Weights and Measures Act 1975 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Weighing and Measuring for Trade
7B. Inspection and testing by inspector
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Any person requiring any weighing or measuring instrument to which section 7 applies to be tested for its fitness for use for trade by an inspector must submit the instrument to the inspector in the manner that the Controller may direct.
weighing or measuring instrument
“weighing or measuring instrument” means an instrument for measuring in terms of length, area, volume, capacity, weight or number, whether or not the instrument is constructed to give an indication of the measurement made or other information determined by reference to that measurement, and includes any article used as a weighing or measuring instrument.
On payment by the person mentioned in subsection (1) of the prescribed fee, the inspector must inspect the weighing or measuring instrument and —
inspector
“inspector” means an inspector of weights and measures appointed under section 29;
test the instrument by means of any method of testing, working standard and testing instrument that the inspector considers appropriate or, subject to any condition which may be prescribed, by means of any other instrument which has already been tested and which the inspector considers suitable for the purpose; and
subject to the provisions of this Act and any regulations made under section 10, if the instrument submitted falls within the prescribed maximum permissible error, pass the instrument as being fit for use for trade and affix the instrument with a stamp and an Accuracy Label.
If any difference arises between an inspector and the person who submitted the weighing or measuring instrument for testing with respect to any method of testing, working standard or testing instrument used under subsection (2)(a), that difference may with the consent of that other person, and must at the request of that other person, be referred to the Controller whose decision is final.
Controller
“Controller” means the Controller of Weights and Measures appointed under section 29 and includes any officer duly authorised by the Controller to act on his or her behalf;
Unless the Commission otherwise allows, an inspector must not pass, or affix a stamp or an Accuracy Label on, any weighing or measuring instrument submitted to him or her under subsection (1) unless a letter of pattern approval in respect of the pattern of that instrument has been issued by the Controller under section 8.
stamp
“stamp” means a mark referred to in section 7(2)(d)(i) for use as evidence of the passing of any weighing or measuring instrument as fit for use for trade;
Where any weighing or measuring instrument submitted to an inspector under subsection (1) is of a pattern in respect of which a letter of pattern approval granted under section 8 is for the time being in force, or of such a pattern modified only in a manner for the time being authorised by the Controller under that section, the inspector must not refuse to pass, or affix a stamp or an Accuracy Label on, the instrument on the ground that it is not suitable for use for trade.
Accuracy Label
“Accuracy Label” means a mark referred to in section 7(2)(d)(ii) for use as evidence of the passing of any weighing or measuring instrument as fit for use for trade;
For the purposes of subsection (5), if the inspector is of the opinion that the weighing or measuring instrument is intended for use for trade for a particular purpose for which it is not suitable, he or she may refuse to pass it as fit for use for trade, or affix a stamp or an Accuracy Label on it, until the matter has been referred to the Controller whose decision is final.
use for trade
“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 —(c)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(d)the use is for the purpose of the determination or statement of that quantity.(2) Subsection (1) does 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; and(b)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 instrument which is made available in Singapore for use by the public, whether on payment or otherwise, is to be treated for the purposes of this Part as weighing or measuring instrument in use for trade, whether or not it would apart from this subsection be so treated. For the purposes of this Act,
Every inspector must keep a record of every inspection and test carried out by him or her under subsection (2).
Nothing in this section or section 7 requires any inspector to inspect, test or pass any weighing or measuring instrument as fit for use for the purpose of section 7 unless there is no Authorised Verifier able to do so without unreasonable delay.