Singapore legislation

Clause 9

of Weights and Measures (Amendment) Bill

Clause 9

Amendment of section 9

Section 9 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) The Minister may by regulations prescribe general specifications for the construction of weighing or measuring instruments to which section 7 applies.(2) Subject to subsection (4), where any general specification is for the time being prescribed under subsection (1), no letter of pattern approval shall be issued under section 8 in respect of the pattern of any weighing or measuring instrument unless the pattern complies with the prescribed general specifications.”;

(b)

by deleting the word “equipment” wherever it appears in subsections (3) and (4) and substituting in each case the word “instrument”;

(c)

by deleting subsection (5); and

(d)

by deleting the word “equipment” in the marginal note and substituting the word “instruments”.

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