Weights and Measures Act 1975

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Accuracy Label” means a mark referred to in section 7(2)(d)(ii) for use as evidence of the passing of any weighing or measuring instrument as fit for use for trade;

“Authorised Verifier” means any person appointed by the Board under section 29A;

“Board” means the Enterprise Singapore Board established by section 3 of the Enterprise Singapore Board Act 2018;

“catch weight goods” means goods that —

“check-weighed”, in relation to any vehicle, means weighed with its load by means of the nearest suitable and available weighing instrument, and weighed again after it has been unloaded by means of the same or other suitable weighing instrument;

“constructional use”, in relation to any goods, means the use of those goods in constructional work in the course of the carrying on of a business;

“container” includes any form of packaging of goods for sale as a single item, whether by way of wholly or partly enclosing the goods or by way of attaching the goods to, or winding the goods round, some other article, and in particular includes a wrapper or confining band;

“contravention”, in relation to any requirement, includes a failure to comply with that requirement, and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly;

“Controller” means the Controller of Weights and Measures appointed under section 29 and includes any officer duly authorised by the Controller to act on his or her behalf;

“desiccating goods” means any goods made up in a package that lose weight or volume solely through evaporation when the package is made up;

“drug” has the meaning given by the Sale of Drugs Act 1914;

“food” has the meaning given by the Sale of Food Act 1973;

“gross weight”, in relation to any goods, means the aggregate weight of the goods and any container in or on which they are made up;

“inadequate package” means a package enclosing goods that contain less than the quantity stated on the package or a label attached to the package, where the deficiency is more than twice the amount of error prescribed for the purpose of this definition;

“indication of quantity”, in relation to any container in or on which goods are made up, means a written statement to the effect that those goods are of, or of not less than, a specified quantity by net weight, gross weight or other measurement or by number, as the case may require;

“industrial use”, in relation to any goods, means the use of those goods in the manufacture of, or for incorporation in, goods of a different description in the course of the carrying on of a business;

“inspector” means an inspector of weights and measures appointed under section 29;

“international definition”, in relation to any unit of measurement, means the definition of that unit recognised by the General Conferences of Weights and Measures from time to time convened by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures;

“lot of packages” means a collection of packages enclosing goods that —

“mark” includes label;

“non-standard package” means a package enclosing goods that contains less than the quantity stated on the package or a label attached to it, where the deficiency is more than the amount of error prescribed for the purpose of this definition but not more than twice that prescribed amount of error;

“occupier”, in relation to any stall, vehicle, ship or aircraft or in relation to the use of any place for any purpose, means the person for the time being in charge of the stall, vehicle, ship or aircraft or (as the case may be) the person for the time being using that place for that purpose;

“premises”, except in section 28(3), includes any place and any stall, vehicle, ship or aircraft;

“prepacked” means made up in advance ready for retail sale in or on a container; and on any premises where articles of any description are so made up, or are kept or stored for sale after being so made up, any article of that description found made up in or on a container is deemed to be prepacked unless the contrary is proved; and it is not sufficient proof of the contrary to show that the container has not been marked in accordance with the requirements of this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under this Act with respect to the prepacking of such articles;

“sale by retail” means a sale to a person buying for the person’s own use or consumption;

“ship” includes any boat and any other description of vessel used in navigation;

“stamp” means a mark referred to in section 7(2)(d)(i) for use as evidence of the passing of any weighing or measuring instrument as fit for use for trade;

“supply”, in relation to a weighing or measuring instrument, includes —

“weighing or measuring instrument” means an instrument for measuring in terms of length, area, volume, capacity, weight or number, whether or not the instrument is constructed to give an indication of the measurement made or other information determined by reference to that measurement, and includes any article used as a weighing or measuring instrument.

Except where the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to any person, other than a reference to an Authorised Verifier or inspector, is to be construed as a reference to that person or some other person acting on that person’s behalf in the matter in question.

The metre is the unit of measurement of length and the kilogram is the unit of measurement of mass by reference to which any measurement involving a measurement of length or mass is to be made in Singapore.

The First Schedule has effect for defining, for the purposes of measurements falling to be made in Singapore, the units of measurements set out in that Schedule; and for the purposes of any measurement of weight falling to be so made, the weight of anything may be expressed, by reference to the units of measurements set out in Part 5 of that Schedule, in the same terms as its mass.

There is to be maintained by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research established under section 3 of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research Act 1990 or any other person that the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify the standards of the metre and kilogram (called in this Act the Singapore standards) by reference to which all other standards of —

The Minister must from time to time as may appear to him or her expedient cause —

The reference standards consist of standards of all the measures set out in Parts 1 and 2, and the weights set out in Part 3, of the Second Schedule other than capacity measures of more than 10 litres; and any such standard must be constructed and, while it remains in use, from time to time have its value or values redetermined by reference to one or more of the Singapore standards maintained under subsection (1).

The Minister may by order amend the Second Schedule by adding to or removing from Part 1 or 2 of that Schedule any linear or capacity measure or from Part 3 of that Schedule any weight.

The Controller must provide for use by the inspectors and maintain or from time to time replace the standards of the measures and weights set out in the Second Schedule, and the instruments for testing and the affixing of stamps and Accuracy Labels that the Controller may from time to time approve or require as being proper and sufficient for the efficient discharge of their duties.

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

Subsection (1) does not apply where —

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

Subject to section 40, a person must not use for trade any unit of measurement of length, area, volume, capacity, mass or weight which is not included in the First Schedule.

A person must not use the carat (metric) for trade except for the purposes of transactions in precious stones or pearls.

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence, and any measure or weight used, or in any person’s possession for use, in contravention of any of those subsections shall be liable to be forfeited.

The Minister may by regulations prescribe what may be treated for the purposes of use for trade as the equivalent of, or of any multiple or fraction of, any unit of measurement or weight included in the First Schedule in terms of any other such unit.

Subsection (1) does not apply to the prescribing of, or the dispensing of a prescription for, drugs, and nothing in any regulations made under subsection (4) applies to any transaction in drugs; but the Minister for Health may by regulations, which have effect despite anything in, or in any subsidiary legislation made under, any other enactment —

The Minister may by order amend the First Schedule by adding to or removing from Parts 1 to 5 of that Schedule any unit of measurement of length, of area, of volume, of capacity, or of mass or weight, as the case may be.

This section applies to weighing or measuring instruments of any class or description that may be prescribed.

A person must not —

Any person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and any weighing or measuring instrument in respect of which the offence was committed shall be liable to be forfeited.

Where —

Any person who —

Any person requiring any weighing or measuring instrument to which section 7 applies to be tested for its fitness for use for trade by an Authorised Verifier must submit the instrument to the Authorised Verifier in the manner that the Authorised Verifier may require.

An Authorised Verifier may charge any fee that he or she may determine for the testing of any weighing or measuring instrument submitted to him or her under subsection (1).

On payment of the fee, the Authorised Verifier must inspect the weighing or measuring instrument and —

If any difference arises between an Authorised Verifier and the person who submitted the weighing or measuring instrument being tested with respect to any method of testing, working standard or testing instrument used under subsection (3)(a), that difference may with the consent of that other person, and must at the request of that other person, be referred to the Controller whose decision is final.

Unless the Board otherwise allows, an Authorised Verifier must not pass, or affix a stamp or an Accuracy Label on, any weighing or measuring instrument submitted to him or her under subsection (1) unless a letter of pattern approval in respect of the pattern of that instrument has been issued by the Controller under section 8.

Where any weighing or measuring instrument submitted to an Authorised Verifier under subsection (1) is of a pattern in respect of which a letter of pattern approval granted under section 8 is for the time being in force, or of such a pattern modified only in a manner for the time being authorised by the Controller under that section, the Authorised Verifier must not refuse to pass, or affix a stamp or an Accuracy Label on, the instrument on the ground that it is not suitable for use for trade.

For the purposes of subsection (6), if the Authorised Verifier is of the opinion that the weighing or measuring instrument is intended for use for trade for a particular purpose for which it is not suitable, he or she may refuse to pass it as fit for use for trade, or affix a stamp or an Accuracy Label on it, until the matter has been referred to the Controller whose decision is final.

Where an Authorised Verifier refuses to pass as fit for use for trade any weighing or measuring instrument, the Authorised Verifier must —

Where it is not possible or practicable to give a notice under subsection (8)(a), the Authorised Verifier must attach the notice to the weighing or measuring instrument to which the notice relates.

Every Authorised Verifier must —

Any Authorised Verifier who fails to keep any record referred to in subsection (10)(a) shall be guilty of an offence.

Any person requiring any weighing or measuring instrument to which section 7 applies to be tested for its fitness for use for trade by an inspector must submit the instrument to the inspector in the manner that the Controller may direct.

On payment by the person mentioned in subsection (1) of the prescribed fee, the inspector must inspect the weighing or measuring instrument and —

If any difference arises between an inspector and the person who submitted the weighing or measuring instrument for testing with respect to any method of testing, working standard or testing instrument used under subsection (2)(a), that difference may with the consent of that other person, and must at the request of that other person, be referred to the Controller whose decision is final.

Unless the Board otherwise allows, an inspector must not pass, or affix a stamp or an Accuracy Label on, any weighing or measuring instrument submitted to him or her under subsection (1) unless a letter of pattern approval in respect of the pattern of that instrument has been issued by the Controller under section 8.

Where any weighing or measuring instrument submitted to an inspector under subsection (1) is of a pattern in respect of which a letter of pattern approval granted under section 8 is for the time being in force, or of such a pattern modified only in a manner for the time being authorised by the Controller under that section, the inspector must not refuse to pass, or affix a stamp or an Accuracy Label on, the instrument on the ground that it is not suitable for use for trade.

For the purposes of subsection (5), if the inspector is of the opinion that the weighing or measuring instrument is intended for use for trade for a particular purpose for which it is not suitable, he or she may refuse to pass it as fit for use for trade, or affix a stamp or an Accuracy Label on it, until the matter has been referred to the Controller whose decision is final.

Every inspector must keep a record of every inspection and test carried out by him or her under subsection (2).

Nothing in this section or section 7 requires any inspector to inspect, test or pass any weighing or measuring instrument as fit for use for the purpose of section 7 unless there is no Authorised Verifier able to do so without unreasonable delay.

Any importer or manufacturer who intends, in the course of any trade or business, to supply in Singapore any weighing or measuring instrument to which section 7 applies must —

Any importer or manufacturer who, in the course of any trade or business, supplies in Singapore any weighing or measuring instrument in respect of which a letter of pattern approval from the Controller has not been obtained shall be guilty of an offence.

Upon receipt of the pattern of a weighing or measuring instrument and any prescribed fee under subsection (1), the Controller must, in the manner that may be prescribed, examine the suitability for use for trade of the pattern of the weighing or measuring instrument, having regard in particular to the principle, materials and methods used or proposed to be used in its construction.

If, upon completion of the examination under subsection (3), the Controller is satisfied that the weighing or measuring instrument examined is suitable for use for trade, then, subject to section 9(2), the Controller —

The requirements of subsection (4) as to the publication of the particulars of any pattern or modification do not apply where the letter of pattern approval is issued subject to a condition that is mentioned in subsection (6).

A letter of pattern approval issued under subsection (4) may be granted subject to a condition that, except with the Controller’s consent, the weighing or measuring instrument of the pattern approval in question must be used for trade only for a specified period or a specified purpose.

Any person who, knowing that a condition mentioned in subsection (6) has been imposed with respect to any weighing or measuring instrument —

The Controller, after consultation with any person appearing to the Controller to be interested that the Controller thinks fit, may at any time revoke any letter of pattern approval or authorisation granted under this section, and must cause notice of the revocation to be published.

Where the Controller has revoked any letter of pattern approval or authorisation under subsection (8), any person who, knowing that the letter of pattern approval or authorisation has been revoked, and except as may be permitted by any fresh letter of pattern approval or authorisation granted in respect thereof —

Any weighing or measuring instrument of a pattern in respect of which a letter of pattern approval has been granted under this section may, and in the cases that may be prescribed, must, be marked in the manner that may be prescribed so as to identify it with the pattern in question.

The Minister may by regulations prescribe general specifications for the construction of weighing or measuring instruments to which section 7 applies.

Subject to subsection (4), where any general specification is for the time being prescribed under subsection (1), a letter of pattern approval must not be issued under section 8 in respect of the pattern of any weighing or measuring instrument unless the pattern complies with the prescribed general specifications.

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

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

The Minister may make regulations with respect to —

The regulations made under subsection (1) may provide that any contravention of the regulations is an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $2,000, and that any weighing or measuring instrument in respect of which the contravention was committed shall be liable to be forfeited.

Where in the special circumstances of any particular case it appears to be impracticable or unnecessary that any requirement of any regulations made under this section should be complied with, the Minister may if he or she thinks fit dispense with the observance of that requirement subject to compliance with the conditions (if any) that he or she thinks fit to impose, and if any person knowingly contravenes any condition imposed with respect to any instrument by virtue of this subsection the person shall be guilty of an offence and the instrument shall be liable to be forfeited.

Any person who, in the case of any weighing or measuring instrument used or intended to be used for trade —

Subsection (1)(a)(iii) and (b) does not apply to the destruction or obliteration of any stamp, plug, seal or Accuracy Label in the course of the adjustment or repair of any weighing or measuring instrument by, or by the duly authorised agent of, a person who is a manufacturer of, or regularly engaged in the business of repairing, such instrument.

Any person who uses for trade or supplies any weighing or measuring instrument which to the person’s knowledge —

Any weighing or measuring instrument in respect of which an offence under this section is committed, and any stamp or instrument for the affixing of stamps and Accuracy Labels used in the commission of the offence, shall be liable to be forfeited.

The Minister may by order prohibit the use of any weighing or measuring instrument for any purposes that he or she may specify, even though the weighing or measuring instrument has been inspected, tested and passed as fit for use for trade under this Part, if the Minister is satisfied that the use of such weighing or measuring instrument should be discontinued for any purposes that may be specified in the order.

If any person uses for trade, or has in the person’s possession for trade, any weighing or measuring instrument to which an order made under subsection (1) applies, the person shall be guilty of an offence and the instrument shall be liable to be forfeited.

If any person uses for trade, or has in the person’s possession for use for trade, any weighing or measuring instrument which is false or unjust, the person shall be guilty of an offence and the instrument shall be liable to be forfeited.

Without affecting the liability of any weighing or measuring instrument to be forfeited, it is a defence for any person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to show —

If any fraud is committed in the using of any weighing or measuring instrument for trade, the person committing the fraud and any other person who is a party to the fraud shall be guilty of an offence and the instrument shall be liable to be forfeited.

The Minister may by order make provision with respect to any goods specified in the order for all or any of the following purposes, that is to say, to ensure that, except in the cases or in the circumstances that may be so specified, the goods in question:

An order under subsection (1) may —

The Minister may make regulations —

The Minister may by order grant and from time to time vary or revoke, with respect to goods or sales of any descriptions that may be specified in the order or exemption, either generally or in the circumstances that may be so specified, from all or any requirements imposed by this section; and, until otherwise provided by such an order, the following are exempted from all such requirements:

Subject to the provisions of this Part, in the case of any goods which, when not prepacked, are required by this Act to be sold only by quantity expressed in a particular manner or only in a particular quantity, any person who —

Subject to the provisions of this Part, in the case of any goods required by this Act to be prepacked, or to be otherwise made up in or on a container for sale or for delivery after sale, or to be made for sale, only in particular quantities, or to be prepacked, or to be otherwise made up as aforesaid, only if the container is marked with particular information, any person who —

Subject to the provisions of this Part, in the case of any sale where the quantity of the goods sold expressed in a particular manner is required by this Act to be made known to the buyer at or before a particular time and that quantity is not so made known, the person by whom, and any other person on whose behalf, the goods were sold shall be guilty of an offence.

Subject to the provisions of this Part, where any goods required by this Act to be sold by means of, or to be offered or exposed for sale in, a vending machine only if certain requirements are complied with are so sold, offered or exposed without those requirements being complied with, the seller or person causing the goods to be so offered or exposed shall be guilty of an offence.

Subject to the provisions of this Part, any person who —

Nothing in subsection (1)(d) applies to the use by any person of any unit of a weight or measure which is not a unit of a weight or measure of the metric system on any goods displayed or exposed for sale by retail or on the package of any such goods or on both if —

Subject to the provisions of this Part, any person who, in selling or purporting to sell any goods by weight or other measurement or by number, delivers or causes to be delivered to the buyer a lesser quantity than that purported to be sold or than corresponds with the price charged, shall be guilty of an offence.

Subject to the provisions of this Part, any person who —

Any person who sells or offers or exposes for sale, or has in the person’s possession for sale, by weight, measure or number, any goods enclosed in a package that states the quantity of the goods or that has a label attached to it stating the quantity of the goods shall be guilty of an offence if the weight, measure or number of the goods in the package is less than that stated on the package or label.

In subsection (3), “goods” includes catch weight goods.

For the purposes of subsection (3), the weight, measure or number of the goods (other than catch weight goods) in a package is deemed to be the same as that stated on the package or label on the package if —

It is a defence for any person charged with an offence under this section in respect of a package from a lot of packages containing desiccating goods to prove that —

For the purposes of this section, any statement, whether oral or in writing, as to the weight of any goods is deemed, unless otherwise expressed, to be a statement as to the net weight of the goods.

Nothing in this section applies —

Subject to this section, in any proceedings for an offence under this Part or any subsidiary legislation made under this Part, being an offence relating to the quantity or prepacking of any goods, it is a defence for the person charged to prove —

A warranty is a defence in such proceedings only if, not later than 7 days before the date of the hearing, the person charged has sent to the prosecutor a copy of the warranty with a notice stating that the person charged intends to rely on it and specifying the name and address of the person from whom the warranty was received, and has also sent a like notice to that person.

Where the person charged is a servant of a person who, if the second‑mentioned person had been charged, would have been entitled to plead a warranty as a defence under this section, subsection (1) has effect as if any reference (however expressed) in paragraphs (a) to (d) of that subsection to the person charged, other than the first such reference in paragraph (c) of that subsection, were a reference to the employer of the person charged.

The person by whom the warranty is alleged to have been given is entitled to appear at the hearing and to give evidence.

If the person charged in any such proceedings wilfully attributes to any goods a warranty given in relation to any other goods, the person shall be guilty of an offence.

A person who, in respect of any goods sold by the person in respect of which a warranty might be pleaded under this section, gives to the buyer a false warranty in writing shall be guilty of an offence unless the person proves that when the person gave the warranty the person took all reasonable steps to ensure that the statements contained in the warranty were, and would continue at all relevant times to be, accurate.

For the purposes of this section, any statement with respect to any goods which is contained in any document required by this Act to be associated with the goods or in any invoice, and, in the case of goods made up in or on a container for sale or for delivery after sale, any statement with respect to those goods with which that container is marked, is deemed to be a written warranty of the accuracy of that statement.

In any proceedings for an offence in respect of any goods under this Part or any subsidiary legislation made under this Part, it is a defence for the person charged to prove —

In any proceedings for an offence under this Part or any subsidiary legislation made under this Part by reason of the quantity —

In the case of a sale by retail of food, not being food prepacked in a container which is, or is required by this Act to be, marked with an indication of quantity, in any proceedings for an offence under this Part or any subsidiary legislation made under this Part by reason of the quantity delivered to the buyer being less than that purported to be sold, it is a defence for the person charged to prove that the deficiency was due wholly to unavoidable evaporation or drainage since the sale and that due care and precaution were taken to minimise any such evaporation or drainage.

Without affecting any defence under subsection (2) or (3), in any proceedings for such an offence in respect of any goods as is mentioned in subsection (2) it is not a defence under subsection (1)(a) for the person charged to prove that the commission of the offence was due to some cause beyond the person’s control if that cause was one which should reasonably have been foreseen and for which allowance could reasonably have been made in stating the quantity of the goods or in making up or making the goods, as the case may be.

If in any proceedings for an offence under this Part or any subsidiary legislation made under this Part, being an offence in respect of any deficiency in the quantity of any goods sold, it is shown that between the sale and the discovery of the deficiency the goods were with the consent of the buyer subjected to treatment which could result in a reduction in the quantity of those goods for delivery to, or to any person nominated in that behalf by, the buyer, the person charged must not be found guilty of that offence unless it is shown that the deficiency cannot be accounted for by the subjecting of the goods to that treatment.

In any proceedings for an offence under this Part or any subsidiary legislation made under this Part, being an offence in respect of any excess in the quantity of any goods, it is a defence for the person charged to prove that the excess was attributable to the taking of measures reasonably necessary in order to avoid the commission of an offence in respect of a deficiency in those or other goods.

If proceedings for an offence under this Part or any subsidiary legislation made under this Part in respect of any deficiency or excess in the quantity —

A person against whom proceedings are brought for an offence under this Part or any subsidiary legislation made under this Part is, upon information duly laid by the person and on giving to the prosecutor not less than 7 clear days’ notice of the person’s intention to avail himself, herself or itself of this subsection entitled to have brought before the court in those proceedings any other person to whose act or default the person alleges that the commission of the offence was due; and if, after the offence has been proved, the original defendant proves that the commission of the offence was due to an act or default of that other person —

Where a defendant seeks to avail himself, herself or itself of subsection (1) —

Where it appears to any authority by or on behalf of whom proceedings of such an offence may be instituted that such an offence has been committed by some person (A), and that authority is reasonably satisfied that the offence was due to an act or default of some other person (B) and that A could establish a defence under subsection (1), that authority may take or authorise the taking of proceedings against B without first taking or authorising the taking of proceedings against A; and in any such proceedings B may be charged with, and, on proof that the commission of the offence was due to B’s act or default, be convicted of, the offence with which A might have been charged.

Where by virtue of subsection (3) a person is charged with an offence with which some other person might have been charged, the reference in section 21(7) to articles or goods sold by or in the possession of the person charged is to be construed as a reference to articles or goods sold by or in the possession of that other person.

Where proceedings are brought against any person for an offence under this Part or any subsidiary legislation made under this Part and it is proved —

The person charged (A) is not entitled to be acquitted under this section unless within 7 days from the date of the service of the summons on A, A has given written notice to the prosecutor of A’s intention to rely on this section, specifying the name and address of the person (B) to whose act or default A alleges that the commission of the offence was due, and has sent a like notice to B; and B is entitled to appear at the hearing and to give evidence.

Subject to subsection (3), where any person —

Where the container or package of any prepacked goods is broken open under subsection (1), the inspector is not under any obligation to re‑seal the container or package or pay for the goods, whether on behalf of the Controller or otherwise.

Nothing in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) applies in relation to the sale of goods with a view to their industrial or constructional use except in such a case as is specified in section 19(8)(b)(i), (ii) or (iii).

An inspector, subject to the production if so requested of his or her authority in writing, may require the person in charge of any document required by this Act to be associated with any goods to produce that document for inspection.

If the inspector has reasonable cause to believe that any document produced to him or her under subsection (1) contains any inaccurate statement, the inspector may either —

Where, in the case of any goods being carried on a road vehicle, the whole of the vehicle’s load is being carried for, or for delivery after sale to the same person, and any document produced pursuant to subsection (1) by the person in charge of the vehicle purports, or is required by this Act, to state the quantity of the goods, then, for the purpose of the exercise of his or her powers under section 24(1), the inspector may do all or any of the following things:

Where any goods are required by this Act to be sold by quantity expressed in a particular manner —

For the purposes of this Act and any subsidiary legislation made under this Act, without prejudice to any other method of making known to a person the quantity of any goods expressed in a particular manner, that quantity is deemed to be made known to that person —

Where the Minister by order provides that this subsection is to apply, in the case of the goods in the circumstances that are specified in the order, to any requirement so specified under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under this Act with respect to the making known to the buyer of the quantity by weight of such goods sold by retail, then, in any case to which the order applies, that requirement is deemed to be satisfied if the goods are bought at premises at which any weighing instrument of such description as may be prescribed —

For the purposes of this Act and any subsidiary legislation made under this Act, a person is not to be deemed to weigh or otherwise measure or count any goods in the presence of any other person unless the firstmentioned person causes any instrument used for the purpose to be so placed, and so conducts the operation of weighing or otherwise measuring or counting the goods, as to permit that other person a clear and unobstructed view of the instrument (if any) and of the operation, and of any indication of quantity given by any such instrument as the result of that operation.

Any person who offers or exposes for sale by retail by weight, measure or number goods which are not prepackaged when so offered or exposed for sale must weigh, measure or count the goods —

Any person who offers or exposes for sale by retail by weight, measure or number goods which are prepackaged and weighed, measured or counted before they are so offered or exposed for sale at the premises or place where they are so offered or exposed for sale must, at the buyer’s request, weigh, measure or count the goods —

Every weighing or measuring instrument used to weigh or measure goods for the purposes of this section and any necessary weights or measures must be so situated that the weighing or measuring of the goods and the recorded or indicated weight or measurement of the goods can be easily seen by the buyer.

Any person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence.

The Board is responsible for the administration of this Act subject to the general and special directions of the Minister.

The Board may appoint a Controller of Weights and Measures and any other number of inspectors of weights and measures and other officers that it thinks necessary (under whatever title the Board may from time to time determine) for the purposes of this Act, who must discharge their functions and duties, and exercise their powers, subject to the direction and control of the Board.

All officers appointed under this Act are deemed to be public servants for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871.

The Board may appoint any person to be an Authorised Verifier for the purposes of this Act and any subsidiary legislation made under this Act.

Any person who desires to be appointed as an Authorised Verifier must make an application for appointment to the Board in accordance with regulations made under this Act.

A person must not —

An Authorised Verifier must not, for the purposes of section 7A(3)(a), use any working standard or testing instrument which he or she knows or has reason to suspect is false or unjust.

Any person who contravenes subsection (3) or (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

Without limiting section 30, for the purposes of ensuring compliance by an Authorised Verifier with this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under this Act, an inspector may —

Any Authorised Verifier who fails to comply with any requirement under subsection (6) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

Subject to the production if so requested of his or her authority in writing, an inspector or a police officer may at all reasonable times —

A police officer and an inspector subject to the production if so requested of the inspector’s authority in writing, may at any time seize and detain —

An inspector entering any premises by virtue of this section may take with him or her any other persons and any instrument that may appear to him or her necessary.

If any inspector or other person who enters any workplace by virtue of this section discloses to any person any information obtained by him or her in the workplace with regard to any manufacturing process or trade secret, he or she shall, unless the disclosure was made in the performance of his or her duty, be guilty of an offence.

Any police officer or inspector may arrest without warrant any person committing in his or her view or who he or she has reasonable cause to believe has committed an offence under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under this Act.

A person arrested under this section may be detained at any police station or at the office of the Controller to be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 and must not be detained longer than is necessary for bringing him or her before a Magistrate’s Court.

An offence under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under this Act is deemed to be an arrestable offence for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 and an inspector may exercise any of the special powers relating to investigation of arrestable offences conferred upon a police officer by that Code.

Where any person has supplied any weighing or measuring instrument which is, or which the Controller has reason to believe is, in contravention of this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under this Act, the Controller may require the person to effect a recall of any weighing or measuring instrument supplied by the person.

Any person who fails to comply with a requirement of the Controller made under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

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If any person, in giving to an inspector any such information as is mentioned in subsection (1), gives any information which the person knows to be false, the person shall be guilty of an offence.