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STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS, 1924. No. 13.
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THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES FEES ORDER, 1924.
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
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FEES TO BE TAKEN BY THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE.
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THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES FEES ORDER, 1924, DATED 14TH APRIL, 1924, MADE BY THE MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE PRESCRIBING THE FEES TO BE TAKEN BY THE MINISTRY.
1. The Minister for Industry and Commerce under the powers conferred by Section 39 of the Weights and Measures Act, 1878 41 & 42 Vict., c. 49) ; Section 8 of the Weights and Measures Act, 1889 (52 & 53 Vict., c. 21) ; Sections 6 and 8 of the Weights and Measures Act, 1904 (4 Edw. 7, c. 28) ; and Section 14 of the Gas Regulation Act, 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 28) ; and with the approval of the Minister for Finance, has determined that the Fees to be taken by the Ministry shall be those set out in the accompanying Schedule.
2. This Order may be cited as the Weights and Measures Fees Order, 1924.
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Dated this 14th day of April, 1924.
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GORDON CAMPBELL,
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Secretary to the Ministry of Industry & Commerce
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SCHEDULE.
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PART A.
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VERIFICATION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, AND TESTING OF WEIGHING AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS.
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I.—STANDARDS.
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1.—Weights:
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Class
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A.
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B.
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£
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s.
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d.
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£
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s.
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d.
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(a) Single weights, each
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0
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10
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0
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0
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5
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0
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(b) 10 or more in set (head weight not exceeding 7 lb.), each weight
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0
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7
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6
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0
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3
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6
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(c) 20 or more in set (head weight not exceeding 7 lb.), each weight
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0
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6
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0
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0
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2
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6
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All weights exceeding 7 lb. to be charged as single weights.
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Sets with less than 10 or 20 weights
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respectively will be charged as containing 10 or 20, if this is the cheaper rate.
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£
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s.
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d.
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£
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s.
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d.
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(d) Determination of density, upon first verification, each weight tested
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0
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5
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0
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extra.
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2.—Measures of Capacity or Volume:
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(i) Unsubdivided:
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£
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s.
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d.
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£
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s.
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d.
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(a) Not Exceeding 1 gallon or 5 litres
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0
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10
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0
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0
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5
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0
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(b) Exceeding 1 gallon (or 5 litres), but not exceeding 10 gallons (or 50 litres)
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1
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0
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0
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0
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10
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0
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(ii) Subdivided:
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Not exceeding 1 gallon or 5 litres
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—
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0
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10
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0
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3.—Measures of Length:Simple line standards, not exceeding 1 yard or 1 metre:
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(i) Unsubdivided
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3
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0
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0
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0
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10
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0
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(ii) Subdivided
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3
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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plus 15s. for each sub-division tested.
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Note.—Weights and Measures not of the denomination of Ministry of Industry and Commerce standards, 50 per cent. extra.
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II.—Various.
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Class.
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A.
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B.
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£
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s.
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d.
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£
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s.
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d.
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1.—Balances of Precision(capacity not exceeding 7 lb.)
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5
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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2.—Scale Beams
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—
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0
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10
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0
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3.—Standard Gas Holders:
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(a) Not exceeding 5-6 cub. ft.
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—
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3
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0
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0
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(b) " 10-11 "
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—
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5
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0
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(c) " 20-21 "
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—
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7
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10
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0
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4.—Standard and Test Gas Meters:
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(a) Not exceeding 120 cub. ft. per hour
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—
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3
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0
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0
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(b) " 600 " "
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—
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5
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0
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0
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Notes to Part A.
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(1) The above fees provide for the verification and testing of Standard appliances in which a greater degree of accuracy is required than is specified in the Weights and Measures Regulations, 1907 (a), for traders' appliances. Where the Schedule provides for verification or testing in the two Classes A. and B., the applicant should state in which class he wishes the apparatus to be dealt with. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce may, in any case where they think fit, determine the class of test to be applied to any weight, measure or instrument submitted.
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(2) For tests or examinations not covered by the Schedule, fees will be fixed by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce according to the circumstances of the case.
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(3) Full fees are charged in every case where rejection follows a completed test, but a refund of half the fee may be allowed where the rejection is based on inspection or on a preliminary test.
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PART B.
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EXAMINATION OF PATTERNS OR APPLIANCES.
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Fees to be taken on the application of local authorities, manufacturers, or dealers for the examination and testing, under Section 6 of the Weights and Measures Act, 1904, of patterns of weights and measures and weighing or measuring instruments for use for trade.
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I.—Measures of Length:
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£
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d.
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Not exceeding 1 yard or 1 metre
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5
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0
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0
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Exceeding " "
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7
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10
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0
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II.—Measures of Capacity or Volume, including only measures which are complete in themselves, and of a definite capacity capable of being explicitly denominated:
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(a) Not exceeding 1 gallon (or 5 litres)
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5
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0
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0
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(b) " 10 gallons (or 50 litres)
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7
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10
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0
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(c) Exceeding 10 gallons (or 50 litres)
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10
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0
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0
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III.—Weights
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5
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0
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0
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IV.—Weighing Instruments:
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(1) Beam-scales
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7
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10
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0
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(For Beam-scales with Fan-scales, Difference Charts, etc., see under Counter Machines.)
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(2) Counter Machines:
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(i) Without Fan-scales, Cylinder-scales, Difference Charts, or Price Computing Charts:
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(a) Capacity not exceeding 4 lb. (or 2 kilograms)
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10
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0
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0
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(b) " " 20 lb. (or 10 kilograms)
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12
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10
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(c) " exceeding 20 lb. (or 10 kilograms)
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15
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0
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(ii) With Fan-scales, Cylinder-scales, Difference Charts or Price Computing Charts:
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(a) Capacity not exceeding 4 lb. (or 2 kilograms)
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12
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10
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(b) " " 20 lb. (or 10 kilograms)
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15
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(c) " exceeding 20 lb. (or 10 kilograms)
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20
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0
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(3) Steelyards (constituting complete instruments)
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7
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10
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(4) Platform Machines, Dead-weight Machines, and Weighbridges :
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(a) Capacity not exceeding 10 cwt.
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10
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0
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0
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(b) Capacity not exceeding 5 tons
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15
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(c) " " 20 tons
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20
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0
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0
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(d) " exceeding 20 tons
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25
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0
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0
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For above machines with Difference Charts, etc., £5 extra.
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(5) Machines acting automatically, to weigh a succession of loads, or to deliver a succession of loads from bulk:
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(a) Capacity not exceeding 7 lb.
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15
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0
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(b) " " 112 lb.
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20
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0
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0
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(c) " exceeding 112 lb.
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25
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0
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For above machines with Recording or Computing Charts or Mechanism, £5 extra.
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V.—Measuring Instruments:
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1. Measuring length:
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(i) Without totalising or price-computing devices
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10
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0
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0
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(ii) With " " " "
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15
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0
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0
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2. Measuring area:
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(i) Planimeters and like instruments
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10
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0
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0
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(ii) Multiple-integrating machines—
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(a) Hand-driven
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15
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0
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0
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(b) Power-driven
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20
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0
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3. Measuring capacity or volume:
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Apparatus for delivering measured volumes of liquids, powders, or granulated materials—
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(i) Apparatus, including a container of definite capacity, visibly filled by gravity feed—
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(a) Capacity not exceeding 1 gallon
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7
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10
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(b) " " 5 gallons
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10
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0
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0
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(c) " exceeding 5 gallons
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15
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0
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0
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Duplex or multiple acting, 50 per cent. extra.
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Measure sub-divided, per division, £1 extra.
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(ii) Apparatus not including a container as described above—
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(a) Capacity not exceeding 1 gallon
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10
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0
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0
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(b) " " 5 gallons
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15
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0
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0
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(c) " exceeding 5 gallons
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20
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0
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0
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Duplex or multiple acting, 50 per cent. extra.
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If apparatus capable of delivering sub-divisions of full charge, per division, £1 extra.
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(iii) Attached totalising, recording, or computing devices, £5 extra.
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Additional charge for sub-divisions limited to £5 for any one instrument.
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4. Gas Meters:
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(i) For pressures not exceeding 6 inches of water—
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(a) Capacity not exceeding 120 cub. ft. per hour
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10
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0
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0
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(b) " exceeding 120 cub. ft. per hour
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15
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0
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0
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(ii) For pressures not exceeding 100 inches of water—
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(a) Capacity not exceeding 120 cub. ft. per hour, measured at 5 inches pressure
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15
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0
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(b) Capacity exceeding 120 cub. ft. per hour, measured at 5 inches pressure
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20
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0
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0
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(iii) For pressures exceeding 100 inches of water—
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(a) Capacity not exceeding 120 cub. ft. per hour when reduced to 5 inches pressure,
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20
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0
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0
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(b) Capacity exceeding 120 cub. ft. per hour when reduced to 5 inches pressure
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25
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0
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0
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Notes to Part B.
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(1) The above fees cover (1) such examination and testing of appliances, with reference to the material of which and the principle on which they are constructed, as may be necessary to satisfy the Ministry of Industry and Commerce that the pattern is not such as to facilitate the perpetration of fraud; (2) testing for accuracy in accordance with the appropriate limits of error prescribed by the Weights and Measures Regulations, 1907; (3) issue of certificate (where issuable).
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(2) The application for examination must be accompanied by a clearly defined engraving or drawing with detailed specification of the pattern, and such engraving, drawing and specification shall be retained by the Ministry. A copy of the pattern may also be retained on deposit by the Ministry for such period as may be deemed advisable.
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(3) For patterns not included in the Schedule, fees will be fixed by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce according to the circumstances of the case.
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(4) Where a pattern after submission is withdrawn for minor modifications, or where a pattern, after approval, is subsequently modified in detail only, the Ministry may, if they think fit, undertake the examination of the modified form of one-half the normal fee.
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PART C.
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Miscellaneous.
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I.—EXAMINATION OF APPLIANCES IN DISPUTE, ETC.
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In special cases where the Ministry of Industry and Commerce undertake, in disputed cases or otherwise, to examine the accuracy or efficiency of any weight, measure or weighing or measuring instrument purporting to be either of a pattern for which the Ministry of Industry and Commerce have issued a certificate under Section 6 of the Weights and Measures Act, 1904, the fee payable shall be one-fifth of the corresponding fee as determined under Part B.
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II.—EXAMINATION OF INSPECTORS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND INSPECTORS OF GAS METERS.
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Examination of Candidates for Certificate of Qualification as Inspector of Weights and Measures or as Inspector of Gas Meters
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£2
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0
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0
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General Notes.
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1. All standards and apparatus must be delivered unpacked, and where necessary, erected and adjusted ready for examination and test.
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2. Where, in the opinion of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, it is necessary to conduct an examination or test in situ, or where, at the request of the applicants, they agree to do so, the expenses incurred by the Ministry and their officers will be payable in addition to the above fees.
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