Legal Metrology Act

12. Advisory Forum 13. 14. Funds of National Regulator in respect of legal metrology Fees charged by designated bodies 5 10 15 20 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 3 No. 9 ya 2014 (English text signed by the President) (Assented to 16 May 2014) MULAYO U ita mbetshelo kha vhulangi na u khwa la dza thisa ndaulo dza thekhenikha ˆ ˆ mulayo wa muelo u itela u tuwedza zwa makwevho zwi pfadzaho na u tsireledza ˆ mutakalo wa tshitshavha na vhutsireledzi na mupo; na u ita mbetshelo malugana na zwikamano nazwo. tu ˆ MARANGAPHAND ˆ A Hu khou wa u— tod ˆ ˆ ● tuwedza zwa makwevho zwi pfadzaho na u tsireledza mutakalo wa tshitshavha tu ˆ ˆ na vhutsireledzi na mupo; teme ya ndaulo na u anana na mulayo wa ● u ita mbetshelo kha u thoma u shumisa sisi ˆ muelo nga Ndaulo ya Lushaka kha zwine zwa tou vhofha zwo imaho nga uri na kha la dza u kala lwa mulayo; na thisedza ndaulo dza thekhenikha ndaulo na u khwa ˆ ˆ ● u ita mbetshelo kha u lavhelesa maraga nga Ndaulo ya Lushaka u itela zwithu zwenezwo zwo imaho nga uri zwine zwa tou vhofha u itela u vhona uri hu la ˆ la dza mulayo wa muelo, tevhedzwa ndaulo dza thekhenikha ˆ U KHWAT ˆ nd ˆ ila i tevhelaho:— liki ya Afrika Tshipembe nga HISWE NGA nga Phalamennde ya Riphabu ˆ NZUDZANYO DZA KHETHEKANYO Khethekanyo 1. halutshedzo T ˆ NDIMA YA I U SHUMISA, TSHIPIKWA TSHA NA U LANGA MULAYO 2. U shumisa na zwipikwa zwa mulayo 3. U langa Mulayo 4. Mishumo ya Ndaulo ya Lushaka 5. U fha mishumo 6. U tholwa ha vhaingameli vha u lavhelesa maraga 7. U nanga zwiimiswa zwa u khwa thisedza ˆ 8. U thola vhaofisiri vha u khwa thisedza ˆ U n 9. ˆ

11. U n ˆ anga zwiimiswa zwa u lugisa walisa vhathu vha re na vhud ˆ waliswa ha vharengamashangod ˆ we na tshin ˆ rengisa tshishumiswa tshin ˆ Foramu ya Vhueletshedzi 12.

14. Masheleni ane la Ndaulo ya Lushaka malugana na mulayo wa muelo ˆ la badeliswa nga zwiimiswa zwo nangiwaho ˆ ifhinduleli ha u lugisa avha, vhamagi na vhathu vhane vha we, zwibveledzwa kana tshumelo 5 10 15 20 4 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 4 CHAPTER II LEGAL METROLOGY TECHNICAL REGULATIONS Legal metrology technical regulations Proposals to introduce or amend legal metrology technical regulations Effect of declaration as legal metrology technical regulation 15. 16. 17.

3. Subject to the control of the Minister, this Act is administered by the National Regulator. Functions of National Regulator 4. (1) The National Regulator must— 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 (a) make recommendations to the Minister with regard to legal metrology technical regulations; (b) administer and maintain legal metrology technical regulations; (c) carry out market surveillance through inspections in order to monitor compliance with legal metrology technical regulations; 40 (d) enforce compliance with legal metrology technical regulations; GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 11 No. 9 ya 2014 11 a ha yuniti ila ine ya lavhelelwa kha u n˙ etshedza mvelelo dzi ha ndivho yo randelwaho nga nd ˆ thembeaho nga tshifhinga tsho bulwaho ‘‘yuniti ya tshikalo tshi songo tendelwaho’’ zwi amba yuniti nga nnd ˆ ya tshikalo tsho tendiwaho nga uno Mulayo; thisedzwaho’’, malugana na u ela tshishumiswa tshine tsha tea ‘‘tshi songo khwa ˆ u khwa thisedzwa nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo, zwi thisedzwa kana tsha tea u khwa ˆ ˆ thisedzwa nga vhuya; thisedzwaho nahone zwi songo khwa amba zwi songo khwa ˆ ˆ ‘‘tshiimiswa tsha u khw thisedza’’ zwi amba tshiimiswa— ˆ (a) tsho tendelwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 22 ya Mulayo wa Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory Practice Act, 2006 (Act No.19 of 2006), u itela u vhona zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwo nangiwaho hu tshi tevhelwa khethekanyo ya vhu 7 ya uno Mulayo hu tshi itelwa u vhona kana u khwa thisedza zwishumiswa zwa u kala; kana ˆ tsho nangiwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 7 ya uno Mulayo u thisedza zwishumiswa zwa u kala hu si na thendelo yo bulwaho itela u khwa ˆ kha pharagirafu ya (a) hune tshikimu tsha u tendela tsha vha hone; (b) the; ˆ ‘‘maraga dza u khwa thisedza’’ zwi amba uri — ˆ (a) zwi la konadzea u vha zwa tsho ˆ (b) zwi sumbedza uri tshishumiswa tsha u ela tsho khwa thisedzwa; nahone ˆ (c) zwo tendelwa u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 37; ‘‘muofisiri wa khwa thisedzo’’ zwi amba muthu ˆ khwa thisedzo hu tshi tevhelwa khethekanyo ya vhu 8; ˆ ‘‘u khwa thisedza nahone, arali zwi tshi thanziela ya u khwa linga na u fha ˆ ˆ na maraga dza honoho u khwa u ela tshi anana na ndaulo ya thekhenikha khwa thisedza’’, malugana na tshiimiswa tsha u kala, zwi amba kuitele kwa u ˆ ea, hu vhewe tod ˆ ˆ thisa uri tshishumiswa tsha thisedza, u itela u khwa ˆ ˆ la ya mulayo wa u kala, na u katela u ˆ lo tholiwaho sa ene muofisiri wa ˆ thisedzwa ha mathomoni na hu tevhelaho. ˆ NDIMA YA I U SHUMISA, TSHIPIKWA TSHA NA U LANGA MULAYO U shumisa na zwipikwa zwa mulayo 2. (1) Uno Mulayo u shumiselwa kha tshumelo na zwibveledzwa zwi eleaho, u ela kha zwa makwevho, mutakalo, vhutsireledzi na mupo na tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tshi shumiswaho kha ndivho yo randelwaho. (2) Zwipikwa zwa Mulayo ndi u— (a) avhudza zwi sedzwaho nga mulayo kha zwa u ela makwevho nga mulayo tand ˆ ˆ wa zwa u kala; thisa uri mulayo wa zwa u ela u tevhedzwe; ˆ (b) khwa (c) bveledza mutheo wa mulayo wo teaho; (d) (e) (f) tsireledza vharengi malugana na muelo mupfufhi kana muelo wo khakheaho; thoma ndinganelo ya u shumela khayo kha zwa nd ˆ tikedza vhukoni ha nd ˆ owetshumo yapo. owetshumo; na U langa Mulayo

3. Hu tshi tevhedzwa ndango ya Minis ta, uno Mulayo u d ˆ ˆ Lushaka. o langulwa nga Ndaulo ya Mishumo ya Ndaulo ya Lushaka 4. (1) Ndaulo ya Lushaka i fanela u— (a) ita themendelo kha Minis mulayo wa zwa u ela; thisa ndaulo dza thekhenikha laula na u khwa ˆ (b) (c) u lavhelesa kana u lavhelesa maraga nga u tou ingamela hu tshi itelwa u la dza mulayo wa zwa u ela; ˆ la dza ta malugana na ndaulo dza thekhenikha ˆ ˆ la dza mulayo wa zwa u ela; lavhelesa u anana na ndaulo dza thekhenikha ˆ (d) u kombetshedza u anana na ndaulo dza thekhenikha la dza mulayo wa zwa u ˆ ela; 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 12 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 12 (e) ensure access to and maintain the equipment required for market surveillance inspection, verification and type approval examination purposes; (f) approve and verify measuring instruments; (g) control the repair of measuring instruments; (h) inform the South African commerce, industry and the public about legal metrology technical regulations; establish and maintain the necessary expertise at an internationally acceptable level; participate and represent South Africa at international and regional levels on matters relating to legal metrology; co-ordinate, interact and manage the international, regional and bilateral interactions with other institutes responsible for legal metrology; issue certificates that permit instruments or products to be sold or services to be supplied in respect of legal metrology matters; and (i) (j) (k) (l) 5 10 (m) provide for compliance schemes and control the use of distinctive marks and 15 verification marks. (2) The National Regulator may— (a) establish such specialist consultative committees as may be prescribed, to provide input into the process, to interpret and implement legal metrology technical regulations; (b) obtain membership of, participate in and develop relationships with regional and international bodies having objects similar to those of the National Regulator; (c) participate in the International Organisation for Legal Metrology, established by the ‘‘Convention establishing an International Organisation of Legal Metrology’’ done at Paris on 12 October 1955, and any other institute responsible for legal metrology; (d) enter into agreements with service providers to inspect, examine, test or analyse samples or verify measuring instruments on behalf of the National Regulator; (e) obtain the cooperation of other organs of state, and enter into agreements with them in respect of legal metrology matters; and provide calibration services for measurement standards. (f) Delegation of functions 5. (1) The Minister may, subject to such conditions as he or she may impose, delegate or assign to the Chief Executive Officer any power or duty conferred or imposed on him or her by this Act, except the power to make regulations. (2) The Chief Executive Officer may, subject to such conditions as he or she may impose, delegate or assign any power or duty— 20 25 30 35 (a) conferred or imposed on him or her in terms of this Act; or (b) delegated or assigned to him or her by the Minister in terms of subsection (1), 40 to any market surveillance inspector or verification officer. Appointment of market surveillance inspectors 6. (1) The Chief Executive Officer may appoint an employee of the National Regulator or any organ of state, with the prescribed qualifications, as market surveillance inspector, in general or for a specific purpose. (2) The Chief Executive Officer must furnish a market surveillance inspector appointed in terms of this section with a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer stating that he or she has been appointed as a market surveillance inspector, in general or for a specific purpose, as the case may be. 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 13 No. 9 ya 2014 13 (f) (g) (h) vhudza vhubindudzi, nd ˆ (e) kombetshedza u kona u swikela na u khwa thisa tshishumiswa tshi eaho ˆ thisedza na lushaka lwa ndivho kha u ingamela na u lavhelesa maraga, u khwa ˆ dza u linga; tendela na u khwa langa u lugiswa ha zwishumiswa zwa u ela; thisedza zwishumiswa zwa u ela; ˆ tod ˆ ˆ 5 owetshumo na tshitshavha zwa Afrika Tshipembe nga (i) la dza mulayo wa u ela; ha ndaulo dza thekhenikha ˆ thoma na u khwa ivho i thisa nd ˆ ˆ lifhasi; ˆ dzhenela na u imela Afrika Tshipembe kha dzingu na kwamaho mulayo wa muelo; lifhasi ˆ (k) konanya, u shumisana na u langa tshumisano ya mashango eaho kha tshiimo tshi tod ˆ ˆ (j) la dzitshakatshaka, ˆ dzingu na vhushaka ha mashango mavhili na zwin˙ we zwiimiswa zwine zwa vha na vhud ifhindulelli ha mulayo wa zwa u ela; ˆ thanziela dzine dza tendela zwishumiswa kana zwibveledzwa n˙ etshedza ˆ o n˙ etshedzwa malugana na o rengiswa kana tshumelo dzine dza d zwine zwa d ˆ ˆ zwa muelo; na (l) tanganedzeaho kha ˆ lo ˆ the kha zwi ˆ 10 (m) ita uri tshikimu tsha u tevhedzisa na u langa tshi shumise maraga dza n tha na ˆ thisedza. maraga dza u khwa ˆ (2) Ndaulo ya Lushaka i nga — (a) thoma komiti dza vhukwamani dza tshipentshela sa zwine zwa nga randelwa u itela uri hu vhe na mahumbulwa kha kuitele kwa u talutshedza na u thoma ˆ la dza mulayo wa zwa u ela; u shumisa ndaulo dza thekhenikha ˆ o ha, u dzhenela kha na u bveledzisa vhushaka na zwiimiswa zwa lifhasi zwine zwa vha na zwipikwa zwi fanaho na zwa Ndaulo ˆ (b) wana vhurad ˆ dzingu na zwa ya Lushaka; la L ˆ ˆ (c) dzhenela kha Dzangano nga ‘‘Khuvhangano yo thomaho Dzangano ela’’ zwi re na vhud ˆ lo itwaho ngei Paris nga ˆ ifhinduleli ha zwa mulayo wa u ela; ifhasi kha Mulayo wa zwa u ela, lo thomiwaho ˆ la Mulayo wa zwa u ˆ la 12 Tshimedzi 1955, na zwin˙ we zwiimiswa ˆ la L ˆ ˆ ifhasi (d) u ita thendelano na vhan˙ etshedzi vha tshumelo u itela u ingamela, u linga,u thisedza zwishumiswa zwa u ela ho ˆ linga na u sengulusa sambula kana u khwa imelwa Ndaulo ya Lushaka; (e) u wana tshumisano ya zwin˙ we zwiimiswa zwa muvhuso, na u ita thendelano (f) na izwo zwiimiswa malugana na zwa mulayo wa muelo; na tandadi zwa u mielo. u n˙ etshedza tshumelo dza u ela kha zwi ˆ U fha Mishumo ta, ˆ 5. (1) Minis la tshi khou tevhedza dzenedzo nyimele sa zwine ˆ rumela kana u fha Muofisi-Mulangi maand ˆ a ha maand wawe u ya nga uno Mulayo nga nnd ˆ ˆ la u ita ndaulo. ˆ la nga ˆ a man˙ we na man˙ we kana mushumo une ndi la nga vhea, ˆ a la tshi khou tevhedza dzenedzo nyimela ˆ a kana mushumo mun˙ we na mun˙ we — la vhea, ˆ la ˆ la nga ri, (2) Muofisi-Mulangi ˆ rumela kana u fha maand ˆ (a) zwine hezwo ndi ene (b) zwo rumelwaho kana u fhiwa ene nga Minis lo teaho u zwi ita u ya nga uno Mulayo; kana ˆ ta hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1), ˆ thisedzo kana muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga. kha muofisiri wa khwa ˆ U tholwa ha vhaingameli vha u lavhelesa maraga 6. (1) Muofisi-Mulangi la re na kana ˆ tshiimiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsha muvhuso tshi re na ndalukano, dzo randelwaho la ˆ vha ene muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga, nga u angaredza kana u itela ndivho yeneyo. la nga thola mushumi wa Ndaulo ya Lushaka ˆ (2) Muofisi-Mulangi u fanela u fha muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga hu tshi tevhedzwa ino khethekanyo Mulangi lwa u angaredza kana lwa ndivho ya tshipentshela, u ya nga hune zwithu zwa vha. lo tholiwaho ˆ thanziela yo sainwaho nga Muofisi- ˆ lo tholwa sa ene muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga, ˆ la tshi khou bula uri uyo ˆ la mu fhe ˆ 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 14 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 Designation of verification bodies 14

7. The Chief Executive Officer may, in the prescribed manner, designate a verification body that meets the prescribed criteria to verify measuring instruments in accordance with this Act. Appointment of verification officers 5 8. (1) The Chief Executive Officer may, in the prescribed manner, appoint an employee of the National Regulator or any designated verification body, with the prescribed competencies, as a verification officer to verify measuring instruments of any particular kind in accordance with this Act. (2) The Chief Executive Officer must furnish a verification officer with a certificate 10 stating that the verification officer may undertake verifications in terms of this Act. Designation of repair bodies

9. The Chief Executive Officer may, in the prescribed manner, designate a repair body that meets the prescribed criteria to repair measuring instruments of any particular kind in accordance with this Act. 15 Registration of person responsible for repairs 10. (1) The Chief Executive Officer may, in the prescribed manner, register any person with the prescribed competencies and who is employed by a designated repair body, as a person responsible for repairs of any particular kind in accordance with this Act. (2) The Chief Executive Officer must furnish a person responsible for repairs with a 20 certificate stating that such person may undertake repairs in terms of this Act. Registration of importers, manufacturers and persons who offer for sale any prescribed measuring instrument, product or service

11. Any importer, manufacturer or person, who offers for sale any prescribed measuring instrument, product or service, must register with the Chief Executive Officer in the prescribed manner and is subject to any relevant legal metrology technical regulation. 25 Advisory Forum 12. (1) The Minister must establish an Advisory Forum consisting of representatives of organisations who have an interest in the matters contemplated in this Act. 30 (2) The Advisory Forum must advise the Minister on— (a) matters in respect of which the National Regulator could play a role, including matters pertaining to packaging of products, the design of instruments, accuracy of measurements, type approval, verification and inspection; and (b) any other matter on which the Minister requests advice relating to legal 35 metrology. (3) The National Regulator must establish terms of reference and rules for the Advisory Forum which must be documented and publicly available. Funds of National Regulator in respect of legal metrology 13. (1) For the purposes of this Act, the funds of the National Regulator consist of— 40 (a) money appropriated by Parliament for that purpose; (b) (c) (d) money received from any other source. fees charged in terms of section 17(3)(b); income derived from its services; and GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 15 No. 9 ya 2014 U nanga zwiimiswa zwa u khwa thisedza ˆ 15

7. Muofisi-Mulangi nga nd ˆ thisedza tshine tsha fusha ˆ khwa tevhedzwa uno Mulayo. ila yo randelwaho ea dza u khwa thod ˆ ˆ la nga , nanga tshiimiswa tsha u ˆ thisedza zwiimiswa zwa u kala hu tshi ˆ thisedza U thola vhaofisiri vha u khwa ˆ ila yo randelwaho, 8. (1) Muofisi-Mulangi, nga nd ˆ la nga thola mushumi wa Ndaulo ˆ thisedza tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsho topolwaho ya Lushaka kana tshiimiswa tsha u khwa ˆ thisedza la vhe ene muofisiri wa u khwa tshi re na vhukoni, ho randelwaho uri ˆ ˆ zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwishumiswa izwi zwi tshi d i vha zwa lushaka lun˙ we na lun˙ we ˆ u ya nga uno Mulayo. thisedza (2) Muofisi-Mulangi u fanela u fha muofisi wa u khwa ˆ o shuma mushumo wa u khwa amba muofisiri wa u khwa uyu Mulayo. thisedza u d ˆ ˆ thanziela ine ya khou ˆ thisedza u ya nga ˆ U nanga zwiimiswa zwa u lugisa

9. Muofisi-Mulangi, nga nd ˆ la nga nanga tshiimiswa tsha u lugisa ˆ ila dzo randelwaho dza u lugisa zwishumiswa zwa lushaka lun˙ we na ila yo randelwaho, tshine tsha fusha nd ˆ lun˙ we hu tshi tevhedzwa uno Mulayo. U n˙ walisa vhathu vha re na vhud ˆ ifhoinduleli ha u lugisa 10. (1) Muofisi-Mulangi, nga nd ˆ la re na vhukoni ho randelwaho nahone ˆ mun˙ we topolwaho tsha u lugisa, uri la vhe ene ˆ tshin˙ we u ya nga uno Mulayo. ila yo randelwaho, la nga n˙ walisa muthu mun˙ we na ˆ lo tholwaho nga tshiimiswa tsho ˆ ifhinduleli ha u lugisa tshin˙ we na la re na vhud ˆ ˆ (2) Muofisi-Mulangi u fanela u fha thanziela muthu ˆ thanziela iyo ya tea u bula uri muthu uyo u d ˆ ˆ lugisa ine uno Mulayo. ifhinduleli ha u la re na vhud ˆ ˆ o shuma zwa u lugisa u ya nga U n˙ waliswa ha vharengamashangod ˆ tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we, zwibveledzwa kana tshumelo avha, vhamagi na vhathu vhane vha rengisa

11. Murengamashangod ˆ u ela tsho randelwaho, Muofisi-Mulangi nga nd ˆ ya mulayo wa zwa u ela. avha, mumagi kana muthu, ane la rengisa tshishumiswa tsha ˆ tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo, u fanela u n˙ walisa kha ila yo randelwaho nahone u tea u tevhedza ndaulo in˙ we na in˙ we Foramu ya vhueletshedzi la re na dzangalelo ˆ 12. (1) Minis kha mafhungo ta u tea u thoma Foramu i re na vhaimeli vha maharo ˆ lo bulwaho kha uno Mulayo. ˆ ta kha— (2) Foramu ya Vhueletshedzi i tea u eletshedza Minis ˆ (a) malugana na zwine Ndaulo ya Lushaka ya tea u shuma zwone, hu tshi katelwa mafhungo la u paka zwibveledzwa, u ola zwishumiswa, vhukumakuma ha ˆ thisedzo, u khwa mielo, lushaka lwa khwa ˆ (b) mafhungo man˙ we na man˙ we ane Minis thisedza na u ingamela; na ˆ ta ˆ la humbela uri ˆ la eletshedzwe ˆ malugana na Mulayo wa muelo. (3) Ndaulo ya Lushaka i tea u thoma tsumbandivho na milayo ya Foramu ya Vhueletshedzi ine tsumbandivho ya tea u tou n˙ walwa nahone ya tea u wanalea nga tshitshavha. Masheleni la Ndaulo ya Lushaka malugana na mulayo wa muelo ˆ 13. (1) U itela ndivho dza uno Mulayo, masheleni tshelede i bvaho Phalamenndeni; tshelede i badelwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 17(3)(b); ine ya itwa i tshi bva kha tshumelo dza yone Ndaulo ya Lushaka; na tanganedzwaho i tshi bva kha zwin˙ we zwiko. tshelede yo ˆ la Ndaulo ya Lushaka ndi — ˆ (a) (b) (c) (d) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 16 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 16 (2) The Minister, at the recommendation from the National Regulator and with the approval of the Minister of Finance, must set the amounts to be charged for the rendering of services contemplated in subsection (1)(c) by notice in the Gazette. (3) Amounts set in terms of subsection (2) may provide for payments in respect of the delay of the proceedings as a result of an omission by the person who contracts the services of the National Regulator. 5 Fees charged by designated bodies 14. (1) A verification body may charge such fees as may be agreed upon between that verification body and the person submitting the measuring instrument for verification contemplated in section 24. (2) A repair body may charge such fees as may be agreed upon between that repair 10 body and the person submitting a measuring instrument for repair. CHAPTER II LEGAL METROLOGY TECHNICAL REGULATIONS Legal metrology technical regulations 15 15. (1) The Minister may, in respect of any measuring instrument or any product or service which may affect fair trade, industrialisation, public health and safety or the environment, or in respect of any other prescribed purpose, on the recommendation of the National Regulator and by notice in the Gazette— (a) declare a SANS or a provision of a SANS to be a legal metrology technical 20 regulation— (i) by referring to the title and the number of that standard only, without indicating the year or edition number, and if that SANS is amended, the amended SANS must be regarded as having been incorporated; or (ii) by referring to the title, number and year or edition number of that 25 SANS; (b) declare an amended SANS or an amended provision of a SANS to be a legal metrology technical regulation if the original declaration was made in terms of paragraph (a)(ii); (c) declare or amend a legal metrology technical regulation if a SANS or a 30 provision of a SANS is not available in terms of paragraphs (a) and (b); or (d) withdraw a legal metrology technical regulation. (2) The Minister may not publish a notice under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c), unless a preliminary notice has been published in the Gazette— (a) (b) setting out full particulars of the proposed legal metrology technical regulation or amendment; and in which interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed legal metrology technical regulation in writing by not less than two months after the date of the publication of the preliminary notice. (3) A notice under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c)— (a) must contain full particulars of the legal metrology technical regulation or 35 40 amendment thereto; (b) comes into operation on a date fixed in the notice, which date may not be less than two months after the date of publication of the notice; and (c) may fix different dates on which different provisions of a legal metrology 45 technical regulation come into operation. (4) The Minister may alter a date referred to in subsection (3)(b) or (c) by notice in the Gazette. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 17 No. 9 ya 2014 17 (2) Minis ta wa zwa ta, musi ho themendela Ndaulo ya Lushaka nahone Minis ˆ ˆ lo tenda, u fanela u ta tshelede ine ya badelwa musi hu tshi n˙ etshedzwa ˆ ivhadzo kha Masheleni tshumelo dzo bulwaho kha khethekanyo Gazete. thukhu ya vhu (1)(c) nga nd ˆ ˆ (3) Tshelede yo tiwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (2) i nga ita ˆ mbadelo yments in respect of the delay of the proceedings as a result of an omission by the person who contracts the services of the National Regulator. 5 Masheleni ane la badeliswa nga zwiimiswa zwo nangiwaho ˆ 14. (1) Tshiimiswa tsha u khwa thisedza tshi nga badelisa tshelede sa zwe zwa pfaniwa ˆ isa tshishumiswa tsha u ela uri tshi vhukati ha itsho tshiimiswa na muthu ane khwa thisedzwe sa zwo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 24. ˆ (2) Ane la khou lugis ˆ isaho tshishumiswa uri tshi lugiswe. lo d ˆ ˆ la khou d ˆ ˆ muthu la nga badelisa tshelede yo pfaniwaho vhukati ha mulugisi na ˆ NDIMA YA II NDAULO DZA THEKHENIKHAL ˆ A DZA MULAYO WA MUELO la Ndaulo dza thekhenikh ˆ la dza mulayo wa muelo ˆ 15. (1) Minis ta, malugana na tshishumiswa tsha u ela kana tshibveledzwa tshin˙ we na ˆ owetshumo, tshin˙ we kana tshumelo zwine zwa nga kwama makwevho mutakalo wa tshitshavha na tsireledzo kana mupo, kana malugana na ndivho in˙ we na in˙ we yo randelwaho, musi ho themendela Ndaulo ya Lushaka nahone nga nd ivhadzo ˆ kha Gazete a nga— la pfadzaho, nd ˆ ˆ ivhadza SANS kana mbetshelo ya SANS uri i vhe ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya ˆ (a) d ˆ mulayo wa zwa u ela— tandadi fhedzi, hu si na u (i) nga u sedza kha dzina na nomboro ya tshi ˆ sumbedza n˙ waha kana nomboro ya tshibveledzwa, nahone arali SANS yo khwiniswa, SANS yo khwiniswaho i tea u dzhiiwa sa yone yo katelwaho; kana (ii) nga u sedza dzina, nomboro na n˙ waha kana nomboro ya tshibveledzwa ya SANS; ivhadza SANS yo khwiniswaho kana mbetshelo yo khwiniswaho ya SANS (b) d ˆ la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela arali uri i vhe yone ndaulo ya thekhenikha ˆ ivhadzo ya vhukuma yo vha yo itwa nga pharagirafu ya (a)(ii); nd ˆ (c) d la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela ivhadza kana u khwinisa ndaulo ya thekhenikha ˆ ˆ arali SANS kana mbetshelo ya SANS i siho u ya nga pharagirafu ya (a) na (b); kana (d) humisela murahu ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela. ˆ ivhadzo nga fhasi ha khethekanyo ta (2) Minis ˆ la nga si and ˆ ˆ (1)(a), (b) kana (c), nga nnd ˆ Gazete— adze nd ˆ a ha thangela-nd ˆ ivhadzo i songo thoma ya and ˆ thukhu ya vhu ˆ adzwa kha (a) (b) (3) Nd ˆ (a) (b) (c) ivhadzo. adza thangela-nd ˆ tshi khou sumbedza zwidodombedzwa nga vhud ˆ alo zwa ndaulo ya la ya mulayo wa zwa u kala wo dzinginywaho kana wo ˆ i thekhenikha khwiniswaho; na ine vha re na dzangalelo vha rambiwa uri vha bve muhumbulo kha ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u kala wo dzinginywaho nga u tou n˙ wala ˆ nga tshifhinga tshi siho fhasi ha min˙ wedzi mivhili nga murahu ha datumu ya u and ˆ ivhadzo nga fhasi ha Khethekanyo i fanela u vha i na zwidodombedzwa zwa ndaulo ya thekhenikha wa zwa u ela kana khwiniso; i fanela u thoma u shumiswa nga datumu yo sumbedzwaho kha nd ivhadzo, ine ˆ datumu iyo i nga si vhe ya min˙ wedzi mi tuku kha mivhili nga murahu ha ˆ datumu ya u and adza nd ˆ ˆ i nga dzudzanya datumu dzo fhambanaho kha mbetshelo dzo fhambanaho dza la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela. ndaulo ya thekhenikha ˆ ivhadzo kha Gazete. la nga thutha datumu yo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1)(a), (b) kana (c)— ˆ thukhu ya vhu ˆ la ya mulayo ˆ ivhadzo; na (4) Minis ta ˆ (3)(b) kana (c) nga nd ˆ 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 18 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 18 (5) The Minister may prescribe the consultation process which must precede the declaration or amendment of a legal metrology technical regulation contemplated in subsection (1). Proposals to introduce or amend legal metrology technical regulations 16. (1) A proposal to introduce or amend a legal metrology technical regulation must be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer in writing and be motivated by the person proposing that declaration or amendment. (2) The National Regulator must, if the proposal referred to in subsection (1) is 5 feasible— (a) request SABS to draft a SANS that may be applied in respect of the proposal contemplated in subsection (1); and 10 (b) agree on a time limit with SABS, by which time such SANS must be duly published by SABS. (3) (a) If a proposal referred to in subsection (1) is feasible and a SANS is published by SABS in terms of subsection (2)(b) or it is not possible to include the contemplated requirements in a SANS, the National Regulator must proceed with the prescribed consultation process. (b) In the case of a new legal metrology technical regulation the consultation process must include a regulatory risk and impact assessment. Effect of declaration as legal metrology technical regulation 17. (1) No person may import, manufacture, sell or supply a measuring instrument or product, or render a service, to which a legal metrology technical regulation applies, except in accordance with that legal metrology technical regulation. (2) No person may import, sell or supply a measuring instrument or product, or render a service, to which a legal metrology technical regulation applies, unless— (a) (b) the measuring instrument, product or service complies with, or has been manufactured in accordance with, the legal metrology technical regulation; or if applicable, the distinctive mark referred to in section 37(1) has been applied to the measuring instrument, product or service in the prescribed manner and the measuring instrument, product or service has been marked in accordance with any requirements in terms of section 37(2). (3) Any person who imports, sells or supplies a measuring instrument, product or service to which a legal metrology technical regulation applies, must— (a) keep and make available to a surveillance inspector such records as may be prescribed; and (b) pay such fees to the National Regulator as may be prescribed. Measuring instrument, product or service not conforming to legal metrology technical regulation 18. (1) If the National Regulator finds that a measuring instrument, product or service does not conform to the legal metrology technical regulation concerned, the National Regulator must direct in writing that such measuring instrument, product or service must be brought into compliance with any relevant technical regulation, failing which the measuring instrument, product or service must be confiscated, destroyed or returned to the country of origin in such manner as the National Regulator may direct in writing. (2) Any cost incurred by the National Regulator for the confiscation, destruction or otherwise dealing with the measuring instrument, product or service contemplated in subsection (1) may be recovered from the person using such measuring instrument or product, or rendering such service. 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 19 No. 9 ya 2014 19 (5) Minis ivhadza la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela zwo sumbedzwaho kana u khwinisa ndaulo ya thekhenikha ˆ kha khethekanyo la nga randela kuitele kwa vhukwamani kune kwa rangela u d ˆ ˆ ta ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1). ˆ Madzinginywa a u thoma kana u khwinisa ndaulo dza thekhenikha la dza mulayo ˆ wa muelo 5 16. (1) U dzinginywa ha u thoma kana u khwinisa ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo ˆ wa zwa u ela i fanela u iswa kha Muofisi-Mulangi yo tou n˙ walwa nahone i na mbuno dza u i tikedza dzo n˙ waliwaho nga muthu ane a khou dzinginya. (2) Ndaulo ya Lushaka, arali vhu (1) i tshi konadzea i fanela u— lidzinginywa ˆ lo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya ˆ (a) humbela SABS uri i ite mvetamveto dzine dza nga shuma malugana na lidzinginywa ˆ lo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1); na ˆ (b) u tenda tshifhinga tsha u guma na yone SABS, tshine tshifhinga yeneyo SANS (3) (a) Arali adzwa nga SABS. i fanela u and ˆ lo bulwaho kha khethekanyo lidzinginywa ˆ ˆ konadzea nahone SANS ya and adzwa nga SABS hu sthi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ˆ ya vhu (2)(b) kana zwi sa konadzei u katela Lushaka I tea u ya phand ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) i tshi ˆ thukhu ˆ ea dzo bulwaho kha SANS, Ndaulo ya (b) Kha ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela kuitele kwa vhukwamani ku ˆ tea u katela ndaulo ya mulingo na u a na kuitele kwa vhukwamani kwo randelwaho. thod ˆ ˆ tha ˆ thuvha ˆ thu ˆ thuwedzo. ˆ la ya mulayo wa muelo thisa ndaulo ya thekhenikha Masiandoitwa a u khwa ˆ ˆ 17. (1) A hu na muthu ane a nga renga zwithu mashangod ˆ avha, u maga, rengisa kana u isesdza tshishumiswa tsha u ela kana tshibveledzwa, kana u n˙ etshedza tshumelo, ine a ha musi hu u ya nga la ya mulayo wa u ela ya kwama, nga nnd ndaulo ya thekhenikha ˆ ˆ la ya mulayo muelo. ndaulo ya thekhenikha ˆ (2) A hu na muthu ane a d ˆ avha, u rengisa kana u isedza o rengisela mashangod ˆ tshibveledzwa kana tshishumiswa tsha u ela, kana u isedza tshumelo, ine ndaulo ya thekhenikha (a) la ya mulayo wa zwa u kala wa kwama, nga nnd ˆ ˆ tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo i tshi anana na, kana u la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela; kana magiwa u ya nga, ndaulo ya thekhenikha ˆ (b) arali zwo tea, maraga dza n tha dzo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu ˆ 37(1) shumiswa kha tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo ila yo randelwaho na tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana nga nd ˆ tshumelo yo swaiwa u ya nga ea dzin˙ we na dzin˙ we hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 37(2). a ha musi— thod ˆ ˆ (3) Muthu mun˙ we na mun˙ we ane a renga mashangod ˆ avha, rengisa kana u isedza tshishumiswa tsha u kala, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo ine ya kwamiwa nga ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela, u fanela u— ˆ (a) vhulunga na u ita uri rekhodo dzi vhonwe nga muingameli wa u lavhelesa sa zwo randelwaho; na (b) badela tshelede kha Ndaulo ya Lushaka sa zwo randelwaho. Tshishumiswa tsha u kala, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo i sa ananiho na ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa muelo ˆ 18. (1) Arali Ndaulo ya Lushaka ya wana uri tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo a zwi anani na ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela u ˆ kwameaho, Ndaulo ya Lushaka i d o isa lun˙ walo kha itsho tshishumiswa tsha u ela, ˆ tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo uri zwi tea u ananiswa na ndaulo yo teaho, u kundelwa ha o ita uri i tshinyekanywe, tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo zwi d ˆ ila ine line zwenezwo zwa bva hone nga iyo nd kwashiwa kana u humiselwa kha shango ˆ ˆ Ndaulo ya Lushaka I nga laela nga u tou n˙ wala. (2) Tshelede in˙ we na in˙ we yo shumiswaho nga Ndaulo ya Lushaka kha u ila ri nga tou ri u shumana na lo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ o waniwa kha muthu ane a shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela kana tshinyekanya, u kwashekanya kana nga in˙ we nd ˆ tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo y thukhu ya vhu (1) i d ˆ ˆ tshibveledzwa, kana ane a n˙ etshedza tshumelo. 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 20 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (3) The National Regulator must inform the Minister in writing of any final action this section within 21 days of such action being taken. taken in terms of 20 CHAPTER III MEASUREMENT STANDARDS Measurement standards used by market surveillance inspectors, verification officers and persons responsible for repairs 5

18. Measuring instrument, product or service not conforming to legal metrology 5 technical regulation CHAPTER III MEASUREMENT STANDARDS

19. Measurement standards used by market surveillance inspectors, verification 10 officers and persons responsible for repairs CHAPTER IV MARKET SURVEILLANCE INSPECTIONS Powers of market surveillance inspectors 20.

19. The National Regulator or any appointed service provider, designated verification body or repair body must provide such measurement standards as may be prescribed for use by their own personnel for the purposes of the performance of his or her functions under this Act. 10 CHAPTER IV MARKET SURVEILLANCE INSPECTIONS Powers of market surveillance inspectors 20. (1) In order to monitor and enforce compliance with the provisions of this Act, and subject to the conditions of his or her appointment and the production of an inspection authority issued by the Chief Executive Officer, a market surveillance inspector may, at any reasonable time and without prior notice, enter any premises, other than a private dwelling, or stop any vehicle in or upon which— (a) a measuring instrument, product or service in respect of which there is a legal metrology technical regulation, is— (i) manufactured or sold; (ii) (iii) stored, kept for sale or used in the course of any business; or stored for any purpose in connection with the import or the export of any measuring instrument, product or service; (b) any manufacture, sale, use or storage is reasonably suspected; or (c) any records with regard to the import, manufacture, sale or use of any measuring instrument, product or service referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) are kept. (2) A market surveillance inspector referred to in subsection (1) may— (a) (b) inspect any measuring instrument, product or other related matter which may in terms of this Act be inspected, or may order that for the purposes of inspection, such measuring instrument, product or other related matter including documentation pertaining to the inspection, be placed at his or her disposal; seize and retain subject to subsection (8) or suspend the use or provision of any measuring instrument, product or service which does not conform to or has not been manufactured or provided in accordance with a legal metrology technical regulation that applies to it or any record, document or certificate pertaining to such measuring instrument, product or service; (c) order a person offering any measuring instrument or product for sale or offering a service, to stop such offering if not in accordance with a legal metrology technical regulation that applies to it; (d) order the person in whose possession or on whose premises or vehicle such non-compliant measuring instrument, product or service was found, or the agent or employee of such person, to withdraw the whole, or any part, of such product or service from sale or to withdraw such measuring instrument from 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 21 No. 9 ya 2014 (3) Ndaulo ya Lushaka i fanela u vhudza Minis 21 fhedza hu tshi tevhedzwa ino khethekanyo hu saathu u fhela mad ˆ iyo tsheo. ta nga u tou n˙ wala nga ha tsheo ya u ˆ uvha a 21 ho dzhiiwa NDIMA YA III ZWIT ˆ ANDADI ZWA MIELO 5 Zwi maraga, vhaofisiri vha khwa ha u lugisa tandadi zwa zwikalo zwi shumiswaho nga vhaingameli vha u lavhelesa ˆ ifhinduleli thisedzo na vhathu vhane vha vha na vhud ˆ ˆ

21. Market surveillance inspection offences CHAPTER V TYPE APPROVAL AND VERIFICATION OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS Type approval of measuring instruments Type approval offences 22. 23.

19. Ndaulo ya Lushaka kana mun˙ etshedzi wa tshumelo mun˙ we na mun˙ we, tshiimiswa tsho nangiwaho kana mulugisi vha fanela u n˙ etshedza zwi tandadi zwa u kala ˆ sa zwe zwa randelwa uri zwi shumiswe nga vhashumi vhazwo u itela ndivho dza mishumo yazwo na mishumo nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo. 10 NDIMA YA IV VHAINGAMELI VHA U LAVHELESA MARAGA Maand ˆ a a vhaingameli vha u lavhelesa maraga 20. (1) U itela u lavhelesa na u tevhedzisa mbetshelo dza uno Mulayo, na u tevhedza lo bviswaho milayo ya u tholwa hawe na u bveledzwa ha maand ˆ ˆ nga Muofisi-Mulangi, muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga, nga tshifhinga tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tshi pfalaho nahone a songo thoma a d toni zwin˙ we ivhadza, a nga dzhena zwifha ˆ ˆ na zwin˙ we, nga nnd a ha hayani ha phuraivethe , kana a imisa tshiendisi tshin˙ we na ˆ tshin˙ we tshine— alanga a u ingamelwa (a) tshishumiswa tsha u kala, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo malugana na ndaulo ya thekhenikha (i) (ii) u vhewa, u vhetshelwa u rengiswa kana u shumiswa kha bindu la ya mulayo wa u ela hune— ˆ tsha magiwa hone kana u rengiswa; (iii) u vhetshelwa ndivho in˙ we na in˙ we zwi lin˙ we; kana ˆ mashangod ˆ tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo; avha kana u rengiselwa mashangod ˆ lin˙ we na ˆ tshi kwama u renga avha ha tshishumiswa (b) u magwa, u rengisa, u shumisa kana u vhulungwa hu tshi khou humbulelwa; 30 (c) kana rekhodo dzin˙ we na dzin˙ we malugana na u renga mashangod avha, u maga, u ˆ rengisa kana u shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo yo sumbedzwaho kha pharagirafu ya (a) kana (b) dzo vhewa. lo ambiwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu ˆ (2) Muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga (1) a nga— (a) (b) u dzhia hu tshi tevhelwa khethekanyo ingamela tshishumiswa tsha u kala, tshibveledzwa kana zwin˙ we zwi kwamaho zwenezwi zwine u ya nga uno Mulayo zwa tea u ingamelwa, kana tshishumiswa tsha u kala, u nga itela idzo ndivho dza u ingamela, tshibveledzwa kana zwin˙ we zwi re na vhushaka na zwenezwi hu tshi katelwa lin˙ walwa malugana na u ingamela, zwo vhewaho khae; ˆ thukhu ya vhu (8) kana u imisa u ˆ shumiswa ha tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo ine a i la ya mulayo anani kana zwi songo magiwaho u ya nga ndaulo ya thekhenikha ˆ wa zwa u ela ine ya shumiswa kha rekhodo in˙ we na in˙ we, lin˙ walwa kana ˆ thanziela malugana na tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo; ˆ laela muthu ane a khou rengisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela kana tshibveledzwa nga u tou rengisa kana u fha tshumelo, a laelwa uri a litshe zwenezwo arali hu sa khou tevhedzwa ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela une wa ˆ shumiswa; laela muthu ane u na kana ane zwifha toni zwawe kana kha tshiendi tshawe hu ˆ tshi shumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo zwine zwo wanala zwi o laelwa sa fushi ndaulo, kana mushumeli kana mushumi wa onoyo muthu, u d ˆ uri a humisele murahu tsho a, itsho tshibveledzwa kana the, kana tshipid ˆ ˆ tshumelo zwa si tsha rengiswa kana hu humiselwe murahu tshishumiswa tsha (c) (d) 15 20 25 35 40 45 50 55 22 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 22 further use or sale or to take such other steps as that market surveillance inspector may deem necessary; and (e) open products or instruments to which a regulation applies, in order to inspect, examine, test or analyse them. (3) A market surveillance inspector referred to in subsection (1) may enter a private dwelling at which no business is conducted or any place other than a place referred to in subsection (1) only— (a) with the consent of the owner or occupier; or (b) if authorised to do so by a warrant issued in terms of subsection (4). (4) A warrant contemplated in subsection (3) may be issued by a judge or a magistrate if it appears from written information given by the market surveillance inspector on oath or affirmation that there are reasonable grounds for believing that a contravention of this Act has been or is being committed within the area of jurisdiction of that judge or magistrate. 5 10 (5) The warrant contemplated in subsection (3) must specify the parameters within 15 which the market surveillance inspector may perform an entry, search or seizure. (6) A market surveillance inspector entering any premises or vehicle referred to in subsections (1) and (3) may be accompanied by an interpreter. (7) A market surveillance inspector who enters and inspects any premises or vehicle under this section must conduct the entry and inspection with strict regard for decency and order, and with regard to each person’s right to dignity, freedom, security and privacy. (8) A market surveillance inspector who removes anything from a premises or a vehicle being searched must— (a) (b) issue a receipt for it to the owner or person in control of the premises or vehicle; and return it as soon as practicable after it has served the purpose for which it was removed. (9) Any person, or any agent or employee of such person, in charge of a measuring instrument, product or service that is being inspected by any market surveillance inspector referred to in subsection (1) must at the request of any such market surveillance inspector, render such assistance as may be necessary for the purposes of the inspection by the market surveillance inspector. (10) A market surveillance inspector must reject, by defacing in the prescribed manner, the verification mark on any measuring instrument which— (a) he or she finds to be false, defective or inaccurate; or (b) does not comply with any— requirement of this Act; limitation or condition regarding verification in terms of section 17(2)(a); or (i) (ii) (iii) prescribed requirement or other requirement contemplated in section 22(2)(b) or (c). (11) (a) Any measuring instrument contemplated in subsection (10) must be regarded as unverified. (b) Any market surveillance inspector who defaces a verification mark on any measuring instrument contemplated in subsection (10) must at the same time issue to the person in charge of the measuring instrument a certificate stating the reason for the defacement. Market surveillance inspection offences

21. A person is guilty of an offence if that person— (a) hinders or obstructs any market surveillance inspector in the exercise of his or (b) her powers under section 20; fails on demand to produce or place at the disposal of any market surveillance inspector any measuring instrument, product or other related evidence, including documentation contemplated in section 20(2)(a); 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 23 No. 9 ya 2014 23 u ela tsha sa tsha shumiswa kana sa tsha rengiswa kana u dzhia man˙ we maga u ya nga hune muingameli a vhona zwo tea; nahone (e) vula zwibveledzwa kana zwishumiswa zwine ndaulo ya zwi kwama, u itela u zwi ingamela, tha ˆ thuvha, linga kana u sengulusa. ˆ (3) Muingameli wa u linda maraga thukhu ya vhu ˆ (1) a nga dzhena kha haya ha phuraivethe hune a huna bindu la khou tshimbidzwa ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) kana fhethu hunwe na hun˙ we ho sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ fhezi— lo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ line ˆ 5 (a) hu na thendelo ya mun˙ e wa henefho fhethu; kana (b) arali lo tendelwa u pfalo nga thendelo i n˙ ewaho u ya nga khethekanyo ˆ ya vhu (4). thukhu ˆ 10 (4) Thendelo yo ambiwaho kha khethekanyo tra tuli kana madzhis ˆ ˆ thukhu ya vhu (3) i nga n˙ etshedzwa nga ˆ ta arali zwi tshi vhonala he ha n˙ walwa nga muingameli wa u muha ˆ lavhelesa maraga kha muano kana khwa thisedzo ya uri hu na mbuno dzi pfalaho dza u ˆ tenda uri hu na u pfuka uno Mulayo kana uno Mulayo u khou pfukiwa kha hune muha ta a vha na maand tra ˆ ˆ ˆ (5) Thendelo yo bulwaho kha khethekanyo tuli kana madzhis ˆ alanga khazwo. thukhu ya vhu (3) i fanela u ˆ ya hune muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga a tea u dzhena, a guduba na u dzhia. talusa mikano ˆ ologi. the kana toni zwo (6) Muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga ane a khou dzhena zwifha ˆ ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) na (3) a nga ˆ kha tshiendisi sa zwo ambiwaho kha khethekanyo fhelekedzwa nga d ˆ to na (7) Muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga ane a khou dzhena u ingamela zwifha ˆ zwiendisi nga fhasi ha ino khethekanyo u fanela u dzhena a ingamela ngamaand esa ˆ nahone a na mikhwa nahone nga nd thonifha pfanelo ya muthu ya ˆ ˆ u thonifhiwa tshirunzi, mbofholowo, tsireledzo na tshidzumbe. ˆ (8) Muingameli wa u linda maraga ane a khou bvisa zwithu zwin˙ we na zwin˙ we zwifha toni kana kha vhuendi zwine zwa khou gudubiwa u fanela u— ˆ (a) n˙ etshedza rasithi mun˙ e wa zwifha to na zwiendedzi ane a khou zwi langa; na ˆ (b) u humisa nga u tavhanya nga murahu ha musi ho no fushiwa ndivho ya uri ˆ ila yone, nahone a tshi zwo vha zwo bviselwani. (9) Muthu mun˙ we na mun˙ we, kana mushumeli kana mushumi wa uyo muthu, a re na vhud ifhinduleli ha tshiimiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo zwine hezwo ndi ˆ zwone zwine zwa khou ingamelwa nga muingameli wa u linda maraga zwo ambiwaho lo humbelwa nga muingameli wa u kha khethekanyo ˆ lavhelesa maraga, a thuse nga hune zwa nga ea u thusa u itela ndivho ya u ingamela nga muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga. thukhu ya vhu (1) u tea uri musi ˆ tod ˆ ˆ 15 20 25 30 35 (10) Muingameli wa u linda maraga u fanela u landula, nga u kwasha nga nd ˆ ila yo thisedza kha tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsha u randelwaho, maraga dza u khwa ˆ ela zwine— (a) a wana zwi si zwa vhukuma, zwi na khakho kana zwi songo dzula zwavhud ˆ kana i; 40 ea ya uno Mulayo; (i) thisa hu tshi tevhedzwa ino (ii) phungudzelo na nyimele malugana na u khwa ˆ (b) zwi sa anani na — thod ˆ ˆ khethekanyo ya vhu 17(2)(a); kana thod ˆ ˆ khethekanyo ya vhu 22(2)(b) kana (c). ea dzo randelwaho kana dzin˙ we ea dzo bulwaho kha thod ˆ ˆ (iii) (11) (a) Tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsho bulwaho kha khethekanyo vhu (10) tshi fanela u dzhiiwa tshi songo thisedzwa. tolwa/ u khwa ˆ ˆ (b) Muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga mun˙ we na mun˙ we ane a thutha maraga dza u thisedza kha tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsha u ela/ u ela sa zwo ambiwaho ˆ thanziela muthu a ˆ thanziela i khou amba mbuno dza ˆ khwa kha khethekanyo re na vhud ˆ u ita zwenezwo zwa u thutha maraga. thukhu ya vhu (10) u fanela uri nga khathihi a n˙ ee ˆ ifhinduleli na tshishumiswa tsha u ela ine thukhu ya ˆ Vhutshinyi malugana na nyingamelo ya u lavhelesa maraga

21. Muthu u vha a na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali a— (a) thivhela kana a khakhisa muingameli wa u linda maraga kha u shumisa maand ˆ a a we nga fhasi ha khethekanyo ya vhu 20; (b) kundelwa u bvisa kana u sumbedza muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga tanzi, hu tshi ˆ tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana vhun˙ we vhu katelwa lo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 20(2)(a); ˆ lin˙ walwa ˆ 45 50 55 60 24 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 24 (c) (d) (e) (f) fails to uphold an order given by any market surveillance inspector in terms of section 20(2)(c) or (d); refuses to permit any market surveillance inspector to open any products or instrument in terms of section 20(2)(e); fails to render any assistance to any market surveillance inspector if so requested by the market surveillance inspector in terms of section 20(9); or falsely holds himself or herself out to be a market surveillance inspector. CHAPTER V TYPE APPROVAL AND VERIFICATION OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS Type approval of measuring instruments 22. (1) Every type of measuring instrument used for a prescribed purpose is subject to type approval, unless excluded by regulation. (2) (a) A type of measuring instrument contemplated in subsection (1) that is not excluded must be submitted for type approval in accordance with the prescribed requirements. (b) If the type of measuring instrument contemplated in paragraph (a) complies with the prescribed requirements or requirements set in subsection (c), the Chief Executive Officer must issue a type approval certificate. (c) The Chief Executive Officer may, in consultation with the submitter, set requirements and conditions pertaining to the use thereof, for measuring instruments where these are not prescribed, until such time as a legal metrology technical regulation is published in terms of section 15. (d) The National Regulator may, subject limitations or requirements and for a specified period, permit in writing the use, or supply for use, for a prescribed purpose of a specimen of a model of a measuring instrument referred to in subsection (2)(a) and for a specified number of such specimens, before the Chief Executive Officer has approved thereof in terms of subsection (2)(b). to such conditions, (e) The measuring instrument contemplated in paragraph (d) is, during the period of the written permission, excluded from the provisions of section 24. (3) The Chief Executive Officer may withdraw or amend any certificate issued in terms of subsection (2)(b) if the measuring instrument no longer complies with the requirements. (4) The period of validity of a certificate issued in terms of subsection (2)(b) is as prescribed. Type approval offences 23. (1) A person is guilty of an offence if he or she, without the written permission of the Chief Executive Officer in terms of section 22(2)(d)— (a) sells or makes available for use any new type of a measuring instrument contemplated in section 22(2)(a) before the issue of a certificate in respect of that new type of measuring instrument in terms of section 22(2)(b); (b) alters any type or modified type of a measuring instrument in respect of which a certificate was issued in terms of section 22(2)(b) with regard to any portion of the material of which or the mode in which or the principle according to which the measuring instrument was made or its intended use, and represents to any person that the type so altered is the type in respect of which a certificate in terms of section 22(2)(b) was issued. (2) A person is guilty of an offence if he or she represents to any other person that a measuring instrument may be used— 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 (a) (b) for a particular purpose whilst it may not be so used in terms of section 22; or in a particular manner whilst it may not be so used in terms of section 22. 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 25 No. 9 ya 2014 25 (c) kundelwa u tevhedza ndaela yo itwaho nga muingameli wa u linda maraga hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 20(2)(b), (c) na (d); (d) hana u tendela muingameli wa u linda maraga a tshi vula zwibveledzwa kana tshishumiswa hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 20(2)(e); (e) kundelwa u fha thuso muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga arali muingameli humbela ngauralo hu tshi khou tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 20(9); ifara sa muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga a tshi khou zwifha. a d ˆ (f) lo ˆ 5 NDIMA YA V LUSHAKA LWA KHWAT ˆ HISEDZO NA U KHWAT ˆ ZWA U ELA HISEDZA ZWISHUMISWA Lushaka lwa khwa thisedzo ya zwishumiswa zwa u ela ˆ 22. (1) Lushaka lwa tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsha u kala tshi shumiselwaho a ha musi tshi ndivho yo randelwaho tshi tea u tendelwa kana u khwa thisedzwa, nga nnd ˆ ˆ sa katelwi nga ndaulo. (2) (a) Lushaka lwa tshishumiswa tsha u ela kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (1) ˆ thisedzwa u ya nga a nga ndaulo tshi tea u iwa tsha khwa ˆ tshine a tsho ngo siiwa nnd ˆ ndaela dzo randelwaho. (b) Arali lushaka lwa tshishumiswa tsha u ela tsho ambiwaho kha phara ya (a) tshi tshi thukhu ya (c), ˆ anana na Muofisi-Mulangi u tea u n˙ etshedza ea dzi re kha khethekanyo ea dzo randelwaho kana thod ˆ ˆ thod ˆ ˆ (c) Muofisi-Mulangi, a tshi khou kwamana na ea na milayo/nyimele malugana na u shumiswa ha tshishumiswa, dza zwishumiswa he zwa sa randelwe, u swika tshenetsho tshifhinga hu tshi and adzwa ndaulo ya mulayo wa zwa u ˆ ela hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 15. isaho, a nga ita thod ˆ ˆ thanziela ya u khwa ˆ thisedza. ˆ lo d ˆ ˆ (d) Ndaulo ya Lushaka, i tshi tevhedza milayo, phungudzelo kana ea nahone lwa tshifhinga tsho imaho nga uri, i nga tendela u shumiswa kana nd isedzo, i tshi khou itela ˆ ndivho yo randelwaho kha modele u fanaho wa tshishumiswa tsha u kala zwo ambiwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu (2)(a) nahone na nomboro ya uyo mufuda, phand a ha musi ˆ Muofisi-Mulangi a tshi khwa thukhu ya vhu thisedza hu tshi tevhedzwa khethaknyo ˆ ˆ (2)(b). thod ˆ ˆ (e) Tshishumiswa tsha u ela tsho bulwaho kha phara ya (d) , nga tshifhinga tsha musi hu tshi n˙ walwa thendelo, a tsho ngo katelwa kha mbetshelo dza khethekanyo ya vhu 24. thanziela yo n˙ ewaho ˆ thukhu ya vhu (2)(b) arali tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshi sa ˆ (3) Muofisi-Mulangi a nga humisela murahu kana a khwinisa hutshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo tsha anana na thod ˆ ˆ (4) Tshifhinga tsha u vha ea. thanziela i tshi kha d ˆ ˆ ila ye ya randelwa. i shuma hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (2)(b) tshi nga nd ˆ ˆ thisedzo Lushaka lwa vhutshinyi ha khwa ˆ 23. (1) Muthu u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali a songo wana thendelo yo n˙ waliwaho nga Muofisi-Mulangi hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 22(2)(d) a— (a) (b) rengisa kana a ita uri tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshiswa tshi vhe tsha u rengisa sa zwo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 22(2)(a) phand a ha musi hu saathu ˆ u bva thanziela malugana na lushaka luswa lwa tshishumiswa tsha u ela hu ˆ tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 22(2)(b); shandukisa kana a khwinisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshine thanziela yo vha ˆ yo fhiwa hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 22(2)(b) malugana na tshipid ila ine kana mulayo u ya nga hune ˆ tshishumiswa tsha u ela tsha vha tsho itwa ngayo kana u shumiswa ngayo, na u sumbedza muthu mun˙ we na mun˙ we uri lushaka lwo raliho lo thanziela u ya nga khethekanyo ya shandukiswaho ndi lushaka malugana na ˆ vhu 22(2)(b) yo n˙ etshedzwaho. la kana nd ˆ ˆ a tsha matheria (2) Muthu u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali kana u fha mun˙ we muthu tshishumiswa tsha u ela uri a tshi shumise— (a) a tshi khou itela yeneyo ndivho hu na uri tshi nga si shumiswe u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 22; kana (b) nga nd ˆ khethekanyo ya vhu 22. ila yo imaho nga uri hu na la uri tshi nga si shumiswe u ya nga ˆ 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 26 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 Verification of measuring instruments 26 24. (1) All measuring instruments, including those used by the State for a prescribed purpose, are subject to initial verification and subsequent verification in accordance with the relevant legal metrology technical regulations, unless the measuring instrument is exempted by regulation from initial verification or subsequent verification. (2) Measuring instruments must be submitted for verification at the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner. Powers of verification officers 25. (1) For the purposes of this Act, a verification officer may verify any measuring instrument for which he or she is appointed in terms of this Act. (2) The Minister may prescribe requirements to restrict verification officers from repairing prescribed measuring instruments. (3) (a) If a verification officer in the exercise of his or her powers contemplated in subsection (1) finds that the measuring instrument in question does not comply with the requirements of this Act, the verification officer must reject such measuring instrument by defacing the verification mark in the prescribed manner. (b) A measuring instrument of which the verification mark has been defaced in terms of paragraph (a) must be regarded as unverified. (c) A verification officer who defaces any verification mark on any measuring instrument in terms of paragraph (a) must, immediately after he or she has defaced the verification mark, issue to the person in charge of the measuring instrument in question a certificate stating the reason for the defacement and a copy of that certificate must be submitted to the National Regulator. (4) If a verification officer in the exercise of his or her powers contemplated in subsection (1) finds that the measuring instrument in question complies with the requirements of this Act, he or she must— (a) if a verification mark is prescribed, apply such verification mark in the prescribed manner to the measuring instrument; and (b) at the same time issue a verification certificate to the person in charge of the measuring instrument. Offences in connection with verification of instruments 26. (1) A verification officer is guilty of an offence if he or she— (a) consents to the continued use of a measuring instrument that was rejected in (b) terms of section 25(3)(a); issues a document to the effect that a measuring instrument has been verified under this Act if that measuring instrument has not been verified; (e) (f) (c) uses a verification mark for any purpose other than the intended purpose; (d) fails to reject a measuring instrument which is found not to comply with the requirements of this Act; repairs and verifies a measuring instrument which he or she is not permitted to repair and verify in terms of section 25(2) or repairs an instrument for which he or she is not registered to repair in terms of section 10. unless a measuring instrument has been submitted or made available to him or her by the owner or user thereof for verification— (i) falsely creates the impression with any owner or user that a measuring instrument is subject to verification by the verification officer; or (ii) compels any owner or user to have a measuring instrument verified by 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 the verification officer. (2) A person is guilty of an offence if he or she— (a) forges or counterfeits any stamp or die used for the verification of any measuring instrument; 50 (b) wilfully falsifies or tampers with a measuring instrument used for any prescribed purpose; GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 27 No. 9 ya 2014 Khwa thisedzo ya zwishumiswa zwa u ela ˆ 27 24. (1) Zwishumswa zwo Muvhuso kha ndivho yo randelwaho, zwi tea u thoma zwa khwa ndaulo dzo teaho dza thekhenikha tshishumiswa tsho vhofhololwa nga ndaulo uri tshi songo pfi pfalo. la dza mulayo wa u muelo, nga nnd ˆ ˆ the zwa u ela, hu tshi katelwa zwine zwa shumiswa nga ˆ thisedzwa u ya nga ˆ a ha musi (2) Zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwi fanela u iswa zwa khwa randelwaho nahone nga nd ˆ ila yo randelwaho. Maand ˆ thisedza a a vhaofisiri vha u khwa ˆ thisedzwa nga tshifhinga tsho ˆ 25. (1) U itela ndivho dza uno Mulayo, muofisiri wa u khwa thisedza a nga ˆ thisedza tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tshe a tholelwa tshone u ya nga uno ˆ khwa Mulayo. (2) Minis ta a nga randela ˆ thod ˆ ˆ thisedza vha tshi ea dza u thivhela vhaofisiri vha u khwa ˆ lugisa zwishumiswa zwa u kala zwo randelwaho. thisedza nga nd ˆ ˆ (3) (a) Arali muofisiri wa u khwa thisedza a tshi khou shumisa maand ˆ ˆ lo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) a wana uri tshishumiswa tsha u kala tshine bulwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ tshetsho a tshi anani na thisedza u tea u ea dza uno Mulayo, muofisiri wa u khwa thod ˆ ˆ ˆ landula itsho tshishumiswa nga u tshi tshinyekanya/ nga u thutha maraga dza u khwa ila yo randelwaho. a awe (b) Tshishumiswa tsha u kala tshine maraga dzo thuthwa hu tshi tevhedzwa phara ya thisedzwa. ˆ tolwa/ u khwa ˆ (a) tshi tea u dzhiiwa tshi songo (c) Muofisiri wa u khwa thisedza ˆ lo thuthaho/tshinyekanyaho maraga dza u ˆ thisedza kha tshishumiswa tsha u kala hu tshi tevhedzwa phara ya (a) nga u ˆ ifhinduleli ha thanziela i bulaho mbuno dza u ita zwenezwo nahone khophi ya hone i ˆ khwa tavhanya nga murahu ha u pfalo u tea u fha ˆ tshishumiswa, tea u iswa kha Ndaulo ya Lushaka. thisedza a tshi khou shumisa maand (4) Arali muofisiri wa u khwa ˆ ˆ thanziela muthu a re na vhud ˆ ˆ a awe sa zwo thukhu ya vhu (1) a wana uri tshishumiswa tshine tsha ˆ thod ˆ ˆ ea dza uno Mulayo, u fanela uri— bulwaho kha khethekanyo kwamea tshi khou anana na (a) arali maraga dza u khwa thisedza dzo randelwa u tea u shumisa idzo maraga ˆ kha tshishumiswa tsha u ela nga nd ˆ ila yo randelwaho; nahone ifhinduleli i fha muthu a re na vhud ˆ (b) nga khathihi a mbo d ˆ tshishumiswa itsho. thanziela ya ˆ 5 10 15 20 25 30 thisedzo ya zwishumiswa Vhutshinyi malugana na khwa ˆ 26. (1) Muofisiri wa u khwa thisedza u na mulandu arali— ˆ (a) a tenda tshishumiswa tsho landulwaho tshi tshi ya phand ˆ tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 25(3)(a); a na u shumiswa hu 35 (b) a n˙ ea thisedzwa ngeno zwi la uri tshishumiswa tsha u kala tsho khwa ˆ ˆ lin˙ walwa ˆ songo ralo; a shumisa maraga dza u khwa thisedza a tshi khou itela in˙ we ndivho nga nnd ˆ ˆ ha yo lavhelelwaho; a 40 (c) (d) a kundelwa u landula tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshine tsho waniwa tshi sa anani (e) (f) thod ˆ ˆ ea dza uno Mulayo; na thisedza tshishumiswa tshine ha ngo tendelwa u tshi lugisa a lugisa na u khwa ˆ na u tshi khwa thisedza u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 25(2) kana u lugisa ˆ tshishumiswa tshine a tsho ngo n˙ waliselwa u lugiswa u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 10. nga nnd ˆ watsho kana ane a tshi shumisa a tshi itela uri tshi khwa thisedzwe— ˆ (i) nga u zwifha ha mun˙ e watsho kana mushumisi watsho uri muofisiri wa thisedze; kana thisedza a tshi khwa u khwa ˆ ˆ a ha musi tshishumiswa tsho iswa kana u d ˆ (ii) nga u kombetshedza mun˙ e kana mushumisi wa tshishumiswa uri tshi iswa khae nga mun˙ e 45 50 (2) Muthu u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali a— khwa thisedzwe nga muofisiri wa u khwa thisedza. ˆ ˆ (a) fodzhara kana u tswa tshi temmbe kana a shumisa kha u khwa ˆ tshishumiswa tsha u ela; thisa ˆ 55 (b) nga khole a zwifha kana u ita vhufhura kha tshishumiswa tshi shumiswaho kha ndivho yo randelwaho; 28 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 28 (c) otherwise than in the capacity of a market surveillance inspector, a verification officer or a person responsible for repairs acting in terms of any regulation and save as provided for in section 27, intentionally obliterates or removes from any measuring instrument any verification mark or any part thereof; (d) otherwise than in the capacity of a verification officer, places upon any measuring instrument any mark purporting to indicate that such measuring instrument has been verified; or sells, or disposes of, for use for any prescribed purpose, any measuring instrument that has been tampered with or that has been falsified or on which the verification mark has been defaced in terms of section 25(3)(a). (3) Any verification body that is not designated in terms of section 7 and that verifies (e) 5 10 a measuring instrument is guilty of an offence. CHAPTER VI REPAIR OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS Functions of persons responsible for repairs 15 27. (1) A person responsible for repairs of any instrument used for a prescribed purpose must be— (a) employed by a designated repair body; and (b) registered in terms of section 10. (2) The Minister may prescribe requirements to restrict a person responsible for 20 repairs from verifying a measuring instrument after he or she has repaired it. (3) Subject to any prescribed instructions relating to the defacing, obliteration or breaking of any verification mark, a person responsible for repairs— (a) may not repair any measuring instrument used for any prescribed purpose unless he or she has first permanently obliterated any verification mark, including a mark defaced in terms of section 25(3)(a), on that measuring instrument; and (b) who has repaired any measuring instrument used for any prescribed purpose must, before further use of that measuring instrument, furnish a guarantee signed by him or her to the user or the owner of that measuring instrument that the measuring instrument is correct and verifiable under this Act, unless that measuring instrument is verified immediately after the repair. (4) A guarantee issued in terms of subsection (3)(b) is valid for a prescribed period. (5) A copy of the guarantee contemplated in subsection (3)(b) must be forwarded to the National Regulator in the prescribed manner. 25 30 35 (6) (a) No person may use for any prescribed purpose any measuring instrument that has been repaired, unless that measuring instrument has been verified or a guarantee in writing has in terms of subsection (3)(b) been issued in respect of that measuring instrument. (b) If a person relies on a guarantee contemplated in paragraph (a), that person must 40 ensure that the measuring instrument is verified before the expiry of the guarantee. (7) Work carried out on, or an adjustment made to, a measuring instrument that does not constitute a repair, does not invalidate any current verification in respect of that measuring instrument as long as the person who worked on or adjusted the measuring instrument applies protective seals where these have been broken and issues a prescribed certificate stating— (a) (b) (c) the nature of the work done or the adjustment made; the serial number and date of issue of the current valid verification certificate pertaining to that instrument; and that the work done or the adjustment made did not affect the metrological integrity of the measuring instrument or invalidate the current verification. 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 29 No. 9 ya 2014 29 (c) a siho kha vhuimo ha muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga, muofisiri wa u ifhinduleli ha u lugisa a tshi khou thisedza kana muthu a re na vhud khwa ˆ ˆ a ha khethekanyo ya vhu 27, tevhedza ndaulo in˙ we na in˙ we nahone nga nnd ˆ nga khole a bvisa maraga dza u khwa a kha tshishumiswa thisedza kana tshipid ˆ ˆ tsha u ela; (e) thisedzwa; kana ˆ (d) a siho kha vhuimo ha muofisiri wa u khwa thisedza, a vhea maraga kha ˆ tshishumiswa tsha u ela dzine dza sumbedza u nga itsho tshishumiswa tsho khwa rengisa, kana vhea, a tshi itela u tshi shumisela ndivho yo randelwaho, tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsho silingwaho kana tsho zwifhelelwaho kana tshine maraga dzatsho dzo thuthiwa hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 25(3)(a). (3) Tshiimiswa tsha u khwa thisedza tshine a tsho ngo nangiwa u ya nga khethekanyo ˆ thisedza zwishumiswa zwa u ela tshi na mulandu ˆ ya vhu 7 nahone tshine tsha kho khwa wa vhutshinyi. NDIMA YA VI ULUGISWA HA ZWISHUMISWA ZWA U ELA Mishumo ya vhathu vha re na vhud ˆ ifhinduleli ha u lugisa 27. (1) Muthu a re na vhud ˆ ifhinduleli ha u lugisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tshi shumiswaho kha ndivho yo randelwaho u fanela u vha— (a) o tholiwa nga tshiimiswa tsha u lugisa tsho nangiwaho; nahone (b) o n˙ walisa u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 10. (2) Minis lugisa a tshi khwa ta a nga randela ˆ ifhinduleli ha u ea dza u thivhela muthu a re na vhud ˆ lo no tshi lugisa. thisedza tshishumiswa tsha u ela nga murahu ha musi ˆ ˆ (3) Hu tshi tevhedzwa ndaela dzo randelwaho malugana na u thutha, u bvisa kana u thod ˆ ˆ thisedza, muthu a re na vhud thutha maraga dza u khwa ˆ ˆ ifhinduleli ha u lugisa— (a) a nga si lugise tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshi shumiswaho kha ndivho yo randelwaho nga nnd lo thoma a bvisa maraga dza u khwa thisedza ˆ ˆ ˆ lwa tsho the, hu tshi katelwa maraga dzo thuthwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa ˆ khethekanyo ya vhu 25(3)(a), kha tshenetsho tshishumiswa; na a ha musi (4) Khwa (b) o lugisaho tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshi shumiswaho kha ndivho yo a ha musi hu tshi shumiswa tshishumiswa tsha u randelwaho u tea uri, phand ˆ ela, a fhe khwa thisedzo ye a saina a i fhe mushumisi kana mun˙ e wa ˆ tshishumiswa tsha u ela u itela u sumbedza uri tshishumiswa ndi tsha a ha musi tshiimiswa vhukuma nahone tshi nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo, nga nnd ˆ thisedzwa u itsho tshi tshi khwa ˆ thukhu ya vhu (3)(b) i vha thisedzo yo n˙ etshedzwaho u ya nga khethekanyo ˆ ˆ ya vhukuma u swika hu tshi fhela tshifhinga tsho randelwaho. thisedzo yo bulwaho kha khethekanyo (5) Khophi ya khwa ˆ fanela u rumelwa kha Ndaulo ya Lushaka nga nd ˆ tavhanya nga murahu ha u lugisa. ˆ (6) (a) A hu na muthu ane a d ˆ ndivho yo randelwaho, nga nnd ˆ kana u khwa thisedzwa nga lun˙ walo hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ˆ (3)(b) nahone khwa kala. o shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela a tshi khou itela thisedzwa a ha musi tshishumiswa tsha u kala tsho khwa ˆ thukhu ya vhu ˆ thisedzo ya lun˙ walo yo n˙ ekedzwa malugana na tshishumiswa tsha u ˆ thukhu ya vhu (3)(b) i ˆ ila yo randelwaho. thisedzo yo bulwaho kha phara (a) (b) Arali muthu a tshi khou fhulufhela kha khwa ˆ hoyo muthu u tea u vhona uri tshiimiswa tsha u ela tsho khwa a ha musi thisedzwa phand ˆ ˆ khwa thisedzo i tshi fhirelwa nga tshifhinga. ˆ (7) Mushumo wo shumiswaho, kana nzudzanyo dzo itwaho kha, tshishumiswa tsha u thisedzwa ha tshishumiswa tenda ela dzine a dzi dzhiiwi hu u lugisa, a dzi kwami u khwa ˆ muthu we a shuma kana u dzudzanya tshishumiswa a nahone a ita na lo si ˆ thanziela ya izwo zwe a ita a tshi khou bula— ˆ la he a vund ˆ ˆ (a) vhuvha ha mushumo wo itwaho kana zwe zwa dzudzanywa; (b) nomboro ya seria la na datumu zwa u bviswa ha ˆ zwino malugana na tshishumiswa; na thisedzo ya thanziela ya khwa ˆ ˆ (c) uri mushumo wo itwaho kana nzudzanyo dzo itwaho a dzo ngo kwama thisedzo. thonifho ya u kalwa ha tshishumiswa tsha u kala kana u kwama khwa ˆ ˆ 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 30 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 Offences in respect of repair of measuring instruments 30 28. (1) A person is guilty of an offence if that person— (a) repairs a measuring instrument used for a prescribed purpose whilst not registered in terms of section 10; (b) after repair verifies the measuring instrument which he or she may not verify 5 in terms of section 27(2); contravenes or fails to comply with section 27(3)(a) or (b); (c) (d) uses a measuring instrument for any prescribed purpose that has been repaired without having it immediately thereafter verified, unless that measuring instrument is covered by a guarantee contemplated in section 27(3)(b); or (e) uses a measuring instrument for a prescribed purpose after the guarantee contemplated in section 27(3)(b) has expired, unless that measuring instru- ment has been verified before the expiry of that guarantee. (2) A repair body is guilty of an offence if that repair body repairs a measuring instrument used for a prescribed purpose whilst it is not designated in terms of section 9 as a repair body. 10 15 CHAPTER VIl MANNER OF USE, POSSESSION OF OR SALE OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS AND PRODUCTS Restriction on and prohibition of manufacture, import, use or possession of certain measuring instruments 20

24. Verification of measuring instruments 25. Powers of verification officers

26. Offences in connection with verification of instruments CHAPTER VI REPAIR OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS Functions of persons responsible for repairs 27.

28. Offences in respect of repair of measuring instruments CHAPTER VII MANNER OF USE, POSSESSION OR SALE OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS AND PRODUCTS 29. Restriction on and prohibition of manufacture, import, use or possession of certain measuring instruments Sale, supply and use of unverified measuring instruments 30.

31. Offences in respect of manufacture or selling of false, defective or inaccurate measuring instruments

32. Measuring instruments to be wholly exposed 33. Prohibition of false statement as to quantity

34. Measurement for prescribed purpose to be effected in terms of certain measurement units and by means of verified measuring instruments

35. Advertisement of measurable products and services 15 20 25 30 35 40 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 5 No. 9 ya 2014 5 NDIMA YA II NDAULO DZA THEKHENIKHAL ˆ A DZA MULAYO WA MUELO

15. Ndaulo dza thekhenikha la dza mulayo wa muelo ˆ

16. Madzinginywa la dza la u thoma kana u khwinisa ndaulo dza thekhenikha ˆ ˆ mulayo wa muelo 5

17. Masiandoitwa 18. la ya mulayo wa muelo thisa ndaulo ya thekhenikha ˆ ˆ Tshishumiswa tsha u ela, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo i sa ananiho na ndaulo la ya mulayo wa muelo ya thekhenikha ˆ la u khwa ˆ NDIMA YA III ZWIT ˆ ANDADI ZWA MIELO 10 19. Zwi tandadi zwa mielo zwi shumiswaho nga vhaingameli vha u lavhelesa ˆ maraga, vhaofisiri vha khwa thisedzo na vhathu vhane vha vha na ˆ ifhinduleli ha u lugisa vhud ˆ NDIMA YA IV VHAINGAMELI VHA U LAVHELESA MARAGA 15

21. Vhutshinyi malugana na nyingamelo ya u lavhelesa maraga la vhaingameli vha u lavhelesa maraga ˆ a NDIMA YA V LUSHAKA LWA KHWAT ˆ HISEDZO NA U KHWAT ˆ ZWISHUMISWA HISEDZA ZWA U ELA Lushaka lwa khwa thisedzo ya zwishumiswa zwa u ela 22. ˆ thisedzo Lushaka lwa vhutshinyi ha khwa 23. ˆ thisedzo ya zwishumiswa zwa u ela

25. Maand thisedza a ˆ ˆ thisedzo ya zwishumiswa

26. Vhutshinyi malugana na khwa ˆ la vhaofisiri vha u khwa ˆ NDIMA YA VI U LUGISWA HA ZWISHUMISWA ZWA U ELA

27. Mishumo ya vhathu vha re na vhud ifhinduleli ha u lugisa ˆ

28. Vhutshinyi malugana na u lugisa zwishumiswa zwa u ela NDIMA YA VII ND ˆ ILA YA U SHUMISA, U VHA MUN ˆ ZWIBVELEDZWA NA ZWISHUMISWA ZWA U ELA E WA KANA THENGISO YA thisedzwaho ˆ 29. 30. Phungudzelo na nyiledzo ya u magiwa, u renga mashangod ˆ kana u vha na zwenezwo zwishumiswa zwa u ela Thengiso, nyisedzo na u shumisa zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwi songo khwa avha, u shumisa

31. Vhutshinyi malugana na u maga kana u rengiswa ha zwishumiswa zwi si zwa vhukuma, zwo vhaisalaho kana zwi sonngo tou kokotolo Zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwine zwa d ˆ tanwa ˆ tamennde zwa mazwifhi malugana na tshivhalo ˆ 32. ta

33. Nyiledzo ya zwi ˆ 34. Zwikalo zwa ndivho yo randelwaho zwine zwa d ˆ tevhedzwa yuniti dza zwikalo zwenezwo na nga nd ˆ ela zwo khwa o

35. Khungedzelo ya tshumelo na zwibveledzwa zwi eleaho thisedzwaho ˆ o shumiswa hu tshi ila dza zwishumiswa zwa u 20 25 30 35 40 45 6 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014

36. Manner of selling products 6 CHAPTER VIII COMPLIANCE SCHEMES AND USE OF MARKS 37. Compliance schemes and use of distinctive marks and verification marks CHAPTER IX GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS Regulations Penalties and effect of conviction of an offence 38. 39.

40. Disclosure of certain information 41. 42. 43. Confidentiality of certain information Repeal and amendment of laws and transitional provisions Short title and commencement SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 Definitions

41. No person who is or was concerned with the performance of any function in terms of this Act, may disclose any information which he or she obtained in the performance of that function, except— to the Minister; to any person who of necessity requires it for the performance of a function in terms of this Act; if he or she of necessity has to supply it in the performance of any of his or her functions in terms of this Act; if such information is required in terms of any law or as required by a court of law; or to any competent authority which requires the information for the institution, or an investigation with a view to the institution, of any criminal prosecution. (d) (c) (e) Repeal and amendment of laws and transitional provisions 42. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the laws mentioned in the first column of Schedule 1 are hereby repealed to the extent set out in the third column of that Schedule. (2) Any proclamation, regulation, notice, approval, permission, return, certificate or document issued, made, promulgated, given or granted and any other action taken under any provision of a law repealed by subsection (1), must be regarded as having been issued, made, promulgated, given, granted or taken under the corresponding provision of this Act. (3) Subject to subsection (4), the law mentioned in the first column of Schedule 2 is hereby amended to the extent set out in the third column of that Schedule. (4) (a) The Board of the National Regulator ceases to exist on the date on which this section takes effect. (b) The person who occupied the post of Chief Executive Officer of the National Regulator on the date contemplated in paragraph (a), must be regarded as having been appointed as Chief Executive Officer in terms of section 6 of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act for a term to be determined by the Minister. (c) Any committee established in terms of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act and in existence immediately before the date contemplated in paragraph (a), must be regarded as having been established in terms of this Act for a term to be determined by the Minister. 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 41 No. 9 ya 2014 41 (b) ramba vhathu vha re na dzangalelo vha nga sumbedza malugana na ndaulo; na la u bva muhumbulo kana u vha na zwine ˆ (c) u lavhelesa madzinginywa lo ˆ tanganedzwaho. ˆ Nda tiso na masiandoitwa a u wanwa mulandu wa vhutshinyi ˆ 39. (1) Muthu ane a wanwa mulandu wa vhukhakhi nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo u tea u tiso kana a tou valelwa dzhele lwa tshifhinga tshi sa fhiriho min˙ waha ya badeliswa nda ˆ 10, kana zwo tiso na u valelwa dzhele. the vhuvhili hazwo nda ˆ ˆ lo wanwaho mulandu wa vhutshinyi nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo ha tsha (2) Muthu ˆ tendelwa u ita mushumo ufhio na ufhio u re na mbetshelo kha uno Mulayo nahone u tholwa hawe, mushumo kana u n˙ waliswa hawe zwi mbo dzhiiwa zwi sa tsha vha zwa vhukuma kana zwi mbo fa u tou bva d ˆ la u thoma u bviswa hawe. ˆ uvha Ubvukululwa ha mafhungo eneo 40. (1) Muofisi-Mulangi, arali zwi tshi la tshitshavha naohone ˆ ila in˙ we na in˙ we— (a) mafhungo ane a tea u bvukulwa hu tshi itelwa uri tshitshavha tsha sa xele zwi tshi itelwa u tsireledza tshitshavha na mupo u tea, u amba nga nd ˆ ea nga dzangalelo tod ˆ ˆ malugana na zwi re kha uno Malayo; na (b) dzina (2) U bvukula ho bulwaho kha khethekanyo la muthu ane ha anani na mbetshelo dza uno Mulayo. ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) hu nga kwama na dzina ˆ la u kwevha na luswayo lwa zwa u kwevha tshibveledzwa. ˆ Tshidzumbe tsha mafhungo eneo

41. Muthu mun˙ we na mun˙ we ane a kwamea kana mushumo u ya nga uno Mulayo, ha nga pund ˆ shuma mushumo uyo, nga nnd ˆ a ha— isi mafhungo ane lo kwameaho nga u shuma ˆ lo a wana a tshi khou ˆ (a) musi a tshi khou vhudza Minis ta; ˆ (b) ha musi hu muthu ane zwi a ea uri a kone u shuma mushumo wa u ya nga tod ˆ ˆ uno Mulayo; (c) musi arali a tshi tea u zwi amba kha mushumo wawe u ya nga uno Mulayo; (d) musi arali mafhungo a tshi wa nga khothe ya ea u ya nga mulayo kana u mulayo; kana tod ˆ ˆ tod ˆ ˆ alanga ane a vha na vhukoni ane a (e) maand a mafhungo u itela tshiimiswa, ˆ kana tsedzuluso muhumbulo u wa u thusa tshiimiswa, malugana na vhutshutshisi. tod ˆ ˆ Pheliso na khwinifhadzo ya milayo na nzundzanyo dza tshanduko 42. (1) Hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu (2), milayo yo bulwaho kha kho lu ya vhu 1 i khou fheliswa nga nd ya Shedu ˆ ˆ lu yeneyo. ˆ (2) Mulevho mun˙ we na mun˙ we, ndaulo in˙ we na in˙ we, nd ˆ ila ye ya sumbedzwa kha kho lumu ˆ lumu ya Shedu ˆ ivhadzo in˙ we na in˙ we, lin˙ walwa zwo bviswaho, zwo itwaho, phad ala- ˆ ˆ lo dzhiiwaho nga fhasi ha mbetshelo dza mulayo wo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1), zwi fanela u dzhiiwa sa zwo ˆ aladzwaho, n˙ ewaho, fhiwaho kana dzhiiwaho nga fhasi ha thanziela kana ˆ lo n˙ etshedzwaho na ˆ thendelo, khumiso, liga dzwaho, ˆ fheliswaho nga khethekanyo n˙ etshedzwaho, itwaho, phad ˆ mbetshelo dzi (3) Hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo tumanaho nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo. ˆ lumu ya u thoma ya Shedu ˆ sumbedzwaho kha kho lumu ya yeneyo Shedu ˆ lu. ˆ thukhu ya vhu (4), mulayo wo bulwaho kha kho ˆ ila yo lu ya vhu 2 hafha u khou khwiniswa nga nd ˆ ˆ (4) (a) Bodo ya Ndaulo ya Lushaka i litsha u shuma nga datumu ine ino khethekanyo ya thoma u shuma. (b) Muthu lo faraho poso ya Muofisi-Mulangi wa Ndaulo ya Lushaka nga datumu yo ˆ lo tholwa sa Muofisi-Mulangi hu tshi ˆ haluso dza bulwaho kha phara ya (a) u tea u dzhiiwa tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 6 ya Ndaulo ya Lushaka ya Mulayo wa T ˆ Khombe-khombe lwa tshifhinga tshine tsha d ˆ (c) Komiti in˙ we na in˙ we yo thomiwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa Ndaulo ya Lushaka ya haluso dza Khombe-khombe nahone ine ya vha hone nga u tavhanya ˆ a ha datumu yo bulwaho kha phara ya (a) i fanela u dzhiiwa sa yo thomiwaho hu Mulayo wa T ˆ phand ˆ tshi tevhedzwa uno Mulayo lwa tshifhinga tshine tsha d ˆ o tiwa nga Minis ta. ˆ o tiwa nga Minis ta. ˆ 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 42 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 Short title and commencement 42

43. This Act is called the Legal Metrology Act, 2014, and comes into operation on a date fixed by the President by proclamation in the Gazette. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 43 No. 9 ya 2014 Dzina lipfufhi na u thoma u shumisa Mulayo ˆ 43

43. Uno Mulayo u vhidzwa upfi Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014, nahone u d ˆ o thoma u o dzudzanywa nga Phresidennde nga mulevho kha Gazete. shuma nga datumu ine ya d ˆ 44 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 44 SCHEDULE 1 LAWS REPEALED (Section 42(1)) Short title of law Trade Metrology Act, 1973 Trade Metrology Amendment Act, 1975 Trade Metrology Amendment Act, 1984 Trade Metrology Amendment Act, 1990 Trade Metrology Amendment Act, 1993 Trade Metrology Amendment Act, 1994 Trade Metrology Amendment Act, 1996 Number and year of law Act No. 77 of 1973 Act No. 34 of 1975 Act No. 14 of 1984 Act No. 15 of 1990 Act No. 17 of 1993 Act No. 42 of 1994 Act No. 58 of 1996 Extent of repeal The whole The whole The whole The whole The whole The whole The whole GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 45 No. 9 ya 2014 45 Shedu lu ya 1 ˆ MILAYO INE YA KHOU FHELISWA (Khethekanyo ya vhu 42(1)) Dzina lipfufhi ˆ la mulayo ˆ Nomboro na n˙ waha zwa mulayo Vhuhulu ha pheliso Mulayo wa u kala zwa Makwevho wa, 1973 Mulayo wa Nomboro ya. 77 wa 1973 Khwiniso ya Mulayo wa u Kala zwa Makwevho wa, 1975 Mulayo wa Nomboro ya. 34 wa 1975 Khwiniso ya Mulayo wa u Kala zwa Makwevho wa, 1984 Mulayo wa Nomboro ya. 14 wa 1984 Khwiniso ya Mulayo wa u Kala zwa Makwevho wa, 1990 Mulayo wa Nomboro ya. 15 wa 1990 Khwiniso ya Mulayo wa Kala zwa Makwevho wa, 1993 Mul;ayo wa Nomboro ya. 17 wa 1993 Khwiniso ya Mulayo wa u Kala zwa Makwevho wa, 1994 Mulayo wa Nomboro ya. 42 wa 1994 Khwinoso ya Mulayo wa u Kala zwa Makwevho, 1996 Mulayo wa Nomboro ya. 58 wa 1996 Wo the ˆ Wo the ˆ Wo the ˆ Wo the ˆ Wo the ˆ Wo the ˆ Wo the ˆ 46 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 46 SCHEDULE 2 LAW AMENDED (Section 42(3)) Short title of law No and year of law Extent of amendment National Regu- lator for Com- pulsory Specifi- cations Act, 2008 Act No. 5 of 2008

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise— ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’ means the Chief Executive Officer appointed in terms of section 6 of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act; ‘‘correct’’, in relation to any measuring instrument, means compliance with any prescribed accuracy requirements; ‘‘distinctive mark’’ means the mark that is placed on a product or measuring instrument to indicate that such product or measuring instrument complies with the requirements of the relevant voluntary scheme introduced in terms of section 37; ‘‘importer’’ means an importer defined in section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Act No. 91 of 1964); ‘‘initial verification’’ means verification of a new measuring instrument that has not been previously verified; ‘‘item’’ means an individual article or unit; ‘‘legal metrology technical regulation’’ means a document which lays down product and measuring instrument characteristics or their related processes and production methods, including the applicable administrative provisions, with which compliance is mandatory; ‘‘manufacture’’ includes produce, assemble, alter, modify, adapt, convert, process or treat; ‘‘market surveillance inspector’’ means a market surveillance inspector ap- pointed in terms of section 6; ‘‘measuring instrument’’— (a) means any appliance, equipment, instrument, software or apparatus or any combination thereof by means of which a measurement of physical quantity, expressed in any measurement unit or a mathematical function of measure- ment unit, may be made; and includes any appliance, equipment, instrument, software or apparatus or any combination thereof by means of which a grading or counting in connection with the measurement of any physical quantity or a counting by means of gravitation may be effected; (b) ‘‘measurement unit’’ means any unit published in terms of section 2 of the Measurement Units and Measurement Standards Act, 2006 (Act No. 18 of 2006), and includes the units, the appropriate symbols and the rules of the International System of Units; ‘‘Minister’’ means the Minister of Trade and Industry; 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 7 No. 9 ya 2014 7

36. Nd ˆ ila ya u rengisa zwibveledzwa NDIMA YA VIII U ANANA NA ZWIKIMU NA U SHUMISWA HA MARAGA tha dza u khwa

37. U nana na zwikimu na u shumiswa ha maraga dza n ˆ thisedza ˆ NDIMA YA IX NYANGAREDZO NA ZWO T ˆ ANGANAHO

39. Nda tiso na masiandoitwa ˆ

40. U bvukululwa ha mafhungo eneo Tshidzumbe tsha mafhungo eneo 41. 42. Pheliso na khwinifhadzo ya milayo na nzundzanyo dza tshanduko

43. Dzina la u wanwa mulandu wa vhutshinyi ˆ lipfufhi na u thoma u shumisa Mulayo ˆ SHEDUL ˆ U YA 1 SHEDUL ˆ U YA 2 halutshedzo T ˆ

1. Kha uno Mulayo, nga nnd ˆ ila— thod ˆ ˆ thod ˆ ˆ avha’’ zwi amba muthu ane la renga mashangod ˆ ˆ ea dza tshikimu tsho teaho tsho thomiwaho nga khethekanyo ya vhu 37; a ha musi zwo sumbedzwa nga in˙ we nd ˆ lo tholiwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa ˆ aluswaho zwa avha talutshedzwa kha khethekanyo ya vhu 1(1) ya Mulayo wa the Customs ˆ ‘‘Muofisi-Mulangi’’ zwi amba Muofisi Mulangi khethekanyo ya vhu 6 ya Ndaulo ya Lushaka ya Mulayo wa zwo T ˆ Khombe-khombe; ‘‘lulama’’, malugana na tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsha u ela, zwi amba u anana na ea dzin˙ we na dzin˙ we dza vhukuma dzo randelwaho; ‘‘maraga dza n tha’’ zwi amba maraga dzine dza avhelwa kha tshibveledzwa kana ˆ tshishumiswa tsha u ela u itela u sumbedza uri itsho tshibveledzwa tshi khou anana na ‘‘murengamashangod ˆ zwine zwo and Excise Act, 1964 (Act No. 91 of 1964); thisedzo dza mathomoni’’ zwi amba khwa ‘‘khwa ˆ ela tshiswa tshine tolwa na luthihi; la thu u vhuya tsha ˆ ˆ ‘‘tshirengiswa’’ zwi amba tshithu tshone tshin˙ e kana yuniti; ‘‘ndaulo ya thekhenikha la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela’’ zwi amba la lin˙ wala ine ˆ ˆ ˆ khou amba zwi la taluli zwa zwishumiswa zwa u ela na zwibveledzwa kana maitele ˆ ˆ re na vhushaka na ngona dza zwibveledzwa, hu tshi katelwa mbetshelo dza vhulangi dzo teaho, ine zwa tou vhofha uri i ananiwe nayo; ‘‘muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga’’ zwi amba muingameli wa u lavhelesa makete ‘‘u maga’’ hu katelwa tshibveledzwa, u kuvhanganya, u shandukisa, u khwinisa, u shandukisa, u zwi shuma na u tou lunda; ‘‘tshishumiswa tsha u ela’’— (a) zwi amba tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we, softwere kana lo tholwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 6; ˆ thanganyo in˙ we ˆ na in˙ we nga nd ila ya u kalwa ha tshivhalo tsha zwithu, zwa tou sumbedzwa ˆ nga yuniti in˙ we na in˙ we kana nga mushumo wa mbalo ya yuniti ya tshikalo, zwi nga itwa; nahone thisedzo ya tshishumiswa tsha u ˆ la tshi ˆ ila ine ya nga kwamiwa; (b) hu katelwa tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we, softwere kana tshishumiswa kana ila ine u ela kana u vhala hu tshi kwamiwa tshikalo tsha tshivhalo tsha tshithu tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we kana u vhala nga nd ˆ thanganyo in˙ we na in˙ we nga nd ˆ ˆ ‘‘yuniti ya tshikalo’’ zwi amba yuniti in˙ we na in˙ we yo and adzwaho hu tshi ˆ tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 2 ya Mulayo wa Yuniti dza Tshikalo na Zwi tandadi ˆ zwa Tshikalo wa, 2006 (Mulayo wa Nomboro ya. 18 wa 2006), nahone hu tshi la teme ya Mashango katelwa yuniti, zwiga zwo teaho na milayo ya Yuniti dza Sisi ˆ ˆ Dzitshakatshaka; ‘‘Minis owetshumo; ta wa Muhasho wa Makwevho na Nd ˆ ˆ ta’’ zwi amba Minis ˆ 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 8 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 8 ‘‘National Regulator’’ means the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifica- tions of South Africa established by section 3(1) of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act; ‘‘National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act’’ means the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008 (Act No. 5 of 2008); ‘‘person responsible for repairs’’ means any person registered in terms of section 10 to repair a measuring instrument in terms of section 27; ‘‘physical quantity’’, in relation to measuring, means any concept capable of being measured and of which the magnitude can be expressed in terms of a measurement unit; ‘‘premises’’ means any land or any building or other structure, and includes any train, boat, ship, aircraft or any other vehicle; ‘‘prescribe’’ means prescribe by regulation; ‘‘prescribed purpose’’ means such purpose as may be prescribed in relation to— (a) the use, possession, manufacture or import of any measuring instrument; (b) the manner and result of measurement in the fields of trade, health, safety and environment and any other measurement of a legal nature; and the expression of the quantity of any product; (c) ‘‘regulation’’ means any regulation made in terms of section 38 or a legal metrology technical regulation made in terms of section 15; ‘‘repair’’, in relation to any measuring instrument, means any work carried out on, or any adjustment made to, such measuring instrument in order to service, restore or maintain it in a certifiable condition, but does not include work carried out on, or adjustment made to, a measuring instrument if such work or adjustment does not in any way change the metrological characteristics or the accuracy of such measuring instrument; ‘‘repair body’’ means a body designated as repair body in terms of section 9; ‘‘SABS’’ means the South African Bureau of Standards referred to in section 3 of the Standards Act, 2008 (Act No. 8 of 2008); ‘‘SANS’’ means a South African National Standard approved by the SABS in accordance with the Standards Act, 2008 (Act No. 8 of 2008); ‘‘sell’’ includes to offer, advertise, keep, expose, transmit, convey, deliver, manufacture for sale or prepare for sale, or to exchange or to dispose of for any consideration whatsoever, or to transmit, convey or deliver in pursuance of a sale, exchange or disposal as aforesaid; ‘‘subsequent verification’’, verification following the initial verification, and includes— (a) verification done after repair that affects the current verification status; and (b) verification at the request of the user; ‘‘this Act’’ includes any regulation; ‘‘trade’’ includes— (a) the making, effecting or concluding of any contract, bargain, sale, purchase or transaction, sale of land, or any payment in connection therewith; in relation to any measuring instrument, means (b) any payment for services rendered; (c) (d) any measurement of a legal nature in connection with which any measuring the collection of tolls, rates, taxes, fines or other fees; and instrument is used; ‘‘type approval’’ means a decision that a type of measuring instrument complies with the relevant requirements of this Act and is suitable for use for a prescribed purpose in such a way that it is expected to provide reliable measurement results over a defined period of time; ‘‘unauthorised measurement unit’’ means a measurement unit other than a measurement unit permitted by this Act; ‘‘unverified’’, in relation to a measuring instrument that has to be verified or subsequently verified under this Act, means not so verified or not so subsequently verified; 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 9 No. 9 ya 2014 9 (b) nd ˆ la re na vhud ˆ ˆ ifhinduleli ha u lugisa’’ zwi amba muthu ‘‘Mulauli wa Lushaka’’ zwi amba Mulauli wa Lushaka ho sedzwa kha zwenezwo zwa Khombe-Khombe kha Afrika Tshipembe zwo thomiwaho nga khethekanyo ya vhu 3(1) ya Mulayo wa Mulauli wa Lushaka kha Zwenezwo zwine zwa tou Kombetshedza; ‘‘Mulayo wa Mulauli wa Lushaka kha zwenezwo zwine zwa tou Kombetshedza’’ zwi amba Mulayo wa Mulauli wa Lushaka kha zwenezwo zwine zwa tou Kombetshedza wa, 2008 (Mulayo wa Nomboro ya vhu. 5 wa 2008); ‘‘muthu lo n˙ walisaho hu ˆ tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 10 u itela u lugisa tshishumiswa hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 27; ‘‘tshivhalo tsha zwithu zwine zwa kwamea’’, malugana na u ela, zwi amba tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tshine tsha kona u elwa nahone tshine vhuhuku hatsho vhu nga talutshedzwa u ya nga yuniti ya u ela; ˆ ‘‘zwifha kana tshivhumbwa, nahone hu tshi katelwa tshiendisi tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we; ‘‘u randela’’ zwi amba u randela nga ndaulo; ‘‘ndivho yo randelwaho’’ zwi amba yeneyo ndivho ine ya nga randelwa malugana na— (a) u shumisa, mun˙ e wa, mumagi kana murengamashangod ˆ to tshin˙ we natshin˙ we ˆ tireni, gungwa, tshikepe, bufho kana ˆ to’’ zwi amba mavu man˙ we na man˙ we kana tshifha ˆ avha wa tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsha u kala; ila na mvelelo ya tshikalo kha masia la zwa makwevho, mutakalo, ˆ vhutsireledzi na mupo na tshikalo tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsha mulayo; na thanziela, fhedzi ˆ tevhedzwa la ya mulayo wa zwa u ela wo ˆ thogomela tsha dzula tshi kha tshiimo tshi fheaho ˆ (c) u talutshedza tshivhalo tsha tshibveledzwa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we; ˆ ‘‘ndaulo’’ zwi amba ndaulo in˙ we na in˙ we yo itwaho hu tshi khethekanyo ya vhu 38 kana ndaulo ya thekhenikha itwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 15; ‘‘u lugisa’’, malugana na tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tshau ela, zwi amba mushumo mun˙ we na mun˙ we wo itwaho, kana ndivhanyiso in˙ we na in˙ we yo itwaho kha, tshenetsho tshishumiswa tsha u ela u itela u tshi lugisa, u tshi vhuedzedza kana u tshi la zwi ˆ kateli mushumo wo itwaho kha, kana nzudzanyo dzo itwaho kha, tshishumiswa tsha u ela arali uyo mushumo kana uho u dzudzanya hu sa shandukisi zwi taluli zwa ˆ u ela kana u kona u ela zwa vhukuma nga tshenetsho tshishumiswa; ‘‘u lugisa muvhili’’ zwi amba muvhili wo itwaho sa muvhili wa u lugiswa u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 9; thisedzo ine ya tevhela’’, malugana na tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we ‘‘khwa ˆ thisedzwa ho itwaho u thisedzo i tevhelaho u khwa tsha u ela, zwi amba khwa ˆ ˆ thoma, nahone zwi tshi katela— (a) u khwa thisedza ho itwaho nga murahu ha u lugisa hune ha kwama tshiimo ˆ thisedza ha zwino; na ˆ (b) u khwa thisedza musi mushumisi lo tou ita khumbelo; ˆ ˆ ‘‘SABS’’ zwi amba Birou ya Zwi tandadi ya Afrika Tshipembe zwine zwo ˆ sumbedzwa kha khethekanyo ya vhu 3 ya Mulayo wa Zwi tandadi wa, 2008 ˆ (Mulayo wa Nomboro ya vhu. 8 wa 2008); ‘‘SANS’’ zwi amba Zwi tandadi zwa Lushaka zwa Afrika Tshipembe zwo ˆ thisedzwaho nga SABS u ya nga Mulayo wa Zwi tandadi wa, 2008 (Mulayo khwa ˆ ˆ wa Nomboro ya. 8 wa 2008); ‘‘u rengisa’’ zwi katela u fha, u kungedzela, u vhea, u tana, u rathisa, u endedza, u ˆ isedza, u maga u tshi itela u rengisa kana u lugisela u rengisa, kana u n˙ ekana kana u bvisa u tshi itela ndavheleso in˙ we na in˙ we, kana u rathisa, u endedza kana u isedza u tshi itela thengiso, u n˙ ekana kana zwo bulwaho afho n ‘‘uno Mulayo’’ hu katelwa ndaulo in˙ we na in˙ we. ‘‘kwevha’’ zwi katela— (a) u ita, kana u vhina thendelano in˙ we na in˙ we, buku ta, thengiso, thengo kana ˆ thirantsekisheni, thengiso ya mavu, kana mbadelo in˙ we na in˙ we i kwamaho ˆ zwenezwo; tsha u khwa tha; ˆ (b) mbadelo in˙ we na in˙ we kha tshumelo dzo n˙ etshedzwaho; (c) u kuvhanganya mbadelo, mutengo, mithelo, nda (d) tiso kana dzin˙ we tshelede, na ˆ tshikalo tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsha zwa mulayo malugana na uri ndi tshifhio tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshi shumiswaho; thisedzo’’ zwi amba lushaka lwa tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshi ‘‘lushaka lwa khwa ˆ ea dzo teaho dza uno Mulayo nahone dzo teaho kha ushumiswa anananaho na thod ˆ ˆ 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 10 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 10 ‘‘verification body’’ means a body— (a) accredited in terms of section 22 of the Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory Practice Act, 2006 (Act No.19 of 2006), to verify measuring instruments and designated in terms of section 7 of this Act to verify measuring instruments; or (b) designated in terms of section 7 of this Act to verify measuring instruments without accreditation contemplated in paragraph (a) where no accreditation scheme is available; ‘‘verification mark’’ means a mark that— (a) is as far as is possible indelible; (b) indicates that a measuring instrument has been verified; and (c) has been authorised in terms of section 37; ‘‘verification officer’’ means a person appointed as verification officer in terms of section 8; ‘‘verify’’, in relation to a measuring instrument, means the procedure of examination and issuing of a verification certificate and, if required, marking with a verification mark, that ascertains and confirms that the measuring instrument complies with a legal metrology technical regulation, and includes initial verification and subsequent verification. CHAPTER I APPLICATION, OBJECTS AND ADMINISTRATION OF ACT Application and objects of Act 2. (1) This Act applies to measurable products and services, measurements in trade, health, safety and the environment and any measuring instrument used for a prescribed purpose. (2) The objects of this Act are to— (a) expand the scope of trade metrology to legal metrology; (b) strengthen the enforcement of legal metrology; (c) develop the appropriate legislative framework; (d) protect consumers against short measure or inaccurate measurement; (e) (f) establish a level playing field for industry; and support local industry competitiveness. Administration of Act

1. The substitution for sections 6, 7 and 8 of the following sections: ‘‘Appointment of Chief Executive Officer of National Regulator 6. (1) The Minister must appoint a person with suitable qualifications and experience as Chief Executive Officer for a term of five years. (2) The Minister may re-appoint a person as Chief Executive Officer at the expiry of his or her term for one additional term of five years. (3) The Chief Executive Officer is respon- sible for the general administration of the Na- tional Regulator and for carrying out any func- tions assigned to it in terms of this Act, and must— (a) perform the functions that are conferred on the Chief Executive Officer by or in terms of this Act; (b) manage and direct the activities of the National Regulator; and (c) supervise the National Regulator’s staff. (4) The Minister must, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, determine the Chief Executive Officer’s remuneration, allowances, benefits and other terms and conditions of em- ployment. (5) The Chief Executive Officer may, on three month’s written notice addressed to the Minister, resign as Chief Executive Officer. (6) The Minister may remove the Chief Ex- ecutive Officer from office for— (a) serious misconduct; (b) permanent incapacity; (c) engaging in any activity that may under- mine the integrity or standing of the Na- tional Regulator; or (d) any other legitimate ground that justifies the removal of the Chief Executive Of- ficer. Appointment of Deputy Chief Executive Officer of National Regulator 7. (1) The Chief Executive Officer, with the concurrence of the Minister, must appoint a person with suitable qualifications and experi- ence as Deputy Chief Executive Officer for a term of five years. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 47 No. 9 ya 2014 47 Shedu lu ya 2 ˆ MULAYO UNE WA KHO KHWINISWA (Khethekanyo ya vhu 42(2)) Dzina lipfufhi Nomboro na ˆ n˙ waha zwa mulayo Vhuhulu ha u fhelisa kana u khwinisa Mulayo wa Ndaulo ya Lushaka kha T haluso dza ˆ Khombe-khobe wa, 2008 Mulayo wa Nomboro ya 5 wa 2008

1. U dzheniswa ha khethekanyo 6, 7 na 8 kha khethekanyo dzi tevhelaho: ‘‘U tholiwa ha Muofisi-Mulangi wa Ndaulo ya Lushaka 6. (1) Minis ta u fanela u thola muthu a re na ˆ ndalukano dzo teaho na tshenzhemo uri a vhe tanu. ene Muofisi-Mulangi lwa min˙ waha mi ˆ ta a nga thola hafhu muthu sa (2) Minis ˆ Muofisi-Mulangi musi tshifhinga tsha u tholwa hawe tshi tshi fhela a dovha a tholwa tanu fhedzi. lwa tshifhinga tsha min˙ waha mi ˆ ifhinduleli (3) Muofisi-Mulangi u na vhud ˆ ha ndaulo-nyangaredzi ya Ndaulo ya Lushaka na u shuma mishumo i re kha uno Mulayo, nahone u fanela u— (a) shuma mishumo ine yo hweswa Muofisi- Mulangi nga kana u ya nga uno Mulayo; (b) langa na u sumbedzela mishumo ya Ndaulo ya Lushaka; na (c) lavhelesa vhashumi vha Ndaulo ya Lushaka. ta u fanela uri, musi a tshi khou (4) Minis ˆ kwamana na Minis ta wa zwa Masheleni, a te ˆ Muholo wa Muofisi-Mulangi, mitendelo, mbuelo, na dzin˙ we nyimele dzi kwamaho mushumo. (5) Muofisi-Mulangi, nga min˙ wedzi miraru ivhadzo a i rumela kha a nga n˙ wala nd ˆ Minis ta, a tshi khou amba uri u khou rula ˆ mushumo. ta a nga bvisa Muofisi-Mulangi (6) Minis ˆ kha vhuimo ha u vha Muofisi-Mulangi arali— (a) a sa d ˆ (b) a sa tsha kona u shuma mushumo lwa ifari zwavhud ˆ i; tsho (c) a d ˆ the; ˆ idzhenisa kha zwiito zwine zwa nyadzisa Ndaulo ya Lushaka; kana (d) hu na zwin˙ we zwine zwa pfala zwine zwa ita uri Muofisi-Mulangi a litshiswe mushumo. Utholiwa ha Tshand ˆ wa Ndaulo ya Lushaka a tsha Muofisi-Mulangi 7. (1) Muofisi-Mulangi, hu tshi khou tendelaniwa na Minis ta, u tea u thola muthu a ˆ re na ndalukano na tshenzhemo yo teaho sa ene Tshand ˆ tanu. tshifhinga tsha min˙ waha mi ˆ a tsha Muofisi-Mulangi lwa 48 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 48 Short title of law No and year of law Extent of amendment (2) The Minister may re-appoint a person as Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the expiry of his or her term. (3) The Minister must, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, determine the Deputy Chief Executive Officer’s remuneration, allow- ances, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment. (4) The Deputy Chief Executive Officer may, on three month’s written notice ad- dressed to the Minister, resign as Deputy Chief Executive Officer. (5) The Minister may remove the Deputy Chief Executive Officer from office for— (a) serious misconduct; (b) permanent incapacity; (c) engaging in any activity that may under- mine the integrity or standing of the Na- tional Regulator; or (d) any other legitimate ground that justifies the removal of the Chief Executive Of- ficer. (6) The Deputy Chief Executive Officer must perform the functions of the Chief Ex- ecutive Officer whenever— (a) the Chief Executive Officer is unable for any reason to perform those functions; or (b) the office of Chief Executive Officer is vacant. Appointment of staff of National Regulator

8. The Chief Executive Officer may— (a) appoint staff, or contract with any other persons, to assist the National Regulator in carrying out its functions; and (b) in consultation with the Minister and the Minister of Finance, determine the remu- neration, allowances, benefits, and other terms and conditions of appointment of each member of the staff.’’.

2. The repeal of sections 9 and 10.

3. The substitution for section 11 of the fol- lowing section: ‘‘Committees 11. (1) The Minister may establish one or more specialist committees to advise the Na- tional Regulator on the management of its resources or the performance of its functions. (2) The Minister may assign specific powers to a specialist committee for the purposes of performing any function contemplated in sub- section (1). GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 49 No. 9 ya 2014 49 Dzina lipfufhi Nomboro na ˆ n˙ waha zwa mulayo Vhuhulu ha u fhelisa kana u khwinisa a ta a nga d (2) Minis ˆ ˆ tsha Muofisi-Mulangi musi tshifhinga tsha u tholwa hawe tshitshi fhela. i thola hafhu Tshand ˆ ta u tea uri, musi a tshi khou (3) Minis ˆ kwamana na Minis ta wa zwa Masheleni, a te ˆ muholo, mitendelo, mbuelo, na dzin˙ we nyimele dza mushumo zwa Tshand ˆ Muofisi-Mulangi. (4) Tshand ˆ a tsha Muofisi-Mulangi, kha min˙ wedzi miraru tshi nga rumela nd ivhadzo ˆ yo tou n˙ walwaho kha Minis ta, tshi tshi khou ˆ bula uri tshi khou rula mushumo. a tsha a tsha ta a nga pandela Tshand (5) Minis ˆ ˆ Muofisi-Mulangi arali— (a) hu na u sa d i ho kalulaho; ˆ (b) a sa tsha kona u shuma lwa tsho the; ˆ (c) a d idzhenisa kha zwiito zwine zwa ˆ nyadzisa Ndaulo ya Lushaka, kana (d) hu na zwin˙ we zwi pfalaho zwine zwa ita ifara zwavhud ˆ uri a pandelwe. (6) Muthu ane a vha Tshand ˆ a tsha Muofisi- Mulangi u tea u shuma mishumo ya Muofisi- Mulangi musi— (a) Muofisi-Mulangi a sa koni u pfalo nga vhanga (b) ofisi ya Muofisi-Mulangi i si na muthu la mbuno dzo imaho nga uri; kana ˆ kana hu na tshikhala. Utholwa ha vhashumi vha Ndaulo ya Lushaka

8. Muofisi-Mulangi a nga— (a) thola vhashumi, kana a ita kon tiraka na ˆ vhan˙ we vhathu, uri vha thuse Ndaulo ya Lushaka kha u shuma mishumo; nahone (b) a tshi kwamana na Minis ta wa ta na Minis ˆ ˆ zwa Masheleni, a te miholo, mitendelo, mbuelo, na dzin˙ we nyimele dza u thola muthu mun˙ we na mun˙ we wa vhashumi.’’.

2. U fheliswa ha khethekanyo 9 na 10.

3. U dzheniswa ha khethekanyo 11 i tevhelaho: ‘‘Dzikomiti thukhu ya vhu ˆ 11. (1) Minis ta a nga thoma komiti kana ˆ komiti nnzhi dza vhane vha na nd ˆ tshipentshela u itela u eletshedza Ndaulo ya Lushaka kha u langa zwiko, kana u shuma mishumo. ivho ya ta a nga hwesa maand (2) Minis ˆ ˆ ya tshipentshela u itela ndivho dza u shuma mushumo wo bulwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (1). ˆ a kha komiti 50 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 50 Short title of law No and year of law Extent of amendment (3) A specialist committee may— (a) be established for an indefinite term or for a period determined by the Minister when the committee is established; and (b) determine its own procedures. (4) A specialist committee established under this section must— (a) perform its functions impartially and with- out fear, favour or prejudice; and (b) consist of— (i) not more than eight persons who are independent from the National Regu- lator and who are appointed by the Minister to serve for a period of not more than five years determined by the Minister when the person is ap- pointed; and (ii) not more than two senior employees of the National Regulator designated by the Chief Executive Officer. (5) Any specialist committee established in terms of subsection (1) must be chaired by a member of the specialist committee. (6) To be appointed or designated as a member of a specialist committee in terms of this section, a person must— (a) be a fit and proper person; and (b) have appropriate qualifications and com- petencies to perform effectively as a mem- ber of the specialist committee. (7) The members of a specialist committee must not— (a) act in any way that is inconsistent with subsection 4(a) or expose themselves to any situation in which the risk of a con- flict may arise between their responsibili- ties and any personal or financial interest; or (b) use their position or any information en- trusted to them to enrich themselves or improperly benefit any other person. (8) A member ceases to be a member of a specialist committee if the— (a) member resigns from the specialist com- mittee; (b) Minister terminates the person’s member- ship because the member no longer com- plies with subsection (6) or has contra- vened subsection (7); or (c) member’s term has expired. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 51 No. 9 ya 2014 51 Dzina lipfufhi Nomboro na ˆ n˙ waha zwa mulayo Vhuhulu ha u fhelisa kana u khwinisa (3) Komiti ya tshipentshela i nga— (a) thomiwa lwa tshifhinga tshi sa gumiho, kana lwa tshifhinga tsho tiwaho nga Minis ta musi komiti i tshi khou thomiwa; ˆ nahone (b) ta maitele ayo yone in˙ e. (4) Komiti ya tshipentshela yo thomiwaho nga fhasi ha ino khethekanyo i tea u— (a) shuma mishumo yayo yo the nahone i sa ˆ ofhi, i sa (b) vha na mirad ˆ taluli kana u dzhia sia; na ˆ o heyi— o iyi yo ima (i) i sa fhiri malo ine mirad ˆ nga yo the nahone yo tholwa nga ˆ Minis ta uri i shume lwa tshifhinga tshi ˆ sa fhiriho min˙ waha mi tshifhinga hetsho tsho tiwa nga ene Minis o i tshi tholwa; na (ii) i sa fhiri mivhili ya vhashumi vha na ta musi mirad ˆ ˆ tanu tshine ˆ vhuimo ha n tha kha Ndaulo ya ˆ Lushaka vho nangwaho nga Muofisi- Mulangir. (5) Komiti ya tshipentshela in˙ we na in˙ we yo thomiwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (1) i tea u vha na ˆ mudzulatshidulo ane a vha murad ˆ ya tshipentshela. o wa komiti (6) Uri muthu a tholwe kana u nangiwa sa o wa komiti ya tshipentshela hu tshi murad ˆ tevhedzwa ino khethekanyo, muthu u tea u— (a) vha (b) a na ndalukano dzo teaho na vhukoni ho o teaho kha u shuma zwavhud ˆ wa komiti ya tshipentshela i sa murad ˆ (c) vha a na vhukoni ha u shuma zwavhud ˆ lo teaho; nahone ˆ murado wa komiti. i sa (7) Mirad ˆ o ya komiti ya tshipentshela i tea u sa— (a) shuma nga nd ila i sa ananiho na ˆ thukhu ya vhu 4(a) kana u ˆ idzhenisa kha nyimele ine ya ita uri hu ano vhukati ha khethekanyo d ˆ vhe na khud ˆ vhud ˆ masheleni; kana ifhinduleli na dzangalelo la zwa ˆ ila i o wa (b) shumisa vhuimo kana mafhungo ane vha ipfumisa kana u ita lo litsha mushumo wa komiti ya ˆ aho. o u guma u vha murad ˆ nao vha tshi itela u d ˆ uri mun˙ we a wane mbuelo nga nd ˆ songo d ˆ (8) Murad ˆ komiti ya tshipentshela arali— (a) murad o ˆ tshipentshela; (b) Minis ta a fhelisa vhurad ˆ ˆ la uri murad nga vhanga ˆ ˆ na khethekanyo murad o ˆ thukhu ya vhu (7); kana ˆ (c) murad ˆ lo kandekanya khethekanyo ˆ o ha muthu uyo o ha tsha anana thukhu ya vhu (6) kana ˆ o tshifhinga tshawo tsho fhela. 52 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 52 Short title of law No and year of law Extent of amendment (9) A member of a specialist committee who has personal or financial interest in any matter on which the specialist committee gives ad- vice must disclose that interest and withdraw from the proceedings of the specialist commit- tee when that matter is discussed. (10) The National Regulator must remuner- ate a member contemplated in subsection (4)(b)(i) and compensate the member for ex- penses, as determined by the Minister, in con- sultation with the Minister of Finance. (11) A member who is employed by an organ of state is not entitled to remuneration or any allowance, but must be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses by the National Regu- lator.’’.

4. The substitution for section 12 of the fol- lowing section: Advisory Forum 12. (1) The [Board] Minister must establish an Advisory Forum [with a balance of inter- ests] consisting of representatives of organisations who have an interest in the mat- ters contemplated in this Act. (2) The Advisory Forum must advise the [Board] Minister on— (a) matters in respect of which the National Regulator could play a role; and (b) any other matter on which the [Board] Minister requests advice. (3) The [Board] Minister must establish a constitution and, if necessary, rules for the Advisory Forum.’’.

5. The amendment of section 13 by the substi- tution in subsection (1) for the words preceding paragraph (a) of the following words: ‘‘The Minister may, on the recommendation of the [Board] National Regulator, in respect of any commodity, product or service which may affect public safety, health or the environ- ment, by notice in the Gazette—’’.

6. The amendment of section 15— (a) by the substitution in subsection (3) for the words preceding paragraph (a) of the follow- ing words: ‘‘If the National Regulator finds that a commodity or product referred to in sub- section (1) does not conform to the com- pulsory specification concerned, the [Board] National Regulator may—’’; GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 53 No. 9 ya 2014 53 Dzina lipfufhi Nomboro na ˆ n˙ waha zwa mulayo Vhuhulu ha u fhelisa kana u khwinisa (9) Murad o wa komiti ya tshipentshela a ˆ vha na khud ano ya dzangalelo ya zwa ˆ masheleni malugana na zwine komiti ya shuma u tea u d ˆ mi mafhungo ane a khou ambiwa. tangano ine ya khou tshimbidzwa kana ˆ ibula nahone a tea u bva kha (10) Ndaulo ya Lushaka i tea u holela o sa zwo ambiwaho kha khethekanyo o murad ˆ thukhu ya vhu (4)(b)(i) na u lifhela mirad ˆ ˆ kha zwe ya badela, sa zwo tiwaho nga Minis zwa Masheleni. (11) Mirad ˆ ta wa ta, a tshi khou kwamana na Minis ˆ ˆ o yo tholwaho nga tshiimiswa tsha muvhuso a i tei u holelwa, kana mutendelo ufhio na ufhio kana gavhelo na zwone nga Ndaulo ya Lushaka.’’. lifhio, fhedzi u a lifhelwa zwe a shumisa ˆ lifhio ˆ

4. U dzheniswa ha khethekanyo ya vhu 12 ya khethekanyo i tevhelaho: Foramu ya Vhueletshedzi 12. (1) [Bodo] Minis ta u tea u thoma ˆ Foramu ya Vhueletshedzi [ine ya vha na lo linganelaho] yo vhumbwaho dzangalelo ˆ nga vhaimeli vha madzangano vhane vha na dzangalelo kha mafhungo lo ambiwaho kha ˆ uno Mulayo. (2) Foramu ya Vhueletshedzi i tea u eletshedza [Bodo] Minis ta kha— ˆ (a) mafhungo a kwamaho mushumo une wa tea u itwa nga Ndaulo ya Lushaka; na (b) tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tshine [Bodo] Minis a nga u eletshedzwa. ta ˆ (3) [Bodo] Minis ta u tea u ita ndayotewa na ˆ uri, arali zwo tea, a ite milayo ya Foramu ya Vhueletshedzi.’’.

5. U khwiniswa ha khethekanyo ya vhu 13 nga u dzheniswa ha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu ˆ (1) kha maipfi a rangelaho phara ya (a) ya maipfi a tevhelaho: ‘‘Minis ta, nga themendelo dza [Bodo] ˆ Ndaulo ya Lushaka, malugana na tshirengiswa, tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo ine ya nga kwama tsireledzo ya tshitshavha, mutakalo kana mupo, a nga ita nd ˆ Gazete—’’. ivhadzo kha

6. U khwiniswa ha khethekanyo ya vhu 15— thukhu ya ˆ (a) nga u dzheniswa ha khethekanyo vhu (3) kha maipfi a rangelaho phand ˆ ya (a) ya maipfi a tevhelaho: a phara ‘‘Arali Ndaulo ya Lushaka ya wana uri tshirengiswa kana tshibveledzwa tsho ambiwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya ˆ vhu (1) a tshi anani na zwine zwa kombetshedzwa, [Bodo] Ndaulo ya Lushaka—’’; 54 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 54 Short title of law No and year of law Extent of amendment (b) by the substitution in subsection (3) for para- graph (c) of the following paragraph: ‘‘(c) direct in writing that the consign- ment or batch of the article concerned be confiscated, destroyed or dealt with in such other manner as the [Board] Na- tional Regulator may consider fit.’’; and (c) by the substitution for subsection (4) of the following subsection: ‘‘(4) The [Board] National Regulator must inform the Minister in writing on action taken in terms of subsection (3) within 21 days.’’.

7. The repeal of sections 21, 22 and 23.

8. The substitution for section 25 of the fol- lowing section: ‘‘Delegation and assignment 25. (1) The Chief Executive Officer may delegate any power conferred on him or her, or any duty assigned to him or her, under this Act to any other person with appropriate knowledge and experience who is under the control of the Chief Executive Officer. (2) A delegation or assignment under sub- section (1) must be in writing and— (a) may be subject to any conditions or re- strictions determined by the Chief Execu- tive Officer; (b) does not prevent the exercise of the rel- evant power by the Chief Executive Of- ficer; and (c) may be withdrawn or amended by the Chief Executive Officer.’’. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 55 No. 9 ya 2014 55 Dzina lipfufhi Nomboro na ˆ n˙ waha zwa mulayo Vhuhulu ha u fhelisa kana u khwinisa (b) nga u dzhenisa khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu ˆ (3) kha phara ya (c) ya phara i tevhelaho i nga: ‘‘(c) livhisa nga u tou n˙ wala uri zwo rumelwaho kana dzhoko tshinyekanywe, kwashiwe kana lo nga nd shumaniwe na ˆ ˆ Ndaulo ya Lushaka ya vhona zwo tea.’’; na la zwithu ˆ ila ine [Bodo] li ˆ thukhu ya ˆ vhu (4) ya khethekanyo (c) nga u dzhenisa kha khethekanyo thukhu: ˆ ‘‘(4) [Bodo] Ndaulo ya Lushaka i tea u ivhadza Minis ta nga u tou n˙ wala i tshi ˆ lo dzhiiwaho hu tshi liga ˆ ˆ d ˆ khou amba tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu (3) hu saathu u fhela mad ˆ

7. U fheliswa ha khethekanyo 21, 22 na 23. uvha a 21.’’ .

8. U dzheniswa ha khethekanyo ya vhu 25 kha khethekanyo i tevhelaho: ‘‘Vhurumelwa na mushumo 25. (1) Muofisi-Mulangi a nga fha maand a ˆ e a fhiwa, kana mushumo we a u fhiwa, nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo a tshi fha mun˙ we muthu a re na nd ivho na tshenzhemo ane muthu uyo ˆ a vha fhasi ha ndango ya Muofisi-Mulangi. (2) Vhurumelwa kana mushumo nga fhasi ha khethekanyo ya vhu (1) zwi tea u tou n˙ walwa nahone— (a) zwi tevhedza milayo na mikano yo tiwaho nga Muofisi-Mulangi; (b) a zwi thivheli u shumisa maand ˆ Muofisi-Mulangi; nahone a lo nga ˆ (c) zwi nga fheliswa kana u khwiniswa nga Muofisi-Mulangi.’’.

29. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act or any other law, the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, restrict or prohibit the manufacture, import, use or possession of any measuring instrument or container to such extent and under such conditions as may be necessary in order to achieve the object of effecting the application of measurement units of the International System of Units and any other prescribed measurement unit in the Republic. Sale, supply and use of unverified measuring instruments 30. (1) (a) No person may sell, or supply for use, any unverified measuring instrument for any prescribed purpose if such measuring instrument must be verified in terms of the Act, unless he or she has obtained prior permission in writing for such sale or supply from the Chief Executive Officer. (b) The Chief Executive Officer may issue such permission only if— (i) he or she is satisfied that the seller or supplier cannot, without undue delay or inconvenience, cause such instrument to be verified before its sale or supply; and the seller or supplier furnishes the Chief Executive Officer with a guarantee in a prescribed format and under such conditions as may be prescribed to the effect that the instrument is correct and verifiable under this Act. (ii) (c) The Chief Executive Officer must specify in the permission a date on which the permission expires. (2) No person may use an unverified measuring instrument unless he or she has obtained the permission of the Chief Executive Officer. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a person who has acquired an unverified measuring instrument from a person contemplated in subsection (1)(a) and covered by permission contemplated in subsection (1)(b), may use such measuring instrument but he or she must cause the measuring instrument to be verified before the date on which the permission expires. 25 30 35 40 45 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 31 No. 9 ya 2014 Vhutshinyi malugana na u lugisa zwishumiswa zwa u ela 31 28. (1) Muthu u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali uyo muthu a— (a) lugisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshi shumiselwaho ndivho yo randelwaho a songo n˙ walisa u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 10; (b) nga murahu ha u lugisa a khwa thisedza tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshine ha tei ˆ u tshi ralo u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 27(2); (c) pfuka kana a kundelwa u anana na khethekanyo ya vhu 27(3)(a) kana (b); (d) shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela a tshi khou itela ndivho yo randelwaho tshishumiswa tsho lugiswaho tshi songo khwa thisedzwaho nga murahu ha u ˆ tshishumiswa tsha u ela tsho katelwa nga a ha musi lugiswa, nga nnd ˆ thisedz/phuluphedziso dzo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu 27(3)(b); khwa ˆ kana shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u kala a tshi khou itela ndivho yo randelwaho nga thisedzo/phuluphedziso dzo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ya murahu ha khwa ˆ vhu 27(3)(b) yo fhirelwa, nga nnd a ha musi tshishumiswa tsha u ela tsho ˆ a ha musi tshi tshi fhirelwa. khwa (e) thisedzwa phand ˆ ˆ (2) Tshiimiswa tsha u lugisa tshi na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali tshenetsho tshiimiswa tsha lugisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshi shumiswaho kha ndivho dzo randelwaho hu na uri a tsho ngo nangwa u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 9 sa tshiimiswa tsha u lugisa. NDIMA YA VII ND ˆ ILA YA U SHUMISA, U VHA MUn˙ E WA KANA THENGISO YA ZWIBVELEDZWA NA ZWISHUMISWA ZWA U ELA Phungudzelo na nyiledzo ya u magiwa, u renga mashangod ˆ vha na zwenezwo zwishumiswa zwa u ela avha, u shumisa kana u

29. Naho hu na phambano kha uno Mulayo na mun˙ we mulayo, Minis ta a nga ˆ ivhadza kha Gazete a tshi khou thivhela kana u iledza u magwa, u rengisela avha, u shumisa kana u vha mun˙ e wa tshishumiswa tsha u ela kana u faredza ea u itela u swikelela teme ya mashango a ˆ d ˆ mashangod ˆ u swika hune nahone nga fhasi ha nyimele dzine dza nga tod ˆ ˆ tshipikwa tsha u kwama u shumisa mielo ya yuniti dza sisi liki. dzitshaka-tshaka na in˙ we yuniti ya mielo yo randelwaho kha Riphabu ˆ Thengiso, nyisedzo na u shumisa zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwi khwa thisedzwaho ˆ songo thisedzwaho uri ˆ 30. (1) (a) A hu na muthu ane a nga rengisa, kana u isedza, tshishumiswa tshi songo tshenetsho khwa tshishumiswa tshi tshi tea u khwa a ha thisedzwa hu tshi tevhedzwa Mulayo, nga nnd ˆ ˆ musi ho wanala thendelo u thoma i tshi bva kha Muofisi-Mulangi nahone yo tou n˙ waliwa. tshi shumiswe kha ndivho yo randelwaho arali (b) Muofisi-Mulangi a nga n˙ etshedza thendelo fhedzi arali— (i) o fushea uri murengisi kana mud ˆ o ita uri tshishumiswa itsho tshi khwa thithiswa, u d ˆ tshi saathu u rengiswa kana u isedwa; nahone isedzi ha ngo, a songo vhuya a lenga kana u a ha musi thisedzwe phand ˆ ˆ thisedzo nga nd (ii) murengisi kana muisedzi u fha Muofisi-Mulangi khwa ˆ ˆ ila yo randelwaho nahone nga fhasi ha zwenezwo zwe zwa randelwa u itela uvhona uri thisedzwa nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo tshishumiswa ndi tshone nahone tsho khwa ˆ o fhirelwa ngayo henefho (c) Muofisi-Mulangi u tea u talusa datumu ine thendelo ya d ˆ ˆ kha yeneyo thendelo. (2) A hu na muthu ane a nga shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela nga nnd ˆ wana thendelo kha Muofisi-Mulangi. a ha musi lo ˆ (3) Naho hu na khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (2), muthu ˆ lo wanaho tshishumiswa tsha ˆ u ela tshi songo khwa thukhu thisedzwaho u bva kha muthu ˆ ˆ ya vhu (1)(a) nahone a vha a tshi tsireledzwa nga thendelo yo bulwaho kha khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (1)(b), a nga shumisa itsho tshishumiswa fhedzi u tea u ita uri ˆ thisedzwe datumu ya thendelo i saathu u fhira. tshishumiswa tshawe tshi khwa ˆ lo bulwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 32 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 32 Offences in respect of manufacture or selling of false, defective or inaccurate measuring instruments 31. (1) A person who manufactures, sells or causes to be sold any false, defective or inaccurate measuring instrument, is guilty of an offence. (2) A person who manufactures sells, or causes to be sold, any measuring instrument for any prescribed purpose that does not comply with the requirements of a notice issued under section 29 or with the requirements of any applicable legal metrology technical regulation, is guilty of an offence. 5 (3) A person is guilty of an offence if that person— (a) furnishes a guarantee in terms of section 30(1)(b)(ii) in respect of any measuring instrument which is not correct and verifiable under this Act; 10 (b) contravenes or fails to comply with section 30(2); or (c) uses a measuring instrument contemplated in section 30(3) after the date on which the permission expires without having caused the measuring instru- ment to be verified. Measuring instruments to be wholly exposed 32. (1) Any person who, in the presence of the purchaser of any product and in connection with the measuring of the quantity of such product, uses any measuring instrument, must keep such measuring instrument wholly exposed to the view of such purchaser. (2) Any person who uses any measuring instrument in the presence of a person in respect of whom the first mentioned person provides a service must keep such measuring instrument wholly exposed to the view of the person in respect of whom the first mentioned person provides a service. (3) Any person who uses any measuring instrument other than in the presence of a person in respect of whom the first mentioned person provides a service, must grant free access to such measuring instrument and its indications to any person affected by or to whom the measurement applies. (4) Any person who, in the retail trade, sells any product prepacked by him or her must, at the request of the purchaser of such product who wishes to measure the quantity of the product purchased, make available to that purchaser a verified measuring instrument suitable for measuring the quantity of the product in question. Prohibition of false statement as to quantity 33. (1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who directly or indirectly makes any false, incorrect or untrue declaration or statement or wilfully misleads any person as to the quantity or a measurement value, expressed by number or in terms of any measurement unit, of any item in connection with its purchase, sale, counting or measurement or in the computation of any charges for services rendered or for any other measurement of a legal nature on the basis of number or measurement, is guilty of an offence. (2) If the difference between the actual and any represented quantity, expressed by number or in terms of any measurement unit, in respect of which any declaration or statement contemplated in subsection (1) is made and such difference is permissible in terms of this Act, that declaration or statement must not be regarded as false, incorrect or untrue merely because of the existence of that difference. Measurement for prescribed purpose to be effected in terms of certain measure- ment units and by means of verified measuring instruments 34. (1) Any contract, bargain, sale, purchase or transaction made or effected in the Republic in respect of any land situated therein or in respect of any interest in land so situated or in respect of any product, service rendered or measurement for any other prescribed purpose, the quantity of which is expressed in terms of any measurement unit, must be made or effected in accordance with a prescribed measurement unit for such purpose. 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 33 No. 9 ya 2014 33 Vhutshinyi malugana na u maga kana u rengiswa ha zwishumiswa zwi si zwa vhukuma, zwo vhaisalaho kana zwi songo tou kokotolo 31. (1) Muthu ane a maga, rengisa kana a ita uri hu rengiswe tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshi si tsha vhukuma, tsho khakheaho kana tshi si tshone kokotolo, u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi. (2) Muthu ane a maga a rengisa, kana a itisa uri hu rengiswe, tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we zwi tshi khou itelwa ndivho in˙ we na in˙ we yo randelwaho tshine ivhadzo yo bviswaho nga fhasi ha thod tshishumiswa itsho a tshi fushi ea dza nd ˆ ˆ ˆ khethekanyo ya vhu 29 kana na la dza mulayo wa ea dza ndaulo ya thekhenikha thod ˆ ˆ ˆ muelo, u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi. (3) Muthu u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi arali uyo muthu a— (a) thisedzo u ya nga khethekanyo ya vhu 30(1)(b)(ii) malugana na fha khwa ˆ tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tshine a si tshone nahone tshi songo khwa thisedzwa nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo; ˆ (b) pfuka kana a kundelwa u anana na khethekanyo ya vhu 30(2); kana (c) shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u kala tsho bulwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu thisedzwe. 30(3) musi datumu yo no fhira a songo ita uri tshi khwa ˆ Zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwine zwa d ˆ o tanwa ˆ 32. (1) Muthu mun˙ we na mun˙ we, hu na murengi wa tshibveledzwa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we nahone zwi tshi kwamana na u ela vhunzhi ha itsho tshibveledzwa, ane a shumisa tshishumiswa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsha u ela, u fanela u dzudza tshishumiswa tsho the uri tshi vhonwe nga murengi. tanwa tsho ˆ ˆ (2) Muthu mun˙ we na mun˙ we ane a shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela hu na muthu ane o thomiwa u bulwa a n˙ etshedza tshumelo u tea u dzudza tshishumiswa tsha u ela tsho the u itela u vhonwa nga muthu ane muthu a thomiwaho u bulwa u fha taniwa tsho ˆ ˆ tshumelo. (3) Muthu mun˙ we na mun˙ we ane a shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u ela hu si na muthu o bulwaho u thoma ane a n˙ etshedza tshumelo, u tea tendela nga mahala kha tshenetsho tshishumiswa tsha u ela na tsumbedzo kha muthu mun˙ we na mun˙ we a kwameaho kana a kwameaho nga zwa u kala. (4) Muthu mun˙ we na mun˙ we ane kha zwa makwevho a rengisa tshibveledzwa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tshine ndi ene ane a thoma u tshi paka u fanela uri musi lo ˆ humbeliwa nga murengi wa tshibveledzwa ane a tama u kala vhunzhi ha zwibveledzwa zwo rengwaho, a ite uri a fhe uyo murengi tshishumiswa tsha u ela tsho teaho u kala tshivhalo tsha tshibveledzwa tshi kwameaho. ta Nyiledzo ya zwi ˆ tamennde zwa mazwifhi malugana na tshivhalo ˆ 33. (1) Hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu (2), muthu mun˙ we na mun˙ we ane zwo tamennde kana nga ta livha kana zwi songo livha a ita mazwifhi, a mba mazwifhi kha tshi ˆ ˆ khole a xedza vhathu zwi tshi kwama tshivhalo kana muelo, zwo sumbedzwa nga nomboro kana u ya nga yuniti ya u kalwa ha tshithu zwi tshi kwama u tshi renga, rengisa, u vhala kana muelo kana u vhalela mbadelo dza tshumelo yo n˙ etshedzwaho kha mulayo wa muelo nga kha sia la nomboro kana muelo, u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi. ˆ (2) Arali phambano vhukati ha tshivhalo tsho waniwaho na hetsho tshe tsha vha tsho ila ya u ela, malugana na ambiwa, tsho ambiwaho nga nomboro kana nga in˙ we nd ˆ zwin˙ we na zwin˙ we u bula kana tshi tamennde sa zwo sumbedzwaho kha khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) zwo itea nahone iyo phambano i tshi tendelwa nga uno Mulayo, uho ˆ tamennde zwi tea u dzhiiwa sa mazwifhi, kana zwi si zwa ngoho ta u bula kana tshi ˆ ˆ ngauri hu na heyo phambano. ta ˆ Zwikalo zwa ndivho yo randelwaho zwine zwa d ˆ yuniti dza muelo wonoyo na nga nd ˆ thisedzwaho khwa ˆ o shumiswa hu tshi tevhedzwa ila dza zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwo 34. (1) Tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsha kon renga kana liki malugana na mavu kana thirantsekisheni yo itwaho kana yo itwaho kha Riphabu ˆ ˆ malugana na tshibveledzwa, tshumelo yo n˙ etshedzwaho kana muelo kha ndivho in˙ we na in˙ we yo randelwaho, tshivhalo tsho ambiwaho nga u tou ela zwi itwa hu tshi tevhedzwa yuniti ya u ela ho randelwaho yeneyo ndivho. tiraka, buku ˆ thengiso, ta, ˆ 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 34 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 34 (2) Any tolls, rates, taxes, fines or other fees charged or collected according to measurement of a physical quantity, must be charged or collected in accordance with such measurement units as may be prescribed. (3) No measurement for a prescribed purpose may be made or effected in the Republic by means of any measuring instrument not permitted by this Act or which is false, defective or inaccurate or which, in the case of a measuring instrument which is required under this Act to be verified, is unverified. (4) Subject to subsection (5), no person may import into the Republic any goods, including prepacked products, the quantity of which is expressed thereon or on any document relating thereto in terms of any unauthorised measurement unit, unless the equivalent of the quantity so expressed is also expressed in terms of a measurement unit prescribed for such purpose. (5) Subsection (4) does not apply to any products which the Chief Executive Officer has exempted in writing or in respect of which the importer satisfies the Chief Executive Officer and the competent customs officer that such products are being imported for manufacturing purposes and not for sale. (6) Any person who expresses the quantity of any product for sale in a manner or in terms of a measurement unit not prescribed for such purpose or in terms of any unauthorised measurement unit, is guilty of an offence. Advertisement of measurable products and services 35. (1) No person may advertise any measurable product or service to which this Act applies unless the measurement referred to in the advertisement is expressed in a manner or in terms of such measurement unit as may be prescribed for that product or service or unless he or she has obtained prior permission in writing from the Chief Executive Officer for other units to be used. (2) For the purposes of this section, ‘‘advertisement’’, in relation to any measurable product or service to which this Act apply, means any commercial communication or action brought to the attention of any member of the public. (3) A person that contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1), is guilty of an offence. Manner of selling products 36. (1) No person may— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) sell any product by mass unless by net mass; sell any fluid unless, with due allowance for any prescribed limit of error, the actual liquid contents by volume at a prescribed temperature are indicated in the manner prescribed for prepackages or on any invoice, delivery note or other writing issued in connection with the sale of such fluid; sell any product the quantity of which is determined at the time of sale thereof unless such quantity is made known to the purchaser in such manner as may be prescribed; sell by mass any prepacked product unless the net mass of such product, with due allowance for such limits of error as may be prescribed, is indicated in the manner prescribed for prepackages or on any invoice, delivery note or other writing issued in connection with the sale of such product; or sell or deliver to a purchaser any product sold by mass other than in prepacked form, unless the net mass of such product is indicated in the prescribed manner on such product or on any invoice, delivery note or other writing delivered with such product. (2) (a) The prescribed permissible deviations contemplated in subsection (1)(d) must be in respect of any product— (i) that is subject to variation in mass owing to its properties or to climatic influences; or 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 35 No. 9 ya 2014 35 tiso kana dzin˙ we tshelede dzi badelwaho kana (2) Ifhio na ifhio mbadelo, mithelo, nda ˆ u kuvhanganywa u ya nga muelo wa tshivhalo-tshikwamea, zwi fanela u badelwa kana u kuvhanganywa u ya nga yuniti dza u ela sa zwine zwa nga randelwa. (3) A hu na u kalwa kha ndivho yo randelwaho hune ha nga itwa kha Riphabu liki nga ˆ nd ila ya tshishumiswa tshin˙ e na tshin˙ we tsha u kala tshi sa tendelwi nga uno Mulayo ˆ kana tshi si tshone, tsho vhaisalaho kana tshi songo tou kokotolo kana tshine , arali hu tshi tod tshishumiswa tsha u ela tshine tsha ˆ ˆ khwa wa nga fhasi ha uno Mulayo uri thisezwa. thisedzwe, tshone tsha vha tshi songo khwa ˆ ˆ (4) Hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu (5), a hu na muthu ane a d ˆ o renga thundu avha, hu tshi katelwa na zwibveledzwa zwo dzulaho zwo pakiwa, tshivhalo mashangod ˆ lin˙ we hu tshi tevhedzwa yuniti ya tshine tsho bulwa henefho kana ˆ mielo i songo tendelwaho, nga nnd a ha musi tshivhalo tsho ambiwaho tshi tshi dovha ˆ tsha ambiwa nga yuniti ya muelo zwo randelwaho nga ndaulo u itela yeneyo ndivho. thukhu ya vhu (4) a i shumiswi kha zwibveledzwa zwe ˆ Muofisi-Mulangi a zwi vhofholola nga u tou n˙ wala kana zwine murengamasha- avha a fusha Muofisi-Mulangi nahone muofisiri ane a vha na vhukoni ane izwo ngod ˆ zwibveledzwa zwa khou rengelwa u maga hu si u zwi rengisa. (5) Khethekanyo lin˙ walwa ˆ lin˙ we na ˆ (6) Muthu mun˙ we na mun˙ we ane a sumbedza tshivhalo tsha tshibveledzwa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsha u rengisa nga nd ila kana u ya nga yuniti ya u kala i songo randelwaho ˆ kha ndivho yeneyo kana u ya nga yuniti i songo tendelwaho, u na mulandu wa vhutshinyi. Khungedzelo ya tshumelo na zwibveledzwa zwi eleaho 35. (1) A hu na muthu ane a nga ita khungedzelo ya tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo a ha musi muelo u ambiwaho kha zwine hezwi zwi kwamiwa nga uno Mulayo nga nnd ˆ ila kana u ya nga yuniti yeneyo ya muelo sa zwine zwa khungedzelo wo ambiwa nga nd ˆ nga randelwa kha tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo nga nnd lo wana ˆ ˆ itela dzin˙ we yuniti uri dzi thendelo yo n˙ waliwaho nga Muofisi-Mulangi a tshi shumiswe. a ha musi muthu (2) Kha ndivho dza ino khethekanyo, ‘‘khungedzelo’’, zwi tshi kwama tshibveledzwa kana tshumelo dzine dza kwamiwa nga uno Mulayo, zwi amba vhudavhidzani ha zwa vhubindudzi kana nyito i d ˆ (3) Muthu ane a pfuka kana a kundelwa u tevhedza khethekanyo ya vhu (1) u na iselwaho tshitshavha. mulandu wa vhutshinyi. ila ya u rengisa zwibveledzwa Nd ˆ 36. (1) A hu na muthu ane a nga— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) i tsha vhukuma nga vo a ha musi hu tshileme tshi tuku; ˆ a ha musi hu na u tendelwa ho lumu kha ˆ ila yo randelwaho kha iselwa kana zwin˙ we zwo rengisa tshibveledzwa nga tshileme nga nnd ˆ i zwin˙ we na zwin˙ we nga nnd rengisa zwilud ˆ ˆ randelwaho mukano wa khakho, tshilud ˆ thempheratsha yo randelwaho dza sumbedzwa nga nd ˆ phakhedzhi kana kha tsumbamutengo, noti ya u d ˆ n˙ waliwaho zwa bvisiwa zwi tshi kwama thengiso ya tshibveledzwa; rengisa tshibveledzwa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tshine tshivhalo tsha hone tsha tiwa a ha musi tshivhalo itsho tsho vhudzwa nga tshifhinga tsha thengiso nga nnd ˆ murengi nga nd ila yeneyo ine ya nga vha yo randelwa; ˆ rengisa tshibveledzwa tsho dzulaho tsho pakiwa nga tshileme nga nnd a ha ˆ musi tshileme tshi tuku tsha itsho tshibveledzwa, tshi re na u tendela idzo ˆ phungudzelo dza khakho sa zwe zwa randelwa tsha vha tsho sumbedzwa nga ila yo randelwaho kha phakhedzhi kana tshibveledzwa kana kha nd ˆ tsumbamutengo, noti ya u d lo bviswaho zwi tshi lin˙ we ˆ ˆ ˆ kwama thengiso ya itsho tshibveledzwa; kana tshibveledzwa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsho rengisa kana u isela murengi a a ha musi tsho dzula tsho pakiwa, nga nnd rengiswaho nga tshileme nga nnd ˆ ˆ ha musi tshileme tshi ila tuku tsha itsho tshibveledzwa tsho sumbedzwa nga nd ˆ ˆ yo randelwaho kha tshibveledzwa kana tsumbamutengo, noti ya nd isedzo ˆ lo iswaho na tshibveledzwa. kana ˆ lin˙ walwa ˆ lin˙ walwa ˆ isedza kana lin˙ we ˆ (2) (a) U pfuka ho tendelwaho nga u randelwa ho bulwaho kha khethekanyo ya vhu (1)(d) hu tea u kwama tshibveledzwa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we— thukhu ˆ (i) tshine tsha tevhedza phambano ya tshileme kha zwi taluli zwatsho kana ˆ thuwedzo ya kilima; kana thu ˆ ˆ 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 36 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 36 for which mass is only used for the purposes of designating grade or class. (ii) (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), any product contemplated in— (i) paragraph (a)(i) must comply with such conditions regarding quantity as may be prescribed; and (ii) paragraph (a)(ii) must comply with such requirements as may be prescribed. (3) Subsection (1)(b) and (d) does not apply to products taken from bulk and measured at the time of sale in the presence of the purchaser or his or her agent and sold by volume or net mass determined at such measuring. CHAPTER VIII COMPLIANCE SCHEMES AND USE OF MARKS Compliance schemes and use of distinctive marks and verification marks 37. (1) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the National Regulator, introduce or abolish a compliance scheme in order to promote the effectual carrying out of the objects of this Act and, if deemed necessary, an associated distinctive mark to supplement the regulation of quantity of goods in prepackaged form or any other matter pertaining to this Act. (2) The Minister must publish the requirements for a scheme contemplated in subsection (1) and any distinctive mark associated therewith by notice in the Gazette. (3) The Chief Executive Officer must authorise the design of verification marks and protective seals for use by verification officers in the prescribed manner, and maintain a register of those verification marks and protective seals. (4) The Chief Executive Officer must authorise and maintain a register of protective seal designs used by persons responsible for repairs. (5) A distinctive mark that has been established in terms of subsection (1), a verification mark and protective seals authorised in terms of subsection (3) and a protective seal authorised in terms of subsection (4), must be regarded as a mark the use of which is prohibited in terms of section 15(1) of the Merchandise Marks Act, 1941 (Act No. 17 of 1941), except by the National Regulator or persons or bodies authorised by the National Regulator to use such mark. CHAPTER IX GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS Regulations 38. (1) The Minister may make regulations regarding— (c) (e) (d) (a) any matter that may or must be prescribed in terms of this Act; (b) conditions for the supply, custody, care and verification of all classes of measurement standards and measuring instruments referred to in this Act; the classes or kinds of measuring instruments that must be type approved or verified in terms of this Act; the purposes for which a measuring instrument type approved or verified in terms of this Act may be used; the conditions with which any attachment, device or ancillary equipment connected with any type of measuring instrument type approved in terms of this Act must comply; the manner in which the type approval examination of any type of measuring instrument or part thereof submitted for type approval in terms of section 22, must be carried out; the material, design and construction of measuring instruments or specified types, classes or kinds of measuring instruments, and the approval of such material, design and construction; (g) (f) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 37 No. 9 ya 2014 37 (ii) kha tshileme tshi shumiswaho fhedzi kha ndivho dza gireidi yeneyo kana ki yeneyo. lasi ˆ (b) Naho hu na phara (a), tshibveledzwa tshin˙ we na tshin˙ we tsho bulwaho kha— (i) phara (a)(i) tshi tea u anana na milayo ya tshivhalo sa zwo randelwaho; na (ii) phara (a)(ii) i tea u anana na idzo (3) Khethekanyo thukhu ya vhu (1)(b) na (d) a i shumiswi kha zwibveledzwa zwo ˆ a ha dzhiiwaho zwinzhi nahone zwa kaliwa nga tshifhinga tsha thengiso henefho phand ˆ murengi kana zhendedzi tuku lumu kana tshileme tshi lawe nahone zwo rengiswa nga vo ˆ ˆ ˆ tsho tiwaho nga honoho u kalwa. ea sa zwo randelwaho. thod ˆ ˆ NDIMA YA VIII ZWIKIMU ZWA U ANANA NA U SHUMISWA HA MARAGA tha na maraga dza u Zwikimu zwa u ananisa na u shumiswa ha maraga dza n ˆ thisedza khwa ˆ 37. (1) Minis ta, nga themendelo dza Ndaulo ya Lushaka, a nga thoma kana u fhelisa ˆ i zwo sedza ndivho dza tshikimu tsha u ananisa a tshi itela u tuwedza u shuma zwavhud ˆ ˆ tha dza u engedza u laula uno Mulayo nahone, arali a tshi vhona zwo tea, maraga dza n ˆ tshivhalo tsha thundu yo dzulaho yo pakiwa kana zwin˙ we na zwin˙ we zwi kwamaho uno Mulayo. tu ˆ adza (2) Minis ivhadzo ya Gazete. ta u tea u and ˆ ˆ thisedza redzhisi ˆ ila yo randelwaho, na u khwa la zwine izwi zwa d ˆ ˆ ea dza tshikimu sa zwo bulwaho kha khethekanyo thod ˆ ˆ tha nga kha nd thukhu ya vhu (1) na maraga dza n ˆ ˆ ˆ tsireledza nga u si nga nd ˆ na u tsireledza nga u si thisedza na u (3) Muofisi-Mulangi u fanela u tendela u itwa ha maraga dza u khwa ˆ thisedza ˆ thisedza ˆ o shumiswa nga vhaofisiri vha u khwa tara ya maraga dza u khwa ˆ la. ˆ tara ya miolo ya si thisa redzhisi (4) Muofisi-Mulangi u tea u tendela na u khwa ˆ ˆ u tsireledza i shumiswaho nga vhathu vha re na vhud ˆ li zwo tendiwaho hu tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ˆ tha dzo itwaho u ya nga khethekanyo (5) Maraga dza n ˆ li ya u tsireledza yo tendelwaho u ya nga khethekanyo ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1), maraga dza ˆ thukhu ya vhu u khwa thisedza na dzisi ˆ ˆ (3) na si thukhu ya vhu (4), dzi ˆ fanela u dzhiiwa sa maraga dzine u shumiswa hadzo ho iledzwa nga khethekanyo ya vhu 15(1) ya Mulayo wa Merchandise Marks Act, 1941 (Act No. 17 of 1941), nga nnd a ha ˆ musi Ndaulo ya Lushaka kana vhathu kana zwiimiswa zwo tendelwaho nga Ndaulo ya Lushaka uri maraga dzi shumiswe. ifhinduleli ha u lugisa. NDIMA YA IX NYANGAREDZO NA ZWO T ˆ ANGANANAHO Ndaulo 38. (1) Minis ta a nga ita ndaulo malugana na— ˆ (a) mafhungo man˙ we na man˙ we kana dza tou randelwa hu tshi tevhedzwa uno Mulayo; (b) milayo ya nd the ˆ ˆ dza zwi tandadi zwa u ela na zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwo ambiwaho kha uno ˆ Mulayo; thisedzo ya ki isedzo, u dzulana, u londola na khwa ˆ lasi dzo ˆ (c) ki lasi kana tshaka dza zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwine zwa tea u vha zwa ˆ thisedzwa u ya nga uno Mulayo; lushaka lune lwa tendiwa kana u khwa ˆ (d) ndivho dza zwishumiswa zwa lushaka lune lwa tendiwa kana u khwa (e) nyimele dzine thisedzwa nga uno Mulayo dzi nga shumiswa; ˆ tshishumiswa tshinambatedzwa, tshishumiswa- tshithusedzi tshi kwamanaho na lushaka lwa tshishumiswa tsha u kala tsho tendelwaho nga uno Mulayo dzi fanela u anana; nd ˆ tshishumiswa tsha u ela kana tshipid ˆ tshi tevhedzwa khethekanyo ya vhu 22, i tea u itwa; thuvho ya u tendela lushaka ya lushaka lun˙ we na lun˙ we lwa ˆ a tsha iswa u itela u tendela lushaka hu ila ine tha ˆ kana (f) (g) matheria la, nyolo na pha ˆ tho ya zwishumiswa zwa u kala kana tshaka dzo ˆ taluswaho, ki lasi kana tshaka dza zwishumiswa zwa u kala, na u tendelwa ha ˆ ˆ tho; la, nyolo na pha eneo matheria ˆ ˆ 5 10 15 20 30 35 40 45 50 55 li ya ˆ 25 38 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 38 (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) the imposition of conditions or limitations on the use of any type of measuring instrument; the prohibition of the certification, recertification or use for any prescribed purpose of measuring instruments or specified types, classes or kinds of measuring instruments which are liable to— (i) become inaccurate; or (ii) result in or facilitate fraud or deception, or which are not made in accordance with the relevant specifications or are found to be unsuitable for such prescribed purpose; the conditions under which fluids or solids may be sold by quantity, size or dimensions, and the conditions relating to temperature under which fluids must be sold; the permissible limits of error or difference which may exist between the actual and represented quantity, size or dimensions of items, sold by number or in accordance with any measurement unit; the control of the sale or import for sale, in accordance with any measurement unit, of any product used by the public, and the requirement that such product— (i) may only be sold— 5 10 15 (aa) in specified containers; (bb) by means of verified or subsequently verified measuring instru- 20 ments; (cc) in accordance with any measurement unit; or (dd) by number; and (ii) must be prepacked according to a particular scale of quantities, sizes or 25 dimensions; (m) the creation of a list of products which— (i) by reason of their being subject to variation in mass owing to their properties or to climatic influences; for any other reason, (ii) by reason of the use of mass to designate grade or class only; or (iii) are exempted from the provisions of this Act relating to the sale of goods by net mass; the size of the letters or any other method of indicating the quantity of the contents of containers at the time of packing; the permissible equivalent in which a measurement unit may be expressed in terms of another measurement unit of the same physical quantity; the equivalents giving the permissible quantity of items expressed in terms of the measurement unit of one physical quantity as the quantity expressed in terms of the measurement unit of another physical quantity; tables giving the permissible quantity per container used in trade in respect of fruit, vegetables, agricultural produce and any dry products; the forms to be used in connection with this Act; the permissible denominations of mass pieces and measures and the manner in which such denominations must be shown on the mass pieces or measures in question; the continued use of any measuring instrument after rejection thereof by any market surveillance inspector; (n) (o) (p) (q) (r) (s) (t) (u) any invoice, delivery note or other documentation referred to in section 36; (v) specifications for, and conditions, limitations and requirements in connection with, the use or degree of accuracy of particular vessels; and (w) any ancillary or incidental administrative or procedural matter that it is necessary to prescribe for the proper implementation or administration of this Act. (2) The regulations may authorise the Chief Executive Officer to grant exemption in writing from any provision thereof on such conditions and for such period as he or she may deem fit. (3) Any regulation prescribing fees must be made with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance. 30 35 40 45 50 55 (4) The Minister must, not less than three months before any regulation is made under 60 subsection (1)— (a) publish the regulation in the Gazette together with a notice declaring his or her intention to make such regulation; GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 19 May 2014 Mulayo wa Muelo wa, 2014 No. 37661 39 No. 9 ya 2014 (h) vhea nyimele kana mikano malugana na u shumisa lushaka lun˙ we na lun˙ we 39 (i) (j) lwa tshishumiswa tsha u ela; thanziela hafhu kana u shumiswa ha ndivho yo nyiledzxo ya thanziela, u fha ˆ ˆ randelwaho ya zwishumiswa zwa u ela kana tshaka dzo lasi ˆ kana tshaka dza zwishumiswa zwa u ela zwine zwa— (i) vha zwi si zwone; kana (ii) mvelelo kha kana u leludza vhufhura, Kana zwine a zwo ngo itwa u ya thaluso dzo teaho kana zwine zwa wanwa zwi songo tea u randelwa; ˆ i kana zwiomate zwine zwa nga tshivhalo, vhuhulu kana, na nyimele dzi kwamaho nyimele nga fhasi ha uri ndi zwifhio zwilud ˆ rengiswa nga thempharetsha nga fhasi ha zwilud ˆ i zwine zwa fanela u rengiswa; taluswaho, ki ˆ nga (l) ea dzine itsho tshibveledzwa— (k) phungudzelo dzi tendwaho dza khakho kana phambano ine ya vha hone vhukati ha tshivhalo, vhuhulu ha zwirengiswa, zwone zwa vhukuma zwo sumbedzwaho zwi rengiswaho nga nomboro kana u ya nga yuniti ya u kala; ndango ya thengiso kana u renga nnd a u tshi itela thengiso, hu tshi tevhedzwa ˆ yuniti ifhio na ifhio ya muelo, kha tshibveledzwa tshifhio na tshifhio tshi shumiswaho nga tshitshavha, na thod ˆ ˆ tsha nga rengiswa — (i) (aa) tshi kha kha midzio yo (bb) nga nd thisedzwaho kana u tevhelwa nga zwishumiswa ila dzo khwa ˆ ˆ thisedzo ya mielo; zwa khwa ˆ (cc) hu tshi tevhedzwa yuniti ifhio na ifhio ya muelo; kana (dd) nga nomboro; tsha tea u dzula tsho pakiwa u ya nga tshikalo tsho imaho nga uri tsha avhuwa; zwivhalo, vhuhulu kana u (m) u ita mutevhe wa zwibveledzwa zwine — tand ˆ ˆ taluli kana (i) nga mbuno zwa tevhedza phambano kha tshileme tsha zwi ˆ taluswaho; ˆ (ii) thuwedzo ya kilima; thu ˆ ˆ (ii) nga mbuno u shumiswa ha tshileme kha gireidi yo n˙ angiwaho kana ki lasi fhedzi; kana ˆ (iii) zwa itelwa mbuno in˙ we, Zwi a vhofhololwa kha mbetshelo dza uno Mulayo zwi tshi kwama thengiso tuku; ya thundu nga tshileme tshi ˆ (n) vhuhulu ha man˙ walo kana ngona in˙ we na in˙ we i sumbedzaho tshivhalo tsha zwi re ngomu ha midzio nga tshifhinga tsha u paka; (q) (o) ndingano i tendelwaho ine yuniti ya u kala i sumbedzwa hu tshi tevhelwa in˙ we yuniti ya u kala ya zwithu zwine zwa fana tshivhalo na tshikwamea ha hone; (p) ndinganelo i fhaho tshivhalo tshi tendwaho ya zwithu zwi bulwaho u ya nga yuniti ya u elwa ha tshivhalo tsha zwithu zwi kwameaho sa musi tshivhalo tshi tshi bulwa u ya nga yuniti ya u ela tshin˙ we tshivhalo tsha zwithu zwi kwameaho; thebu lu dzi fhaho tshivhalo tshi tendiwaho nga mudzio nga mudzio u ˆ shumiswaho kha zwa makweho a mutshelo, miroho, zwibveledzwa zwa vhulimi-vhufuwi na zwin˙ we zwibveledzwa zwo omaho; fomo dzine dza d o shumiswa malugana na uno Mulayo; ˆ zwi tendelwaho zwa tshileme na mielo na nd ˆ tshileme na mielo i kwameaho; u ya phand ˆ landulwa nga muingameli wa u lavhelesa maraga; tsumbamutengo, noti ya nd ˆ khethekanyo ya vhu 36; zwi shumisa kana vhuhulu ha vhukokotolo ha tshithu tshenetsho; na taluli zwa, na nyimele, phungudzelo na ˆ a ha u shumisa tshishumiswa tsha u kala nga murahu ha musi tsho ila ine zwa tea u sumbedzwa kha lo bulwaho kha ˆ ea dzi kwamanaho na, u lin˙ walwa ˆ isedzo kana thod ˆ ˆ (r) (s) (u) (v) (t) (w) malugana na zwi kwamaho vhulangi-vhutshimbidzi kana kuitele kwa mafhungo a ndeme kha u randela u thoma u shumisa na u langula uno Mulayo. (2) Ndaulo dzi nga tendela Muofisi-Mulangi a tshi vhofholola nga u tou n˙ wala malugana na mbetshelo dzenedzo kha nyimele nahone lwa tshifhinga tshine a vhona tsho lingana. (3) Ndaulo in˙ we na in˙ we i randelaho tshelede i tea u itwa hu tshi khou tendelaniwa na ta wa zwa Masheleni. Minis ˆ ta, nga murahu ha min˙ wedzi miraru phand (4) Minis ˆ ˆ thukhu ya vhu (1) u fanela u— khethekanyo ˆ adza ndaulo kha Gazete khathihi na nd (a) and ˆ ˆ a u ita ndaulo; wa u tod ˆ a ha u ita ndaulo nga fhasi ha ivhadzo a bule muhumbulo wawe 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 40 No. 37661 Act No. 9 of 2014 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 May 2014 Legal Metrology Act, 2014 40 (b) invite interested persons to comment thereon or to make representations with regard thereto; and (c) duly consider any comment received. Penalties and effect of conviction of an offence 39. (1) A person convicted of an offence under this Act is liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years, or to both a fine and such imprisonment. (2) A person convicted of an offence under this Act becomes disqualified from performing any duty or function provided for in this Act and any applicable appointment, designation or registration must be deemed to be null and void from the date of being disqualified. 5 10 Disclosure of certain information 40. (1) The Chief Executive Officer may, if it is necessary in the public interest and to protect the public and the environment, reveal in any manner— (a) any information that it is necessary to reveal in order to prevent the public 15 from being misled concerning any aspect regulated by this Act; and the name of a person who does not comply with any provision of this Act. (b) (2) The disclosure referred to in subsection (1) may relate also to the trade name and trade mark of a product. Confidentiality of certain information (a) (b)