Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Weights and Measures Bill

Clause 5

Meaning of “use for trade”

(1)

For the purposes of this Act, “use for trade” means, subject to subsection (2), use in Singapore in connection with, or with a view to, a transaction for —

(a)

the transferring or rendering of money or money’s worth in consideration of money or money’s worth; or

(b)

the making of a payment in respect of any toll or duty,where —

(i)

the transaction is by reference to quantity or is a transaction for the purposes of which there is made or implied a statement of the quantity of goods to which the transaction relates; and

(ii)

the use is for the purpose of the determination or statement of that quantity.

(2)

Subsection (1) shall not apply where —

(a)

the determination or statement is a determination or statement of the quantity of goods required for despatch to a destination outside Singapore;

(b)

the transaction is not a sale by retail; and

(c)

no transfer or rendering of money or money’s worth is involved other than the passing of the title to the goods and the consideration therefor.

(3)

Any weighing or measuring equipment which is made available in Singapore for use by the public, whether on payment or otherwise, shall be treated for the purposes of this Part as weighing or measuring equipment in use for trade, whether or not it would apart from this subsection be so treated.