Singapore legislation
Clause 4
Clause 4
Standard weights and measures
(1)
The Minister shall cause to be maintained standards of the yard, pound, metre and kilogram which shall be the standards (referred to in this Act as the Singapore standards) by reference to which, in Singapore, all other standards of those units and of any other unit of measurement derived wholly or partly from any of those units shall be maintained.
(2)
The Minister shall from time to time as may appear to him expedient cause —
the value of each of the Singapore standards to be determined or redetermined; and
any authorised copy of any of those standards to be compared with, and its value determined or redetermined by reference to, that standard,in such manner as the Minister may direct.
(3)
The secondary standards shall consist of standards of all the measures set out in Parts I and II and all the weights set out in Part III of the Second Schedule other than capacity measures of more than one gallon or 10 litres; and any such standard shall be constructed, and, while it remains in use, from time to time at intervals not exceeding 5 years have its value or values redetermined, by reference to such one or more of the Singapore standards or any authorised copies thereof as may appear to the Minister to be appropriate.
(4)
The tertiary standards shall consist of such standards of such of the measures or weights set out in the Second Schedule as may from time to time appear to the Minister to be necessary or expedient; and any such standard shall be constructed, and, while it remains so in use, from time to time at intervals not exceeding two years have its value or values redetermined, by reference to such one or more of the secondary standards as may appear to the Minister to be appropriate.
(5)
The standards referred to in subsections (3) and (4) shall be provided or replaced by the Minister from time to time as may appear to him necessary or expedient and shall be in such form and of such material, and be kept under the control of the Minister at such place or places, as the Minister may think fit; and a secondary or tertiary standard of any linear or capacity measure may —
be provided either as a separate standard or by means of divisions marked on a standard of a larger measure; and
either be marked in whole or in part with sub-divisions representing any smaller unit of measurement or multiples or fractions of such a unit or have no such markings,as the Minister thinks fit.
(6)
The Minister may from time to time by order amend the Second Schedule by adding to or removing from Part I or II of that Schedule any linear or capacity measure or from Part III of that Schedule any weight.
(7)
The Controller shall provide for use by the inspectors and maintain or from time to time replace such standards of the measures and weights set out in the Second Schedule, and such testing and stamping equipment as the Controller may from time to time approve or require as being proper and sufficient for the efficient discharge of their duties.