NATIONAL MEASUREMENT ACT 1960 - SECT 18PH Conditions on all public weighbridge licences

NATIONAL MEASUREMENT ACT 1960 - SECT 18PH

  (1)   A public weighbridge licence is subject to the following conditions:

  (a)   a condition that the weighbridge mentioned in the licence is to be located at the place stated in the licence;

  (b)   a condition that the public weighbridge licensee must ensure that, if the weighbridge mentioned in the licence is made available as a public weighbridge, it is not operated by any person other than:

  (i)   the public weighbridge licensee; or

  (ii)   an employee of the public weighbridge licensee; or

  (iii)   a person who has contracted with the public weighbridge licensee to operate the weighbridge; or

  (iv)   an employee of a person mentioned in subparagraph   (iii);

  (c)   if the public weighbridge licensee is an individual--a condition that the public weighbridge licensee must not personally operate the weighbridge mentioned in the licence unless competent to do so;

  (d)   a condition that the public weighbridge licensee must not employ a person to operate the weighbridge mentioned in the licence unless the person is competent to do so;

  (e)   a condition that the public weighbridge licensee must not contract with another person to operate the weighbridge mentioned in the licence unless:

  (i)   where the contractor will operate the weighbridge personally--the contractor is competent to do so; and

  (ii)   where an employee of the contractor will operate the weighbridge--the employee is competent to do so;

  (f)   such other conditions as may be prescribed.

  (2)   The condition mentioned in paragraph   (1)(b) does not apply to the operation of a weighbridge if:

  (a)   the weighbridge is approved in writing by the Secretary for direct operation by the public; and

  (b)   the public weighbridge licensee ensures that:

  (i)   the weighbridge is not operated otherwise than in accordance with that condition; and

  (ii)   the weighbridge is operated only during such periods and in accordance with such conditions as specified in the approval.