Section 7: Sale and use of unassized instrument, weight or measure

7. Sale and use of unassized instrument, weight or measure (1) No person shall sell or have in his possession for sale any instrument, weight or measure intended for use in any trade, unless it has been assized. (2) No person shall use or keep on his premises for use, for the purposes of trade, any instrument, weight or measure which— (a) has not been assized or re-assized in accordance with subsection (3); (b) is false, defective, incorrect or not in conformity with the requirements of this Act; or (c) has been stamped with a rejection mark. (3) Every instrument, weight or measure used or intended to be used in trade shall be assized or re-assized at such periodical intervals as may be prescribed. (4) Where an assized instrument, weight or measure has been repaired, such instrument, weight or measure shall not be put into use unless it has been duly re-assized, notwithstanding that periodical re-assizement of such instrument, weight or measure has not become due. (5) Where an instrument, installed and fixed at one place and assized on site, is dismantled and re-installed at a different place, such instrument shall not be put into use unless it has been duly re-assized, notwithstanding that periodical re-assizement of such instrument has not become due. [S. 7 amended by Act 1 of 1994.]