Clause 9

The Minister may by regulations prescribe general specifications for the construction of equipment to which section 7 applies and, subject to subsection (4), while any such specification is for the time being so prescribed no equipment which does not conform therewith shall be passed or stamped by an inspector under section 7 unless it is of a pattern in respect of which a certificate of approval under section 8 is in force or of a pattern modified only in a manner for the time being authorised by the Controller under section 8.

If the Controller is satisfied that any pattern submitted to him under section 8(1) conforms to any general specification for the time being prescribed under this section, he may, instead of issuing a certificate of approval under that subsection, cause to be published a declaration to that effect together with particulars of that pattern.

Where any specification prescribed by regulations made under this section is varied or revoked by further regulations made thereunder, then if any person uses for trade, or has in his possession for such use, or causes or permits any other person so to use, any equipment which conformed with that specification but which to his knowledge no longer conforms to any specification to prescribed, or disposes of any such equipment to any other person in a state in which it could be so used without informing that other person that it no longer so conforms, he shall be guilty of an offence and the equipment shall be liable to be forfeited.

Where, in the case of any particular equipment, the Controller is of the opinion that there are special circumstances which make it impracticable or unnecessary for that equipment to comply with any particular requirement of any specification prescribed under this section, the Controller may exempt that equipment from that requirement subject to compliance with such conditions, if any, as he thinks fit; and if any person knowingly contravenes any condition imposed with respect to any equipment by virtue of this subsection, he shall be guilty of an offence and the equipment shall be liable to be forfeited.

If any difference arises between an inspector and any other person as to the interpretation of any specification prescribed under this section, or as to whether or not any equipment conforms to such a specification, that difference may with the consent of that person, and shall at the request of that other person, be referred to the Controller, whose decision shall be final.