulsory where such standard is intended primarily, (a) to protect the consumer or user against danger to health or safety; (b) to ensure quality in goods produced for home use or for export; (c) to prevent fraud or deception arising from misleading advertising or labelling; (d) to require adequate information to be given to the consumer or user; or (e) to ensure quality in any case where there is restriction in choice of source of supply (3) The Minister shall, by publication in the Gazette, give at least thirty days’ notice of his intention to make an Order declaring a compulsory standard and shall thereby indicate the date on which it is intended that the compulsory standard shall come into effect and, having regard to subsection (2) (a) to (e) of this section, the Order shall state the purpose for which the standard is intended